The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-04-09
increase of numbers and attachments Of the

anSnIars T1,o auu a:sa.l'l ns 4he Snnnr-
;ntendor+ bn,-;,,o 49, - sn;n,oys1r odontcd
ihrnuahnt th , pee, u, ,,,I;e scEooIs Vent
49, a-|lut; sho .'y, tne -. of Wr Cooroe
IT $500 opn."a .,.3 H. NJ. pess and AR r. r
Nh .s ~. ~ pnn,ystsr The mission
rchon, sn1 th ~ r,ata school of Miss Rishon
ouo'. aut wy PA, ;rcrcaSod natrnnagn and
w. Cathni;o scsonls were onened--onr in the
l." r,,-,'.r,. of tba Church for bovs. and the 9th
~ ~ ~ S;stors IF Cb,r;tv nh numhor of
ea,'cyars in attendance at al of these schools
~ nnf e,r from tbrce buudraJ
1879 -During the mast wear and csnccia}ly
the mast winter we have had occasion to visit
some of the nnh,ic schools os orr civ. and have
,'n H. .,i'aIan'h;,, nf ,hn nj Acr.mn1a
school. which was formed bv the union OF the
First and Second Districts. was successfully
conducted by George II. Spencer. who had an
average attendance of seventy pupils. Our
primary schools have been equally we'll at
tended and as successfully conducted Jack
son-st. school No. /. was taught by Miss Bisbop:
No. 2, by Miss Sorn. Walnut-st school No. /.
was taught by Miss Merrill; No. 9 bv Miss Es-
son. The Catholic and Episcopal schools were
continued as usual, and the whole number of
scholars in attendance at all the schools was
over four hundred. Let no emigrant hesitate
to come to Minnesota on account of the educa-
ton of his family. The disposition of the peo-
pie to secure educational privileges is best cX-
pressed by the maxim they have adopted, THE
property of the people shall educate the chill
dren OF the people The libcrality of the
General Government has appropriated two
Ihlrty-slXths OF the entire Territory for public
free schools, ana donated forty-ninc thousand
acres 10 cndow State University. 1t will be
put le" years until as good practical cdu-
cation as can be had any where may be obtain
ca at 81. Paul and when the endowmcnts of the
Sta'e 7 hiEersity at 81; anthony and the Bald
VII ochooi ul o. aui: are aNallaple. VIII also
o.ci uiioq..aiuu l.'' i'Ht'Ses VI education. me
.i: -. ~. "uI may justly 'el PROUD OF
'hcir uoi'c FREE SCHOOLS
puo...:,
l,' "en:
at law and physicians. Most of these gentle
men are WORTHY members OF Their professions,
anu occupy prominent spheres in the ranks of
I''"eiishiP' our nar. III point OF talent and
icSai "ouine'', Mould not discfeult much Older
.oili,i'uiii,.1s' however there Is suihclent
liuilper vi it@"i sehticlnen Already on hand to
answer an 'lic enas OF justice for the next ten
years. we Wonid not recommend further in
crGusc y! Immigration.
III Is 'rue' we nave very little sickness here
pu: Mneh ohe Is III, II Is the greatest OF conso-
ialohs, as wen as the surest means of safety. to
nave physician worthy OF trust and confidence
onr doctors generally possess these qualitica-
tons III an eminent degree. 1t was remarked
10 Us last fall, by an Old practitioner in Galena,
that We had more skilful physicians in St. Paul
than any other town he knew of in the Vest
The few number of deaths. even in COMPARISON
TO the cases of sickness, attest the truth of his
remark. Our people generally have the GOOD
sense to eschew quackcry, and RELY for cure
of their ieshly affections upon the modes of
practice established by the wisdom and eyppri
cnce of ages. The same remark made in regard
TO the number of lawyers will also appiy TO
physicians. The country is us one of them r.
marked the other day, so .wrctchcdlv healthy,
that those already here are put to their utmost
eXertons to make a living We would not
advise any further ingress
State OF Society.
We have often had occasion to alIudc to The
general good morals. inteIliwenec and reGne-
ment of our people st. Paul mike frontier
towns farther South. has been settled h,, what
may be termed in truth. the most inteileaont
and enterprisine of the middle classes co3sti.
tuting the population of the Eastern and Mid
die estern States IAesc ar, the ueonle-ond
the surest people-who have the discernment
to see the ADVANTAGES of n busipos. ro.iInnna
here, and the energy and seleJcni,,l to nut
loose from old associations and come WEST
when they do see them. Had they been igno-
rant and llllterate they never would have heard
OF Minnesota and its great inducements held
out 10 the Industrious and cnterprisng. Had
they been lazy, worthless drones, devoid of a
driving, energetic spirit even though they had
read anu convinced themselves OF these induce
ments; they could never have found courage to
leaVe 'he chimney corner of tie patcrnal home
stead or village tavern.
Men OF the character which stamps our popu-
l".9h are generally too shrewd and too wide
awake to make any great number of mistakes
during thcr earthly existence And very rare
lndeed Is II That they make mistake in that
siea'es. anu ~, most important event of life
m ne aI lhey generally find wives posse SIS
ou y, an 'ile energy intelligence and force of
t'a hhTiasht 10 themselves. and added
tnr;s,;o ae al 'ne sraces ana refining charac-
o oiSs y, "onian nature, developed by edn-
Ii"nep'a'i' 'hene traits OF character in the two
,bot w.. g. - ''eiS vi population
cial virtues and tastes hat oo t ,,nl ,;e' iI so