The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-07-08
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There has been no year during the last five
since Minnesota assumed a political position
among the organized communities of the Re-
public, that we have not been bored with the
duty ofcyposing the errors and absurditics of
sunlry "smart men," who arrive annually
from the States to settle here and set things
"all right in the Territory. Sometimes it
becomes necessary to take in hand the highest
civil functiOnarics, and then again the matter
comes down to the adventuring politician or
hopeful young gent of some one OF the learned
professions. Our correspondent below has
faithfully attended to the case Of the writer for
the Journal of Commerce; and we presume it is
scarcely necessary for us to remark to the edi-
tors of that celebrated sheet. or to the readers
the letter from st. Paul is not only uery new to
us, but highly interesting. 1t is but just to
state that since our correspondent has had the
matter in hand, the writer Of the letter, who we
take to be wel-meaning young man, has
called upon US to say. that being stranger
here. he was somewhat taken in by those in
whose company he first fell, and he now has the
magnanimity to acknowledge the fact.
But we give the letter without further COM
ment. and our correspondents views ofit:-
Correspondence Of the Journal of Commerce.
ST. PAUL, June, 1854.
A pleasant and romantic trip is that from
Gotham" to Minnesota The Mississippi has
the most magnificent scenery of any river on
earth. Three days from Galena, and the pack
ct will land you in this city. 1t contains six
teen thousand Inhabitants, and is in flourish
ing state. have been to St. Anlhonys Falls,
and up the Minnesota River. Along its banks
is the most fertile and favored country in the
West. At the head of navigation is the vii
lage of st. Peters, mostly owned by a wealthy
and enterprising land company, the President
Of which is Gov. German. 1t will become the
future capital of the Territory and has greater
natural advantages than ST. Paul ever dream
ed Of The scenery around is not cqualled in
the world for variety and beauty. Fish and
game abound in all directions. Let him who
admircs fine landscape, and him who seeks a
home in the fertile West, by all means visit this
section, lest having settled elsewhere repent
ance should follow him to the end of life
have been favored with ample means of
forming an acquaintance with the resources
aud advantages OF this country, and can say.
without fear or favor that it goes beyond my
widest expectations. Let all unbelievers come
to the land OF promise and see for themselves.
Not half the truth has been told.
| have spent several hours with Governor
German. He is gentleman of great energy
and ability, aud just the man for so laborious a
position. Since coming here he has been pur
sued by bitter and unrelenting hatred by the
freuds of the late administration. StrOug eff
iorts have been made to break him down. and
thousands of reports are to this effect circulat-
ed about him. German, like every other we'll
abused man, will survive it. He is an ada
mantine in mould, as we'll as in political prin-
ciple.
We have in St. Paul four daily papers. Prin-
cipal among these is the Pioneer, the oldest pa
per in the Territory. Its present editor Earle
S. Goodrich Esq, is a gentleman of great lite
rary attainmentS. and makes paper that meets
with great acceptatiOn.
There is as yet but one frst-class hotel among
us. 1t is the American. under the supervision
of Mcssrs. Long. May their destiny be long in
the land whose hungry multtudes they have
with great honor helped to feed.
W. NJ. II.
A romantic letter is the above. The Missis-
sippi is most highly complimented. The time
of travelling from :. Gotham" to St. Paul is very
short. The number of inhabitants in St. Paul
is very great. 1t is very pleasant trip to St.
Anthony Falls and up the Minnesota River.
The banks Of St. Anthony Falls and the Mime
sofa River must be beautiful. "St. Peters is
the heal Of navigation" is /" to become the fu-
ture capital Of the Territory, and has more ma
tural advantages than st. Paul ever dreamed
! Of"