The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-06-10
Tho Minne.st. Pacl., Company.

The Minnesota Packet Company.
Under this head. the Galena Jeffersonian no.
tices the fact, that public meeting was held q
few days since at Hudson, Wis, to denounce
the officers Of the Packet Company for not run
ming their boats into the port of Hudson on
every trip. The Jefersonian also ably vindi-
Gates those officers from the foul aspersions Of
the Hudson Journal, which, in noticing the
meeting, alluded to them in all kinds of harsh
terms and wholesale abuse, calling them "swin-
dlsrs," &c.
We have not had the privilege of seeing the
number of the Hudson Journal to which the
Jeffersonian alludes-in fact we rarely meet
with copy of the paper. as its editor some
time since, declined an exchange with us, which
ne had perfect right to do; believing, as he
undoubtedly did, and still docs that his sheet
is OF far more value than ours We never
quarrel with men, particularly editors, for set
ting whatever value they may choose upon the
product of their brains albeit, we may some
times feel in humor to have little merri-
ment over members of the caste editorial to
which the Hudson man undoubtedly belongs.
We, however, heard of the doings over at
Hudson, and tried some days since to get hold
OF copy of the Journal containing the attack
upon the officers of the Packet company The
Jeffersonlan, although it does we'll to notice the
SANDERS heaped upon these gentlemen, need
not have taken SO much pains to vindicate their
reputation from an attack coming from where
II did. No oil Al.
1t is st. Paul the Hudsonians are after-not
the Packet Company.
Most people who have visited or resided in
the rural districts" Of any country, have seen
the sight of two rams, belonging to the same
flock OF sheep, at a certain season of the year.
becoming very belligcrent toward each other.
Finally, one finds the other has the mastery of
him by nature as well as by energy and phys-
cal prowess. The vanquished will then retire
in the worst of humOr, and commence buttinc
his brains out against gate post, or a stump,
or tree. In fact, we have heard that the bel
lgerent propensities of this class of small mind
ed and weak bodied sheep are sometimes so
great, that they have been known to keep on
butting until they had worn their heads off as
far back as the stump of their tails, which final
appendage WIS still wont to keep up kind of
warlke forwOrd and backward motion for many
hours.
Other places adjacent to St. Paul, have here
toforc tried the thickness and durability OF
their craniums against trees, rocks, and what
ever else offered, after they had become salts
fed that she was impregnable. 1t has remained
for Hudson to vent her spleen toward our
growing city by commencing a most unjust
warfare upon the very steamboat men Tho have
really done more to make her what she is than
she ever did herself Let the Hudson rams
heave and tug, and batter their brains as much
as they may! We are inclined to think the
Packet company and St. Paul also, will live
through it all. Men who have been running
steamboats, up to Hudson, at an expense from
Prescott and back of about eighty dollars the
trip, while their receipts averaged about TWEEN
ty or thirty, merely to accommodate the peo-
pie OF that region, will be very apt to stay away
altogether when they are denounced as '.swin-
dlers." That's the way human nature "sticks
OUT all over the world
On Thursday, Capt. Morehousc, feeling that
the pure-minded Hudsonians desired to have no
further intercourse with "swindlcrs," landed
their mail bags at st. Paul. He has heretofore
delivered them at their landing, although hav-
no contract to do so. We only regret that Still
water also suffers.