Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-01-16

WEsTERvELr's, Jan. 3rd, 1855.
FRIEND TMEs:-I have no doubt the good peo-
pie of your beautiful, and aourishing City have
kept UP the old, and delightful observances, hand
ed down to US BY our forefathers, with becoming
thankfulncss, and with their proverbia ga:ety.-
Nor must you suppose, though fur away from CT
tydom, that the denizens of these beautiful val
leys, have let them pass UNDECIDED, or unimprov-
ed. We have had for several weeks, the most de-
lightful sleighing over Lake Pepin's icy bosom
and with a clear sky overhead, and spring-like
temperature, l need not tell you that it has been
well improved.
The holiday festivities commenced with q
Christmas dance down the valley, followed by a
Grand New YEAR BALL, at 6 Billiards. Hail."
Wacoota. Mr.. B. had just completed his new
warehouse, and he opened it with preparations
for a jolly " shake-down." We drove up in the
evening with sleigh load of the valley Fair, and
leaving them at Wacoota, we proceeded up to
Red Wing, where we attended the Lyceum, and
were much delighted with the exercises, and ex-
liberated with the view of goodly gathering of
Red Wing loneliness. The Editress of the eve
ming, Miss Farnsworth, performed the task devol-
wing upon her with becoming modesty and grace,
reading the contributions to their weekly sheet,
in sweet and melodious tone.
We adjourned at an early hour to attend the
festivities at BULLARD's. On reaching WAcooTA,
we found the handsomely decorated ball room,
springing to the elastic tread of men, and ladies
gay. Wisconsin sent beautiful representative,
in tho lovely Miss p. The Minnesota border Of
Lake Pepin yielded up contribution worthy of
its own surprising loneliness. There were four
sisters, whose graceful forms, and beaming eyes,
were worthy of diadem. TO lovely "HArrIE >"
l give preference, and in Lake Pepin beverage,
drink health to I" La Belle Con,cay." Miss
Ely too, was perfectly delightful, and her hand
some brother was good specimen of the genus
HoMo. The supper was capital affair, and dis
played the good judgment of the courteous host,
and the excellent and lovely hostess. Friend e..
as became ''buen Caballero' paid his atten-
ton to the prettiest women in the room, and when
the gay assemblage began to dispense, the day
was dawning on the mountain tops. w.
Ey The following letter from the Board of
Trade of St. Paul, and consequently from our
business men, has been sent to the Postmaster
General in hopes that it will soften the heart of
Mr.. Campbell, and induce him to hearken unto
our petition. Not citizen can be found in Min
nesota, but has suffered more or less from the r-
regularity or nom arrival of the mails. We pro-
pose that if the causes of our grievances are not
removed, that public meeting be held, and the
proceedings published to the world. HMr. Camp
bell riH not consent to give our legitimate
rights, there can be no harm in letting the world
know what we think of him
To the Hon. James Campbell, Post Master Gen.
eral
The memorial of the Board of Trade of St.
Paul, respectfully sheweth That our city is the
centre of population as great as the Republic of
Texas, when that became State of the Union
That, from our peculiar isolaton-a country of
sparse settlement intervening between the more
populous parts of our Territory, and the States
we have no telegraphic communication with the
States, that we are wholly dependent upon the
mails for our intelligence. That the commercial,
political and social wants of our Tel ritory de-
mand, in strict Justice from the Governments, at
least, a tri-weekly mail. That, owing to the
greater distance by the Wisconsin route, and the
slow and imperfect service thereon-we depend
entirely on the Dubuque mail.
That the prupl ietoro the sbage line betwcor.
this city and Dubuque, are performing with their
four horse post-coaches, regular tri.weekly SER
vice-sometimes oftner than tri-weeky, and could,
therefore, perform the additional mail service ot
less proportional rate than the weekly, We
therefore earnestly pray you to order end arrange
for a tri-weekly mail.
Very Respectfully,
W. r. MARSHALL,
President of st. Paul Board of Trade.
>. y. WALKER, Secretary.