The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-10-20

SNAKE MOUNTAIN, Oct. S. 1855

tAC AACCl AlA1lo Va VCAIuOuk ouO 1dITly muO
bound. But Dame Nature has donned her
gayest robes and is smiling in loneliness even
amid her tears. The departed charms of Sum-
mer have given place to the golden hues of
Autumn, and never did the eye gaze upon q
richer scene of the same character, than in
the rainbow blendings of this mountain foil
age, from the base to the summit. The
matchless skill of the immortal West would
be taxed in vain, to produce comparison;
and the eyes of all lovers of the beautiful
would be satisfied, but never tired.
have recently made visit to Rutland,
the great central Railroad depot of the State
Here for the first time since came East,
have l been able to discern spirit of pro-
gress- something like Western enterprise.
Save view of men at their quiet occupations
it has seemed every day alike, and all like
the Sabbath for stiffness.
Here was hustle and effort. "Old Town."
like all other Eastern town is stereotyped,
and has been so beyond the memory of the
"oldest inhabitant." But "New town" has
sprung up with strange rapidity for these
parts, and presents very much the appear
ance of our new Western towns. Better
than everything among the many in its favor
is the rigid enforcement of the Prohibitory
Liquor law. True-that low, lawless men,
for whom the Penitentiary is too good, have
been detected, engaged in the body and soul
destroying traffic. A wealthy and (like all
other dealers) unprincipled trader from Troy
has furnished the Irish Groggeries, and he
had thus far eluded arrest until week since,
when he was found secreted in the filthy hut
of one of his customers. He procured bail
on the first indictment, and was no sooner
discharged than second arrest was made
on another charge, and he was snugly lodged
in Jail to await his trial. The head manager
of the underground railroad might as we'll
expect to escape from the Law of Louisiana
if found there, as this man from the law
abiding citizens of Rutland.
A wondrous reform has been wrought by
the practical workings of the Maine Law in
Vermont. My heart CLOVIS with pride for
my native State. Always true to Principle,
first in great and noble achievements, and
standing upon her own platform of Duty al
of Right, she is justly denominated "TEe
Star that never SETS" One of the constella-
ton whose lustre is never dimmed. The
breezes which sweep from every rugged hill
top and are waited through the fertile valleys
contain spirit-giving, soul-thrilling nectar.
Injured to active life, the school-boy attains
vigor of muscle, and taught to think in &C
tivity and strength of mind which might put
mature manhood in enervating climates to
the blush.
But am wandering from the theme which
inspired my soul a moment since. have
said tic beneficial effects of the Maine Law
is felt in Vcrlnont-so it is in other States.
Why shall we not feel it in Minnesota? Why
will her citizens suffer that greatest of hui
man curses to pollutc and blight that glori-
Gus land :? Why will they suffer Rumocracy
to triumph, and the base run,seller to rule ?
Why will not the Press an(. t e Pulpit speak
in thunder tones against this ul-destroying
evil? Why will Temperance men suffer po-
litical chickering's to warp TIE judgment and
prevent the triumph of temperance princi-
pies =? know it is urged that even "Pro-
hibition" does not entirely do away with the
traffice. Granted; -everywher there are
found men who will drink if the temptation
is there; but incomparably worse than the
drunkard is the man who makes him so; and
shall we have no law against murder because
man mM murder his fellow? l heard an IL
lustration of another subject not long since,
which it seems to Inc, is in point here. A
member of Congress, and Baptist minister,
withal-said that "when he was boy, his
fathers farm had more Canada thistles on it
than any other farm in the State of Vermont.
They labored diligently to root them out,
still there would be thistles; yet it was good
farm, for it gave his widowed mother a
maintenance-ha given himself and chill
dren one until they were married and gone
from him." and said he, at is still a good
farm though the thstles are not all rooted
out yet" Now the question is, would he
have pronounced it a good farm if there had
not been this persevering effort to root out
the thistles? Let the people of Minnesota
be thus persevering to root out the rum trade
from their midst and strike at the root of the
monster, and ultimate success is sure. Then,
no longer will men be Keeling through the
streets at the Capital of Americas Eden, or
the sleeper be disturbed by the midnight
howlings of imbruted humanity Said Ro-
man writer, II am man, and am deeply in
terested in all that pertains to man." l am
woman and am deeply interested in what
ever affects the veal or woe of my own sex,
and as woman's happiness is seriously and
indirectly, more than any other effected there
by, l have in "truth and soberness" dared
to present faint shadow of my views, tho
better expressed in the language of the ON
ebriate's Daughter:'
ssT IL me HATE the bowl,
Hate is a feeble word
lcathr, abhor my very soul
With strong disgust is stirred, Il
whcne'er see, or hear, or tell,