The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-04-03

WAsalxoroS, March lith, 1856.

Gentlemen From day to day. ever since IN,
arrival At the sat Of government, have bse,
more and more grati6sd BY evidence Of the higl
position occupied by our glorious aud mucl
loved Territory.
At oil places, aud among all men. here, b,
they LOFTY o. humble. with whom have hat
the pleasure Of intercourse. earnest inquire,
are made about Minnesota
! More than once il has occurred to u,e. OF
being introduced to an offser OF the Navy. o,
. member Of Congress, tina, he has astonisne,
me by the production Of CoLros's New Atlas
and pointing to a particular section Of land
In Minnesota therein. has inquired Of me, wha,
is the character Of the country, aud cimat,
there, and, on receiving favorable response
has joyfully said That is TO be the home Of
my boys" BE assured Of u duplicate Of our
population within twelve months.
think however that | arrived at the eli
max Of my territorial pride, when, yesterday, |
visited the Navy yard, and traversed the decks
Of the new steamship Minnesota"
How appropriate tina, this agreeable com.
plirnent, and aattering preference Of our infant
organization, should be accompanied by the
good taste exhibited in preserving one Of our
most beautiful Indian names How exceed
ingly pleasant il Is TO know that this splendid
specimen Of naval architecture will bear around
the globe, not only substantial proof OF the
greatness and power Of our nation. bu, also
the symbol Of our humane attachment to the
aborigines, and their cuphonious tongue. and OF
our correct appreciation Of the very fertile
and picturesque portion of the continent which
We inhabit.
II will be pleasant to Minnesotians to know
that a letter from our delegate to the Commau.
der. stating that they are Minnesotisns, will
secure to them attentions and courtesy. only in
other lands extended to princes aud persons
in power The President could not have been
received with more warmth, and more marked
and elegant poliieness' than 1e we're xhidt
here let me render my tribute, and tina, Of my
Minnesota friend who was with me. OF graft.
tude to Commander JosErH LASxAS, and Lieu
tenant THoxAs T. HUNTER, for their intelligent
and most welcome attentions to us, ~ well as
for their correct and eloquently expressed esti'
mate Of our Territory, A sailors heart is pro.
verbally, warm, but 10 thess gentlemen, the
highest order Of generous good fellowship is
made most cheering by first rate intellectual
capacity and culture, and thorough knowl
edge Of the world. You need not 20 to China
nor to Japan, to witness the characteristics Of
the people there. All you have to do is to get
.-.tef tFen the .Acleg.te fram Minnesota -
Lieut.. HuNrER, and thus fortified, visi, the res
idence Of that gentleman, and you are in Japan
and China at once. There you sit in Chinese
chair, place your feet upon = Japanese foot
stool, handle the gods there worshpped, drink
out Of the most curious and exquisitely
painted ware there made, smell Of the most de-
licious ten there produced. at cost ut the
place OF production Of SIC per pound, toll at
the puzzles contrivcd by infinite ingenuity, and
indication Of the excessive refinement Of skill
peculiar to these people, and, in short, you are,
in effect, in China, and japan, with an enlight
ened officer of the United States Navy at your
elbow explaining to you all that you see, and
making the sight more interesting, by his &C
count Of the dangers he has passed to procure
the curiosities that you witness and making
YOU love him because such dangers have been
r...o., ~ h;,, i, ,hs .srv,oo IS III. country
-
why "'s n'.n nAS pss''u ys''' !" INN" anu
Japan! He is the only officer who endured the
expedit;op from the commencement 10 the end
Hs ven, on, or;o;n.llv in the " susoueh,nra -
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ne mas oeen Up ,nc ang W. n lans: hA,e
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