Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-03-22
3Af(mjnesota Timrs,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1856.
Editoriai Correspondence.
BOSTON-PASSlNG EVENTS.
REVERE HOUSE. BosToN. Marcl


in other parts Of the civilized world winter new
or reigns. Seriously, have seen more win
ter, experienced more colds, caught more falls,
and l was going to say, swore more, since l
left Minnesota, than during the two winters /
have made it my residence. At Chicago,
when | arrived, the snow had just begun to
met-getling about not bad-at Cleveland
snow had melted-walking, or rather sailing,
miserablc-at Pittsburgh, in addition to ice,
snow and smoke, the programme was spiced
with want OF courtesy. and considerable impu.
characterization eXccrablc. AT Philadel-
pha ice aud snow in the streets three feet
AT New York, second edition of the ALE.
gllany mountains occupied the middle Of the
streets, and sent the waytarer at leas. foot
deep in mud. AT Boston, sidewalks rs slip
perry as bultercd pancake, and stubborn as
the ID, having no regard to either the shin
homes or heads of those who desire to make
their acquaintance. While l write, the streets
arc filed with slelghs. and there is every APP
pcarancc that winter will take up his abode for
the season. 1t may be, and undoubtedly is,
true. that in Minnesota, We have colder wealth
err, but IL Is not true that WE have or possibly
could have, more dsagreeable. For the first
more like making my will, than ex,oling the
genial atmosphere of the East; and vet when
/ inform my friends that prefer the climate of
Minnesota, with the mercury % degrees below
zero, to their lung killing, fcver-brceding. con.
sumplion-makng climate, they laugh at me
and deem me a fl, subject for the dnatic asy.
lum! Well, let them laugh u believe in
feedon OF laughing as we'll as speaking -
but when the old fellow, Death. LAYS his lev
hand upon them, and summons them to the rar.
row house, they will wish they had needed the
advice Of one who sincerely believes, in fact,
knOws, that for health, Minnesota is the place,
always provided due degree of prudence is
exercised by those who make it their home
Were you ever in Boston! Did you ever
attempt to walk two squares and find the place
from whence you s'arted! Did you ever make
up your mind fully that you couM not get lost;
that you would note every sign and every store
and that you would wander all nigh, rather
than ask any one where You were. but you
would find your hotel! You never did -
Try it, and my word for it. you will never try
it again. OF all the places in existence, Bos-
ton is decidedly the bcs, to develop mans
wits, and II they are not deveopd here, lie
must be in a hopeless condition. ".Sir, can
you tell me where | am?' asked a gentleman
Of me yesterday. 81 thought" sad he, 81
could find my hotel without inquiry, as took
particular pains to note every thing by the way
side, but I'm up a stump--havc travelled, sup
pose some five miles, and for aught know am
five miles from where l should be-" "My
case precisely" said |, and as .'misery loves
company, we locked arms and STATED in pur-
suit OF our respective hotels. Down this street,
up tl.at--,urning this corncr--pushins our
way through this alley and then that-we
trudged along somewhat pleased with the pros.
poets before us, until at last my friend broke
Oat wIth-'D-n this most miserable of all
cities on Gods earlh-.whcn once out of it. |
will never enter it again" "Sir," said |, to a
gentleman passing, lean you tell me where the
American House is! My friend here desired
TO 90 there z" "Yes sir Ia Gw doors be-
yond." swell sir; can you tell me where the
Revere House is 2" Yes sir ;--you will find
it but n short distance from herc-..iust at the
head of this street" And so we found our
selves, after having travelled some six or seven
miles, in the immediate neightorhood of where
we wished to be. And this is Boston. Who.
ever once visits it, feel sure can never for.
get it.
But if Boston is an lily laid out city, it pos.
scsscs solidity far beyond any other in the
Union. Some of the stores IN the vicinity of
Fncuil Hail. are the most beautiful and dura.
bic on this continent. there is no grca, arch.
i.rctural display-not so much as in New Yorl,
or Phlladelphia-bm every thing is compact,
and strong, peculiar characteristic of the peo-
pie.
The war news creates hut little excitement
m Boston. The citizens are not halfas mercu-
7 al as those.o New York, Philadelphia y lba.
NY, Nc, who Seem to think that a rupture be-
tween the two countries is inevitable. Fillmore's
nomination by the Know No,hngs does not
Meet with favor among those who call them |
selves the Webster Wings. 1t was their in
tenton to bring him out on the Wing ticket. |
but the opinion now prevails, that they will |
drop him-,hcy certainly will, if it is proved that
he is Know Nothing, and the Boston Bee, |
the organ OF the part, here, says tia, he is
Fart OF these old Webster Wings will 90 with |
the Republicans and part with the Democrats.
think but few will unite with the X. Ms
The missing steamer Pacific cncrosses a rood
share Of the public attention, arising, doubtless
from the fact tina, Boston goods and Boston cit. |
liens are on board. From villa, learn. tho
chances are. that she has gone down amid the
ice, and like the unfortunate steamer Presi. |
dent, Will never more be heard Of There are
various rumors nfloat that she has been seen,
IN disabled condition, with her low.sprit
gone bending her way down the Mercy. but
no'hing' think that can be relied upon.
Last evening visited the Boston Museum
where was congregated very large audience