Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-03-22
SATURDAY, MARCH Is, 1856.
T. iitorial CORE, ,poldence.
THE QUAKER CirY-GIRARD COLL T..
PuILApELPuIA. Feb 25. 1856


PmILADELrmIA, Feb. 25, 1856.
The reader must not think that because
spoke so disparingly of Pittsburgh, that there
fore, am ready TO dpnounce the whole State
of Pennsylvania from it. | consider the
Key Stone State one of the wea!,hest in the
Union, and her people by no means inferior in
point of industry and enterprise to any other
in the confederacy. | was forced TO my con-
clusions concerning Pittsburgh, not from one
or two isolated cases, bu, from dozen. several
of which passed under my own observation,
and do not know as have any thing to re-
tract. Whoever desires to get a favorable i'm.
preston of Pennsylvania, let him by all means
avoid visit to the smoky city of the Hills.
PHILADELPHIA is different in every res
pcct. The motpen. the stranger places his
feet upon the pave he is at once struck with the
general nca,ncss of the houses and the clean
lincss of the streets. Ol every side white
shutters, and shining marble door steps meet
his view, and s'cad Of smoke he finds clear
and bracng atmosphere. And then, too, the
people look differently: dress neater have
clearer conprxions, and are gen,lemany and
obliging-which is not tie fat with those of
Pittsburgh.
Chestnut stree, is TO Philadelp phia what
Broadway is to New York. only the former is
narrow while the latter is wha, its name ind-
catcs-broad-way. There are some fine build
ings on this street; some very beautiful stores,
Il l. l,,, a..
l consider Broadway far ahead, both in build
ings, splcndor, and universal activity. The
PhiIadelphians have made one great mistake
--their streets are TOO ndrr0r, and consequent
" the effect their beautiful buildings would
naturally produce is lost or so diminished as to
greatly mar the designs Of TIE architect. For
ins,ance-an cdilicc five stories high, can
scarcely br seen in the street unless one per-
lis his neck in his cndravorS to look upwards,
and but very few are disposed to do this
Chestnut street should have been at least 20
feet wider, and it would lave added 100 per
cent. TO the reputation of the Quaker city. Let
our friends in St. Paul profit by the mistake of
the Philadelphians, and make all future streets
in our young and growing city. sufficiently
wide to enable the stranger to scan the bcau,-
iul proportions OF our public and private build
ings-that are to be-
Chestnut stree, is a great promenade. Hun
dreds OF beautiful women, decked in costly
silks and sa,ins are hoopsl out to the ordinary
size prescribed by fashion, continue TO throng
the thoroughiare from morning until night
Many of them We're really beautiful, and their
dress indicated their characters -"neat as a
bandbor." The same remark we car apply to
she gentlemen. Even the beggars presented
a neat appearance, and the more neat, the more
successful
But little news is stirring here at present
The Convention of the Na,iona! Know Moth
ings has jus, adjourned after having nomina-
ted MILLARD FILLMORE for the Presidency.
AS you are doubtless aware, some sixty men,
bers bolted the Convention, and the result will
be the defeat of the Know Nothing candidate.
The seceders will undoubtedly unite with the
Republicans, If we put up a good man Banks,
for insance,-Seward would never do-and
with proper management, | cannot see why the
chances for our party are not good. There
will be split in the Democratic party between
Pierce and Buchanan and several OF the South.
ern States will go for Fillmore, leaving the
North to unite upon man who will carry out
the sentiments Of the people on the question
OF Slavery. Much depends upon the action of
the National Republican Convention, to be
held at Philadelphia on the 18th of June.
was a little surprised TO find Mr.. Fillnore's
nomination hailed with pleasure by a large
number Of Pennsyvanians who seem to think
that his chances for the Presidency are the
best, but my surprise was somewhat modified,
when learn that they are cotton dealers Po.
Gtically, it is hard to tell how PENNSYLVANIA
will go, SO there is no use Of guessing. My
impression is, that Buchanan will be the choice
of the Democracy-that Fillmore will receive
considerable number of votes and the
balance including the German vote, will be
given for the Republican candidate, whoeve,
he may be. The pot is boiling and politician.