The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-04-10

SwAxProwx, March 81, 1

1 SWAxPfVWN, MATCH ~, lcSe'
To ~ Eaissss II he hessss saa ps.serss
A little leisure In place like Wiuous very
naturally suggests thoughts Of homo, Of the
Gentle Apostle, and Of the goodly city for
which be stands sponsor snd these thoughts
lead me to take my pen and relieve my mind
So, here Coca" This modern city Of the
plain 10 sptly named. though the many sins
Of it, sons and daughters. arc more liable to be
visited with seasr Judgments than with fire.
And the good people OF Swamptown don't
like wufsr, they value it only for purposes Of
navigation !" and in winter, don't use /, at all
It's Sabbath morning, and though the town
boasts one thousand inhabitants. and town lots
arc in value estimated at thousands Of dollars
(by the sellers) no church bell is heard, and
there is not in all the plain any ~mblancc Of
the church spirc which
"Points 10 Heaven and leads the way"
would not be understood rs guaging the
moral and religious sentiment Of community
BY the number Of its steeples or the cost Of its
church edi6ccs; for there is often bitter truth
~ well as poetry in the old couplct
Meeting house, with a tall steepi.
prunhsa priest, and wicked people"
Morals, religion, churches, and oil that don't
pay with money at four per cent per month";"
said . sharp son Of Swamptown to me me this
morning. His sharpness and wit were very
Ike the " cracking OF thorns," spoken OF in n
good old volume still used. and Rad TO some
extent iu New England. For no property hol.
der having true business forcthought, and ga
gacity would In our western towns limit ex
penditure upon enterprises which go directly to
elevate the tone Of morals and society, aud TO
make better citizens Winona is Just now in
sort Of transition state from paper town site
to- substantial centre q trndc and captal :.
IT,. md has been entered. and titles securd
1owu property has advanced far more rapidly
than at any other point in Mime sofa during
the last season. Il must strike stranger"
that this airy fabric has no firm basis Town
property got up like football, depending upon
AR for its elevation. The actual improvements
in the town are NIL cheap and temporary
There Is not stone or brick structure in the
town.
This sudden imitation Of property has its
usual effect upon society Tho first men are
those who some two years since squatted upon
a claim hercabouts, and have been by q kind
Providence kicked up stairs" into real estate
fortunes They drive beautiful horses in fine
carriages, and wear gentlefnen's clothes, though
no, /" to the man (nerl born. They live lie Of
elegant leisure. varying the same with the light
employment Of rafting" town lots, horses. or
watches.
They are Just now building the Transit Rail
road from Winona, west to the Minnesota river
which is 10 take the life blood from 81 Paul.
Books open--stock TO the amount OF hundreds
OF thousands, taken by the resident mllionaircs
Of Swamptown--C Capt. WHITING jubilant ad
vertises time Of trains leaving plagiarism, by
the way, from the beautiful Vision in Min
ncsota and ts Resource"
Citizens usk the what We, at St Paul think
Of the movement Tell them they must really
/" excuse my smiling" nj the idea OF Winona
capital building two hundred miles Of Railroad
Just at these presents and that 81. Paul in her
imminent danger finds relief in the fact that the
impending road Ia 10 most respects an AR line.
STILL Winoua with all her Boosting Is very
Hourisbing settle.neut. Her citizens arc enter.
prising deserve success, and will have it.
Should tho Father Of Waters this Spring
spread himself a. in 1850. twould be seri
Gus check upon the place. winona would in
that contingency resemble Venice, "Qucen Of
Of the Adriatic, and city Of hundred isles, :"
r,ihm the isles" and with nary A-DRy-otte.
Weather for the past seven days uniformly
cold Ice IN the river firm and freezing stcad-
ly-0h.
Come, gentle Spring ETHEREAL m'idnsss com. .
Steamboat men have given up oil idea
Of navigation this year are dismantlipg their
crafts and Transforming paddle boxes and