The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-12-25
Tor The Piosser soS Democrat.
A Home Market S0v she Farmers VI
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TO r. NJ. NSwsos, Eso.-- Dem sat-
this wIntry f-ason. wben the mini. u our citi-
zeD- have mose leisure 10 reflect spon public
Affairs, and are iess engrrssod with private 10
tsrest., feel emboidenesi 10 attempt once
more, 10 plain and unpse,endihg way, 10 i'm
pres upon them, the vast Importance Of an
,,nmsi'ote mortmsai foinalds The organisation
Of STATE gorsrnm,at fcr Hinn,so,a!
Since the close Of orr friendly controversy
upon this subject. paragraphs have occasionally
appeared in your paper. which have led me to
infer that the opinions yoa entertained at tina,
period have been somewhat modified. This il
not strange. Il trae no impartial friend OF
Minnesota, however fearful Of the future he
may he, can long hold on to the deusiob, that u
condition Of Territorial dependence, ia better
for our people, than a state Of absolute indie
pcndence, We have mar a larger population
than any western state possessed at the period
Of its admission into the Union One year
more, will add yastly to our present population
At that time who can deny, that We shall
have, at the lowest calculation, three hundred
thousand inhabitants, within the proposed limit.
Of the future stats.
We have nothing 10 gain by standing still
no foreign body can possibly be a. interested
10 the proper development, Of this region as
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own business better than others can do 70 Ior
US! VIVA, do members Of Congress ltr thu
Eastern States care for the welfare of Mime.
sofa? To many OF them, Minnesota is Nc
more than an Indian Pryu,pdiaB, ct" terra
incognta," IA unknown as the interior Of ia
pan What eau We expect such Noodles "a
do for us.
Besides, the " Territorial Committee " have
already told our excellent Delegate, that they
were not inclined to propose any more appro
priatioDs for the 0yergrown Territory Of Min
nesota Let Us stop begging, aud upon al
equal iooiiDg with other States, let Us man
] fully rise from aur koeesy anI danaaI AA.
rights to which We shall then be entitled
| think you were in error, when you said
that q State government would tend 10 IN.
crease our cities and towns at the expense oI
| the country. To me Il seems hat tho
country will be especially aud wonderfully
benefited. Our cities art the markets ol The
country their interests are identical. When
the one fourshes the other does 81 likewise
the one cannot exist without the other
The immense distance our farmers are situa
ted from New York and the easien markets
/ forces upon them the ascessdg u q home mar
1 I1 Nv Saline, THAR t.r,lus.. 4, he q
oil their farms, thcy save the expense oil trans
po,taiion, which would otherwise absorb much
Of their profits.
| II Ia therefore for tbc interest OF our farmer:
that cities, aud towns, and villages, should
spring up upon every navigable stream, and
every inland thoroughlare throughout our Sidt
domain.
| What encouragement would farmers have 10
ill the soil ol Minnesota. # It cost more Ia
transport their produce to market than it was
actually worth alter It arrived there,
uch being tue fact which stares every agrt
culturist in the face what greater blessing could
the farmer desire than u steady. constant and
remuncrntive market at his door Il Is TIN.
me.sibie necessity which builds up with such
miraculous rapidi,y, such towns Is Hastings
Red Wing, Winonn. aud IL host Of others
which owe their being to their convenient posi-
tons Tor supplying tn ,bickly settling country
which lies back OF them.
| Eastern men, who are amazed ~ This rapid
growth so greatly beyond their own limited
experience, cry out that our towns are blown
up like bubbles by speculation. aud like bubbles
iado away. 4 little thought rnd practical oh
scrvation, however, will satisfy one that suppo-
sItons Of this kind are founded upon the gross
est Ignorance and prejudice. such persons
think W. must send our produce 10 New ! orS
or Boston, or we will have 10 throw 1t 10 the
dogs for want OF u market. Such most truly
would be- the case. were II not ior the rapid
commensurate growth Of our cities and TOW Us
which keep equal pace with the development
OF the country. ! hope We shall never he
troubled with u surplus, for the sake OF our
farmers
II Is clear that IL they raise more than they
can cat, or sell at home, that the surplus must
bc sent To foreign market. and the expenses
OF transportation deducted from the price at
which j, might have been sold, bad they pos
ses.ed n more extensive home market
Our farmers not only desire gool home
market, but they require cheap and easy com
munication TO IL. Those who reside upon the
banks OF uavigable rivers are furnished by ia.
ture with the eheap st and best of commercial
highways But il must he borue IN mind that
the most fertile lands are not commonly stua.
ted upon the banks oi rivers, but stretch away
far into the unapproachable interior. The best
lands according 10 an eminent political econo.
mist) are the last which are generally cultiya
tel. The reason OF this lies Ia the Tact that
they are The mos. remote iccrs thc shores 81
navigabie waters.
How sre these lands ever to uc settled -
By no other agency than that Of the raipdy.
Railroads carry commerce. iuto the interior
into the region OF the fnea lands and secure
to the farmer in the most sequestered spots, q
market by which he may rapidly grow rich
There are lands in the interior OF our Terri
tory. as fair and fertile rs were ever broken by
u plough, which wlInever pay the labor Of cut
tivation until the iron horse whistles amid the
lonely soli,udes in which they stand.
But the neigh OF the iron horse wtl not be
heard amid the old wosls of interior domain.
until Minnesota Is willing 10 throw aside her
eANds cup, and put on the majestic robes OF an
energetic and iudspendent Commonwealth !!
Many tr'tling objections, 1t is trne, occurs
TO one who first gives his attention 20 this I'M
portan, subject.
lou have alerady named the most serious.
! am in hopes tha. subsequent reflection. has
satisfied you thai your own objections we're
founded upon a too mcJcmte calculation in n.
gard TO the prcsent population Of the Territory.
and that IN consequence, your position has
abandoned you
Many. who three mon,hs ago. regard, ID the
State movement aS rrsp,alure arr, UpS warn,