The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-06-05


tories. beyond all reckoning aud they hay,
served Us Lealthful ami beant iful site arount
which ber agriculture Is crowdinp and cluster
ing,
let US look ncxt 10 her geographical situa
ton. None could be better She is the north
west OF the great Northwest. She Is the very
head and front Of that great phalanx Of state,
whose rapid population, unequalied advance
ment and tireless energy have made then, ,hs
wonder af the world, aud have added u new
and brilliant page 10 the history Of human mi
grstions. She leads Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois
Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. She repeats and
she improves upon them all. iieyond her tho
chapter cannot In continuel, for Ncbrasks
with much Of her merits combines many defects
exclusively her own. ..... n,
There seems 10 be certain zone al climate
within which humanity reaches the highest d.
gree Of physical and mental power. That sc,s
included Rome In her great day when the eagles
sat upon her seven hills and the Tiber was fro
zen to It's bottom That zone, rising north
ward by some immntabie law Of nature. brought
oat from the Saxon family sll its decided ies-
.nssa ol .charsslsl and reyi,el iu the land ol
Shakespeare and Schiller OF Alfred aud h0ief
all the valor and almost all the intellect Of the
ancient Republic. That zone struck this
country where the pilgrim and the Quaker
landed aud has ever since been streamiiN across
the continent in one unbroken path Of progress
and glory II is vain, either in this or the old
world, to ascribc the condition Of the people TO
the effect of any social institution, religious or
political the institutions and the character ol
the people are both the result Of the climate,
not the ono OF the other, Slavery and com.
parative inactivity are a. natural 10 the south
- energy and free labor il to the north. II IL
the good fortune of this Territory to lie not
only within that zone. but within its very apex
II is, as have said, the northwest Of the great
North. West II has much the latitudinaI po
sition Of New York and New England. ],
possesses with equally good climate, natural
advantages beside which the rocky hills aud
meagre soil Of those sections compare lily In
fact II wc range over all the States that have
attained any position oi preemiDeDce We will
find Minnesota surpassing each and all Of them.
II Ohio has beautiful surface OF county %
has Minnesota, and with it richness Of soil
that Ohio has not. II Indiana, Illinois, Michi.
gan and Iowa possess the dark rich prairie soil SO
desirable 10 the former. 10 does Minnesota, and
with it = freedom from miasmatic diseases, q
variety Of surface, and n plentitude Of water
and timber which those States cannot lay claim
to. lfWisconsin presents some OF the advan
tages OF MinDesosa. she is. on the other hand
from her proximity to the great Lakes, sub
ject to an unhealthy moistness oi climate and
. variability of temperature which much detract
from her merits. In Minnesota alone, we find
= clear. dry. bracing climate regular. IL We
NAV pttor n vrn rant M raiox evon in ia
tremes, and so stimulating TO tbe animal sys-
TEN that il has been observed that both the
brute and the human creation are able under
its infuencr TO undergo more labor than In any
Of the States southeast Of il. ALREADY II has
become point TO which persons whose constt
tutions have grown cnervated in less healthy
climates resort for relief and recovery have
met already several who have come here fo'
tina, purpose and oil with satisfactory results
| would quote as an illustration Of this. the fol
lowing facts from Mr.. Seymours work III
says speaking Of gentleman residing on thu
st. Croix: II was impeled by curiosity 10 IN
Quire Of Mr.. Lyman why he had left the fertil,
soil and sunny prairic- of Illinois and wandered
ofi here In the woods. into this northern cline
lie states, in reply. that be had been severely
afflicted with the ague IN Illinois that his con
stitu,ion had become nearly broken down by
liscas Many Of the young men OF hi. neigh
borbood came up 10 work nj the Marine Mills
and he noticed that all returned with recruited
health, although suffering with ague at th'
time Of their departure. lie therefore resolve,
10 try the climate. When he arrived here five
wear; ago. be was scarcely able tO walk iron
the landing 10 the boarding housr lie wa
Immediately rcstOrd 90 the enjoyment oi ex
cellent health. with which he hna leen bls~'
ever since" We wonld again qu0tc from th'
ssme au,hoy He il speaking ri tbc garrison
Al Fort Smelling. iic SAYS Major Woo
bcEore coming here yas stationed al the south
lin Texas I ieIiryel Since his arrival here
in Sep,epbcr last the weather he tells me ha
lecn uo;p,e,yuptelly cold and disagrpabe
forming ooite eontras, to the climate of hi
former station. The compsnie- under his CON
mand however, have oil been beoehti~i BY IN
change The invslids have recovered the heal
tbv havr acquired additional vigor AMI IN
bGpitol which was FORMERLY ,lroaeed Is nov
nearyy d<i;,u,e II tcpsnts.r We might quot
numerous Other aushorities 20 tbc same pur
po~e There /. no doubt whatever ~ the ~
rul;rr.y s,Iubvious character n the climate
A stranger will very soon pc,i~s tho etSct q
Il on the lungs. The a,mo~pha~e s 50 stron,
aud pure tina, While ii will trengthe veal
lungs II viii prove 70" mu"h ~ t'"ae nv gon
} in consumption, resembling IN this respset th
action of .es air. We have no desht that h
fore many year. PhysiciaDs vii change 'h
direction in which TO snd their pat'e"'' an
Minnesota be substituted tor Msdeira a.
place Of resort fos ,ho~e sunring under bf-iil
weakness or exhaustion
Beside these two sdvsnsssss 81 water an