The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-01-01
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Ia the ves, n Europe. bctween the both and
10Th parallels d Ho'ih la,itade. lies aD fsaad,
commonly called Great Britain. Geographers
,sii ua thai Il ID tbs largest sland 10 farof~,
zscfihing 10 !. nm area eqasi 20 about half 81
the Territory Of Minnesota The word Dirt
aia or britannia, sgnl1ea, "iand Of lIn.' Whoa
the FIRST glimmes,nx rays II history MI apon
ibis lslsod, wa iind il notesi for its fin I'm
ia stili tha leading ohjce, Of purmli nod the
hing u payamoou. inhaeaou aod sway stnong
ia eotle. Whom JpiIus CasAs iossliod this
island sllaps, ibe oply labor performed by the
people vas that u digging FIR iin. 10 pdt
dag large portion o. lhesc is'aossess ere s'iil
engaged IN deiyfDg for tin kotwithsiand'
lag TIE great uniformity u pnfsait which haa
characterized this people for ivo tbonsasd
gears. their material condition bias undergone
very considerable Improvement during this
p-fod Wh,n ttny FIRST becama known 10
..sa.sx al ~. 81. aisa1tx~ x.at alcaL u k.st
and With ileir fao,s and ths upper portions Of
their bodies paiptca Row. the higher and
oidda classes are well elAd, though the NO
men % the superior ranks s.ia paiat them
.lvs, and or All important ocessioha, refasf
- wenF any covering nbova ihs middle Of their
waists Tifa lowcst orders u the people are
prptty much 10 The same condition, mentally,
morally aud materially ~ their ancestors 10 the
timrs ~ tpLus CwsAR Thsa lslamlcrs ars
esp,cially remarkable for three cardinal qoail.
tirs without constant attention To which.
s,rangers win eatiisly Gsll correctly TO appre-
.cjaie their character and hisscfy~-thelr aeis
and The moiiys which prompt ,hese acts Ito
sit excessive ambition, ua!alhomabe sell
eonce,t aud mos. nnetucus righteousness,
lhesa qualities permoate their entire history
aud Ne, AID dominate their whole character
sea. Tho i,tt two characteristics ARE illnslra'
tAlioa ia ,i,e aataenclaiuu applied . tie
untnlai auouery vi lbs ,siRn! litile brooks
tbcs eail fseys. ANAL hila they dsuomiualo
mountains and tn a inv aasts NJ wood land they
gjyr she nsmr e iotest. 10 the continental
a,ird II ah american. the depor,mcnt Of u'eso
ialantsrs constantly suggests iha, Of The ftog
10 CIV Nhle
psui lp 80 tscir tttle Island. they actually
,a.aapo Themselves "a h. ihr gteat rsnifn oi
tjs3Aahon ard power the rtapd ioess from
Nhirh 40 true literature. acirusc ari, know
ctlst. siftps, brnsGcenes, ihctty, religion and
law ~, lsiat huuisti eNce'iene, md s,NSIoess,
fa-l,ato. sod tiiiie tbcir blessings apon the
te.i 81 'hg world IN ,his lepe they Always
srcak ~ themselves ard other people, o'
course. ta toet Of Tact, 81 their sentiments
thcir trlads and theie lsas,$ isiriakr. IN a
large lsrte. ct the tattcw aa8 limited char.
aeur st tho phytrsj FEATURES AMI ttisnl o! tbe
r,natrs ihoy ,ahatis, aH5rdiur snother pert
heat Illustration II ,bo inhacnce OF national
4c,Oary apoe national character Where inoA'.
tt9. arc exaggerated inso mounlaius. aud goes
pyu.s inio iDagpiaeai laA,si. !, is 70 as expect
a.; taat the oommongst virtues 81 every dag
Af. uta even ihr fesuiis u the sAccnws aIf
.uitse.t VA tg hold up w shining examples Of
er.,t moral haroism and az potable ins'a0ers
q, buaian ssit doasuI Accoft,oa, this po-
pip are excessively aeutn 50 the cseeilrnce
rs theiy owa aue,sties, and tte parity Of their
oWa mn.iyts, hut uNccseNuly ebtus 10 Tbs sS'
ssnrr of asy eea,i, az gecd ia,rnsicn~ Ia 9th
rr peopi Il they rob, ~ ateal az aerd'r, Y
= ~ IN, TsEs glltsaTy r'3iwt''', sa'l ~ '!'S's
sos. n ,'.yv maIt Nar, & is IA tho sacred
e.s.a rf humanity an1 universal iceedosa. "
Rev etttr aaA anars emp,rea, 4 "a done ea'
o' rVr, lsntynopcc 10 ihe fs0pis conquered
r Eom motives 81 sitsgraods,spen,.-s-
Wh,a .htt roJte Nufpp, sisalias ''rc'iH.
No eai'sg un,~s what pc,sss'e Of c,feunntaa'
t,-. Sr r, e.ss,,y 'avN Av desuat o. aciiur
isun ms 1rptls %! Qs'.anai morei cTfup.
,iar. ara 80 tbs .ts,ge,un oi tho neN,l cyiug.
ing devroe OF na,ional degradation sal 8
r., slcaeness OF moud obligation, dangerous "a
SIS inicrsts ~ other nAton.. and 10 iha peace
60, ,.,e .ui.,.. ..5 .ea.os ,,a ..~ .4...,l.A., .o
l,spo~itivn al other powers 10 Tsts'. r>tfs'n
aad fehaka ihem.
Within D comparatively bfia iss'e' hs
p.-ap|c havy tosebly acquired aud snncSed 10
ths,r etnp're passing ovef nau'eres n'n"r
aea,rcaura,s- Gibraltar aud Malta, the two
s,roagcs, 10 lr,5ss-'s ir the world, p,e command.
"a. the ea,ra1,e, ,hs a,hc' sAe Interior Of tho
", di,crraacsu AL tho French coloa@s IN the
y,A, tpJifs exrrpt Martinique ard 'asdalvle,