The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-01-01

"N EHku<cfSU ~ Vtfst Wy H"F -
Of q I,yoas sSsemhlage Of New Eogis0de,s
engaged Ii celebrating the Iandlug oi The ~
grim Fathers. To-Day ve MIKE room '"r ~
port Of The proceedings Of shs annual festival
Of the aUpioa soe,e,y'--os noeIety Of 'he
"rsst Of n,askiuj," As has bern i,i,e'toasly on
serv,s, held a. the fulier House, "a Christina
evening. .st
HI, Society was originally called tho IN VI
die states Association" bot 1t y meeting beId
on Thursday evening, the cons.i.st'm Of sh'
Association wss changed. and y u nox krowt
a. the suaioo 5oe.sty." Tbs only gaslaea
lion Tor msrobsnbip reqaired. Il that sbs app'p
cant shall b. native VI oos Of "ths States U
1'sfsl.osis."
The holiday ss.sop mens u t~'sg Nth u
to oar e,Iseos reeo'Ieetiops u their Old hopss.
aed 10 revive among them Tho plsastfes aud The
ssu,r,narAnces Of their youthful dsys. 10 Is no
wonder, ,hen, that Ne wltusSa the iofmat'ou OF
ASSOCIATIONS for purposes Of social enjoyment
especially 10 tho winter SESSION. when, % u "sre,
VIZ are loekea out from ths States, asd---"ths
key Loaf"
The Festival os Christmas evening, waa oos
Of the ,dost agreeable and pleasant 10 al coo
esyoeai. that il Las ever hrn oas god ior'ans
To s;,rud. Not sisgis dssagreesbls e'rccm'
stance TRANSFERRED 1bow IN attendance, Will
iiiey esebswe5 tle doatrioo u TOTAL atsaiaianes,
sscmsd u think thai temperance 10 language
sed actions. was the marked characteristic Of
thu gentleman.
Al e,.ht o'clotk, 8 meeting 81 The Society
was hsld Ia the genllensns paIIsf Of tbs Fa'.
her House. wEsrogrr wuxr, Esq. ons 81
tho vice Presidents d tbs soc'c'y, presided
Dr. Moarvs. ffop, tbs ooani,tss appointed 10
ru.iaa the Consultation. reported fhssaeea'
Cd Consultation wsa adopted after ~hhb
about as,y gentlemen afhsod their names
sait.
seppey was tbsa aanoancesi. and thc eosnpa.
nv prosesde,i to tie dinisg hall Of tho lsisL
The supper was both elegant AID sahsspa-
thai We qacstioa Il the ireqssniers q DIST
sosioo's. ever partook o. ssrcasss variety, or
better prepared ropasi. Thsnk 81 Buffalo
hump, Lake Hapericv troal, fresh f'o" lhs
iaae; bear mest vsuisea, ptairsr eaisNsna
ana nhsassass, aide by sitie With the dslle@iss
fasuiahed by Tho las, and South ays,ess, at.
slcrs, lra1t. Sc. Ess ncs. spple toia1, aid
jersey cider were announced oa the bill Of far"
sy national dishes"
Amer each asJ every eas had besn sa,ixhsl.
r II. NxLsor. Esq. ono Of ,La Vice pfess,
douta. t,n ,te als1nce Of the President ~ The
Society Oh Iswrs| called tho assembly 10 cf.
der IL spoke Of Chs oiisets Of sae society Z.
the genial iaaaenca sseh occasions IS the pre-
GA, would exrreisc, ADD asnoeaccd tbs, the
rserlnr fosS,s would b. Tesa by tbs Secretary
fbs Western siatsas.-k hstiiisat cegs,s ist.ae
re,g l.af sfl asas,r.,ss his xssst ti>it' ~ A#si
can ehstaeisf
ao,usapr 0oesas sese to'reslc,'i, s',si wsa
received wlth loag eon,inacd applause He
said
~ faaifmsfn ead Grn;is,npi " iAs Ass,a'
t,oa...I hardly kaaw how . Shape response to
,he to,s, yea have read. IL may be, yoa ~cula
nraf 81 .ough a,si hs merry iaprrfesenre 10
l,,ru.ny 10 q dali reeapitnlailsn o. tbe traits Of
tn,er;c,n character. W. Illustrated by the ht.o
~ ~ the Western Staten. Thss1 are ns'sfy
,,rs...lh,s ia q merry c,suntry, aud ia,rth. ioer
r,geut .nd money rule the bon, --espeeisll,
when ye arc hloeksacd BY waters ICY arms.
and shut as, excerpt 10y overland rou'ssl from
,Ao,c parts oi the Uaion where We sFc wont a.
loos h,t new. fr,,w thc Old fcias Il Home
Dal Vii be pafisacj, II 1 slauce at ths
Vans, ami comprehensive sabjset pNssatsd ID
a. ,o,s.
w, have hsa u Joyous gathering vsrily IA
,,,. ., = ,u hoDos q, Nee kasland AID II iseT
,ens Tbey ts.n, al all tunes. point with pride
1, nee in.,italloms ii learu,ng, hst wofasat art.
her eesc,piss her manufactures, Der eon,rnss,s
a, hsg wealth.
lhe natives OF the Mi0d'e StA'~ .-cs New
Yo,k Nav Jersey, Psua,sy lvsAiA. Delaware,
Az. t.sTy,ana : Ipsa To night ip thn os.rssfa
,,oe. f6sy, t,o, can peias with the hishss
AMERICAN ir,,ic. 10 all the eisesen,s that eses,t
,at, a mighty ua,op. wi,hn their aalsve states.
Tbe,r .na,,tusivss, of lcaru,ag have vqaalssd, d
NOT .nspa SD ,hese VI ihs Now Eeglsod States
-~,ae.e literature sT,s, -eieaces, aansae,aes,
,on.asro. ana wealth take tho hrsi rsaA on tbs
continent Their espstal hss pssetgaisd vsVtt
.yenns 81 agricultural, Misunderstanding, se,i
eemmersga, ua,rpelse. Api Tia whols system
az internal improvements. IRON ocean 10 osvAs.
sels ,ssir ,usnsy power
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