The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-01-03

And for worthless Banks, is a hard cne
And to up all she's Oh the sea,
And famed for railroad monopoly
Then Maryland, with her eastern shore,
And the Monument City Of Baltimore
Great for oysters and canvass-backs,
For pretty girls and fishing smacks
The oyster of all fish tesatous,
Is wisest, and the least oquacious;
Two things peculiar to Maryanders
Likewise tobacco, and yellow janders.
Lo look at the little Delaware,
That has room for strangers there;
Whose people have sgch very hard picking,
They've called their State the Blue Hens Chick'n"
'Tis from these States We come out West,
OF homes, and farms, and fame, In quest;
And now and then, some emigrate
For the special good of their native State;
Out here, soon all fuse together,
So it's hard to tell one from the other;
Aud, strange the metamorpiosis:
This seems that, and that seems this !.
In Illinois its nip and tucker,
But lawyer will become ''suckcr."
Doctor, (yhat strong rebuke :!
If in Missouri, is called a" Puie ~
And in Kentucky, (eNcept pork-packersl
Every body are called Corn Crackers"
The Yankee soon - gets on his legs
And leaves of peiding " wood megs; ~
Eats hog an honiny" with "Buckeyes,''
And soon forges his :. pumpkin ries''
Here Maine no longes pines for boards;
Nor Southerners for fire and ords;
The only source whence springs objection,
Is some disputed quarter secton:"
Here Knckerbockers and Penn Cuakers,
Exchange their broad cloth " for T" broad acre"
And the Blue Hens offspring find better pickings,
When they become Prairie Chickeps"
Third regular toast:
MARYLASD.--Onc of the old thirteeu-as tolerant as
her Calver-as bold as her Carrolher name as fair as
her women are lovely.
Responded to by YIN. Sprigg Hall, Esq.
who placed Maryland fright upon the rec
'rd" in regard to the glorious part she per-
formed in our revolutionary struggle.
Fourth regular toast:
PEENsyLvANIA.--The Keystone OF the Federal Arch
her morals taught by Pennher maxims of poltl-
cal economy by Franklinand her patriotism has been
illustrated by the acts of Wayne, St. Clair. Morris
and Rush.
This sentiment was appropriately answer
ed by ii. J. Horne, Esq, who.lid full justice
to the "Oid Keyslone.' His remarks were
humorous and directly to the point.
Fifth regular toast:
OH'o--Tle Buckeye state-the rich donation OF tho
Old DominoD-now grown higher and fatter than hei
nanny.
Mr.. Owens, ofthe Minnesotian, was called
out upon this. He acknowledged the cor,
that he did hail from that land of fat, and r
fact from that particular section of it where
the hog that produced the fat was the great
ruling element in trade and commerce. II,
recounted some historical "reminiscences with
in his own recollection and although he was
two years younger than the now great Stat,
of Indiana, he could we'll recollect the tins
when the Indian had advanced no farther to
wards its Western border than Fort Wayne
which is now the site of a flourishing cit,
almost upon the extreme Eastern line of tn
State.
After which Geo. Crosby was called upo
for song and he gave the company tn
"Groves of Blarney" in most inimtabl
comic style.
Sixth regular toast:
| New YoRX.--Thc Empire State of the Cnion-the ps
rent of American enterprise, whose whiten ever
sea Hiih her commerce. and adorn every land with hs
science and art. 81 Still higher is her motto.
Responded to impromptu by Mr.. Skinner
who not expecting to be called out, cut hi
remarks short; but what there was of tber
were first-rate.
New JERsEY.-The home of the Jersey Bues-rich
revoleonary glorythe land of Trenton, of Princeto
and of Nonmonttss sacred In American history.
No response.
Eighth regular toast.
MINSEsoTA.-Our home--we know her past and h
present-who can predict her future?
The President Of the evening, r. r. Ne
son, made truly eloquent and appropriat
reply to thissentiment, the substance of whc
is as follows:
feel, gentlemen of the Association, yer
deeply the responsibility which rests upc
me this evening. 1t is no feeble task, and
am fearful the subject is so COMPREHENSIVE
, that in the few necessarily general remarl
l shall make, 1 will be unable to do it ia
tce see around this festive board good
number of those sons of Minnesota who,
times past, when myself with others landt
e upon her shores, extended to one and all
h hearty and cordial welcome-men who h;
e been identified with our, that time, infa
g Territory scarce one short year, but wi
e then, as now, were recognized as old s.
tiers" l recall with pleasing emotions Il