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

freight of human beings, who had penetrated
| the western frontier to seek home-a rest
ing place in Minnesota. You, gentlemen
have witnessed her past, and, through the
kindness Of benign Providence, now live
to enjoy her present. God grant that ono
and all-those who have lived to see their
widest and most visionary predictions more
than fully realized, and those who now for
the first time engage in specula.ins upon her
futurc--may live to behold the destiny that
awaits her.
The speaker here paid a merited tribute to
the memory of the Pioneer Editor of Min
uesota, Mr.. James NJ. Goodhuc, closing with
tile following very neat quotation
The decree went FORTH and the arrow sped
by Fate's ;rreyocable doom,
And the PIONEER EDITOR lies low with the dead
But the bright beaming halo that circed his head
Remains uDeclipsed by the tomb
After alluding to the past and present of
our Territory, showing our rapid progress
and spcculating upon the causes thereof, the
speaker closed with the following:
Al tNC Citu NIStd OI tlic lIlc IicUuld
of a new star is forming just rising above
the Notwithstanding rm and shape,
it grows brighter and mere brilliant
as it wends its way towards the glorious
galaxy. Minnesota will soon stand the
youngest sister beside her elder Casting
aside her robes Of infancy she comes forth
clothed in the panoply of sovereignty al
though the youngest she soon outstrips some
Of her elders. Through the munifcence of
the Federal Government, her schools are
unsurpassed. Universities Of learning spring
up in every direction. The richness of Eer
soil has attracted the farmers without num-
Der, and the starving millions Of another
continent look to her for relief; for her ships
whiten every ocean, laden with the products
of her soil. Her commerce is mighty and
widely diffused. Her communication with
Europe and with Asia is complete, and while
from her own ports upon the Great Lake,
vessels clear for every portion of the Eastern
hemisphere, her railroads afford ample fac-
lities toward the West. Her cities, too, have
kept pace with the growth Of the surround
ing country, and countless thousands are en-
gagged in the various kinds of trade. But
why shall continue the picture? After al!
this shall have taken place-when several
| states shall have been carved out OF our pre-
sent territorial ilimits--vhen years shall have
passed by, and all of us shall have gone
to that bourne from whence no traveller re-
| turns = and when Minnesota the Empire
State of the Northwest, sha | be reopled
with the progeny Of her present sons and
daughters even then the question will te
pertnently asked, " Who can p: edict hei
future 2"
Ninth regular toast:
| THE New ENGLAND SraTes-First in peace first in war
may they ever be first in the hearts OF their countrynen
| Responded to by Theodore French, who
did full justice to the land OF his birth anc
New England generally.
Tenth regular toast:
| THE SOUTHERN SrATEs-Taugi: patriotism by = Wash
ingtoi--ehiyary by a Marion and Jackson, and cio
| qaence by Clay and Henry.
| w. Sprigg Hall defended the South. gen
orally, from the charge Of Sectionalsn bro
sanst her by her extreme opponents.
Eleventh regular toast:
DELaw.RE.-The Blue Hens Chicken-may she neve
lay q bad egg
Wm. l.. Banning was again called out, an
induced much merriment by his witty allu
sions to his little mother.
Twelfth regular toast:
WoMAS.--" Heavens last best gift to man"
The poet Of the evening treated this sub
ect in that proper manner which poets alon
can treat woman.
After this, we had another excellent son
from Geo. Crosby, followed by numerou
volunteer sentiments and much humorou
speaking. The principal .fguraaatcs in thi
last named department were our youn
/, friends, I. V. D. Heard, ESQ, and Col. Hay
ward. W. Sprigg Hall, Esq, proposed
sentiment to the memory of David L. Ful:e
which was drank standing and in solem
? silence.
The company retired as the small hours
commenced to approach, all feeling that tn
: occasion had been celebrated in proper an
r Christian-likc manner. The entertainment
so far as the House was concerned, was Ju;
: such an one as the Longs are always SUI
to provide when they under take anythin
of the kind-one not capable of being c,
celled anywhere.
/, The unanimous thanks Of the company
voted without form, to our poet laureate f
the immense fund of amusement he afiort
ed and the entire sentiments Of all is TIL
the Middle Staters" of st. Paul may lor
/ live to enjoy these annual reunions at Il
e social board.
"UNroN SocIETY."-It appears that tt
y name of the Middle States Association VI
n changed on Thursday last to that of tt
1 " Union Society,"" by action Of the membe
thereof. This fact we did not know at Il
3 time our report of the dinner was made O
s. for Saturdays paper.
vi About fifty dollars were subscribed to p;
N for music on the occasion, but as no mus
d could be procured, it is proposed to dona
the fund to the poor. All right!
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