Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-02-07
shall ". have People. college:


Yes, that's the question now-and why sbal
We not Fort Smelling was established as
frontier defense, to guard the pioneer settler
! against Indian outrages. The site is an eligible
one for the purpose and the garrison we'll man
ned, valorous and efficient but the red man of th,
woods has retreated before an Frightening
civilization, till the protection has ceased to be
necessity. The "frontier'' has fed on toward the
Pacific, and other bristling forts have risen to the
North and West of Smelling. 1t is now used
| merely as storc-house for munitions and sup.
plies-and can we'll be spared for so worthy q
cause as this.
At the meeting of the U. s. Agricultural Socie-
ty, held at Washington, Mr.. Jones, of Delaware,
made report in favor of petitioning Congress to
grant $780, 900 in lands to each state for the es-
tablishment of Agricultural Universities.
On the 18th, Judge Underwood Of KY, intro
duced bill into Congress, with some eloquent
predatory remarks, urging the purchase of Mt.
Vernon for the establishment of an Agricultural
College.
What better evidence do we want than this, that
the spirit Of the age is willing to assert for In
dustry, it's proper sphere as distinct department
of science2
Fort Smelling. once stronghold which was in
dispensible, has becomea ponderous nullity, good
for nothing, except to protect the Indians from
the white men or the white men from each other.
Then let Congress generously cede the site to
Minnesota for Peoples Industrial College -
Such course will deprive the government of
none of its inherent strength; it will add to it
hundred fold. Not in bristling bayonets or clus-
terng battalions, not in warlike prowess or gran
ite Notifications, but in the strength of per-
feet and practical education, in true Manhood,
Industry and Skill, lies the best defence for civil
ICED society.
An Industrial University in Minnesota would
become Home Patent Ofice-a Museum of the
embryo State-a Repository of all the practical
knowledge possessed by the world-a Laboratory
of Industrial Experiments flowing Reservoir of
Science for the children of our sterling farmers
and mechanics, making the sons and daughters of
Toll equal in requirements with the most favored.
1t is not warriors we want, but farmers not ar
mories, but Arts not Notifications, but Philoso-
phy; not cannon and carbines, but ploughs and
well-tilled acres; not a useless garrison, but an
Institution for Industrial development, teaching
the mechanic the Science of his work, and the
farmer the Chemistry of his soil. Defensive bat
Elements may invite aggression by a hostile front;
an Industrial College will instruct Society in the
arts of Peace and the means of living, and keep
the wretched army of Ignorance at bay. All
heartily to the work now! One good, united ef-
fort, and the Peoples College will spring Pallas
like from the frowning bluff Of old Smelling!
To THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY TmEs.-ssA we'll
regulated police corps do not make it point to
inform the public through the daily Press Of their
movements during the last twelve hours" ergo,
Civis must be deplorably ignorant of that part of
municipal government ssThe beats of the po-
lice extend over the entire city," ergo, it is no
matter of surprise that poor German Tailor
should be murdered in his shop on st. Anthony
street, at O'Clock P. NJ, while all around was
lighted stores and busy life. Civis desires to as
sure ga policeman" that although not altogether
unacquainted with the writings of Locke, Reid,
Whateley and others, he has never yet met with
an example of more conclusive reasoning, than in
his letter (from which the above extracts are ia.
ken) of Friday, to the Pioneer; and he desires
moreover to say to the above-named official, that
the movements of many of his corps are we'll.
known although not chroncled in the daily Press,
as "a policeman y would have clearly seen had
the article in the Times been published entire.
A few recommendations and suggestions in re-
gard to the police system of this city will be SUBJ
mtted to the proper authorities in due time. These
reforms will be advocated not only by the writer,
but by many others who have at heart the fair
fame and best interests of st. Paul.
1t was neither my wish nor design to cast in
discriminate blame upon the policemen of this
city. But that there is want of efficiency some-
where, all who are not prepared to show the ut
ter impossibility of discovery of the assassins
must necessarily admit. The writer in the Pho.
neer is striking illustration of the old definition
of the word "Watchman-a man employed by
the corporation to sleep in the open air 20 That
the arrest of innocent persons should not trouble
the conscience Of the "detective'' to any great
extent is not so much to be wondered at, seeing
that conscience is an article which has ever been
in bad repute with their profession. However,
should such an unfortunate mistake occur as that
alluded to by this veritable policeman" which is
not very likely, as the writer never carries too
much money about him, it will afford Civis very
great pleasure to give this conscientious ef6cial
specimen Of very scientific surgery by the aid Of
that same little instrument which danger has rem.
dered his constant companion of late.
CIvIS.
ca "Civis" is right! Something is rotten
in the system of the police Department. Let In
vestigation unveil the weakness, and the People
will reform it.
MINNESOTA FLorR.-That excellent family -four
from Minnesota wheat, now for sale by Chas.
w. Wooley, is worthy the attention of house,
keepers and others. 1t is white; fine, and of su-
perior quality-manufactured at the st. Paul
Steam Mills-and will no doubt supercede the ar