Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-09-17

perhaps Jou can ind column in the hepuoueaui,
for the scratching Of pen In describing matters 9nV
things about 81. Paul, Minnesota, and the west
generality II you will crafty your correspondent.
and most likely bore and annoy your intehiges'
readers,
First, allew mo to write tho two constitutional
conventions which have been in session here Tor me
last two monlhs, after qusrrolng, hghting nnu
breaking gold head canes over each others houu,ss,
have agreed constitution TO be submitted 70
tie people, and adjourned-"a contamination dsVout'
ly wished for,p before accomplished The oonsu,u'
uOn is avery liberal one-much like that Oh tne
State Of Wisconsin 1t does not allow negro sur
ferage The strife now is among those who want 10
go to Congress- he Governor, U. S. Senator's &c
The most prominent candidates among tho democrats
for the U s Senate are Henry NJ Rice the present
| delegate to Congress, and Gen james Shields mr
Rice is resident Of this city, and Is an excellent
and mest useful man. Gen Shields WHOM aa esy w.
| body knows of, lives ut Fairbault. about Az miles
from here, doing real estate and backing business.
Besides these there other smaller men anxious
TO serve their oenntry in tho Senate, suen "
| Gov. Gormon, lion II IL Sibley, Col. hoolnson
and others; bur like the applicant who being reuseu
by General Jackson every oti,e from Secietary Q,
State to Door Keeper at tho White House phu
finally agreed TO accept pair OF the 0enerNi . oest
of breaches, they their CHARGES Tor tho Senhte
grow small by degrees aud beautifully less, Will De
willing to accep: any thing they can get from tne
''dear people, have heard oil no prominent
Republican candidate for tho Senate except Ok
Gov. Ramsey. But truce to politics. 81 Paul V
situated on the east side of the great Nather Q,
Waters-t is a beau iiul city-fu Of enterprise and
life. Fine blocks Of stores going up all through
the city, and mnst magnificent private dwellings all
around 1t Dr. Ileywa of your city Is now about
completing block OF stores on St. Anthony street,
the front to he vi iron and glass, TO cost togeIner
with the lot which 1t is situated about s3f OoO
II will be nm ornament to the city and credit to
the enteTptisthE owner
The city is surrounded in the rear by kind of
semi.crcular plateau, of easy grade, on which are
built by gentlemen OF wealth maSy magniheent
chatteaux-nature never certainly planned a spot
better adopted to tue display tf rich arehlteetnre
than Is this terrace of hills around ~, Paul.
81. Paul, the very centrc of which ~ years ago
was an unbiOken waste has now 5000 inhabitants
and the number is increasing this year faster than
ever beforehand for general Intelligence, good bust
D ness attachments and indonitable enterprise, its
a people are ahead of any ever met elsewhere AS
one evidence Of which they publish ard support four
daily newspapers The mother OF DR. franklin 8
future wife being asked that her daughter nigh
v marry him, shock Der head and said she did not
Z know about it-thcra are already ttDo newspapers
published in the Unitel States, and fear the editor
: OF a third would make bat poor living for n
9 fatally" What would be her surprise now could
d she be told that city eight years old maintained
S four dailics, each one Of hom twice as large as
r FraLklin's "Weekly Courant." ST. Paul must in
( tine, and very short timO too, become one OF the
a largest and most Important cities OF tho West-iI
has all tho advantages Of healthy location. beau.
, tiful and romantic scenery a busy, wealthy and
enterprisng population, aud as fine country sur
roundingit as is to be found anywhere. The hhrdJ
Q and crowded inhabi'eut. of the old world and Of
i Eastern States, briuengwith them their wealth
their ambition and their honest labor arc ruth Ing
Il into it aud its adjacent country by thousandl II
to be linked to the cities south and east by thu
"a great arteries Of trade and travel railroads. afIe
y which lis growth must be unprecedented.
70 The natural curiosities around st, Paul are man
% and nterestiuE-hrst and nearest tho city Ia LAX
~ Como u beautiful sheet OF water, sparkling an
of clear rs crystal II is about tOree-quarers Of mil
T. long, half mile wde aud 30 deep. The land
surrounding it rise beautifully and gradually trol
the waters edge to height Of about 80 feet, and al
ly covered with vcrduro ii green grass and studde
with magnificent forest oaks The scene is enivene
e- by the appearance oil the beautiful yacht pauline
oIf built in Baltimore for Col Mckenty tho enorpri
I ing owLor Of tho lake as she glides cut buhiI
a copse OF trees or US shI sails ''lke thing Of life
VI. across the ripping bosom OF tho water Several
as tho lots tue lake owned by gentlemen of
)ur State, one of whom intends soon 10 build lar
will hotel and make tho place otherwise attractive
Id Fountain Gave, in the suburbs OF the city, is Oca
nj in bluff facing the river and las been explored
ri, three quarters Of men beautiful stream Of pn
~ spring water passes through its entire length, ru
"e' ming over bed Of white sand. The sides Of 4
uh- cave OF Waite sand rock, SO soft that one
ar easily into II with his nail 1t is noted pa
Tier of resort by sl those at all curious TO examine
lde wonderful works Of nature This cave was look
ngs upon by the Indians with kind Of dread and NV
thy believing that it was tho dwelling place Of 4
rtI "Glca Spirit" near il and inside the present CT
: - limits they buried their dead,
lu "Beh,nd the sacred squaws birch canoe
oho Tue steamer smokes and raves;
ua- And city lots arc stnked for sale
IN Al owe oil Indian graves"
iii A short ride from the city are tho Falls Of MINI
and ho'Ia or one IN ~ S SGasff tSo Gas
al which lliawaha wooed and wsn his dusky brio
ma who herself delighted in tic euphonious ra.ne
and Mime .ha-ba,
sin the land Of lhughitg wRters,
la In the land Of handsome women.n
. - y! what beautiful slgat 10 this Minne-ha-ha as
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for aae ,s u h az tsIeiHgu !.
a 100 feet high tho outer wall of the fortress i
ming sIey stunei "Hu .e NV A''Ii " Is VI tNIe eAt
know nuu lHNehhess AZ tno nn;o % me 3'uI sweeps
somn nv mighty 'sssI'p S''i lmplr VII euusihB
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TWO Piau'e l'Nys', S.te'''ns Va t"Nalua tue setl
4, sun iuI ns w eSu enu I1's" " stcGh banks
wing tbs nionepr and IN" sabsInnti, hniirs
ten Jug ploutSl' Snu .'V su9',"ntl1 puulhss vi
and oomIo'aole lAlmeF: hles AWAY EleIn tse spl
Iv anu uoines OF lhe % fau' hll - anthony,
;,i lus opposite O. me DHse et lnlty blum nesles
o tis niue iowa OF Mehiha (asnlylns the meeting
'nls ne Wa.ets! az L9iIhs Pe'mde Meet luf IoeI
elght painter foIteheI'hS ny OO0 acres OIL land alb
shots nat1 ,"tS'S "ee sViH ny the government TO
She fIanAhu SIet!i ah 4Gdian agent ana large spn;u
block toI ~ !" mere ioF S'o;VVU' Inc property ma