The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-11-18
Editorial lIud get.

Press, TO tell them how TO vote and TO re
solve events into their moral meanings?
The mind shudders, stands aghast, and 9TH
erwise feels bad, at the bare contemplation
of the intellectual night which is only pre-
vented from settling over the western hem
isphere by the persev-ring and scli-sacriticing
respendeucy Of the newspapers specially
The news 1apers OF our immediate vicinity.
| Into what birbaric darkness would the
country sink il the Mnne,tidn should cease
to shine--ii the -. Peter Hhat-dye cuiii
| should 60 down in its socke,-if the Divine
ray should cease TO emanate from the
Brownsville HrGldP Bat if in the order
OF Providence, papers, not OF the elect, must
go down, let the Fatcs discriminate Gu the
side of genius, aud save the Herad We
could spare the Times, if the gods demanded
that lphigenia Tor sacrifice; We could
even, on pinch, do without the ST. Peter
hmgumbob, with the present excellent ar
rangcments at our hotel; but not in the
range OF literature or brown paper, is there
any possible substitute for the HcraH. We
are sorry that we have not been an a'ten
tive reader OF the journal which sein,ilates
in this wise:
The judge IL young man, possessing as well
as We were qualified to presume. OF the first
legal attachments. and Of suavitiye way which
is apt to render him very popular with the bar,
A certain grave solemn dignity supposed TO be
the necessary accompaniment Of the Judicial
gown was 80 ne what scarce, though we are far
from predicting the position that acquired
gravity Is necessary for the solution Of justice,
though the Judge may have allowed Mr.. ninth
| iulness To inttude where h,- presents could
have well been dispensed with.
We commend the puDgent sarcasm of the
above paragraph to the Bauch Of this State.
We are not sure that We would be just
right, in "pred'etme the position that nc.
quircd gravity is necessary for the solution
Of justice" yet every one will agree with The
| Hrod, that nothing can be more unbecom-
ing in Judge than to receive presents from
any one whatever--and be hope this exam.
|
legal reproof which it deserves.
We have here some profound observa-
,iohs on the administration Of justice in gen
eral, which it would be well 10 reduce to
practice in this district:
This session has certainly been well charac.
terized with two very wholesome md impor
| tsnt traits first, to save the people expense
| by dlspatch--a faculty of which the Judge
| seems happily possessed. and practical intent
| to arrive at truth and justice in a legal way,
| which TO our mind seems the ultimate end Of
| law.
! We are further informed that
| The judicial bar seemed well represented;
some eight from the county limbs Of law, be
sides a number Of legal gentlemen from abroad
| Of the quality Of the bar Of Houston county,
! We are very poorly qualified to express our
/ opinion, for which reason We ray Daught on
| this question; besides what II takes TO consti
| inte lawyer is conuoyeTted point oping
at least that the profession might be 20 man
! sged a. TO p'omugate the nob!cr charaeters
| tics Of humanity
What the question is on which the OK.
IRENE modes,y Of the editor compcls him TO
hide bis opinion in the deep rcccsses Of bis
own bosom We are not informed but tina,
there s some profound hint there TO The
Judicial bar" OF Houston county no one
Can doubt We can assure the editor that
the obscuri'y which he notices as TO VIVA,
constitutes a lawyer down there, prevails
up in this direction, aD1 none Of the I" judi
ca bar" Of this dis,rlc, seem 70 be inspired
With the leas, ambition to promugate the
nobler characteristics Of humanity"
Some body down 10 Prescott, on the pib-
ing edge Of puberty, is suffering dreadfally
from an over dose Of the New York Ledger,
moonlgh, and bad pastry. lie wants a
friend 20 greet--a bosom 10 barbor him"
That's the refrain OF the swans lament ard
is the gist of it. lie says be is a'one,"
To be alone in this world mogl ng With
| the wave. Of society as they som time. IN ngl-
qnsty aud ss.ery together like ~ light and
soft moonbeans, or at o'bsrs Ike the madden.
cd waves 81 the ocssn, rushing rpdsiy together
70 Wild confusion driven, hu'.iDg the spray u
above their created bilo1s
and a lot Of Just such siua ard nonscnse.
lie wants q boom, dos b.? Ia beayeDs
name then Why don't be O., the article, md
~. all the consolation be can ou, Of II, with
Gu, troubling the public with Bis ca'errsul
ing. Or dos be espec, the bosom 70 cone 10
hiui Poor, cawdl.ng wre eh. there are thoa.
sands q them Jau,lrg all around you day
ard gh,. through al their dreams, Tor i1st
such poor foo.s as you Bosoms, indeed
Why learn to Polka, man, and use your
eJes
The Minneapolis Jou,raiay' Of Judges
charge TO the Grad Jury Of Hennepin
eoan'y:
Tn. cry. unpals,sb,s details of "s,atn|s
| and easky tones. ere tanned About shh ths
hsliovsd irt.r.st Of hs,Orse fscis. The dsrs