Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-10-02

CINCINNATI, o., Sept. 20, 1853.
DEAR MINNEsorIAN The world ways on
as usual, and your Local, freed from the Sissy.
phian routine of a daily newspaper reporto.
rial life, is devoting the few days of his fur.
Tough to an enjoyment Of the beautiful wea-
ther which the Cincinnatians are having now.
Apropos of weather. Your readers would
be amused to hear the many questions asked
me about our Minnesota climate. One won
ders if there is winter nine months consecu
lively; another earnestly enquiries whether
the snow falls ten feet deep in winter, or not.
and all such questions. 1t scarcely seems
possible that Minnesota, the relatives of
whose inhabitants are to be found in eyery
town and village in our land should be a
terra incognita. Yet, that much attention
has been given to it by Others cannot doubt
as their frequent inquiries relative to certain
parts of the State evince that our newspapers
have been we'll circulated, and that maps have
been studied. A little more of this would
hurt nothing, however, and prevent such a
question as "St. Paul is the Capitol of Iowa,
isn't it?
The fact that our State offers superior in
ducements to emigrants of every class, cam
not be hid even in the mass of wrong im-
pressions and reports which prejudice the
minds of the people of the Eastern and Middle
States. Many, with commendable eau
tiOusness are thinking of ultimately emigrat-
ing to this State, yet are feeling we'll the
way before them. TO the common inquiry,
"Can a young man do we'll in Minnesota ?"
l have always answered, that industry, sobri-
ETY. and honesty will succeed any where in
the West,-and of the truth of this, 1 believe
no one will have doubt.
Cincinnati is rather lively here at present.
The Mechanics Institute Fair is in operation,
as well as Horticultural Fair, both of which
afford fine chances to the stranger to examine
the boasted superiority of Cincinnati manu-
features, and Hamilton county Fruits and
Flowers. Both exhibitions are certainly fine,
but your Local DIES ,rbed the dimensions of
some Minnesota vegetables and esculents with
latitude that must have impressed his friends
with the idea that theirs were "small pota-
toes" beside ours.
Politics, too, is all the rage, in view of the
county election to come off in few weeks.
The Americans formerly very powerfully here,
and the Republicans have coalesced and with
the antl-Lecompton Democrats, have nomi ma
ted Union, or Peoples Ticket, composed of
fine men, and one that will assuredly carry
the field. An immense Peoples Ratification
Meeting was held last evening in Fifth Street
Square, at which some fine speeches were
made.
The river is very low here. The papers
say it can be waded by man quite easy
The boats hardly pretend to run at all, and if
1T were in good stage, would give an almost
two-fold impetus to business, which is already
becoming good.
The weather is very warm now, almost
equal to mi summer, and very dusty. The
woods are just beginning to put on their au-
tumnal robes, and the Indian Summer of this
region has probably commenced.
| shall write one more letter ere starting
north again, which will be on Monday next.
| have not received word of intelligence
from st. Paul yet, and so feel much like a
ship at sea without compass. .4u reuoir.
Your LOCAL.