Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-04

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px Foster continue his services as Senior Editor as
heretofore. GEoh1E W. Moohh.
The Cable Celebration in st. Paui---lts
Ultimate Results.
From her position As the Capital and chief
commercial city of Minnesota-on behalf her
destiny as tie future great metropolis OF tse
Northwest. ST. PAUL owed to the world, the
State. her sister cities, ana her own people,
such creditable demonstration of sympathy
in the reiolcings of the universe over the
LAYING o, the Atlantic Cable, as was on We'd
nesday last, as we are proud to say, displayed
through her streets with magnitic ence, a
point an eaborateness, with regulated care
fulness of details, and general enthusiasm,
which other places may, on that day, have
eoualled, but, considering our remote locality
away from the ordinary appliances of shows
and our corporate inexperience in the getting
IN of such demonstrations, and the little time
allowed for preparations-we do not think IT
was anywhere surpassed onthe ever-to-be re-
membered first day of September, 1898, which
has lust passed into the tomb OF time.
1t needs not however, that we should en-
large uuch on this subject. The extended
report of the proceedings given in to-day S
paper is the most interesting commentary we
could present.
One feature of the exercises was the speech
es of Ex-Governor GoRMAN, and that OF his
predecessor in, and the first incumbent or the
Gubernatorial chair of the old Territory OF
Minnesota-Ex, Governor ALEXANDER RAM
sEY. The speeches of both gentlemen are
creditable to them. That of Mr.. GoRMAN is
terse in language, and in its matter reviews
the progress of the human mind as developed
by its discoveries during many centuries in
the past.
That of Mr.. RAMSEY has reference to the
effect of the laying of the Gable upon us as
nation: but particularly to the influence it will
exert upon the material interests and advance
ment of Minnesota in particular. lie lore
shadows what must be conceded to be decided
" the policy Of this State in reference to Eng
land, arising out of the new relations which
Great Britain must occupy to her posSesssons
on this continent, since they are brought
within half days distance of London. Our
policy is unquestionably to cultivate harmony
and good will towards her-to ally with her
so far as to stimulate the colonization OF her
extensive regions Northwest of us, and to en-
courage the building of the Atlantic and Pacl
fc Railroad through those regions, from
ocean to ocean. Such railroad will devel-
ope that wilderness adjoining and Northwest
ward of Minnesota into the homes OF civil
jed men. with the wants and demands which
civilization begcts, and which civilized men
supply by labor and production. To answer
these demands, to exchange those produc-
tions for them, will be our pleasurabe task,
whenever in the course Of time these wished
forevents transplre.
We have had much talk about Northern
Railroad TO the Pacific through our own ma
tonal territory, along Gov. STEVENS route.
But have we not seen how delusve the hope
OF the realization of any such enterprise ever
oppose the development'o f the North; and
seeking TO wreSt nature from her course, and
by compelling Commerce to traverse her
wateress deserts, so refuse US all opportunity
Of accommodating her footsteps? Why
should We stand longer begging at the South
ern footstool? The great Railroad propos-
ed by the British Government through its
territories Immediately north of and near our
boundary line will probably be built long be-
fore any American line strikes the waters of
the Pacific. To that quarter for aid, there
FORE we must turn; and by doing everything
in our power to facilitate and encourage this
enterprise, prepare ourselves to participate
in its advantages. When it is constructed,
all that we have to do, as Gov. r. suggests,
to tap the trade of India and of the Pacific
coursing along it, is link to its track to a
Railroad of our own, running from Pembina
to the Head of Navigation here on this great
artery of the continent.
In this view of the policy of Minnesota
those demonstrations on Wednesday-which
united the American and British flags in har-
monious waving which mingled the tunes OF
"Hail Columbia" and God Save the Queen"
and which in the public speeches Of our pub
lie men, looked forward as our highest aim
aud interest to cultivation of goodwill
towards the mother race from whom we
are principally sprung-secmed to us to be all
dictated by sound and far reaching States
manship for our own benefit, as we'll as due to
the intrusive merits of the great event as a
benefit to al mankind.
We confidently anticipate that reciprocal
ton of such sentiments will be promptly re-
hected back to us through the press of Great
Britain; and expect to see this union of feel
ing before long paving the way fo- that union
OF interests northward and northwestward to
which reference has before been made.
There can be no doubt, therefore, that
while as a mere show, the celebration of
Wednesday last, was of marked artistic merit
and that as popular demonstration it was
creditable to the enthusiasm and intelligence
of our people, as an effect to produce fur
Their end, 6 Cd only will arise from its harmo-
NOUS nternatonalities of feeling.
AN old woman was praising, in rather en-
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