The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-24

"The Times Is still the Times, and Mug
gins, Muggins," just as We predicted, day
or two before the vote on the Loan Bill
We then said that the Times would ascribe
every warm and pleasant day this spring
every refreshing shower this summer-the
continued flowing of the Mississippi past St.
Paul-the arrival of every boat from below
and every immigrant, to the passage of the
Loan Bill In fact, we were threatened with
an awful state of affairs if this thing did not
60 through. Not Cover would bloom
not bird would sing-seed time and harvest
would no longer endure cherries days and
starless nights were to be our portion for
ever. And finally, only think Of it 1.-The
Times might HAVE sropr Then most un-
doubtedly, would the thick rotundity of this
Mother Earth have stood still on her axis,
simultaneously at st. Paul, ST. Anthony and
Saltwater" and we would oil have gone off in
a tangent into the devouring jaws of chaos
and old night. Then indeed " from the VAL
ley of the Mississipp-ah to the Plains of the
Saskatchewan would the Gophers have
howled. But thank fortune we have escaped
all these diretul calamities.
The Loan has passed, and Muggins is still
Muggins and the Times the Times Just as
we predicte1-vide:
"In the past few days there has been a
large number of emigrants arrived at this
point; the Northern Belle from Galena, and
the Hazel Dell from Pittsburgh bringing no
less than seventy who Come amongst US in
tending to make Minnesota their permanent
home. Through the kindness of Mr. j. Com
ly Paist, who leads this large number to our
young and rapidly growing State, we have
been put in possession Of some interesting
facts, which we lay before our readers. The
Hazel Dell brings among her freight some
sixty thousand pounds of machinery, belong
ing to these enterprising men, with which
they intend to erect a large steam saw mill,
about six miles above Minneapolis, to be put
in active operation at an early day. Some
iorty persons Of this number are from Will
mington, Del, and vicinity-the remainder
from Connecticut and Vermont. Mr.. Paist
informs us that they had been waiting for the
final result of the Loan Bill, when, hearing
that its ratification by the people was beyond
a doubt, they then at once turned their faces
toward their future home. q" We have come
here, and others are soon to follow in our
footsteps, said he, bringing their wives
and families, and we expect to live here as
long as our lives are spared"
With a hearty good will we welcome the
arrival of this company among US, but at the
same time we observe that they must be
the most patient set of men that we have
heard of lately.
We believe some of the leaders of this
Company came out to this Territory about
three years ago, but the prospect of the loan
was so dull at that time, that they left in dis
gust
Again, last season, they were seen prospect
ing in different parts of the Territory, still
anxiously awaiting the passage Of this bill,
before purchasing Finally, they purchased
considerable property above Minneapolis,
and we suppose went to work waiting for the
Loan" with renewed energy. They exhibited
their mastery inactivity by going back to
the slow Old Fogy city of Wilmington, and
getting fine sixty-horse steam engine, dou-
BILE boilers, and all the machinery for large
saw mill organized company of forty
persons, had everything packed up, their af-
fairs all settled, wives, sisters and mothers
kissed, and those "partngs that press the
life from out young hearts," taken. But there
was still difficulty. The Loan bill had not
yet been ratified by the people! They await
ed with fear and trembling the fatal 18th
We are not informed of the hour they receiv-
ed the news Of its passage, but by no posi-
bilty could it have been earlier than Saturday
the 18th. Them" Mr.. Paist informs rs, they
" at once turned their faces toward their future
homes" and 10! here they are on Sunday
morning, safe and sound, engine, saw mill and
all, being the uery quickest trip on record This
shows only that they are as prompt in execu-
ton, as they are wise in council. Again we
bid them welcome. True, it is, that we saw
in several Eastern papers an
nouncing the coming of this company some
tsco months ago, without any reservation in
case the Loan should fail but this impor-
tant and vita! omission was doubtless owing
to the carelessness of the printers!
We can state that Of our own knowledge,
we knov that some at least of this company
took peculiar interest IN this Loan. Hap
pening to be about the hotel the morning at:
ter their arrival a friend heard one of them
remark, "there has been an election here ]
beliere," and wanted to know what this Loan
Bill pas! that they were making so much
fuss about in the p:pers 2" Thus showing
conclusively that his mind in its profoundest
depths was intently fixed on that one idea
and proving beyond shadow of doubt the
entire truthfulness of the statements in the
Times
Effects of the Elections at Washington.
A correspondent of the New York Tribune
writes: "The news of Free Soil victories in