The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-05-20
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Sc, Sc.
eltors III tho raneer aud Democrat
Bosros, May \, 1858.
Ovorcoats, ovcrshocs and umbrelas--
piercing East winds aud cold rains, and oil
in the merry month Of May = summer
commencing with vengeance There IL
something very wrong the seasons are oil
out OF "keltcr," the almanacs arc gross
dcccptions; the globe, ! should think, had
got of the regular ,rack--the harmonies Of
the spheres has changed to discord and
chaos is come again.
The great topic Of conversation in Boston
Just now IL the removal Of the Post Office,
from tho Merchants Exchange to Summer
street. II SEEMS that Mr.. CArEs, the Post
Master, leased building in Summer street
for twenty years, which wss sanctioned by
tho Pos, Master General When II became
known, portion Of our citizens were very
indignant, and called u public meeting OF
those opposed TO tho removal, which was
attended by about i've thousand mcrchasis
and others At this meeting speeches were
made and resolutions passed dcnouncing
the proposed removal in the strongest terms,
and committee was chosen 10 proved TO
Washington, and cndcavor TO change tho
minds Of the "powers that be," How they
succeeded is not known at tho present time.
II Is rcportel that when the committee
called upon President BucuASAS. one Of tho
number informed him that Il the Port-Oflico
was removed to Summer street, II would
destroy the Demoeraf,e party Qf the State
The President replied, DO you think, sir
that the removal of the Post Office in iIos-
ton would affect the integrity Of the Demo
cratic party oi the phots Statef ! know
enough about Boston 10 believe that 1t
won't do the merchants any injury to walk
few steps further for their letters, Tor |
wisl, had To walk mile TO my business
every day
Gronan W. CUmris, Of New York he Of
"Potphar Papers" notoriety, delivered
lecture here last week, before the Mercantile
Library Association the subject OF bis lcc-
,ure was "Fair Play To Women The leo
turer discussed tho position Of woman under
the Egyptians, Grccians, the Romans, among
the Oriental nations. and the Northern rnces,
tracing her social progress through the chiv-
alric and Elzbe,han ages, down 10 moIc
recent times. IN tho history OF literature,
~ showing the position Of woman, he knew
nothing more touching Or beautiful, Than
the words that well out Of the filth OF the
seventeenth century, written by London
hosier, who proposed in his essay on " Pro.
jccis.' the plan of II college for women. aud
declared In strain Of simple, poetic manly
respect, unequaled since SnAKsrEAKE, but
Indicative Of the general sentiment OF his
day ~ cannot think that God made
them 20 delicate, 70 glorious creatures TO be
only safeguards Of bis house, drudges and
slaves. K woman wellbred and wcll.taught,
furnished with all the additional accomplish
mcnts Of knowledge and behavior. n Il crea'
ture without comparison her society Is The
emblem Of sublimer enjoymenls. She n oil
soitocss, sweetness, love and delight" The
lecturer was enthusiastically npplaiied
throughout.
Tbeatricals are NJ low ebb in this city.
The new arlstocra,ic Boston Theatre, and
the old National arc closed for wnDt 0f sup
port The Howard AihensuIn and Museum
I. till live" At the Howard, the past wek,
We have had Mr.. CHARLES MATTHEWS, and
his wiEp. LIZZIE WEsTos DAvgsrORr MAT.
ruyws. The critics of the Boston press have
criticised his acting rather severely; and It
seems be took II very much ut heart, for, at
hIs benefit, On Friday night, be turned the
tables on them completely, denouneing them
In the strongest terms, pronouncing them
stupid, ignorant, &c. There are differences
Of opinion a. TO the timeliness OF Mr. MAT
rIisws' teiense Of himself from the attacks
made upon him by newspaper critics. lie
might have selected some other arena than
the theatre. at his benefit night, for such
defence. although in my view, silence would
have been the wisr c0prse. IL IL expected
that the Boston Theatre will open 10 two
weeks. with an Opra company from New
York. Then, / suppose, the Goldfish aFis-
tocracy" will A,ow themselves In public.
1t Is reported 10 newspaper circles, that
Gen. ScDocLEn, whilom Of the old Boston
A,ia,, and lately the able and distinguished
editor Of the State Journal, at Columbus,
Ohio, is 70 b. the editor Of new paper to
bc started In Boston, and TO be called the
Aias The General Is an accomplished geo
,leman. and hope be may succeed, but 'eA'
the held Is rather small for ncwspspes sn-
...,rtsxs io Rsxfns.