The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-20
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Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Illinois, or Wisconsin that he
will find here all the essentials for a rich az
ricultural country, when he learns from the
above that the splendid Summer climate of
Minnesota is identical with his own Nature
itself seems to have adopted the coming and
going of the thermometrical changes to the
wants of man and to have made the most of
geographical position. The winters dry and
silent; the sudden change from the temper
ature of February Q76) to the almost
doubled rate of March, (3l.4) and then again
this more than doubled by the degree of heat
in the all essential months of July and Au-
gust, (73.4 and 70l) and, added to this, the
regular increase in the quantity of humidity
as the year progresses.
We append the following table of the tenn
perature Of Minnesota as compared with
different other places during the year.
Here it will be insertedl
If any other proof is needed, let us look at
the practical result of all these causes as al
ready developed in the country.
Here might follow series of statements
from farmers showing the yield of various
produce per acre the cost of farming tie
best times of sowing and harvesting the
character of the spring and fall as adapted to
agriculture the absence of late and early
frosts and other information of similar
character.l
In conclusion we would say that in view of
the fact that the great bulk of the popua-
ton of the West is made up of those who
have fled from misfortune in the East, and
always OF men seeking fortune rather than
OF those who have achieved fortune, and IN
view also Of the vicissitudes of human life
and the imperative claim the woman and
children of the emigrant have on society for
protection and defence, the Legislature of
this State have passed an Exemption Act
containing the following features
Here will be stated the main features of
the Exemption Law.
Is not the publication of such an adver-
tisement worthy the experiment, particular
ly in view of the very trifling cost it would
occasion to the Government Two thous-
and dollars so expended, would, l think, sus-
tain asimilar advertisement during the spring
months, in principal paper in each State in
the Union and but a much smaller expense
would be required to disseminated it through
the principal emigrating nations of Europe. If
necessary, MIR. Rehfeld's proposition could
be as ociated with it, the pamphlets could 20
more into detail than the advertisement, and
could be referred to in the advertisement as
containing farther information, and be sent
to all persons requesting the same. In this
way they would reach those only who were
already curious on the subject and who
would take the trouble to peruse a long PAM
phlet, task every casual reader will not I'M
dertake.
The Legislature-I make these remarks
respectfully and suggestiyely-coulda appoint
a standing committee on emigration or
Commissioner OH Emigration who should
remain in Office until the appointment of their
or his successor by the next Legislature, and
have in the meantime the right to employ
such clerks as might be necessary for prop
per attention to the advertising, and for the
reception and answer Of such inquiries as
might be addressed to them.
The advertisements in addition TO their
dignified and truthful tone would 60 before
the world backed up by the authority of
sovereign State, in which the Ecastern world
would have confidence. She would appear as
welcoming the enigrant to her BOSOM as anx-
her.treasures and enumerating her advantages
not in the hyperbolic cant of quackery but
in the PLAIN and straightforward tone of q
great and noble community The emigrant
would feel that he was wanted and welcome
in her midst, and his mind, at the same time,
would be disabused of the innumerable SLAM
ders uttered against her by nameless letter.
writer's.
We cannot attach too much importance to
the fact that the newspapers of the country
are the great and most direct means of con-
veying information to the leople, and that
their distribution would not rest with this
State, as in the case of the proposed PAM
phlets, but is matter of self necessity. An
in two or three of the main
papers of the Union would reach millions of
readers, and that, too, at cost which would
be as nothing compared with tho expense of
publishing millions of pamphlets, and then
laying clerk-hire and postage for their dis
tributlon.
sincerely hope that the action on Friday
,st, on the Emigration Act in this House, is
not indicative of a disposition on the part of
The Legislature to take rp steps in reference
to this all important sub, ct. 1t is one that
should seriously engage their attention, as
| aramount to almost all others.