The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-13
From our Boston Correspondence
ROSToN Dec c6th I

BosroN, Dec. 18th, 1857.
Mr.. EDITOR .lt According to the good .old farmers
Almanac for the year 1857, winter is put down as CON-
meucingg just t%wenty-six days ago, but, in reality, to-da,,
is the first that begins to approach anything like winter.
December, thus far, instead of keeping up his reputation
for a surly, clustering old fellow, has been very mild
aud genial in his bearing, and SO different from his usuai
conduct that we really began to think he had mended
bis manners immensely. But to day he has fallen
from grace and resolved to have at least, one spree be-
fore he bids US farewell, has gone off on a regular blow
Out Of doors he seems to be having a jolly good time,
covering everything with snow, and sending the wind in
6tful gusts through the streets, over house-tops, down
MISUNDERSTANDING the windows, rafting the blinds and
m%eddling with everything that it comes across in Il most
rude and impertinent manner.
But we feel truly grateful to the old fellow for post
pouing his good time till after Christmas. Yesterday
was the day so anxiously looked for by the little folks
who waited patiently for a visit from their ever welcome
friend Santa Claus. And they did MT wait in vain, fer
sure enough the night before Christmas he was, on hand
as usual, bounding over the house tops, climbing down
the chimneys and leaving in the little stockings hanging
round the room, substantial evidence of his kindly visit
Christmas is also a welcome day for the older folks, who,
as the poet tells sare but children of a larger growth,
and in social family parties, indoor games and 6reside
Joys, seek to make it a loved and Lallowed day. No
doubt, the thoughts of many of your readers were with
us here in Massachusetts although their bodies were far
off in Minnesota. No doubt they were with us in spirit,
wishing us all a merry Christmas, and thinking of those
: good old days of yore' when among kindred aud friends
they celebrated this memorable day.
Although a little late, Mr.. Editor, allow me to wish
all your patrons a Merry Christmas and d happy New
Year I hope they have all tried to make you enjoy
these holidays, by doing the thing that most g'addens
the heart of the printer, viz paying for the paper. In
these hard times, he Of all others should be first remem-+
bered. >tOwe no man anything, but to love one another
| have deferred writing to you for a long time, in the
| Micawberish hope. that something would turn up
worthy your attention, but like Mr.. Micawher, | have
also been doomed to disappointment. New York and
New England banks, as you we'll know, haveall resumed
specie payments, with the exception of Ebode Island.
Things are gradually working back to their old level,
and next spring, let us hope, the wheels OF business will
once more be moving with increased velocity. ...
Within a fortnight our municipal election has taken
place, resulting in the choice OF Frederick w. Lincoln
as Mayor of Boston for the ensuing year. His opponent,
MIR. Hall, Cashier of the National Bank, Was the nominee
of the Citizens convention. AS Mr. II. has been a resi-
dent of our city only five years, much political capital
was made of the fact; his opponents giving as a pretcxt
for not supporting him, the excuse that be Was pot a
Boston boy, although, if the truth be known the real
cause was his heinga Republican. MIR. Aincoin's MA
joriiy was about three thousand. 7Dlai 3 bal .,e
Senator Charles Sumner, finding himself wholly un.
able to endure the excitement incident to Congressional
debates, has been obliged to return from Washington in
order to recruit his shattered health, and Try once more,
to recover his wonted strength 1t is thought by many
to be wholly predetermined whether he can ever entirely
recover from the effects of those brutal blows which he
received in the Senate Chamber. Physically he looks
we'll, but the least excitement acts Immediately upon his
brain, warning him to abstain from ever thing of TIA,
nature, .s..t. .#-,ot -. .,5 .f =
The Anti-Slayery Bazaar, which has got to be a regu.
lar Boston institution, is new open in winter street, at.
tracing crowds Of people to its en,icing and well filled
tables. The array Of beautiful and costly articles We're
never finer than this year. Not the least of the at,rac.
tions are the distinguished women who are psescat,
among which may be named Mrs. Eliza Lee FoIlen,
Lydia Maria Child, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Maria
W. Chapman. ro3 ~. Yours truly, EGBERT.
The 6libuster Walker was arrested by Commodore
Paulding after having made a landing GU the territory
of Nicaragua. He and the most of the men with him
at the time were sent home rs prisoners, but On arriving
at Washington the Secretary Of State, Gen. cas5, re-
fused to consider Walkers case. Great excitement has
been aroused at the South at the interference Of the
government with Walker, after he and his men were
beyond it's jurisdiction They seem now determined TO
have Nicaragua conquered large bodies Of men arc
collecting I'll various paints TO Be shipped oil fer this
purpose. President Buchanan seems equally deter
mined t, maintain his position against iilihusterng that
he took in mis- Message. .pai"Hif FL
1t is positively stated that Commodore Paalding Is to