Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-07-09
Stage Lines Complete to Red River ana
Lake Superior---A New Era for saint

Stage Lines Complete 10 AeO EAlSor eAA~
Lake SuperiOr-.-A New Era Tor SAINT
Paul.
On Wednesday, the 9th of July, st. Paul
entered upon New Era. She has had vari-
Gus stages of progression and Development
The proclamation of the organization OF the
Territory, and the establishment of the seat
of government here, was her commencement.
That event spread before her political ca
reer. and to a certain extent foreshadowed
what her material progress might be. 1t led
her people to hope and strangers to believe
that. with her situation at the head Of naviga-
ton on the greatest river of the continent, ana
with country beyond her capable OF sus-
tanning millions, the concentration OF mind
and capital incident to her being the political
and business centre of the Territory, would
secure her the highest destiny of supremacy
over all rivals. These anticipations were re-
allied. The progress she made under these
circumstances, was wonderful Scarcely Cal
ifornia could parallel her rapidity Of advance
ment. The permanent location and erection
of the capitol buildings at st. Paul was the
next step of progress which made for US as
surance doubly sure. 1t was another step
ping stone towards our destiny. Then follow
ed the great circumstance of st. Paurs pro-
eress. This was when ALEXANDER RAMSEY
bent all the energies of his administration OF
the Territorial government, to secure us oe-
yond-to acquire the 4O,00O,OOO of acres,
which he at length succeeded in acquiring from
the Indians and their traders,-4O,O ,OOO,O ,OOo OF
acres embracing what is now chief portion
of Minnesota, as to population, wealth, and
AGRICULTURAL beauty and consequence.
Then it was that St. Paul entered upon an
other and her greatest Era Of progress. On
the opening up of this New Purchase, she at
once became the Central Point which every
capitalist and emigrant first sought; thence
to radiate over the new Canaan west anG
northwest of ST. Paul and the Mississippi
In this era Roads were opened in every direc
ton. The steamers on the Mississippi like
wise grew from boats of moderate size ant
limited pretension, into floating palaces. In
shores of the Minnesota and the upper Mis-
sissippi above the Falls, also were made to re
echo to the whistle and roar of the fire canoe
Everywhere, the rock of the wilderness wa
struck as if by the hand of another Moses, ant
the waters of prosperity gushed forth upol
St. Paul and other towns, Strengthening an
reviving the whole land.
But the financial crisis came and in meas
ure dried up these fountains. The $4,000,
600 Loan came with its incidentals of corrup
Railroad officials and worthless corrency, t
deter immigration and afflict the People broad
cast as the people of Egypt were afflicted b.
the lice from Pharoah's sins.
Yet, amidst all this season Of gloom, s.
Paul seems not to stop in her career. Ar
other era has been-is now-dawning upo
her-another Era of Prosperity, which, as W
said when we opened this article, qoas accom-
plished on Wednesday, the 9th of July, 1876!
by the spectacle presented of the first pa
sengers by the first steamboat and stages eve
run from the Red River of the North-frol
far off Selkirk Settlement, within 30 miles
the Great Lake Winnepeg, towards Hudson
Bay-arriving in our streets, sinaultaneousI
with the first passengers from Lake Superio
by the first stages ever run connecting tbs
great Inland Sea with our great River, here 4
the destined great metropolis Of Central Mort
America-some of them for the South an
East, and others to supply themselves fror
our warehouses with the goods, machinery
and various appurtenances of civilization N
cessary in growing country of vast exten
for which it is the eveident destiny of S
Paul to be the entrepot and depot toexchane
its products and supply its needs.
This is the Era St. Paul has now fairly e,
tered upon. Not an Era Of ofSpeculation. N
an Era of Corner Lots. Not an Era of Fancf
Theories of the Future But an Era in whit
roads, grand lines of INSTRUMENTATION
Stages and Steamboats, with heretofore u
known and inaccessible regions, are the fe
tures-an Era of substantially of progre
which nothing can stop; though unwise legi
lation, doubtful experiments in finance, ra
cality in conduct of public affairs, may reta'
but cannot permanently or seriously arrest.
st. Paul this day is Point of Centraliz
ton, the radius Of whose lines of intercor
munication sweep over thousand mil,
North and North Westward, and are con
plete as well with the regions towards IL
North Star, as towards the home of IL
South wind, and the lands of the rising sun
But in the midst Of our gratulations on thes