St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-01-06

own interests, laughs at the idea of !. a.
c''!c ltailroad North Of the Latitude CT St.
Louis. They couple our position with
barren wastes and trackless SHOWS and
with winters which scarcely admit Of sum
nicr sunshine or summer flowers. But
experience is fast exploding such theories.
The emlgrant may go North, as he goes
West, without change Of climate. The
SHOWS OF Minnesota average less in depth
than in Eastern States, whose Latitude is
Z Or degrees further South. The new
gold discoveries in British Columbia roin5
to Puget Sound as the future western ter
minus Of the Pacific Hallway. Ships are
now fitted out at Vancouvcrs Island, laden
with freight direct for the indies. San
Francisco is fast losing its exclusive com
1nercial monopoly upon the Pacific and is
dividing its spoilse'with Victoria. Bri ISL
capital and British enterprise is becoming
enlisted in the great undertaking which is
Il guaranty Of its success. shall not
Minnesota also engage in the work O.
building a Pacific Railway? 1t is direct
ly upon the line and the finger Of destiny
seems to point to the Road which is now
approaching us from st. Paul, as destined
in the future to be part Of that stuoen-
dous work Not ~ cstward" but North
westward "thc course Of empire takes its
way"
lie gave as.;. sentiment:
New Years Eve-The shadowy link, in the
I hn OH ,,fvn WI; nv, ~.
to the coming tuture-May it link our pabt
! trials to Il future of golden destinies.
4 lady from Little Falls offered:
Minnesota-May she ever be faithful: 70 the
Union.
Whercupon we took the liberty q add
ing,
So long as the Union is faithful to the right.
A gentleman who was too modest to get
up before SO many ladies, got Mr. I:lTcli-
JILL, who was still laboring rqdcr Difficult
ty on account OF the oysters and ice cream;
nd the trouble Of belonging to that Class
o Hollanders who do not see we'll after
four o'clock, to read:
O,c Fellow Townsman, STEPHEN MILLER
Esq -CoiAmen(s himself TO our high esteem,
for his public spirit, and interchangeable zeal il:
whatsoever tends to promote the int re t, pres
E'crity and welfare Of our town and nci,:ihor-
! b ood both at home and abroad.
, Here 3a;:r. MILLER was expected! to ca7
something handsome; but had his attcn-
tian 80 pre-occupied by the ladies, that
he could not "say beans; 'and twelve
! O clock being announced, some wag, who
dared not stand god father to the sc!lti-
! Il, ont. offered:
The LADIES.
When did ever morning break,
; And find such beaming eyes awake.
AS those that sparkle here. -
N. I. CLARK, our Clerk of Court,
elect, when called upon, was discovered
i'll a state Of modesty which forbade u
speech, but he gave:
May the ensuing year be as victorious, as
the ending of the old year is glorious.
Mr.. Coon gave:
| The coming ycar-,Iay it be glorious ant
happy year for us all.
? CHARLES TAYLOR Esq, being repeat
eddy called, gave the most beautiful SEMI
ment Of the evening. We feared spelling
it, and, SO, did not take it down, as we
did the others, hoping to get it from him
IN writing; but he objects to appearing in
print; and as he is one of our most esti-
mable citizens and near neighbor, we
have reluctantly consented to leave him
out of cur report. Our readers will there
fore understand that Mr. TAYLOR is left
out by his own request. Ills sentiment
amounted to wish, that the lives of the
citizens Of Minnesota might flow on ii,
harmony as do her streams on their way
to the ocean; but it gained peculiar beauty
from the manner Of expression.
Judge SMITH was repeatedly called for,
but could not he induced to utter word
1t was understood that he was suffering
from disappointment, at having been
badly Tilted at a late wedding party; and
he was excused
AS he owns the grist mill here the Mil
Ter of St. Cloud was toasted until he was
done quite brown; and S. MILLER Esqr.
responded for him. This gentlemen has a
habit of making people laugh when he
talks, which is rather undi gni6ed in one
whose beard is turning gray. fit were
not for this peculiarly, his remarks would
be worth reporting, when he is not talk
ing about "Our Flag" for he talks well;
but VIC never say anything about it, for
! fear OF making him vain,