The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-06

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ter in winter on large portion of it is ha
bi,ually below zero. Al Moscow. the west
ern terminus OF the route. the average Of the
Thermometer is 8 deg, and u, Tobolsk /.
Ia degrees above zero. while at Temsk il
is three degrees. aud nj lrkou,sk one degree
below gro. The average temperatures
for January. 1887. for tho three latter
PLACES, were respectively three, five aud
six degrees below xefo. MIR. Colirs him..
self travelled over the entire route in
winter aud carly spring, making such
rates Of speed, us from Verchneoiinsk to
,he,ah, 300 miles, IN forty i've hours. aud
from lskon'sk to kiach,a, 3G7 miles, in
forty eight hours. But he mentions another
lac, more significant still. On this distance
Of 3426 miles, between the parallels Of 81
deg and SO deg. the thermometer on large
portion Of it through the winter being be-
low zero, he found 500 cities, towns and
villages showing conclu>ivcly TINT the ex-
treme cold presented no itlicul,y in the way
ol occupation Of the country.
In the face Of such u statement. will Con.
gress hesitate to establish across tho Amer.
lean contnen, postal communication in
the temperate climate Of the A7th parallel
Of la'itude--a parallel, which. il extended
across the Atlantic, traverscs southern
France. northern Italy and tho Crimea
and which ii extended across the Pat iiic, is
central 10 the japanese Empire, ind the
magnificent valley Of the Amor Such "a
girdle OF the globe is South, not North. OF
the heart ot thrlstendom aud Civilization.
| The Mcmorinlsls close with the expires
sion OF the confidence, that there will hc no
denial or delay 10y Congress IN making pro
vision tor srnl-weokiy overland mai ser
vice from the north vcs,rrn States to the
valley 81 the Columbia and the shores Of
Puget Sound,
RESOLUTIONS.
| Pesoirsd, That The distribution Of population
aud the development oi Commerce in the zonr
bounded ON the North by tha International line
OF ~ deg. and on the South by the aii parallel
| 81 lat, embracing ~ wei the valleys 81 the
! Gf-at Lakes, the upper Mttls- pii aud this
! 'rausmuntauu slopes u Washington ard pic.
gon reaching t. the Pacific Ocean aud Puget
| SuUnd. creates ntcrsaty for immediate sc.
ton by ,be national Government to opgn pos
| tal communication, ~ least s.m weekly,
/ through this immense region; the neeessliy
| being the more immediate and pr, ssing inns.
| much as Britsb enterprise, through tho sid II
| It's government, Ia about 10 establish nor horn
| communication with the Pacific, aui mako uni
| people dependent upon them for the mat ia
ciltos they are entitled TO NJ the hands 81 thri,
| government. government which has already
| manifested ia iibctahty towards such eniet.
| piises By the annual sxpeDI ture Il million
| aud half OF dollars Tor the extension of postal
facilities between the Mississippi and the Pact
he South oi the Aolh deg, of Nonii latitude
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many 81 us Ing resident Ia tins region Of coan
| try. and entirely familiar with II. hereby beer
| our testimony Ia the iari that Northern stag"
| route to Puget Sound. conveying passengers
ani the United States mail. IN cminpntii p,ao
ticablc, aud would not he interrupted by win
t't's coj ~ depth Of snow. Dor b. any dncul
| y incident To climate OF Latitude.
| hesoip,d, That W. hereby tender the thanks
| Of the people Of M,0usao,a 10 Senator Rec
| enj the lon. l., II. Wsshbofne, a. Illinois, iur
| their pi0mptitade In cali ing the attention Of
Congress 10 this important enterprise, and We
ask TIE friends u Minnesota, Of tho Northwest
| aud especially our II, natofs and Representa-
| tiyes ~ Congress to aid u ~ the construction
| OF tbis great work, 81 essential u ihe growth
and commerce u The country between the lakes
| aud the Pacific.
| kSsottsd, That ~ the best means Of carving
| out the purpose Of lbi, meeting, We respectfully
urge upon tho Board II Tfsdn TO take charge
OF tbs work aAj iavita the co operation Of
| other similar bodies TO secut. its early con
| summation.
| Essartd. That u committee Of seven De ap
| pointed by the Char TO take charge Of the en-
| terpfse. and solicit the s,iaD',on NJ Congress
and arouse the country generally 10 IT. impof
| lance.
| Es.oiesd, That the papers Il ihi. city and of
the state be requested To publi'b The proceed
! ,bRa. aud that copies be forwarded 10 each Of
| he M Al q
aud to the ffesiden, and the Postmaster Gen
| al.
! CoL RopyRTsos was loudly called fof
lie cloqaen'Iy denounced the Ind tirreucc
| which the public had manifested heretofore
| upon the subject before this meeting II
our claims had remained uurccagnizi 10
! the extent Of their importance by govern
men,, 1t was absufd 10 blame tho South ~
the la or amy other session for II, The
| fault wps with ourselves alone. The gods
| h,lp those who help th' mselvcs. II wac jlr
! 10 fold our hands and expect our magnificent
! future 10 be wrought out hy otbcf#~ W.
/ must d. II onrsclsrs--w mus. achieve
| greatness. Greatness wss thrust upon no
/ man. and 10 community. lie liked the un.
! sectional t1ne u Mr. JAyLoKs admirable
/ memorial. " hiie we 'ecopuiz' The demands
/ 0t the joutbtfn and middle font,s, W. de8lre
/ only to be placed upon an 'qull3ty with
| them. III: voice u The Northwest would
! he respected ~ Cungress. We mlst mske IL
respected by making ~ respectable. We
| must demand lb,s mai route Of our telfe
! sen'a,iyes ~ Congress aud "pflek The AIDES
| 81 their intcut" by TIA eafres tncaa 81 our
| exac,loss. We mus, tell them that they
/ must place II upon an opel iDJtiuH
/ With The other routes. 0r We viii adopt 'he
CLneae iashion. aDd dec lpIiate thfm ior
their failure. The people must make n
uui'ed iron, upon this ~ slion. They must
/ b-,"gc Compress -inenace II. as,sut IT,
cary il ~ storm They mast drive up
| tbeif eotfcncbncn's 10 the heart ot the cap
itol Tbs speaker eioqaepty ed'eried 10 the
delendencc 81 the frontier stilemenis upon
the pos'ol'ioe system OF the United Siates.
The American peoplc justly regard the
church, the school house and the printing
/ pros % the ESSENTIAL pillars u the STATE,