Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-19
Letter from St. Peter...Want OF Money
-Dank OF NicOllett County--.Piks's
Peak-The Timess Oourse Condemned.
ST. PETER, Feb. II, 1859.

Psak-The Times, Oourss Condemned.
' ST. PETER, Feb. II, 1859.
To tho Edisors oftas Mnnssosian:
St Peter, at present, is suffering extremely
for want of money. The financial embarrass-
ment of 81 greatly impeded her growth and
prosperity, and her finances are in worse
condition, at the present time, than was ever
known before, even by the ''oldest inhabitant"
and in my opinion, I" the end is not yet" Go
where you will, the never ceasing cry is,
hard times" Our merchants are doing but
very little business, and what goods they sell,
must 60 on time, or they find no customers.
As matter of course, all kinds of goods are
marked at enormously high figures, greatly
to the detriment of the town; for it drives a
large proportion of customers away, who
would otherwise buy could they obtain goods
at reasonable rates. st. Peter might, were
her merchants liberal, command large trade
from the surrounding country, but as long as
they pursue the policy they have heretofore
pursued, just SO long will they drive custom
away, and damage the town. h.@- ..
The Bank of Nicollet, located at st. Peter,
bids fair to be great institution. As am
informed, no bills are to circulate here, but
they are to be taken East and put into circu.
lation there. I understand that the securities
have been approved, Estate University Bonds)
and that the. Auditor has signed bills to the
amount of $4,000. If so, and we are really
to have bank, it is about time for it to make
its appearance, as we are sadly in need of some
kind Of currency. four correspondent GER
tainly means a "good kind" of currency
any other is worse than none. The Nicollet
issuing are not good.]
There will be quite an emigration from this
vicinity, in the Spring, to Pixies Peak, in
search of gold, which-if rumor proves true
can be had in large quantities, with very
little labor. My advice to all who contemplate
such an undertaking is, to stay at home, for
it is only trap set to gull the green ones. I
would just as soon think of going to Cannon
River, in search of gold, as to Pixies Peak /;
and in my opinion, you would be much more
likely to find it, and in larger quantities, at the
former, than at the latter place. I, for one,
am determined not to be humbugged by the
Icing stories of paid newspaper writer's.
The people of St. Peter have been watch
ing, with great deal of interest, the warfare
between the St. Paul papers, especially that Of
the MNNEsor1AN and Times, upon the Rail-
road and other questions. The bitter, per-
sonal and malignant attacks of the Times upon
some of our most most worthy men-Judge
Cooper and Gov. Ramsey, more particularly
meets with condemnation and censure from
every Republican with whom have convers-
ed and that paper will soon learn that the
course it has pursued and still continues to
pursue, will not add to its popularity in the
least, but damn it in the eyes of every true
Republican. The Democrats, from some rea-
son or other, seem to like the Times, more espe-
cially since it came under the control Of "the
oldest editor in the State" which, they say,
has very considerably imeprooed it. Had it
not much better 60 over to the enemy-if in
deed they would receive it into the Democratic
fold-than to be fighting under false colors for
that parties good? 1t has always been a
stumbling block to the success of the Repub-
ican party, and always will be. The sooner
we get rid of it, the better for US. F..
For the past week or two the weather has
been extremely:cold. We have had, however,
taking all things into consideration, very
pleasant winter. ......
Yours, &C., ANXIOUS.