Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-05
Our st. Peter COrrespondence.


To the Editors of TIE Ninnesotian:
I have been waiting very patiently for: the
past week, for " something to turn up which
would be Of interest to the numerous readers
of the MINNEsoTIAN, but, nothing has trans
pred. We have had no murders, rob berries,
or fires, we have had no celebrations, i'll FACT
we have had nothing, and Were it not Tor the
little excitement raised by the correspondent
of the Statesman, "a. L.. b." within her
sanity limits, we should all die Of tnaui.
The St. Peter Free Press is making ar
ransements to start again. and will make its
appearance in foul or five weeas. The FLss
Press has always been staunch Republican
paper, and deserves, and should receive, the
uited support of the Republicans Of Nioollet
county. Mr.. Dodge is one of the bitserest
enemies the Democracy have in this section
of the country, and they imagined when his
paper suspended, last fall, that they haiti got
entirely rid of him, but, Phoenix like, he has
risen from his ashes, and intends "pitching in
to them with renewed force and vigor.
Nicollect county, as perhaps you are, not
aware, is Republican to the core. The Dem.
ocrats do not concede this fact, however, but
it is nevertheless true, for with good Republi.
can nominations we can "clean them cut "
every time.
The contested school section case between
W. B. Dodd, and parties with whom am
not ACCOUNTED, has been finally decided, and
Mr.. d. has been allowed topre -empt This is
valuable quarter section of land, adjoining
town, and was located by Mr.. Dodd, before
the survey. 1t is valued at from $4,000 to
100000.
The lecture last week, before the Literary
and Historical Society of St. Peter, was de.
livered by young typo of this place-subject,
The Art Preservativc of all Arts" 1t was
listened to, by a large and appreciative audi
cnce. and the first attempt of the speaker was
a very creditable thing.
1t has been prophesied by many Cwise
heads, no doubt that st. Peter, in few short
years, would be the largest city in Mime sofa
but upon what these prophecies are found
Cd L cannot conjecture. She cannot claim to
DC the commercial center of our State for
SAINT faul Is acknowledged by all as such
neither can she ever become manufacturing
city, for she has no water-power to aid her
What, then, does she depend upon for her
| growth? 1t is true, she is the finest town in
the Minnesota Valley, and by proper MANAGE
! ment can be made to become the fourth CITY
in the State. The most of her population is
composed Of an intellectual, industrious, and
go-ahead class, and were they all such, she
could but thrive. But we have few who
are styled by some as "pu6iic 6saetactors."
They come here with considerable money,
erect buildings, charge just three times the
amount they are worth for the rent. Such
men, instead of being "pubhc benefactors, :
are a curse to any town, and do more injury
with their capital, than good. If Saint Peter
could but rid herself of these spectators, she
would, beyond all doubt, become a prosn y,
GUS and fiourishing agricultural town. < ..'a
The inhabitants d st. Peter take consider.