St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-03-22
EDITORIAL CORES pom
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ClAklbACAT, MARCH lVlI, w.
DEAR W1LL-I should have said last
time that Mortified is in Rice county,
near the Northern line; from thence to
Faribault is principally over high, rolling
prairie, more thickly settled than Dakota
county. We passed through Cannon City,
II nice little villsge; and four miles North
of this place, reached another big Woods
and travelled the four miles through them
in the dark, mud and rain, past the camp
fires Of the sugar makers, and amid tall,
grand old trees, down rough hill, over
tho Straight Riycr-so named FROM being
the crookedest creek in Minnesota-over
= good bridge into this, the County Seat
Of Rice county. It lies at the junction of
the Straight with the Cannon River,
which runs East and empties into the
Mississippi above Red Wing. 1t is in a
rich agricultural district, is beautifully To-
Gated, has good building stone, inexhaust-
iblc supplies of wood, and the common
glorious Minnesota climate; but no pine
lumber. Eastwood is used instead, and
appears to answer very we'll. There is an
unlimited supply Of maple, white and
black walnut, and bass The place has
grown up in the last four years to have if
teen hundred inhabitants. There is a
handsome Congregational church, finished,
furnished, a good bell, most excellent
preacher, and no debts. There are two
good public halls, large Catholic church,
of stone, nearly completed, Baptist and
Methodist congregations, and a public
school house
Nj: Brock, the Episcopal Missionary
driven from Lcech Lake in 81 by the
Indians, is living here, has bought proper
ty, and built. Rev. Manney, Of the same
persuasion, is settled in handsome but
quaint parsonage, and they have flourish
lug school with six teachers and appropri-
ate school buildings. They have a Divin-
ity school here, a'so, and it is expected
that Bishop Whipple will make this his
residence. So that it is likely to be an
Episcopal center for the State, and draw
alarsc emigration Of that class Of Chris
tians. As Presbyterian, I should object
t. turning over the entire business of Ed
ucation in = new place to Hight Church,
Puscyite establishment, and as an American
would insist upon more attention to Pub
lie schools and less to sectarian establish
ments Of any kind. I have had the good
fortune to meet Mrs. Breck, and found her
singularly unpretcnding, pleasant lady,
with unbounded faith in the capability Of
the Indian for civilization. She thinks
them particularly open to the introduction
Of Civilization and Christianity, and lays
al their misdoings to the charge OF bad
whites. They have adopted several 1ndiai:
children into their family, and Mrs. Breck
was 30 kind as to send one of these chill
dreu to see me-a Chippawa girl Of eight
or nine years-a remarkably bright, pleas
ant child, with clear, olive complexion, a
broad. welcomed head, masses Of soft
black hair, and almond shaped eyes-a
really lovcable, beautiful child. In look
ing at her, / was anew reminded OF the
cool impudencc Of our poor white Leggisla-
tors who only last winter set up to make
It'll, more distinctions against the dark
skinned children Of The Common Father.
If Indians, under proper tanning, arc ca
pable of. becoming as this caiit-and OF
this have no doubt-our Government Is
rolling up fearful responsibility il" Pc
uniting them to be robbed and demoYalized
By the brutal whites who seek their ruin.
Mrs. Brock expresses herself epcrcetly
wiling to return to their Indian Mission,
and is a noble. earnest woman >sG ~-.sz
Mr.: Faribault, for whom the place Is
named, is,1a Half Breed-French and
Sioux. His wife is Sioux. He used te
be !. trader It this point, and is wealthy
Tho whole family talk French Oh and sio on
only !, aud ,bsreja beautiful residence or
tho wooded bluff, On the opposite side .
Straight River from the town. III
Brcck's residence is quite near, and 50 th,
Chippaxa membeu OF bis family ar
brought into intimate daily ius,,,eours
With quite number g thei i. asred't Z.