St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-04-19
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DEAR WILL Teday ttill Ands me the
little, old woman under the hill; but it is
mot tho Red Wing hill, it is up by the
pines, whcrethe water still; just the
place where Surveyor Of Logs" had
ought tosbe located, in .}he city 81 pin.
lumber. lam at the s.. Croix House,
and the folks.sppsar =. brisk and eheered
as robins in spring. = -~I3~ =
| 2Abeatdideome along Wednesday night
EEana I came on, up to.st. Paul, and aoreea
kby stage. Got here It noon yesterday:
There was no certainty that should be
here aud my appointment was not fixed, as
tthsrs was festival that evening for the
benefit Of the Presbyterian church: So 1
lecture this evening; but more Of this
again. s., . ) ,:5,s4 .s...} - 49,, y 49,.
l. It is evident there il not to be much
emigration to Minnesota; this season, and l
find that the general tendency Of lower lips
is downward, The, Legislature, did not
Ebu2d a Railroad last winter, when they
might just a. we'll as not have laid doub
le track Of good Trails up to the moon,
across to the planet Jupiter aud down
through the center Of Minnesota, vita a
branch to every mans barn yard aud a
locomotive mandatory in at least sixteen
towns Of every county. Seeing that our
Legislators have neglected an obvious da,
ty, what is to be done? Eastern capital
will not come. in !,speculators will not come
and buy up the balance Of CIR land and
keep up the old business Of growing wolves
and prairie hens to feed them and what is
left to the people Of minnesota but starva.
ton and ruin and despair! Boo, WOO,
WOO! Let us all, Ny Brethe,ing, go too,
get up simultaneous and tremendous food
OF tears; aud see if We eanaot raise the
rivers-or-or-or do something make
ourselves ridiculous at least! This would
be sone comfort ..'@ Il =
The people Of this State are now in the
condition ola convalescent, recovering from
= wasting fever and delirium, sitting drea-
rily watching his thin hands, and almost
despainng Of ever again walking abroad
To look at the relics Of that deIirirm, one
need not won ler To sec the towns where
there should, have been grain f Ids, the
public buildings with their cupolas and
Mortgages, where only hay stacks should
have been erected, one feels a. in the case
Of some *convalesccnts, that only a~streng
constitution could have survived it. On
the way from Preston, County Seat Of Fill
more Co. to Caledonia, County Scat Of
Houston Co., we passed the ruins Of .
Steam Sav-ns u, out on tho open prairie.
miles from, G tree or stream Of water, a
little further on are the walls Of stone
church, never rooted, another Steam Saw
mill on prairie, built apparently for the
purpose Of saving prairie grass, houses
with the outside all planned and painted,
with fancy cornices and ornamental win
dows, and never fence, no we'll, no
garden, No fruit trees growing-pot even a
wild grape vine at the door, or native
bush transplanted to yield the berries
with which the people Of this state could
10 easily supply themselves with fruit and
save thousands Of dollars sent away for
dried and canned fruit. ~... .....
In some localities the people are farming
with will; and in these places there il a
plentiful lack Of siyhs and groans, scar
city OF teass; aud good supply Of eheeeful
faces. Wonder when the peaple Of Minr
will find out that her wealth i, in her soil;
and that those who arc not directly or in
directly engaged in digging it out are lit
tie bettss=th.nhafsr.7 With such q soil
and climate as ours, it is disgraceful to
hear men whine. Iske OH your coats
gentlemen, roll up your sleeves and 60 to
work with good hearts and cheerful faces
In ten years this Is to be one Of the richest
states i" the Union, according to her pop
ulation. If there should never one NO. .
emigrant come into it, or one dollar Of
money except what is paid ont produce,
there are plenty Of. people and capital to
give her most commanding position. "A
mon who cannot make himself independ-
ent and command respect here, might
about as we'll give up tho business. low,
make fence, plant, hoo, pst 81 & COW
and ASLEEP, make your :butesr' apd raise