The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-10-05
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT.
man who expected to reap harvest from

the crowd.
THE ANNUAL ADDRESS.
At about two o'clock the vast assemblage
was drawn around the stand in the centre
of the grounds, by the music of the Great
Western Band.
Hon. John w. North, in very happy
and appropriate manner, introduced Hon
II. H. Sibiey, as the first Governor of the
State of Minnesota.
Gov. Sibley responded in few interest
ing remarks in relation to the charges that
had occurred in the vicinity in the twenty
five years since he had resided at Mendoza,
on the opposite side of the Minnesota river,
at its junction with the Mississippi, and
what be had seen from his doorstep. His
remarks were loudly applauded, and upon
their conclusion, he introduced Gov. Ram
sey, the present Governor OF the State.
Gov. Ramsey said:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN Allow me to
congratulate you upon the suspicious day
that witnesses this occasion. l am sure that
my friend Gov. Sibley, looking out upon
this immense mass of select gentlemen and
beautiful ladies must feel proud that he has
been Governor of Minnesota. certainly do,
gentlemen, that am Governor of Mime
sofa. In the healthy and populous States
Of the East, they may think it mighty
small thing to be the Governor of poor,
young, frontier State, but when 1 look at
you, ladies and gentlemen, feel proud, and
would not change positions with the might
lest monarch on the earth.
Ten years ago an approximation to this
crowd assembled here--Sioux and Chippe-
was--fve hundred of them-assembled un-
der the walls Of this Fort, to form fixed
and indissoluble treaty of peace-they made
it with great solemnity-they broke it the
next day.
| Who of you does not recognize the truth
of the hymn
"God works in mysterious way,
His wonders to perform"
Three years ago, when the financial ST.
rocco swept over this country, many
thought it was the day of our death but
as, in all nature, we have arisen from that
death beautiful and bright. Before that
crisis, Minnesota had nearly 100000 bush
els of wheat for export, Now, she has
100000 bushels of wheat to relieve the
furnishing people of other lands.
Minnesota is not only good agricultu
raj country, but its people are eminently g
religious people. God enjoins it upon us
to turn our swords into ploughshares and
our spears into pruning hooks but we dc
more than this, we take possession of the
best fortress in the United States, and make
it subservient to the cause of agriculture
The remarks of the Governor were loudly
applauded. :.
Rev. DR.. Van Ingen was then introduced
and he offered most appropriate and feel
ing invocation for the Divine blessing.
Then followed music by the Grea
Western Band.
Mr.. North rose to introduce Hon. Gas
sius M. Clay, and as Mr.. Clay presented
himself before the people, he stood for {
moment without speaking, while Mr.. Tuttle
daguerreotyped the whole vast assemblage
orator and stand, and engines, and every
thing else.
Mr.. Clay then commenced speaking. Hi
address was about two hours in length
What its matter was, we have no means o
knowing, not having bad the convenience
for either hearing or reporting it. Hi
voice is rather harsh, and although his ad
dress may have been excellent, it did no
receive much applause.
After the conclusion of the address, thu
crowd began to separate, and afterwards
there was an opportunity OF comfortably
observing the exhibitions in the halls of the
various departments.
TRIAL OF ENGINES
The engines entered for trial were tie frs
class machines, Cataract, and Minnesota
from St. Anthony, and the second class
Hope engine, of St. Paul.
The master of aquatic exercises" having
reported that the water in the well inside
the Fort was too low for the hose to reach
the trial was had on the fiat below the Fort
The first trial was placing the hose car
riages one hundred and fifty feet from the
engines, in front. The hosemen would ther
run down to the engine, drop the end of the
hose, which would be Immediately seized
and attached to the engine, the hose carria
ges all the time running at full speed back
to the place of starting, making distance
of three hundred feet. The test was to see
which company would do all this and gel
the water flowing first from the pipe. The
following is the result: Cataract, st. An
thony, m. 2 sec. Minnesota, st. Anthony
81 sec. Hope, st. Paul, Sc sec.
The Hope boys made the best time run.
ming, but one of the brakes being broken
they could not get on full force, and conse-
quently the water hung about ten seconds
after the hose carriage stOpped-whie in the
case of the Minnesota company the water
filled the hose as fast as it was unrolled.
The second test was on distance, after
passing through one hundred and fifty feel
of hose. 1t resulted as follows Hope, st
Paul, 155 feet; Minnesota, St. Anthony
1876 feet Cataract, st. Anthony, 200 feet
Probably other tests would have been
had if darkness had not prevented.
The number of entries up to four o'clock
in each department, was as follows
Glass A.-Cattle. 81
do B.-Horses, etc ................. 81
do C.-Sheep ...................... n
DO U.-SWlne. IL
| do E.-POultry.'... ...................
do Farm Products. .275
do G.-Horticultural .................. AZ
do H.-Implements and Machinery. -. LOG
do domestic Manufactures. ....... .lO2
do J.-MiscellaneOus .................. "
do K.-Natural History. ...............
do M.-Boy Equestrians. .............. 6
There ceipts at the gates shows that over
5000 people visited the exhibition yester-
day.
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