The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-31
PETIT JURORS.

correspondence with friend near St, Louis.
who has made overtures for a partnership
provided the Minnesota gentleman will re-
move to Missouri. In his last letter he
speaks of the superior advantages of Mis-
souri,, and of the "paupers and shin.plasters"
of Minnesota, calling forth the following re-
ply in vindication of Minnesota, which we
commend to all croakers:
/ received your two letters of recent date,
and in reply will first correct one or two
errors. I'd. When Joseph was
sold into Egypt, he was a "pauper."
When the famine and the failure of crops
drove his brethren into Egypt for corn, the
boot was on the other leg. The crops of
Minnesota this year will pay all our debts,
feed and clothe US, and our granaries are
OVERLOOKING with 100000 bushels for ex-
port.
Rumor says " there is famine in the land
of our brethren" Kansas burnt up, Texas
burnt up, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and all
the Southern States suffering from partial
failure of crops. The prospect looks favor
able for turning the tables on those who
"sold" US with their three and five per cts.,
and for our becoming dispensers of bread to
those who taunt us with paupersm."
Moreover, constant stream of settlers
farmers-has poured in on US since March
say 10000 at least-bringing horses, cat
tie, sheep, farming utensils, and some cash.
Allow twenty five dollars to each, and we
have $225,0O0 in cash put in circulation
with not 'shin-plaster among them. Our
farmers asked and received gold and good
money for wheat last fall and spring, and,
know ye, that St. Louis merchants and Chi
cago merchants were here competing for the
privilege of laying their gold, not shin.
plasters, at the feet of Joseph.
My dear sir, the crisis of '58 is the most
favorable event that ever happened to Min
nesOta. 1t has made US nation of produ
GERS instead of consumers.
1t has shown us that the only true bank
ing system for young State is agriculture,
and the only safe basis of prosperity-the
sweat of the brow.
The result is the golden harvests of 1860,
which will give an impetus to Minnesota
immigration this fall and next year which
no other State will enjoy. No drouth has
ever visited us. And even last years crops
showed that we are already the best wheat
growing State in the Union, our wheat
averaging over twenty bushels to the acre,
while the best of the older States only aver
age 10, H. and Is bushels. And this aver
age in our case, with poor tilage, poor
tools, and little experience.
These errors being corrected will say
next that no inducement can ever prevail
on me, as matters now stand, to leave this
delightful, healthful, beautiful and prosper
GUS country. use the latter word, for she
is to day blessed with surer, healthier and
sounder prosperity than everyone based on
her produce, her labor, and her splendid
natural advantages, and not OF town sites,
and foreign capital borrowed at three per
cent. l came here determined to stay ten
years at least--hit or miss--as l was salts.
fed "a rolling stone gathered no moss" and
a man must establish character, friend
ships, name, and "learn the ropes" any
where before he can fill the full and proper
destiny designed for him by his Maker, and
having selected this point as the St. Louis
of the northwest, seven years ago, and lived
here five years, and this climate as the
surest for health and long life, have at
no time since seen any reason for changing
my opinion. And having long noticed that
the fortunes oftenest and easiest made in
this country, have been made on real estate
in large cities, by men like Longworth and
others, who had the sagacity to see the fu-
ture of metropolitan embryo cities, came
here to put my own head and hands to the
natural advantages, the rise, the growth, the
enterprise of this young city, that one might
help the other, and all might work together
to bring that boon so much coveted bv all
of us weak mortals-a competency, a for
tune.
I am no less sanguine 1 shall have it to-
day than have been at any time since 1
came here. And what is not true of every
climate, I can have the health to enioy it,
and need not necessarily break down in get
ting it.