The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-02

and INSTRUCTED with rocks, is with difficulty
saved from upsetting by the broad shout
ders and strong arms of the party in charge.
Above, on the highest point of rock, some
of the younger of the western-bound pill
grims are planting the Stars and Stripes.
Below, and nearer to the spectator, from
tier farmer and his family are grouped on
a broad fiat rock. The suffering mother,
with her infant in her arms, has been car
ried thither by her husband to view the
glories Of the promised land which stretches
before them. Their boy-a type of
Young America with characteristic
outfit consisting of his fathers rifle, a news
paper, a string and a jack-knife, stands by,
musing upon the future. His little sister
cheers with expressions of childish surprise
and delight her care-worn mother, who sits
| with her folded hands, thankful for dan
gers that are past, and longing for the rest
| and quiet that are to come in their new
home. In the ravine below axemen are
clearing the road of fallen timber. Above
them, seated upon his horse, which he rests
the while, and pointing the way that lies
before them, is the guide-an old trapper
clad in robes of buckskin. Next to him is
young adventurer, who, as his horse
strains up the last slope of the rock, rises
in the stirrup to catch the first glimpse OF
the pleasant land beyond. He is followed
by another of the same class, who is cheer
ing on the rest of the party. Each has his
necessary outfit strapped to his horse
lariat, meal-bag, frying-pan, coffee-pot. ex-
ira blankets and shoes.
Above these figures youthful vagrant,
with fiddle slung across his back, is as
slsting his equally youthful partner in life
up to the rock, that she may peep at what
lies beyond. They are careless and hap
| Ply, in spite of their scanty equipments
Below these, mounted on a mule which
is led by negro boy, is a mother who
kisses, with tears of joy in her eyes, the
babe on her bosom. She thinks of the
meeting with him who has gone before
them. Next to her Il rough but good
hearted hunter Of the border is helping a
lad over the rocky path, who has been
wounded-perhaps in some skirmish with
hostile Indians. Immediately in the rear
is a wagon drawn by team of oxen, in
which sits young mother, straining her
eyes to look at the level land which glim-
mers in the distance. and seemingly in
doubt whether there be not other troubles
ahead The child in her lap, careless OF
all that is going on about her, is ''turning
to mirth all things of earth, as only child
hood cam
In the ornamental border, which is in
tended to serve merely the purpose of a
frame or margin to separate the picture
from another, the artist has interviewer
the motto, westward the course of empire
takes its way" with figures human and
ANIMAL playful introduction, as it were,
to the history Of emigration.
In the centre of the upper margin the
eagle shields with his broad wings Union
and Liberty, while before them fees the
stealthy savage. On the left is the axeman,
preceded by the hunter, whose dog has
attacked a catamount. An Indian creep
ing away discharges an arrow at the hun
ter. On the right is the agriculturist
wedding corn, proceeded by the mission
airy. Next a prairie owl and rattesnake
claiming the hospitality of praire-dog
Before them the Indian skulls away, shell
I tering himself with his robe.
The right side margin, beginning from
below, shows a child watching the flight
of herrons-Moses leading the Israelites
through the desert-the raven with loaf
in his bill-the Hebrew spies bringing
fruits from Eschol-a child bearing above
treasures of precious stones, gold, etc.
Hercules dividing the pillars of Gibraltar
to open the path to the Atlantic (pl"s
Wt'".) In the centre Of this margin is the
portrait of Daniel Boone
In the left side margin is child pad
ding in a tortoise shell, grlls and flying
fish, Arion on the Dolphin, the dove with
olive branch, sailor boy, argosy of the
golden fleece, child with fruits, the wise
men of the East following the star 10 the
West. In the middle of this margin is the
portrait Of Captain Clark.
The lower margin contains Il view of the
| Golden Gate, the entrance to the harbor
of San Francisco.
In painting his picture Mr.. Leutze has
employed, for the first time in this country,
the new stereochromatic process, which
has superseded the tresco painting of the
middle ages.