The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-01
Nova Scotian Blue Noses sketched by
One Of ,em.

We have the high authority Of THEopH1-
LUIS DIGIT, A. NJ, Principal of the Saw
yersville Academy, for stating the interest
ing fact that Mr.. WHEELoCK, of the Press,
is native of Nova Scotia. In the course
Of most appreciative criticism on the
statistical work by the latter gentleman,
entitled Minnesota; Its Place among
the States" which was published at the
time in the PIONEER, Mr.. DIsIT incident
ally alludes to the fact that he taught Mr.
WHEELooK's "young ideas how to shoot
in the land of the Blue Noses. The fact
is stated, not merely, in the critique refer
red to, but it is stated with the greatest
satisfaction, and with an euphony of rhet-
ORIG rarely excelled even by the author
who is reviewed. Mr.. DIGIT observes:
Protuberant among the multitudinous emo
tons and sensations evolved upon me by this
book, is the latitudinOus retrospection that I
had the benefcent fortune to initiate the educa-
tional incipieney of its author. In my hebdom-
adal avocations, while 1 instructed progressive
juvenility in Her Majesty's Province Of Nova
Scotia, / prepended the intuitively acquired
intellectually of the author of this most won
derful literatural and scientifcal conglomera-
ton of the present age.
Born, thus, and educated, in "Her
Majesty's Province of Nova Scotia" it
must be admitted that Mr. WHEELooK
possesses peculiar facilities for truthfully
sketching the characteristics of his coun-
trymen. This he has done in leading
editorial of the Press, of the 9th The
article is suggested by the reception
which was given by the Nova Scotians to
the Chesapeake pirs ties. After describing
such reception, Mr.. WHEELooK asks:
What matters it to the Blue Noses that they
are thieves, Williams pirates and murderers
These are cards of recommendation, and the
greater the crime the greater the sympathy
aroused in the manly bOsoms of Nova Scotias
noble sons. We are, therefore, not at all sur
prised to learn that the pirates who captured
the Chesapeake with hands reeking with
BLOOD should be 6 hail fellows, well met" in
Halifax.
We have never visited Nova Scotia,
and have not, therefore, the best means
ofjudging of the truth of this portraiture,
which can be had only from personal in
tercourse among people. Judging, how
ever, from the single representative of the
Blue Noses in our midst, in the person of
Mr.. WHEELocK, we do not feel warranted
in considering the likeness overdrawn.
Mr.. WHEELoCK further states that the
Nova Scotians have shown that they are
bitterly opposed to such measures as the arrest
of pirates and murderers; not to be would
argue themselves respectable; which would
be ridiculous charge to bring against Blue
Nose
We are inclined to believe that this is
so; and we are sure that no man in this
community ever made himself ridiculous"
by preferring such "charge" against the
Blue Nose of the Press.
Ihere is no danger of Blue Nose perform
Ing manly, bold and daring act (be it legal or
lnegal) but for downright sneaks, rescuers,
snelterers and protectors of murderers, for ev-
eryIning that Is snall-souled and contemplate,
commend us to Nova SCoTIAN BLUE NOSES
We have rarely met sentiments in the
Press with which we could find so little
fault. There is point and distinctness in
the sketching of the Nova Scotian charac-
ter which shows complete familiarity with
the subject; and some of the touches are
SO evidently exact and truthful, that it
would seem the writer must have sat be-
fore mirror as he limned these features of
the Blue Nose.
party of piratical, wanton murderers land
at Halifax, and because, forsooth, they claim
to be rebel minions of jeff Davis, they hnme-
diately become immaculate heroes in the petty
minds of the Blue Noses, and accordingly the
prominent men of the city (if there be such a
thing as prominence among common herd of