The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-14

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y 49, : 70 BE- :" our relation.
81 cssG 1890 arc chiefly the peonIe
Dor a4o1sts9 alharm hey could az Su ni1e
The yca1A hey having nrevaS nr,,s
our epnM((c6 and st1ed the rel,eItioy uPon
~ $3.50 - eteer nations have acted in GOOD
I1tes na lsea I feel my iu.o,,it, %
Depsrti ate I would rst nj s,.t - ~ M me
s' r. se !, ,3 es ctAer American that has
9 When he shall have written b;s ,... a,.,...,
1T may be said VIC 1a'' o'spascn
Inc glorious work Is crowned TO-DAY
IN which oblivion meier shall prev
Nor envy make her spoil"
need not speak to You. Mr.. pre.,a.,. ~.
- mo 8eniemen present. of Hon. n 81 .SeH.
Iord. our able representative at the Conf Of
or. DrussSis. hls name and deeds Are familiar to
The dispatchEs of Julius Csssr r .,c ue -.
Gallo war have been justly regarded e modeis
OF style and diction for the lAst ninefeen hnn'
dred years, and may safely predict fhst .hose
of Mr.. Secretary Seward upon aha iaf<sr SsSsI
war, will be preserved IN al written lanSssSes
and held up as modelA NOS Only OF StyI6 md
diction, but as containing the lablsst efuissir
tons extant Of international law. and ma a.
tsSIicsnt ve.sioo ~ ~. ~ 80 ~. N.
~ h;s o'sr;,,s Srrsr ~ ~. - 1no e@inatsons
Seva seSr.as - c,.. s1o ysass ~ xut eaverslty
has ever said the right word, to tne fifhS piaA
at the right time. He has extorted praise
from our enemies. and challenged the laduaiFS.
tha ,,.te en0 :, .,.s s wo nc nas IDeec 70
.T ;,.s ~ sc nour w ~ grcasoeS nea4,
,..,d AZ. VA Iu h " iock m weary
49, - ~. IStO ~ = US snay y may please
~ ~ ny. 1 - tne sasasein ana spare
Ana J irasynr c = ~ ~ ~ snese msny yea
Co., Nv as s.nucn - ne 1 nns cPOken wen i0f ue,
S; '1 No Sa..O., anu .os AmDesota, SNAIL ask
ILL., III. W ~ 9n.o me % Wa aaron unto Noses
Wn1o stAnoing DclOfe the fhar0ah OF Egypt.
WoIds ~ my moutn." ana II either Of Us
enaii become soc0 IN our remarks, trust that
II WIZ DePardoned on TINS occasion. Then, on
the Iotn OF september, 1861, while standing IN
me portlco OF our Oaplsol. pleading the cause
OF the nation before the largest and most re-
spectacle audience ever convened In this city,
ne gave utterance 70 the following truths, and
touched the patriots OF Minnesota with Re-
phael hands: 'sa-. 49, ! saslB g
Every step OF my progress sinceI reached
the Northern Mississippi has been attended by
an agreeable and great surprise. had early
read the works IN which the geographer had
described the scenes on which was entering,
and had studied scenes In the finest pr0duc-
ton OF art But still the grandeur, the lnxu-
rance, the geniality of this region were en-.
tirely unconceived. When saw these senti-
mel walls that lock down on the Mississippi
seen as beheld them IN their aptumnali YER
dnre' Just when the earliest tinges Of the fan
give variety to the luxuriance OF the forest,
thought how much Of taste ndIgenius had
been wasted In celebrating the highlands of
Scotland before civilized man had reached the
banks OF the Mississippi. And then that beau
ttful Lake Pepin scene ct sunset when the au-
t9mnal green OF the hills was lost In deep
blue hue that initiates that OF the heayenA The
genial yellow atmosphere rejected the rays Of
the setting sun, ana the skies above seemed
to come down to spread their Goorge0ns dsa-
perry over TINS scene. IL was piece OF mp
hoIstery sucn Is no hand put that OF nature
couio nave mado ana y was Dut me yeeuDuie
70 Inc caPitG q inc State % Mlnreeosa-a
State wMcn nave loveo, which ever SNAIL
love. ior more reasons tnan TIME would ALLOW
me 20 men!on: 80 - -
In1 my1eA now Ior inc nlSs ume. on
the high lands o. the centre Of the continent
OF N9r!n Amenca e9uSGlesenns HON yne Easefs
OF hudsons pay ana inc Gon OF Hexico-
rom the Atianuc ocean 20 the ocean IN wnicn
the sun sete-nere, on the spot wnere spring
up, aiMoss sloe ~ side, 30 !nat tnoy may KISS
eacn Otner, tne Two great rivereI!ne one OF
W. Mm .. porsng iss ass.angs Spncaoos, m9es
W, vlvacious csteer tniOugn SaecaQo ana Hvots
and rapid, lake after axe and river atter RIVER;
many aiter course OF twenty-five hundred
mnee, prlngs your commerce nan way 70 the
Ports OF EUROPE; ana the osner, which mean.
dcnng tnrougn woooIand ana pralrle distance
OF twenty.nVe nundred miles, taxing 10 tnDu-
tary aiter tributary from me east ana rom me
west bringing together the waters from tne
western decivlty OF the AAeghaniee ana those
Mnicn trickie down the eastern sides OF the
KocEy Mo9ntalns, hndg the Atlantic ocean W
the Gulf OF Mexico. Here Is the central place
whence the agriculture Of the richest region
of North America must bear it's tribute TO the
supplies Of the whole world. 20 SREh
c 'On the East, all along the shore of Lake 6u-
perior, and on the West stretching in one
broad plain, In belt quite across the conti-
nent, Is Q country where State after State IL 70
rise, and where the productions for the support
of human society in other crowded States must
be brought forth. This is, then, command
ing field; but II Is "a commanding in regard 70
the destinies OF this continent as It u III regard
to it's commercial future. for power is not to
reside permanently on the eastern slope Of the
Allegheny Mountains, nor Ia the eeaports. Sea.
ports have always been overrun and controlled
BY the people of the interior. The peope of the
inland and Of the upland-thosa who inhabit
the sources of the mighty waters-are they who
supply them with wealth and power. The