The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-09-24

MINNEAPoLIs, Sep, 18th, 1867.


nearly the whole day, have been sit
ting by my Office window, with scarcely
any other diversion than the noise of the
street and the ceaseless " click" click" Of
the masons' hammers in the vicinity Of
the new stone block, over the way.
have been thinking that twenty years ago
here was an Indian camp, where now
! are large, and commodious blocks of brick,
and stone, elegant in architecture and
derign, and dedicated to their respective
uses, to business, and trade, or those finer
arts, which embelish, and encourage
civilization. The enterprise, and thrift,
which has accomplished go mnch in the
short space of less than five years is truly
surprising. These are the fruits of that
restless spirit of ambition, which man
carries with him where ever he goes.
Persecution cannot daunt it. nor the ter.
rors of wildness disturb it, as cool amid
storms, and disasters, as in sunshine and
peace, yet unsatisfied forever. What
wonders are not among the possibilities
OF It's future accomplishment OF all
the states in the Union, in growth and
prosperity Minnesota at present appears
to be taking the lead. 1t will do for
New Hampshire to talk of her granite
quarries, and beautiful scenery, we have
building material of stone as fine, and
scenery, if less romantic, certainly no
less beautiful. Vermont may boast of
her sheep, and horses, hut we are satisfied
to feed both them, and their owners, for
without our corn and wheat they would
all starve together, besides the horses in
this state an sure compete successfully
with hers, both in beauty and speed, and
moreover this bids fair to become one of
the finest wool growing districts in the
world. Massachusetts may claim atten-
ton for her extensive manufacturing in
terests and advantages. But we have
water power within five minutes walk of
my desk, sufficient to carry every water
wheel she has III the state, and have
enough left 10 turn every spindle in Eng
land beside. Within three years MINES
ota has had an immigration, equal to the
present entire population of New Hamp-
shire. There have been sold TO private
individuals homesteads of l60 acres each,
sufficient for 63. 800 families; 5000.
600 acres of her lands are devoted to the
support Of schools; 1890, 900 to the
construction of railroads. And she has
left an area larger than the whole state
of Ohio, which under her free homestead
law, is now open to settlement. The
inducements offered are a climate unusu-
ally heallh!ul and salubrious, a soil as
fertile as the best-a good market and
good laws, beside manufacturing advan-
tages that beat the world, to say nothing
about her commercial resources rs vet
comparatively unleveloped. The popu-
laiion of the state is somewhat mixed as
a matter of course. There is large
German element, though this town Is
composed chiefly Of New England people,
Thus you see the invincible Yankee has
by no means forgotten US He is the
same to day that he was in 1860, when
Il little bark left plymouth in quest of an
uniried fortune, manned by few hardy
ad,enturers Who succeeded at length in
planting a colony among the Indians on
Cape Fear River, far to the south of any
English settlement on the Continent.
From that time TO this, he has been the
pioneer in every great enterprise in this
country-and with some mean things has
done so many good ones, that succeeding
generations will be inclined to forgive,
rather than censure his imprLdence.
Sharp, shrewd and practical, he can be-
come pcddler, pedagogue, or priest, with
as much facility rs wafer can flow over a
dam, and the Western country affords as
fine opportunity for the display of genius
as versatile as his. The "churn man"
has been here and gone and was Yankee
Of course. Many good old dutch mat
ron is now pursuing him with curses, and
If their realization can be one half as bad
MS they sound, we advise him not to let
them overiake him. Another /" gentle
man" from 'down east with 'patent
pump has succeeded in disposing of
numerous ''rights" that were not his own,
and getting away again, leaving behind
some material for litigation, which the
lawyers have desc, nded upon like so
many hungry vulturts
Yesterday in company with friend, |
attended the annual celebration of the
Turner's, society Of Germans, the OBJ
ject OF which Is Improvement, mental,
social and physical. 1t was held in
most beautiful grove upon Nicholet Island,
situated in the Mississippi, between here
and st. Anthony. The weather was very
fine and the occasion proved TO be truly
novel and interesting. The first thing
that arrested our attention, after entering
the grounds, WIS large Lager beer stand
Al least forty feet square. and surrounded
un all sides by the jolliest, fatlest. and
most nonchalant set of Duichmen | have
ever met.
some were singing, others were making
speeches, while still Others, both old and
young, were embracing each other with
all the fondness of school pirls neither