Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-17

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he valley of the Red River OF the Nfsrt6 q "
goss through Minnesota, and shf n bring -. "a
mr. fertile prairies-where to-day n Easter ~
ration Of oeer 10000 Scandinavia n l. fnnp enIi
rhera to-day our State is repres entad her y am
Gentleman who represents con stifuencyc frJ{oi
my congressman might be road-the se 40 On
II Minnesota leaving it open to the b. igbt TU
hine Of Heaven raising the e the whe at which
when we left there, was node ing green and beauti
nj under the warm ana * :leial sum- ,ght. and i
opening it-for what Not Tor st. P a1I. not TO
Winona or ST. Louis, br.x Sf1st it ma be LOADED
INTO those steam bafges, and pa - from you
honor to show to us to-day, and ID at it might go
not to New orleap s, but to New FORK and Liver
pool. lApplaus FL And in that day wheT
from the north west TO the southeast shall leave
the mighty -ississippi behind IN its magnifcence
hen, perha' rs, we will have pouring through Our
lands ne race. the SlavOnic and T5rtar races oil
the great steppes and plains of the northeast, who
shall co me here through Minnesota and Iowa. and
conc own here % the very centre of the United
cong Generations OF the nations of the earth a new
eel dent Of force, and an Intellectual physical and
me ntal power such shall add greatly TO elevat-
in the scale OF humanity in these glorious United
States Loud applause.
REMARKS OF l.. r. sHYR0cK
Gentlemen. have the honor to be a Missourian.
and must thank the gentleman from Minnesota for
the high compliment he has been pleased to pay
the State and city have the proud distinction to
represent in part on this occasion. But he will
allow me to say, he also may be proud OF the rapid
advancement made in material wealth, popnla-
tion aud resources by his own state. Minnesota
in the year 1850 territory. and not erect
ed into State until 1882. BY the census returns
of 1850 we discover that she had an area of nearly
one hundred and fifty thousand square miles with
nine counties, and population of but 6,071 souls
cultivating her wide domain, of the most fertile
lands of the Northwest, only 5.035 acres. Her en-
tire wheat crop but 1.401 bushels and corn
ID. 125 bushels. Now compare her present status
and see If she does not bear off the palm for rapid
~ and
of population. How astOnished would be her sons
and early settlers. many of whom buried in a
pioneer grave. beside the limpid streams that
course their way into the Father If Waters could
they now but behold her, to-day, even in her green
age of sixteen years. Would not Carver and Pike
Cass and Long. Betrami and Schoolcraft stand
in amazement when they beheld the millions of
of land in cultivation, where they only
few years ago grappled with the treacherous red
nights defending their rude huts from his attacks
Would they not stand amazed when they beheld
the busy hamlet and broad acres of grain ripening
under the sunlight of Heaven upon the very land
that once they knew as the wild forest or prairie
where undisturbed by the fear of man. only few
years since the bear and the buffalo. the elk and
wild horse roamed at large.
Minnesota now can boast of population of near
(350,UOO) three hundred and fifty thousand souls
active. energetic, industrious people. leyeling the
forest on the one hand and turning no the rich
virgin soil on the other, adding material wealth 10
the State by that sure method and only way To
true advlncement-successfu agriculture. Instead
OF ,40l bushels of wheat. in 1850 she oreets uS
with 100000 bushels of wheat and rye as the re-
ward of her agriculuFists for the wear 1858 and
before the SHOWS of December shall fall her hardy
sons of toll will gather into her granares nine mil
lion bushels of well-matured corn. Now. gentle
men, where Is the State of the great Northwest that
will claim the horns - of Minnesota. She is
growing into great and mighty empire: her sal
ubrioqs climate her mPd streams, and her fer
sands of emigrants and millions of capital. Her
rapid development is in itself sufficient TO have in
dnced that poetic truth. Westward the star of
empire takes its way.
Dr.. Leonard-Just one moment. Allow me to
saw on behalf of the Minnesota delegation that II
fully realizes the fact that "a prophet is not with
great gratitude that we have Is acknowIedSeN ne ne
fact that we have come here to St Louis to learn
what we ought TO have learned at home / thank
the gentleman for his beautiful compliment TO our
noble State.
The next toast was:
The Women Of the West-Pure. noble and beau
tiful have no hope in the future that is not as
ISOLATED with their happiness and influence.
Mr.. Lutte A. Taylor, the Davy Crockett of
the Northwest, was announced to respond,
and spoke as follows:
RESPONSE OF Lutte A. TAYLOR.
Mr. MAJOR anil Genfleme1l OF The Press:-I don't
know half as much about woman as these older
men do laughter. but have cultivated her ac-
quaintance from infancy In fact: she was the first
friend made but don't feel able to respond to
this toast, nor | amt going TO. Laughter.) Ihad
the privilege of responding to this toast while at
Milwaukee. and can t repeat myself. II wouldn't
look well to make the same speech | said all
knew and Mr.. Seymour told me that | should not
be called upon TO respond. and / amt going to
talk about woman, for / see she is here, and any
of YOU that are curious upon the subject can sit
down beside her and she viii talk for herself.
Laughter, and cries of go on, 90 on.
want TO talk about this thing little now. "A
voice. ''What thing" Laughter like this
ming. | believe that this city of St. Louis is
broad gauge and double track. Laughter
That suits me. have heard-having been in the
Wast a limo " ViSif
time-I have heard that st. Louis was good
town, but she didn't advertise herself sufficiently
Now. all / want to say is. am somewhat ac-
uuainted in Chicago: know some men in Mil
waukee. and have mcddled with industry around
st. Paul, but you put the blowers of the whole
three cities together and your BO1C can beat them
all. Laughter and applause
Well, am glad came down here. for think
will get widened out. lLaUghter.i have adver-
tised in the little towns around the upper Missis
sipp and we have a great many places there.
were bound to become the great emporiums of the
West. but tell you. you take a fish that we call
sturgeon at ST; Paul, and don't believe he would
laughter and applause.l
ASHORE ONCE MORE.
The boat returned to the city about three
o'clock, and the tables were soon deserted.
After debarkiug from the steamer the COM
pany took seats in about fifty carriages that
stood waiting their arrival upon the leyee,
and under escort of the committee, attended
by several distinguished citizens, visited
Lucas Place with its elegant and princely
residences, took a survey of our young
parks, and riding out through the outskirts of
the city to Grand avenue, arrived at Mr..
Shaw's botanic gardens. Here new attrac-
tons awaited them, and the hospitable
mansion of Mr.. Shaw was thrown open for
their reception, with welcome that flows
from a large heart and abundance of means.
The parlOrs of the mansion were crowded
with the guests, and the host received them
with distinguished consideration. We no
ticed many of our leading citizens in the
crowd, among them his Honor Mayor Thorn
as, ex-Mayor Filley, Hon. Henry 7. Blow
and his associate committee men, +. w.
Fox and others, with members of the city
press. The sidebOards were spread with
generous lunch, and such wines as only Mr..
Shaw's cellars afford were as plentiful and
free as water. The visitors registered their
Names and for an hour or more genial con-
versation, brilliant repartee, and toasts and
sentiments sparkled like the champagne in
the goblets.
IN THE GARDENS.
When this social interchange of festal
the elegant grounds for a view of its unpar-
alleled beauty of arrangement, and its ex-
uuisite profusion of shrubs and flowers, both
of native and exotic growth. As if by com
mon consent, the assemblage gathered in
the walks under the foliage of the grove be-
tween the dwelling and the arboretum.-