The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-28
FIFTY YEARS. IN THE NORTH Star STaTE.
the
of His ADOPTION
of His Adoption.

the first the remains of Sir John Franklin
the Arctic explorer.
The the old settlers take annual dinner
at the Merchants hotel is probably this When 1
came to ST. Paul stopped little hotel the spot
where the Merchants stands. prepared proc
amation, and read it In this house, June 1, 1849
But all this continued Gov Ramsey as portion of
the history of the state and books full It, But
desire to say that this is great grand state
most healthful of any in the Union seen some
medical statistics somewhere that prove this. Today
was conversng with Judge Flandrau and Col Allen.
Judge Flandrau said that his son. Charles had met a
physician in the Hermit Empire north Japan
we'll Informed gentleman, and had Travelled through
America Mr.. Flandrau had asked him what he consd-
cred the central point for heathfulness in the United
States and the physician replied ST Paul At that time
the foreigner had not been made acquainted with the fact
that Mr.. Flandrau resident of st. Paul.
AT the time Gov. Ramsey appointed territorial
of Minnesota swarming with adventures
Office seekers and SPECTATORS all with schemes some
them desperate and many of them with jobs Everything
in confusion and fractional fights and feuds were
rife 1t certainly required firm hand to hold In
the lawessness everywhere rampant There were $4,000
Sioux and Chippewas barbrc and bankeed which he
was the manager ex-ofico. And these Indians owned
large tracts of land. There legislature of twenty
members to whom Gov. Ramsey his first mes
sage 1t was full of good sense, hope
full propheses These he has lived age eighty
three years to fully realized. treaty with
and purchased from them 40000000 of fertile land
which open settlement In the same year in
which this treaty made he treated with the Chppewas
for the famous Red valley the greatest
district in the world.
few days since Eastern paper made the announce
that all the governors dead This Is not
Not only Gov. Ramsey living war governor
but he the first Of the to make
regiment the United States. He was In the city
of Washington at the time received that
Sumter had been fred upon. There intense
in Washington. and, Gov. Ramsey expresses It,
and pitch hot
He Immediately to the war office and met his ola
friend, Simon Cameron, then secretary of war.
Mr. Secretary he said, 81 have the honor to offer
you 1000 from Minnesota
Secretary Cameron told the be reporter stood
the steps Of the Office with number of papers inter
laced between his fingers. He replied:
WELL hurry them up; going up to the
president"
Gov Ramsey Immediately wired home to St Paul to
put affairs motion. Willis A. Gorman who had
succeeded Gov Ramsey territorial governor,
change of federal administration the command eg
ment rendered and accepted Gov. German fond
of military affairs and of prompt decisive
tion Although politically opposed to Gov Ramsey the
latter did not fail to recognize his merits and without
particle of partisan bias appointed him to the
Cen German did disappont Gov. Ramsey's expecta
tions and the battle of Gettysburg the First
Following the appoint
ment of Col German, Gov. Ramsey appointed the other
officers.
There are indeed few people in the vicinity of ST.
Paul eontemporaneous with the of Gov
Ramsey There may be two aged Frenchmen In
the neghbohood who recall those days. but they
all dropped out of prominence. Mr.. Henry L. Moss at
torney lives the residence Gov. Ramsey is
who in the territory that time MI Moss
federal district attorney in those old territorial days
But the country opened there were the same
scenes witnessed have been witnessed in
opening of Oklahoma and the Cherokee strip There
grand rush of people from Indiana Illinois, Mich
gan and all nearby states They in groups Of tens
twenes and hundreds, by wagons, carts boats
expressed by Gov Ramsey yesterday there very
to the worlds wealth."
What wonderful changes have been witnessed since
those days. Yesterday in his handsome residence on
South Exchange street. the governor said
site of st. Paul.
Where they be outside Of circuses,
illogical gardens or the Yellowstone park?
For nearly fifty years Gov. Ramsey has resided the
spot where his big stone residence stands He
ed this handsome edifce twentysx years ago. While 1t
was being lived for time in another part the
city.