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THE MINN ESQ T'l AN,
FRIDAY HORNING, OCX* 8, 1856.
FOR PRESIOENT.
JOHN C. FREMONT,
OF CALIFORNIA.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM L. DAYTON,
OF NEW JERSEV.
BO It UP A OAK ICS’ BANK.
Opks fbom S to Fobenook.
“ “ 2 to ArnuiKooH.
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS—PLAN OF
ORGANIZATION.
At a meeting of the Joint Republican Committee of
Ramsey county and the Second Council District, held on
Tuesday evening, September 80th, it was resolved to
submit the following plan of organisation for the County
nnd District :
1. The Republican voters of the First Representative
District (First Ward of St. Paul, Ac.,) will meet at their
Respective places of voting, on Saturday, October 4, at
♦w o o’clock, P. M., and proceed to choose by ballot two
Candidates for Representatives. The polls to be kept
"l*en until all the votes are polled that may reasonably
be expected to oiler. The two persons having the liigh
•est number of votes in the District to he declared the
•■candidates.
S. The voters of the several precincts of the above
named District will, at the same time and places, choose
delegates to the County Convention, to the number here*
tnafter provided.
8. The‘Republican voters of the remaining precincts
of the county will meet at their respective places of vo
ting, to choose Delegates to the County Convention on
the same day and evening—the country precincts in the
afternoon and those of the city in the evening.
4. The Delegates so chosen from those of said pre
cincts comprising the Second Representative District,
(Second and Third Wards of St. Paul, Little Canada,
Ac.,) will be empowered, in addition to their duties as
County Delegates, to nominate three candidates for the
House of Representatives.
5. Tlie number of Delegates from each ward and pre
cinct will be as follow s: First Ward, St. Paul, fi; M’Lean
Precinct, 1; Rose Precinct, 2; Second Ward, St. Paul, 5;
Third Ward, 6; Little Canada, 2; Rice Lake, 1; Three
Pines, 2; Cambridge, 2; Mauomin, 1; Anoka, 2; Rum
River No. 1, Rum River No. 2 and Crow Wing, one
each.
C. The County and District Conventions composed of
these Delegates, will meet at the Court House in St. Paid
on Tuesday, Oct. 7th, at (wo o'clock, P. M.
By order of the Joint Committee.
J. D. SANBORN,
C. D. Gu.rn.LAS, Secretary.
The Republican Call.
Above will be found the call for Republi
can meetings anti Conventions in Ramsey
County and the Second Council District, pre
paratory to the election wliich takes place
one week from next Tuesday. It is scarcely
required at our hands to enjoin upon our
friends the necessity of acting prompt!}’ and
with spirit in the fulfillmcfit of the prelimi-
naries recommended by the Committee. Our
opponents are on the alert, in fact are already
in the field ; and if we would redeem the
city and county from their corrupt rule it
behooves us to act at once , to act properl}’,
and with a view to place in office men who
will in all respects attend faithfully to the
public interests.
The primary meetings in the city and
country take place Saturday afternoon and
evening. Let all who feel an interest in
■good government and the great cause of
Freedom, be prepared to take a part in these
■de'iberations of the people.
The llaulcs Closing:.
A week from next Tues lay the election
takes place in Minnesota for members of
the Legislature and County Officers. We
must say that the work of organization in
the Republican ranks throughout the Terri
tory lias been perfected, generally speak
ing, with a degree of unanimity, system and
enthusiasm such as would do credit to the
citizens of old States who have long been in
the political harness.
Still there is much work to be done. We
can tell our friends of the country districts
that the power of the Slave Party here at
the Capital is using all its mono}’ —all its of
ficial influence—all its well-digested tactics,
all its intellect, and all its lies, to prevent a
triumph of Freedom in the coming election.
The office-holders are busy; the Land Of
ficers, the Indian Officers, and the Post Mas
ters. in all the Territory, are busy. The
office-holders’ money is Hying thick as hail.
No Freeman can scarcely speak his thoughts
in the streets of St. Paul without coming in
contact with one of these hirelings of the
Slave Power, who w'ould place us under sub
jection to their 300,000 masters.
Such are the facts; and it behooves the
people to be governed accoidingly in their
actions, preparatory to the great day of con
test—the 14th of the present month. Re
member that this coming Legislature is to
shape the destiny of the future State of
Minnesota. Its action must decide whether
the principles of Slavery or the principles of
Freedom are to guide the destinies of this
rising star of the North, which is shortly to
be added to the national galaxy.
But we have full faith that all will be
right in Minnesota. The coming week is
the time to close up all breaches in our ranks,
if there be any. Friends of Freedom, see
that it is done!
Rice Arraigned.— A prominent citizen of
Olmsted County, in writing to us upon oth
er matters, asks incidentally.: “What lias
11. M. Rice done for our region of the Terri
tory after all his promises last fall ?” Re
ally we can't tell. But remember that we
Republicans who traveled through your re
giou before election, predicted that his ca
reer in the present Congress would prove a
“grand lizzie,” and it has come about as
near to it, and more so, than we dared im
agine at the time. “The gentleman from
Bayfield, Wis.,” will not sooii again trouble
you Southern Minnesotians with his pres
ence, we “reckon.” Those wishing further
information will address him at his W.scon
sin residence.
Ly Mr. O’Leary was Postmaster at
Sterlingville, Jefferson county, New York.
But he was removed a few day? since be
cause be denounced the murder of Keating!
It is an unpardonable offence to denounce
Democratic murders in Washington or
“ Border Ruffian ” murders in Kansas !
Correspondence or the Minnepptlan. 0 ,
Nicollet County “ on hanl.a
Traverse dm Sioux, Sept. 29.
Editors Minnssotian : The Republican
Conyentlob fot the Tenth Council District
met in this place last Wednesday, and ptrt
m nomination a candidate for the Council.
Dr. Humphrey, our nominee, will carry
with him the support of two-thirds of the
entire voters of this District. The slave
Democracy know this, and feel that they are
beaten, and of course feel chopfallen.
Our County Convention met on Friday
evening last, and put in nomination the fol
lowing county ticket, to be elected in October:
For Sheriff—L. C. Holden;
For County Commissioner—J. P. Smith.
For County Treasurer—Jas. B. Gault.
For District Attorney—E. Page Davis.
For County Surveyor—Win. Read.
For Justice of the Peace—A. B. Beecher.
For Supervisor—D. J. RonnsviJle.
For Assessor—J K. Dorrington.
The above is a good ticket throughout.
Arrangements have been made to hold Re
publican meetings all over the county pre
vious to the election.
At the meeting on Friday evening stirring
and patriotic speeches were made in behalf
of the Republican cause and outraged Kan
sas, showing that the minds and hearts of
the voters of Nicollet county are on the side
of Freedom.
Yours in the cause,
Cottage Grove, Sept. 27, 1856.
The call for the legal voters of the South
ern Representative District of Washington
county to meet in mass meeting at the Ly
ceum Hall, in Cottage Grove, for the purpose
of putting in nomination a candidate to rep
resent those who are opposed to the mea
sures of the present Adni'nistration, in at
tempting to fasten the institution of Slavery
upon territory heretofore Free, was respond
ed to by citizens from all parts of the Dis
trict. The meeting was called to order, and
Theodore Furber, Esq., elected chairman of
the convention.
Chairman.
Mr. E. Ayers, from the committee on reso
lutions, submitted the fo lowing as senti
ments of the c« nvention, which were unani
mously adopted:
Resolved , That a crisis has arrived when
it behooves Freemen, and the friends of Free
dom to stand shoulder to shoulder in defence
of their dearest rights and the sacred causes
of Liberty, Humanity and Justi .-e.
/Wwl, That the re (teal of the Missouri
Compromise was the fruitful source of a flood
of evils unkn wn and unprecedented in the
civil history of our country.
Resolved, That the policy of Franklin Pierce
and his co-adjutors in relation to Kansas,
whether the result of cowardice, malice, or
misguided judgment, meets with our scorn
ful condemnation.
Rrso veil, That the murderous assault on
Senator Sumner, by a Representative of
South Carolina, plainly shows what argu
ments the South are disposed to use in de
fence of a base and unpopular cause.
Resol rift, That the lawless invasions of
Kansas by the Border Ruffians and their
confederates to sup]tress Popular Suffrage—
to plunder and destroy towns—to murder
and drive out the inhabitants—are acts con
trary to the principles ol self-government or
good government; and that, whoever aids,
abets, or apologizes for such acts, must be
fargouo in party bigotry and deep seated
malice.
Retired, That the alteration in our Judic
iary system is prejudicial to our interests,
and coining from the champions of Popular
Sovereignty is a mockery to that principle.
Rxulced, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the St. Paul Repub
lican papers, and the Stillwater Messcng%".
The convention then proceeded to ballot
for a candidate for Representative, when J.
W. Furber, Esq., had the unanimous vote of
the convention.
N. 11. Vauslykc was then nominated for
Justice of the Peace for Cottage Grove Pre
cinct.
The following Standing Committee was
then appointed:
E. Ayres, J. C. Henry, C. H. Getchell.
Tiie following Committees of Vigilance
were then appointed:
Point Douglass—A. A. Twitcliell, W. B.
Dibble, J. C. Henry, J. North, I. C. Trevett.
Red Rock—John Ilalton, Lucius Belding,
John Willoughby, T. Wentworth, J. Irish.
West Grove—F. Leyde, N. Gilbert, W.
Buck, E. Ayres, D. Smith.
Cottage Grove—J. S. Davis, N. 11. Van-
Slyke, 11. A. Gould, W. Crippin, T. Furber.
Afton—E. M. Cox, L. Bolles. Mr. Thomas,
Charles 11. Getchell, Joseph Haskell.
Theodore Furber, Chm’n.
Henry A. Gould, Sec’y.
Fur the Minnenotlan.
Minnesota Historical Society Building.
The walls of the basement story of the
Minnesota Historical Society Build ng will
be completed during the present month, and
so covered as to protect them from the
weather until next spring, when the main
building will be forwarded to as ea;ly com
pletion as practicable. A drain has also been
laid that will insure a dry cellar.
The following gentlemen (annual members)
have generously paid the annmnt of live
dollars'each, assessed to defray expenses of
building:
L. Marvin, R. Marvin, Tbeo. French, J.
B. Sanborn, B. F. Hoyt, Win. Brewster, Mr.
Van Ilain, C. E. 31 iyo, G. Thomas May, F
A. Donahower, L. 11. Eddy, H. J. Horn, C.
L. Emerson, R, F. Combs, Chas. Symonds,
I. V. D. Heard, F. McCormick, Dr. R. F.
Smith, M. N. Kellogg, J. E. Fullerton, Jno.
J. Williams, T. M. R. C. Knox
and W. A.-Gorman.
No doubt those gentlemen who are in
debted to the Society for subscription or as
sessment will 6ee the propriety of early pay
ment in order to liquidate expense of build
ing already incurred.
The lots on which the building is being
erected are paid for and but a small portion
remains to be paid on the work.
Parker Paine, Treasurer, M. H. S.
J5S* The crop of cranberries fu the.
North-west is said to be unusually large the
present year.
Nicollet.
Fur the Minnesotian.
«»«■ <*l*<*» «* m
The people of Chicago, fufty determined
to have connection with every important
point in the West and Noi.’h West, are at
present exhibiting a most praiseworthy zeal
and energy in pushing forward another Rail
road from Chicago to St. Paul, which cannot
fail to And a hearty response in the hearts
of the citizens of St. Paul, and Minnesota
generally. The road we refer to is a con
nection with the Chicago Air Line Railroad,
which runs from Chicago to Fulton City,and
is called the “Cedar Valley Branch” oif
Chicago, lowa and Nebraska Railroad,which
runs from Clinton to Cedar Rapids, and
thence West to the Missouri River. The
“Cedar Valley Branch” is projected from
Cedar Rapids directly up the Cedar Vaalley
to the Minnesota line in Mitchell County,
lovra, and bids fair to be built before the
Western branch of that Railroad is touched.
St. Paul lies directly North of that part of
the Minnesota line to be crossed by the Ce
dar Valley Branch, and the fact is here de
veloped that this is the shortest route from
Chicago to S>. Paul, via lowa and Southern
Minnesota. But it is not only the shortest,
but it is also the cheapest and easiest built.
It is well known that the Valley of the Ce
dar is the most advantageous r ute for a Rail
road in the North West. Tlie grades are
easy, and the road can be built at compara
tively little expense.
The Chicago, lowa and Nebraska Railroad
was projected just one year ago, and during
that short period a company has been formed,
the routes surveyed, the contracts let, the
iron and rolling stock purchased and pro
cured, and the road finished and ready for
running to De Witt. But this is not aH.
The Cedar Valley Branch has been projected
and upwards of .$1,000,000 subscribed to
wards its erection. The city of Cedar Rap
ids, by a popular vote of the city, (with only
two opposition votes) has resolved to sub
s tribe sGo,f>oo. A meeting was also held in
Mitchell County, lowa, at which it was pro
posed that the County subscribe $300,000,
and there was not on opposition voice.—
Northern lowa is up, and they are deter
mined to push this matter along in right
good earnest. They feel that they have
been too long humbugged by roads “to be”
built from Dubuque, and other points, and
seeing the energy and /.cal with which the
Chicago, lowa and Nebraska Railroad Com
pany are pushing forward their road, they
inspired with hope and c onfidence,and meet
ings are being held all along the proposed
route, for the purpose of raising subscrip
tions to help it along. The present pros
pects are, that in twelve months the Cedar
Valley Branch will be completed to the Min
nesota line.
This company have no land grants. It is
an individual enterprise, iieaded by men
who never touch-anything of tlie kind with
out carrying it through,—and that, too, suc
cessfully. Its president, Chas. Walker, Esq.,
is one of the foremost men of Chicago—and
that is saying enough.
What will St. *Paul and Soutl ern 3linne
sota do concerning this enterprise? We,
too, have been humbugged by roads “to be”
built. Here is a Railroad that wiU be built,
and the company at the head of it has given
sufficient evidence of their ability’ to perform
wh-.it they undertake. They are men of cap
ital, influence, and known energy; they are
determined to buil 1 the road to the 3linne
sota line; and it remains with us to be up
and doing, so that we may meet them there.
An Old Citizen.
Political Items.
A prominent book firm of Boston has
thus far sold 14,000 copies of Fremont’s
life, 300 of Buchanan’s and 150 of Fill
more’s.
At a large Fremont demonstration in
Philadelphia on Monday evening, Charles
Gibbons, Chairman of the State Committee,
read a letter from the Hon. Samuel D. Ing
ham, formerly a member of Gen. Jack
son’s cabinet, repudiating Buchanan and the
Cincinnati platform, and in favor of Fre
mont and Freedom. David Dudley Field,
of New York, made a powerful speech on
the occasion.
At least fifteen thousand Fremont men as
s inbled at 3lontrose, Pa., on Saturday last,
being the largest and most enthusiastic ga
thering ever held in Northern Pennsylvania.
It was addressed by lion. William Jessup,
lion. G. A. Grow, Rev. Landon.
Gorge L. Byles, of Kansas, Stewart, of
Binghampton, and others. An immense
torchlight procession came off in the even
ing, alter which another meeting was held.
The Carolina Times, since the elec
tion in Maine, is more than ever certain
that Fremont and Dayton will be elected,
and exhorts South Carolina to have nothing
to do with the hopeless struggle in behalf of
Buchanan, and even to refuse to vote at ail
in the election. Of course the Times is hot
for disunion, but it is obliged to admit that
its remedy i 3 preposterous. .South Carolina
will look on with “ stolid indifference and
stoicism,” while the candidate of the great
constitutional party of the country is
elected ; wbjle his upright, impartial ad
ministration 1 of the government will com
mand the warm approval of honest men
everywhere.
The joint resolution passed by the Senate
of Texas requesting the Governor to con
vene the Legislature in ext ra session in the
event of the election of Colonel Fremont to
the Presidency, was not acted on in the
House for. want of time. .
The Republicans of Wheeling, Virginia,
and neighborhood, having in contemplation
a mass meeting in that city, have written to
the Republican Association of Washington
to supply them with speakers from slave
holding states.
U2E* The fund raised in San Francisco,
for the family of the murdered James King
of William, now amounts to $32,000, be*
sides a house given to Mrs. King by aii in
dividual.
nwuleßt Fierce at Hm«. ■ .» f
1 Special Dispatch to the New York Tribune.
Concord, Sept. 22.
A large meeting of the citizens of this city
was held at Depot Hall this evening, for the
purpose of making Arrangements for giving a
reception to President Pierce.
An -attempt was made by the tempprary
chairman to force upon the meeting John H.
George a 8 permanent chairman, against an
overwhelming vote in opposition to hitn ; but
George was repudiated, and S. B. Chandler
Was appointed chairman.
General Low obtained the floor and said,
he and the andience might live to see the day
wheu they would respect Gen. Pierce as high
ly as they now do Gen. Jackson.
The remark was received with a storm of
hisses.
Mr. L F. Flint offered the following re
solution, and supported it in an able speech:
Resolved , That it is inexpedient, as citi
zens of Concord, to make arrangements for
giving a public reception to President Pierce
at the present time.
Mr. Fogg boldly arraigned President
Pierce as responsible for nearly all the mur
ders and outrages that have been committed
by the Border Ruffians in Kan-as.
An attempt was made by the Border Ruf
fian Democracy to gag him down, but he
was heard, and the resolution was adopted
by a vote of four to one, and the m eting
adjourne 1.
There were about 1,000 persons present.
Latent from Kansas.
St. Louis, Sept. 25.
Letters to the Republican, dated West
port, the 19th, says Gov. Geary had seve
ral companies of dragoons and gone in s arch
of General Lane, with a determination to
arrest him if in the Territory. He was en
route for Nebraska.
The Pro-slavery party are taking mea
sures, and are thoroughly organized for the
coming election on the first Monday in Oc
tober.
Killed.
New York, September 26.
George Steers, the eminent shipbuilder,
was almost instantly killed in consequence
of being thrown from a carriage.
Frost South.
Columbia, S. C., Sept. 24.
There was a heavy frost in this vicinity,
last night, and it is found that much damage
has been done to the cotton crops.
Easton, Pa., Sept. 26.
Gen. E. 11. Lowry, of Kansas, was as
saulted yesterday by Mr. Lee. Several blows
were exchanged before the parties were sep
arated. Gen. Lowrey had just recovered
from an illness and had barely got about.
The attack, which all parties condemned,was
occasioned by a political discussion.
Philadelphia, Sept. 25.
The suits brought by Passmore William
son against Judge Kane came up for argu
ment yesterday, at Media, before Judge
IJayne. Mr. Shepard, the defendant’s coun
sel, discussed the question of protection giv
en b v the judicial character of jurisdiction of
the Court, in allowing a habeas corj/its and
commitment for contempt. The counsel on
the other side asked time to prepare their
reply. The case was postposed to the 17th
of December.
New Orleans, Sept. 25
A frost occurred at Vicksburg on Tuesday
night. Letters from Mississippi, Alabama
and Tennessee state that cotton will not
yield more than half a crop in some sections
of those states.
Virginia Om racism.
From the Richmond Inquirer, Sept. 22,
“Familiarity breeds contempt,” or, as the
Marquis Turene expresses it, “no one is he
ro to his valid-de-clumhre” Botts has been
valet to half the great men of the country—
learned to despise, and then betrayed them.
3lr. Tyler and Mr. Fillmore no doubt regret
that they ever encouraged his fawning or
permitted bis intimacy ; and had Mr. Clay
lived to this day he would rue the hour that
he suffered Botts to crack a joke or take a
liberty in his presence.
No sooner was Mr. Fillmore nominated
than he began to burst of h s familiar inti
macy’, and, like a genuine valet,.to disparage
his master, by’ saying, in his pretended letter
of recommendation, that, “if he (Fillmore)
d d nothing very great, he would be sure to
do nothing vary bad.” (We quote from mem
ory.)
As Fillmore elector he makes speeches
against him, and in favor of Fremont. Mr.
Fillmore truly (and, we are willing to be
lieve, patriotically) warned the North “that
the South would not submit to the election
of Fremont.” Mr. Botts contradicts him,
and, declares that the South will certainly
submit—if need be.
We are at loss to say which excites the
most abhorrence, the wilful falsity of his as
sertion, or its compound treason. Ife has
been for years industriously betraying the
South, because she refused to honor or to
trust now he is betraying Mr. Fill--
more and the American party, because he
failed to get the nomination for the Presi
dency’.
The avidity with which the northern press
seizes on his promise of southern submission
and turns it to the account of Fremont is
evidence that there is still enough patriotism
left at the north to save the Union, if the
people were not deluded by a profligate press
and more profligate politicians.
Were rtot the language too high, we might
address you in the language of Cicero, and
ask you, “ llow long will you continue to
abuse our patience V* But you are neit her a
Cataline or a Coriolanus. You are one ot
the mob you lead, and do not intend, by
your chivalry, to redeem your vulgar treason
from contempt.- Impertinence is the coun-’
terfeit that you attempt to pass ibr genuine
daring.
You will play Underwood, raiber than
Cataline or Coriolanus, so soon as the exi
gency demands it We would warn you
that the time for your Ilegira is not distant.
You have already become de trop in the
south. We would rather have “your room
than your company.” By remaining, y< u
make the seutlf endorse your j romises of
submission, and encourage the north to elect
Fremont and dissolve the Union. Go at
once ! Do not wait for the honors of ostra
cism, nor provoke the disgrace of lyrcbing.
The best retutation of the falsehoods you
have promulgated, the best’ atonemeut for
the treason you have committed, Will be to
hurry north—and never more return !
This course on your part, and probably
this alone, can undeceive the deluded north,
and satisfy her that a vote for Fremont is a
vote for disunion 1 Now she may well say,
“If the SQgth submits to the tfeunfe aftfi in
sults of a Black Republican in her midst;
surely she will submit to a Black Republican
President” We advise you to go at once,
and '
“ Quit your country, for your country’s good.”
Prom the Pittsburg OaCette, Ml ;
196,000 Freemen in i !—P*n»
•ylrutU tali* for Fro—ont 1 —tThe
Worktag Men «ud Ma«M of tke »*t«
pie Aroused—lmmense Fremont Con
vention. ' . '
Yesterday wag a great day ill P ttsbarg.
It witnessed one of those remarkable dis
plays which can only occur in a free © un
try, where the people select their own rul
ers, and give expression to their will in the
management of the Government.
Yesterday was the day appointed for the
Mass Convention of the friends of Fremont
in this and the adjoining counties, and it is
but a faint expression of the reality to say
that it was successful, even beyond the most
sanguine anticipations of the warmest friends
of the cause of Freedom.
We expected a good Convention, a large
outpouring of the people, but we had m.*
conception of the reality which met bur as
tonished gase.
We shall not pretend to give a description
of the vast crowd ; of the wonderfnt enthu
siasm j of the magnificent procession; or of
the numerous and most eloquent speeches.
Our reporters will do their best to give our
readers some faint conception of the wonder
ful scene, but after all they can say, not ori- -
half will be told. It wonld take a volume
to describe the wonderful procession'alone,
with all its numberless banners and mottos,
its quaint devices, its rich joks, its amusing
caricatures, and its keen sarcasms.
In one word, it was the greatest Political
Convention of the people, ever held in West
ern Pennsylvania, and probably in this
State, whether considered in respect to its
numbers, its enthusiasm or its brill ant dis
play.
The Harrison Convention in 1840—justly
considered the greatest demonstration of the
kind—was literally nothing in comparison
with it.
Great numbers of people arrived on Tues
day, but on Wednesday morning every ave
nue leading to the city, front every point of
the compass, was crowded with every de
scription of conveyance. The Western trains
brought in, altogether, forty-six loaded cars,
and the other ruilroads were equally crowd
ed.
By ten o’c’ock the streets were densely
packed with people, and presented a most
brilliant scene. The windows of every house
on the line of the procession were crowded
with ladies waving banners and handl er
chiefs, and the streets presented a beautiful
appearance, from the decoration of fiags and
mottoes.
The procession was formed a little after
ten o’clock, but the last of it did not arrive
at the grounds set apart for the Convention
until after two o’clock, p. m. Take it alto
gether it was the most extraordinary pro
cession we have ever seen. Nearly every
profession, art, trade and employment was
represented. The stalwart blacksmith was
hammering out l.is iron, the carpenter was
pushing his plane, the moulder was prepar
ing his moulds, the e: gine builder was turn
ing his lathe, and driving his rivets, and so
on through all the trades; while the printers
were busy scattering the fresh printed sheets
in the crowd. The steamboat-men, theboat
bui ders, the draymen, and the butchers
made magnificent displays. Time fails us,
however, to enumerate the wonders of the
procession.
It was nearly three hours in passing the
corner of Snvithfield and Fifth streets,where
we stood the whole time. Its rnasch was at
about the rate of three miles an hour. This
would make the procession from seven to
nine miles long, and this we think is very
near the reality. There over seventeen hun
dred horses, about four hundred wagons and
vehicles of all kinds*
The gronnds set apart for the Convention,
were the North Commons, Alleghany. Four
stands were erected, and speaking was kept
up at all of them. There was no shade and
the dust and heat were dreadful. Notwith
standing these drawbacks, it is not exagger
ation to say, that fully one hundred thomnnd
peojde visited during the afternoon, and tlie
stands were always surrounded by as many
as could hear. ,If there had been any shade,
or the weather had been less oppressive, the
crowds would have been lurger.
The city throughout the day presented the
aspect of a joyous holiday. Great numbers
of stores and shops were shut up, the work
was suspended on new buildings, and the
manufactories were closed.
Take it all in all our Convention was a
greSt success. It has cheered the hearts of
the Friends of Freedom, and carried dismay
into the ranks of the pro-slavery party. The
procession gave unmistakable evidence that
working men, the mechanics, the fiirmers,
and laborers are with us. Only ope week
ago, the Buchanan men, after the labor of
weeks, held a Convention, and their proces
sion contained only some fifteen hundred
persons, with a few banners and badges, but
no exhibition of trades, or manifestation that
the masses were interested in their cause.
The Friends of Freedom hove every rea
son to take courage. Their cause is just and
the people are with them. A few weeks
more spent for the cause of the country and
humanity, aud the victory is won.
Brooks Defended by JesseD. Bright.—
Bright, who now represents the State of In
diana in the United States Senate, and who
made a political speech in the Lake Superior
region last summer, on Sunday, addressed
the Buck-Africans at Ilenryville, Ind., on
the day the two -men were mardered. A
correspondent .of the Vincennes Gazette
gives a sketch of Bright’s speech, from which
we make an extract:—“For the outrages of
this day, a United States Senator must be
held in no small degree responsible. Mr.
Bright concluded a lengthy and characteris
tic speech with an exaggerated history of
the assault on Senator Sumner, breatkirg in
every sentence the hot, foetid breath of po
litical wrath. He justified the deed, end
only regretted that it had been committed
in the Senate Chamber. It was right in the
sight of Heaven and honorable fiten ! He
vindicated the South Carolina assassin in
the strongest terms his intellect could com
mand, and received for bis infamous work
the vociferations of depraved enthusiasm.
Gray-haired old men, just tottering on the
verge of the grave, responded amen ; and
young men shouted, ‘Down with Suinner—
down with the Abolitionists! and hurrah
for Buchanan, and Willard, and Bright; and
hurrah for Democracy!’ ”
Illinois. —The State Anti Nebraska Con
vention of Illinois, which assembled at
Springfield, on the 25th, nominated lion.
John Wood, of Quincy, for Lieut. Governor,
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the .declina
tion of Mr. Hoffman. A Mass Meeting
followed to ratify the proceedings, attended
by thousands of people from all parts of the
State. Mr. Wood’s nomination is an emi
n ntly popular one and will be ratified to
the tune of at least 20,000 majority at the
November polls.
I St. Paul I>iabctorv.— Mr. Andrew KVT
l.*r, who kas bad much cxpei iteee in the*A
matters elsewhere, is getting upAregnkrSt.
Paul Business Directory. II will contain
tbo name and address of every Iwuanesa man
and firm in the and will be a valuable
advertising medium to our merchants ard
others who wish their business publicly
known Mr. K. also takes tue census as he
goes along.
meat,
At KapbeM, oil the Ist inst., Ku. i Maitr, infant daugh- I
ter of A. K. ami U. M. >lhbskxukh, ajM.il 4 month*.
NOTICE. •
"Vj"OTTCK l.i hereby given that I have entered at tlie
it bum! Olivo of the United State* at Stillwater, Ter
ritory of Minnesota, pursuant to (in Art of Congress en
titled, “An aet for the relief of citizens of TAwipi upon
the lands of the .United States, under certain circuui
stsnees,” approved Way 23, 184 f, flic follo«1ri<r described
tracts of laud, constituting a Town site, known l>v the
name of (Ironiiit House City, to wit: West half of the
Southeast (piarter, and South half of Northwest quarter,
dud Southwest quarter of Section seven (7.) Town thirty
c’.-lit (3s») north of Itiuige tweut.v-foiir fill west, accor
ding to the returns of the Surveyor General.
•ill person* claiming any Interest in the aboVe describ
ed lamls orpyy girt thereof, are required within sixty (lid)
days after the first publication of this notice, to sign a
statement iu writing, containing an accurate description
of the particular parcel or part in which lie, she, or tliev
claim to have any interest, and the *|»ccific rigid or in’-’
tercst or estate the vein, which lie, she, or they claim to
W entitled to receive, and deliver said statement to me
dr into my office a/ lied Vying iu said Territory.
All persons failing to sign and deliver such statement
within tlie tiim-specified, will lie barred the rights of claim
ing or receiving such lands or interests therein.
VV11,1.1 AM 11. WELCH,
Chief Justice, Territory of Minnesota, and
oct 4 wdw Judge of Pine county.
Hated the tenth day of September, -llShti.
NOTICE.
"VTOTICK Is'hereby giten, that I have enfered at the
-Ll Land Office of tlie Uidled States at .Slidiva ter. Ter
ritory of Minnesota, pursuant to an Aef of Congress,
entitled "An Act for tlie relief of citizens of towns upon
tlie lands of tlie United States, under certain rtsetmi
stances,*' approved May 23.1, IS-fi, the following dec
scribed tracts of land, coustitutiug a town site< known liy
the name of Brunswick, to wit; Tlie North *./ of the
Northeast and the cast ).; of the Northwest VJy and
the Nortliwest K »f the Nortliwest >, of Section Number
seven (7.) and the East X- <>f the Southwest V. and the
Southwest u of Seetiou six (U.); Township thirty-eight
(MS.) North of Bange twenty-three (23) (Vest, according
to the returns of tlie Surveyor General.
All persons claiming any interest i:i tlie above described
lands, or any part thereof, are required within sixty davs
after the first publication of this notice* to sign a state
ment in writing, containing an accurate desertion of
the |Kirticuhir parcel or part in which lie, she or they
claim to have any interest, and tlie specific right, inter
est or estate therein, which he, she or they claim to be
entitled to receive, and deliver the said statement to me
or into my office at Bed Wiug, iu said Territory.
Ail jierson* fulling to sign ami deliver such statement
within the time specific}), will lie forever barred tlie rigiit
of claiming or receiving such lands or any interest there
in- WILLIAM 11. WELCH,
Chief Justice, Territory of Minnesota.
_ 3e jit ember Ht li, lsj»i. oct 4-w3w
Territory of Minnesota--District Court. Second
Judicial District—Ruitisey County
Chaiu.es H. Oakes aya nut Cornklm* S. Whit
m>. V and Sarah A. Whitney, his wife, and to all oth
er persons having or claiming an Interest In the real
es'ate or property lying and being in the Comity of
Ramsey and Territory of Minnesota, described as fol
lows. to wit:
COMMENCING at a point in the North line of Sev
enth street, one hundred (100) feet from the Cor
ner of Seventh and Waukuta sirens; ihetice running
westerly along the N-*rih Hue of said Seventh street,
tlfty (50) feet; thence northwardly parallel with Wauktt
ta street, one huudred and H;ty (150) [eel; th> uce easi
war-tly In a line parallel with Seventh street, tlfty (50)
feet to the northwest corner of a lot conveyed by Chu’s
11. Oakes a--d JuUa B. Oakes, his wife, to Theodor 80,
-•op? thenc southwardly tn a Hue parallel with Wauku
ta street one hundred and fifty (150) feet, to the place of
beginning, In Block Number two (t,) of Whitney &
Smith’* addition to the Town (uowcll.v) of St. Paul,
county of Ramsey, Territory . f Minnesota.
You and each of you ar ■ hereby summoned and re
quired to answer the complaint of the plaintiff iu this
aetlou. wjiich has been Hied in the otfi e of the Cljerk
nt the DistHct Court aforesaid, at Ssliit Paul, In the
county of R.imse' aioresaid; and to serve a c..py of your
answef thereto, upon the subscribers, at their office tn
the city of Paul aforesaid, within twenty days after the
service of thts summons upon you. exclusive of the d >y
of such service! and If you fall to answi r said complaint
within the time aforesaid, (he plaintiff Iu tMs action
will app'y to the Conn for the relief demanded In this
complaint. AMES & VAN KtTKN,
aug 30-wi2w Plaßitlff’s At lorney.-;.
Grey Cloud. «
noo LOTS FOR SALE iuthe beautiful town of Grev
KJ Cloud, situated twenty imti-s below SL Paul,, on the
east side of the Mississippi. A m»|> of the same can be
seen,and full particulars given by TIiUMAN M.S.MITIL
Ranker ami Dealer in Real Estate, Third street. Saint
Paul, M.T. _ je3o-dA\vly
ANDREW LEVERING,
Dealer in Iteal Estate,
CONVEY A NCEII,
COMMISSIONER FOR
PENNSYLVANIA AND WISCONSIN,
A N D
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Cor. of Third and Minnesota Sts., St. Pa cl, Jf. T.
Great North-Wcstcra Grain and Cattle
Depot.
DUNWELI*,HARTSHORN A COULTER
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL HEALERS IX GRAIN
AND CATTLE, Third street, between Jackson
and Roliert* sts., St. Paul, Minnesota. Will keejt con
stantly on hand a full tujp|>ly of all kiiidp of Grain and
Feed, Rnd sell at lower prices than nnv other house in
the city. Also, a full supply of WORKING CATTLE,
Beef Cattle, .Milch Cows, llprses, Sheep and Swine, such
as has never before I wen offered in this market.
Our arrangement* wilb farmers anil stock grower*
below, are such that we w ill be prejinred, throughout the
coming winter, to sujijfiy all demands, w ith tlie l>e*t of
all articles, and all deSerijitions of nntmnf* that the
country affords, and at rates which no man can com
plain of.
ty Recollect to call upon the undersigned. Third st.,
betweeu Jackson and Robert*.
DL'NW'ELL, HARTSHORN A COULTER.
JwpUJS dAwtf
LAND WARRANTS LOCATKD.
TUF. subscriber, who may he found for the present at
the Ranking House' of Marshall A Co., will look up
lands aud locute warrants bn the most reasonable terms.
JvlS-dw tr A. G. LANGFORD.
MIWIiSOTA MARBLE WORKS.
qtßl MAN M. SMITH, dealer in American and Italian
A Marble, manufacturer of Chimney Pieces, Monu
ments and Tombstones of every description. Cabinet
trade supplied. Corner Seventh And Jackson Streets,
St. Paul.
sepga-dawly J. F. ToKTKVfK, Scnljitor A Agent.
9T5 REWARD—STOLEN
FROM the Bt»We of tlie Subscriber, about five miles
from St. Paid, on the night of the 26(11 hist., a Gray
HORSE, seven years old, 14 hands high, scar on the left
lliji—scum on one eye, apd perhaps both. The above
reward will be paid for the aeeoverv of the Horse and
thief, or half the amount for the Horse alone. Any in
formation leading to tiie recovery of either, addressed
to the subscriber, box 94, Pf. Paul, irffT he thankfully re
ceived. JAS. SI. GRIGGS.
St. Paul, September 27, 1838. *ep2«-dnwtf
MILL STONES,
BOLTING CLOTHS, 3IILI. IRONS, and general Mill
Furnishing. HAYWARD & TRAVIS,
West Water Street. Chicago, 111.
NELSON HAYWARD,
jniyl-ilwly Cleveland, Ohio.
Stcami EtifflncM and Circular Saw Mill*.
THE subscriber I* now manufacturing and will fnrnish
to order Steam Engines and Circular Saw Mills, of
tli*t host workmanship! Having made nr
rungeineuts with eastern utanutactifica, he can supply
an.V description or size of Steam Engines required for
Sow or othef Mills, Shops, 4w., u ith holler*, pumps, Ac.,
all complete and set up on the ground. Circular Saw
Mills tliat will snw I,tWO feet inch pine Sosrrf* pet hour,
constantly on hand.
Parties In want of any of the above articles wih do
well to give me it call before purchasing elfewbere, as
they will get them furnished here nt about eastern prices.
ji-27-dwtf -—,-j, - - F. trHrM AX.
STRAYED.
FROM the premises of the *nl>scriher living half way
between St. Paid arid St. Anthony, about tlie Ist of
July, FOUR HEAD OF WORKING CATTLE; two are
dark brown, heavy, Fair Ixmcit, white on the bellr, white
between the lioms. and some white on the rumps; and
one is a brown with mory sj>ot* than the two mentioned
above, lop horned; the other fa* a large red ox, straight
horned, and was rather jioor in llesh. A liberal reward
will be paid for the delivery of file above-cattle ht* any
information that will Icadto their recovery.
STEPHEN L. DEN OYER.
_Se).L 25,1*56.—<8ty2t ■ V'
STEAM SAW MILL FOR SALE.
1 OFFER (or sale at a bargain, the new steam Saw-
Mlil, iaMy bnllt by 0. E. Garrison,’at
W<uy:aftr, Htnntjrin Cothi'if,
Distant twelve miles West from Minneapolis and St,
Anthony-’ ' ,u:
it Is iu .peytect runnteg order, ha* a sash saw to ope
ration, and such preparaitoas made Tor putting la a clr
cular^ud gig saw, that Q . I L:
OKE HUNDRED DOLLAR*
additional expeAdltn e w«nld set fh-m tn opeiatfon -
fThe holler power la sufficient to drive an additional en
gine, with flouring mill attached.
The location is admirabler being on the North short of
Lake Minnetonka, around whldh an Inexhaustible *ap
riy teofjmped, and at the Jttactlm «f all ef »he
a ads leading Irom the connfrv We*t of the Lake toMin
oeapolls, St. Anthony add rst. Pant.
For further information apply to the subscriber at St.
Aaihouy or to Whittaker tt Starbuck, at st. Panf.
GEORGE A. KOURSf,
wtf Assignee of O E Garrison.
Ii •* CAXIICART,& 2SBE*
Have removed to their new Store,
GNj/miRD STREET. >. ,*.•{•
CatScart Ac CO.,
Will fell from tbto day the balance of thefr Eltgan u
StoClt Of
SUMMER, DixESS, AND
FrfJYCY GOODS ,
At Cost, For Cash!
f>ur Sbjecl In doing so is, that we arc about to removrf
Into our
JYcw Brick Store 5
d N THIRDS T-it EGl ’f
(Oppos/te Presley’* )
VVe ore anxious to reduce our present Stock ot . .
Rich Roods,
'n order to shvw the ilcft and Largest Assortment of
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN
DRY GOODS,
This Fall that we have ever had. One of our firm wil
leave or the Eastern Markets imnredlatftly after we
have removed/afid tfntll Ills retufn We will contfntle hr
sell all our
Summer Goode* at Cost,
FOR CASH!!
Pletfve edit at onr Old Stand, No. 50 ROBERTS STRSET*
until the 12th of August, after (hat. at ouf
NEW STOIIE ON TIIIKD STREET,
And see what a y
Splendid Btock 1p
OF RICH, FASHIONABLE, DRESS AND
Fancy Goods,
Wc have, and what onr Prices are.
CATIICART & €Q.
St. Paul, July 29, 1856.-dewy; .
• j •/ i . : • j •. v -
fmportant Arrangement in Railroad
VON SECTIONS.
UNDER the new arrangement of the I'ilimls Uentraf
and G.ihua ami Chicago Union It. R. uow run an
Express (rain for thj acc-nnmodath nof through travel
between Chlcagr, Hmile.th and Unbuquo, leaving Chica
go at 9,15 A. M., and l).inl< lt.li at 8, 15 A' M , running
through tn Itttle over nine hours. This tralu stops only
at a few pf the imoona'it station*.
The evening train from both Chicago and Dunle'tlr
make regular connect on* through, thus securing two
Kiily e .minunicatlous between Chicago, Galena and Du
jque, i
Passengers boumPto Cairo, St. L ints, New Orleans',
Ter a Uaute, Madison, Indianapolis, Clncionati, Gold u-r ’
nas, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Wheeling, B-itlumre WjsU
iugtoti City, Rlclimoiuf, Phliadelpdia, ami to all pai ts of
Maryland, Siuihern Pennsylvania and Virginia, ami all
points on Illinois Central Railroad South of Freeport will
leave Dunltlth as her. tofore at 6-3 n a. m and 6 10 P. ■
At These trains stop.at all points on the liilu its Ceu->
t a’ Rh i* ad ami make c -nnectl >ns as follows:
At Dixon for points,on Dixon and lowa Central Road —<
At Mendofa for Bnrllngt .n and Quincy, and all p- iuts
tat and West on Chicago, Burili gton and Quincy Rue.
At La Ba'le for Rock island and ail points East and West
on Chicago ami Rock Island Koa l* At UloonitngUin lor
all pi lots on ( lilcago and Alton Rallmad. Al Dectturfor
Bp'lngft*ld, Naples, Jarkro-i and all julnts on Great
VV.-siern Ral'road. At Pana for all pans of Missouri ami
Indi um. At Sandoval lor Sr Louis, Cincinnati, and all
parts or Kentucky.
The stock of cure and pngines have b< en arranged for
a l.i Fr Ight and Pmaeuger business tnfe present sea -
so i.
For ttekets ajrp’y at the ticket Affice In tMm’el’h or the
Passenger Station House. For further information ap
ply to JAS. C. CLaRKB,
- SupV North DiV., Auiboy.
J. II DONE.
- ' General .Supt., Chicago.
GEO WAT ON,
spNklawtnov. Supt. South Die., Centralis.
Galena, punleith & Minnesota
PAKEf COMPAHY.
ORRIN SMITH, Prrtident, J. R. JOKES, Sectetdry. ■-
ARRANGEMENT FOB
Two Daily Lines to St. Paul,
DAILY LINE TO lIOCK ISLAND,
IMMEDIATELY - on the opening of navigation, (hd
Boats of this Company will commence making reg
ular trips between Galena and St. Paul, leaving Galena
every morning and evening (Sundays excepted) In lime
lo do business at Dubuque and Dunleith, and connect at
Diurlelth with the train»k»f tue llllnoli Central Railroad
front the East and South going up and returning. They .
w II st p nt ail intermediate points, and remain at Saint
Paul sufficiently long for nqssengers to visit the Fails of
‘ St. Anthony. The following boats comprise the line be
tween Galena and St. Paui:
WAR NAGLE, Capl. D. 8. Harris.
GALENA, “ KenSepy LoiiwicK,
NORTHERN BELLE, “ PRESTON Ludwick-
GOLDEN RltA, J. W. Parkeh.
LADY FRANKLIN, M. K. Lucas.
OCEAN WAVE, « ¥.. U GLEIM.
Cm BELLE, y‘ WM. UUYTOI .
GRANITE STATE, » J. Y. Herd.
ALHAMBRA, W. H. G.fhRKRTs
All first-class steamers, commanded by the most skill-*
ful and gentlemanly officers, and ate fitted np with a
view tothesaiety aud comfort of passengers. Bring
If, S. Mail Boats, and running In connection wHh the
Railroad, their punctuality can be relied upon. Tbla
Company will also run the
ROVAL arch, Capt. J, J. Smith,
GllbKK SLAVE, “ C. GOLL.
between Galena and Rock tslathl, mat.hig a daVy ling
connecting at Rock Island - tin the “Chicago and Rock
Island Railroad,” and the “St. lamis, Eokuk and Rock
Island” line oi first class steamers; ai Pulton .City with
thedralns of (he Chicago, FuKo i and lowa Hatlroad,
aud at Galena with the boats ot the Galena, DmilHth, .
Dubuque and St. Paul Hue of steam* rs, thus fortaing a
safe, comfortable and reliable Hue between 8b Jjcxtls
and St. Paul, conneciing with the K. iltoads at Duulettb,
Fulton City ahd Rock Island.
For freight or passage apply at the office octhnand, or
to Campbell, Jones & Co., Galena ; Canipbeir,'Btihison
x <j«-, Dunletth ; Edward Bfiiqr<in fit co„ Du'uqus;
HlakelejL Burbank, or Borvp &. Champlin, St. Paul; '
Portor 9D0., or Igmgley fc. Co., Rock Island; H. r.
Wcbor* & Co., or Jno. Phelps, Fulton City.
CAMPBELL, JONES M CO., AgeffitE, !- ’
No. 36 Levee, Galena.
Galena. Amil 2.1858. ap32daw6m.
1 1 -111 ■. '■» .a -jy-, .d -a. (— r- *
Dubuque and Saint Paul
PACKEX^OWPAMY.
'/ fUFfICS f/pietUtM.
DAILY LINE Tb'SAIXT PAUL.
FFIBJS Bruits o# this line will make la
[ i J|f feguiar trip* from Dnbnque to St.
P<*cl,leaving Dubuque every morning,
conuetttne with train* oh the Illihols
Central Railroad going and returning. The following
B juts comprise this Line.
t FANNY Matter.
EXCELSIOR- 1 iNr.MAX, “
<* *) »4T*CA»tUII*, 8- HARLOW, ‘tOK , j ;'f
FLORA, G. W- kairman,
-L GOLDEN STKTE, Wj*. TA. TaK FACT, ir-fn' •
tydnll'tl and geatfemaniy ofloero. Their ptmctnaltty
m»y iw raUeUain.*
For freight dt passage, apply oh bosnT, cy t<)
. v . T ,» , * I w *B AS S*C‘>“AEent*.
At whose Warehouse Freight for points below may be
left-far HhtptatotFree at charge, ,:m ap'fSlawUns.
«!“. < ! J--MCaNto.: ,-*«* jL i; V
A COMMODIOUS and con ventenkDII'EU,ING.JUQCEE
lA. in West Bt. Paul. Ajipl.v to WSr'/BAEWftTKh. Dealer
in Real Estate, Junction of 8d and St. Anthony Sts.
St. Paul, September 26-dlf
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