The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-10-02

SPOILED THEIR CLOTHES FOR NorH-
ING.-A devout old darkey once attended
a camp meeting in Kentucky, to hear a
celebrated revivalist discourse upon things
spiritual. He arrived late, after the SER
mon had commenced, and took his seat in
the "negro quarters of the congrega-
ton. As the preacher waxed warm in
his discourse, our colored friend began to
''fire up" and after sundry loud "amens"
and other usual CALCULATIONS, COM
menced jumping and shouting, and finally
rolled off the bench into the mud and to-
bacco juice at his feet, doing serious DAM
age thereby to his elegant "long-tailed
blue" "Glory TO de Almighty! Dress
de Lor' for sending to de poor nigga, so
good man as Brudder Jones!'' "Hush,
you fool nigga you,' said a friend at his
side; "dat's not Brudder Jones as is
preachin' sick and dis man took
him place. "Dat not Brudder Jones,
YOU say, Caesar; de deble! den is spilled
my new coat for nufin!' So with great
many of that portion of the st. Paul De-
mocracy, who one year ago looked upon
"Brudder Robertson as the great minis
ter of Democratic grace, who was to bring
them oil into tho sheerfold. and lead them
on, with victory, to the promised land.
They find they have befouled and soiled
their Democratic coats all for nothing.
WEBsrER.-No prominent man Of
Massachusetts took part in the late Web
ster Convention at Boston. The thing is
dying natural death. The Boston At
las of the 10th ult.-for copy of which
we are indebted TO our friend, John S.
Proctor, Esq, of Saltwater, (now at the
East )-says:
''No man Of any prominence in the Wing
party had anything to do with the meet
ing, and it is certainly assuming a good
deal Oh the part Of the Rev. Matthew
Hale Smith, to accuse the Wing Conven-
ton of fraud, when such men as George
Ashmun, Franklin Haven, Seth Sprague,
Rufus Choate, Otis P. Lord, Linus Child,
Luther V. Bell, Artemas Lee, Mr.. Dick
inson, DR.. Fisher, and Henry L. Dawes,
who were delegates to the Convention,
and all of whom, but two, voted from
first to last for Mr.. Webster, say that the
nomination was fairly made, and that they
will vote for it. We have devoted more
space to this Boston meeting than its i'm
portance demands, but as some interest
may be felt in the matter, out of the
State, we have written the above. We
have been careful to state exactly the
proceedings as they were, in order that
Wings at distance may not be deceived
by false reports that may go out from this
E city. The Wings of Massachusetts have
a high regard for Mr.. Webster, they
have high regard also for Wing priGci-
plies and for the Wing candidates. They
will show their patriotism and good sense
| by supporting the regular candidates of
the party. The meeting yesterday shows
how deceptive long parade of names
sometimes is. The call for this Conven-
tion had over three thousand names at
tached to it. And yet there was not one
hundred and fifty persons present in the
hall in the morning, who appeared 10
sympatlse with the purpose Of it nor
did more than one-fourth of those present
in the evening sympathise with it. The
question naturally arises, how we're those
names obtained? were they real or were
they bogus %
NoMINEE.-The familiar whistle of
the old Nominee once more awoke the
echoes of our hills and bluffs on Monday
evening. How rejoiced we all were 10
hear it again, and to extend a familiar
greeting TO Capt. Smith, Brooks, and all
; hands )! The Nominee will now continue
to run through to Galena the balance Of
the season. The water is getting better.
We have had rain and the river is rising.
- Curran, of the Worlds Fair, starts
down on the next boat, bound for New
York for new stock of goods, having
already sold nearly the large stock receiv-
ed last month. His partner, Mr.. Lawler,
not fearing competition, has rented the
new store-room next door, TO an extensive
jobbing firm from the East.
See notice Of proposals for painting
the Capitol. The bids close Monday
afternoon.
fooD AND RAIMENr.--See VOLTS &
Nelhaus' advertisements in this number
of the Minnesotian.
Chamblin, on Third street, has every
thing in the clothing line that any one
may desire.
During the continuance of the low wa.