Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-07-22
OUR MINNESOTA CORRESPONDENCE.
ST. PAUL, Min. Ter, }
July 9th. 1852 {
AIEssEs. EDIToRs

morning as II 1t was Sabbath, ana We are
nearly all sober SO l think it may not
be amiss to inform you of some Of our do
ings.
! Long ago our Temperance folks couclu-
ded to celebrate the 9Th, and had pro-
gramme prepared providing for the union
Of all the citizens on that occasion. But
certain persons recently called a meeting
and appointed officers, committees, sc ,
for a celebration at the Care, two miles
above town. and our "Minnesotian," in It's
last issue, tried to make it appear that
that was a general celebration, while
the other was only a celebration on the
part of the Temperance people" though
with a single exception, every man whose
name was connected with this general eel
ebration, is an opponent of the law Of our
Territory on the Liquor question, and
therefore, according to my reasoning, an
anti-republican.
As the time drew near, efforts were
made to defeat tue temperance party, and
the opposition did succeed in getting the
Germans, whom our chief marshal had hired
to play for US for 50 each, to leave MS and
play for them or not play at all, giving
them $40 each Our marshal then sent
to Fort Smelling, and got the four must
clans Of the garrison, who discoursod ami
mating music for US though they too, were
offered nearly double what they were to
receive, If they would not play One of
them simply replied to our City Marshal
who made him the offer, while he put his
finger to his eye, ''HoNoR" At the risk
of being called a fanatic | viii state it as
my conviction that COL IS IN tuu0r Of
the minnesota Liqu0r Lar Now for
the evidence which satisfies me Of this
fact.
General A W Riley, well known in
the United States as a successful TEN
perancc Lecturer. came hither about the
2jth ult, But, in consequence OF little
dissatisfaction on the part Of some, arts
ing out of his refusing to lecture in a
church, because the minister and members
were absent, when notice of his lecture
had been given in the church in the fore
noon, and of others in the appointment
Of the chief marshal and other things
there appeared likely to be a split among
temperance friends. This however. was
all healed on Friday morning, by mob
Gen. II. was to speak at the corner of
Third and Robert streets. But as soon
as he had commenced, our worthy "a
County Treasurer, who IS a licenced
dealer In fire-Water, went across the street
to the Empire Saloon, soon after which a
Mr. Hill, carpenter by trade, and sever
al others came out and began to swear no
more should be said in the street, and Mr.
Ii. caught the box from under the Gcner-
al, and turned it over This produced
some loud talk, which served as a prctext
/ for the CITY Marshal Michael Cummings
/ Esq. to come up on both sides and the
middle of the street, and command Gen
II. 'for to dispense" assuring him at the
same time that he was an officer, and by
authority forbid the speaking in the street
as unlawful The Mayor and several Of
the Council were also present. BY this
time some ten or twelve were bowling.
/ groaning, singing camp-mectiug songs,
cursing, swearing, SC. 50 Gen. II. stated
to the audience that a man calling him
self the City Marshal, had forbidden him
speaking in the street as unlawful-that
he was a law-abiding man, and that he
should therefore desist, and speak IN the
Baptist church next evening.
There were men present during this
street meeting who would have seen that
! Gen Il. had a hearing in the street, but
he thought it not advisable, saying the
meeting was going on we'll that it was a
better lecture than he could give. So it
proved for many left the rum celebration
on account Of it, and temperance men
were all united by it l am sorry to add,
number of strangers left the Territory
next day on a boat, never to return. some
y &C tLoy, ! !,
settle here, but not having yet purchased
property. The General did lecture on
Saturday and Sunday nights, and on
Monday, in which pictures were drawn so
clearly that every man could see his own
or his neighbours face.
/ Monday morning, the 18th, looked low
ry. About nine o'clock the clouds gath
cred biackuess. and a tornado and floods
of water passed through the place No
less than five houses, in which were fami-
lies, with many shops, Out-hOuses &c,
were completely demolished. and many
other houses materially injured. Yet,
strange to say, no life was lost, nor limb
broken. One man who gave fifty dollars
to the rum celebration it is said lost not
less than a thousand dollars by this tor
nado With a single exception, | know
of no advocate of the Liquor Law who
suffered any material damage Many Of
the other party had to spend the remain
der of the day in repairing or building hous
es, for our town is too full to allow the
sufferers room with others.
The afternoon was fine We had the
Declaration read by Professor Sweet. and
a first rate Temperance Address by Rev.
Mr. Cressy, late Of indianapolis Ind, at
the Presbyterian church, after which the
procession moved to Temperance Hall,
where two tables fifty feet long were about
twice filed, and sumptuous dinner was
Partaken Of, when the procession again
moved through the principal streets to
the Grove in Kitson's Addition, where
addresses. toasts, &c, were attended to
The exercises passed off finely, and salts
factorily to all, and were closed in the
evening by an exhibition of fireworks on
the Court House Square, and the burning