The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-09-29
NO. XXIV.

Nichols and others. At the evening session. the up.
roar ard confusion were tremendous The Tribune
, says:
Yesterday evening being the las; sitting ia this city
OF this Convention, the approach to the Jsbernacle
,hronged long before the hour appointed for open
ing the doors, and considerable excitement seemed TO
prevail. At about 7 U'cock the Tabernacle doors
we're thrown open and the rush for ticsefs and adj
mission 10y the anxious throng could oni. DC equaed
to that a Jenny Lind night. The building, eapa-
bic Of holding two thousand persons. Sas i'm.
mediately 6ea 10 excess.
MIR. George W Clark, who had been requested to
sing song the suijec, Of " Fresdom of Thought"
dad SO in style apparently not much approved by
The audience, who il very early stage began TO give
vent 10 all kinds Of groans aad ironcai cheers:
Mrs. Martin, Of this State, then ln.rodaeed "a
the meetiug by Mts. Mott, and with considerable
difficulty commenced hei address Music Was, enc
observed, previous 10 the fall of man, the natural
language Of the human race, and the reason Of the
disco now prevailing Was owins !" The prepondef-
a6ce CT The 4" bass" She about TO say she vas
intended to speak in behalf of women, but She WAS
not; it IN behalf OF society. tilIsses au groans
II there stiffness, she wOuio continue Otherwise
she could be heard Here the gr,ans, and Kisses
and wells increased, which the venerable lady
President nlerceded, and after while the speaker
vas audible again tor few minutes.
The convention WAS addressed by several Others,
who were frequently Interrupted ty funny inerpoa-
lions by the audience, and Kisses and yes Were he
order Of the evening
Lucy Stone now presented herself and was received
with tempest of cheers, bissss groars, and stamp
ing. Amid mach interr'ptep she per2eFerei by
l9k.ng eloquent and touching appeal, as follows:
Men! you show that the ground take Is only too
well chosen. We might have expected shat the
memory of 4 mother, perhaps cod IN her grave
would had Ion, ior her sake, 10 hear toss who
speak oi wrongs done to the she belonged toi-
Lproarl We have sat here for DAYS and tod
you how is robbed o. her property, her rights
her children; how labor, remuneraye enough 10
tain her, is smut oct FROM her, sVe pleaded tor
your sisters and your daughters; aud here Is the re-
sul--the issue i1r the present
Rev. Anioiae,;e l.. Brown presented herself, and
was, II possible, received With ulorc tmbuaace thap
Lucy Stone.
Mr.. Elliot jumped en- tie platform and claimed to
be heard against tho principles ot the Conyen,on.-
He vas applauded aud hissed, and spoke AMID
scene Of the Outrageous Confusion, making hul-
self audible bg shouting the top o his voice, thus,
asked las, night for three solid ars,menrs-
voice-Herc IS the champie. o! rogd,ps.
Eihot-This Is the uneharitabie Judgment Passei
on a stranger.
Loud cries for BuY!eich.
Eiiiot-i have heard or read all the arguments
gwen here, and she, Tor the part n,cre so-
ries.
Here the uproar became terrifc--shon,irg, scream
ing, laughing, stamping, CRIES Of" Ercisk ''"Roo,,"
- Ttnth, - Shut up." . Greeley, . Go to bed;i
prevented anything beng heard OF done IN order-ant
the Convention broke up amid the widest upr'ar.
, Il announced that National " omens iishts
CcGYeuticn would he hcld 81 Cleveland Ohio, ol,
the +tii and .5tb Of DotcOcr
LOAFFR's SoLILoeUT.--''I wish knew
where TO get ii cest | de- Blast If don't emirra,o
to Kata,schs,ka, to dig gold. Moneys sc'ucer than
Wit; cant live by neiiber-at least can't. Sold the
last Old shut, pawned my boots for three ceu;s and
"cn home happy - lord. ! oil ..y landiady had
hundo thoi>a1t driias, ard waited the best roou.
IL the house She insuited re b. saying TIE attic
was too good for
I'm an Injured Individual. Society rersecu:ss
me. DON'T do socie'g ny karp as Knows on.
don't rob widdes' hon>es-I don, know .vidders.
don't rut the holtie to my neighbours lips. ans
got ne 9hbprs and Tie Get i don; own any
toi,es. Coyldn', Gil el4 .f cid.
''I'm an innocent man. Nobody can looi me in
the face ard say ever hurt 'eui--Jobody and yet
haven't got roof to lay Esy head into. Ny Old land-
la!y rated nle-Hky! coudu';Pa and left. Cansc
why aiR't better 10 dwell in corner .! The house
,qp than with brawling in q side honsef
But ami got house.top and if / bad, corner
wouldn't be sa.e, would it!
sI'm a desp,it man. I'D GO to work II il wasn;
for my excessive benevoence I'm aeered Of taking
the bread cut of SOMEBODY'S mouth. Besides, WIS.,
dom's the principai Thing don't the good book say
50! What's money TO wisdomi Ain't Studying
characterl II a kicks rue because I can't pay
for INV ticker, amt getting understandings ain't il
lesson IN human natur! I'm told the World owes
tired waiting w Washagton Star.
"THRow IN rnE PAcoS THE following IS
too good to DE lost. 1t illustrates Of the peculiar
iiles Of this 9ias; age
''An old Iady in Cincinnati hsd large quantity Of
bacon Ia ship 10 Ne.y Orleans where she was going
herself bu, supplies. She stipulated with the
captai os steamer, that he should have her freight,
provided he would not during tte trip. The
captain consented, and the old lady aboard A.
ter the second day oUi, another steamer vas seen
II. L. i -.
all the tne,) and would ever, and iben Up
TO the old lad,'s boat and tb al; back again Tie
highest excitement prevailed among the passenger.
ss the two boats continued Tor nearly day almost
side by side. Al iast, the old lady, parak,ng ot ie
excitement, called to the captain and said:
Captain, YOU AIM, going TO let thai Thar old bor
pass 5 ,ou!''
why, shall have to, Madame, az asreed not
to race
'Well YOU can 'st ty il little. that won't hurt :
"Ert, Madame. To tell yoo the truth. did"
"G,aciouS. but do try iiile more--see, the sd
boat is ainost even " in u.s. and .oa! cheer
from the passengers of the I'D boat.
81 can't IA Sc any sseaD, Madame, az All i;;e
tar ard pine knots burnt up"
"Good gracious, what shall We do; see, the o'!
boat is passing as j. there nothing else on basi
that yyh make sieamr
"Nolhing, Madsne,-eh, eh. las Is . neg ides
struck him } except your bacon.''
"Throw in the bacon,'' s.,,ieked the old hdy
"throv in the bacon, captain ana bea, .he old b "'
Scsrecrovs-msnuactured arrangements. se -
in the corn fields to away the crows"-~ts'
their merits jrst like every body else. & Ieast
were once led 10 believe So, fiom what ove ae
while listening to small gathering Of juvenile rs;l
'sover in the Jarseys."
sScafecrows! lie! he!'' says he, evidently ia IT,
ply to some remarks that had p eceded his, "log
don't know any thing about scare-crows. If y,u'
seen one that Uncle Ben made once, ! guess yu'd
thiak so 100. Why. Uncle Ben made one once, a,'a
set it up s daddy's corn-heIc thar nearly figlrln,.
ihe feathers oh OF every crow that looked at IL, 4
BY so,s. one crow thai had been peekins aroc1 ~
feId Tor three days. sler he seen IT, actaip
few away, and broesht back al he corn bed a,sis
n that tinie-ao;,'
+. "Aye, John" said . country preacher oas Il
1 his Cock, whom be had missed for good many ea7-
devs from hs Free rs:rch, Ssye. John, so i'1 thhi
! you'ye becua to think that not in the r,a'
road sad thai you goiag Lack TO ihe Esiala'. h
,nent!'' "Wetl, sir" was the repy,'i winnu dsny
but that hae been gansng that gate; ant rarra
iasf say mat Ive ony thoughts u ,urniy see
Ia The mean time But dinna think, Minister, ilas'
hae ouy fault WI your read it'S brsu road. dau'i-
less and sale road bnt el sir the tolls ,is "a