The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-07-21

On Tuesday, July IL. the Democratic citi
zens of Hastings assembled in the square il
front Of the Hastings House.
About one hundred and fifty persons ther
pledged themselves TO oppose the nomination
of III. NJ. Rice
The meeting was called at short notice bu,
all were prepared for an expression Of theil
opinions, and gave that expression by endors
ing the resolutions presented With loud and re
peated cheers.
The meeting was called to order by tht
choice of Henry G. Bally. Chairma and Viii
liam Lee. Secretary.
Alter some remarks by Messrs ]. C. Dow
and .. T. Haynes. wherein the Republicans
Know Nothpgs and Rice men were handled
without gloves, Hon. H. II. SiLley. being
loudly called for, made manly and eloquent
speech.
J c. Dow then offered the following resolu-
tions. which were passed without dissenting
voice i'''7-t ' ~
ResOlued, That an organization ofa party in
Minnesota upon Democratic principles is es
sental to the future good of the Territory and
that it is the duty of all men who have act,
with the Democratic party in the States to
stand firmly by such an organization.
ResolUed. That while we all acknowledge and
willurge an organization cf the party. We
will a'ways oppose any organization that does
not emprace in its creed the well tried princi
pies OF the party that all combinations and
connections with any Of the ''isms'' of the day
are antagonistic to the Democratic party, ard
that ary compromise witl the Republican
or Know Nothing order of the present day
should meet with the sc0rn aud opposiOn OF
true Democrats e! - lht @isF
Resoloed, That Minnesota demands Rep
reseh tative in Congress who wi not prosti-
IN TO iol g. hf,
OF enrichIng Wall Street Brokers, and for that
and other reasons. we will ever oppose the
nomination of II. NJ. Rice.
The meeting adjourned.
HENRY &. BAILLY, Chairman
VIM. LEE, Secretary.
We would. in copying the above proceedings
which we do at the request of several anti
Rice Democrats state that we were mistaken
in our paragraph a few days since. alledgine
that Postmaster Forbes, of ST. Paul, took parl
in this Hastings meeting He was rot present
at the meeting although in the village-and
cegssamaatly=took no part endorsing the per-
any man connected with the Republican or any
other political movement We were led into
the error by hearing that Mr.. Forbes was al
Hastings at the time, and had expressed his
hostility in conversation, (as Democra) to
the Republican movement, and to tie men con-
nected with it in the Territory.
But. per contra: The Hastings meeting re
solved against Riceism, "Republicanism and
all other .'isms' of the day. 1t goes for the
'pure Democracy and nothing else. Two OF
tha-Snealkors- -thocaYwo foo tborlocc ..Dop,oorot
ic' birds named in the proceedings other than
Mr.. Sibley-were hatched from the shell by the
incubating warmth of Frank Pierce's covering
in the State of New Hampshire and were sent
out to Minnesota to shift, for the time, for
themselves, with the un erstanding that the hen
would not wean them yet if they behaved them
selves with dce respect to the maternal nest
In their speeches at Hastings they went strong
for the Nebraska bill; but-with their coadju-
tor, Mr.. Sibley--they expressed a preference
the Democratic candidate for the Office OF Del
egate.
Mr.. Olmsted and we state the fact on his
own word and authority, will refuse to accept
nomination from any party. or the conven
Ion of any party, sare only as an openly
avo,ced dnti-.Ns5roska man and further. he
will support no man for Congress who does
not occupy the same position on this qucs.
ton that he does himself.
1t may be, perhaps, that the Hastings speak
ers and resolvers understood all this at th.
time they expressed their adherence of Mr.
Rice, and, in their speeches, their preference foI
Mr.. Olmsted. We are not in their secrets,
and know nothing as to whether they did OF
did not. But if the Democrats of Minnesota
nominate and elect so decided an anti Admin
istration man as Dav. Olmsted. they are Ger
tainlv badly off for "clear STUFF Democratic