The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-08-23
The Meeting OF Germans

at the Court House, on Tuesday evening
last, must have carried dismay into the
hearts of the adherentsof Mr.. RICE, num-
Der of the hirelings Of whom were there, and
endeavored with oil their might to disturb
the proceedings. The meeting was intend
ed to be strictly confined to Germans,E-
and no other persons could properly be
present Yet it was invaded by those who
could not understand the language spoken
during the proceedings, and who have al
ready made themselves conspicuous in the
dirty work Of endeavoring to prevent any
expression of sentiment unfavorable to Mr..
RICE, for though they could not understand
German, they were told beforehand that
the Germans were not favorable to Mr.
RICE, and hence their outrageous actions,
which, fortunately did no damage to any
one but themselves.
The meeting was quite large, and en-
braced the most respectable portion of the
Germans in this community. At the APP
pointed hour it was called to order by JU.
IIus GEoRGII, who briefly stated the objects
for which it was assembled, and while he
was speaking, the Hon. Mr. Moor walked
in an important manner to the upper
end of the hail. A nomination for officers
being called for Mr.. FRElDENRlcH was
named by large division of those assem-
bled, and Mr.. Moor by noisy Corporaps
guard, comprising the other A show of
hands was had, after much opposition by
the RICE division, and Mr.. FRE1DENRIcH
having beenI declared Chairman, took his
seat. Messrs HOFFMAN & SCHROEDER were
appointed Secretaries.
Almost at the beginning of the proceed
ings, a young man, a RICE hireling, who
has been resident of st. Paul about two
weeks, only, and who was unknown to nine
t.nths of the Assemblage, impudently at
tempted to thrust before the Convention
what purported to he letter from Mr..
RICE denying his connection with Know
Nothingism. He was met by storm Of
rebuke, and bade to wait until the proper
time arrived for considering the document
which by the way is addressed to John
Ireland, an Irishman, and Joseph Spiel, a
RICE German, the latter Of whom has a
sort of certificate attached to the missive,
endorsing its correctness, as if the salt of his
signature could do it good!
The meeting then proceeded to appoint a
committee on resolutions, which was COM
pose of Messrs Schwartzenberg, Gross,
Moot, REM, Probtsfeld, Georgii and
which finally reported Il series of resolu-
tons, the first of which lays down the plat
form of the German Democrats to be-Op.
position to Know Nothingism, the extension
of Slavery, and Maine Liquor Law.
The second declares opposition as far as
practicable to the system of nominations
by delegates in Conventions, and advocates
the free entry of candidates into the pOlti-
cal field.
The third declares that the Germans
will support DAVID OIMsrED with all their
might--as an honest man,-the Germans
believing that it does not need rich man
for a delegate-and that Mr.. OLMsrED will
do as much gosd at Washington for the
Territory by the force of his character and
truthfulness of purpose, as either Mr.. RICE
or Mr. MARsHALL-that hi will not be led
by any body-but be governed solely by
his own good Judgment
The fourth resolution relative to support.
ing certain Germans for Office was not act
ed on The fifth resolution provided for
the appointment of a standing committee
of correspondence throughout the Territory.
All these resolutions, with the exception
of the fourth, were adopted, and under the
fifth of them, the following gentlemen were
appointed the corresponding committee:
Messrs. Schwartzenberg, Gross. Moot,
REM, Probst6eId, Freidenrich, Faber, Geor-
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During the evening there was some earn
est talking. Mr. Howitz, a favorer of Mr..
Marshall, made. very temperate and SEN
sible speech, but others, Messrs. Moot and
Spiel, the latter especially, did themselves
anything but credit Mr.. Spiel knocked
his chances Of being run for the Legislature
higher than kite, and was heartily laugh
ed at by the meeting for the pains he took
to define bis position and the high sense he