The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-03-10


Great Meeting Of the Peeple of st. Anthony
: Condemnation of Gov. Gornian for Refusing to
Sign Certain Bills on the Las N;s:,t of the
Session. ynb--
One of the largest and most enthusiastic
meetings ever held in the Territory, convened
at Central Hall last night. The Chair was &C.
cupied by Geo. F. Brott, Esq, Ex-sheriff of
Ramsey Co.. and G. l.. Chase Secretary.
Mr.. Brott, on taking the chair, said that he
had no hand in getting up the meeting but
that he heartily concurred in the movement.
Gov. German had done q great wrong to the
citizens Of this neighborhood. and it was prop
er that he should be shown up to the people.
Loud calls were made for ID. A. Seccombe,
but he gave way for the appointment ola COM
mittee to draft resolutions. The following gen.
temen were appointed on said committee:
MOSES W. GETCHELL, Democratic nominee
for the House of Representatives in the third
Council District at the last election, was APP
pointed Chairman. II. S. Wells j. p. Wilson,
E. Dixon and Silas Kicker
The Hon. d. N. Hanson was then called
upon and gave clear expose of the course the
Governor pursued in relation to the pocketing
of the bill creating the new counties of Pine
and st. Anthony, and the Mississippi I'M
provement bill
The Hon. &. 7. Stearms said the Governor
pretentcd that there had been an alteration
made in the bill after it had passed. Such was
not the fact. The alteration of the bill had no
connection with the county bill of ST. Anthony.
During the whole session when any bill that
would benefit st. Anthony was brought up.
Gov. German would oppose it. The Mssssip-
pi navigation bill was got up with great care,
and was amended in the Council-then all OBJ
jectionable features were we'll guarded in the
Housc--yet it was pocketed by his Excellency
At the same time bill was passed for the
Improvement Of the Minnesota river-this the
Governor cheerfully consented to. He had
signed the Transit and other Railroad char
tiers, but when the bill from Minneapolis to st.
Cloud was brought before him, he withheld his
consent. 1t was we'll known that Gov. G. had
said repeatedly that if certain members want
ed any thing, they must be careful how they
voted. The alteration of the bll-f any al
teration was made-in question, was in pencil
mark. The enemies of the bill did it. The
Gov. said that if the tenth section was stricken
out he would sign it. Mr.. Brown got it thro'
the Council agreeable to the wish of the Gov
ernOr, but in the meantime, Gov German
spoke in low tone of voice to a Mr. Foster
and requested him (Foster) to go up and tell
his the Gov. friends) to vote against the joint
resolution that he had requested Joseph r.
Brown to draw up striking out the tenth sec
ton of the bill which was said to be altered
Hon. Samuel Stanchield being called upon
said he could testify to the facts stated by
Messrs. Hanson and Stearns, and had he been
called upon first he should have made the same
statements that these gentlemen had.
EX>Sherifi Brott said that when be heard
there was bill before the Legislature, Great
ing new County, the county seat of which was
to be at st. Anthony. he went down to st. Paul
! to look after the traps. He was pleased to see
the great unaDimity Of feeling amongst the
members of the Legislature to do Justice TO St.
Anthony. Mr. Baldwin Olmstead. even. of
Benton County, went for the BILL but after the
"NOP'lOH vi IL III GHc COuuCll. lie got uD and
changed his vote, thus throwing his influence
against it, unfortunately. Mr.. Stimson, of St.
Cro]X, who had voted against it, rose and wish
ed to record his name in favor of the BILL so it
passed, notwithstanding Mr.. Baldwin Ohm
stead's sudden whirl Gov German had q
good deal to say about the opinion of Judges
Ctatfed and Sherburnc; now he knew that
those Judges had said nothing about it; and
when Gov. G. said they had, he told that which
was not true, and he knew it when he said so.
The ex-Sheriff closed by saying that he believed
Gov. q. to be a poltroon and liar.
Speeches from Messrs. D. A. Seccombe. Isaac
Atwater, ID. NJ. Hanson NJ. w. Getchcll and DIR,
}. IL. Murphy, were made The resolutions
were very severe, and were adopted with only
one dissenting voice. They were ordered to
be printed in all the papers Of the Terrier
and the Washington Union.
Yours &c. ST. ANTHONY