Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-05-17

the first time IN TWO yodrS reel the efeCtS or damp
feet. Snow is piled three feet high on the side
of the roads, mostly thrown from the de-walks,
and every thing you touch appears to impart a
degree of nastiness truly sickening. The public
buildings are not particularly attractive, nor is
there anything that could induce me to make the
place my permanent residence. Others may love
it, cannot.
PIrrsBURc, Feb. %, 1856.
To-day is the birth day of the great and good
GEORGE WASHINGTON, and it is proper that on
this occasion, the lovers of Freedom from all parts
of the land, should meet to reiterate the prnci-
Piles of the patriots of &c, and to proclaim to the
world their invcterate hatred of Slavery in every
form. Upwards of three hundred and fifty Dele
gates are now in the city, and more continue to
come in on every train.
Send the glad tidings over the fertile plains Of
Minnesota, that the Republican Army is moving.
Drums are beating, flags are flying, and the
heavy tramp of the soldiery tell too plainly that
the People the march, and it is well that the
honest settlers Of Minnesota should be made
aware Of the fact, so that when the battle comes,
they can be found ready and willing to co-ope<
-ate with their brethren of the States, to drive
back the invaders of free soil and free speech
The Republican Party is fired .fact,and from
this day forward it will sweep the land. Let our
friends take courage-stand firm, and We predict
for them glorious triumph.
On the meeting of the Convention, Mr.. Love-
JOY delivered an eloquent prayer. A prominent
feature was a petition to Almighty God that the
present administration might be removed from
power, and its unhoy designs upon the liberties
of the Free be thwarted.
Mr.. Lovejoy is brother of the one who was
killed while defending the rights of humanity,
and his prayer sent thrill through every heart.
PITrsBURc, Pa, Feb. %, 1856.
My last letter gave report of the proceedings
of the meeting up to the evening of the day of
the Convention. On that evening upwards of
2400 persons filled Lafayette Hall, and presented
a scene we'll worthy the cause in which we are
engaged. The earnest, upturned faces told plain
ly how strong hold this Freedom question has
On the hearts of the people, and how determined
they that Slavery shall go further-that
Kansas, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington
shall come into the Union as Free States. The
Hall was brilliantly lighted and denseiy crowded,
and by men from all parties and from all Sec
tons of the Unon,-m VINO had come togcth-
er to unite in one common cause, and to show to
the world their devotion to the interests Of hu-
manity rather than to the interests of Party
Representatives of the Wing, Democratic and
Free Soil parties, all here, forgetting party
ia md u,itin, nd MI wiz.
NO FURTHER EXTENSION OF SLAVERY IN THE TERRI
TORIES OF TIE UNITED STATES.
At haf-past o'clock, FRANCES p. BLAIR, Esq,
of Maryland, took the Chair, and on motion a.
Oakly Hall, Esq, District Attorney of New
York city, was called upon to address the meet
ing. Mir. Hall mounted tie platform, and spoke
at some length, in the course of his remarks al
HIDING to the moIeSty of New Workers, and to
the desire of the young men to be guided by their
elders, -the ''Siver Grey>,'' such as Gidding$,
Rufus King and others, of whom it could BE- said
--''Vencrable men! YOU have come down to us
from former generations. Heaven has generous
ly heightened out your days to behold the joyful
sight" Tremendous applause.] NJ. Hill con-
tinued ON this 22d day Of Febru Try, the
nnersary of the birthday of Washi: gton, the
Republicans come to inauaurate anew era, Il
new calendar day in History. AS in 1882 Wash
i"gton came into the world, and afterwards in
his manhood wandered among the scenes of this
very spot, so We have come, bringing our Presi-
dent from the very region of the Potomac, to
teach us the principles of the immortal Jackson.
Applause.
No man, said Mr.. Hall, ever graduated thor
oughly until he perfected himself in Bar's
Rhetoric Il laughtcr,l and we are now learning
from new edition. Aud no one can be said to
have graduated until he is convcrsant with the
o les of Horace Laughter.] We had one of
them to-day. Whatever objection there might
be to Blair's Rhetoric, or to line of Horace s
Odcs, which might be desired to be expurgated,
all would wish them long lives, and that Horace
may long continue the Tribune of the Press to
sing his stirring political odes. [Cheers.]
He then alluded to Preston King-to the fac.
that New York. out Of 10000 votes gave but
1000 for the Republicans, but there was magic
would leaven the whole country.
Preston King, of New York, on being loudly
called for, came on to the platform, and spoke
for nearly an hour.
Great enthusiasm prevailed during the speech
of Mr.. King, the more so, from the fact that he
bad formerly been one of the pillars of the Dem
ocrntic party in New York, but was now identi.
fled with the Republican IN ,vement, boldly deter
minedly enlisted in the cause Of Freedom. 9th
or speakers followed.
While write, Mr.. Greeley sits at my elbow,
surrounded by group of attentive listeners.
who exhibit much anxiety to hear his views on
Kansas, which can assure the reader, are quite
freely given. He has on the same old white
coat-the same cid hat, set back upon on his
head-the same cravat, all awry, and converses
with that freedom from restraint which charac-
terzes those who are engaged in just cause.
lie lectures this evening. at the City Hall-Sub.
ject-"Europe," and as a matter Of course. will
have full house. Hon. Joshua R. Gidainrs. of
Ohio, the old dray-horse in the Republican
movement, is quite large man, with an easy
and familiar manner. He has a we'll devel.
oped head, covered with the whitened locks of GO
winters, eighteen of which have been spent in
battling for the rights of humanity. His cup of
JOY seems to be running over with the recent
success of the Republican Party in Washin inc ton.
and on all sides the friendly hand is extended to
cheer HIM on his downward journey to the
gravc-