The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-07-26
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY "a, 1856.
Signs Of the Canvass.

A Signs Of the Canvass.
Advices from all parts of the Union indi-
cate that the canvass for the Presidency has
commenced in earnest. The nomination of
Fremont takes like wildfire Public meet
ings are every where held, and in many pla-
ces the whole.rank and file of the Democrats
have wheeled into line. A friend of ours,
who by the way is staunch supporter of
Buchanan and $1,000 office holder under
Pierce, has lately made trip as far east as
Chicago, and affirms that there is the hottest
palitical excitement along the route, and at
Chicago he has ever seen. When we asked
his opinion as to which of the candidates APP
peared to have the most friends, he remark
ed that 'sFillmore was nowhere, that he had
scarcely seen a Fillmore man since he had
been gone; that Buchanan had many strong
friends, and that Fremont had id many
strong friends" -...--
We find in the Chicago Tribune of the
18th an account Of an enthusiastic meeting,
held at Belleville, st. Clair Co.,, ILL.,, the
home of Bissell, candidate for Governor, for
the ratification of the nomination of Ere
mont and Dayton. 1t is estimated that five
thousand persons were present-all of whom
were animated by irrepressible enthusiasm
in favor of the principles and the candidates
of our party. 1t is said that 500 to 1000
delegates were present from St. Louis, and
that they declared that their only object in
going out of Missouri to attend a Fremont
demonstration, was to express in acts their
detestation Of the Border Ruffianism by
which not only their State, but the whole
nation has been disgraced.
Col. William II. Bssell addressed the as
sembled multitude, in speech of great elo-
quence and power, charging home upon the
Pro-Slavery party the responsibility of orig
mating and carrying on that series of in
iquitous measures by which the peace of the
country is disturbed. His reprobation of
the outrages in Kansas, committed by the
party in power, for the forcible establishment
Of Slavery in that Territory, and his en-
dorsement of our candidates and Platform
were pointed and explicit. He was received
with the. most fattering tokens of popular
esteem.
Lieut.. Governor Koerner was also one of
the speakers. Cutting loose from the Ne
braska IniQuty and all who endorse it, he
declared his unalterable determination to
support the Philadelphia nominees through
thick and thin, and good and bad report,
earnestly, heartily, zealously, for which de-
claraton he was most enthusiastically
cheered.
In the evening another meeting was held,
and torch-light procession organized. This
procession, preceded by music, marched
through the principal streets of the town,
and those composing it sent up cheer after
cheer for Freedom and Fremont, as they
went
Gov. Kerner again spoke in the German
language to larger crowd than before, and,
if possible, more eloquently and forcibly.
Judge Underwood, about whose position
there had been some doubt, now took the
stand, and in brief but forcible harangue,
declared bis determination to swell the num-
Der of recruits, who, from every quarter, are
flocking to Freedoms standard.
These meetings are significant not so much
because of their numbers or the enthusiasm
which prevailed, as for the antecedents OF
those who composed them. Belevlle is a
German town st. Clair is German coun-
ty, and the Congressional District to which
it belongs has 5000 to 5000 German voters,
all of whom have heretofore uniformly acted
with the Democratic party. Now large
majority of them will go heartily for Free
dom and Fremont.
The meeting was glorious one; the re-
suits will be felt at the polls in November.
The Republican gathering at indianapolis,
which we gave some account of day or two
since, is said to be the largest meeting ever
held west of Ohio. That of 1910, at Tip
pecanoe, was far surpassed in numbers and
enthusiasm by this one. The Clay Barbe-
cue of 1843, the Kossuth demonstration of
1850, and the various assemblages at the
State Fairs held at this State Capital were
tremendously large, but never before has In
dianapolis had such gathering of the Peo-
pie of the State within her limits. The num-
Der is variously estimated at from $4,000 to
$1,000 strangers.
Of the enthusiasm among the masses and
the practical effect which it " i'll have on the
result in the STATE, we prefer to let the cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Times, Ga pa
per which We will remark is one of the most
bitter against the friends of Fremont and the
Republican cause.) The correspondent after
giving an account of the procession, banners,
numbers, &C., says:
"There is one fact looming up prominently
however, and that is the spirit and determi-
nation manifested to-day, bodies evil to the
unterrifed Democracy. The Republicans
are certainly in earnest, and as surely will
sweep the stamina from the ranks of the old
liners, as that James Buchanan is merged
in an India-rubber platform.
81 passed several hours in the crowd to-
day, notwithstanding the intense heat, and
while bobbing around was convinced, from
the zeal manifested by the young voters and
old vofaropS that an ,,Ulv Discrimination FL