New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-23
THE STRUGGLE IN MINNESOTA.


Correspondence OF Toe NJ l.
ST. PAUL, N. T., July l6, 1857.
Iwrote to you day or two since, informing you
of the revolutionary steps taken by the Border
Ruffian Democracy to get control OF the Constitu.
tiopal Convention by force, fraud and violence or
defeat the desire of the people of Minnesota to
c, me into the Union as State. also informed
you that it bad been asserted by Democrats and
believed by all parties, that at IL on Tuesday,
the second day of the Convention, the Democratic
members would attempt to take control Of the Hall
prepared for the Convention. Had they done so,
there would have been hot work. The Republicans
knowing full we'll their rights, were prepared to de-
icDd them, and would have done 50 to the last.
But when the hour of ~ drew near, discretion
the better part of yalOr seemed to control the minds
Of this faction and their pluck cooled down to zero
Secretary Chase appeared at the bar OF the Hall,
end with trembling voice said
"In tie name Of the Secretary o. this Territory,
81 demand the surrender of this Hall for the Of
"the Constitutional Convention"
PresdeIt-"The Constitutional Convention Of
this Territory is now in session III this Hall"
Chase Do you refuse to surrender the posses
"sion of this HALL"
President" do refuse"
Whereupon the pompOus little Secretary skunk
from the Hall and rtjoned his mob below.
IN few minutes, however, the Democratic dele
CATION, headed by the little Secretary, came to the
door and accommodated. Chase said: :" It's no use:
"no man can pet possession Of that chair" One Of
their number also remarked: ''rhey will not yield
sit will be useless for us to make the attempt"
Ex.Gov. German, one of their number, stepped ill.,
side the door and addressing the mob outside, said:
IL move this Convention adjourn to the Council
"Chamber," to which the mob said AYE" aud
followed their leader. There they played the farce
of going through with permanent organic alton
The result will be that two Conventions will be held
and along with ours a LOCUS constitution will be
brought before Congress.
The Republicans have done their duty nObly
They have shown the right mette in their compost
ton. They were on hand to prevent a clandestine
organization by the Democrats early as IL clock
on Sunday night and after the organization of the
Convention, remained in the hall without all adj
jCurnment for three days and two nights to prevent
the Rufians from stealing possession OF the hall
But the Democrats 90 not expect their course Will
be- approved by the people, or that the Constitution
they may frame will be recognized by Congress
Their only hope is that Nv 1t is distinctly shown
by the late election that the new State would be q
Republican one, by giving a Democratic Congress
some ground for an excuse, our admission into the
Union would be refused until such time as, By trick
cry and stratagem and by the help OF the lrish vote
which tie building Of our railroads you'll In
duce they would stand better chance OF carrying
an election They had, as they supposed tne whoio
matter fixed up to their satisfaction. Oar Delegate
| in Congress, ii. Nj. Rice, knowing the Southern
part OF The Territory to be strongly Republican, had
at the late Congress bill introduced, authorizing
| us to form State Constitution and dividing our
| Territory by a north and South line This, they
supposed, would give them majority, though such
a division would be against the interests of the Ter
rtory and contrary to the wishes Of two thirds OF
her people Our Legislature last Winter memorial
lied Congress by vote Of two to one, for differ
cnt or east ard west line but the memorial was dis
| regarded.
This is the state of affairs among US at present.
What the final result will be is yet to be shown, but
il is TIE opinion Of your correspondent that, unless
the Democrats abandon their present revolutionary
position, we will not become State at present.
have the utmost faith and confidence 10 the honesty
end good Sense of the people and am fully confident
the Republicans will be triumphautly sustained by
them in the position they have taken, but from
Pro. Slave Democratic Congress, judging from past
experience, nothing is to be expected. E.P' d.
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