The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-24

Last Monday evening each of the two po-
litical parties determined to close the cam
paign with public meetings in this city. Hon.
NJ. S. Wilkinson and Hon. David Cooper
we've present in behalf of the Republicans,
and Hon. II. II. Sibley, Democratic candi-
date for Governor,) Governor Medary and j.
H. Taylor were present in behalf of the De.
mocracy. The Democrats secured tho steps
of the Minnesota House for their meeting,
and the Republicans the steps of McKusick's
office, on the same street. where lights were
provided.
During the afternoon the Republican Gen.
trail Committee addressed a note to the Dem
ocratc Committee, proposing but one meet
| ing, and an equal division of time between
the Republican and Democratic speakers
This arrangement the Democratic Committee
declined to accept, without the consent of
their speakers. In the evening the Republic
cans met 1T the Democratic stand. Mr.. Sib-
ley took the rcstrum, and when through Mr..
Wilkinson took the stand, made the same
proposition and asked permission to reply
This proposition acds again declined; where
upon shout arose for the Republican stand,
where lamps and bon fires were instantane-
Ously lighted, to which place more than one
half the crowd repaired.
Mr.. Wilkinson took the stand amid some
Of the tallest cheering ever heard in this city,
and for an hour and one-half he raked the
back-out Democracy fore and aft, battering
down every position taken by Mr. Sbley and
the Democratic orators and presses of the
Territory. 1t was one of the most effective
and telling speeches of the campaign. Judge
Cooper was next called out, and made one
of the most logical and convincing speeches
We have yet heard. He demolished every.
thing he laid his hands upon. We have new
er, on any occasion, witnessed such enthusi-
asm and political excitement. The cowardly
backing out of the three acknowledged great
guns of the Minnesota Democracy-the cir
culation an hour before of the Union, held
back four days with its budget of falsehoods
and ISLANDERS against the Republican candi-
dates-and the election to take place the
next day, all conspired to render the occasion
one of thrilling interest and intense excite
ment.
After Judge Cooper was through, Messrs.
Mcmillan, Van Worries and Scneffer were sew
orally called out and delivered short and spi.
cy addresses. Still the crowd were unwil-
ling to dispense, and Wilkinson, Cooper and
Mcmillan were each called out again and
again to respond to the demands Of the en-
thusiastic crowd.
Before the meeting broke up, j. S. Nay,
an industrious and quiet mechanic of the CITY.
was called out. He had always been Dem
ocrat-he was still Democrat-but he had
listened to portion of the speeches at the
other stand, and he couldn't 60 such Democ-
racy-the party had run away from him,
leaving all their old principles behind, and on
the morrow, and henceforth he was going to
vote the straight Republican ticket! This
short speech of Mr.. Nay sent thrill through
the crowd like an electric current. Alta
very late hour the meeting dispersed with
cheers upon cheers for our candidates and
the party, all feeling that it was good to be
there. For the proceedings of the following
day, see the results elsewhere.-Stalwater
Mess.