Minnesota weekly times., 1857-04-18
Meeting at the Court House.

Pursuant to notice, an adjourned meeting of
the various Committees was held at the Court
House on Tuesday evening last, at which Judge
Tullis presided, and G. Thos. May acted as Sec
retary. eeJ 4alas i.5 3
The object of the meeting having been stated
BY the Chair to be to hear the report of the Spe.
cial Committee on Resolutions, appointed at q
previous meeting. aa~sa s
R.F. Houseworth, from that Committee, in the
absence Of the Chairman, submitted the following
preamble and resolutions, as the result of the la
bors of the Committee, and stated to the meeting
that they had been unanimously concurred in by
all the members, and had been carefully drawn
with view of reconciling all differences among
men Of all parties, in regard to the proposed Gel
ebratiop a "a lD4 o 01ai
wHEREAs The Congress United States in its wis
oonsucton Of therein,
and, WhereGs, We deem It but and proper
lowing in every department of mechanic arts
and agriculture within limits the people
Of this Territory should, MANNER express their
appreciation Of said grant from this high Therefore,
Rssoved That with view of giving time for the
preparaons securing from at home
:ns weanssy the a s.y Of June next b
Jubilee which occasion requested that all
the city their buildings;
mittees proceed to act with Of fully carrying
Reoved celebration is not intended in any res
pect to be political in its local in its
the other hand Is to time rejoicing among
being alike benentted BY the Land Grant
That the COMMITTEES on Invitations requested
the time with secure the attesdancs Of the
prominent statesmen Of all parties who abored for
On motion, the report Of the committee was
accepted and the resolutions adopted.
After which, the following resolution, offered
by Mr.. Iglehart, was adopted: gaa
Resoved That the respective committees are
among their number whether arising from Or
ndsposition 70 ac .. once, with suitable
suggested to them best expedng
appoint Of three such number they
:: s
cisly finance, hereby requested prompt
ness and ZEAL that full time be afforded for the
On motion of Mr.. Wheelock, the proceedings
of the meeting were ordered published in the city
papers. A. W. TULLIS, Chairman.
q. THos. MAY, Secretary. as o'ov vatI
w The Editor Of the Minnesotian suggests
that when we start for the seat of war we carry
with qs our supplies, which be has the kindness
to mention, viz ia bottle of gin and a musty
ham," We would secure the editsr for the pur-
pose alluded to, were it not that there would be
more "gin" than we should want, and as to the
cham" we prefer the ''musty" one to the one
which il offensive by reason of its odof. 5o
q Between one hundred and fifty and two
hundred persons arrived in this city from below
on Tuesday night, including many Of our own
citizens. They came through by teams, and the
ferry was employed until late in the night bring
ing them across.
O. It having been ascertained that the Time
and Tide would not be needed to convey the Vol
unteers and Guards until the receipt Of despatch
e. that they were wanted, that boat swung of
from the Island yesterday morning, where she had
stranded the night before, and proceeded down
the the first down boat Of the season.
e. 1t is due to Mr.. Nelson, the bearer Of des-
patches frsm st. Peter, to say, that be has done
everything gentleman could do, to arouse our
citissns to consciousness Of the danger Of the
settlers. Having rode night and day and used
every effort in his power, to carry out the wishes
Of those who sent him, he may feel sure that be
has performed his whole duty