The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-04-04
A Grand Illumination.

Pursuant to a call in the daily papers sign
ed by a number of our most respectable clti-
zens, very large and enthusiastic meeting
was convened at the Court House on IFednes-
day evening to consider the propriety and
manner, and fix upon time for the holding
ofa "General Thanksgiving and Illumina-
tion in honor Of the recent Land Grant to
Minnesota"
The meeting was called to order by j. w.
Bond, Esq, upon whose motion, H. R. BIG
ELow, Esq, was elected President; Hon. w.
P. MURRAY, Hon. VIM. BRANCH and j. P.
PoND, Vice Presidents, and HARwooD
IcLEHART, Esq, Secretary.
The President stated the object of the
meeting, when the following resolutions were
submitted by Mr.. IGLEHARr, which, after
a slight discussion in regard to the time
mentioned for the holding of the jubilee, were
unanimously adopted as the sense of the
meeting:
WHEREAS, through the generous bounty
of the late Congress, our Territory, has been
endowed with one of the most munificent
Grants of Land ever extended to any Terri
tory or State within the limits of our Fed
eral Union, traversing our wild domains in
every direction, from the North to the South,
from the East to the West; from the St.
Croix to the great Red River. of the North
on the one hand, and from the Mississippi to
the Iowa line on the other;
And Whereas, it is but meet and right that
we the citizens of St. Paul. should exhibit
some proper appreciation of, as we'll as graf
itude for, so generous and unexpected gift
from this high source, as also for the many
liberal appropriations made from time to
time to our Territory and
WHEREAS, it is especially befitting that
some proper token of respect be paid to our
late Delegate in Congress, Hon. H. NJ. Rice,
and others, of our fellow citizens through the
Territory who have been chiefly instrument
tai in bringing about this state of things
therefore, be it
Resolced, That in view of the bad condi-
ton of our roads at this season, and with a
view to giving time for the necessary prepa-
rations, Wednesday the 18th of May next, be
set apart for the purpose of Grand Rail.
road Celebration and Jubilee, on which oc-
casion 1T is earnestly requested, that all per-
sons illuminate their buildings of whatever
description, and the respective Committees
are hereby instructed to make such suitable
arrangements for procuring fireworks, &C.,
and towards giving Ball or Supper, at the
Winslow and Fuller Houses, either or both
as may be deemed advisable by them, to
which celebration a most cordial invitation
is trs>by extended to our fellow citizens,
thsS % the Territory wherever dispersed.
AM Resolced, secondly, as the sense oil
this meeting, that we do hereby endorse to
the fullest extent, our Common Council in
their contemplated purpose, as we learn, Of
extending to our fellow citizens and late
Delegate in Congress, Hon. II. NJ. Rice, and
such Others at home and abroad, Hon. s. A
Douglas, R. Toombs and Gen. James Shield
as may have been influential in procuring
4 the passage of those measures, some such
Q public and official demonstration of respect
Z and regard, as to them may seem meet ana