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Mr. CAMPBELL of Ohio. l refer to Mr.. Clay, of Ken
lucky. well remember, when he last candidate in
1874 that there individual the ticket with him
distinguished gentleman-Theodore Frelinghuysen; and
know of my personal knowledge that priest Of the
Catholic Church said that because Theodore Fenghuysen
wss placed on the ticket for the Vice President therefore
the influence of the Catholic Church of the United States
would be exercised against the ticket
Mr. KELLY. Surprising this to be SO, does the gentle
man mean to argue that because individual Catholic
priest used such remark, it is sufficient ground upon
which to condemn and dsanchise the four millions of
Catholics in this country 2
Mr.. CAMPBELL of Ohio No, sir, by no means nor
would interfere with their religion, though it was
true that they had done The point make this
that because Theodore Frnghuysen nominated on the
ticket with Henry Clay who recognised one of the
greatest statesmen of his age the influence of the Catholic
Church- mean especially that Of the foreign Catholic
was brought to bear against him. and wherever you find
foegn Catholic vote in referring to the election of 1874
you Will ind particularly in your large cities where the
power was welded that the power exercised for the
prosrauon OF Harry Of the West" for the reason ad
mied to me in person by priest of your church. that
theodore Erelnghuysen was leading Presbyterian and
president OF the American Protestant Bible Society and
it is against that spirit the part of foreign Catholic in
uence in this country which has soughto control through
the power OF its church. the destnes of this great nation
that make war;
Mr.. KELLY. Allow me to say to the gentleman that
am natveborn citizen, of Irish PARENTS and wish to
say to this House. and TO the country that such feelings
acuate the Catholic Christians Of this republic There
have anything to do with the Catholic population And
Mr. Clay himself in writing letter this very subject in
the canvass referred TO, made public acknowledgment
that he had rs much confidence in the Catholic people
he had IN any other religious sect in this Union. That
letter was published in speech which made in this
House last session. and the gentleman from Ohio find il
among the records Of the House. To convict the gentle
man OF Ohio however, Of misrepsentng Harry Of the
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-29
Indian Matters.

The feverish excitement which certain in
terested persons have managed to keep up in
regard to the dangers of general Indian
war upon our frontier, is now aggravated by
the inactivity of the troops recently sent here
oprotect the settlers. Some three or four
companies, it will be recoIIected, were an
nounced as having arrived several DAYS ago ::
but we believe they are as yet all quietly rest
ing at Fort Smelling, and recruiting themselves
after their fatiguing march by railroad and
steamboat from the Atlantic coast Wbv
they have not been despatched to the from
tier quarters, which the people were led to be-
lleve was their original destination, is ques-
ton which perhaps cannot be answered ex.
cept through Secretary Floyd's circumlocu-
ton office at Washington.
One thing is very certain. There is suffi-
Gent number of troops now in Minnesota and
at the posts Immediately west of us on the
Missouri, to completely check all hostile
demonstrations on the part of all the COM
bined Indian tribes in the northwest, if the
forces be properly disposed Of Our supern-
tendent of Indian Affairs, Maj. CULLEN-who
has already shown himself man equal to
the task assigned him-thinks there is no fur
Their cause Of alarm but the settlers will con-
tinue to feel alarmed, we can tell these gov
eminent officers, until more activity and
more thorough disposition to do something
to il4timdate the refractory Indians is mani
fested by the troops.
Let these soldiers be put upon active ser
vice, instead of idling away their time in COM
Portable quarters. They will then enjoy better
health, and produce a more healthy state of
affairs on the frontier of Minnesota.
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60 on; for he knew we were right, and they
would have to be responsible fer the result.
Be he was glad to accept their terms Of COM
promise. And now, having proceeded SO far
toward its accomplishment having agreed
upon the apportlonment of representation,
the arrangement of the Judiciary, &C., he was
unwilling, on account of angry, party feeling,
to close the door against it. Therefore it
was, that he had offered the resolution, that,
if this man should not appear and deliberate
in the proceedings of the Committee; they
might still 60 on and finish up their work
and so have but one Constitution submitted
to the people.
In regard to what the gentleman across
the way fMr. Sccombe) had said, as to the re-
tirement of Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. German
from any participation in the business Of tho
Committee, that was no more than W hat had
been the caSe heretofore. Members had fire.
| auently paired Oft might have been Mr..
Stannard, or Mr.. Galbraith with some mem.
bers from the other end. Three members
upon each side were sufficient to go on with
the business before them. He closed with
the hope, that moderate men would not now
allow anything tn mar the work of the Com
mittee, and prevent its accomplishment.
! Mr. NORTH desired simply to say, that
we should not spend much time upon this
matter. He found that the substitute met
the wishes of members best acquainted with
the facts in the case, and for that reason he
should vote for it.
After further debate by Mr.. Robbins, Mr.
COlburn, Mr.. Hudson, Mr.. King, Mr.. Nc
KHne, and Mr.. Secombe-
The Convention took recess till half
past2 o'clvck, P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion by Mr.. CLEGHORN, the SUBJ
ject of the assault on Mr.. Wilson was LAID
on the table.
On motion by Mr.. MANTOR, the Conven-
ton proceeded, to take up and consider the
article embraced in Report No. 4, from the
committee on Public Property. and the same
was read through, passed the third and last
reading and referred to the Committee on
Arrangement and Phraseology.
The Article. No. A. reported by the Com
mittee on Boundaries, was also considered.
passed the third reading, and referred to the
same committee.
Upon motion to adjourn
Mr. NORTH remarked in opposition, and
by unanimous consent, that he had lust
been informed that the Conference Commit
tee were perhaps nearly ready to report their
agreement upon one Constitution, aud he
thought it incumbent upon members to wait
for their report.
The motion however, prevailed, and,
The Convention adjourned until to-mor-
row morning at 9 o'clock.
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Most Bumanly Assault By Gov. Cor.
man upon q Republican Member or

Most Bumanly Assault BY Gov. Cor.
man upon q Republican Member or
the Compromise Committee!
Yesterday afternoon, while Mr.. WILSON, of
Winona, and Judge SHERBURNE, of St. Paul,
were quietly discussing proposition which
had been brought before the Committee du-
ring the morning session, Mr.. WILSON made
the remark, in substance, that there were
gentlemen of the Democratic side on the Com.
mittee with whom he could interchange opin-
ions freely, and in whose judgment and opin-
ions he had confidence that, however, there
were other men in whose judgement he had
little confidence, or remarks to this effect. It
was free conversation between Judge SHER-
BURNE & Mr.. WILSON; but GoRMAN overheard
it, lying on sofa in reach of where WILSON
was sitting, and Immediately demanded
whether he (GoRMAN) was included in the
latter category. Wilson's reply was, "most
certainly" GoRMAN sprang to his feet and
struck WILSON in his sitting position, vio-
lent blow over the head with his heavy gold
headed, ebony cane; sLivering the cane into
splinters by the blow and as Wilson fell
from his seat his assalant attempted to jump
upon him to 'smash his face and head" but
was prevented by Col. ALDRrcH who seized
him by the shoulders. WILSON gathered
strength, and getting hold of his own cane
was about paying back the cowardly assault
when GoRMAN cried out, s'For Gods sake
don't let him strike me with that cane %
whereupon the culprit was released from
Col. ALDR1cH's grasp and forthwith fled the
room
These are the facts, briefly narrated, of
this attempt on the part of german to har-
monte. lie interfered in private CONVEX
sation between two gentlemen of the commit.
tee, and basely assaulted man than whom
none, on either side, stands more fair
in point of talent, cool discretion, modesty,
and gentlemanly department. 1t was base
and cowardly assault and we only now
wish to see whether GoRMANs Convention.
and bis party, endorse the act If they do.
it can easily be seen by their continuance Of
him on the Committee. If this second edition
of Bully BLOCKS is to rule this "Comprom-
Use, on the Democratic side, the sooner the
people know it the better.
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The Harvest Field.

1t is refreshing to catch even but glimpse
Of the farm fields in this middle month of
summer. The grasses are ripe for the nov,
| and the scythes of the mowers flash along
the scented swaths, where the clover mods
to its fall, !" and casts its fragrance on all the
air. And the grain grows golden for the
reaper's sicle, and the vines shoot forth their
green and purpling clusters, and the orchards
swing their fiuitage from myriad bouehs.
and the berry bushes bend with luscious
ness, and all the hills and wales, and fields
and gardens, are redolent of the bounty of
nature and goodness of God. o, the Earth
is beautiful, clad in her harvest robes. with
stores in her bosom and gardens on her
brow. Man rejoices at her fulness-the
birds sing to her, the brooks murmur her
praises, the winds breathe of her, and q vast
world of insect life chants her in monotone
that mets on the ear like liquid music.
Happy husbandman, whose life is nm.
cramped by city walls and the foul atmos-
phere bred Of cutters, and streets and ALLEYS.
His is the larger, purer, nobler being. For
him the seasons have significance for him
the heavens grow brighter by day and by
night for him are ministering angels on ev-
cry side-beauties of blessings. more than
the eye can measure, or the tongue can count.
Happy man, whc can scent the roses and the
lilies who can pluck the cherry and the
grape; who can sit under his own vine md
fig tree, and say in the midst of acres, 1 am
lord Of the E,rth,' Whom shall envy p
With whom shall he sigh to exchange his
lot? Living, God gives him bounties in ex-
change for his toil-the ships of the mer-
chants may wreck the banks may break,
scattering ruin in the paths of trade all
other professions may fail but the we'll titled
fields of the usbandman-never! To the
end of days, seed time and harvest are prom
ised to him-promised by one who can full
fill. Let him be content. If he were to
choose his destiny, he could not better it.
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1t is no use for Bully GoRMAN's organ, the
Pioneer, to attempt to shield its patron
from the odium of his ruffianly assault upon
MIR. WILSON, by slandering the character
of the gentleman so cowardly assailed. Mr..
WILSON has the esteem and respect of men
of all parties, wherever known; and Coz.
MAN and his Border Rufian endorsers in
this dastardly business will find that their as
sumption to rule upon the Kansas cut-thrcat
principle will not win among the people of
Minnesota. The Pioneers attempt to show
up Mr.. WILSON as quarrelsome man, and
the instigator of the brawl, will fail utterly
among Mr.. WILSON'S acquai ntances, where
he is known as peaceable, unassumiug cit
izen.
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From the Correspondence of the No. Democrat
Life AT Cane MAY.


The ordinary money disbursements of this
far.famed bathing-place, by strangers who
come here for pleasure and health, is about
$36, 600 'oesk, averaging $l2 for each per-
son, during the period commencing July LIST
to the middle of August, the average number
OF visitors being 5000, and Tin extraordinary
warm seasons) the maximum number being
1900. There are, here, some twelve to fif-
teen hotels, large and small, the proprietors
OF which make grand preparations in the
spring for the harvest they expect to reap in
July and August. In the excessive hot sum-
mer of 1854, it is estimated that not less than
$500 900 were paid here for "boarding and
lodging" exclusive of that spent for brandy
smashes, cocktails and mint juleps, from the
LIST OF July to the LIST of September, the bath
ing season continuing late that year, and the
number of visitors being as high as 5000
Congress Hall' is called the St. Nicholas of
Cape May, at which house the aristocracy
proper, who can boast that their FoRE-fathers
kept carriages, congregate; and the Goldfish
aristocracy," whose fathers now keep carriac-
es, slip in among them, and have their names
registered on the books of this hotel, which
accommodates, stuffed, six hundred specimens
of humanity. Here are to be found the la
dies, who, alas have nothing to W. arr ex-
cept the largest hoped SKIRTS" with stuff
ing Of breasts ''to match" and whose bodies,
(when promenading the shop" room) look
like West India sugar hogshead, but the
dimensions of which are marvellouSly reduced
W en- you see them come dripping out of the
water, (bathing) with their clothes as tight
to their bodies as drum head, looking then
like the slim sapling of the forest, having
grown amazingly thin since the hop of the
night before. Here. too, are to be found, in
in Qualities to suit" those exquisite beings,
called "dandies," with prim goatee, beard
in proportion. and moustaches to match,
which they are ever and anon (when they
think no one sees them) moistening and curl
ing with the spit, from their hidden mouths.
Here, too, is to be found the old aristocrat,
real or cod6sh, as the case may be, with his
gold-headed cane in his hand, discoursing with
his peers on stocks, the value of 5th Avenue
property, &C., &C.. and telling one plainly, by
his pomposty, that not only he, but his an
cestors, down to the days of Noah, drove car.
riages, and lived on the fat of the land. The
Columbia" is the great house, where mostly
Southerners congregrate, and, at the Ocean"
is to be found, generally, gentlemen of the
white cravat, with their outside covering as
BLACK as jet," and also at this house, staid
and sober folks, who belong to the "Socie,y
of Friends" The United States" house IS
patronized by cosmopolites and each hotel
has its distinguishing characteristics.
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The Minnesota Harvest.

1t is matter of wonder, almost, to read
of the crops being harvested all over the
length and breadth of the country. But es-
pecially in Minnesota is this the case. All
our Territorial exchanges are crowded with
long notices of the unprecedented crops,
and glorious harvest. Nothing of the kind
has been ever witnessed in the Northwest
before, and should be source of particular
gratefulness to Heaven from all classes. With
full harvest, always follow prosperous times,
and active business seasons. Croakers have
about disappeared now, and it will doubtless
be long before we will be troubled with
their complaints of "hard times" again.
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The BRoNTEs.-Emily Bronte-the finer,
we are afraid We must say the ideal side of
whose character is sketched in "shirley"-is,
! think, the most powerful of the Bronte fam
lily. They are a remarkable race, all of them.
Brrnwell, the brother, even whose life was
wrecked at the onset, meets death Mirabeau-
like. He hLlds an old theory, that the will
can be supreme to the end /; and so, when he
feels the last agony approaching, he desires to
be raised to his feet, and dies standing. But
Emily IS Titan. Charlotte loved her with
her whole heart; to her the implacable sister
is "mine bonnie love-" but Emily never re-
spends She is stern, taciturn. untamabIe--
Her logic is rigorous but when she once
forms an opinion, however, extreme it NAV
be, no logic move her. She clings to it with
stubborn tenacity. Her affections such as
they are, are spent on the moorland home and
the wild animals she cherishes. The tawnv
bulldog. Keeper" is her special friend. b..
even "Keener' must be taught to obey thai
iron will, and he is taught in ay that he
never forgets. On her death-bed she az cents
no assistance-does not admit that she suf-
|ers even. Her death, Charlotte said after
wards "was very terrible. She was torn,
conscious, painting reluctant, yet resolute, out
Of happy life."-Frazier's .Magazine
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Taken in.

A Greeny who met to New York, thus
writes about female with whom he fell in
love while walking on the street:
She loitered moment near a perfnmery-
and I, who have such an exquisite sensibility
in regard to perfumes, that can never sepe-
rate the recollection of won an from the
odor, whatever it may, that surrounds her the
first time l have seen her, would have sue
cumbed now had not before fallen For
she threw perfume around the atmospere of
the shop, sweeter and richer far than the con-
ccntrated essence Of its multifariOus oders
My senses acre wrapped in Ely>ium, and l
dared hardly breathe for fear of exhaling a
portion of the grateful sense
She stopped at TaN lor's and was seemingly
on the point of entering. But considerations,
like an angle, came and moved her beyond
his provoking windows. Walking on then,
IN maiden meditation, she began 10 quicken
her steps as the day declined, but without af-
lection Of timidity. She soon after turned
rather suddenly to the right, and walking
down the street, stopped at house three sto-
ries or more in height, and of somewhat
pretending appearance She waited till |
S""S '" '"'"S 'uhS SotHc piCtCAt W dCCOSL
her, and then in a voice that had survived it's
melody, she rather CURLY exclaimed, Are
you coming in p
was thunder-struck l was more: I
was extinguished. The wretch that drew
Priams curtain in the dead of night, to tell
him one-half his Troy was sacked, could not
have looked so dull, so spiritlcss, so pale so
woe begone. devoured the way, SO soon
as had recovered locomotion with long
strides, as if would put entire oblivion be-
twreen us. 1t took me sometime before re-
covered from my stupor than called phil
osophy to my aid, and determined that
there was much of falsehood in woman's
beauty-that, generally, a naughty or soft
expression does not denote pride or amiabili-
ty in woman, but only particular way of
showing her beauty, and nothing more
'They have angels faces, but heaven knows
their hearts" and, with this reflection, con-
sole myself for being duped. Many wild
man has been more so. What, indeed is
the boosted wisdom of man in woman's
presence A rushlight to the sun
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1887,

TUESDAY, AUGUST IS, 1857.
The journal of yesterday was read by the
Secretary.
Mr. MANTOR reported the correct en-
grnssment of the Article (Rep. No. q on
Miscellaneous Provisions.
ADJOURNMENT WITHOUT DAY.
Mr.. Isle submitted resolution to ad-
.journ this Convention without day, next
Thursday, the 9th inst, which (Mr NORTH
proposing debate in opposition) lies over one
day.
Mr.. MANTOR made an Intellectual mo-
the present consideration of the resolution.
MI. BILLINGS offered a resolution re-
quiring the Committee on Arrangement and
Phraseology to report back to the Conven.
ton such Articles as they have considered.
Mr.. NORTH-The Committee on Ar
rangement and Phraseology would be unable
to arrange the several Articles and give
them their places in the Constitution till they
could get them all together. He could re-
port such as they had examined the phrase
ology of, but he saw nothing to be gained by
that course.
Mr. BOLLES said the object was to get
back such bills as had not yet been passed
the third reading.
The resolution was rejected.
The Convention then took recess till
half past 2 o'clock, P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the PRESIDENT resumed, the
Convention took a recess till o'clock, p. NJ.
At o'clock, the PRESIDENT again re
sumed the Chair, and then, without doing
any business, the Convention adjourned till
to morrow morning at O'Clock.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1857.

The journal Of yesterday Was read by the
Secretary.
PRINTING OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES.
MIR. COLBURN submitted the following
Resotred, That the President of this Con-
ventlon be directed to contract for the pur-
chase of two thousand copies of the debates
and proceedings of this Convention as taken
by the official Reporter, including the Organ
&c Act OF this Territory, the Enabling Act of
Congress, and the act of the Territorial Leg
is!ature passed in pursuance thereof the Con.
stitntion and an abstract of the vote of the
people thereon, with a full and complete in
dex; the same to be furnished in good SUBJ
stanta binding, subject to the order of the
President on or before the first day of JAN
uary, 1883, at price not exceeding that a..
lowed the Territorial Printer by law, for ex-
ecu'ing work Of like character, to be paid as
part Of the expenses of this Convention.
ResolUed, That five copies Of SAID Debates
and Proceedings he furnished to each of the
members and 'fficers of this Convention and
that the copies remaining he deposited in the
Library of the Territory or future State.
Mr.. T.. SAID, there was now some pros.
pect, that we should be agreed upon one
constitution to be submitted to the people:
and, in that event, these expenses, he suppo-
ed,wOuld he paid by the general government:
and 1t being necessary to have this prin-
ing done .arlv and to the best advantage. he
had submitted the resolution. He moved
that it be considered now under dispensa
ton of tie rules
The motion was agreed to; and after de-
bate the resolution was laid on the table.
personal EypIaN.rroN
MIR. WILSON rose to personal cxplana-
nation.
lowing to the late hour last evening on
which we received a full report of Mr.. WILL
SONS remarks, and his inability to revise the
same in time, the report is necessarily de-
ferred until tomorrow mornings issue.l
On motion by Mr.. KING, the article as
Educational Institutions (Rep. No. 1O) was
taken up on it's third reading, read the third
time and passed, and referred to the CON-
mittee on Revision and Phraseology.
The Convention then took a recess till two
and half o'clock, P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION
EXPENSES OF THE CONVENTION.
Mr.. COLBURN offered the following res
olution, which was adopted.
ResoIrcd, That the Committee on Supplies
and Expenditures be required to report to
the Convention all bills and demands against
the Convention and that all persons having
demands against the Convention be required
to present the same to said Committee.
Mr.. MANTOR submitted the following
resolution, which was adopted
Resolved, That the Secretary of this Con.
vention be allowed an extra compensation of
five hundred dollars for all services which he
may be required to perform by this Conven-
ton, after the adjournment and that SAID
sum be charged to the contingent expenses.
The Convention then adjourned till to-
morrow morning 9 o'clock.
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One Constitution Agreed Upon,

The Compromise Committee yesterday
completed their labors, and finally agreed
throu- bout upon one Constitution. 1t now
ONLY remains to submit the draft of the Com
mittee to the two Conventions for their rati
fication. We understand this has alrea ly
been partially done in the Democratic Con-
venton, and that the Republican Convention
will receive the report of the Committee in
full this morning.
The people will probably yet have an OPP
portunity Of congratulating themselves upon
an escape from that ruinous anarchy with
which they were so recently threatened.