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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18
second Act of the Farce.

Yesterday, about eleven O'Clock, Secretary
CHASE appeared at the bar of the Hall oc-
cupied by the Convention, and enquired of
the President whether the Hall would be
surrendered by the /" citizens of Minnesota"
then occupying it in order to allow the Con-
stitutional Convention to assemble. Presi-
dent BALcoMBE very cody informed his po
tent Secretaryship that the Constitutional
Convention was then in Session, and would
continue to occupy the Hall.
Mr.. CHASE shouldered his official robes
and retired to the Democratic caucus room
to report. AT twelve o'clock he appeared in
the vestibule, surrounded by his supporters,
and there announced to them that the mem
bers of the Convention had been refused adj
mission to the Hall-a flat footed falsehood
Somebody then moved that the Conven-
ton" adjourn to the Council Chamber, which
was carried. Here forty-four men claiming
to be members were called to order by Mr.
CHASE Mr.. SHELLEY was appointed Presi
dent pro tenn. and sundry Others of the starv
ing Democracy" put into the minor officer
Judge SHERsURNE thought it matter o
vital Importance, with himself at least, tina
it should first be ascertained whether quo
rum was present but the chair, very proper
1--WE think, thought it matter of no conse
quence, and the subject was dropped for thu
time. After some further preliminaries which
added much to the amusement Of lookers-or
Of all parties, the Convention" adjourned
till to-day at two o'clock. ..r
That's all ar
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18
They want NO State unless IL 10 a sSDem.
OCraticss State.

Ocratic's state.
On two occasions before the time. for the
meeting of the Constitutional Convention, we
charged the Shamocracy with determine
ton to prevent Minnesota from coming into
the Union at this time, unless they could con-
troll the Convention and SO apportion the
State as to secure to them the first represen-
tation in Congress. The factious and revo-
lutionary proceedings of that party since
Monday last, proves this charge to the very
letter. The assumption of Secretary CHASE,
a mere servile tool of the slave power, that he
alone could legally call the Convention to
order, and the backing he has received from
the men of bis party, is evidence so strong of
the charge we make, that no candid man can
doubt its truth.
1t has been falsely asserted by the organ
of these slavery propagandists, that precedent
in all the States and Territories gives Mr..
CHASE this right. Now, We assert, without
fear of successful contradiction, that prece-
dent, almost universally, in the organization
of bodies of this nature, is in favor Of the
course pursued on Monday by the Republi-
cans. Let the Pioneer attempt to deny this
fact if it dare.
The people may rest assured these men
want no State Government unless they can
control it, and will have none at this time if
they can prevent it.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18
Let the People Know.

That majority Of their delegates met at
the legally appointed place, on the second
Monday in July; proceeded to organize un-
der the provisions of the Enabling Act, and
after organizing accepted, formally, the full
conditions of that act.
That the members who participated in
these proceedings were the only ones who
presented their credentials in proper forms, on
that day.
That certain members who in part consti-
tute the Democratic minority, appeared in
the Hall, accompanied by many other citi-
zens, VIGOROUSLY not members-men who
never were even candidates-all Of whom,
however, voted aloud for Gov. GoRMAN's
motion to adjourn, and were consequently re-
cognized by the bogus organizer, Mr.. CHASE,
as members of the Convention.
That Democratic members have boosted
about the Fuller House that if, at the Organ
ization, it appeared there was not a Democrat
ic majority, there was "plenty Odd good
Democratic material about ST. Paul to make
up majority"
That Secretary CHASE, some weeks ago,
stated he would recognize no Republican
as member of the Convention.
That no design was expressed by any Re-
publican member before the organization to
object to any man of any party, who came
with proper credentials, taking his seat pre-
paratory to that organization; that such was
the course of action on the part of the Repub,
licans at the time of organization, and that
no man who may to-day, or hereafter, per-
sent his credentials will be refused seat.
That no member of the faction minority
of forty-four who yesterday organized in the
west end of the Capitol has yet manifested
the least disposition to present his credentials
in the usual form.
That no official knowledge was offered by
any one of the mob who entered the Hall
on Monday, headed by GoRMAN, that they
were members of the Convention.
Let the people look at these facts, and then
Judge which is the revolutionary party.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18
The Big Sioux Colony.

We have received another letter from our
correspondent, who accompanied the Dakota
Land Co. out to the Big Sioux. Our friend
apologies for the style of his writing, and the
stationary used as he says he wrote it on the
bottom of bread pan, while bis compagnon
was hurrying him to finish, to devote it to its
original use.
"GREAr OASIS Cry" June %, 1857.
DEAR W.-When wrote you last, we had
just arrived at Mountain Pass. This is one
of our town sites, located on or near a large
lake. This lake is some six miles long, and
one in width, full of fish of all kinds, covered
with geese and ducks when we were there,
and Astounding in beaver and otter The soil
at that place is rich mold, with clay sub
soil.
The next town is called Benton. 1t is To-
Gated on Benton creek Timber is exceed
ingly plenty, and as good farming country
surrounds it as one would want to see.
, The next town is Medary, named after our
Governor. 1t is laid out on the Big Sioux
River, and it is supposed will be the Capitol
Of this territory when Minnesota is divided.
The bottoms of the river are here two miles
wide, and extend thus from the mouth of the
river, to its head. The land here will do to
compare with any have seen, either north
or south, for farming purposes. l never saw
a portion of country, in my life, that lies as
we'll as this does there is no part of it but
what might be called good farming land.
The next town was located at the Falls of
the Sioux, and IS called Sioux Falls City
This is place of some Importance and val
ue, on account of the immense water power
here, and the rich country surrounding it.
The Sioux River here falls over sixty feet in
about two hundred yards, thus afording an
inexhaustible and tremendous water power.
In addition to this, the country surrounding
it is still more beautiful, if possible than
around Benton. The Red man of the West
never trod finer domain than this which
we have just reclaimed from the wilderness,
and which in time will be beautiful and
populous, we'll cultivated region.
The next town was located at the month
of Em-en-caz-or, or Split Rock River. This
river empties into the Big Sioux ten miles
from the Falls. The site of the town is one
of the best we have had. Besides this, a
good farming country, With excellent timber
and water surrounds it.
now come to the place from whence 1
write, Great Oasis city. This is 10 Minneso-
ia, about sixty miles from the Upper Sioux
Agency, and lies south west of ST. Paul.
This part of the country is certainly the.
| garden spot" of Minnesota. You have new
er seen any timber in Minnesota, know, that
can compare with it here You can see trees
here from 80 to 100 feet without single
limb; and six to eight feet in diameter. The
timber principally oak, ash, walnut, buckle
berry, maple and pine, and there are near
here, about two thousand acres such timber
as mention. There are two lakes near here,
one of them about miles long, and one and
a-half wide.
sssrs Yours truly, -.
a CLAY BRYAN.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18
Was Violence intended!

We do not affirm it as a fact, that the
leaders in the attempt to overthrow the Con-
stitutional Convention has organized even in
dark detail and with systematic diabolism,
an extensive mob to carry out their designs,
but many things indicate it; and we deem
it probable that a scene of blood and outrage
not often seen in this country, was prevented
only because such was the firmness of the Re-
publicans that the leadees dared not fire the
train.
What also means the bold avowal that
they would have the Hall at whatever cost
of violence; and that the Republicans should
not organize the Convention. What else the
hints freely dropped that there was material
enough in the city ready for the fray ?-that
military companies stood ready at moments
notice? What meant the rabble that rushed
into the Hall when CHASE and GoRMAN de-
manded it? What else was indicated when
Secretary CHASE and others surveyed the
Convention saw the material composing it
| and the preparations to hold its ground at
all hazards, declared it impossible to sue
coed by force and warned against the at
tempt? And stronger evidence still-wha
does it mean when these leaders seek to es-
cape the responsibility by pretending that
others were for violence but they with diff
| Guilty restrained them? What does this
mean? 1t is knoaon that in caucus these same
menwere doing their utmost to urge on the
more timid
The public will arrive at its own conclu-
SONS on this matter, and We doubt not they
will be correct. They will also be still more
evident who the desperate clique are whc
mean to rule US in our infant State.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18

On motion of Mr., FOSTER, Mr. Coggs-
wells was added to the Special Committee on
his resolution submitted this morning to au-
thOrize the appointment of certain Standing
Committees of this Convention.
About the hour of IL by the Hall clock,
some forty four Democratic members (includ-
ing the Pembina claimants) who to this time
have withheld their credentials, organized in
the opposite Hall, by the election Of a Presi-
dent and other officers, and proceeded to ra-
ceive the credentials of those present, and to
authorize others not present, and yet to ar
rive in the city, to hand in their credentials
to their clerk. &C., and then adjourned till to-
morrow noon.
Mr.. MORGAN, from the select Commit
tee appointed on the petition of Chas. B.
Sheldon to be admitted to seat in this Con-
vention from the 18th Council District, re-
ported, that be should be admitted upon
proper application.
Mr.. FOSTER presented certain afidavits
bearing on the case; and after debate by
Messrs. Galbraith, Wilson, Foster, Aldrich
and others,
Mr.. ALDRICH moved that the subject be
again referred to the same special committee,
with instructions to notify Mr.. r. P. Russell
Of the claim of Mr.. Sheldon, which was
agreed to.
At this point in the proceedings, there was
some ''noisc and confusion" near the door,
&C., &c.
THE Convention was in session at the
time of our going to press, but no important
business was transacted further than reported
above1
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18

Observation-Disclosures, Dakota July 5.

Observation-Disclosures, Dakota July 5.
To the Editors Of the Mimnesotian:
Yesterday being the glorious fourth we
reused extensive preparations for regular
celebration. At daylight, the camp was ar
sumed by the successive reports of rifles and
revolvers, and COW bell substituted for a
band of music. The day was warm, and
pleasant.
The morning was occupied in target shoot
ing. Keeping up the "honored custom OF
blowing gunpowder" on the occasion.
There are none of us but what are anxious
to be good shots, for in an Indian country,
at this time particularly, we do not know
how soon our skill may be called into ques-
ton.
At 2 o'clock, we sat down to dinner, laid
upon carpet of grass, and the blue canopy
of heaven for tent. We had a number of
guests from the young town of Medary"-
% miles west, and l believe the frontier set
tlemert, this side of the Rocky mountains
For dinner we had fish from Lake Benton,
such as pickerel, yellow perch and bullheads,
soup, oyster, roast, pig, pig pie, pork and
beans, plum duff and rice pudding. For a
camp dinner think it will pass. After a
hearty meal, Mr.. g. A. Grow, NJ. c., from
Pa, made US neat speech, appropriate to
the occasion. 1t was very pleasant to sit at
this distance from our homes and listen to so
eloquent speech. Mr.. Grow has been with
us some time, and has just returned from a
buffalo hunt beyond the Big Sioux River,
and cannot refrain from expressing the re-
greet the entire camp feel at his leaving US.
He has won the hearts of all by his kind and
companionabe way. He is dignifed, unaf-
fected and courteous in his manner, ready for
all and every emergency He Immediately
became one of us, and all sincerely regret his
departure. Pleasant may be his road where
ever his road may lead The evening was
passed in dancing. We have an excellent
fiddler along, and singing songs, and all in
all we passed Il glorious Fourth There were
number of Indians looking on, evidently
thinking it might be all right, but they didn't
know low it was.
There arc large number of Indians,
awaiting us on the "James " River, and the
friendly Indians in this neighborhood, have
informed Col. Mobiles, that they intend to
obstruct the construction of the Wagon
Road, until they are paid for granting the
privilege.
Mr.. Sam. A. Medary is expected from Fort
Ridgely with mountain howitzer, this even
ing. Col. Mobiles is determined to push his
work through, even if it has to be done thro'
the 'lhankton" tribe, the Indians waiting for
us. Hon. Jos. r. Brown left here yester-
day for St. Paul, leaving the Dacotah Land
Co. at Medary. The men are in good health
and cheerful spirits.
"Ink-pa-du-tah's'' band is supposed to be
on the Sioux River, and we all hope to have
chance at them. The weather is warm
averaging at Sunrise, Fab 65 deg, Noon,
70 deg, Sunset ~ deg, and coolest at night,
SO deg. X.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18

This potent individual, who appears to
think he has concentrated within his diminu-
tive person all the power belonging to the
people of the Territory, has taken it upon
himself to claim that no convention of the
peoples delegates can make legal constitu-
ton unless the body is called to order by
himself Gov. GoRMAN and Mr.. CHASE have
so publicly asserted, and it seems they have
succeeded in convincing at least majority of
the Democratic members that such is the
fact. Upon this the Pioneer grows bold, and
attempts to justify the pompous. claim of
CHASE by attempting to quote precedent.
That sheet Of yesterday says
The Wisconsin and the Iowa Constitutional Conven-
tons, both presided until temporary organ
izaton had been effected, BY the Secretaries of those
Territories, notwithstanding there provision of
this character in the acts authorizing the Conventions
to be held. In States where conventions held for
the purpose of forming new Constitutions the Secretary
of State is universally acknowledged the proper Of
fcer to call the body to order.
1t is scarcely necessary to inform men who
have examined these 'precedents,' that they
do not bear Mr.. CHASE out in his high-handed
usurpation of the rights of members which,
as paid hireling of the National Govern
ment, he has attempted in order to serve
the men who own him. We have before US
the journal of the proceedings of the Iowa
convention, which met at iowa City on the
4th of May, 1876, and formed the constitu-
ton under Which that State was admitted
into the Union. The first entry in the regu-
lar proceedings in that journal reads as fol-
lows:
The Convention was called to order By JAMES GRANT,
Esq, member elect from Scott County, whose motion
tenn.
Mr.. GRANT was not Secretary, and the
action, we learn from a well-informed quar-
ter, was similar in Wisconsin. In California,
Capt. HALLECK, who happened to be Military
Secretary under Gen. RILEY, was also a
member of the Convention, and on the first
day called it to order. The record does not
show, however, that he claimed this privilege
at all, much less claimed it as an ez-oHicio
right. 1t was certainly not as Secretary
that he performed the act, but as mere
member of the Convention, requested per-
haps to do so by majority of the members
present, as was Mr.. NORTH in our Conven-
ton. He did not preside, either temporarily
or permanently, but on the contrary, made
the first motion, and that was that another
member take the chair temporarily, which
was carried without objection.
In the States cited by the Pioneer where the
Secretaries thereof have called the Conven-
tons to order, the duty was performed under
express statuatory enactment. At the last
Convention of Massachusetts,, the duty was
performed by Hon. ROBERT RANroUL, mere
member elect.
We thought we would allude to these
"precedents in order to preserve the whole
ness of Mr.. CHAsE's pantaloons, as there is
great danger that his sudden growth, unless
checked, will burst them, and thereby expose
him to greater public ridicule than he has
yet suffered.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18
TUESDAY, JULY IA, 1857.

The PRESIDENT called the Convention
to order at o'clock.
A quorum being present, the Convention
then proceeded to business.
On motion, the reading of the journal was
dispensed with.
The President announced that William II.
Mills was present, from ..Olmstead County,
and had presented credentials of election.
Mr. NORTH moved that the credentials
be referred to the Committee on Credentials.
After short time spent by the Commit
tee in examining the same, they reported the
same as correct, aud was therefore entitled
to seat IN the Convention, whereupon the
President administered the proper oath.
Mr.. COGSWELL offered q resolution
forming Standing Committees.
The Committee on Standing Rules then
reported code of rules, which after debate
and amendment, was adopted by the Con-
vention.
Mr.. MORGAN, on leave, presented the
petition of Mr.. Sheldon, asking a seat in
Convention, which was referred to special
committee. r
About IL o'clock the order of proceedings
was interrupted by the appearance of Mr..
Chase at the door, who, as Secretary of the
Convention, demanded the Hall for the use
of the Constitutional Convention.
The PRESIDENT replied that that body
was nov in possession of the Hall and in
session. m
Mr.. CHASE asked if they would yield mp
the Hall, to which the President replied in
the negative. eeu