The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-02
FROM MINNESOTA.

lrrom the 81 Pau, Times Angus %

from the 81 Pau, Time. Angus, %
Il is our unpleasant duty to announce 10
the people Of Minnesota that yesterday al.
ternoon in the Committee Of Conference, in
imitation Of Bully Brooks assault upon
Senator Sumner, and in a. cowar'lly and
da>tardly manner, and without any ahe-
quatc pro,oea.iun. Willis a. ,,orinan made
a violent attack, with a h,a,y cane, upon
one If the Republican members 81 the ON
mittcc, Mr.. Wilson, of Win"na, being we
suppose, the commencement I'll the !!or'icr
Ruiian campaign in Minnesota
The particulars Of this shameful outrage
are briefly these;
tnr citizens arr aware that ypint ON
mttec "f Conference, IL III" two House. "'
the Convention L. form State Constitution
ha> been in daily session for samc time past.
in the Secretary rcnm IT the 'apltol, en-
,lcavoring Ia accommodate the difficulties
between I'll, two branches. - n, 70 unite
upon the submission - only onr ton>'liu-
tion 10 the ls"plr.
A. "a. announced YESTERDAY, on Monday
7 thi, object "f compromise faa.d, owing
! mainly Ia the insulting and unaccuminoda-
I ting .mrit exhibited hy Coy .ornan.
\ Eut YESTERDAY. tie Committee again met,
10 see ii the two Constitutions could not Ice
mad, identical q, e. ttc Legislative. Judi
rial aud Congressional appointments, and
that the State officer stall be the same in
both Constitutions, and that both these doc
nments shall lie submitted 10 tie people On
the same day, and nj the same ppll-.
they agreed. ". understand, on ali these
points except the way Ia which the people
should vote Tor aud against the two Consti-
buttons The matter Was partly discussed
in the morning session an proposition sub
United by Gorman hut which was not
agreed TO; after which another mode was
suggested hy Mr.. Wilson, the Republican,
delegate from Winona, but not acted upon
when the Committee \ i)ourncd for dinner.
In the afternoon the Committee a gain took
up the subject. Judge Shcrburne and Mr..
Wilson engaged in All informal discussion or
conversation relative 10 il. Mr. Wilson sit
ting ia a chair with his feet elevated upon a
stand or table, while the Judge walked the
floor Ex-Governor German wa, rcclining
un u settee against the west wall, 10 the
right hand Of and y little back Of where Mr..
Wilson was sitting. 10 an explanation
which Mr.. Wilson gave the Judge Of his
proposition, the latter replied, that he had
misunderstood, or miapprcheuded Mr.. Will
sons proposition when II was made in the
morning" Governor German Lereupon in
tcricrcd in the conversation To remark with
AN inucndo-" There were number OF your
crowd, Judge, that misunderstood il in the
morning" To this Mr.. Wilson replied, ~
nope some men will always misunderstood
mel always choose my own company. =
Then said German, raising himself partly
up from his recumbcnt posture, with hi.
cane in his hand, 6 DO YOU mean me r Nj
Wilson immediately replied, Most GER
family ] mean YOU, Governor Whercup
on German sprang up and With heavy gold
headed ebony cane unexpectedly struck MIR
Wilson eowardly and trcacherous blow or
the head just above the left temple, break
ing his cane into pieces with the violence d
the blow, and knocking Mr. Wilson and tbs
chair upon which he sat both over on tn,
iioor and then while Wilson va. almost
stunned, followed up his iirst eowardly at
tack by striking him several blows with hi
I list while lac was lying upon the floor.
The whole affair wa but the work u
few moments Of time. Col. Aldrich, u soo
As possible caught hold u German 70 pre-
vent his repeating the blows. Mr.. Wilso
then quickly rcgained his feet, and sei1inl
hi, own cane, rushed toward ,.ornan. whci
the cowardiy fellow cried nut in great ter
ror ''don't IA, him hit me don't let him
! hit me-
Some members 1T the Committee tool
/ hold IL Wilson and the disgraccful aiira,
ended German sncaklng Out and running
home without his hat, ere anybody coul,
turn round aud inquire into the particular
4 which led a. his brutal assault lie has moi
been seen on heard IT since.
The proyocatlpn for this assault MAS =
\ insufficient. that IL Leads to the belief thai
Gornan was seeking for so,ae such oppor
,unity Ia break up the Committee and al
\ hope IL compromise IN this way. and
that among other purposes, he douhtle,
! lad in view the retrieving oi bis repatatio.
v E,r bravery. winch lie lost when Col, Noble
whipped him "a badly on II. Anthony street
in June last.