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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-08
Meeting in the First Council District.

-nccSlHS AZ tKe EIrst COUNCIL D1stf1ct.
At meeting of the citizens of Chisago
county, held at Taylor's Falls, on the Doth
day of July, 1857, in Pursuance of previous
uotice, to take an expression of the feelings
of the people, in regard to the acticn of their
delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
DR.. L. B. Smith was called to the chair,
and E. Brest appointed Secretary
The President gave 4 brief statement of
the objects of the meeting, and the proceed
ings of the Constitutional Convention, so
far as ascertained, and on motion, Patrick
Fox, Thomas Lacy, Thomas F. Morton, G.
w. Smith and Oscar Rose, were appointed
a committee to draft resolutions, who report
ed the following which were unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, The pro-slavery faction of the
Constitutional Convention, being minority,
have withdrawn from the Republican part of
said Convention, manifested truly Border
ruffian spirit, and resorted to fraud, and po-
ltical intrigue, to prevent the organization
Of said convention, and the accomplishment
of the objects for which it was convened.
And wherea:, the Republicans in said
Convention, being Il majority, have steadily
and manfuIv continued in the. performance
of their duties, having duly organized and
proceeded to the work for which they were
chosen. Therefore,
ResoIued, That we do most heartily ap
prove of the course of the Republican mem
bers of the Constitutional Convention, now
in session at St. Paul, in boldly maintaining
the right of the majority to rule and that we
exhort them to stand firm in the position
they have taken, with the assurance that
they will II eet with the cordial support of the
voters of the First Council District.
Resotced, That we feel proud of the high
and honorable stand our delegates have. Ia
ken, amid the difficulties which have been
forcei upon them, by the dependents Of the
dependents of the present administration, the
selfstyIed democracy" and that we have
perfect confidence in their ability, and will to
defend the rights of the people, and the prin-
ciples of true Republicanism.
Resolved, That we regard w. A. German,
G. L. Chase, and their adherents, in the con-
duct they have been pursuing, base political
JuggierS Volu vi pohtical pTi'iclpie, Or hoHoF
and unworthy of the consideration ofhonora-
BILE men; and that we look upon the selfsty
led "Democracy," as an outrage upon the
rights of the peop'e, and upon the principle
of our free institutions.
It was then voted that the foregoing pro-
ceedings be sent to the Saltwater Messenger
and St. Paul Minnesotan and Times for pub
ication, after which the meeting adjourned.
IL SMITH, President.
L. BRUsr, Sec'y.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-08

GARRoTING.-We have been several times
informed of cases of assault at night, on cit;
zens returning home late, probably with a
view of robbery. But owing 70 habit our
ST. Paul folks have Of carrying protective
weapons, the villains generally fail in their
designs. We have said little or nothing
about most of these cases, as but few desire
to see their names in a local item.
The last case of highway robbery occurred
on Friday night last. Our fellow townsmar,
Mr.. Lowry. was returning home across the
common beyond the Fuller House, about IL
o'clock, when two villains rushed at him from
the lumber piles near by, and attempted to
'garrot" him. Mr.. l.. unfortunately, was un-
armed, but showed fight, and although be
was struck severely with bludgeon on the
head, saved himself from robbing until the
approach of some persons, when the villains
fed. The moon was shining brightly at the
fi,f,o
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-08

Why can't the Pioneer fairly state an oppo-
nent's position, once, at least, during its life
time? We quoted an article from the Saint
Cloud .4aoertiser in regard to the Convention
and styled it very fair article, considering
the editor viewed the question through a
Democratic telescope. So it was with this
qualification; butthe Pioneer quotes our as
serton wHhout the qualification. Doquit mis-
representing, by wholesale, at least
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-08

"SrILL THEY Come COMPANY L, second
Artillery, q. S. A. arrived on Saturday morn
ing on board the Northern Light, for the
"seat of war;" on the frontier. We hope
these armed men may ensure peace more
from their presence than any active hostilities.
If itcomes to that, however, they seemed
abundantly able to do good service. The
Company was in command of Major Hays,
and we're from Fort Independence.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-08
Mower County. Again.

The Pioneer continues to assert that Mr..
PHELPS, of Mower county, holds his seat in
the Convention, in violation of the rights OF
Mr.. ARMSTRONG. If so, why did not the lat
ter gentleman, who was here last week--and
has gone home-take his seat in the Pioneers
west end anxious meeting? 10. BRowN
wanted him to, but he did not want to do it,
and the members wouldn't let him If he had
We dare the Pioneer to publish the official
abstract Of the vote of Mower County. 1t
is matter of public record, and is accessible
to any citizen at any moment.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-08

TIE Market was crowded on Saturday
morning. A number of wagons were around
it, selling vegetables, &C., and became SO
jammed up and tangled together, it was al
most impossible to get through them. A Po-
liceman restored order Would it not be
we'll to have an ordinance regulating where
and how huckster wagons shall stand2
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-08
MORE Troops CoMING.-We clip the f

MORE Troops CONNECTIVE clip the fol-
owing from the Milwaukee American of the
18th instant
yesterday afternoon the steamer Lady
Egin disembarked at Kellogg & Strong's
pier, from Mackinaw. two Companies of the
Second Reg ment of United States Artillery
These troops have been stationed only two
months at that point, and here they received
the route for Minnesota and Kansas. The
officers were Captains Pratt and Elsey, and
Lieut.. Robinson, and Lieut.. Boyd,-the two
companies mustered 200 men, and left fol
Minnesota.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-08

OUTRAGE on "oUR REPoRTER."-These
steamboatmen are determined to abuse the
Press. Yesterday evening, as we stepped on
board the War Eagle, the gong sounded, and
we were seized by Messrs Coffin & Ball, the
Clerks, and before we could resist were hur-
ried into the table, and treated to sumptu.
Gus supper, such as they always set on that
boat. We protest against it, bat as that king
of men, Capt. Kingn,u, knew nothing
about it, s0e wont get out warrant for the
boys.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-08

A MAN SHOT BY A PoLICEMAN.-We were
informed of singular occurrence yesterday,
which we hardly know how to denominate
1t seems that On Wednesday evening pc
liceman, accompanied with friend, hired
hack, and were driven by the hackmau to the
Cave" noted resort above town. On
their return, the Policeman drew pistol
and shot his companion without word of
provocation, and opening the door. escaped
through the bushes. The wounded man was
driven to town, and his wants attended to-
The ball entered near the right shoulder
and passed through the body.
The policeman has not been seen since. No
cause for the rash act can be assigned, as Not
an angry word had passed between the par
ties and the policeman said nothing after
committing the deed.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-08

# they had been there alone, for they had
no body to adjourn. 1t could not be prop
erly known that any portion OF the Conven-
t;on were there without some list OF names
or the nroduction of certificates. This should
have been ascertained before any attempt to
ad;ourn. Besides if they had q proper ad-
ioHrnment. they had no Secretary to record
Il and therefore no proper evidence, of such
fact Nor can they properly have anything
on their records to show whether they went
into the Representatives Hall on the l3th'
in a Convention or Democratic Caucus
From their conduct it appeared like caucus
and the fifty-six members of the Constltu-
tional Convention paid no attention to their
maneuvres, but, in obedience to duty, pro-
ceeded to an organization.
In the face of these facts the minority
claim to have legally adjourned and even
have the impudence to assert that tney not
only adjourned themselves, but that they also
adjourned the majority who never recogni,
sed their authority in any respect. AS well
might any rowdy in the street rush IN and
adjourn the Convention after its permanent
organization, as for Chase (who held no Gre
dentials,) to attempt to do it in the prelimi-
nary organization. The claim is too ridicu-
lous for sane men to assert, for moment,
and none would think Of dong it, except on
the principle that drowning men catch at
straws.
In order to make anything of this famous
adjournment, which seems to be the only har
on which they hang, it must Of course be
claimed that Chase was Chairman OF the
meeting, and autho rized to entertain motlonS.
But let us inquire by what right, if at all, he
held this prerogative.
1t was first claimed that he had right by
virtue of his office as Secretary. When they
found that all precedents failed them they
gave this up.
They next claimed that as a matter OF
courtesy this prerogative should be extern
ded to him" But if Mr.. Chase, without
certificate of election, can on claim of cour-
tesy take away the rights of delegates who
have certificates, and against the express will
of a majority. ntrude himself upon them and
adjourn their body, how many other govern
ment officials might claim the same courtesy,
and BY virtue of it, exercise the same con-
troll?
THERE'S no evidence that any member OF
the delegates extended to Chase this coul'-
tesv, but it is certain that fifty-six delegate
then present, did not.
When be had concluded
The Resolutions were laid upon the table.
And the Convention adjourned till to-mor-
row morning at 9 o'clock.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-08

Yesterday was dark, windy, showery
day. Consequently local items were scarce
and uninteresting.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-08

HEAVY SroRM.-Our city was visited on
Wednesday night by heavy storm of wind
and rain, which lasted several hours, and did
considerable damage in and around the city.
The wind was the heaviest we have known
for long time, and was accompanied by
much thunder and lightning, and hail storm
which did much damage to windows and
sky lights. frame building on Seventh
street was blown down; others in various
parts of the city were injured. A number of
chmneys were prostrated, and awnings,
signs, &C., were torn from their places by the
dcnonac revels of the wind. The growing
corn in gardens near the city was broken and
evclled, to great extent. Fences were also
blown down, and sheds unroofed.
We have heard of no damage done outside
OF the city, and no news has reached US from
the river, up to the time Of wr ting this.
Last night, also, there was heavy storm
of rain which lasted several hours.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-08

Yesterday was another sultry day, aud,
withal, dusty.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-08

l. Rufus l.. Kmball, Register of Deeds and Clerk of
the Board of county Commissioners of the said county
of Mower, NJ IT, do hereby certify that the abo is
true and correct copy Of the of SAID election
held In the said county of Mower NJ. T., on the first
day Of june A. d. 1851, according to the official re-
turns of said county of Mower.
Given under my hand and seal this 21st day of July,
1857.
[sEAL.l RUFUS L. KIMBALL.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-08

BURGLARIEs-It seems useless to deny or
conceal the fact that there ere now in our
city, band of burglars, who arc waiting
their opportunity to pillage and rob- Night
before last, two or three burglaries were
committed on Third street, that we have
heard of.
The Banking House of Bostwick Pease &
Co. was entered in the early part of the night,
and the clerk, who sleeps in the office,
awaking about IL o'clock, was alarmed to
find the door wide open. He saw two men
standing on the edge of the bank where the
grading is being done, who were, probably
the burglars. They found after effectng an
entrance, that it would be impossible to get
into the vault.
The rascals also attempted to enter
D. J. Justices store, by picking
the lock of the front door: clerk inside
overheard them, and sat f. r half an hour,
prepared to give them warm reception.
But they failed in entering, and went away.
Had they got in, there wou d have been at
least one dead burglar.
MoRAL.-Secure your doors well have
some one sleep, well armed, in the store, or
else have trusty watch dog, and robberies
will be few and unremunerative operations.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-08

ResOlced, That we cordially approve of the stand
against fraud and injustice which the Democratic dele
CATION have made and that exhor them adhere to
remain a TERRITORY thdn that the Odious jea-
tures Of modern Republicanisne shall be thrust aion
us IN our Fundamental kaac against the expressed will
of the peOple
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-08
There That's owning up like men. an

On sunday eUeainJ, we attended the first Democratic
caucus, consisting of so ne twenty-five Democratic
bers elect to the Constitutional Convention During the
session OF the caucus proposition received from
certain Republican Members of the Constitutional Con-
venton, proposing IL O'Clock NJ. the following day
as the time for the meeting of the Convention. To this
proposition the Democrats present acceded, far
they were concerned and at the of the Democrat
ic members the next morning, the proposition duly
and formally concurred in, and the Republicans in
formed thereof through n Committee
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-08

IMPEACHMENTS.
On motion of Mr.. COLBURN, the Con-
vent;on now resolved in Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. Ha, den in the chair, and took
up the report (No. l3) Of the Comm ttee on
Impeachments and Removals from Office,
embracing an article on that subject
Sec. G, the provision for removal of ad-
dress of two-tbirds of the Legislature, CON-
ing up
Mr.. President BALCOMBE moved to
strike it out.
Mr.. SECOMBE opposed, on the ground
that cases of successful impeachment were
very rare.
The Convention refused to strike ont
Mr.. SECOMBE proposed to add the fol-
lowing.
''Sec. 8. No person shall be removed or
suspended from any Office, without first hav-
ing had notice in writing of the SPECIFIC
'charge or accusation preferred against him
and opportuninity to be heard in his defence y
Which was adopted.
Mr.. MORGAN moved to amend the TIL
Arkansas intelligencer., 1857-04-24
The Bargain.

The Republican alludng to the fusion Of
the black republican and know nothing fac
tons, in its issue of March 25th saws:
The bargain is struck. Not word can
be extracted from either the organ of the Re
publican party or the know nothing party in
denial OF the charge that there is a coalition,
complete and well understood, by which the
latter are TO be sold out To the former in the
April election, and aiterw ards n1August n, xt,
there is to be a transfer OF The black rcpubli-
cans throughout the State to Maj. Rollins, the
know nothing candidate for governor 1t
may be regarded as the very extreme ot i'm
pertinence for use TO interfere in any such ar
rangement, but we must be allowed to ask
whether the Americans are SO silly as to at
all suppose that they can profit 10y any such
coalition! DO they not perceive that the
rlhcrs are all TO be on their side! Have they
not sufiicien, knowledge Of the politics Of the
State to be satisfied that the black republican
strength is confined to half dozen counties,
and that the inevitable effect Of any such
amalgamaton will be to destroy, utterly, the
unity Of the party every where else? Will
the Americans of Rails, of Marion, of Gala
way, of Boone, of Lafayette, of Saline. and
wherever they are most numerous, be content
to lie down IN the same bed with black re
pubcans! Did not the Americans in the
Legislature vote for the resolution against the
agitation Of the slavery question, whether pre-
sented as an emancipation issue, or in any
other guse; and now will Switzler, and KID
well, and Jones, aud Moss--will they, dlsre-
garding that vote, link their political destiny
with that of the black repuLlc.n patty i'll this
State! fso, all we have to say is, that So
disastrous a defeat never awaited any party
as will attend them IN August next. Let
them take warning. The amalganation of
the leaders of the parties may be perfect here,
but they cannot be successful, and when the
voice of condemnation comes up from the State
it will crush them all by its violence. Anne
ricanism and black republicanism cannot min
gle outside Of st. Louis, however much it may
fuse here; and if they have any desire for a
separate political existence in the State, they
will protest against it in the strongest possible
terms,
Arkansas intelligencer., 1857-04-24
The Ne,c Treaty 10TH the United State

The New Treaty 10TH the United States
and Venezuela.-A correspondent of the n.
York Herald writes from Caracas, February
is: "The new treaty between Venezuela and
the United States contains, in its second arti-
Gle, provision obligng American citizen re-
sident in Venezuela to do military DUTY
Surely Secretary Marcy, when he gave per
emptory instructions for the insertion of this
article, ignored the military laws of this coun-
try. He cannot be aware that this subjects
an American citizen to be enrolled in COM
pany Of negroes and commanded by negro
officers, and that bis only chance of escaping
this most humilitating position would be by
paying a substitute some two or three hun
dred dollars, to be paid again as often as the
substitute SHOULD see fit to desert (which
would be every day. BY this monstrous ar
ticle, the moment a revolution occurs land
they are OF every day occurrence,) an Ameri-
can citizen would be placed in life and prop
erty entirely at the mercy of any military
despot who might happen to have command
of ths province where he resided, and would
be deprived Of the character Of neutral and
Of the protection that our government is sup
posed to give its citizens.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1857-04-24

Cattle for Caltornia.-A train for Califor-
MIA passed through our city on Sunday last,
with about two hundred head of cattle, and
on Monday two more trains with about three
hundred more making in the aggregate FIVE
hundred. This shows that this CITY is the
most important starting point for Californians
to get their outfit, and the route the easiest
with plenty of grass, water and wood
Arkansas intelligencer., 1857-04-24

@By reference to the card of Messrs
Fellmer & Graf, watch makers and jewellers,
it will be seen that they have opened their estab-
lishment and are now ready for business. They
have an assortment ofgold and silver watches,
jewelry, DC, ofthe latest and most approved pat
terms. Send lin your watches and jewelry if you
want them put in good order. We have every
confidence n these gentlemen, that they are
what they profess to be, watch makers and
jewellers, and we can safely recommend them
to the public as masters of their business.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1857-04-24
Among the items CT the bill Of "a

~ Among the items Of the bill of fare
provided for the crowd who took part in the
Terpischorean finale or the Inauguration cere-
monies, were the following: So, 1000 worth of
wine, 400 gallons of oysters, 500 quarts of
chicken salad. 1900 quarts of ice cream, 500
500 quarts Of jellies, GO saddles of mutton, 4
of venison, rounds of beef IS hams, 1875
tongues, besides plates of various kinds. At
the head of the table was pyramid cake
four feet high, with a flag of each State and
Territory. with the coat of arms of each print
ed on it.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1857-04-24

Department of .Stote-The Commerce of
81. Ihomas.-We give the following extract
Of an interesting letter received from a CORE
spondent at st. Thomas:
Tho importstiuus from the United Statr,
into St. Thomas have greatly decreased since
1854. This is accounted for bv the fct that
the other West India islands, which formerly
purchased provisions from St Thomas, now
import directly from the United States. The
decrease IN the commerce with America be-
gan some ten years since. In lS49 there
were imported by three American houses here
about 10000 barrels of -four; last year (lS5G)
the whole importation was less than half that
quantity. Of the S579,S94 Of importations
last year from the United States, about $780,
600 of the amount were made by American
houses. The total of importations for the
years ls53-54, as shown by the books Of the
customhouse, was 81 ,654, ,7Sl; but the receiv-
ed opinion here is that the true value Of
goods was nearly double that amount. The
importations from Europe have not decreased
for the reason that the island dealers in dry
goods continue to purchase their supplies at
ST. Thomas. This may also be attributable
10 the fact that St. Thomas is the depot for
royal mail steamers, which line affords con-
slant aud certain means of communication
with the Old World, while the absence of any
direct means of communication with the Uni
ted States certainly affects our commerce here
inJuriously. The expectations from st Tho
mas TO the United States are very inconsider-
able, consisting of few Maracaibo hats, a
little bay rum, old iron, DC.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1857-04-24

as is well known, is a selfmade, enterprising
Yankee, who, though comparatively a young
man, has travelled in nearly every country
upon the globe.
Mr.. Gowen, who was at Sevastopol in No
vembcr last, gives US some interesting parti
cnlars from that now famous city. The Rus
sian government is engaged in rebuilding it.
Before the siege it was quite populus place,
containing, it is supposed, about sixty thou
sand persons. When Mr.. Gowen was there
there were about sixty thousand people in the
place. Several thousand laborers were then
engaged upon the works, and the number was
to be largely increased. The old city was
famous for its narrow streets, like Boston; the
new city will be built in squares, Ike Phila-
delphia. 1t is also said that there are re-
strictions against the erection of wooden build
ings. The forts abount the city, according
TO the examinations of Mr.. Gowen are only
about half destroyed. OF the irnmensity Of
the warlike material scattered with 30 much
profuseness about this celebrated spot some
idea may be formed from the fact that the
Russians have already gathered over sixteen
thousand tons of shot and she'll and vet they
are still so thickly scattered around that it is
impossible to tread without touching them.
There are, however, no dead bodies to be
seen, they having been all carefully buried.
There was one spot visited 10y Mr.. G., OF
melancholy interest. 1t was a deep ravine,
formerly crossed by a bridge. Into this ra-
vane, the bodies Of two thousand Russians.
French and English, killed in one of the more
fatal battles, had been placed, and covered
with earth. A wooden cross above has a
brief inscription, telling of the slaughtered
thousands thus rudey entombed beneath.