The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-22


On Saturday.
To the Editors Of the Miasmesotiam:
feel that 1t is my duty, as one of the Al
dermen ofthe city of st. Paul, to make cor
rect statement of the proceedings of the
City Council, on the afternoon of the 18th
inst, together with the proceedings of that
part of the Council, styled Democrats.
About IL o'clock on that day, received a
notice that the Mayor of the city had called
special meeting of the City Council, at two
o'clock, p. NJ l, together with Mr. MARVIN
and ScHURMEIER proceeded to the City Hall.
On our arrival, " found several other men,
bers already here. The Mayor, Mr.. BR1sBIN,
came in soon, and l asked him what was the
object of the call. He stated that at
the request of two or three members of the
Council he had called the body together for
the purpose of passing complimentary reso-
lutions to Mr.. STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS, and to
extend to him the Inequalities of the city ir
respective party.
During our conversation, the Democratic
members of the Council repaired to the May
or's office in the second story of the City
Hall, and adjoining the Council room, to hold
a caucus, and prepare resolutions such as
they wanted passed in the Council. sup
posed, at the time, that they had gone up to
the Council room to commence business
consequently MARVIN, ScHURMEIER and myself
repaired to the Council room, and found it
vacant. l soon discovered they were in the
room adjoining, and supposed they were hav-
ing conversation as to the form of the reso-
lutions proposed to be passed and suppos-
ing that Mr.. BRIsBIN's statement had been
be fairly discussed, and irrespective of party,
and that the demonstration was to be a pub
lie one, given by the city of St. Paul. en-
tered the room, as supposed l had perfect
right to do, to take part in the deliberations
whereupon Mr. EMERSON very modestly re-
quested me to retire, as my services were not
required, as that caucus was q Democratic
one. They were at that time discussing the
form of a resolution which they had prepared
to pass. I retired, and in about half or three
quarters of an hour they entered the Council
room Mr.. BR1sBIN took his seat and called
the Council to order. He then arose and
stated the object of the meeting, and very
eloquently portrayed the great services Mr..
DOUGLAS had rendered this and all other Ter
ritories belonging to the United States, and in
winding up insisted that the Council pass
complimentary resolutions to Mr.. DOUGLAS,
extending to him the Inequalities of the city
during his stay in Minnesota.
make this statement of facts just as they
occurred, and do it to show the citizens of
St. Paul that the great demonstration which
has been talked o., and urged upon them for
the last six months in favor of Mr. DOUGLAS,
as benefactor of the Territory of Minnesota,
irrespective of party, is humbug 1t has
been their whole aim to gull the Republican
party to the end that they might 60 in with
them and make grand demonstration which
they would then term an entirely democratic
move. If that was not the case, why would
they not let the Republican members of the
council have voice in shaping in some part,
the form of these resolutions? Why was re-
jected in that caucus? Why were not the Re-
publican members consulted? Whose resolu-
tons extend the Inequalities of the city of
St. Paul to Mr.. DOUGLAS during his stay in
Minnesota? 1 want the people of St. Paul
to understand the meaning of that resolution
and | think they will in short time to the
tune of about ten or fifteen thousand dollars.
Let the people of st. Paul look to it. Your
money is being squandered to forward the
ends of a political party. Let the Republi-
cans look to it. You are forced to pay a tax
to be used for political purposes against you.
VIM. BRANCH.