The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-09-17

organizing Democratic County Club.
On motion, j. w. TEsyoosDx was called
TO the Chair, and l.. A. EVANS requested TO
act "a Secretary.
On motion, Gxo. BARsrow, W. A. Ca
RrTnxas and II. &. WAN were appointed
committee to report on constitution and
organization. The committee. after retiring,
reported the following, which was unani-
moasly saoptea:
We, the undersigned Democrats Of stearns
county and town Of ~. Cioud, desiring to give
practical efficiency to our principles aud to or
ganize our party upon working basis, hereby
form ourselves into Club, to be called the
Htsarnn County Democratic Ciub the object OF
which shall be,
lat A perfect organic ton Of our party.
"a. To disseminate Democratic documents
and principles among our fellow citizens.
ID. To appoint Democratic Central Com
mittee for stearns County, who are empowered.
lat. To cali all Conventions of the Democrat
&c party In Stcarns County.
ID. To call all mass meetings Tor said County,
and procure speakers 80 address the people.
All. To appon. precinct committees whose
duty shall be,
ist. To correspond with the Central County
Committee.
"a. Call all precinct mass meetings.
5th To provide and hold regular Club Room
where We shall have the club documents and
newspapers on file for the free use OF oil Dem
ocrats.
9Th. To correspond with the Territorial, or
state Central Committee, and report our
strength 10 them.
7th, To receive and dsburee all funds prQyid
ed for incidental expenses.
The officers Of this Club shall consist OF a
President, Vice President u Secretary and
Treasurer, who shall hold their Offices Tor the
term of six MONTHS or until their suGc essofs
are qualified.
lat. The President shall preside ut all meet
ings Of tho Club when present.
I'd. He shall have power to call special meet
ings Of the Club.
ist. The Vice President shall be invested
with the power, aud perform all the duties Of
the President In the absence Of the latter.
I-t. The Secretary shall keep a true and
faithful record 81 the proceedings of the club
and correspond for the same.
1T. The Treasurer shall receive and disburse
all moneys Of the club by order Of the Pfesi-
dent, pursuant To n vote Of the club.
The Club then proceeded to cleo, the fol
lowing officers; President, j. l.. WusoS;
Vice President, j. w. TsSyooRDE; Secre-
tary, l.. A. EvAss; Treasurer, NJ. MiCKLEY.
On motion committee. consisting of II.
&. WAIT, Of st. Cloud; j. s. YorSG, Of
WiDnebago, and J. DAVIS. Of Clear Water.
were appointed members Of the Democratic
County Central Committee Of Stcarns
county.
Col. ngo. BAEsrow was then called for,
and addressed the meeting in very able
speech, discussing the superiority of De
mocrncy, us II national party, over the op.
posing faction Of Rcpublcanism lie said
that he, Tor one, was not willing to leap
from tho Union arch of Democracy into the
shiny pool OF Repub|ieanism. unless he could
there discover the much talked Of Pearl of
FREEDOM. to repay him for the filthy dive;
and that no such pearl could there be found,
he demonstrated very clearly.
Col. W. A. C,RrrHgRs was loudly called
for aud came forward. In a very nppropri
ate speech Of about an hour, which was
most enthusiastically received, he illustrated
the necessity Of discipline and union in the
ranks of the Democracy. whose principles
tend to strengthen and hind together more
closely our glorious ConIcdcracy; while, on
the other hand, Republieanism. having for
ts single purpose the elevation of corrupt
sat Of leaders To Office, by the agitation Of
the slavery question. thereby threatened
the very existence Of the Union itself.
Col &. said he could moro forcibly illus.
tratc the one idea dcformity Of Republican
ism, by relating little anecdo,c lie said
he was standing on the street, the other day,
IN company w:'h leading Republican, whsB
their attention was drawn TO wagon com.
ing towards them loaded, high up, with
dry goods boxes upon the top Of which sat
large. black, curly headed negro. driving
Tho Republican turning to him. said:
Well, by Cd. scc. yondcr comes the Re
publican Platform" which, he said was
about as good an illustration of Republican
ism as he had ever heard. At the close. he
was greeted with n round of applause.
II. &. WAIT was then callel for, and
made some appropriate remarks.
\ motion was then made. that the pro
cedings Of this meeting be published in the
rIoNEER ANn DExocR,r, which was carried
A motion 10 adjourn. to meet on the
evening of the 18th inst, was then male
and carried.
j " IrxyooRpr praat