New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-27
THE CONVENTIONAL PEMBINA CARA.
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Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
st. PAUL, July 49, 1857.
The particulars Of the tragi-eonical act briefly
mentioned at the conclusion of my preceding COM
municatiOn are contained in the subsequent lines.
Theyfuly reveal the desperate plot brewed by the
Democratic minority, in order to break up the
Constitutional Convention and prevent the framing
of fundamental laws, embodyiDg the liberal, pro
gre.sive and truly Republican principles protested
by the great Anti Slavery party of the North.
At ~ o'clock on Tuesday morning. tho Secre-
tary of the Territory, C. l. Chase, the adjourn
ing authority" of the preceding DAY, appeared at
the door of the Hall of Representatives, then
occupied by the Republican majority OF the Con-
vention and, assuming the utmost amount of dig
ni6ed air at his command, thus calculated: In
"the name of the Secretary of the Territory of Min
"nesota demand the surrender of this ball for the
"use of the Constitutional Convention" The pre-.
siding member (Mr. BalcOmbe) "The Constitu-
tional Convention of this Territory is now in ses-
"sion in this hail." The Secretary, g Do you re-
"fuse to surrender possession of the hall ~ The
President, 81 do refuse" The cOllOquy being thus
suddenly brought to an end, the worthy Secretary
chose 10 WltUuTdW. Inc htpuDICdu uiCHDClS
quietly proceeded to transact some preliminary
business, when soon afterward Chase, now backed
I'D the faithful body of seeding Democrats, again
presented his wOrthness at the door, and turning
around, addressed his braves as follows: I" Dele
gates to the Convention, the hall of the House of
Representatives is i'll the possession OF Il meeting
of the citizens Of the Territory, who refuse to
/" give il up?" Whereupon distinguished chiet
in The person of Gov. German, moved to adjourn
TO the Council Chamber. The motion being, o
course carried without opposition, the COnsttu-
tional Convention at once moved toward the
indicated point of destination, and " there they SAL
the lye-loDg day" rresolute shifting, TIL lucky
thought struck one Of their number, which, clothed
in the garment Of speech, represented itself in the
luminous motion to adjourn. 1t was promptly agreed
TO. The next day this Rump-COnyention again
appeared on the field to give their curtailed body
sort of sOdty and permanently by electlng 0flcers,
etc On the third day of their schlsnatlc existence.
the second sober thought" seemed to be in the
ascendancy, and motion to adjourn till Monday
was readily supported and carried. BY that time,
it is confidently expected the seceders will return
TO their senses, and submit to the dsagreeable but
unav able acknowledgment of this practical APP
plicatOn Of their own doctrine. that - maJoritles
% shall rule"
The Republican majority of the Convention, in
the mean time steadily advanced IN eecting an or
panization and discharging such other business as
The occasion reQulTtu. Ht ldtttI 10 vi al
portant character, and consequently, report may
be dispensed with. On Friday, resolution was
passed to request the President to delay the appoint
ment of the Standing Committees, thereby giving
the Democratic boilers indirectly last chance to
abandon their reckless scheme and join the ma
jOrity-a fair, but perhaps ildeserved dealing with
political antagonists.
In this country of anomalous climates it is alto
gether the same whether you carry the burden Of
Symmetry existence on Manhattan Island, amid all
the confinement, dust, filth and uDsavOry vapors OF
the Empire City, or ramble about the bluffs on
which this Northwestern Ultima Thule stands.
The difference in attitudes produces by no means an
adequate dimnutiOn of the intOerable amount OF
heat, issuing from that wandering knight 50 fair
Here. az there you met with an oppressed, swelter.
ing mankind, eagerly stunning the Light" and
subject to the same expansion OF pores. The Eden
favored with a temperature OF decent c0Oness 1
have not yet discOyerned on my northern tour.
The attention of strangers at present concentrates
on train upon the Red River settlement, recently
arrived from that distant region in this city. These
long haired, bronze. colored, oddlooking specimens
of humanity-mostly Half breeds or descendants of
French anadiaDs-immediately upon their return
from their semi. annual hunting expeditions.
mencDg about the middle of the month Of June and
November and continued for two months respec-
tively,-start on their weary journey Of 600 miles
across wild, unsettled country to this commercial
emporium, for the purpose of converting their
hunting trophies into cash and procuring new
supply of their modest necessares of life. Their
stores of furs are brought along on queer-looking
chariots made entirely of wood, even the nails be-
ing of the came material. They are rolling on by
dipt of two wheels of enormous diameter, and
either melancholy OK in harness. or thin, poorly
fed vet enduring pony. Each male individual SUI.
perintepds the motions of six of these primitive con-
yeyapces htcbed one to another in succession,
thereby forming long and seemingly endless trail
AS these rude sons OF the North do not apply the
smoothing power Of either oil or grease, an ensemble
of ,out axis is produced, as these vehicles advance
that is represented by ear-witnesses as beyond AL
description, and as to intenseness OF dsharmohy
claiming the highest originality In sovereign cen cs
tempt Of the eueIvatiDg comfort OF civilized me-
they never partake of the hospitality rendered o!
the numerous landlord fraternity of thrd-class nst-
tutons in this city, but prefer stopping.place iree
from blood-tbirsty vermin the symmetry population
of our modern caravansaries. They pitch their
tents at a short distance from town, on the open
prairie, building, in the style Of the ancient