New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-03
FROM MINNESOTA.
A GOVERNOR IN 4 FIGHT.
.vord.ure Of Tn. v. y. Trieuu..

Corr sycrdeuce Of Tn v. y. Tribune.
ST.. ANTHONY, N. T., Aug. %, 1857.
You will probably have heard before this reaches
you Of new method Of Cancellation adopted by
ex.Goy. Gormar in the joint Committee (of five
from each oithe rival Conventions) appointed to
fx upon & plan for compromise Constitution to
be submitted TO our people.
Mr.. Wilson of WinODs, one IL the (Republlcan)
members Of The Committee, was conversng with
Judge Sherburne, one Of the Democratic members,
Al meeting of tie Committee Yesterday, when
Gov. German, Nno wss sitting near by, over
hearing some remark Of his, asked Mr.. W. IT he
intended that remark to apply IT, him " MOST
assuredIy ] do" was the reply. when the ex-
Governor instantly struck rim upon the head with
the large gold-heade ebony cane he usually carries
larger than BreOkss) with such force as to break
the cane in twain. Mr.. W. was at the time
sitting in his chair with bis zee, un0n the table, en-
trey rmsuspicious OF the approaching blow, and was
upset, chair and ALL by lie ior'e, and the instant
he reached the floor, the dstinguished ex-
Governor was on him, hammerDe away at his lace
with his fists. The noise had by this time (the
whole thing wa. done IN an Instant brought the
other members to The spo', end Col. Aldrcn OF
Minneapolis took the ex-G0verno- from MS victim
while others seized Mr.. Wilson. who had risen
WAS irving 10 get a. the GOyerno: with II. As the
valorous disciple OF Bully Brooks saw him with the
piece of cane il his hand, he exclaimed Dent
let him hit with that cane, ." Don't let him mt
me with thai cane" and az the first opportunity
left the room preciptately no. even waiting To Ind
his mar Mr.. Wilson's arm was severely injured,
much of the force OF the blow falling upon 1t, AZ II
was instnctiyely raised 20 ward ot the attack; ou
no bones are broken, either OF arm or heSd al
Though the scalp was laid open p;esy extensively;
can bear from no one that Nr. Wilson had used
any ungentemaDly language whateYer nor that ne
had given any prOyOcatOn for this cowardy sttscS'
The best explanation hear j. that during the long
omorreI between German and BIS bitter enemy,
Henry ~ Rice our late Delegate 70 Congress, the
D,,gocracu of the former mas been nuch questioned,
and with 80 much effect ina. hls position at Wash.
ipgton has been much lowered thereby. Ii IL even
reported tha. his resignation OF the 1Lce ol Gov-
ernor OF the Territory wa last Spring lett with
Little Dug" only 10 oe handed NE the PRESIDENT
in case the Railroad Land Grant bill should fall 10
pass: out that thu Little Gian," had 80 small
faith in the Governor Democracy that be embraced
the opportunity a: once 10 GET RIO Of him, and
handed in the resignation atores1 nd notNlhstand-
,pg the Land Grant oil d,d pass, aud tho Gubernd-
torial veto power might have been made, with
shrewd management, worn pretty little sum
more thar in the days OF the extension granted
by our Legislature 10 the VI. and N. W. X. X. 20.
OF course, his Excellency could not rest quietly
unler any imputstion csst upon his Democracy;
Were il only his honesty or hs capacity thus called
in question i might be borne, but bis DemOcrdcy-
thai, Ike Cssar's wife, mus: be above suspicion. In
What way could .ha, be SO readily placed above re-
preach as BY an assault with mnrdeEous bludgeon
upon man rendered by his position incapable OF
self defense Who low viii question Gorman's De-
mocracyl Who now will keep MIN from going to
the United States Senate!
One good has resulted from me array, however.
German has been the mschief.maker throughout,
and the principal actor il preventing compromise.
H., has NOT dared 10 20 to the Ccnmitoee.room TO-
day, les. be should NEE; Wlaon there, and, IN con-
sequence, the Committee have made rapid progress
toward an amicable settlement, o. matters. IL ls
expected tina. he whole tiin. viii DE- arranged
iualIy tomorrow or mex: day, and that there VIII
no ,.nger be grouni for fear ma. Minnesota viii be
next " inter in a state OF al irchy. HESNEfis.