The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-09-05
MIR. Wilson's Personal Explanation of
his Conduct in the Committee Room,
ON Tuesday, Aug. 25th.

MIR. Wilson'S Personal Explanation of
his Conduct i'm the Committee Room,
ON Tuesday, Aug. 25th.
After the morning business was finished
in the Convention, on Thursday, Aug. 9TH,
Mr.. Wilson rose and made the following re-
marks
Mr.. WILSON-Mr. President, 1 wish, sir,
the indulgence of this Convention while l
make few remarks that will be brief this
morning and at some future time, before the
Convention shall adj urn finally, may per-
haps desire to be heard more at length, on
the subject. It is a subject that probably
concerns myself much more than this Con-
vention, or any member thereof beside
myself i refer to the difficulty
I between Ex-Governor German, of the
other wing of the Capitol, and myself which
took place in the Committee room.
AS the Convention well knows, / had the
honor to be appointed to serve as one of the
Committee of Conference, to meet like
Committee from the west wing of the Capt.
tol, which Committee were appointed, if
possible, to consider and arrange matters OF
difference between the two Conventions, so
that one Constitution should be submitted to
| the people. l can say, sir, for one, that as
member of the Committee appointed
on the part of this Convention, felt that the
business committed to us was all important
to the best interests of the Territory and
| can say, that my colleagues, the members
of the Committee on our part, each and every
one of them, worked assidiously to bring
about the object of their appointment l
think l shall be sustained when say here,
that as one of that Committee, worked all
the time for that end, and that only.
On the 18th inst, the occurrence took
place, which has prevented my being in that
Committee room since it was a personal
assault on me by Ex-Governor German
now;' and l shall state them as they
exist, and not to correspond with the distort-
ed shape in which they have appeared under
the band of somemody on the opposite side.
1 see, sir, in the Pioneer q Democrat, of
yesterday morning, statement purportine to
be facts in this case, but which are real false
hoods, which have no doubt were indited
by Ex-Governor German himself, for no one
else could hardly have used such license of
language. This paper says:
Mr.. Wilson throughout the sessions of the Committee
has exhibited the most ultra partzan spirit and manfes
ted disposition by the ungentlemany language and
motives to members OF almost criminal
acter to provoke personal collision Yesterday, in
discussion with Judge Sherburne he made use of Ian
guage very insulting in its character Upon an explain
alton being demanded he withdrew The language so far
the Judge concerned, but stated that it remained
applicable to other Democratic members of the joint
Committee Mr.. Kingsbury demanded the withdrawal
of the language as applicable to him. the demand
conceded.
Now, sir, there were two points before the
Committee upon which was more strenuous,
than any other member of the Committee.
and but two points. One of these points was
with reference to our Judicial system; and 1
believe few will censure the position took;
for the very point of difference which was
made against me in the Committee has been
since changed, as l am credibly informed to
my view by the Democrats themselves
Their own Convention having taken up these