New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-27

IN hour, entirely suspending business AMI tra'eI.
The storee and cellars were flooded, and an immense
amount of damage has been done.
The anarchy low prevailing 10 MINNESOTA is OF
10 extraordinary character, and has been created
with 30 little excuse, that We weuld call special
attention to the facts presented and principles In
VOWED in the hope that the public Judgment thereon
will be so DISTINCTLY and unequivOcally pronounced
as to prevent similar disruptions henceforth. For
if tie precedent ret n this case is to be foowed-if
A Legislature, much more Constitutional COnven-
ton. is TO be divided into two hostile bodies, mu-
tually disavowipg and discredting each other, and
each calling CD the People to regard it as the only
legitimate and authentic organ Of the Public Will,
then is the downfall of Republican Liberty close at
band. But we will not believe that the course OF
the minority Of the returned members will fail to
be stamped with general Reproduction.
In oroer that The whole case may be fairly before
our readers, let US give the first place to the state.
ment of those in the wrong, or the best apology
their hackers have been able to manufacture which
for them And, as The Journal Of Commerce has
gradually won the position Of the most unscrupu-
lous defender of whatever nquity is perpetrated In
the abused name Of Democracy, we give conspicu-
Gus insertion to all it has been able to urge that
side including the subjoDed statements Of its com.
patriots in Minbesoto. They arc as follows:
From The Journal Of Commerce. yslv 25
MINNESOTA STATE COSyENTiON.-The delegates
elected t. Convection for the formation of State
Constitution assembled at St. Paul on the 18th inst.
Afrer preliminary contest the delegates separated on
the principle Of political affinity, and Two Convent ms
have been sitting ever rnce-One Democratic, and the
other Republican. Each claims IL be the true Con-
yeutiOn, pronor Ices the other Bogus. The Dem
ocratc Convention cOmpri.es % members, ana one
more il 10 be ADDED who has not yet arrived. The
Republican Convention comprises about as many.
The two Conventions together comprise about dozen
more members than elected The excess caused
by the mission Of duplicate members from some OF
tie districts, particularly four from st. Anthony
county one from Houston county, and one from
Mower county; each party Calming the election OF Its
own Candidates In these cases, the Republicans ad-
NIT that the Democratic candidates Lad the largest
nun Der Of votes, but claim nevertheless that they
wee not e.Ced, because the ballots did not specify
whether the Candidates voted for were Council mem.
beIs or Republican Representative members. The
antwer is, thet the Council district and the RePubl.
can Rep. district in each of the disputed
cases aud The same; and therefore that the
distinction was entirely unnecessary. The Democrats
further ray thas if any of their candidates were not
elected for tie mentioned, although having the
largest Lumber Of voes then, for the reason, %
mem beis of the Republican Convention were not
eiecieu-ther case being exactly similar. The Blk
Democratic mt mbers fom Pembina county are also
rejected by the k pubcans the ground that part
thai county ia outside the mifs OF the territory pre-
scribso for the new State. The following extracts
fiom The ST Paui PWneer and Democrat will show
II. ore exactly tue origin of the difficulty:
From The ST. Paul Pioneer July A.
THINGS 70 re nEMt Let it be remembered that
Capitol elected by the opc OF Wn0na and Wa,s'nsw
Counties, III PIec-y the sane ahner as 1uose %
"dsd from seat. unt he President Of the Conven
Cl well knowing that theu votes would defeat n,a, b.
the Convention and now acting IN
the 6"su =, FIVE Democrats who were refused
that the BLACKS might be able to oIsrn1e the
s,I,sieow wss a very saint compared to your Ames
Bslce mbs Fosters, aud the smaller Try.
tn, psnbISA DELECATEs-ln addition to admitting five
Dl.gs,e 10 their soalled nton who elected by
n b. r. pu6csns as to use the votes
to .IbiLs Delegates from the Convention lew
hrht btf,e the people. Pebna County forms single Coun
eli DISTRICT n on both .os' s 81 ns e S If n xa3 sns
therefore within the boundaries Of the proposed State The
piaion % the coUrI, On the Red River settled
Exclusively by hatb cd hunters while on the east SIDE
Tai LaIe many white settlers who have recently
gone ber AID entitled Delegates their in
election precinct. in the Geu1'y three s ss't of
k vs S sy snd st. o.eph
A. well might the Delegates Tenth Council District
s,ow C"npty in that district extends west to the Big Sioux
and larger portion the district hes without the proposed
State within it. Election precincts have een established
m this District outside the State Yetwe hear
in regard district Csuse-it is represented
in pant Black some OF whom were elected by
voters in ported Rice into Waseca County.
From the same, July is
MORE LGBTln aodon to the four bogus delegates from
St Authony and from Houston County we understand
that upon examination OF the retun has been discovered
that other Registers beside Mes Anes Mclean have been
the rascal in bolster Black Republicans n
In Mower County, Nj Armstrong the Democratic csnd.-
latter received the certificate aud now acting
TIN. ca. nsk,s .v. persons claiming be delegates
acting h Republicans who have night to seats in the
Covenon The fact stands out body-shst
Tie Pioneer gives the names of fifty-6ve delegates
now acting with the Democratic party 10 the Conven
ton ala adds:
cs hny, majority of legally elected Delegates to the Con-
,enn Ever, individual in the above list was faiy honestly
q Mr. Armstrong OF Mower County This addition will make
Convection the Black Republicans DO not receee Tom
their revolutionary position, stand % Democrats OPpos
The Whole number If members to be elected was
lCS.l
This is their whole case, as made out by the
nost adrot and thorougbgoing champions of the
Slave Democracy: let US see what it affrms and
what # daies lot deny.
l. 1t aflifms that /" the Black Republicans have
= not quorum Of legally elected Delegates" but
it does Dot because il cannot deny that majority
OF the legally returned Members arc Republicans.
Now a representative body always is and must be
organized by quorum Of the persons holding the