Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-04-04
Grand Railroad Celebration.

Pursuant to call in the daily papers, signe
by number of our most respectable citizens,
very large and enthusiastic meeting was conven
ed at the Court House on Wednesday evening Il
consider the propriety and manner, and FIX up"l
a time for the holding of a "General Thanksgiv
ing and Illumination in honor of the recent LAM
Grant to Minnesota
The meeting was called to order by j. w
Bond, ESQ.,, upon whose motion, H. r. Bigelow
ESQ.,, was chosen President Hon. W. P. Murray
Hon. VIM. Branch, and J. P. Pond, Vice Presi
dents, and Harwood Iglehart, ESQ.,, Secretary.
The President stated the object of the meeting
when the following resolutions were submitted BY
Mr.. Iglehart, which, after slight discussion il
regard to the time of holding the jubilee, were
unanimously adopted as the sense of the meeting
WHEREAS, through the generous bounty of the
late Congress, our Territory has been endowed
with one of the most muni6cent grants of Land
ever extended to any Territory or State within
the limits of our Federal Union, traversing our
wild domains in every direction, from the North
to the South, from the East to the West, from
the St. Croix to the great Red River of the North
on the one hand, and from the Mississippi to the
Iowa line on the other
And WHEREAS, it is but meet and right that
we, the citizens of st. Paul, should exhibit some
proper appreciation of, as well as gratitude for,
so generous and unexpected a gift from this high
| source, as also for the many liberal appropria-
| tons made from time to time to our Territory; -
and
WHEREAS, it is especially betting that some
proper token of respect be paid to our late Dele
gate in Congress, Hon. H. NJ. Rice, and others Of
our fellow citizens through the Territory who
have been chiefly instrumental in bringing about
this state of things; therefore be it
Resolved, That in view of the bad condition
of our roads at this season, and with a view to
giving time for the necessary preparations, Wed.
nesday, the 18th of May next, be set apart for q
Grand Rail Road Celebration and Jubilee, on
which occasion it is earnestly requested, that all
persons illuminate their buildings of whatever
description, and the respective committees are
hereby instructed to make such suitable arrange
m ents for procuring fireworks, &C., and towards
giving Ball or Supper at the Winslow or Full.
ler Houses, either or both as may be deemed ad-
visable by them, to which celebration most
cordial invitation is hereby extended to our fell
low-citizens, through fhe Territory wher ever dis
persed.
And Resolued, secondly, as the sense of
this meeting, that We do hereby endorse to
the fullest extent, our Common Council in their
contemplated purpose, as we learn, of extending
to our fellow-citizens and late Delegate in Con-
gress, Hon. H. NJ. Rice, and such others at home
and abroad, Hons. S. A. Douglas, X. Toombs,
and Gen. James Shields, as may have been inAu-
entail in procuring the passage of these measures
some such public and official demonstration of
respect and regard, as to them may seem meet
and proper, and that such act would meet with
our most cordial and hearty approval.
Res0Iued, That copy Of these resolutions be
published in each OF the newspapers in st. Paul,
and with the request that the same be copi ed
throughout the territory ut large.
On motion of j. W. Bond, the following COM
mttees were constituted and appointed:
Committee on Invitations-Capt. N. j. T. Da-
ma, Earle s. Goodrich, Edmund Rice, VIM. II.
Randall, j. W. Bass, Capt. George Thorn, L. EN-
met, VIM. R. Marshall, David Cooper, j. R. Liv-
ingston, VIM. L. Banning, Judge Goodrich, G.
W. Wooley, M. E. Ames, j. NJ. Winslow and f..
8. Edgerton.
Reception Committee Alexander Ram
sey, j. Esaias Warren, G. H. Oakes, j. r. Irvine.
George L. Becker, A. L. Lsrpenteur.
Committee on Iluminations- Ward--A. T.
Chamblin, James Mills. G. 81. Schurmeier, j. W.
Crosby, VIM. Murphy, F. j. De Witt.
I'd Ward-Wm. P. Murray, II. McKenty, j. R.
jerks, VIM. H. Wolf, VIM. B. McGrorty, julius
Georg;i, John O'Gorman, VIM. Won Hamm.
Sd Ward--J.W. Bond, Theodore French, A. d.
Harrell, r. Ireland, Jos. Spiel, E. A. Deuel., C.
D. Benson, j. P. Pond.
Committee to furnish Light to the Poor.--Col.
H. McKenty, P. P. Furber, j. W. Bond.
Committee on Finance-First Ward-Truman
M. Smith, j. @. Deveraux, VIM. Branch, R F.
Houseworth, G. H. Schurmier.
Second Ward--W. P. Murray, A. C. Dunn, A.
Levering, VIM. B. McGrorty, Louis Oliver, N.
w. Kittson, John o. German.
Third Ward-J. B. Brisbn, j. w. Bond, 10.
seph Spiel, Patrick Ryan, T. M. Ne wson r. F.
Co mbs.
Committee on Toasts-E. G. Palmer, l. v. D.
Heard, j. w. McClung, Jas, Mills, DR.. Stewart,
j. P. Owens.
Committee on Music-L. L. Gould, N. L. In
gals, j. R. Sohwrar, r. Gordan, J. F. Roshe, G.
l.. Thompson.
Ball or Supper Committee. A. Wheslock, A.
W. Acker, W. l. Brownson, j. II. Cathcart, II.
Iglehart, W. Combs, G. Thos. May, W. G. Fon-
SEGA, Howard Ward, H. R. Bigelow, G. w. Arm.
strong, C. M. Thorn.
Torch Light Procession Chief Marshal--Judge
Tullis.
Assistant Marshals-Adjt. Gen. Van Etten, L.
A. Babcock, E. O. Palmer, J. H. Cathcart, VIM.
P. Murray, Baron De Freudenreich, J. B. Bris-
bin, Il. Iglehart, VIM. B. McGrorty, N. P. Lang
ford, Harvey Officer, I. V. D. Heard.
Appropriate remarks were made by W. p. Mur-
ray, Rev. j. Penman, and j. W. Taylor, ESQ.,
Mr.. T. said that it was the first time in the histo-
ry of our government that a gift so munifcent
had ever been bestowed upon Territory of the
United States, and it was right and proper that
We the citizens of st. Paul and the Territory of
Minnesota, should manifest our sense of gratitude
and justice in some BETTING and public manner.
Mr.. T., after referring to Robert Toombs of Ga,
and his position, concluded by offering the fol-
lowing resolution, which was enthusiastically
adopted:
nesolved, That the citizens of Minnesota tender
a special invitation to the Hon. Robert Toombs,
of Georgia, to visit the Territory during the en-
suing summer, and to accept from the citisens of
st. Paul public dinner, as slight evidence of
the magnanimous and valuable services rendered
by him to the future State of Minnesota; and
| that the Common Council of st. Paul be invited
| to concur in this demonstration.
The President announced the following GENTLE
mon to constitute Committee to carry out the
| objects Of the above resolution :-Messrs. J.W.
Taylor, VIM. Hollinshead. L. " Babcock, W. L.
Banning and A. G. Fuller.
The deliberations of tho meeting were inter-
spersed with martial airs from the st. Paul Brass
Band, and throughous were characterised with
much enthusiasm and strong determination to