The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-07-30
MnNpAY. July II. ls5I.


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""NpAi' July 80 'e''
AZ 10 O'Clock the PRESIDENT called
the Convention 10 order.
The Journal was rend AMI approved ;
when,
The PRESIDENT announced, M the
FIRST business in order. the resolutions pre-
snted oa "Wednesday, by Mr. Flandraa.
Mr.. BUTLER would not presume. after
the eloquent and masterly exposition which
has been made by the several gentlemen who
have addressed the Convention al the posi-.
ton occupied by the Convention, to go again
into the subject backed IA W. are by u
majority Of the people. and fortified by the
highest parliamentary authority our position
Is imprcgnable. Approving IL the sngges
tons Of gentlemen that members should ex.
press their views upon the resolutions, as
well IA vote upon them. his only object In
ri,lny was 10 say that b. considered the n,s-
olntions true in point of fact, and eminenuy
proIrr NJ 'hls tme.
Mf SIhCf ! d" not d~'gn occupying
Tue ''Ihe o' IN" Convention i"hs WIN I'd.
remarks ! am about 10 nahe~--bn'' SIR.
cannot YET the opportunity pass without CIV
ing ny eo'"'"' SANCTION. mol uhiy ~ soa
ou, ny ny 'o'cr' 20 shstni, tii's resolution
anu VT ."'S"er u my uu'y MOI oh'y u
"yse"' put !" my '"hsp'heh's' 10 n'aks
An""n my exact position on inns SUBJECT
20 say 10 'n.th " wen a. l" mus Convention
Tan, .aa' 'h~I nearby approve 'hf passage "'
ms r'Soln''pn' AMI mot consccntlolsiy en-
''sS' anu sustain th' p"N'udh OF th's BODY
w ''s '"He' 'f'n tno "gI"n'hs up 10 ,h'
p''~o' non'h' NOT ar IRON hh'y "
parry ""'' W. n"'i e"n'''iioti mat u Is
''R"'' anu sh""i' pe sistaiirhp ny ah eit'ken'
"ho u'"h' !" sn p"ou ana oroer Prev"
"'u' anarchy 'of"'' ann iraad'
S"' = nave the honor !" represent he III
'ou"e" p'su'e'' District whieh. J hn'
~"fy '" say 'afoaeh we apathy o' Demo
cfal'c voters " rihx Represented ~ ihe 9th
s"" w '"e '"i"'" - h'e hsfaeieai
'u"E""s' so"' "'lu """ men, u " ''"s' ""'
'''" wa" ''"'''~ '"s' ofsah'aA'e"
SIR, coming tom District having a
larry majority Nth Representation against
me, politically, AMI having been supported
IN 'he ''@'ric'. ~ some iocai,,ies. ifrswpect
I've Of party procl'vltles, ] resolved talthuugi
! have always sc,ed and been identified With
the Democratic party 10 stand aloof from
party trancl, aud act on ANY questions that
might arse, without regard To party prelu
dtces. With that resolution wen, sato the
Hall on the 18Th, and paid particular attcn
ton to what took place then particular at
trntIon 10 what was done, and the order IN
which II was done and most fully csnenr
IN the statement Of facts ~ regards that SIS
slou, by the honorable gentlemen who have
pcc-i'Ni me. ! sce nothing. SIR. which !,
not snstanDd lay my observation On that &c
caslcn | Am moi going Ia relterste what
took place hcrc, except 10 notice the idea
advanced by some, that iherc WAS 81 much
noisc AMI confusion tina, members could
nnt understand the propositions there made.
SIR, | cannot believe that such was the TACT
The Republican members had poss,sriou
or was occupying the hall; many vi them
had selected thrir seats, and marked them
! noticed THIS not only when the Democratic
members entered tho hall, bat some two
hours before We went III, A, the proper
ume--l repeat, sir, al the proper time
(ior II IA all 10y 10 shy W. wen, in min
ales before ~ at or near the hour Of -
when Tho Republican members were ali
thorc, the Democratic members entered the
hall ma body No cne will dispute their
nsh, to cutter IN body and no one know
INK the circumstances but viii say 1t was
e'a'non'y proper TINY shoasd 50 cuter, !
say We entered the hall IN boiy. ADD
@Vssy i'asd seats, Immediately Mr. thas,
1ooA The char and called the Conseu.oa 10
or1or % 10 hs time. | heari M no'se
tha' tei''isd 10 H'niasion. nor un'ii motion
sas f'a''''y ai'i d'ss.nSs'y made ~ adjourn
h.h' sur heard some hosuns on my i,tt.
l doat Know, ar, shetbes Il zane from
'n'morfs oi The Convention OF not, but |
must he al'ovI To state that II -oasdei
iNes scr"'eh ifom b'c',ling Kansas, or
'o"eihins worse, Rat 1t immediately
"s.S'I' %i Nj Nor'h taking the stand and
calling TO or'ieT, and pr"~NNi,ng with hSs
monon ios Mr' talbraith 10 take the char
! c''id then disiiact! hear Nh. tbsse pat
the motion Tor al, 0arnacni. ami A. distinctly
acas Nj Norths.at'ns his rnoS'on. prPara
''f! 10 vote The ao'loa 10 adjourn sas
"sdy sustained 10y many voices voting
aye anu as '"ad.y rJest.d by iew so'o,~
''''Ns no iAr pm'-rsue dt'egaiiou
.afo'H I" NuN from the hal when NJ
N's'as m't'e was rsio1''sd TO With .
."aa "!e, A"u 10 'G' '''1 NO. Ne" ar.
hao %, 's'! os'"'s' ''e eo'en''o hsd