The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-22
Senator DOuglas-The Common Council
of st. Paul.

Hon. STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS, of Illinois, accom-
panied by his family, arrived in our city, by
the Prairie du Chen packet on Friday after
noon, and was conveyed from the boat to the
residence of Hon. H. NJ. RICE whose guest
he is In the evening, number of the poll
tical friends of Mr.. DOUGLAS, held meeting
at the Fuller House, and soon after started in
procession, with music, to welcome their dis
tingushed leader to the Capital of Minnesota.
This was done after the usual form, by the
interchange Of speeches, &C.; and we under
stand those present had a good time of it
generally.
Now, this was all right and proper action
on the part of Mr.. DOUGLAS political friends,
if they felt like so doing. But the most ex-
traordinary transaction, looking to the lion
izing of this violent partizan sojournel among
US, is the action Of our Mayor and Common
Council, on Saturday afternoon. The full re-
port of the proceedings, and the statement of
Alderman BRANCH, which we publish elsc-
where, place our readers in ample possession
of all the facts. Were there no evidence
given by Mr.. BRANCH, or any one else of our
party, that the proposed entertainment to be
given by the taxpayers of the city is 10 be a
partizan affair, we have plenty of proof to
condemn the leaders of the move out of their
own mouths. First, we will note the insOlent
and ungentlemanly conduct of Mayor BRIsBIN
while in the chair, on Saturday, towards the
Republican Aldermen; and second, we will
call attention to the following extract, which
we copy from the Pioneer d Democrat, of
yesterday:
We believe it to be the intention Of Judge Douglas to
spend several days in the city. We he will find it
convenient to meet his Democratic ellowctzens of St.
Paul. at the public festival for which arrangements
being made, that they may have opportunity of hear
ing from him on the great political questions of the day.
Now, let our tax-paying readers under
stand, that they are, by this action of the
Council called upon to pay all of Mr. DouG-
Lass expenses, so long as he chooses to stay
in the Territory, besides giving him public
festival. This is the intent and linguage of
the last resolution, as will be seen by refer
ence to it. Judge DOUGLAS may stump tn.
whole Territory in support of his detestable
political dogmas, and all at the expense of the
city ofSt. Paul! We do not suppose that man
of Judge DOUGLAS wealth, who is rich in real
estate at Chicago. besides owning Southern
plantation well stocked with "ngsers " of all
ages, sizes and shades, would be guilty of &C.
cepting such an offer, but it is not because
the Democratic majority of our Council re-
fuse to make that offtr
A game of this kind was attempted last
spring at the proposed railroad celebration,
but when the leaders of the Sham Democra-
cy came to appeal to the pockets of the citi
zens for the needful, the aforesaid needful
was not forthcoming. They have now de-
vised shorter plan to rob the people, for the
purpose of carrying ont their party ends.-
They are going to do it officially
AS we remarked of Mr. DOUGLAS on that
occasion, we have no objections to his coming
here and receiving five hundred ovations, but
do not call on us to help foot the bills. 1t is
neither honorable nor right it is absolutely
mean and contemplate, to say nothing about
the piece of official rascality which has been
perpetrated by the majority of the Common
Council in the passage of these resolutions.