The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-02-17

The Charter Meeting.
On Monday evening last in fremont Hall was con
vsned the largest meeting Of citizens that has eve'
been brought together in this town. The purpose wa.
to nominate officers for the election which will take place
on Wednesday next under the Town Charter. 1t is es
timated there were At least two hundred persons present
The turnout was highly crcditable to the growth of the
place.
The meeting was called to order by the election o.
James X. Case, Esq to the position Of Chairman, and
Edmsnd Byerly. Esq, to that Of Secretary.
The 6rst business in order was the Report Of the
Committee who had been appointed at a previous meet
Ing to proceed to St. Paul to obtain the Charter. Thu
report, setting forth the passage of the Bill, aud that j,
was then in the hands Of the Governor for his signature,
was presented and on motion accepted.
A motion was then adopted that q subscription be
taken up to defray the expense Of obtaining the certified
copy Of the Charter, and that any money 50 subscribed
be hereafter credited to the parties on their bills for
town taxes.
In q few minutes the chair announced that the ne.
cessary amount had been raised.
On motion the meeting then proceeded to the nomi.
nation of candidates for President, Recorder, and Trus.
tees, under the Charter.
The first Office was that of President. Charles Z.
Clarke, Esq, moved that Ignatus Donnelly, ESQ.,, be
made the nominee Of this meeting by reclamation. This
motion was agreed to by an almost unanimous vote-but
oae or two persons voting in the negative.
Mr.. Donnelly rose and thanked the meeting for the
honor they had conferred upon him, and concluded his
remarks by moving that the vote upon the Recorder be
dispensed with for a few moments, and that the meeting
proceed to the election Of Trustees, and nominated the
Chairman, J. R. Case, Esq , az the FIRST of the Trustees.
Nj. Case, however, declined the nomination.
The office OF Recorder was then taken up, and Chas.
+. Clarke, Esq received the nomination of the meeting
BY . vote As unanimous as that which was awarded to
MI. Donnelly.
BY a similar vote the three following gentlemen we're
placed in nomination for the Office of Trustees. viz. -
George o Robertson, Esq, 8. s. Eaton, ESQ.,, and
Henry Caled, Esq.
A motion was then made and passed that this meet.
ing pledges its united support to the gentlemen lust
The whole proceedings were marked by the greatest
.unanimity and good feeling, and constitutes, we think,
an era in the history of our town. Strangers who were
present declared they had never before entertained so
high an estimate of the clear-headedness, enterprise and
energy of our citizens as that afforded on that occasion.
The various discussions which took place drew forth a
formidable array of able and intelligent men, and ex.
hibited one Of the great features in which our town has
an advantage over places Of a similar size-viz in the
superior Intellectual character of a number of our PEG.
pie. Such citizens working tremendously and ~energeti.
cally together, cannot fail to place the town far ahead of
competitors.
So decided was the ~sanguine feeling felt upon this
of tho strength of the town, and 50 clearly
we're the roads Of our future advance laid open, that We
since of at least two persons who were present as
that have made up their minds to becone cit
liens, and the effect on real estate since the meeting has
been, We are informed, quite apparent in the increased
d:manl for our property, both from our own people AMI
outsiders. One gentleman, a person of large means and
undoubted sagacity, who has for some time past been
the pulse of q neighboring town, has thrown
h'mself into our ranks as being most likely of success.
Without doubt We are now fairly on that tide in the
affairs Of men that leads to fortune and it will be our
own fault if We do not take full advantage of it.