The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-27

the prosperity of St. Paul, and ought not to
be abused because some of them had come up
here in the summer, and endeavored to get
the roads so amended as to connect with
some Of their long lines leading Eastward.
If they don't look out for their own inter
est; who will and the interests are common.
Minnesotians had to travel through Wiscon-
sin to 60 East. Emigrants coming here had
to go through it. The prosperity of the one
was the prosperity of the other.
He then spoke of the cost of roads &c,
and endeavored to show that roads could be
built in Minnesota at less cost than IN Wis
consn. He read extracts from Railroad
Journal to prove his statements, and re-
counted his labors in the Legislature to
prove how he had labored for the railroads
which ran towards our State.
He said that Emigrants would follow in
the wake of such improvements, but if they
were not made, that emigration would be at
tracted to Iowa. 1t was measure OF life or
death with Minnesota. If she ran some risk,
it was necessary risk, because she was killed
if she could not begin some great internal i'm
pr0vements, which would attract here the
Eastern man fond of enterprise, the laborer
wanting work, or the farmer who wants good
farms and easy access to markets.
The Judges speech was very long, and
earnest; the above sketch is mere outline
of it. At its conclusion Mr.. Taylor was
loudly called for, and appeared on the stand.
Mr.. TAYLOR said, "ful hour by the
Shrewsbury clock" had been spent in misrep-
resentation of the bill, and in endeavoring to
make out that the companies were unworthy
of trust.
The great cry was taxation-and upon that
the speakers had based most of their abuse
of the measure. He went on to show where
the bill secured the State from loss, and that
no frauds etc., could effect the loan. The
bill might be so amended as to allow no mo-
ney to be given to the companies, except a
certain amount of the road was actually built.
The companies don't want it unless it is Sc
cure to the State, and don't care how much
the bill is amended in regard to securities.
What they wanted was the aid of the credit
of the State, etc. At the conclusion of his
remarks, Governor GoRMAN being called for,
made few remarks:
He said that Mr.. Hollinshead had reviewed
his former speech on Monday night, and
stated in regard to certain States prohibiting
a loan of State credit, that he thought that
he (Gov. G. was mistaken. This of course
meant that he had lied. He would not state
that about Mr. H., but would merely say
that Mr.. H. and the works he quoted from
did not agree.
He went over and enumerated some dozen
or more points where that gentleman had
been in error, and in much the same style as
in his former speech, showed from the Con-
stitutions of numerous States, the clause pro-
nibitory of State debt.
Judge Hopkins and Mr.. Taylor's targu-
ments were next gone over with rapid but
affective analysis. refuting their points. and
showing the d" facts" presented by them falla-
cious.
The lateness of the hour, as it was now
after eleven o'clock, prevented any lengthy
Speech and at the conclusion of the Cover
nors remarks, our reporter " came away"
The meeting was largely attended, and the
interest evinced kept the crowd waiting un-
til the late hour at which we remained.