The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-23
.ace Of the Pioneer and Democrat.

COrTeS}ondcace f1OHeeT Democrat.
WABAsBAw, September, IS. 1859.
1t having been announced in the bills that
gathering of Republicans would be held,
or "had," in this city last evening, and that
Judge COOPER and "Hon" Mr.. WooDFoRD
or WooDhead, would address the meeting,
it was expected that there would be
regular spread-eagle demonstration made;
but oh . what failure it was. At about
s o'clock in the evening the people began to
go into Apollo Hail. where the "demonstra-
ton was to take place, but the vacancy in
the hall was far more extensive than the
space filled by the "orgence," and at no time
during the evening were there present more
thar eighty persons, large proportion of
whom were Democrats. The ball was
opened by Judge COOPER, who, instead of
going on in the track of Ex-Governor
RAMSEY, branched off and held forth in
another strain, to wit: that the Republicans
were in favor of paying State Indebtedness
and everything else, and the Democrats
were repudiationists he talked considera-
bly,, or more, about the finances of the State,
and undertook to refute what had been said
here on that subject by our next Governor,
Mr. BECKER, when, after replying to two or
threesquestions put to him by some one in
the hall by saying 81 don't know" he
began to feel of his neck, and said he had a
bad cold and his throat was sore-of which
there was no question, as probably that
same speech, oft delivered before, had worn
an angular passage in his throat that other
words would not fit-and that he would
introduce to the meeting "Hon." Mr..
WooDFoRD, who would occupy the rest of
the evening.
Well, the WooDFoRD began by telling
how prosperous Minnesota was in 1854,
and comparing its condition with that
of 1859, which was very miserable one,
and that miserable condition was brought
about by the Democratic party of the
State; and so he went on for about an
hour, in raving, ranting, screaming, tear
ing. and incoherent manner, during which
time about halt the audience left the ball in
unmitigated disgust. No one could tell
what he meant while he was speaking, nor
what his speech amounted to after he had
got through. He made no points, uttered
no arguments and created no impression,
except that he was an unadulterated blow.
ator of the brainless genus, and that his
"speech was like tale told by an idiot
full of sound and fury signifying nothing -
precisely as my old friend Mr.. SHAKsPEARE,
author of several plays, would have said,
had he been present. Several Republicans
expressed their disgust at the performance of
this wooden man, and one of them said that
he had ought to boxed up and sent back
where he came from, for fear he would iniure
the cause" and this disgust, together with
the great disappointment occasioned by the
high anticipations of a rich treat from
Judge COOPER, which had been formed be-
fore he began to speak, rendered the meet
ing one of the most miserable failures that
can possibly be imagined. 1t was a great
day for the Democracy, last night was!
If we had about forty orators like WooD-
FORD, going to and fro, making speeches in
favor of the Republicans, think we should
be able to carry the Democratic ticket
through by ma jority that would astonish
all the old settlers in the State. These
down-easers know so much more about
the misery that the Democratic party has
brought on this State than the people them
selves know, that it is quite refrigerating to
hear the extras they issue. l see by the
bills. that several more of the B. R. sym.
pathisers from other States, are announced
to stump the State, and give the people of
Minnesota some information in regard to
their miserable condition; and amongst
the rest the Hon. JOHN PHooTER HALE, of
New Hampshire, is to talk to the people of
Wabashaw next week, and enlighten them
on that subject, and persuade them to vote
for RAMSEY, because the Constitution of the
United States contains clause on which
the fugitive slave law is based Well, let
them come-the people like their raree
shows, but don't much heed what they say