Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-10-08

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t.. SAuk RAPIDS, Sept 20.
10 As Editors ofns Asnneaostan: ~
We had a rousing Republican rally her,
last evening, being the first of the season :
The meeting was twice as large as the assem-
blage which convened here short time ago
to hear Gen. Shields, and was enthusiast,
and spirited throughout The hard -fsted yeo
manry were on hand m any ladies also were
present, the matrons, in some cases, holding
their babies in their arms, and making fam
lily affair of it. ......' s...- .-~.-- ...z
W. w. Winthrop, Esq, of st. Anthony
was first introduced to the meeting. In the
course Of his well-timed and appropriate re.
marks, he convinced those present that in
point OF vigor of thought and appropriateness
of application of facts, he is behind few of the
stump orators of the State. Mr.. Winthrop
took the ground that the Republican party
represented the impulses, the LABOR, and the
acants of the PEOPLE; and that the Demo.
cratic party in no way represented the peo.
pie, as it had invariabe failed to satisfied their
wants, aud had no sympathy with their prop.
er progress and development. In the treat.
ment of this whole subject, he succeeded ad-
mirably. He took occasion to pass high
encomium upon the character and legal abili-
ty of Mr.. Vanderburgh, our candidate for
District Judge, and commended him most ia.
vorably to the voters of this vicinity, among
whom he has been less known than the pres
ent incumbent of the office.
j. H. Baker then took the stand amid loud
applause, and gave US a speech of ringing elo-
quence. He spoke an hour and half, and all
regretted when he had finished. He first re-
viewed the policy of the administration in re-
fnsing to protect our foreign born citizens
when they happened to be abroad. and held
up in striking contrast the doctrine of the Re-
publican party-that citizen of the United
States, whether native or foreign born, was
equally entitled to call upon the whole power
o our government for aid and protection in
whatever part of the world he might set his
foot. He next took up the Homestead bill,
showing that it was, and always had been, a
Republican measure, and had always been
bitterly opposed by the Democracy, who for
the sake ofenriching the speculator and land
pirate, would throw the worthy settler:.out Of
house and home. He then reviewed the
whole policy of our State administration. and
took up, item by item, their extravagant ex.
penditures and public swindlings, showing
how very much out of all proportion they
were to our population and resources; and
how our State expenses were throughout very
greatly more onerous, in proportion, than
those of the older and weather. States. In
conclusion, Mr.. Baker reverted to the calum-
nies that had been cast upon him personally,
and brought forward the documents to dis
prove the allegations Of his enemies. This
part Of his speech was particularly successful,
and proved how the ISLANDERS of the Pioneer,
by their inviting public and personal refu
tation from Mr.. Baker, had brought him be-
fore the people with even more favor and in
terest than if those SANDERS had never been
uttered. He closed at ten o'clock, having
equally fired and delighted his audience by
his impassioned eloquence and happy hits.
Although the hour was late, Stephen Mil
Ter, Esq, of St. Cloud, was called out He
spoke briefly, but every word told. 1 don't
believe you can scare up in st. Paul, or in the
region round about, more effective speaker,
with greater store Of telling facts and point
ed anecdotes, or a more impressive and in
spring style of eloquence, than Mr.. Miller
He speaks, too, with weight of personal in
fuence, to give additional power to his words.
We have never seen, by the way, house
more completely drought down." than was
our meeting at some Of his pointed hits.
Mr.. Miller is about to discuss the questions
of the day, at different points in this part of
the State, with C. G. Andrews-the discus
sion to commence this evening at St. Cloud.
1t is great mistake for sucha "drawn-mild"
person as Andrews, to undertake contest
with sledge-hammer speaker like Miller; but
if he wants to be foored," why let him be
gratiied.
Set down Sauk Rapids for decisive Re-
publican majority on the second Tuesday of
October. x.