Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-10-04
From tse ST. Paul Ninnesntisnt
humors of the Minnesota Campaign Tom Marshall
AT ST. Paul.

AT the meeting at the Fuller House, on
Tuesday evening, noble. dignified anI
manly speech was delivered by Mr. Hale,
which was received by loul and repeated
cheers by the audience. Having spoken
al Hastings on Monday night then al Still
water on Tuesday afternoon, the orator
was naturally pretty tired for speaking at
81 Paul on Tuesday evening. The effort,
though NOT 50 long, perhaps as usual, we'll
maintained Mr.. Hale's reputation.
lie was followed, at the call of the au-
dience, 10y ). p. Jennison, ESQ, in few
| humorous remarks.
| Here tie meeting properly ended, and
the lights on the balcony were put out
A few democrats IN the fIe.ei around
| the balcony, and outside on the outskirts
OF the crowd, persisted IN almost drag
| glng out Hon Tom Marshall, OF Ken
lucky. TO speak, in which they finally sue
ceeded, when, Notwithstanding Mr.. Mar
Shall was laboring under severe indispo-
sluon, he proceeded, CATER short inter-
val to recover himself thoroughly to
| speak of the Missouri Compromise Of lis
authors and supporters, the old big giants
of The land and of its DESTROYER, the lit
~ ioAitr NiiOoC uIlliilOtlS Ddu DIOkGH
down that time-honored compromise, had
leg'slated civil war into Territory OF
the Union; and had given occasion for
me great split III the Democratic party,
out OF which had arisen the Black Repub-
lIcan party of the land. The big giants,
alas, be said, were dead. Adams was
gone, and Calhoun, and Clay. and Web
ster-ali gone-and he wished the AL
mighty, when he took to himself those
great giants, had also seen fit, for the
good of this country. to have removed
from amongst US certain . little giants
who afflicted US 1t was wonderful what
large amount of mischief small amount
of tarlns might indct-how much wise
craftsmanship demagogue might spoil
and destroy. In ancient Greece, there
once existed mighty temple-the tenn
pie OF g Diana of the Ephesians The
pIety and wealth of Greece had been for
ages concentrated upon its adornment and
extension, until it had become a wonder
of the world. Bat there were little grants
IN those days also. There was a small
giant, who, utterly unable to build such
,rmple, could think of no other way of
| making himself famous or infamous In all
'''liO W Coiic' eaCcpl Dy sttlllS on IRE lnc
magnificent fame and the miserable
wretch stole into the house of his gods,
torch in hand, gave it to the devouriny
flames. The Missouri Compromise was
the American temple of Dana. 1t was
consecraled, sacred thing, in the hearts
of the American people. Bu, the State
of Illinois contained Il counterpart of him
who burnt the temple of Ephesus it,
tie giant with like motives, and an equally
notable ambitloa-and 10 the Missouri
Compromise, the work of the real giants
of American history. had fallen before
his incendIary hand,!
The above is but an imperfect sketch
of the fayiHg alive which Mr. Marshall
gave to Stephen \. Douglass, whose
friends had been so ofiicious in urging
him to speak, evidently against Mr.. Mar
sha!ls own gentlemanly instincts, but, on
their part, evidently with the idea that,
being Southern man and an old Clay
Wing, he might be expected to pits into
Mr.. Hale, and break the force of the Re-
publican meeting, by a Union-Saving
speech They caught however, a very
bad Tartar that's all