Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-24

poets. The danger is that they may be over
confident and not make the necessary effort
to get out the voters.
"Shields and Graham have been through
here, but without much success, 1 reckon
Mr.. Shields stops in his narrative Of the votes
on the Homestead Bill with the Senate pro
ceedings of the 18th Of February. He don't
have time CD to speak Of the 25th of Feb.
"Mr. Grow has varied the plan of his
speeches in this direction from that delivered
by him at St. Paul. He begins with the
Homestead Bill; then remarks on the Land
Sale policy of the Democracy then the ef-
forts of the Democracy to raise the rates of
Postage; then the extravagant expenditures
of the National Government; closing with
whatever time he has to spare, with remarks
on the actions of all parties in Congress be-
ing controlled by the interests of Free or
Slave Labor" &c.
At St. Cloud, the Republicans appear to
have great time with Mr.. Grow. The meet
ing was held in Wilson Hall on the 14th.-
Mrs. Swisshelm's paper, of the 10Th, thus
describes the occasion:
| GALusHA A. GRow-We have never been so
disapp pointed in any one as in Mr.: Grow. We had
| always thought of him as good, earnest, honest
| man. whose large benevOence and habits of in
dustry made him what men are apt to term a
| wheel horse in the cause of free labor. We never
thought of him as eloquent, much less brilliant
On Wednesday afternoon he called upon us with
VIM H. Shelley, of ST. Paul, who is travelling
| I'm llad xUith To-
men anxious to see him; and as he remained some
time we had good opportunity to note him. 1t
was easy to in the eagle fash of his dark eyes,
and the rapid, firm, muscular motions where the
KNOCK down argument" had come FROM which
convinced Mr.. Keit of the superiority of North
ern men to Southern DULLES. The breadth be
tween the ears shows unfaltering courage, while
the largely developed social organs and the tower
of benevolence shows where the Homestead Bill
came from, still his forehead is not massive. W,
have seen more intellectual looking heads out o
which nothing ever came; and we were afrait
that in his speech of the evening he would not d'
full justice to the occasion. Although some etfor
for us to sit up so long we went to hear. Wilson
Hall was packed as no one ever saw it packed be
fore; and for two hours and half he held his au
dience entranced.
His speech was great GRAND, GLORIOUS =
Nothing wanting! Not word too much
Talk about the by-gone greatness of the Amer
can Congress. People are always croaking OF tn
good old time" but Henry Clay never excelle
I that speech, and we think never equalled it
4 Thank God for the men He has raised up to fgf
= out this second American Revolution-the real il
aguration of the Declaration of Independence.
The moccasins endeavored to break upt the NEE
ing by building bonires in front of the hall, bea
ing drums and shouting FIRE."
Early in the address it was announced twic
by prominent Republican, that there was gre
danger the house would fall with the weight of tt
If audience. They were entreated to refrain fro
:, stamping, tried to do so, but only one lady left
J All the others concluded to run the risk for Il
n sake of the speech, and held their places to Il
! last. The speech was a most mastery effort, al
u has done the cause of truth an incalculable Sc
r vice.