St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-03-03
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We declined acting arbitrator; but told

We. declined acting arbitrator; but told
him we had simply came over to prevent
a melee until the gentlemen who had
been sent for, should arrive, knowing that
the boys would not fight in our presence
and hoping we could persuade them to
come to the Office and hold their meetings
there in the future; but we thought he
should not have signed the Constitution;
and gone into an elect;en under it, unless
he intended to abide by the result, that
General Scott, upon the same principle,
might have called out the army and de-
clared that Franklin Pierce was not fit to
be President, that he, and his friends
had understood, he was to be elected or
they never would have had anything to do
with the election.
Whereupon he demanded to know if
zoe were in favor Of outsiders coming in
and interfering with the school and its in
stitutions; and declaring in the most vio-
lent manner that lie would see if lie was
not master in that house during his term
of school, that no meeting should be held
on that evening unless he held it.
He and his friends had seen the Direc-
tors that day and they had told him
to take the house. This hc repeated per-
haps dozen times while VIC were in;
whiie The boys insisted that they had the
grant of the house, and to show they had,
they had sent for two Of the three I ircc-
tore.
At this Mr.. N. few into still more Vi
olcnt passion, and beating the desk with
his fists and stamping furiously, he declar-
cd that the Directors had no right to dis
pose Of the house, he had control Of it du-
ring his term Of school, he would not put
up with the insolencc Of outsiders, &C.,
&c., &c., &c, &C., &c., on and on and still
to be continued.
He admitted his threat to take possess
sion of the house on that evening by fair
means or foul; and the fact that he and
his party had come armed an hour before
the time of regular meeting. Was proof of
his determination to carry out that threat.
In about half an hour Messrs Mitchell
and Miller arrived.
Mitchell as School Director demanded
to know what was the matter.
The boys stated that Mr. Noel refused
to give them possession Of the house accor'
ding to the grant Of the Directors, had ta
ken possession of the chair before they came
interrupted all their efo't' to organize
their meeting and threatened to expe
them by force.
Mr.. Mitchell went up to tho platform
where Mr. Noel was still walking and talk
ing, and demanded to know why he inter
rupted the meeting.
Mr. Noel said lie understood he was t
be president Of the society and outsider,
had-as he spoke he began taking off hi
coat:
Mr. Miller here stepped before Mitchell
went up on the platform, took Mr. Noel b,
the arm to lead him off calling out that tE'
president of the meeting should take tn
chair. AS Miller stepped on the platform
Mr. Noel reached under the desk and drew
out heavy Club. AS Miller saw it w
saw blow start in his eyes and run dow,
his right arm; and straightforward we a,
rested it at the elbow; and placing oursel
so that he could notstrike Mr. Noel vithuo
striking us, VIC kept possession of the righ
arm while with the left he led the Schoo
Master from the platform and placed hin
in seat.
The boys called their society to order
The roll was and minutes read, when W
made one more effort to get them to ad
journ to the office; but Young Americ
had his constitutional rights todefend; an
old America was there to see fair play
Our mission was ended. We had ha,
glory enough for one evening; and wen
home to finish darning he two pairs Q
socks we had on hand.
After we left Messrs Mitchell and N oe
discussed the subject pretty thoroughly
and were likely to come to blows when NJ,
Miller kept the peace. MrOwen, anothe
Of the directors, arrived; and agreed witt
Mr. Mitchell in stating that the cntir