Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-10
The People Rising.-Glorious Republi.
can Rally at Observation-Disclosures De.
mocracy COnfOunded-.Trutha and Prin.
ciple Triumphant.
HASTINGS, Sept. 8, 1859.

HASTINGS, Sept. 8, 1859.
Friend Ninnesotidn This has been a gala
night at Hastings. At dusk the Republican
Club of Hastings commenced the exercises of
the evening by the firing of more than one
hundred blasts, (not by artillery pieces, the
property of the State, under the direction of
$3.50 uniform but from our only substitute
for cannon, blacksmith's anvil, managed by
the tax-paying yeomanry, while crowds filled
Edison's Hail.
After the salute, Mr.. Crosby, President of
the Republican Club, opened the meeting, and
introduced George A. Nourse, Esq, of St.
Paul, to the audience, who occupied about an
hour on questions of State Policy.
The facts, the figures, the happy illustra-
tons, and the eloquence of the speaker, sent
home to the hearts of his hearers, both Dem
ocrats and Republicans, food for thought and
digestion. And when the speaker dwelt on
the question of taxation, wherein he showed
up the false position of the Democratic party,
the sentiments uttered by their speakers, con-
trasted with their platform-the meaning of
the Democratic equitable arrangement men,
toned in their 18th resolution-and the posi-
ton of the actual bond holders and Railroad
companies-he brought the house down with
applause.
There sat in the meeting men, honorable
men, who have acted with the Democracy
during all their manhood, on all questions of
National policy, who were even more enthusi
astic on this occasion than the Republicans
who sat next them +; convinced in the cause of
the people, they now shout with us for a
CHANGE in our rulers. Feed
Altogether the speech Of Mr.. Nourse was
fine one, and whenever he returns to Hast
lngs, he will meet the same warm greeting of
the people that he met tonight.
Before Mr.. Nourse sat down he stated that
Senator Chandler, of Michigan, was unable to
be present at the meeting, business calling
him home; and that Mr.. Baker, candidate for
Secretary of State, had taken his place in the
programme.
Mr.. Baker was then introduced to the ALL
dience. He commenced his speech with but
few prelimnaries, but like superior artillery
man, let fly his well aimed shots into the
midst of the enemy scattering them upon all
sides; and not point made by Mr.. Brisbin
at the Democratic meeting, but was shown to
be rope of sand, and was blown away bv
the strong proofs of Mr.. Bakr's reasoning
Mr.. Baker dealt entirely in facts, incontro.
vertlble facts; when he made his assertion he
backed it up by his proof, so convincingly, so
palpable, as to put CONSERVATION and dismay
in the leaders of the inharmonious Democracy,
who had just gone through the noisiest town
caucus ever held by Democrats in Minnesota.
While Mr.. Baker was reading the resolutions
of the several Democratic conventions of Dem
ocratic States at the time of their adoption, a
prominent leader of the modern Democracy
in our city, cried out to Mr.. Baker, put down
your book-don't read from books" "Ahr'
said Mr.. Baker, '.you don't want the evidence
1t is the testimony that hurts YOU" H. II
The point made by Mr.. Baker against this
prominent Democrat brought the house down.
The speaker completely riddled the Demo
cratic platform, and the impression made in
the meeting was, that the Democracy either !
had q weak convention and committee who |