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

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The St. Anthony New. on tho PoIitics
DemonstraliOusl there on the 27th.
The St. Anthony Nssos of the 29th, come
to us with . glowing description of the Gran
Gala day in that city on the 27th, when 500
Republicans met in one place, and 500 Dem
ocrats met in another: the first the grandes
popular demonstration ever made in Minnesots
and the last the grandest fizzle ever witnessed
considering the long advertisement, big hand
bills and tremendous exertions of the Demo
cratic leaders to make it formidable affair
while the Republican gathering was an i'm
promptu affair, on scarcely two days notice
Speaking of the Republican delegations pre-
sent, the NeDs remarks. -.
"St. Paul fairly outdid herself, and sent u
wide-awake delegation worthy Of the caus
and the occasion" 5-
Speaking Of the procession marshaled by j
H. Murphy, the Neus says:
Though scores of teams remained on tn,
ground, there were seventy-seven in the pro
cession with one eight horses each, and eacl
containing 25 persons, while the line of carri
ages aoas nearly mile long r
The Neaos gives the following as few o
the banners and notices
"Not cent for Swindlers p
"Down with Sibley's Wildcats ~
Retrenchment and Reform p
Free Homes for the Homeless p
Ten Thousand Republican Majority v
No more rag money"
We're bound to bolt Coarse Grahamr
We'll give 'em A-lick." ..
81. H. Baker for Secretary of State"
And others equally suggestive. One banner
read, "Down with the taX-leeches !" and on
the diverse was painted a gaunt and mos,
hideous-looking wild cat, and on the reverse q
pile of plethoric sa cks, suggestively labeled,
Cuba $4,000, 900 !" Contingent Fund
SIS, S,OOO;'' ''Pioneer $4,000 p Wright
County War $4,000" &c.
The meeting of the two professions is thus
described!
Meeting the Nourners. the lower bridge
we met the Governor, (?) with band of mu.
sic, and his St. Paul Democratic procession
consisting of fifteen wagons, with two meu
in each-looking decidedly melancholy and
glum. They had one solitary, cloudy looking
banner, inscribed "4th Ward Democratic
Club pa valuable relic. The 4th Ward De
mocracy can use it for their winding sheet
this year. ....... ..... ...
The News says Of the number al. the Repub.
lican gathering
",It is estimated by good judges of both
parties, that there were 5000 to 1000 on the
ground at one time, and at least 5000 in all
during the day. o.
"It was not possible for one half of these
to hear what was said on the stand, but
the time for speech making is about gone,
and the main advantage of these mammoth
gatherings is the opportunities which they
furnish Republicans to commune together,
and encourage each other in this desperate
encounter with the unscrupulous Moccasins.
And those who thus came together were able
to give each other good report. " Il
Our St. Anthony contemporary then graph
ically describes the forlorn Democracy on
Nicollet Island
Ye Mourners on ye Zsland-Had, according
to all accounts, most dsconsolate and dis
NAL time. 1t no one time seers there oue1- 500
on the ground. A clergyman, Of this city,
who counted them, made just 464, all told,
at the time when it was the most croaoded
Sibley sent up wall on account of the per-
secutions he is suffering as (acting) Governor
alleging that he was fairly elected to that
office Poor man that stupendous fraud
troubles him sorely. "The way of the trans
gressor -. German spoke. Welles spoke.
Larrabee spoke. Cavanaugh wasn't there.
Becker too. Also "Gov. Willard" Also
Gen. Shields. Phelps likewise. Mr.. Welles
made "point" by asserting that the Repub-
licans hadn't paid their toll-but were steal
ing their bridge fare-when he knew they had
paid it in full that very morning The mel
ancholy crowd sent up signal gun of dis
tress now and then Glowing on the State am
munition), but the rousing cheers of the Re-
publicans across the bayou, drowned orators,
music, cannon and all
The burden of the speakers remarks was
that the "enemy" were encamped on the
hill yonder" That seemed to distress them.
Republicans will always be "on the hill yon-
der" to the modern Democracy, as long as
they occupy their present low swamp-ground
of Apostacy and Oppression.
In fact " the Democratic party of the State
of Minnesota" had as desolate time on Mic
ollet Island as Crusoe on Juan Fernandez, and
were smothered under blue cloud all day.
We never saw party of men feel so bad !;
in short, it is altogether too bad to talk about
In the evening, at Stanchfield Hall, thu. de
bate between Schurz and Rothe occurred in
German The editor said he couldn't under
stand what was said but he observed that
"Rothe's arguments fell on the audience like
dough, while Schurz' was received with en-
thusiastic cheers" "Rothe
speaks and acts like wiry politician; Schurz
speaks like an orator and statesman, and his
impetuous logic stirs the enthusiasm of every
heart"
After speaking in German, Mr.. Schurz
spoke in English. The News says:
Sam Able. the Democratic candidate for
Treasurer, @ tried to interrupt the speaker
by questioning him, but was answered in
good style, which shut him up. Sam don't
like the id Dutch" as he calls them.
Altogether the meeting was a good one
and everybody enjoyed it-exceptlng ''oul
Democratic fellow-citizens," who seem to have
been very melancholy all day.
The Carver and Wright Representative
District.
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