Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-09-10

r. avowed his oppositiontot the measursru u
| til such time as it should become an actua
necessity. The Democratic party, he said
had in their platform gravely charged the Re
publicans with being in favor of Reputation
This they knew to be a falsehood. At tn,
same time, it was on their part gross mis-
take in point of policy. The fact that grea
party in this State, at least the equal of tn,
Democracy in responsibility, intelligence, anG
numbers, was charged with being in favor O
reputation, could only be damaging to on,
State credit, and the Democracy were there
fore responsible for malicious attack upon
the credit of the State, for which they deserve
not only defeat, but the contempt of every
honest man. The Republican party. on the
contrary, charge no one with being in favor Of
reputation. They promptly disclaim that
there is any party in Minnesota so base as to
advocate or favor this doctrine. No such
feeling exists in the State. Minnesota will
pay all her Indebtedness, and foremost among
those who would back her up in the emer-
gency, would be the Republican party.
Gov. Ramsey sat down amid great cheer
ing. .............-.. .... ..
AS the Gov. closed his remarks, he was
Intercepted by Mr.. H. D. Huff, whether, in
the event that the next Legislature should
pass "tax-bill," he, (the Governor) would
sign it? To which Gov. R. replied, that it
would depend wholly upon the details of the
bill, the necessity for the passage Of such a
bill, and the ability of the people to pay tax.
Mr.. Huff, nothing daunted, inquired whether,
if the Railroad Companies should default, the
Governor would then sign the bill, whether
the people were prepared to pay or not? In
answer to this, Gov. r. said, he believed there
were some other things which should occupy
part of our attention besides devising ways
and means to "pass tax bills" He thought
it would be better first to do something to
enable the people to pay their present taxes. I
Mr.. Donnelly, candidate for Lieut. Govern
or, next addressed the audience His speech
was clear, pointed, logical, and telling. He
confined himself chiefly to an exposition of
the different phases of Modern Democracy, as
manifested in the various sections of the Un-
ion, and this he did with excellent effect. He
made a good impression upon the minds of
our citizens, to whom he has heretofore been
q stranger.
Our townsman, VIM. Window, ESQ.,, was
next called upon, and he was greeted with
enthusiastic cheers. The hour being late,
Mr.. WIS time was short, and his remarks
were consequently brief
Mr.. Window then invited the attention of
his hearers for few moments to "person-
al matter" 1t was generally considered a
disgrace, he said, for an individual to have
been confined in prison or hung. Yet a
disgrace more Infamous than even these had
befallen him. Unwittingly he had, himself,
been made a plank in platform-a Demo-
cratic platform-which was more disgruceful
than being hung! He had been arraigned in
that platform as Know Nothiug Having
been casually in attendance at the Democrat
lc State Convention at St. Paul, and Witness
ed the dark-lantern manner in which the i'm
portant business of that body was conducted,
ne could not make a sweeping denial of this
charge, because it was not impossible that he
was elected a member of the order during the
secret session of that body; but that he is
of his own knowledge Know Nothing, he
most solemnly denied and hurled the lie
back in the teeth of the Democratic platform,
and in the teeth of James NJ. Cavanaugh and
the Winona Democrat, who had been retailing
this unfounded charge. The unbounded ap-
plause of the audience manifested their salts
faction at this refutation of so base q SANDER
as had been publicly circulated concerning
Mr.. Window.
The next and final speaker was Judge
Goodrich, of St. Paul. No report of ours,
with the limited space at command, could give
the reader any correct idea of the Judges
address. 1t was peculiar to himself-power-
Jul, witty, eloquent and convincing, and was
received with marked appreciation.
The meeting was decided success, and
augured well for the triumphant election of
the Republican ticket on the second Tuesday
1f October.