The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-09

all Of such acts having just been mentioned
including 81, 3l9 to foster treason and men-
dacity in the Minnesotian office, he said he
had taken pains to call on the State Urea
surer, lately, to inquire into the matter, and
found that there was still in the State Trea-
sury unexpended appropriations amounting
to sixty.one thousand dollars! So much
for the bankrupt treasury and the numerous
worthless floating orders thereon After
the applause which followed this had subsi-
ded, some one in the audience remarked that
he thought the Ex-Governor had taken but
mere ram's-eye view of the matter.
The gentleman "wot can't make a
speech then proceeded to " divulge into
the recesses," as Mrs. Darlington says, of the
Republican platform, and said if the party
that erected it had not already taken name,
he should call it the Do NOTHING party, for
in their platform they found fault with eve
rything, and had proposed to do nothing,
except to repudiate the State debt if any
should be created, and that was worse than
nothing. He severely criticised No. . OF
said platform, and said that the phrase
honest indebtedness was phrase of double
and doubtful character-that all indebted
ness was honest, but this resolution left the
repudiationists of the State to judge and
declare what was and what was not honest,
and to pay or repudiate, as they might see
fit 1t was clause which might be con-
strued to suit both wings of the party, which
was carrying water on both shoulders.
Well, now, 1 must stop. l cannot begin
to do justice to a speech so replete with
eloquence, sound sense and solid, convincing
argument as that of Mr.. BECKER was.
During the whole time that he occupied the
floor, no "ignatious expression Il thank
thee, Merrimac, for teaching me that word)
escaped his lips, the house was as still as
church, except during ebulitions ofapplause,
and after thanking the audience for their
attention to his words, be concluded amid
shouts of appreciation and cries OF go on"
ego on! ~.
After the saxhorn band of Pepin, Wis.
had given US national air. the Chairman
introduced to the audience Hon. JAMES M.
CAvANAUGH, who was greeted with a loud
and hearty welcome of applause; for which
he returned his warmest thanks, and said
that, though laboring under severe indisposl-
ton, he would endeavor after fashion, to
speak to the people of Wabashaw tonight.
He did fulfil it, l assure you: for he held
the audience in silence for more than an
hour, except at intervals, when shouts OF
applause filled up the space between his SEN
fences. He reviewed the Republican plat
form, and the faction that put it together,
and contrasted it with that of the Demo-
Gratis. He denounced the Republican party
as Know Nothing faction, and proved it
by the nominations they had made, Of WIN
DOM, BAKER and COLE; by the constitutions
of Massachusetts and Rhode Island by the
merging together of both so harmoniOusly
in other States, when they had the power
and dared to do it, and the bitter hostility
of each, when not united, toward the Demo.
cratic party. That good old party, he said
had originated every measure which Con-
gress had ever adopted for the benefit of
the people, to wit the naturalization laws,
the presumption laws, and all acts of annex
alton. The land on which we now live, for
the entire length of the great river which
runs by the town here, was purchased by
THOMAS JEFFERSON, with the aid of Dem
ocratic Congress, in defiance of the bowls of
a party similar to the one which now op-
poses the Democratic party. The learned
gentleman proceeded to say. that the Demo
cratic party was the only friend of the
adopted citizen, and instanced the rescue of
of MARTIN KozsrA, a German adopted citi-
zen, from an Austrian ship of war, by Capt.
INGRAHAM of the U. S. sloop-ofwar, st.
Louis, in the port of Smyrna. Voice an the
croaDd- "Who was Captain INGRAHAM?"
Ans.-"He was a Shareholder, born and
brought up in Charleston, South Carolina,
and a gallant officer of the United States
Navy" Voice--"Was he Democrat ?"
"Ans.- well, my friend, there are no Re
publicans' in that State, and you may judge
for yourself as to his politics." The audi
dience gave a round of applause, and the
Republican question poker subsidized.
MIR. CAvANAUGH, after having described
the Know Nothing party, and raked Mr..
WINDOW with a fax-comb, read from the
proceedings of the State Council of Ohio, a
Know Nothing order, the doings in regard
to the admission of WILLIAM WINDOW as
delegate from Knox County Lodge to the
State Lodge or Council, and also vote of
thanks of said State Council, to Brother
MORRIS, who bad made present to it of
piece of the sacred cross stolen from the altar
of the Catholic church of st. Philip de Neri,
which was burned by the Know Nothings
in Philadelphia which caused great SEN
sation in the audience.
The eloquent gentleman answered all
questions that were put to him during his
speech, with the utmost ease and composure,
without losing the thread of bis argument;
and after showing that the Republican party
was founded on nothing and would come to
nothing before it was victorious in Mime
sofa, he withdrew amid the cheers of the
people, and the meeting adjourned at about
halfpast ten o'clock, the band playing,
meanwhile, national air.
This was indeed glorious meeting, and
was mountain to mole hill in comparison
with the one at which RAMSEY, Wind EN-
and Goodrich held forth some days ago.
The fact is, the people do like to hear the
truth, and they will go where it is preached.
Many people crowded around the speakers,
afer the adjournment, to shake hands with
them and one old gentleman said to Mr..
BECKER, "The st. Paul paper said you could
not make speech, but it is lie, know,
and will bet two to one that they'll find
out bye and bye that you can write first
rate Governors message" Numerous
other compliments were paid to the eloquent
speakers, and altogether it was the finest
affair that have witnessed for MANY year.