St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-07-05
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lon .luraay evening of lst ~eekea
81 O'clock, corporals guard bsssmbld q
Wison's Hill, to r.tify the Elimination of
Douglas and johnson, Fitzpatrick refusing
to get ont Of bed to receive . nomi1atien
on > ticket with Douglas. Meeting called
to order, and Mr.. Shepley called to the
ohair;5w who, upon taking his seat, 1aads=a:
short speech, informing the citizens Of St.
Cloud, that there were three lille National
Democratic platforms, formed for the COM
ing contest, and ono greet sectional Re-
publican platform; This platform embr.:
cling all the old doctrines Of the Wing par
ty, butthen only question in which there
Wy ny vitality, wEas their effort y airray
the whole North against the whole South.
Telling Us. also, that the two Democratic
platforms At the South were equally Is bad,
and that the. Douglas platform was tho
only one upon which all could unite with
any hope Of success. The speaker was
loudly applauded by the military, who
showed their devotion to the country by
burning quite a quantity Of powder. A
good joke was perpetrated by = gentleman,
who moved "that ON account of the crowd
ed state, Of the Hall, they adjourn to the
street," when the mover hadoe ,oholk seat
to- himse!; ACROSS tie: entire Hal, and the
remainder Of the building :"cro'oded' in
like proportion: But oncein the street, it
was evident what they were 20 anxious to
get out Of the Hall for, and that was, :
barrel oflager beer, stationed in the street.
This attracted by far the largest crowd, 50
much 10, that one Of the speakers seeing
his audience being depleted tosueh . fear
full extent, that he says, '.Tbe speaking is
up this, wy gents," &c. SenatorAndrews
made a very respectable effort to bolster
up ! poor and sinking cause. It must
pain his heart, to think that such an effort
to get up little enthusiasm for his candi-
date, 50 signally, failed. He stated the
importance Of the influence of Minnesota
il the coming contest, especially the ex.
treme North Vest, when a bystander sug-
gested that perhaps he meant Pembina.
More truth than poetry in that. The old
hobby Of Popular Sovereignty, was rode as
usual, and the old doctrine of Douglas, re-
affirmed, Idon't care ~here .lavery goes,
when every gallo that comes to our ears,
brings the mourntul oadencesi of broken
hearts, and bleeding backs, and severed
family ties. We are greattul that, We can
support men who will say in words not to
be misunderstood, q I'VE do cnr'e."o While
submitting to the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States, not to interfere with tho insti-
tutions Of the several States, now in the
Federal compact: We will in, the name Of
down-trodden,. bleeding humanity, rally
around the Republican standard, and say
that We Re will keep Gods green earth, that
is now free, /oreue, free from the foul,
6hghting, dansnt*g cutse of American
slavery" For the accomplishment Of this
object, we call upon men to come to our
help, and seal this compact, With or .tor-
tuse, Our lives, and our sacred honors. =