Red Wing sentinel., 1860-05-16
N ASS MEETING or THBDEM0CRA
...- GY OF ST. PAUL.

NJ ASS MEETING or. .THEDEMOCRk-
..... GY OF S'R. PAUL. ...
A meeting Of tho Democracy st. Paul,
to welcome home the delegates who had
been faithful at Charleston, was called for
The majority Of the delegates
were expected. Gov. German, alone arrived
in time to be present. The meeting was; one
Of the largest ever assembled in St. Paul,
and after listening to speeches from Gov.
German and John Nj. Gilman, resolutions
were adopted endorsing the platform adopt
ed at Charleston, and the cours the del
egates who stood by Douglas, denouncing
Fridley and Edgerton and declaring Ste
phen A: Douglas their first last and only
choice for President. 2.
Here are part of the Resolutions:
RESOLVED, That we welcome home, with
I:pud satisfaction, those noble and true rep.
Of the Democracy of Minnesota,
who at Charleston faithfully performed the
duty entrusted to them BY the Democracy Of
this State, in resisting sectional and anti:
democratic interpretations in our National
platform, and in zealous!y laboring to pro-
mote, in defiance of the dictation Of the pre-
sent Federal Administration-oft the arts oi
corrupt politicians and spoilsmen;; shd oi
the threats Of avowed Disunionists- THAT
glorious usconsummation which the Democracy
Of the nation has 90 much at heart the
nomination Of STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS
ss the candidate for President Of the United
States. " ~
RESOLVED, That we contemplate with
lostking aud disgust the course pursued in
the Charleston Convention by A. M. FRID:
LEY apd A. j. EDGERTON, the only del
egates out Of one hundred and thirty two
representatives from the north west, who
proved recreant 10 the trust confided to
them and we solsmely declare to the De.
'uocrrcy Of tho nation, that the aforesaid
delegates hsve misreprescnted the Demo.
cratic party Of Minnesota. violated pledges
freely given prior to their election, and
abused the trust with which they are inves-
ted; and IS part Of the constituency to whom
they are accountable, we call upon them to
resign iRto other and truer hands the re.
sponsibilities Of . position, the temptation oi
which they have proved themselves unable
to Withstand in order that Minnesota may
sister States Of the Northwest.
A Resolution was a'se adopted denoun-
cling Geor rgs L. Becker for not supporting
Douglas with more zeal, :,ad accusing him Of
being secretly friend to the >dm'n'strar
ton, although, he did vote 'c22r Douglas: A
song ptaising tho faithful delegates did de:
tie Jadasss Was then given amid
nproarions applause.
The meeting, on motion adjouriett. with
:hh:ee cheers for Gorman, Rosser, sibley,
cavanaush and Phelps. Nine cheers we're
hon proposed for Douglas, and given with
! will !; "n,ne mors,' cried some enthus;-
sstic man, in the crowd, and they were
given too. The meeting then dispersed,
everybody in the best Of humor, enthusias-
tic for Douglas, and prepared TO- enter the
contest with vigor and zeal if As is nemi-
mated.
The name Of Douglas, whenever occurring
in the speeches, was received with enthusi-
astic chesrs, while the mention of Fridley
and Edgerton was the signal for Kisses and
groans Of derisien. This is but the first ex-
preston Of popular indignation.
SPEECH or SENATOR W1LKlNsoN.-We
devote large space Of our paper to-day to
the speech ofour Senator NJ. s. Will.
kinson, on the Homestead bill. We pub.
lish it for two reasons:
First. 1t is splendid argument in favor
ofthe measure. Second. It disproves Of
the assertions Of the Republicans At the lsst