The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-08

uation of our Union as the "palladium of our
liberties" and believing that it can only be
perpetuated by the same spirit of compromise,
Cancellation and comfy, which originally
qualified disapprobation of all effort to further
lnflame the animosities of the sections by GRIM
nations and recrimnations, and to add fuel to
the flames by appeals to prejudice, hatred,
and party spirit. 2T4
B Resolved, That the memorial presented to
the United States Senate, on the l4th of Febru-
airy, signed by the majority of the Minnesota
Legislature wherein it is stated that "citizens
of the free States who have gone South tor
health, pleasure, or business, are by the score
and hundred tarred and feathered, banished,
and many even murdered, by lawless mobs,
without judge OF jury, etc. And that among
those who have been SO maitreated are cltl-
zens of Minnesota" we regard as untrue, ex-
ceedingly ill.timed, and from it's uncompromis
ingand fanatical spirit calculated still further
to complicate our national difficulties.
Resolved, That we do not believe it the part
of patriotism to dwell upon exceptional cases
of violence, committed either South or North,
and to charge upon q whole section the VIC
lence and indiscretions of individuals which
are too often magnified and exaggerated for the
basest party purposes.
Resolved, That we are for the Union, and we
believe with Mr.. Seward, that I" the Union is
now in danger" p" and that the slavery ques.
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but that all mere parties and platforms must
be held subordinate to the Union, and if ne
cessary swept away like the moth in the even
ing breeze. .-
The resolutions were adopted by decid-
ed majority, Notwithstanding the opposition
of the disorganizers who had entered the
meeting.
Mr.. HALL then addressed few remarks
to.the audience, although the opposers ofthe
meeting still seemed determined that no one
should be heard, and continually interrupt
him. Mr.. HALL, however, kept the floor,
and managed to make himself heard finally.
There was no use of elimination or recrim-
ination now, for here in the North West,
there W as passed not more than two years
ago, by the Wisconsin Legislature, the
Identical notification resolutions offered by
CALHOUN in the United States Senate in
1882, &c. Mr.. HALL endeavored to read
it, but was unable to make himself heard
any further, as this raised new storm.
Mr.. PEcKHAM (of the law firm of ALLls
& PEcKHAM) then obtained the floor, and
made speech on the present issues, and
the exciting topics of the day, in favor of
Cancellation and against the coercion inca
sures proposed by the ultra abolitionists.
who hate the South. Mr.. PEcKHAMs re-
marks were frequently applauded, although
the NoURsE crowd endeavored to interrupt
and break him down.
Mr.. PEcKHAM having concluded bis re-
marks, Mr.. GEO. A. NoURsE, who had been
interrupting both the preceding speakers,
and claiming the floor repeatedly,was court
eously allowed by the Chairman an oppor-
tunity to vent his feelings, although his
disgraceful course during the evening as
riDg.leader of the rowdies who were endea-
voring to break up the meeting, would not
have entitled him to such courtesy. Mr..
N. drew from his pocket a lot of old news
paper scraps on various subjects which he
proceeded to read, no one endeavoriDg to
interrupt him. After bearing the iniiction
some time, the point of order was raised
that the meeting had better adjourn, as the
subjects touched on had no pertinence to
the object of the same. The point was
sustained and a motion to adjourn was put
and carried. The meeting then broke up
in quiet manner. No one even waited to
hear MIR. NoyRsE, although that gentleman
seemed reluctant to leave.
The meeting was highly creditable
throughout, and entirely successful, not
outstanding the opposition and spiteful
conduct of the rowdies. The latter had
laid their plans early in the day for break
ing up the meeting at all hazards, but they
we're mistaken in the class of men they had
to deal with, and in spite of their revolu>
tionary proceedings, law and order pre-
vailed, and the objects of the meeting were
triumphantly carried out
The voice of the prominent merchants
and business men who composed it will
have it's influence and weight, and show
that the interests of our city re not in the
hands of reckless partisans, who would sac
ri6ce them all to carry out their idea on
certain subjects, and crafty their hatred
to the South.
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