St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-10-08

= THr Mass MEETING AND L,Err Gov .DoS;
AAlLr.~-Ia accordance with very short ne
,tice. Lieut.. Gov. Donnelly addressed the ci.i-
gems 81 this place upon the all absorbing topic
of the. War, its causes aud its effects.
Brokers' Hall was we'll filled by both La
dies and Gentlemen, and. all listcned-with
fswisxeeptions-with marked attention to the
talented gentlemsn's telling and eloquent
speech. =" ~ =. ">
- =, The address was one of that character so
peculiar to the young statesman, that to point
but the striking points would be but to pub
liyh his entire discourse:
: It was production rcpletc with pathos and
eloqucnce, rehearsing facts in such strong
Language, that few, if any, left the Hall with
,sny other opinion, than that the man was
right, aud was molly defending the right!
Tho speaker disappointed a great number
in ono respect, that is they had expected to
hear something they could take exceptions to,
their copI erhead proclivities had prepared
them tor misinterpreting the language and
sentiments, of him who was to address them.
But the elucidition Of historical facts-the
clear and concise manner in which they were
rehearscd-the emphatic deuunciaticn OF
wrong-the eloquent eulogies of right-the
strong appeals TO the C)nscicnces of his hear
ers, 50 nonplussed his would be opponents,
that they can only admit they have not his
equal in the ranks of the late so-called democ
racy.
The speaker began by briefly referring to
the origin of the vile spirit of rebellion. car
ryins his hearers back to the days of nullitca-
ton and even prior to that and showed con-
clusively, that it was not the success Of the
Republican party alone that had brought
about the rebellion, but on the contrary, it
was the long slumdeying spirit of tyra""y anu
oppression, begat, it is true, through the intlu-
ence of slavcry-bursting forth upon the pco-
pie in such hideous forms, as to alarm even
those whom they would wish to conciliate;
and, that to keep secret the real purpose sla-
very, and pretended aggression of the North
upon its sanctity, was employed by the willy
leaders of the rebellion, as means Of mis-
leading the less informed portions of the citi-
zens of the South, in order to secure their con-
tucnce and support That determination
OF the leaders of the secession party in the
South to dissolve the Union at all hazards,
and establish in its stead, an artist ocracy, or
limi; ed monarchy, was fact clearly proven
in the discourse, and from statistics and his
tory produced by the orator to demonstrate
his position. The whole design Of the rebels,
and their alers and abetters in the North,
was made so plain to every attentive listener,
that none could possibly have come to ally
other conclusions than those advanced un-
loss they were like the Norweigian's pig ''can't
front be convinced.'
While the speaker was severe on those who
were in arms agai..st our Government and
those who .r,ulcnauccd them by word or deed,
he was lavish in lis lAuuations Of those Of our
countrymen, WHO, laying aside all business
interest, are in the field Of strife cndeavoring
~ restore peace to oul now distract ell country,
by wiping from the face Of the earth, the lead
crs of this unholy and uncalled for war.
comparison he made between him and that
old public functionary' James Buchanan,
was 50 s'rikingly truthful, as to elicit AS did
the greater part Of lis spccch-immense ap.
plause.
Upon the whole, we must be permitted to
assert that the address was a perfect success
conservative and truthful, and VIC can bat
believe that it has proven to the minds of all
who heard it, that the Democracy of to-day
and the Democracy in the days of Jackson or
even those Of Douglas, are entirely different
politics, and that the former is>unworthy the
support of any who prefer purely democrat
ic government, to monarchy or an aristoc-
racy.
MARHtED-At tho residence of the brides
father, Oct. LIST, 1863, by Rev. J. N. Williams,
w. r. NOBLE, Of St. Cloud, to Miss S. LOUISA
WILLIAMS of Cannon Falls.
Just as we predicted! Gone and-and-
got married hey? Well we'll Captain, we
freely forgive you on account of the good ex
ample you have set before US.
We nope your. healtNs improved (9) and VIC
further hope that you and your bride may en-
joy long, prosperous, and happy. life, and
realize to the fullest extent, the pleasing truth,
that 1ngomar and his captive brile-the love-
ly Parthenia, were not alone in claiming for
themselves
1.-Two souls with but single thought,
Two hearts that beat as one,7
And may your lives be NOBLE monument
of perfect bliss, continually reminding old
bachelors Of what they too might have been
and Of their COMPOUNDED, richly deserved cusscd-
ness for not going off Immediately and doing
likewise,
CAPT. FlsK's ExpEDlrIoS.-A. A. Q. NJ.
Lieut.. Van. Etten returned from Fort Ripley
and Grow Wing bringing the painful intelli-
renee that information had reached Gov. Ram