The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-08-06

The following report of Hon. 1gnatius Donnelly $
speech at St. Paul is furnished by J. F. Williams, City
Editor Of the St. Paul Daily DispatcA.]
The meeting held at Ingersolls Hall on Sat-
urtlay night, to give Hon. 1. Donnclly the OPP
portunity to vindicate himself from the assaults
ofthe St. Paul Pres, was attended by the largest
audience we ever saw gathered at a political
meeting in this city. Every seat was filled
and hundreds were standing up in the aisles.
There must have been fully 1900 persons pres
cnt, among whom were a number Of la
dies. Loug before the hour for the meeting
the large hall was packed, and scores went
away because they could not get seats.
The Great Western Band was in attendance,
and played some fine national airs, while the
''Nutting Family" Of vocalists sang a patri-
otto song that called forth vehement ap-
plause.
The meeting was organized by the choice of
tho following officers.
President-Gen. Jno T. Averill.
Vice Presidents-Wm. L. Banning, c. D.
Strong, G. G.. Griswold, Julius Gross C. NJ
Daley. A. D. Davidson, G. P. Williams.
Secretary-Jno. W. Cunningham.
Mr.. Donnelly was then introduced. His ap-
pearance was the signal for tho widest ap-
plausc. The audience fairly rose to their feet,
while cheer upon cheer shook the building.
The applause lasted for nearly five minutes.
1t was such a greeting as showed that Mr.
Donuelly has the warmest sympathics and con-
fi1anoo IF oil h;o port1- ovooo% +bo NAV >o;,o,
able clique who have resolved to ruin him-a
greeting at once vindication in itself, from
its very spontaneousness and enthusiasm, and
which must have. fallen like death knoll
on the proprietors of the smut machine under
tho bridge.
MIR. DONNELLY'S ADDRESS.
When the applause had subsidized, Mr. DON
nelly spoke in substance as follows:
thank you for this kind, hearty and cordial
greeting. 1t is most welcome. 1t is pleasing
for the Representative, after performing ardu-
Gus labors, to stand once more face TO face with
his constitrents-doubly so if lie sees in their
faces the plaudit, Well done, good and faith
full servant" Applause.] I have but
just returned from the centre
of government - its focal point,
to render into your hands some account of
my Stewardship. have just come from a
scene historic in it's Observation-Disclosures the
representatives of Alabama, Georgia, Louis.
ana and South Carolina and others, seven of
the lately rebellious states, stood in semi
circle around the speakers stand and register
cd an oath with uplifted hands, to protect and
defend the constitution of the United States
against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Zap
plausc-) 1t was grand sight-the culmina.
ton OF the rebellion, the terminal point of the
mightiest rebellion ever known on tho face of
the globe. We have seen again the seven
shining pillars of tho Union lately shattered
and broken, torn from their base, re.erected
in glittering beauty; not on the basis of wrong,
oppression and injustice, but on that grandest
of all foundations-equa rights and justice to
all men. (Applause.) A foundation
''Rockribbed and ancient as the sum-
A foundation that has insured you here in