The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-27

Completed


Hon; w: H. Seward In 1854. on the east
porch of the capitol, they extend down
lHIoush the incidents Of the Civil war
"hen the capitol square was the OH
Jeel!Ve point Of all gatherings and as
senplages and public exercises to the
more more recent gathering Of the Minnesota
tscops called to arms to take part in
lHe connect with the Spanish to restore
christian government in fair Cuba
Inc address Of Hon. w. H. Seward
on July day in 1854 was delivered
from the elevated position on the east
porcn or the capitol, which commanded
an excellent view of Dayton's buff and
ooth sides of the Mississippi in the
presence OF one Of the most distinguish-
eo audlences ever assembled in Mime
sofa before or since. The gathering
comprised some 1900 visitors from the
East, who came to MINI sofa on an ex-
curs1on, including eminent statesmen.
Jurlsts, men great in science and di-
Vlnty. In fact, some Of the first men
OF the country were present.
In his address Mr.. Seward made a
prediction which found fulf1llment but
a few years later. Commanding the
magnificent view of the virgin country
surrounding st. Paul, Mr.. Seward pre-
d1cted In another generation a railroad
would enter st. Paul from every di-
rection, and that st. Paul would night
ly hear the roar of the river vessel of
commerce bringing to the state a trade
with the South and West which would
fast develop the country into a great
commonwealth whose resources were
yet unknown
DEED OF CAPITOL SQUARE.
In the vault Of the state treasurer's
once is the original warranty deed for
grounds known as Capitol square, ex-
ecuted to the government Of the Unit
ed States by Charles Bazille The
grounds were decided to the United
States as the territory had not yet
been organized, although several meet
1ngs had been held and the country
was in fair way to be organized into
a territory.
The document has laid for years In
little tin box and is very musty and
yellow with age, and is dated 1874, the
rest OF the date being quite indistinct.
The amount given in consideration for
the property is named as 81. Mr.. Ba-
zllle purchased a claim In the early
'4Os of old Larrivier, one of the first
settlers. This was subsequently laid out
and plated into an addition to st.
Paul, and the property became valu-
able. Mr.. Bazille had, however dis
posed of most of it before it had great
ly enhanced in price. The gift of the
Mr.. Bazille was made with reckless
ness common to early land owners; he
also gave away a number Of other
lots, worth probably 100000 at this
time, to other public enterprises, yet
in the evening of life he, like many
other pioneers, died with little of this
worlds goods left. Several years ago
the state did munificent thing by
voting a material assistance to his
widow, an amount sufficient to keen
her during the declining days Of her
life.
After Wisconsin had held a consti-
tutlonal convention and was admitted
as state into the Union in 1S4S, II
was said that Minnesota was left. out
in the cold with no government. unless.
fortunately, they inherited the discard
ed territorial government of the state
OF Wisconsin. The question consider
ably agitated the people of the region
west Of the st. Croix and Mississippi,
and after considerable talk it was
resolved by the ST. Paul people to hold
meeting and canvass the matter. The
meeting, which could not have been
large one, was held at Jackson's car
avansary In July This was undoubt-
edly the first public meeting on any
subject of public nature, and 1t was
strongly urged that measures be taken
to secure territorial government for
tected by law
On Aug. 5, 1S4S, meeting of the same
nature was held at Saltwater and it
was resolved to circulate a call for
general convention of all persons in
terested to assemble at Saltwater on
the 26th Of that same month The call
was made, and at the time appointed
the meeting was held.
BIRTH OF THE TERRITORY.
It was at this meeting that the ter
ritory was born and the sturdy pio-
neers were never ceasing In their eff
forts to build up from the forest and
plains Of the the newly discovered
country commonwealth of unusual
resource.
A memorial was drawn up and sign
ed by the following st. Paul delegates
to the convention: Louis Robert, J. w.