The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-10-25

Norris, and others composing com
49, mittee.
Mr.. Holcombe, from the committee to
prepare resolutions, reported the follow
ing, which were unanimously adopted:
! Reso!red, That it has ever been the
policy of the Democratic party to act
openly and independently, upon we'll de-
fined principles, and TO eschew all Goa
litons with other or the factions of 9TH
er parties, and that the famous and bril-
liant career Of our wide opened Repub-
lie Is owing in the main to the moral
/ power of Democratic principles, made
TO prevail only by constant and thor
ough organization of the Democratic
party.
Resofred, That while the national Ex-
ecutiye was elevated to his present po-
! sltion upon the most positive assurance
that he would be no party President,
and while his interested friends here as
sert that he is still such, it is palpable to
the most common observer, nay, it Is
notorious, that the appointments for this
Territory have been filled, to the entire
! neglect Of our own prominent and wor-
thy citizens, by strong Wing partizans
I from abroad who but for the ailurements
Of office, would, probably never have
come among us; some Of whom seem to
regard themselves as political missiona-
ries, and who assume to dictate as if all
power, all wisdom, all intelligence, and
all the people themselves with their prop
erty, by divine right belong to them.
Resolred, That we have no confidence
ia the professions Of those who raise the
cry Of political neutrality in this Terri
tory; that it is a specious and artful at
tempt to beguile portions of the stronger
party into the support Of men and meas
ures emanating wholly from the weaker
one, and exclusively for the furtherance
of partizan purposes; and that the in.
terests Of the people at large require
that all such attempts be .thwarted al
once, which can only be effectually done
by prompt, decided and united action by
the Democracy Of this most beautiful
land.
RcsoIred, That we have undiminishet
and abiding confidence in the principles
taught and enforced by Jefferson, Madi-
son, Monroe, Jackson and Polk, and
embodied in the resolutions adopted by
successive Democratic national conven.
tons, regarding them as our creed ane
as vitality important to the best interests
of our country; and that we are oppo.
sed to national bank, to a prote ctive
tariff, as such to the distribution of the
proceeds Of the sales of the public lands
to latltudirary construction of the
Constitution. ard to the abrogation o
the veto power.
On motion If Mr. jackson,
Resolred, That in organizing thu
Democratic party, it is important tina
our trusts should not be placed in any
, but those who are openly and unequivo-
cally Democrats, fearlessly advocating
Democratic principles at all times. lie
the motto of the Democrats of Mime
sofa be, ''Those that are not with us arr
against us"
On motion Of A. V. Fryer, Esq,
RESOLVED, That the Minnesota Pioneer
published at ST. Paul, is hereby deciare'
to be the organ Of the Democratic part
of the Territory of Minnesota.
On motion of -,
RESOLVED, That the chair appoint
Territorial Central Democratic Com
mittee.
Whereupon the following gentlemel
l,were appointed, viz:
4 FRANKLIN STEELE,
HENRY Nj. RICE.
: HENRY JACKSON,
t JOS. r. BROWN,
p. K. JOHNSON.
On motion of Mr. Cummings,
Resolved, That the proceedings of thi
convention be signed by the officers, AM
7 published in the Minnesota Pioneer, thu
f Washington Union, and other Demo