The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-12-24

which succeeded the danger of arms. Az their
united valOr was adequate to all the trials OF
the camp and dangers Of the field, so their uni
tea wisdom proved equal to the greater task OF
founding upon deep, broad basis, institutions
when ~ has been our privilege to enjoy and
ever VIII be our most sacred duty to sustain 1t
Is put the feeble expression of faith. strong
ana universal, to say that their sons. whose
Dio"d mingled so often upon the same field dur
ing the war Of the year 1912. and who have
more recently brought triumph to the flag of
our country upon foreign soil, will never per
NIT an alienation of feeling TO weaken their
united efforts, nor paraliZe the great arm of
freedom for the vindicaton of self government.
have thus briefly presented such sugges-
tons as seem to me especially worthy of your
consideration. in providing for the present.
you can hardly fail TO avail yourselves of the
light which the experience of the past casts
upon the future
The grow til ofour population has now brought
us, i'll the destined course of our national histo-
ry, to point where it well bchoovcs us to OK
pand our vision over the vast prospective The
successive decennial returns of the census since
the adoption of the constitution. have revealed
law OF steady progressive development. which
may be stated in general terms as a duplica-
tion every quarter of a century carried forward
from the point already reached for only short
period of time so applicable to the existence of
will hr;m,, NC IT,. ;nnra,i;iIo an'neIh ed'
ollowonne Gnr y ,i;,,;,;shoJ nron,'n.;l "a laree
of o,n;oro,o ,roni, ,nt ,,ory MI encct
tho ost;m.to ,,.I;oh ,ho ;,crcasoS ieuuce
t;on of hnn,on i;f, lnnv,n to bo,a ei"se uur"-
',I, ,,J 60, a. n.;a..t;cn 1hnN. ete"u. re-
mnntS Is tho MT sft'r laws Vs. NH ,'
keep up through the next fifty or perhaps hun
dred years, the same ratio of growth which has
and q, tIa ;nau.u"o " .,asa a,, ps,
dnI DO ;nanr Of 10 I,or;n1r oIosso fron' 800. .
Al, ~ tho pao;s" s;Jn e r ,nssnss e", ,,la
thor ,ri,i, tho nr"haiio ooc"ss;pn 70 thc ~
-: - ~ p ~: 80 &c ~
;,houn E;ol ;th;n ~ IL, i, .,, ~
,..iim t,oi ,';tt, eel, ;urap;,, n, ti
.;n,,aI ot,rant;an 81 ,,'t ,,s,orfI ,'h e .l.
80, n"nf.Ior.c,, 81 saif ,,o,..,rn;,,, ro.I
r. al LII sooL H. .,,,;,.;I 81
,"i,,o within its saf, anJ ham, hosnn, 80
fnrr;ra with tbcmsclrnS I I', ncacnf;,i ars,
haaith,, nronoSs orronrnnr,t;on 4 S''on;a "n nv
ll; f ,,l .''r.',. ~ PEI re-
'instino1 f. e,rorn, with ,hn IGro,,;na ",
f,st s,ra.,i;no ,,;Il;nns 81, ho ron "N'
Thaso "nns ;;JnratiomS sa,,' - ;,t;fr ,,o ,.
,,n,nt;on thot tho Low, ~ ,,o1mIot;o , p
- Of vii oct ,;t,, ,,npI;i,,;m;shnJ 81
.tL,.n,.,., -, io.st tha,n,t lie nn',..,",. - az
tha,,asn1s ~ nnr.nns ,h. ha,o ni,a,,, '.
..o"e:a VI p r, 80 WY nN' ii '!N Gu
at maturity an" arc hoM cAerclsihS inc rights
OF irctilei' VIII cioSc their eyes on the Specta-
Gle o! more 'hn one hundred ihiliIohs OF popu-
lation embraced Within the majestic proportions
OF the American mon. IL Is not merely as an
interesting topic OF speculation mat present
these views lor Your consideration. 1hcy have
important practical bearing upon all the politi-
cal duties you are called upon TO perform.
Heretofore our system OF government has work
ed out what may De termed miniature small
IN comparison WIN developments which 1t
must mus assume within future so near al
hand as scarcely to be beyond the present Of
the eXisting generation. IL Is evident that
cohfeaefatioh 70 vast ana SO varied, both In
numbers and in territorial extent, inhabitants
ana interests, conid oniy be Kept m national
cohcsion ny the strictest ildeiity 10 the princl-
pres OF inc constitution as UNDERSTOOD ny those
VINO nave adhered 10 restricted construction
OF tie powers granted 10 Inc people ana Inc
states. lh!eTPreteu anu ;iPplied according 10
me- Hc 'nc graz eoinP"c' "uipts IT.
S :. Ml,n i'e"i'ny casc anu llecooih " 'he uIl-
lIiilaeo eN'clslon VI .i,'l oehsil system oi icdc
raw 49, u Mntn II our gpri-
~ LII '' uad,tiai .Die,. i ~. "s' tneI
".r; ,,;,IJ,,a. FL, tat.. vi oui euaio
,u ~ .mo .sn,p'"t,on ~ .ne eAer-
~ W s "."ei VIC presence
I'M, 81,
@oVcrnmcnt comnoti6lc with the maintcnanca
of internal amitv and efficient action in orr 70.
Iations with the rest of the world. shonld AFFORD
the rule and measure of construction of our
mowers under the general clauses Of the consti-
tuition. A spirit Of strict DIFFERENCE TO the soye-
reign rights and dignity of every State. rather
than disposition TO subordinate the States in
to a provincial relation to the central authority
should characterize all outside exercise of nc
respective powers temporarily vested in us-a
sacred trust from the generous confidence of our
constituents. In like manner. as manifest in
dispcnsablc condition Of the Reorganization of tbc
Union and of the realization of that MAGNIFICENT
future adycrted to. so docs duty become yearly
stronger and clearer mon ms citzcns ot tho So
veral States to cultivate a fratcrnal and afcc-
tionate shirt Ianouaoc and conduct in renord
to other States and in relation to the varied in.
tcrcsts institutions and HABITS Of sentiment ond
on;nion which NAV resncctiyciv charactor rno
t'.nr, '"'' ~ WI 'A'
Wmtuol fcr,cor,rcc rosrcc, anil -;,,o,
forcncc in onr nnrnnno, aotous anu
ON onIormoJ 90 q. a. aua 40 ola.Ina anu
nles Of ceuty in tho m in .Ss sa,in~ " psv