The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-03-03
Afternoon Session.
HALF PAST | O'CLOCK, p. NJ.


At an early hou, the Church was crowded TO a
jam, and many were unable to obtain seats.
Several Dakotas were present, and the speecE :
es OF two OF them were translated BY Mr.. Robin
son, expressing their earnest desire that white
men would keep .Nini-icakpn from coming
among their people, as it caused a vast amount
of violence and suffering, and trequen, death.
The resolution Of Mr.. Neili, (see above,) un-
der consideration in the morning, was now taken
up and ably advocated by its author, who was
followed 10y J. w. North, Esq, of ST Anthony
who maintained that the friends Of the Liquor
Law were forced 10 choose between The position
requlredh by The resolution, and failure. lem
pcrancc men have hitherto confined their action
mainly 10 respectful petitions. Ry their petitions
and by their votes when the law was referred To
them 1T the special election, they have proved
hat they are in IA large minority. Shall tn tt ma
jorIty yield rs ghts: Shall sixteen hundred and
fifty petitioners be repuised. aul three hundred
and thirty remonstrants prevail: The petition
crs are The sober. respectable people The bal
lot box is at their control. We will meet the is
sue, if il be forced upon Us. [Cheersl
J.P. Owens offered substitute rejecting up
on the minnesota Qemocrat'-the organ Of tn.
rummles-and upon lis supporters. The suhst-
iu,e was not seconded, and was subsequently
Withdrawn by Mr. Owens.
t.. +. Parker sail he aclnov,eIs, ii no leader
ship but his sense of right, and for RICH, he was
bound 10 go-no mailer who opposed Ii is OBJ
Jec'ed that women and minors are among the pc
liiioners,~ Very well. You can't find any wo-
men among the remons,ranis--aot one. The
women are with us. and that proves tiu we are
on the right side. [Checring
1t. Simpson thought Mr. Neil's resolution was
for the best interests of all parties.
Mr.. Riheldlffor said the liquor trafli was de-
vouring beast. We thought we had killed him
last winter when we plunged the knit. so deep
but some how or other, he came to life again
Perhaps he has many lives as a cat is sand to
have but we WI kill him again and we may hope
he will stay dead. We can strike a stronger
blow than before-,.e more numerous. Ten
hundred and sixty names list wnter-now six
teen hundred and fifty. The liquor killers are
the only CONSTITUTIONAL butchers in the
land. [Cheers.l
MIR. SeccoDbe moved n ten minute rule for
speaking; which was agreed to.
MIR. North explained his position relative to the
matter referred TO by Mr. Owens.
The question Mr.. Neill's resolu,iun-ihe
great question OF the day--was now taken, and
decided by rising vote, in the affirmative, only
two voting nay in assembly Of over six hum
dred.
Then the house rang with the ':Song Of the
VOTER" performed by the GIee Club:
fMy vote is not my own,
To do with as villa
The remaining resolutions reported in the NOR
ming by the Business Committee, now co.lling up
were adopted, in order.
On the 9th resolution, relating 20 the Indian
troubles, Lieut.. Simpson spoke at Length. He
had been familiar with the difficulties growing
out OF attempts to remove sava &c tribes had been
in the Florida war. The Sioux are IL degraded
people; and when removed, they will occupy a
country conterminous With our own and will con-
tinually return to their former haunts Under the
influence Ofliquor, their conduct will be deplo,a-
Bile. They will kill US, unless we have u more
efficient law on this subject
On the 9Th resolution. c. G.. Ames presented
statistics Of Ramsey county, showing that the
number Of commitments TO Jail during the presen,
year was l5--of which were from st. Paul and
from ST. Anthony; and that one (twicc commit
ted.) was living in 81. Paul at the time Grog-
shops make the difference. Many ofihe offences
grow out of the liquor traffic. Nearly one-sixth
of our taxes arise from the same source. If tina,
traffic go on, it will be worse every year. For the
sake OF political economy, as well for the pub
lie virtue and Intelligence, need the Law
On the Sth resolution, Mr.. Seccombe spoke Of
the enortnity of the liquor traffic. We have been
well nigh crushed with the burden. Let US cast
it from US as an unclean thing and curse.
E. W. Cressey means 10 agtate, whether we
have the Law or not. We must circu late tracts;
we must publish facts.
Mr.. Aiten, missionary ieachcr at Kaposa, en-
arged upon the bad influence Of the traffic upon
the character Of the natives, and the abunda Mt
supplies they able TO procure in ST. Paul
Other remarks were made by Messrs. Simpson
and Parker.
J. c. Whitney Of Saltwater. spoke of the lead
ngs of Providence. For four wears every thing
in our Territory has been unsettled We have a
chance to settle matters now upon a right basis. |
We have no settled parties. But organization
will take place. What more important and prop
II basis than Temperance. Truth and Right