The weekly Minnesotian., 1853-01-01

over our aoarishing Territory that if those
ravs are to continue shedding their lustre over
a free and happy people, that people must be
moral. upright and temperate people and that
only sueh men are safe to be chosen as our
rulers.
Are you daughter. Perhaps thy fathers
hrmness has not been sufficient to Withstand all
the temptations and alluremcnts of the ''wine
when il is red in the cup" Go to him and with
that kiss of affection, which only father can
fully appreciate-say, behold thy daughter,
whom thou lowest, and who will never forsakc
thee though all men do! Persuade him to as
eist in removing the temptation from our Terri
tory which he is not able to resist, when it is
continually presented to his vision in so many
attractive forms.
And to the Members of the Legislature what
shall be said to you, on this occasion You,
who have the power directly in your own hands
for the present at least. 1t is for you to say
whether this beautiful Territory shall forfeit
the high claims which she 20 nobly won, when
she was the 6rst-after Mainc-to declare her
independence, and say to the world that she
would no longer have the ''Old King to rule
over her.
1t is for you to say whether the wishes of a
decided majority in every county in the Terri
tory, shall he carried out or not.
Can you doubt as to the course you should
pursue! Can you doubt as to the wishes of a
majority of our citizens, both as respects num-
bers and respeetabiiity: Can you be in any
doubt respecting the course you should pursue
for the ultimate benefit Of the country and her
citizens!
You may say the late elections have decided
in favor Of continuing the sale Of liquor in the
country. We have no assurance of that. If we
take the tickets formed in this county as q spe-
cimen of those selected to defend the Maine
will ot .y,,la hot 4l,c roc,,lt
was just as every true advocate of the law
might have seen. Out of the five candidates on
our ticket we had one strictly temperate man !;
two that had been, but are not now, and two
who never professed to be-One of whom was
elected.
Now, this compromising our principles for
the sake of availability, is the cause of our de-
feat.
When good and true temperance men saw
the names OF the temperance candidates, they
very naturally concluded to vote for men, and
one in particular, lMr. Murray who opposed
the law with zeal and perseverance worthy
any statesman, but with manly independence
which should characterize every politician.
But enough of this. The matter must now
be settled in another way; and the law cannot
he submitted to the people for their sanction-
Let us call another Territorial Convention let
our talented men assemble; let committees be
appointed IN every precinct, and let petitions
bc circulated, and long before the close of the
present session we will see majority of the
voters names enrolled in the good cause, and
such q demonstration as will entirely relieve
the minds Of the present members as to the
course to be pursued. l understand our neigh
bors at the Falls are up and doing something
already in the good cause. Let US act with
them let US all act with one accord and move
on slowly but surely. and We will have nothing
to fear for the people are now prepared to act,
and will not think we are acting prcmaturely
Respectfully &C.,
G.. II. S.