The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-07-21

Pursuant to call for meeting Of the Re.
publicans Of Goodhue county, large and re.
spectacle number of citizens assembled in the
Hamlin school room at Red Wing on the eve
ming of the 10th instant. st3 a
VIM. D. Chilson was chosen Chairman, and
S. j. Hasler Secretary. and on m otion the chair
man appointed Warren Bristol. Esq., Melville
G. Smith, and Mr.. Parker, committee to draft
and report resolutions for the consideration of
the meeting. a I,.a,s s ss
While the committee was out, ]. N. Murdoch,
Esq., was called upon for speech. He stated
in clear and distinct propositions the leading
principles of the Republican party, and the
object for which it was organized. xragte
The committee on resolutions returned and
reported the following:
WHEREAS, The late National Democratic and
Wing parties have been dissolved by the Amer
lean people in consequence of the political
intrigues aud deceptiOns OF the leaders and
| wire pullers Of those parties, whereby they
have endeavOred to force upon the people the
adoption OF legislative acts and political prin
cples that are Odious in their tendences-de-
structive in their influences, and antagOnstc
to the true and Wfallible doctrines of national
policy advocated by the good old Republicans
4 of '76.
And whereas. In consequence ofsuch dissolu-
tion of party ties it has become necessary and
highly eXpedient for the people to form them
selves into a new and thoroughly organized
party, which shall engraft anew into it's poit-
ical creed the early policy of the government
in regard to restrictions upon the further ex-
tension OF human slavery-and which shall be
based upon such platform and such set of
principles as they can safely and conscientously
stand upon and heartily endorse. . D.
Therefore be it
ResOIred. That we. citizens of Goodhue
county. and lovers of consiste mt regulation aid
good morals. do hereby organize a political
party, which shall be called the Republican
party of GOodhue county, and which shall be
organized to act IN concert with like organic
atoms in the several counties of the Terri
tory.
Res0lued. That we look upon the institution
of human slavery odous in it's character
and destructive to the best int erests of society.
That it fetters the progress and prosperity of
the cOuntry-~stirs up serious discussions
among the people, and has an inevitable ten
dency to undermine the foundations of the
government.
ResoIued, That the further extension of
slavery is entirely unnecessary aud cannot be
attended with any good results, nor would an
absolute prohibition of its further extension
produce any national calamity whatever.
neither would such prohibition be violation
oil any mans rights. ......r ~
Resoiued, That to set up an eternal barrier
to the extension of slavery into the Territor es
belonging to the people of the United States,
and W hich are under their absolute and eXclu
sive control through their representatives
in Congress, would be the greatest blessing
which they. the people, could confer upon
such Territory.
Resoiued, That Slavery is purely and exclu
sively State institution. and must be upheld
or suppressed exclusively by Stat Legs at on.
That it is entirely Invested of the attributes OF
nationality and cannot, therefore. by any con-
stitu ioDal authority he established by Congress
any where. Neither can it consistently exist in
any place or Territory over which Congress has
, exclusive control. flrt.1 .s
ResoIved, That since Slavery is not ncedful
to the we'll being of the Territories. but on the
contrary. is wholly and absolutely injurious
Congress can have. no authority to establish it
in such Territories under and by virtue of the
provision Of the Constitution. comforting the
power to "make all needfil rules and regula-
lions respecting the Territories neither undrr
and by virtue of such provision of the Go sti-
tuition can Congress assume the power of con-
ferring upon the people of the Territories the
right or privilege OF introducing Slavery there
in.
HeSOtCeG. IUaI the present DcInOCrdtlC AL
ministration $50 called) and the leaders of the
modern Democratic party 10y repeating the
Missouri Compromise and opening the Terrific
ries for the Introduction of Slavery therein,
have made an unnecessary and exceedingly
dangerous departure from the long settled pol
icy of the Government and have thereby en-
tirely forfeited all sympathy and support of
every honest Democrat and have entitled them
selves to the severe excavations of the whole
people.
ResolUed, That since the Incorporate use Of
spirtuous liquors has sure and inevitable
tendency to produce and does produce large
majority of all the crimes committed and Gre
ates oppressive tax upon the people to de-
fray the expenses of criminal prosecutions and
maintaining culprits in Jail, a PR perly con-
stituted prohibtOry liquor law would be an ap-
propriate subject for legislation, and that it is
necessary as well as eXpedient that such law
should he enacted and enforced in order to Sc
cure to the people the enjoyment Of their
rights
Resolved. That we believe in such a thing as
political reCtitude and that il lives in the hearts
of the honest yeomanry and Industrious me
chancs of the land. and that when they are
appealed to. they will always be found on the
side of Right, Justice and Freedom.
Speeches were made by Melville G. Smith.
Warren Bristol. Esq. and Others and listened
to with marked attention and appreciation, and
the above resolutions were adopted by hearty
and unanimous vote.
! On motion, the cha rman appointed J. N.
Murdoch, Hiram Middaugh, j. d. Brown, Mr..
Todd and Mr.. Parker. a committee to make
nominations of suitable lnetl for delegates to
represent the county in the Territorial Repub-
| can Convention to be held at St. Paul the rs It'll
/ inst.
| The committee nominated the following indi-
vidnals for such delegation who were uDani-
mously elected viz: Warren Bristol, Melville
c. Smith. w. D. Chilson and Joseph Middaugh
of Red Wing; W. S. Grow, of Spring Creek;
G. W. Billiard, of Wacoota; Mr.. Shaw, of Flo
renee, and Mr. Pierson, OF Cannon Falls
| On motion, the delegates thus elected were
constituted County Committee to call future
meetings and do all business that may properly
come before them.
On motion, it was ordered that copies of the |
proceedings of the meeting be sent to the Ed |
tors OF the Weekly Minnesotian, st. Paul Times,
Minnesota Republican and the Red Wing Her
aid Tor publication.
The citizens who attended this meeting man
ifestcd the right spirit. They did not seem to
ha va Gonna f0Uafher m ho idle .n.l