The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-05-26
TUESDAY MORNING, MAYg22, 1855
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REPUBLICAN CONVENTION !!
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| THE undersigned, Committee appointed for tina
purpose by the preliminary Republican Convention helt
at st. Anthony the 2)h March last, would hercb,
call upon the REPUBLICANS of MINNESOTA, with.
out distinction to the old party names of ssDemocra
or 'swhig," to meet in DELEGATE CONVENTION al
ST. PAUL, in the Hall of the House Of Representa-
tiues Of the Territorial Capitol, on
WEDNESDAY, the 2sth of JULY NEXT, ?
at 10 O'Clock, A. M, for the purpose of nominating
Candidate for DELEGATE CONGRESS; OF. declaring
and enforcing the principles and platform Rcpub-
can Party Of Minnesota and of taking such action
and establishing such systematic organization, shall
the triumph sacred and beneacent prnci-
pies espoused by the Republican Party, and which
the foundation Of all good government.
In apportoning the representation to the C. INVENTION,
it has been deemed most alvis bic assign delegate
at large to each of the hryve counties Terri
tory, whether organized not; and additional Del
egate for 800 of population according the CEN
sus to be taken prior to the ensuing first July, and
every fraction of population exceed $50, also add
tlonal delegate.
The mode of appointing the delegatcs-whcther 10y
mass meetings at the county seats other cenr points
by separate meetings the election precincts
to the discretion of the people of the respect
lively; but in remote unorganzed counties contiguous
each other, and in the Council District, is
gested that general mass meeting in the popu-
lous central county, would be the advisable mode
Of selecting delegates.
The Committee, in view of the fact, that the Repub-
hcan Party is return of the good and best all
parties to the platform principles enacted by our IA
thcrson the lth OF july 776 earnestly recommend that
the meetings in the countless the selection of Dele
gates the Territorial Convention, should be held wher
at all practicable, the ensuing 4th day of July,
1855, there being filter mode of celebrating that
cred day than by raising to the the
banner of Freedom long obscured by the dark clouds
of human bondage.
The Committee deem it unnecessary to present at
length nsderatons in behalf Of the proposed conven-
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That the tendency Of Government late years
and at the present time is anti-Republican and
in a directly opposite direction from that intended
by Its enlightened founders, and demanded by the
unalienable rights Of man, is too surely aesod by
the recent outrages Of popular sovereignty in Kan
sas, and the unlimited extension of Human Slavery
sought by the repeal of the Missouri Restriction.
That local government needs renovating will
deny. -...'t 81 s~
That fair Territory needs to be redeemed from the
witherng blight of unrestraned traffic in intoxicating
liquors, too well proven by statistics of paupersm
fariols traffic.
The great danger to our popular government is that,
through the apathy and Indifference the Masses public
affairs and the administration of government, will be
resigned into the hands Of sefshy ambitious and
trading politicians. The prevention and is in
the PEOPLE governing themselves.
We therefore cali upon every the respon
sib tiles of citizen of country whose sovereign and
governor he is in part And IL his sympathes with
the Republican Party to meet with his neghbors and
citizens deliberate upon the will bos;
promote the ends of good government.
WIN. r. MARSHALL, N. MLEAN,
0 RICHARD CHUTE, WARREN BRISTOL,
A. P. LANE, JOHN S. MANN,
Republican Territorial COmmittce.
st. Paul, May 22d, 1866. ..-
All the newspapers of the Territory respectfully
requested to give the above call place in their columns
until after the 4th day Of July next