The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-06-09
TERRITORIAL
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION !
9A

XXX
! THE undersigned, Committee appointed for that
purpose 10y the pr'minar. Kepubica All Con, e,ti,p bc
at st. An hciy the 29tl March last w,,ul h.rrjv
call upon the REPUBLICANS of MINNESOTA, with,
dist to the old party names of Den,ocra,,,
or '.whig,' I" meet in DEL SEA TIE CONVENTION At
, ST. PAUL. in the Hall Of the House of Representa
| fires OF the Territorial Capitol, on
WEDNESDAY. the 18th OF JULY NEXT,
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. for the purpose nominating
Candidate for DELEGATE IN CONGRESS; of declaring
and enforcing the principles ana platform OF the Repub-
iican Party al Minnesota: and of taking such action
aud establishing such Systematic organization, shall
ensure III triumph OF the sacred and benefcent pinci-
pies esponsed by the Republican Party, and which lie at
the foun'ia'i0 Of all good government
In appOrtioning the representation to the G. INVENTION,
1t has been deemed Avis bic assign delegate
at large to each the thrty-ve counties the Terri
tory, WHITTIER Organizc'! not; and aditionai Del
c""e for every 2CC of Population according to the
sls t. he taken prior To the ensuing first July, and
every fraction of u!aivm cxceedi 100, adIi-
The m0le of appointing the tclcgates-wheher hy
mass meetings al the county other c-ra points
or by separate meetings in the several election precincts
OF county, or by County Del, gate CouN Cntp,s, is left
10 the discretion of the epie the COUNTIES respect-
v"ly hut in remote un.rganized contiguous tn
eacn other ami IN the same Council District,
gcsted, that general mc"ng In most popu-
lous central county, would the advisable mode
OF SeiCc ing delegates.
The Committees, in view OF the that the Rccub-
lican Party is return the co, and best all
arti's to the platform of principles enacted by fa
the meetings In the cuntics, for the selection
gates 10 the Territorial Convention. should be held wher-
ever al all p"acicae. the ensuing 9TH of July,
1855, there being litter mode celebrating that sa
cred day than 10y raising the breeze the
banner " Freedom long by til. dark cloud.
of human bondage.
The Committee deem 1t unnecessary to present at
length deliberations in behalf Of the proposed conven
ton.
That the tendency of Government late years
and at the present time is anti Republican and
in directly opp ,site direction that intended
by ITS enlightened fonniierS, ard dCman d by the
unalirnaie rights IF an, too surely atteStrd by
the recent outra@eS Of popular sovereignty in Kan
>aS, aus; the unlimited extension of Human Slavery
sought by the REPEAL 0: the Missouri Restriction.
'cny.
That orr fair Territory needs to lie redeemed from the
whitening blight Of unesrancd traffic i'll nox iCating
liquors. Is to- well 10y statistics Of paupcism
and crh having their ALMOST only sources this nefa
farioUs traffic.
The great danger to popular goverrne Mt Is, that
Through the apathy and indifference the masses, public
affairs ana the administI alien of government, will be
Resigned Sto the hands OF seiishly ambitious and
trading p'liiicianS. The prevention and in
the PEOPLE governing themselves.
We III rrfore call upon every to meet the rcSpon
si' tiles nf ci lien OF a country hose sovereign
the Republican Parry, to meet with his ncighIurS and
fellow citizens todpihera.c upon means viii! best
promote the ends of good government.
WIN II. MARSHALL, N. M'LEAN,
RICHARD CUJrE, WARREN BRISTOL,
A. p. LANE, JOHN s, MANN,
Republican Territorial Committee.
st. Pan!, May 22d, 1856.