The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-07-21
TERRITORIAL
CONVENTION /!
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THE undersigned, Committee appointed for n
prlo by the preliminary Republic a Con, cptiun Le
| call ul.on the REPUBLICANS Of MINNESOTa. liz
out Ill tnction as to the old party Of Democra
or ~ hig'" to meet IN = DELs GATE CONVENTION a
lives Of the Territorial Capitol, on
WEDNESDAY, the 25th OF JULY NEXT.
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, for the purpose Of nominating
Candidate for DELEGATE IN CoNGKEss; Of declarins
enforcing the principles ami p,atfo M OF the Ecnn
lican Party of kinnesOta and oil taking action
and establishing such systematic organization, as sha
esure the triumph Of the sacred apd beneGcent princ
pies esoass by the publican Party, aud which lie al
the foandatio If all good government
apportioning the representation to the Ccnventicn
u mas been deemed most avs Gle IT, assign delegate
~ large 10 each OF the hrtyve counties Of the Terri
tory, whether Organized not; aI additional Del
egate Tor every 3Co vf population according to the
ss t. be taken prior to the ensuing FIRST at July, and for
every 'rac'on OF population exceed LOO, also addi
tlcna delegate.
The mode Of appointing the deiegaies-whether 10y
mass meetings the County other central points
OF by separate meetings In the election precincts
Of county, or 10y County Del, gate Com euns, Is left
to the discretion OF the people Counties respect-
iees' but ia remote unoGanxed contiguous to
each o;r, and IN the same Council District, { is sug-
sese'i, that general mass meeting III The most popu-
ious or Central county, wou the most advisable mode
OF selecting, delegates.
Tue Committee, in view Of the fact, that the Repul
iical Party is the good ana best men OF all
parties 10 the platform Of principles enacted nv our fa
Tiers on The Ato July. i776 earnestly recommend that
the me eigS III the Counties, for the selection Dele
yer at all praciiclbe, the ensuing 4th day of july
1900, there being no filter mode Of celebrating that s
cred day Than by raising breeze the
oaner of Freedom SO long obscured by the dark clouds
Of human bondage.
The Committee deem it unnecessary to prestn n,
length nsderaons ia behalf Of the Proposed conven-
ton.
That the tendency Of our Government late years
and at the present time is an-Republcan and
III o directly opposite direction from that intended
by It's enlightened founders, and demand, d by the
unaeiiablc rights Of man, surely atest.d by
the recent cutraccs OF popular sovereignty Kan
saS, ana lc unlimited extension Of Human Slavery
souglI by the repeal Of the Missu,,f Resr c;on.
That our local government needs renovIting few will
deny.
That our fair Territory needs to be redeemed from the
whitening olilt Of unrestrain,d traffic la intux icating
Liquors. Is too we'll proven 10y Of pauperis
anu Crime having their aiost only il this ncfs
far!ols traffic.
The ertat danger TO our popular govern is, that,
through the apathy and Indifference ses, publ
aalrs anu the admnsIativ government, Will q
resigned into the hands Of seisy ambitious nlcu and
rradng 'liticas. The proven aid cure Is ia
the PEOPLE governing themselves.
we ,reore call upon TO meet the respor-
sibiitits of CT lien Of country hose sovereign and
governor he Is in part. And IL his synpates with
the Republican Party, to meet with his ncighbors
fellow Citizens todetberate upon the that Will
iruinot" the ends of good government.
WIN r.. MARSHALL, n. M'LEAN,
RICHARD CliGTE, WARREN bRISTCL,
A. p. LINE. JOHN S MANN,
Republican Territorial Comzsiffse. |
st. Paul, May 22d. 1875