The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-10-04
For the Minnesotian.

COTTAGE GROVE, Sept. q, 1856. =
The call for the legal voters Of the South
ern Representative District of Washington
county to meet in mass meeting at the Ly-
ceum Hall, in Cottage Grove, for the purpose
of putting in nomination candidate to rep
resent those who are opposed to the mea-
sures of the present Administration, in at
tempting to fasten the institution of Slavery
upon territory heretofore Free, was respond
ed to by citizens from all parts Of the Dis
trict. The meeting was called to order, and
Theodore Furber, Esq, elected chairman of
the convention.
Mr.. E. Ayers, from the committee on reso-
lutions, submitted the following as senti-
ments of the c, invention, which were unani-
mously adopted: 4ts1tsf .e e.-a,.
Resolred, That a crisis has arrived when
it behooves Freemen, and the friends of Free
dom to stand shoulder to shoulder in defence
of their dearest rights and the sacred causes
Of Liberty, Humanity and JUST e. - -'''---''
Rcsotoed, That the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise was the fruitful source of a flood
of evils unkn WIN and unprecedented in the
civil history of our country. u> 80. .rsaHt.
| Resolrea, That the policy of Franklin Pierce
and his co-adjutors in relation to Kansas,
whether the result of cowardice, malice, or
misguided Judgment, meets with our scorn-
full condemnation. r7r' Fat ft<
Reso red, That the murderous assault on
Senator Sumner, by a Representative of
South Carolina, plainly shows what argu-
ments the South are disposed to use in de-
fence of a base and unpopular cause. a
ResNced, That the lawless invasions of
Kansas by the Border Ruftians and their
confederatcs to suppress Popular Suffrage
to plumber and destroy towns--to murder
and drive out the inhabitants-are acts con-
trary to the principles OF selfgovcrnment or
good government; and that, whoever aids,
abets. or apologies for such acts, must be
far gone in party bigotry and deep seated
inace.
Resolred, That the alteration in our Judic-
larry system is prcjudicial to our interests,
and coming from the champions of Popular
Sovereignty is mOckery to that principle.
| Rssotoeti, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the St. Paul Repub-
lican papers, and the Saltwater Messeng(.
The convention then proceeded to ballot
| for candidate for Representative, when j.
W. Furber, Esq, had the unanimous vote OF
the convention,
N. II. Vanslyke was then nominated for
Justice of the Peace for Cottage Grove Pre-
cinct. ..,'te =, q, r..
| The following Standing Committee was
then appointed: ''rf f.'a
i. Ayres, j. G. Henry, c. H. Getchell.
The following Committees of Vigilance
were then appointed: y
Point DOuelass-A. A. Twitchell, w. B.
Dibble, j. c. Henry, j. North, I. C. Trevett.
Red Rock-John Halton, Lucius Bedding,
John Wllloughby, 7. Wentworth, j. Irish.
West Grove-F. Leyde, N. Gilbert, w.
Buck, E. Ayres, ID. Smith. ta ase'~nt
Cottage Grove-J S. Davis, N. H. Van
Slyke, H. A. Gould, W. Crippin, I. Furber.
Afton-E. NJ. Cox, L. Bolles. Mr.. Thomas,
Charles II. Getchell, Joseph Haskell.
..,..'. THEODORE FuRBER, Chm'n.
HENRY A. GOULD, Sec'y. 514 .ile,ae