St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1857-12-24

i iiaNt Saelueu SlAe NsuaI5 ora oI Eack,l1tvl-
1 le'gment tothe Supreme. Ruler. 'fle mes
/ sage aims atnothiugfd lshpA,orint the !, al,aa
of God, or t'ffantt t'aW; ''; a 'rniggE,
1 with perfect ree propfietY, lave asked Ills
blessing BUTT is setter left out ,yHile.
| the spirit of justice is:iu, ts,at pat ia, Il; i.
iso often i, to Cover somd outrage on tic
jFlghtsIof man |s5ss S.ss 5issgs.s5s ~
inourges earl 2attenrtiea "a. tlfe establish.
|'nnentFofsa Free 8school System ;sand a,.
con,,aendsathe establishments a griesl !.
tsssil apartment an Tie ss5|ttc University,
lie sayst;5azt .$s ExsS Ssu sss .s.astye,]Al
The, 5th, section. of the. act Of. Congress,
! entitled, e All act 10 authorize tue people
j: OF Minnesota Territory 10 form ID Const;-
tuition an and STATE Goyernmen,' =, grants s %
the State;
r 'l=tS Sections st land numbered sixteen
Fhand thirty six ii. every township Of public
lands; and where either Of said sections,
or any part thereof, has been sod or other
wise disposed of,s othsr lands, equivalent
thereto and as contiguous as may be.-for
the use Of schools;
2d. Seyenty-two sections for the use and
usupport Of The State Uniyersty;su5 ill.,.
3d. Ten entire sections, for the purpose
Of completing the public buildings, or for
the erection Of others, at the seat OF Gov
Ielnment, III .....4 ~y....r
| 4,h. All salt springs within tie State,
mot exceeding twelve in number, with six
sections Of land adjoining, or as con.igu-
Gus as may be TO each. for the use Of the
State. I ~ 90: -..:.'{s !. - 80 fl
5th: Five per centuta Of the net pro-
cee>'s o: ,'as of all public lands lying
/ within the State, which shall lie sold by
Congress after the admission of the State
into the Union---after deducting all the cx-
peuses incident to the so1ne--.f,r the p,sr-
pose Of making pabiic roads and internal
iMpsov cments. ...s 49,.
l., AL these grants :eq,ire The action. Of
the Legislature, for their proper selection
and di$pos. ton: ars} tie pronptest action,
consistent WitIIsduc dellberUtiol, is advisa,
lie. These grants have becn accepted,
ratified and confirmed hy Article 2, Section
8 Of the Constitution OF Minnesota; and
nov all that is re1aired is the necessary
Legislative enactnltits to Sc u:e the tene-
fits intended :. ..:..n....,: ...
1t lie, calls attention 10 the. necessity Of
taking advantage Of the rich grants Of
land, made TO our State, by the General
Government, for railroad purposes and
thinks tie finishing OF these roads may de-
ternine The course Of the fy-t Pacific Road.
+ lie urges thcpropriety Of providing fora g2.
o!osical survey ct The State Of fixing he wes-
tern boundaries, Of providing against e|ec"
ton frauds, Of re7is ng tEe States Prison
system, Of asking General Government for
:. remuneration. the expense Of recaptur~
. ing the prisoners Of SPIRIT Lake, The
banking system and circulating medium
also have lucid attention.. @5}.v< IL
n: he1Ierritory has expended between
three and fpsr. thousand dollars in re-
claiming the two captive women. Inis-a-
pa-du .saif and his band nave fed beyond
the limits OF tie State never to return
)! and he adds:
!. u. Since then, all grounds for fear of fur
ther Indian dcpredatios,s, have !cea' re.
pmnyed, and feel confident that under the
present administration Of Indian affairs, no
apprehension need be en- ntertained Of their
freeairrenee. -' + ->=0a@s..T% -. -.
/ Heis on the right siae;o The question
saow dividing tie Democracy and says:
tg9 Notw;th ;thstandngs tine exctmcsl<g which
| has recently disturbed the Nation IN IeIa.
r ton to die powers rf the General Govern
ttnent oyer lhe, Territories, let us hope that
the qwestion may soon fsnd 8, satisfactory
solution. The fnture peace and barnaony
Of the States and Territories can be best
i seeured. BY each acting. in bis own proper
} sphere 4 people accustomed to aregnI late
i and control their own social aud political
relations, will not long ~slnaia in disorder
: when left to devise their own means o.
! safety. ~tt5~~ IL j. !zr% ~ ss>4'& ?,
, On the application Of new St,s:c fol-
+ admission into tie Union, Congress- has
power and II becomes its duty 10 enquire
Isehether it is Republican, iii its ofse3auiza-
ton: according to the. meaning ef that
term as apphled to the principles and Inac,
tees Of our Government from the begin.
: n;ng - But It has neither lac power, nol
= <sight, to prescribe; sthoEmode BY which the
; people shall arrive at that organization, r.
3 Any other Conclusion would preclude The
? idea Of equality because tile equality ot
States ,dees not mean being equal III size
or strength, or similar in domestic policy:
: but eqnatin! ahei rights reserved 10 the
d States aud the people, in. their sovereign