Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-03-07

At amssting Of the Republicans held pnrsuapt
to tho call signed BY Alex. Ramsey and othrss. q
the Capital in st. Paul on the evening Of the Sd
Of March, 1857, Hon. J. O. Ids was chosen Pres
idens, Hon. .. F. Bradley and Aaron Goodrich
Vice Presidents, and @. F. Ely and O. D. GilAll-
an Secretaries.
On motion, committee consisting of Messrs.
J.W. North, VIM. r. Msrshall, Levi n. Griffin,
St. D. Balcombe, John M. Berry, Charles
King and Delano T. Smith, were appointed to
draft and report resolutions expressive Of the
sense of this nesting, who reported the following
resolutions which were adopted:
Rssolved, That we, as members Of the Rep
ublican party, are in favor Of bringing back the
action OF the general government to the doctrines
and principles Of Washington, jefferson, and Ma
Olson as promulgated by the Declaration Of In
dependence.
2. Resolvsd, That the Republican party is ma
tional and loyal to the Union, seekingto preserve
It as 1t was originally formed-to establish JUS
tice, promote the general welfare, and to secure
the blessings OF liberty TO ourselves and our pos
terity.
3. RESOLVED, That we seek to maintain the
Constitution as it is believing, that, as its foun-
ders expressly designed that no word implying
the right OF man to own property in man should
ind place in it, so it 10 an instrument of free.
dom, and under it Freedom is national and Sla-
very Sectional. - r
4. Resolved. That in the language of WASH
ington, Slavery is most serious evil, both soci.
ally and politically, and in our government is q
source of weakness and decay, and therefore that
it ought not to be extended into any territory now
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S. RESOLVED, That Congress may rightfully,
and ought to protect all territories from the curse
of Slavery.
6. Resolved, That the immediate practical
issue between the Republican party and the self
styled Democracy,is whether the national terrific
~ shall be occupied by millions of free white
and wealth, or by few thousand shareholders,
with millions of human ehattels, with all their
AFFECTION and barbarism. e
7. RESOLVED, That the constitution of the
country and genius Of our institutions, guaran.
tee liberty of conscience and equality of political
rights, and, therefore, we condemn prescription
by legislation or otherwise, of any man on ac-
count Of religious belief or place of birth.
g. Resolved, That, while we would maintain
inviolate the right of petition, and the right Of
the people peaceably to assemble, and memori-
alize Congress on any subject of Legislation, we
repudiate the modern doctrine of squatter sover.
eighty as exemplifed in the Kansas Nebraska
bill and expounded by the Douglas and Pierce
Democracy. "a al 5liaa Ill
9. Resolved, That the integrity and priu.
ciples of the Republican party are, in our judg-
ment, Of infinitely more Importance than any To-
calquestion of temporary issue.
On motion, q committee of FIVE, consisting of
Messrs. j. P. Owens. d. A. SECOND, O. F. King,
L. R. Stannard and W. j. Howell were appointed
and instructed tn renort tn the Nonvont;on iha
names of fifteen persons residing respectively in
the districts represented in the Territorial Coun.
Gil, to act as Territorial Central Committee.
The following names were reported by the
Committee;