Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22

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SIN, TOR kI;HG HON MINNESOTA
W The following il ans extract from !
= aPeechsimade by Senator Fitch, in
tho Senate, on the admission Of Minne-
seta sstf #QssIsssa all5 II +ss,5E3s ta ets}
Mr. Z Fiteh u: The restriction proposed
70 De isnpcsd by the amendment II wrong
and # am very sure If the senator from
VTemia knew as muchfof the popula-
tions on sliinnssota as other Senators do,
ne never, would have moved Ii. The
Senator from Ohio has we'll said that
shs defect of tis census was our own
fault J, theafaultso sof the Government. II
~assen,iselylsol The enab Bling act pro-
vided, that census. should BE taken !;
bui i provided noamean ans for takingit !;
ande II understand that the convention,
that framed, the constitution now before
lns, asked that Instructions and blanks
and other means for taking the cens,is,
might be sent TO The Government officers
in, the Territory /; battheir request new
ers was complied with. Itsswas utterly
inpossibleyp therefore, that any perfect
census4 should be staken. None was
iaksns One l4aaf scr nearly half ,hf
returns are simply estimates made BY
ttfe assistant nsasssI,als In their rooms,
without taking the field 10 ascertan the
exact nuHiber ofsthe inhabitants. g aAa
sntT bis waswell understood by the mem-
berss sofeahe constitutional con rention.
and they, consequently hoping larmore.
seorrest srefurns,s postponed titheir own
lIucal apportionmens until the olast mo-
Iment; until thezconstitution was >iframed
liniothar lrespeSts rand it became ahso-
Iutely essential that they should agree
..on some manner tof uapportioning the
prospective State furI itslocd or State
representation. They made this appor-
,ionment On 4 kndwlcde possessed by the
members Of The Observation-Disclosures
who had come up fresh from every por-'
ltion ofsthei Territory, and who were
infinitely beuerjndges Of tire amount Of
Es,s,paIaaisnst thani abe eAsPsky narshals,i
who never went, in several instances,
beyondltbeis own dwellings to ascertain
the number of innabitants. The mem-
'bers Of The consention made their estis'
Insate superintendent personal knowledge,
and byscomparison Of notes on the part
Of those from different portions Of the
Territory aud there is sufficiency Of
local jeaiousy there to prevent any one
portion of the Territory obtaining any
undue influence or advantage, in, repre-
seatation over the others It is known
lthatthe constitutional convention con-
sisted, in fact. Of two bodies. They
had their mutual political as well al local
5prejudices. a.za s.ss4 i. s.,s. ..,.t ..,.ss
Mr.. Green. ! ask permission Of the
Senator from; from Indiana g interrupt him
slor y1'la 4 2 ~ moomelanhk' glahE' Il ssE saa h e
Nr, Fitch. Certainly.
X. Mr.. Green. 7 understood the Senator
from Vermont to- j express himself as
having forgo.ten that there was any
evidence before the committee showing
that returns had been burned by deputy
marshals, Or that any refused to ACT.
wish e call attention 'sls' t9 letter., COPY COPY
Of which was sent us, and was before our
committee, previous 70 the time when
this BILL vas reported. / will read i
OrrIcE 81 rsHE u. s. MARSHAL, i.''
fra MaPast, Jalinnesotn, Dec %, 1857
ssSiH III II have forwarded to your De-
partmeIa, ,ssas byimstructions, che census
returns ,of the .dif1frent counties Of the
Territory, as they have been received
and examined III tfiis Office. s4
Z sN0hresarns have YET been received
from the counties OF Mower; Waseca;
,Njeplst i L. Se1r, Manomin. Pierce,
Csss. Mile Lac, ItasGa. Pemhina, and
4 parrt s,nf Fillmore -nearly one half the
Territory. geo. Qtatphically, and embrac-