Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-09-17
RATIFICATION MEETING.
RALLY OF THE DEMOCRACY

ososAs IVsClIAo suu LOGICAL manner on nation
al TOPICS q Showing how the opposition
made hobby Of every new humbug and
imposture. Spoke Of the bad effect on tn,
the country Of the agitation Of the slavery
question, which 50 far from benefitting or eve,
promising 70 benefits single slave, had en-
tirely stopped the emancipation mevemen,
that previous to its advent was going on glo.
riously in several southern States. 20 Por
trayedits mour,,fal results in dividing andi
disorganizing the churches and thus dissoly,
ing one Of the strongest ties that bound to,
gether the North and the South, and dem.
ons.rated that the only way to; remedy THU
evil was to take the question out of the m.
tional councils, and contine it tothe local.;
ties where it properly belongs the States
Of territories where it may be proposed t.
tablish or abolish slavery. "5.o5 +. "9s" ~
He then referred to the homestead bill
Proved that Mr.. Kelly Of New York and
not Mr.. Grow, as the Republicans claim
introduced it into the House. Our Senators
and Representatives worked tor it because
they thought it might be amended after il
lpsssed; but Is it passed the house it amount.
ed to nothing. There are three 4orties in
this land district; which it would cover, and
two Of those are forty feet under water,
1t did not cover enough Of land in Mime:
sofa to make good: farn, and as the lands
in the other Northwestern States had EN-.
tered the graduating list, it but small poor:
ton Of, them. - He would advocate a free
homestead for every settler regardless Of ii,
kind Of land occupied. lie did not. call
in question the honesty Of Mr.. Kelly or Mr..
Grow, but he did not believe either of them
was conversant enough with our land sys.
tenn to draft Homestead bill covering the
whole ground He said he had many warm
personal friends here who would vote against
him-all he asked at their hands was . fair
and honorable conduct Of the canvass. With
q declaration Of his national .sympathies he
then concluded alspeechI that etfsctually ap-
Pealed to the heart and the understanding OF
every honest man. 9ao ii II :tnsnfng
Gen. Shields then took the stand. He
made few remarks in regard TO the home
stead bill. lie always believed IN the prin-
ciple, and had advocated it before the Re-:
publican party was born. Mr.. Ramsey was
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then its active enemy. b He always voted
forths bill falsely claimed u Crows, in tbs
senate last WINTER until the Republicans
undertook to use it as club with which
to: kill the appropriation bills; among which
was ono establishing mail route from St.
Paul to Puget's sound, and giving Minneso.
t. more land, and more money, and which
which would have done her more benefit
than forty sham measures like "Grow's
Bib" atiS hojagW n:sii5ttBe 7tettt tfgfa
He then gave! his views on State policHi
The Republicans were continually gr,umb.
ling and bowling and caterwauling about the;
III We were in, and the manner id which
We got in. but show US no honorable and
practical way to get out. His plan was to-
make IN arrangement with the Railroad
companies, that they are not to draw the
remainder Of the $5,0ooooo lean. They
are to agree if the State will make good the
outstanding bonds to pay tho interest on
them for three years; then, the State to
make the bonds over to the companies, and
The companies pay to the stats interest on
the bonds yearly, At : certain per cent per
.n .l, and with the money SO 50 !, rec ,i
ID tho State to form sinking fund, out oil
which to pay the interest, and eventually the
principle Of the $2.5oo0 600; without taxing
the people one red cent. This policy had
worked welliin Illinois, when she was fifteen
millions out and had less work cone on her
roads than Minnesota has. and it would
work we'll here. ' .s'.'.s.'l5@1EEL a.le II
He then spoke ably and eloquently o, on
he principles and policy Of the Democratic
'arty and closed amid storm Of applause.
Three laundering cheers for the Democracy,
md one Of the largest and most enthusias tic
meetings Of the campaign, dispersed. %
"2I- 2.B WHATiACHANGE 9dl 5aa|
Acertain clique Of Republicans, who Isr6
n the hapit of congresating around 4 CAT ain