Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-08-20
sofa, and wherever that sectional ors,niza.

sofa, and wherever that sectional orssnizs-
Ion exists; which is manifested BY the
TACT that they have placed in nomination FIR
the suffrage Ut the native and adopted citizens
OF Mlnne>ota. james Il. lsaker, for Secretary
o! State, Gordon r. Cole kSr Attorpey Gene,
raj. and William Window. for Represenrativ
IN Congress, thee open and avowed Know
..othings..
Sixth---That al laws of,he United States.
duly enacted, should bs obeved and respect
ed uni IS declared unconstitutional by the
judicial Tribunals and thar the aid and en-
enlargement given by the Republican party
In Ohio. Wisconsin, and elsewhere to sisi
the laws, convi:t it of hing sectional, trcas-
enable, and revolutionary in it's objects and
aims,
Seventh --That the principles embraced in
thy, u asqre know .,as,he Homestead Bill
were andia Of Den,'cratic origin first in
troduced in Congress bya member of that
party, and, Turing the last session. voted for
by our Senator'S and Representatives and
that the provisions osany future Homestead
Bill should apply to settlers thereafter to
loo te upon public lands, and those now set
tied upon them. ~ well As to lands subject to
private entry or t" pre- emp,ion 2; that the at
temp: of the Republican party tocaim it as
their measure IS, tn refore, prepoSlerous
and absurd, but that, on the contrary, the
policy Of the Republican party has been. aid
now l., the distribution Of the proceed. of
the public lands amongst all the states, IL, us
desp"l,ny the public land States for the bene-
iii Of the Older States Of the Union, as wit
messed by its advocating the passage Of the
Agricultural College Bill during the last ses-
sion of Congress, in advance Of the Home
stead BiI-thus taking from tie State of
Minnesota over three millions Of acre, of
Land and donatioy the same to the older
States. thereby creating State Land Monop-
ol:es i'll our midst and disposlng Of the pub
lie do,a lin they plo essed bs the Homestead
Bill to be dcsir.us Of donating as homes for
the homeless.
Eighth-That all sales Of the public lands
are contrary to the settled policy Of tie
democracy of Minnesota, and this Cnnven-
ton pledges the influence Of the par y in OPP
position to any disposition Of the public do
main other than to &c utl settlers under the
operation Of liberal homestead or pre-emp-
tlun law. That the sale at this time OF the
Ian Is now advertised in this Safe, would be
oppressive to pioneer settlers upon he pub
lie domaiE, obnoxious to the earnest and fire.
quently expressed sem, ilnents Of The Dem
oclacy OF the State. and repuynant to the
policy Indicated by Andrew jackson and en-
d"rSed by the President in his inaugural ad-
dress. This Convention therefore most
respectfully and urgently solicit the Prcsi-
dent TO postpone those sales, as lreans Of
preserving numerous class from actual
ruin, and contributing to the best interests
Of the State. a7s
Ninth--That the covert opposition Of the
leaders Of the Republican party in this
State to the admission Of Minnesota, and
the open OPPOSITION oftle Representa- ives Of
that parity in Congress, 10 the admission Of
both Minnesota and Greg m, demonstrate
the hypocrisy OF Republican, pre,en>uns as
being the peculiar friend of Free States
Tenth--'ri,at the &c argos made by the
late Republican g 'nventlon that the officers
of the State and the Democratic party had
with the purity Of the b Hot box
10 secure their a>cenE.ncy at the las
State e!eetioi,,is dsno..orlng to the State,
and still more so. to those Who made them
oun led; and the fact that their can Ii LAT
Tor Governor was repeatedly invited an
challenged to test the gu stlon before the
eyal tribunals Ut the State, winch he and
Ills political friends declined to do, affords
ne msst convincing proof that neith.r he
1or they believed what they veilemcntiy
l>sertel. A nd ia thus repeiiin. their foul
:harSe>, we declare our Unlimited confidence, |
II the lnte gritty and pI rtosIsm Of tn. present I
) ale Administrations 2G flEr -
Eleventh.-l'hat the present numerous
representation in tie two houses of the
1egslatnre Is an unnecessary source Of ex-
'e1se to The people OF the State, and euat
his, as we'll rs the present ex; ,en,ive system
It county government. >iioull lie Changed, !
nl the people relieved from the exorbilant /
axat'on to which they are I..ow subjected
nd that shis Convention, therefore, pledges
he Democratic party Of the State to use lis
'ower to change the present system OF
county government TO reduce e representa-
ion in the Legislature 10 the lowest nuln,e
with the interests of the State,
MI to provide Tor an economical adminislra-
ion of the government in all its depart
mems. a saT 4 -
Twelfth-Thatthe connection Of Lake Sn-
erior aud the. Mississippi kiver with Puget's
'ound by railroad, is . great national. work,
itali % the defence and permane.ce Of the
MON; and the Democracy Of the State
tand pledged to urge the early construction
1 a railroad over the Northwestern route,
nd the extension Of the PROVISIONS of the
eciprocity treaty from its present western
limits to abe Pacific, and thus secure the
;srly aud rapid deyeiopnent Of the fertile
eyr'n> of ,eyuntry 4pYn and west Of our
.Thir,eenth- That it is the duty of the
'eople ;Of Minnesota to pre- erve invlolate
he faith AMI credit Of the State. That. the
Doctrine Of reputation annnunced By. the
republican party is one = inch is abhorrentt
. the Dt,nuc, esv,, anu must receive the con
EcinnatiiIf Of the honest masses. That we
hedge the democratic party that Minnesota
halt honorahly and pr,mp " meet all OBJ
'gatio,l,: re-; ing upan her (: and we further
hedge the Democratic party to the follow
oS-g b9su g x:.ts:aT II +
lsts To effect an equitable arrangement
si:h ths Land Grant Railroad Companies by /
yhich sup further issue Of State sssonds shalt
eEmade to them: and in respect 10 those al
ea.Iy issued, to provide f5r meeting prompt
y, the payment of the interest as we'll Us I
Z ISL all 10 STARED Stffzijl5 SOB f
. III tcoallno the pablo liabilities within
herr present limits and to favor the proS.- [