St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-10-27

l. We maintain the Union of tho States, the
rights Of the States and the liberties Of the
people. .'~s{ '''' :-.,~' a.@-Ssa ~
Z. Regarding slavery as a great moral AID
political evil. Nc oppose It's extension beyond
tLe States il, which il already exsts--.t1e re-
opening Of the African SlavegTrade-a Slavs
CODE lor the Territories, ana while we aisclaim
al interference with slavery where it already
exists in the States; we demand the entire and
unconditional divorce Of the National Govern
ment from any participation in this relic Of
barbarism.'" -...T. - .,.~.....,ff.
3. We prescribe ne man on account Of his
religion or; place of nativity; we oppose any
abridgement whatever Of the right of natural
izatioD now secured by law to emigrants, and
all discrimination between native and natural,
lied citizens, whether by amendment Of q
StateConsitution, as in Massachusetts,, or by
Legislative or Congressional action and We
resist with indignation, as our fathers did in
1915, the monstrous doctrine of the impressmeA
Of American citiz ems by foreign despotismi-.
ehltoes rny proc laime tdybe present Adminb
astration.
4. We are in favor Of granting the public
aomain in limited quantities to be tho free
comes Of freemen; Glands for the landless
nersus niggers for the niggerless ;" and we hold
the present Administration to strict account.
ability for the defeat Of the Homestead Bill in
the last Congress. rs. .,,s..7 IA ..s...-..,,
S. We condemn the doctrine of the bred
Scott decision as Unconstitutional, anti
Republican,, incompatible with State Rights,
and as destructive Of personal security -
6. We are in favor Of immediate and efficient
National ,idfto Pacific Railroad blythe most
practicable route. fila; :: ,g4:fr. IT, ,is-t,,..
=. We hold that Congress ought to protect
the lives and property Of our citizens by judi
cious appropriations for Rivers, and Harbors
8. We are resolved to maintain the purity
liberties. To this end we will resist by every
legitimate means in our power, the frauds
which, it is th tucrdateerpepose Of the corrup-
dynasty now entrenched in the stolen places
Of power in this State, to pths; woevd esd for
their past iniquities as we'll as their proposed
frauds, We hold them up to the reprobation Of
oil patriotism as conspiratoe against Liberty
by the violation Of ito sacred ark-the
ballot-box. .z... ~.
Resolued first, That we en1emn in ian ca5
ured terms the rockies 8travagancc of the
present corrupt and profigate National
Administration-it an Democratic issue of
shin-plasters-its ven ty: in the awardment
Of public contracts--it roclivity to create
mountain Of public debt-its punic faith in
The affairs Of Kansas-its Reputation of
homes for the homeless its duplicity on
the Pacific Railroad---its gross violations of
the purity of the ballot-box-its cowardly
abandonment Of the doctrine of protection to
adopted citizens--its alliance with disunionists
Its universal subversion of Liberty-its
opposition to the Declaration Of Independence
and its gross perversions of the Constitution.
constituting in all q bill Of grievances which
renders this Administration a cancer upon
the Republic, and which We pledge the vote Of
Minnesota to aid in removing in 1860.
RESOLVED second, That the present State
organization is one based upon frauds, and is
therefore bogus that the Governor, and Aud
itor of State, in receiving stocks as basis of
Bank Circulation without marketable value,
have violated the plain letter Of the law, for
Fitted public confidence, and contributed
largely 20 our pecuniary embarassments-that
the Demccra tic PARTY has created q contingent.
fund fer the benefit OF State officers, thereby
stealing the people money, and that BY tka;s.
genera! nisnanae amen1 o}1etlaz- State affairs;
they have shown themselves not only i1nw orthy
Of confidence, but have manifested their nca-
l'aej5y to, &dInlnister the Stats Government
Il RssoSvsd third That the present A Jministra-
lion, II ordering the sale. Of Public Lands in
this State, as it is understood such IS their
ayowed purpose in this dark hour Of fin;,,n-
cia1 distress and general embarrassment is
Minnesota. turning over 70. remorseless specu-
lators the fruits of their honest industry. e .
Rs,elvea feurth, That the gross abuses prao-
under that clanss 81 our = ss oias
extends the elective franchise to indians Who
have adopted the habits and customs Of civili-
. .m Eae, demand ne severest reProbation OF
- il,snas q me pailty ol me Dail9t~oox, and