The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-02

The Congress approved March 1859 gives the right
Minnesota to make up any deficiency school sections in
public It would be the part Of wisdom to have these see
tions made as speedily as practicable
the Of lands made the different land States
not applicable to Minnesota No time should be lost soliciting
the State and that by Joint Reso
luton Of the two Houses the application be made without
There class of book of the
81 sta aa o M which are the Of
duties Instances will be found in the establish State
NAL Schools that with regard Prison. others
sums thus set apart are included bill making sppro
pratons for the support Of the State Government recommend
such laws The policy of standing appropriations very
onabe In my al appropriations should be
customary in acts of general character to provide
in the concluding section for the repeal of all parts of acts
inconsistent Herewith without specifying them This mode of
that ue any act intended to be struck from the
statute book shall be particularly designated in the repeating
clause. l.,...
By Congress admitting Union
provided that of the net proceeds of all sales
Congress admission State Union
deductng all the incident to the same shall be paid
provements as the Legislature may direct" considerable
must be now due under the above and that
the steps be taken by its into the
State Treasury early day.
The Importance Homestead Bill State is beyond
on and that Resolution you instruct
Senators and Representatives Congress their
utmost efforts the of such Act during the
whether surveyed or Such would
be ITSELF but would tend advance the pros
periy of the State.
suggest Also your propriety app
cation Congress for the of the incurred
by the State connection with the Convention form State Con-
stuon That Convention assembled under the authority
Congress- and the State has just claim for the dsbursd by
her the members and other contingent
of momentou that the provisions of the Reel
procty Treaty between the United States and the British Govern
ment and confined to certain States and Provinces shall be
as to embrace her
containing nearly thousand souls and becoming more
identified with interests is but the of the mighty
into the great vaeyhe vast and fertile plains within the
British Every step taken by to cultivate good
of boundary ne will do much bind them hereafter
the settlements continue extend westward towards the
through Minnesota will be constantly increased Our destiny for
the future much bound with the colonies north OF
and while not be possible even desirable that we
them under the form of government
is evident that their interests and are SO
and Identical that unrestricted commercial facilities should be
far both parties under the sanction of their respective
impetus which given prosperity of Mime
by the adoption of the northern route for railway
on the line be overstmated It would at place
the font rank of Western States and
population and wealth That such
will place later reasonable man can
doubt The comparatively short distance the abundance
wood water favorable character of the climate
point the northern surveyed by Stevens ahogehe
practicable and less expensive than the middle southern
routes both which surveyed
the General Government 1t incumbent upon
all her citizens embrace opportunity pressing this
subject all proper occasions Congress-
the time of enlstng the friendly
with whom particularly allied in the promotion
great enterprise suggest for your consideration the
priet of petoning Congress appropriate suitable
the public domain for aiding in it's construction.
is to be regretted that the State has her command
sufficient sum be applied the of
immigration Every dollar udcous applied that object would
be returned tend to the State in single year. The
which bearing heavily upon many of the European
States WILL as natural induce many Of ther sub
in the New World Unfortunately u.s. others the
States have sysemazed plan of operations
divert the stream OF immigration to their limits They
poy abroad well in the United States and expend
annually large for that purpose Something should be done
by to couneract these formidable agencies and with the
to practical result connection with this subject
mend that committee be appointed by the
the express object of collecting all the obtained
to assist the Legislature in determining the proper to be
pursued
Having given you my views however imperecty upon
topics of special interest the State which deemed
incumbent to for your consideration be
permitted congratulate you that country been
from foreign and that justified The belief that there
questions issue between other
which not susceptible of amcabe solution
An attempt the part of few misguided nsgate
ervile nsuecon Virginia has gnay failed and of these
OF the public have either mserab persisted or
about to expate their the sca The slavery
ton has for been the fruitful of sectional disco and
will continue to ALLEVIATE the affections of the great parts of
the Union from each other long be dragged the
Of politics When the principle
Of Congress with the domestic institutions the States
public policy and the doctrine made applicable the
era States and Territories being permitted interfere in
with the domestic affairs of another may confidently
expect to the bonds of aerna kindness fully restored be-
tween the North and the South and the only element of danger
the integrity the Confederacy wholly dspated and removed
the duty of Minnesota and of other State promote
harmony and good will between the different sections ow
upon all ndeavors exasperae of country
against the other God has noble heritage and while
civil we should bear mind that we shall be held justly espon
sbe for any failure transmit them unmpaied to