The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-08-04
Minnesota,

II the Chicago Tribune Of Monday we have "a
short account of the Republican State Conven
tion of Minnesota, with the resolutions adopted
which we think readers will fad interesting.
The Convention met on the 20th and was orgau
lied by the nomination of Mr.. s. b. Olmsted, re-
Gently Democret as President. He had been
driven from his party By its proslavery policy,
and its enormous frauds in the late State elections
as Gov. German has very nearly been, and many
others will be by the time the rext election comes
on Nothing done on the morning OF the
first day but organizing Ia the afternoon Gov
Ramsey was nominated for Governor By acclama-
ton. He made a little speech in accepting the
nomination, in which he said of the Republican
party:
It was Quilt he said, because the liberty loving
and patriotic of the peop.e saw the dominant par.
ty abandon the doctrines Of the Declaration of In-
dependence abandon the principles of the ordi-
rance OF 81, abandon the faith and princ pies of
the early fathers and subvert the true intent and
plain meaning of the Constitution, violate solemn
/ compromises, open up the slavery question, pros
:iute Federal udicary to sustain their eocroach
ments upon freedom. change the gov .rnnent int o
huge machine for slavery propag andisn, aud it
was their T.yther determination to still more seri-
ous'y disgrace the country aud the name of its
/
trade"
Ga the second day Ignatious Donnely Of Dako-
| tab county was nominated for Lieut.. Governor;
4 J. II. Baker for Secretary of Statc-he formerly
/ held the same ofice in Ohio-hut he declined the
! nomination; and Charles Shafer leading Ger
mao Republican for Treasurer. The following
are the declarations of views made by the Con.
vention excepting some resolutions relating to
State affiirs exclusively, which have thro VI
out as of no interest here:
"Relying upon the Intelligence, patriotism and
discriminating justice Of the American people. We.
the delegates of the Republican party in State
Convention assembled submit to the enlighten d
Judgment OF the freemen of Minnesota the follow
ing emphatic declaration of principles aod seso-
iutions
l. We maintain the Union of the States, the
rights of the State, and Liberties of the people
? Regarding slavery 3 great moral and
political evil, we oppose its extension beyond the
States in which it already exists-the re opening
of the African Slave Trade-a Slave Code of the
Territories; and hile disclairn all interference
with slavery where it already exists in the States,
we demand the entire and unconditional divorce
OF the National Government from aay participa-
ton 10 this relic of barbarsm."
). We prescribe no maa on accoEnt OF b ;
r.liyioa or place of nativity; We oppose any
abridy neat whatever Of the right ofnaturaizat
now scared by law to emiErants. and all dscrini-
nat Oh between native and natoraiize5 citizens,
whether by amendmeas of State Constitution
as IN Massachusetts, or by Legislative or Con
gressional actioo; and we resis. with indigna-
iion, IS our fathers did in 1872 the moustroas
doctrine ofthe impressment of American citizens
by foreign despotisn, as recently proclaimed by
by the present administration.
L We are in favor Of granting the public do
main in limited quantities to the free homes oi