Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1859-10-06


lisved the people would not endorse.
Who were tho men that had msnaged
Ithe rail roads We're they men who
wished y injure ihe Ststei No! they
were. saosse sf,ssase isrst .seitl4ss, opr,
most public spirited mea Of both parties.
men who werc deeply interested by.
their property and character il the de-
velopment and prosperity of Minnesota.
1.-the Republicans were entrusted With
power 70 carry out lh,ir theory Of d.
Ing nothing until the rail road compa-
mics we're brought 10 default and for
feiture" which would not occur for
about two years--then in the mean
time business would suffer more than II
had. They would hear Of more young
men leaving Tor Pixies Peal.
|gs HI took ~ the Homestead question.
and exposcd the iinpos,,ire played by
the Republican politicians IN claiming
Grows Bill as = measure giving '.homes
to the homeless" The principle Of
Homestead for settlers was not new
with the Democracy, for It had passeds
an act for New Mexico in 1854; and
when we should show G ongress that
Minnesota needed homestead net The
democrats would be bound TO pass il 80
The subject had scarcely been agitated
before this year or i would have doubt
lees received more attention in Con-
gress even in the last short session. He
wanted an act which applied TO present
as well as future settlers, and one that
applied 70 lands before they we're sub
jet 10 private entry 4.
He then proceeded to the slavery
question which his opponent had discus
scd, and exposed The utter groundless-
ness Of the charge that the Democracy
was pro slavery party
The old colonies ia their struggle for
independence gained popular seifgoy-
eminent, Each colony become sove-
reign over its domestic OF. local affairs
That they might retain and guard these
glorious rights and thus promote civil
and religious liberty they formed union.
They created . general government by
forming federal constitution. Tosthis
government they gave up certain pow
ers such as to regulate commerce, col
lect a revenue, control international af-
fairs. establish post offices and routes,
&C., butsthe power Of regulating their
domestic institutions they never gaveaup
but retained. and no power on eartb has
Z right to Interfere with their enjoy
ment Of i. Hence the warfare on slave
~ in the Southern states by the people
outside Of such States, was violation
Of the spirit and good fsithsof the prin-
ciples Of the union and adopted BY the.
trainers Of the Constitution. If they
should SANDER one Of their neighbors
they would interfere with his rights as
certainly As If they threw stones into his
windnws. Ii 1890 -s'ls n
Washington, franklin and those 9TH
en- patriots who framed the Constitution
thought that free snd slave states might
exist IN 4 Union tremendously. When
the, Constitutions was formed there were
Twelve slave States and one free State.
Bat Mr.. Sewardthe great prophesiofthe
Republicans ptociaims al adverse theo-
~ to that Of The founders Of the Repuub-
lics Ho announces the doctrine of an
s'lRaErREsslBLE scoxFLlcr.'.a' Did they
believe in Washington and his associa-
les or in this latter day philosophy
He showed that t;efrit Smith denounss
ced the Republicans Of New York al
s''hypocriies" and proceeded % argue
fth4t The politicians of lhs. party we4-
deseFsingsof that rebukc nsprofessing
absoln'e Z opposition to any more slave
territery or States. whenin fact the 1fri-
5sae iclaims that the party would violate
nonslof it. cherished principles ia ad-
hitting I t0na JidS slave state
fIe referred u TIE Dred Scott decis-
in sod aid tbe Supreme Court decided
that the Constitution of the United
States had inot made. The defendant ofs
AN Atrican slsyesa citizen ofshs United
States. The Court had not decided HAT
4 negro osgM not q he 4 citizen, Yet
The Republicans qf Mianesota had said