The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-03-10
Cavsha1uh ana the MtMHs sota OeMoe.
rasy On the P0hiic l.ansls.

gssy On the Pshl,c Lands.
Pro. he winoaa Dsmesr..
On oil occ sious, Mr.. Csyansugh hest
tates not to express his opposition TO the
public sale Of the government lands in Min.
nesota. Nor has be been less independent
In his advocacy Of . bill giving 70 actual
settlers Homestead OF one hundred And
sixty acres Of those lands, This is meas-
urc which he canvassed thoroughly in the
contest Of 1887 and the voters Of Mime
sota viii remember bis promise 10 them that
hc would favor such measure in Oongress,
II elected. Besides this, Mr.. Cavanaugh,
a. Chairman OF the Committee on Resolu-
tons ut the last State Convention, upon
which committee we served with him, re-
ported the following resolution, among 9th
ers, which was unanimously adopted by the
Convention
Resolved, That the application 10 the public
lands Of Jsckson's fayoritc principle, that they
ahould no longer be regarded as Q source Of
public revenue, but ~ tho resource Of The
homeless Of oil lands. which has already estAb,
lished tho presumption policy, should be fur
Their extended. and tho price Of government
lands rsduced 10 u sum sunlci lent 10 cover the
expense Of thor survey and sale:
This resolution was reiterated and en-
iorsod not only by Mr.. Cavanaugh but by
every Democratic Speaker in the State. Il
has ever been the policy Of the party in
Minnesota to preserve the public lands in-
alienable TO the pcoplc--thc actual settlers
thereon and on this policy their record is
white IN snow. ...
The howl the Republicans arc now setting
up because few Northern Democrats
bolted the vote on Grows Homestead biz
aud because Southern Democrats, South
American Republicans ai,as Know Moth.
ings, voted against this measure, IN the yer-
riest hambug Of this humbugging party.
We believe but one Democrat from the
North, Iridy Of Pennsylvania, voted against
Grows bill, and we IRE sure the Democracy
of the Northwest will refuse TO hold them.
selves responsible for the acts OF 50 obscurp
an individual.
In biz capacity Of Delegate aud since his
election TO the Senate, Henry NJ. Rice has
been assiduous In behalf Of the settlers on
on our public lands. II was mainly through
his cxertions aud Influence that the public
land sale 10 the Wabashsw Half Breed
Tract was postponed. lie Is now laboring
for the withdrawal from sale Of the Agri.
cultural lsnds 10 the Cambridge district.
Democratic throughout the State have joined
in petition for this object. Mr.. Caruthcrs,
Of the 81. Cloud Land Office, has Addressed
numerous public meetings 10 this behalf.
Ia the Caucus OF the Democratic mem
bsrs Of Congrss. which met In the Repre-
sentatives Hall at Washington few weeks
since, TO consider tho propristy VI an IN.
crease OF tbs Tariff dstics for revenue pur.
poses and Of which Mr. Cavsnaugh was the
Secretary that gentleman said, as we And
the extract printed 10 the Washington
Mates
Mr.. CavAnaugb WAS opposed to raising rev.
enuc from the public lands, which belong 20
tbs people, and should he given 10 sotuai SGT
tiers. II was no part Of the policy VI thr Dem
ooratlc party 10 derive money from their sale.
Ito vas sorry 10 hear Mr.. Crawford say tho
Homestead bill will not pass the Senate and
would merely Add. that he had . higher ap.
probation than the gentleman VI Georgia had
Of the wisdom of tina, body.
so much, then, for the charge OF the Re.
publican press that the Democracy are op.
pocd 10 Homestead law, and opposed 70
the Pre- Emption laws The record Of the
Democracy Of Minnesota proves the charge
false, at least 30 Tar as the Democracy Of
this State II concerned.