Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-20

| MONA county,. .tFtt sftss' : -
Vice Presidents--Hon. Martin M'Leod.
Of Henne2in, and Hon.. E. A. A1,Mallon. Of
AJlmsted. .,ast $500 sr.
l. Secretares--J. j :. Noah, of Ramey; VIM.
Colvhl, .1r, of Goodhue and $. S. Burle-
son. Of Wabashaw.
/ Hon. II. II. Johnson, the President was
introduced to the Convention by the retiring
fChairnlan, Judge tsigerton. On taking he
chalEi MI. u thanked the Convention sin
cers4y 10: the honor conferred in calling upon
him to preside:~~~-e
h a sCdinmittee On Platform was then : ap-
pointed, when the Convention adjourned
until half pa i nine on Thursday morning
| Iatur ssi; - SECOND DAY. a,.r-,E
| The Convention assembled at 10 O'Clock
the President iien H. IL. Johnston in the
chair. s~4y @
Mr. Caruthers moved that committee Of
one from each judicial district be appointed
IT, report IA basis of representation for future
conventions. Adopted and Messrs. Car
uthers, Dean. Yates, Cowan, Brisbin and
Curtis, appointed. 3= ~
Mr.. l1'chren moved that committee Of
six he appointea to present the names Of
rroper persons to constitute State Central
Committee. ,-, si.,,a.5
Mr. Hall moved to amend that the Chair
appoint State Committee {, { one from each
Senatorial district. The motion was finally
'amenled, by authorizing the President to
appoint State Committee oe six, on, from
each judicial district. sf" u 4
Mr.. Young moved the Convention pro-
ceed to the nomination Of Governor. -tf
!he motion was objected to, on ground
that the platform ha:l not been reported, aud
no nomination should be made until, such
report ha't been presented -
lhe motion to go into nomination Of
Governor was lost, ayes l22. NAYS Is. %af
some considerable time clap before the
committee on resolutions made their appear
ancc. This was consumed in various mo-
tons Of no public interest or importance. I'D
l&.r THE PLATFORM. ;a ..,.
Mr.. Vfn Etten, from the committee on
plat form, said he was prepared to report the
resolutions recommended Considerable e
discussion had arisen in commit! ee, and as
he favored the utmost latitude and frve,l,,,n
Of debate on the sahject, he would move
that the - Convention resolve itself into i.
caucus Of the Democracy of the State, for
the consideration Of the report of the Com
tnittec. - f.i5 sgfE -;stf ,s-.,er,..
The motion was adopted, and at IL a. NJ
the Conven ion resolved Itself into a, eau u,
excluding all persons but del gates and the
representatives Of the Democratic press Of
the State The caucus took 10 tie plat
form, and discussed 1t for five hours, in an
amicable sDiri. The princi al bone II con
tentl"n was the resolution on State policy,
which after several unsuccessful attempts
to amendit,, was approved by the Caucus in
the manner it. came from the committee
At four O'Clock the caucus dissolved, the
doors were opened, and the Convention was
once more called to order.
hlr. VAN ErTEN from the Commtte ON |
Re olutions pre>en ed the following plat
form .,,. !+5SE-'@lf 'st.i !
- i PLATFORM.
We, the Democracy of MINI sofa, by our
Delegates in Convention ass embed, do af.
firm and 'reSUlvu--tI siE 1jifotl ]. 5f,n 20, !
:" FirSt.--.That the States of the Union arc
sovereign. and equal: and the epuwe,s not ex.
pressly delegated. to the Federal G"v.rnment
are retained by the 4penpie 81. he States.
+. Second That the people of the TER .tol
ries are justly, euti,lel 10 the unelisturhe,
regulation Of their local affairs, free from
intervention By Cong ess or by any State,
and SUBJECT only o the Consti ution If he
United ii a esi that, on attaian5 the num-
Der Of iNl,abtants equal to tie ratio of rsD
reseatation IN the lower house oi Congress-. I
such epen,te have the right to organize a
State Government, and demand admission
inl1, the Federal Uninn;. and that, in the
or2;7lnization ofsuch s ate government. the
People; BY the WILL If the majority. fairiv'l
expressed at the balot BOX, lave tha 1exciu
sive right t6 adopt any constitution which
does not conflict. with q Republican form of
EOvefnniei &. asA&7sg ass ffgsrs;,:5 81 a,-
= Third .--Ths Democracy of Minnesota re-
iterate, and fall endorse the National; Dem,.
cratic Convention at Cincinnati, in 1856, !
AMI further decl re that the, inst,t,,tion of
slavery under the Con, tuition of the
United States, c.n only become per-
tlnent political question. within the State
or Territory where it is proposed tOies ab-
lisa, retain, Or ab,iiSh it; that the citizens uf
such State or Territory respectively. have
exclus'v jurisdiction of the subject instter)
-w'th's lis own limits and that, therefore, T
Congress has noipowerto establish or, pro
tect slavery in, or, to exclude slavery from. |,
-
3 .lFourtll--,rliat nth any attempt to reopen the
African Slave Trade, is disyracetul to the age
and c"t1p,:y;; q 4 that the advocate$ of t6is /
inhunian traffic are enemies t., the govern.
msnt. and sordii ccnspiratorsl against the
peace, homer, dignity, and existence .of the
Union lgt:fi lisii45., : --.t,. 4c,e,,[,<,<.
FAth-,-That Ameri aa eitizsnsbip en-
braces rae = persons Of ali creeds and ationalities,
who, undsr the laws. acknowledge and t it rem.
der allesiance to the American government;
and that the Democratic: party rccogni 80 nv
Eretween suuh citi1ens. whether
nstive borsfor na .nral,zel. but guarantee 10
AZ, ia!lks, lhe same po:ltlsl ri -h,s ~ home,
and the same gover.lnntsl protect,on abroad
And wefarthcr declare that The .,nepdlilsalsll
.Nthe Cons,i,uy ion Of Massachusetts,, pfacingf,
additional restrictions up n ths atluSissi5R oof
frtisn.born adupteicittzens tot..e right OIL
suiterasA isAn, ac Of tie Republican party.
qua q At We bold them Responsible ,foril, MS
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