Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-10-01
gov. RAMSEY'S CLAIMS ron TIRE
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"i"ce Tue seSslVO OS tne late tepuOllc1n
State Convention.- many facts have leaked
out, going to show that that convention was
|singularly unfortunate in its selection Of
candidates. We Nwils briefly consider the
claims Of the greater part Of them.
With the character, history and capa.
bilities Of Gov. ramsey most of the intelli
gent citizens of Minnesota are familiar. AS
q prominent member and leader Of the old
wing party, the Gov. advocated Gin Penn
sylv"nia,) in opposition to Gen. Jackson's
.emption policy, the distribution of the
proceeds Of the public lands among the States
"a measure calculated aid intended to bene-
fit the eastern and southern States-to sup.
port their State Governments, without dircc,
taxation, at the expense Of the West a mol.
icy which, if carried out. would have proved
rninous to Western interests; and that fol.
lowing out that principle Gov. Ramsey
voted while in Congress, against the &C,
graduating and reducing the price Of public
lands for the benefit Of actual settlers, which
was introduced and urged by Democrats.
! In accordance with this same distribution
policy, the Republicans at the last session
introduced and passed, the "Agricultural
College Biil'-a measure designed III the
name Of holy cause, that Of education,
to rob the West, for the benefit Of the East
and South; for 1t provided that scrips for
the amount Of twenty thousand acres Of
land, for each Senator and Representative
it had in Congress should be given to each
State-giving to the State of New York with
its thirty-five members seven hundred thous.
and acres !; New England over one million,
Pennsylvania and OHIO, over one million
more and the other States in proportion.
Minnesota, would have received for an agri.
cultural college but eighty thousand acres,
willie her agricultural resources her adva,,-
tages, as an agricultural State, are far supe-
rior to, and at no distant day, will produce
far more, than those, Of New England and
New FORK combined. And while this meas.
ure has thus no reference to the future OF
the great Northwest, but would sacrifice it
to the selfish demand of the East and South
it's present influence upon Minnesota, would
be tat the scrip, at least three millions Of
acres would been located in Minnesota,
weighing her, down, still more heavily, with
the greatest curse that has ever been entail
ed upon the West, that Of non resident land
holders. 43sl& yas fn q ,a. = 4ayH9
This bill was voted against BY Democrat
ic members generally and was vetoed BY
President Buchanan. 1t is fair to infer that
As it was supported unanimously, and car
ried by Republicans, and Is it was in &C
cordance with the old line policy, advocat-
ed and voted for by Gov. Ramsey when in
Congress, that he would have supported 1t.
How well, this policy is adapted to the in.
terest Of the West, our readers can readily
perceive. It is one that has always been
opposed by the West, and which wherever
it has been carried into operation has proved
= most serious injury it. As Republican
then, member Of the party that thus iav
ors the samepolicy that he himself advocat.
ed when Pennsylvania Wing. Gov. Ram.
sey is certainly not entitled to tho support
of the settlers of Minnesota. e. y5f.s .,
/ Gov. Ramsey claims to be the friend q
the Grow Homestead bill. The Republi.
cans now seek to disown that bill, but they
always claimed it as their pet measure and
Mr.. Grow, now says he was the author O
it. What that measure was, how disastrous
to the prosperity Of Minnesota it would have
been we have frequently shown. O That il
must have necessarily diverted emigra:
ton from Minnesota, and even enticed away
some who have already settled here is ap
parent. We have frequently shown that
this measure applied only to lands subject
70 private entry, and in another article will
be found a, brief review Of the claims Sc!
up BY Mr.. Colfax In relation to lit. j, Now
what credit ought Gov. Ramsey or any o.
the Republican candidates to have for favor.
ing this measure?s Why do they not nd.
, vocate such measure as is proposed in tn
Democratic platform, which will cover al
classes Of Government land-bencdt tn,
!, settlers Of Minnesota as we'll as those of 10
wa and Wisconsin? II, aso-i I,araaTzy e
Again Gov. Ramsey claims the sympath,
and support Of the people, because he say
that he was faudulently defeated wv
years ago. We have often sho wn how has,
this claim is. That it was his duty If he be
lievod mis- statements to be true to have tn,
matter investigated before the courts, so tia
at all events the people could have the evi.
dence Of the frauds placed before them j,
an authentic manner. The Goodhue Count,
Republican and other Republican papers ar,
publishing what they pretend are afiidavits
going to prove Gov. Rausey's charges. AL
we have to say about them is that not one q
them is authentic on the face. Not one
in their present shape could be admitted a
evidence in any court, and that a careful OF
animation will satisfy any candid man thu