Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-07-23


While this question was up, several men, |
bers expressed desire to have q platform |
adopted before any more officers were nomi- |
mated.
DR.. REINER moved to lay the motion on
the table.-Carried. asa |
Mr.. McKUNE of Waseca, moved that the
Chair appoint five permanent tellers to collect
the votes during the ballotings-Carried.
The Char appointed as the Tellers-Mr.
McKune of Waseca j. B. Bassett of Henne-
pin; D. NJ. Evans of Olmstead; W. H. c.
Folsom of Chisago; and H. w. Holley Of
Fillmore.
Mr.. PARKER moved that when the Con-
vention proceed to the ballotings for State of
fcers, it be in the order named in the CALL
But the motion was withdrawn.
Mr.. PARKER called for the report Of Conn.,
mittee on Address, when Mr.. DoNNELLY APP
peared and signitied his readiness to offer the
Address, but as the reading would occupy
about an hour, asked the pleasure of the Con-
vention.
Mr.. MITCHELL of Stearns, moved to de-
fer the reading of the report The question
was carried, but was reconsidered, and
On motion of DR.. REINER of Saltwater,
was referred to the State Central Committee,
to be prepared as an electioneering document.
Mr.. M'CUNE moved that when we proceed
to ballot, the Counties be called in regular Or,
der, and Delegates come forward and deposit
their ballots with the Tellers. Carried
The CHAIR stated that Mr.. W. H. HoL-
LEY had asked to be excused from serving on
the Committee of Tellers, and that he had
been excused, and o. II. GILMAN, of Houston
had been appointed in his place.
Mr. BEVANS moved that Mr. STEVENS of
Winona address the Convention Carried.
Judge STEVENS, being called on, made
very fine little speech. Among other ques-
tons, he said, to come before us, will be the
right of suffrage. Men confound natural with
Legislative right. We believe, however, that,
in the language of the Declaration, all men
are born free and equal-and that the right
of suffrage belongs to all alike. The right
should not be bestowed on any one who was
not qualified to bear his part in the respon-
sibilities of the
Here the Committee appointed to wait on
Gov. RAMSEY appeared and introduced the
candidate to the Convention. He was re-
ceived with tremendous and prolonged cheer
ing, and when these had subsidized, he ad-
dressed the dense audience as follows:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen The ac-
ton Of this Convention has placed me under
renewed obligations to the Republican Party
Of Minnesota. Nominated the second time
by the representatives of so large and intelli
gent and patriotic party, could not feel
other than grateful for so distinguished a COM
pliment.
And should the people ratify the nomina,
ton of this Convention, and | be allowed to
take the place to which | shall have been
chosen by the people, Applause, can only
pledge you and the people Of the State to full
ill all the obligations Of that high position to
the best of my ability, without fear, favor or
affection.
| Mr.. President and Gentlemen: You ar
the chosen representatives of the Republican
party of the State of Minnesota party
which dates its existence back only three or
four years, and yet has carried triunphantly
every Northern State of this Union since its
inception. [Great applause.
| INNhy, then, have they come out and built
DIP this new party of lbertys 1t was, gen.
ftlemen, because they saw that the dominant
party-the party in poverty degrees aban-
dOned the doctrines OF the Declaration OF In
4 dependence, framed and adopted by the Rep,
resentatives OF the thirteen original States, at
Philadelphia, on the 4th of July, 1915 -aban.
doned the principles of the Ordinance OF
1 1897, enacted for the government of the Ter.
ritory North and West of the Ohio River
Al abandoned the faith of the carly fathers,
and repealed the time honored Missouri Com.
Npromise.
Z When the people saw this recseansy to the
great original principles of the Revolutionary
statesmen, they arose, and in one day, as il
were, they built up this great party, of which
you are to-day the Representatives. party
which has carried its banner triumphantly
through every Northern State, [cheers. and
which is destined to control the Government,
of this Nation. Enthusiastic applause. +
Gentlemen, feel that il is . proud thing tc
be selected as the standard bearer of such q
party in this young and vigorous common
wealth.
Not only, gentlemen, have the Democratic
party sacrificed the Missouri Compromise
but they are still clam .rouS in their agrees
sions. Their next step is to repeal all the
laws of these United States declaring slave
trade piracy. They will deny it. They viii
tell you they have no such purpose. But did
they not assure us just as positively, and az.
4 parenty with as much sincerity, that they
would not repeal the Missouri Compromise
Has not Judge Douglas, in his recent letter
declared that he cannot accept the nomination
of the Charleston Convention if that Conven
ton should be favorable to the reopening o.
the African Slave trade? And if he who
knows his party and his party men so well
has apprehensiOns, may not We havef ZAP
plause. Yes, gentlemen, it is their deter.
mined purpose still further to disgrace the
country and memory of the founders of the
Government, by reviving this outrageous
trade in human flesh, unless the overwhelm.
ing power of the Republican party should
awe them from their purpose.
u What but the high tone Of its morals and
the purity of its patriotism could have secur.
ed to party, as Of yesterday, the maiorities
in sixteen States of this Unions I say in six.
teen States, gentlemen, for it was ty fraud
that we lost our senator in Indiana, and by
an unfair apportionment that we lost our
Senator in illinois. [Cheers.l But If our
| origin is thus recent, we are no mean or in
significant body, and Vice President Brock.
enridge, in speech in Kentucky, says that
the Republican party is the strongest organ-
zatlon in the country, if the Democratic par.
ty be not stronger-which he doubts. And
so do |, gentlemen. Cheers
What more has been doney We have re.
sisted successfully the attempt to fasten slave.
~ upon Kansas by terrible struggle me.
qualed in the history of the civilized world
Applause. What would haye been the con.
ditlon of Kansas to day, if the Republican
party had not been in existence to res;st the
aggression Of slavery? Gentlemen, the LTD.