The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-02

therefore provide for the reduction OF
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I have specified acting under increased sense
sion oneha and have doubt would be highly
ceptabe the people of the State.
.on 80 to amend Tie constitution to the regular
sons the days and of called Sessions
sanction the that would be Of benefit by
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dcated would be ample for all connected with ordinary
One Of the most important subjects requiring your action that
relating to the disposition the School accordance with
the conferred upon the Legislature by the Constitution One
third of these lands and those the valuable alone permit
ted to be exposed to public sale within after the adoption
of that The experience Of other States should teach
that too guards be thrown around the School
Lands would be strange indeed advantage sought
e act s I the most v
able at rates far beneath their worth that
these Sections to their beag s that provision
be whereby none Of these lands shall be sold Tor less than
necessity speedy disposal Of the School
tor they are now upon many the town
the citizens Of the State from the heavy purp
bill passed BY Legislature which provided for
the disposal Of all the lands and return with
loosely framed and guarded that if it had become
dered secured The Constitution REQUIRES the
principal for which the School Lands may
you pass authorizing portion Of these
lands to be sd will carefully provide the security of the
the Rocky Mountains has large of lands
or our and this munfcen donation should
The laws now in force for the regulation schools
que entire revision and the adoption sy
to whom are entrusted the interests popular education
WIN TINS subject it is proper should mention
1851 which gives the right of upon
e and s6 this State under certain
the Union and addressed to the
the 1ag Of dy % wh Rsad vi
claiming all of the said school sections the property
the opinion Attorney General Black dated Nov 10TH 1853 in
case involving the questions which Arkansas
pie therein distinctly asserted other authorities sanction
the views taken by the Attorney General that
the United States by which certain public lands are
granted the latter dvest the State such lands
containing it approved BY President which in the case Of
Minnesota the 26h of February 1857 am clearly
binding JOINT n Resolution Of Con
Eess referred TO- but that she should necessary appeal the
sections granted by Congress that Joint Resolution Of Con
sd eu 9eae
in each township which she justly entitled Probably the
seon of the rights of the State will loss
individuals the Importance Of the question great per-
NIT such considerations weigh the against
lie interests especially would be the Legis
late provide for any Of peculiar hardship which may
D.
tribes of Indians having
State great of citizens
counties they depedaons upon property besides
causing alarm by their and nsoent in the
thny settled parts of the State have caused them
moved time after time from the counties
plants of the white settlers but it impossible to conne them
within bounds Of their reservations unless other line
portion of the members of each tribe have the
and habits of the Whites and deserve
ton but the ncogbe des and vagabonds among should
either be compelled follow
application should be made the General Government their
removal further westward, where they affiliate with the wild
or bands who subst by the chase and thus relieve
our frontier settlements from the OF their periodical visits
Oo Cullen the United States Superintendent of Indian Affairs for
this State has been ndaabe his
ans within their limits and take pleasure acknowledge
Ing the promptude with which he has responded repeated
applications for his interference
Inc clause the Constitution prescribing the conditions
winch civilized Indians exercise the elective franchise has
thus imperative of the failure of the
cants by the District Courts informed by the Mr.
Riggs highly respected Missionary among Sioux
Indians that there Individual members of that tribe who
OF the requisite qualifications for citizenship and
they and all others similarly qualified have constitutional right
70 ask from the Legislature such facilities will enable them
present themselves before the tribunal examination
oDec every safeguard to abuses If State autho
Ties can give encouragement the who striving
raise himself in the intellectual and political scale surely
cumoent them to promptly cheeru especiay
our Constitution has thrown broad shield protec
"on commend the subject to your special
transmit herewith communication from the United States
seaS.sy department IN reply to reputation
ea unaer the Joint Resolution of H.