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

belief of their truth.
Act of Congress approved March 3d. 1858 gives right
Minnesota to make deficiency of school sections frac
ona townships from other portion of the unapproprated
public lands 1t would be the part of wisdom to have these
lions made as speedily practicable
The Secretary the Interior very unexpectedly decided that
he grant swamp lands made to the different land States
not applicable Minnesota No time should be lost soliciting
the former law to State and recommend that by Joint Res
utoh Oh e TWO ouses the application be made without
There is class of enacmens the statute book of the
lure standing appropriations which are the occasion of much
ana doubt to the State officers in the discharge OF their
instances will be found in the act to establish State Nor
NAL Schools that with regard Prison. and others of
the sums thus set apart included bill making
for the support of the State Government recommend
prescribe the duty of the Auditor under
such laws The policy of standing appropriations very
onaoe In my Judgment all appropriations should be embraced
IN general BILL which will show the entire amount of annual
State expenditure.
1t has been customary of general provide
in the concluding section for the repeal of all parts of
Inconsistent Herewith without specifying them This mode of
has rise much confusion and doubt and
commend that in future intended be struck from the
statute book shall be particularly designated the repeating
provided that five per Of the proceeds of all sales
OF public lands lying within said State which shall be sold by
Congress the of said the Union
deducng all the incident to the shall be paid to
the for the purpose of making public roads and i'm
must be due under the above and
the requisite be taken its into the
State Treasury at an early day.
The Importance of Bill State beyond ques
and Representatives Congress their
efforts to the of such Act during the
session that body extending it's provisions all lands
whether surveyed unsuryed Such would not only
just itself but would tend intellectually advance the pros
perity Of the State
suggest aso your consideration the proprety of app
cation Congress for the reimbursement of the expenses incurred
the State connection with the Convention to form State Con
That Convention assembled under the authority of
Congress- and the State has just claim for the disbursed by
the members and other expenditures
OF momentous that the OF the Keel
procy Treaty between the United States and the British Govern
men and now confined to certain States and Provinces Shall be
extended embrace commercial intercourse
with northern neighbours The Red River settlement although
nearly ten thousand souls and becoming more and more
identified with interests is but the germ of the mighty
aton which, the country opened to immigrants Will
pour great vaeyshe and fertile plains within the
British possessions Every step taken cultivate good
feeling and to intimate relations with the people north
boundary line will do bind them hereafter
And the settlements continue extend westward towards the
through Minnesota will be constantly destiny for
the future much bound with that of the colonies north
while may be possible desirable, that
should be united with them under the form of government
still it is evident that their interests and interviewer
identical unrestricted commercial facilities should be
by both parties under the sanction of their respective
The impetus which would be given the prosperity of Mime
by the adoption of the northern for railway
the continent and the of the work
the line, be 1t would
in the on rank of Western States unprece
dented increase population and wealth That such consumma
ton will take place later reasonable enter
tain doubt The comparatively short distance the abundance
wood and water and the favorable character of the climate all
the northern surveyed by Gov Stevens ahogeer
both of which have surveyed
of the General Government 1t incumbent upon the and
subject all proper occasions the Congress- and
at the time of enlstng the friendly of
with whom particularly allied the promotion
this great enterprise suggest for consideration the
pey of pettoning Congress appropriate suitable
the public domain for aiding in its construction.
is to be regretted that the State has her command
sufficient of be applied the encouragement
immigration Every dollar udcousy applied object would
be returned tenod to the State in single year. The
cn are now 50 heavily upon many of the
States WILL as natural consequence induce their sub
to escape from exacons and seek their
tunes in the New World Unfortunately u.s. others of the
divert of immigration their limits They en-
poy abroad we'll the United States and expend
annually large for that purpose Something should be done
to practical result connection with this subject recon-
mend that committee appointed two Houses
object of collecting all the information obtained
to assist the Legislature in determining the proper
pursued
Having given you my views impeecty upon those
topics special general interest the State which deemed
incumbent to for your consideration be
permitted congratulate that
from foreign and that justified he belief that there
questions issue between
| which not susceptible of an amcable solution.
An attempt the part of few misguided nstgae
serve nsurecton Virginia has gna failed and these
distubers of the public have either mserab persisted
about their scad The slavery
has for years been the fruitful sectional disco
will continue ALLEVIATE the affections great of
of politics When the principle Nonntervenion the
part Congress with the domestic
organized Territories shall be fully established part
public policy and the doctrine applicable
era States and Territories being permitted
with the domestic affairs of another may confidently
expect the bonds of aerna kindness fully restored be-
the North and South and the only element of danger
the integrity the Confederacy wholly dsspated and removed
is the duty of Minnesota and of every other State promote
harmony and good will between the different sections and ow
all part country
against the other God has given noble heritage and while
enjoy the blessings of perfect freedom religious we'll
civil should bear mind shall be held Justly respon
for