The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-02-03

our citizens, q meeting, wiihou, diatinction
Of party. was held at the Everett School
House. on Saturday evening to take meas
urcs 10 induce tho President 10 postpone
the sale Of the public lands in Minnesota, for
one or two years. Mr.. l.. GoRros was ap-
pointed chairman, and Mr.. III. u. MIronMil.
secretary. Mr.. Srkrnxx AllIKR offered
preamble and resolutions. setting forth sab
sian'ially that serious spprehensions were
entertained that the public lanls in the
State were about TO be offered for sale that
the sale Of the lands now would Cause great
hardship To the settlers; that tho President
should be memorialixed to postpone such
sae for two yeais; and that our Senators
and Representatives in Congress should be
requested 10 use their boat exertions to pre-.
vent the lands from coming into market al
present. Mr., MILLER said that action similar
to what was here proposed had alrsady
been taken by citizens in other parts Of the
State, and proceeded to speak OF the detr
ncnt which would result II tho settlers were
compelled within u year to pay for their
lands. lie was in favor OF tho adoption Of
the resolutions as they were.
Mr.. Z. &. ANDREWS being called upon
said, he had signed the called for the meet.
ing reluctantly, and out Of Difference 10 the
Judgment Of other signers, Tor he had no
serious approximations that the public lnnds
which had been lately settled on would be
offered at sale for q year to come. Tho
lands had not yet been ordered into market.
and It was question IN his mind whether
they would no, be wasting their AMMUNITION
10 move In this matter before danger was
apparent. Yet, IL action now, was general
y drmed erpdient, he would cordially co
operate. lle could not speak from personal
knowledge ofany land dstricl bu, this. The
condition OF settlers in this district gave
them peculiar claims 10 tho justice and for
benranee OF the government they bad not
only felt the great revulsion IN business, but
had not recovered. aud would not recover
for n year or two, from the loss OF their
cropsby the grssshoppcrs in 1866 and 1887
II would cause harsisbIp-~and IN some osss~
distress - To minority Of the settlers on the
west side OF The Mississippi. II they were
compelled within a year TO prove up and
pay for the land they occupied such u
measure would retard the public prosperity.
and II u psromplory sale should bc 0rderd
before tho settlers had reasonable time Ia
recover from their present embarrammsn,s.
be- would most strcnuously urge n postpone.
mcnt.
lie considered. moreover, that the presi
dent was committed to tho policy the just
and wise p0licy--of reservng tho public
lands for settlers IA long M there was a
prospect that such lands would be entered
upon AMI occupied by settlers The Prcsi.
dent fofeshadowed this 10 his inaugural
IN our eard'nai Iohey.' nv aa,d, 10
ts1,U these lands, a, mud, az mag be, for
aotuai aiiIss" He remembered that the
Union. 10 MI article on the subject which
WAS widely copied, nseJ ihess words: Z" We
are rjoiced to observe that the present ad
mInisiraiion appreciate the benelcont Dn
turc Of this policy, and that n disposition
exists on the part Of the Executive 10 have
II faithfully carried into operation lie
did not believe the President would depart
from this policy without extraordinary
grounds. The depletion 81 tbs treasury
would hardly be n sufIicirn, ground, iDas
much ~ most oil the lands would BE- paid ior
by warrants. No man, who wished to re
the country grow and prosper, would vii
lIngIy sull,r our lands 10 be sold under the
hammer 10 non residents and remain unoe.
cupisd No though, the President. the
Secretary Of this Interior. and the C0mrnis
sioner u tho General Land Office were dis
posed, no, only u be just, bat indui
gent 10 the settlers on the frontier. The
postponemeDt u the sale Of public lands 10
Kansas and Nebraska was an evidence oi
this Some u the lands IN th0se territories
had been open ~ ssitIemon, Tor more than
four years, and no coercivs sale had taken
place there yet.
Mr. AsDsxws thought however there
were soruo townships Of pins and Other lands
In remote parts Of the district that had been
rejected by settlers, aud which The gov.
ernmcnt would bs authorized 10 order into
market. lie presumed n sale Of such lands
would be ordered during the present year.
Col. w. A. CAaCrngEs, Itsyishr 81 the
Land Office, was called up and said 10 sub
stance
: Mr.. Chairman. most heartily aud cordially
concur 10 the object Of this meeting and tbs
resolutions. The Offering at public sale u the
lands IN Minnesota a. this time, will result In
aIrnost hopeless ruin to thousands Of honest,
worthy, patriotic oilixsns who have LOTT the
comforts u home and society ~ friends In other
states, and come out 20 endure the piiya,ons
of frontier life, and expended their all Ia con,
SsriiDg the Wild forest. and beautiful prairss
81 this rich and noble State, into smiling gar.
dsbs aud gay psrisuss. IL will work a terrible
calamity H. the youngest aud most beautiful ~
The Sisters u this royal family ~ c0nfsdsrstsd
states. II will he stripping from her the bridal
robes and her legal d0uTy,
Gentlemen say that the object II this meet
my vii eject my ibtsTest. more ruHoti,iy than
aUy other. deny IL, The interrst u the PEG.
pie Of Minnesota and the state ~ my interest
What effects one affects the other, ard IN the
! same way. J have always been, am now,
bsBcsfOrtb and forever Will be opposed 10 The
! policy OF dispGting u TIE public lands To non
resident spectators. ] viii 10 as far a. him
. { that goes fAfthsst 10 Asy legal manner 10 70