The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-01-13

he brought tntO Mssksti"
Reports are current all over the State
tina, the Public Lands within our borders
will be brought into market, and the citizens
of Anoka County feeling deep interest In a
measure pregnant with good or evil to our
young State, assembled in obedience to u
call at Columbus, on Friday, the 3lst day
Of December las,, for the purpose Of dis
GUSHING the question. aud on motion Dr.
j. W. Coxronr was called 10 the Chair and
Il. II. WooD was elected Secretary.
The object Of the meeting having been
stated by the Chairman. In n brief and
comprehensive manner, calling upon all
actual scttlcrs--f farmers, merchants. me.
ehancs. and others interested in the immedi
ate development of our young and boauii-
full State, 10 rally M one Tan in their ~.
speciive towns and counties, organize CON-
miitces, and procure signatures to petitions,
to be presented by our delegation in Con.
gress to the President Of the United States,
praying for the suspension Of the salc@ OF
the Public Lands Ia Minnesota. for at least
one or two years, and IN order TO act the
ball in motion the present meeting WAS
convened, with the hope that n response
IRON every section Of our State will be
heard in plain and unmistakable terms dc.
prccatng such policy at this time.
Loud calls having been made for the Hon.
JANIS SrAnksY, Of Ramsey County, that
gentleman appeared and addressed the meet
lug in substance, IA follows;
Mr.. Chairman and fellow citizens, sore
what reluctantly, ! respond TO your call. not
from any apathy towards the subject mat
ter for which this meeting WINS called, for IN
that feel in common with you MI. deep
interest but would have preferred to have
been silent listener 10 the remarks u some
81 the citizens 81 Anoka county. that !
might be prepared To set the ball IN motion
IN Ramsey and other counties where they
are, like yourselves, deeply interested in this
movement /, IL true. Mr.. Chairman, that
reports are circulated all over the State u
the intention ~ the President u the United
States 10 bring the public lands of this
State into market Al once, or IN early M
possible nov u this bc true and we may
all res, assured il IL not far from true, the
question mnst necessarily come home to
every man, IL IL calculated 70 do US good or
barlny For myseIf, am frank 10 confess
there ia 10 line Of policy which II carried
out will inhict n more permanent injury
upon our future prospects Il An tho bringing
these lands into market a, this tima
know when u,terin2 these sentiments that
dcpnnciations loud and deep will be- the pm
atty. ! care not for that tho@e who know
me will IT least give me credit for sdyoca-
ting q policy, the tendency of which will be
personally injurious 10 me, when the inter
,s's Of the whole people are III stake, "self
should be lot 10 the great tide u State pfo.-
peri'y II requires no ffesh amount Of wis
dom 10 fof,yec the disastrous ,H.cis of such
policy as tina, contemplated on our young
ard beautiful State; our beautiful wool
lands, prairies AMI rivers. were Designed by
the Creator for mans nae not such IN, ~
the absentee sIs'cula'~ would put them 10,
but 10 cultivate, improve, raise subsistence
and finally competence in old age. Such no
doubt was the all wise intention TO this end
should oil our energies be- directed whence
comes this anxious desire 10 bring cur lands
toto market II does not come from the
hardy pioneer, the Scttler, the farmer, the
merchant or mechanic. No sir, their inter.
eats are minutcly identical, aud certainly no
one will gsihsay the asscrtion, that Of these
several trades o. csllings, the grca, mas u
our populat On consists then where il the
great power now moving 10 bring about this
calamity Truth points her unerring On.
fer at he abseutee Spectator, the eastern
capitalist with their over gorged trcasuriey;
panic stricken A. they have been for nearly
two Year,, they pan, Tor somewhere 10 10.
ves,, where they csn roll up the interest 90
their accumulated wealth. or the alternative,
jn., ~ welcome TO them, 10 become the
owper. and lords Of the finest and best
portions Of our State. This Is our TO-