Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-09-17
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We the Democracy Of Minnesota, by our Dele
sates in Convention assembled, do affirm and
fiysta.TxatthA StAtesbxi the Union are, soy-
ereign and equal; and the powers not expressly
delegated to the Federal Government are re-
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are lpstiy entitled healaistusbed rsgi!asidnt
Of their local affairs, free from intervention by
Congress or by any State. and subject only tol
the Constitution Of the United States; that, on
attaining the number ofinhabitants equal to
tye ratio Of representation in the lower house
ganize State Goyerpneqt. and demand adj
mission into the FEDERAL Union;' and that, in
tho organization Of such State Government, the
People, by the will Of the majority, fairly OK
pressed at the hallot-b have the exclusive
conflict with u Republican form ofgovcrnment.
Tkrd-rhe Democracy Of Minnesota rete-
rate, and fully endorse the National Democrat
ic Convention ut CinciEnati, in 1856, and fur
Their declare that the institution of slavery un-
der the Constitution OF the United States, can
only become pertinent political question
within the State or Territory where, it is pro-
posed to establish, retain, or abolish it; that
the citizens ofsuch' State or Territory; resPeel
lively, hayO exclusive jurisdiction OF tie sub
jest matter; within its OWN limits; and that,
therefore Congress has no power to establish
or protect slavery in, or to exclude slavery
States.
Fpurth-Tbat any attempt to reopen the AZ
rican Slave Trade, is disgracetnl to the ago and
country; and that the advocates Of this inln-
man traffic are enemies to the government, and
sordid constructors against the peace, honor,
dignity. and existence of the UhiOn.ef
Fifth-That American citizenship ON braces
persons Of all creeds and nstiophlitics, who
under the laws, acknowledge and render allie
glance to the American government; and that
the Democratic party recognize no distinction
between such citizens, whether native born OF
naturalized, but guarantees to all alike, the
governmental protection abroad. And Wv VIC fur.
thor deo]are that the amendment to the Con-
sttution Of Massachusetts, placing additional
restrictions upon the admission Of foreign born
adopted citizens to the right Of suffrage, is al
net Of the Republican party, and that we hold
them responsible for it, as an open avowal 81
| principles which are secretly and covcrtly helt
by that party in Minnesota, and wherever tina
sectional Orgapi z8tiOn EXISTS which Is mani
tested by the fact that they have placcdinlnoml
ination for the su1frages of the native ant
adopted citizens of Minnesota, James II. Baker
tor Secretary Ct Stats GgEa9n E. G9le faf A.
kepresen tatiyc in. Congress, three open an{
ayowed Know Nothings!' :" n,'r 'I-l1a q. 1o'
w., sisth1Tlnst all laws Of tic United States
dnly enacted, should be obey edi and arespectet
Enless dcclarel unconstitutiDnal BY the Judicia
tribunals; and that the aid and eneoufigeinen
| givcn by the. Republican, party iM Ohio, Wis
consin. and else here, to resist tho! laws, cbl
vi or nf hrisS n In
dictionary in its objects and aims. =,
Seventh: That the principles: embraced. ii
the measure known as the Homestead Rili Wyerl
and are of Democratic origin: first introduced
i'm to Congress by u'member ofithat party land
during the last session, voted for;bY iour Sena
! tors and Representative and that the provis
to nsssttlers: thereafter to locasd upo4 pabli
lands, and those ,oW, settled upon them, Al
we'll as 70 lands subject to private entry Of t,
pre- -emption; that the attempt ofthe' Republf:
can party t. claim i, as their measure is,. pre-
poster0ps and absurd, but that, on the consera
pqcy Of has been
i, the public lands amongst all the States thu
! despoiling the public land States for the benef
Of the older States OF the Union al witnessed
by-its advocating the passage, of the :Agricultu.
raj College Bill during tho last session Of Con
gross, in advance of, the Homestead, Bill-thu
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millions. Of acres Of land and donating the same
{. the older States, thereby creating State Lane
RI onopolies. - our midst and disposing of tn,
I public domain they protested BY the Homestead
Pill to be DESTROYS OF donating as homes for til,
homeless. u n ~ -, =
/ Eighth-That all sales ofthe public lands arc
fepnttsry tosthes settled policy Of the Demecrac,
I?f Minnesota, and this Convention pledges tn,
Influence of the party in opposition to any dis
position OF the PuSliSId9main other than to &C.
tuai settlers under the operation Of liberia
homestead or presumption law. Tina. the sal
at this time Of the5lahiShow advertised in thi
State, would be oppressive to pioneer settler
nt I'D sSspe sfs
! Democracy Of the State, and repugnant to tn
policy indicated by Andrew jackson and en-
dSrsed ny the President; in his inaugural address
Iand yisOlicit the ,FfeAidsht t. ,pestlon
ttilose sales, as means 81 preserving 4 n1i1c
\ Tous class from actual ruin, and contributin,
to the best Interests Of the STATE III! J,Ia|
Ninth That The covert opposition of th
. .S Of the Republican party in this State t
Ie.onof ers tkepresentatiyesief that party i,
Congress, to the admission, Of both Mfnnesot,
and Oregon, demonstrate the hypocrisy of Re
publican pretensiopsasbeiug The peculiar frien,
Tenth--That the charges, made by the lat
republican Convention that the officers Of tn
Estate and the Democratic party had tampere,
with the purity of tho pallot-box to secure thei
ascendanct ct the last State election, is dishon
oring to the Stseo, and still more so to thos
who made thettlas they know them to be falls
and nnfo9ndted and the fact that their cand,
chatleneed to test the question before the lega
trib1naiyof the State, which he and his politi
cal friends declined to do, affords the most con
yincihg proof that neither he nor they belle vet
, what they 50 ysAemeft,y Ss<eited. And il
nlimited confidence, IN The ,ittSaf;ty III;
patriotism ofthc present State Administration
Gpye9 YER ths present npYeToa. rep,