Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-13
REPUBLICAN PLArroRn:


Relying upou the intelligence, patriotism
and discriminating Justice Of the American
people, we, the Delegates, of the Republican
party, in State Convention assembled, submli,
to the enlightened judgment of the freemen o
Minnesota. the following emphatic declaration
OF principles and resolutioos:
l. We maintain the Union of the States
the rights of the States, and the liberties q
the People. =
2. Regarding slavery as great moral ani
political evil, we oppose its extention bevon,
the States in which it already exjsts-the r.
oppening of the African Slave Trade--a Slave
Code for the Territories, and while we disclaiu
all interference with slavery where it already
exists in the States, we demand the entire apt
unconditional divorce of the National Govern
!"ent from any participation in this "relic O
barbaism."
3. We prescribe no man on account of hi,
religion or place of nativity; we oppose an,
abridgement whatever Of the right Of naturalii
cation now secured by law to emigrants, anc
all discrimination between native and natural
lied citizens, whether by amendment of q State
Constitution, as Massachusetts, or by Legisla
tive or Congressional action; aud we resis,
with indignation, as our fathers did in 1872
the monstrous doctrine of the impressment o
American citizens by foreign despotism, as re-
Gently proclaimed by the present Administra,
ton.
4. We are in favor Of granting the public
domain in limited quantities to be the free
homes Of freemen; Glands for the landles,
uers~s niggers for the niggerless;" aud we hold
the present Administration to q strict account
ability for the defeat Of the Homestead Bill
in the last Congress l.H.T
5. We condemn the doctrine of the Dred
Scott decision as anti-C Constitutional, anti-Re
publican. Incompatible with State Rights and
as destructive of personal security.
3. We are in favor Of immediate and eff.
cient Nation al aid to the Pacific Rrilroad by
the most practicable route. r.,g
. Z. We hold that Congress ought to protec,
the lives and property Of our citizens by Judi.
clous appropriations for Rivers and Harbors
8. We are resolved to maintain the purity
OF the bailot.box, as the palladium of GU,
liberties 10 this end we will resist by every
legitimate means in our power the frauds which
1t IS the avowed purpose Of the corrupt dynas.
ty now entlencAcd in the stolen places of powe,
III this State. to perpetuate, and for their pas,
inlqalties as well as their proposed frauds, W.
hold them up for the reprobation of all patriots
as conspirators against Liberty by their viola.
ton OF its sacred ark-tlc balIot-box.
l. Resolved, That We condemn in unmeas.
nred terms the reckless extravaganza Of tic
present corrupt and prohigate National Al.
anti-Democratic issue of shi:.
plasters-its venality in the awardment, OF public
contracts-its procivity to create a mountain
OF public debt-ts punic faith in the affairs Of
kans,s-its reputation OF "homes for the
nou'eless-ils duplicty on the Pacific Rail.
road, Its gross violation of the purity of The
ballot box, its cowardly abandonment OF the
doctrine ofprolection to adopted citizens, its
alliance with disuuonists, its universal subver-
SION OF Liberty, its opposition to the Declare
uon OF Independence, and its gross perversion
of the Constllulion,--constitut in all a bill
ol grievances which renders this Administra-
tion cancer upon the Republic, and whicl.
we pledge the vote of Minnesota 10 aid in re-
moving III 1860.
2 Resotved, That the present State organ
'zation is one based upon frauds, and is there
lore bogus, that the Governor and Auditor OF
State, in receiving stocks as basis of bank
circulation, without marketable value, have
violated the plain letter Of the law forfeited
public confidence, and contributed largely to
our pecun'ary elnbarrassmcnt-tnat the Demo
cratic party has created a contingent fund fol-
the benefit Of State officers, thereby stealing
the Peoples money, aud that by their gelleral
nlsn'anagement Of our State affairs they have
shown themselves not only unworthy of con-
hdence, but have manifested their incapaci,y
10 administer the Stale Government.
B. Resolved, That the present Adn,instra-
ton in ordering the sale OF public lands in this
State. (as it is understood such is their ayowed
purpose in this dark hour of financial distress
and general embarrassment, is infictng a
fearful wrong upon the settlers OF Minnesota,
turning over to remorseless spectators the
fruits of their honest Industry.
4. RcsoLved, That the gross abuses nrac.
ticed by the Democratic party of this State,
under that clause of the Constitution which
extends the elective franchise to the Indians
who have adopted the habits and customs OF
civilized life, demand the severest reprohation
OF all friends OF the purity of the ballot-box,
and this Convention pledges the Republican
party of Minnesota to reform and correct such
abuses, by such ncedfal legislation as shall
confine the benefits intended to be conferred
by that provision to such Indians as, have or
may become civilized in fact.
5. Resolued That however men may have
originally differed upon the adoption of the
five million loan policy, we all unite in de-
termination to preserve the plighted faith Of
the State from the stain Of reputation by
meeting all our obligations to the entire extent
Of onr honest indebtedness that in regard to
tue question Of the taxation Of the people to
pay the interest on the State Railroad Bonds,
We hold that the Constitutional Amendment
itself points out the mode by which that
interest shall be met, that we will faithfully
carry out and abide by that amendment, and
shall hold the Railroad Companies to strict
compliance Herewith and that we shall
oppose all further Legislation upon the subject
until default and forfeiture shall have been