St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-02-03
No. 27.
Report cf Nee: ing calisd to-
consider the probable sale CT
Public Lands IN Minnesota.

Pursuant to cali the cit..:s:.s # :::tesrus
County,. Min, without 1:s:.i;:ict::,,u If psr-
ty, met at the Everett School Ncuse, St.
Cloud, on Saturday evening, Jan. End,
1859, to take into consideration the pro-
priety Of petitiolinS His Excel!e.cy, tho
President Of the Un;te,; ::1a;es in refer
ence to the sale O. he Public Lands iu
Minnesota.
Leander Go:ton f:*sf:r Vas called to the
Chair, and Il. Z. Al:tc;:cn ~%s cl.,s.u
seccctuy:- when Stephen Miller E%1
submitted preamble: and resolutions,
which; after co'ls sc:::5le discussion E:y-
Col. Caru hers, C. c. .lE,lrcws and Stephen
Miller EsGCs, aia >':r. Jay Of s. :, ,.thony,
were referred tc It coi::..il1ce e three e
report to al adjourned ?*er:;ry 1T tie
Willis House in st. C!,,ud to lie lcid ca
the evening o. the :::5:l1 :n>t
The Chsir appointed! Ga. VIZ. =. Car
uthcrs; {. !. Stcarrs :,;ld Sterj:rn Miller.
Esqrs, &: sad Committee. IGjourDcd
| Jan, 18th, lS;5y,;. Pursuant to above
adjournment, Tic citizens ot SteasDs Coun-
; ty met a: the Wills; House in st Cloud,
:4eau5,r Gorton iii the Chair, Col. VIM.
\. Calu:hcrs, Chairman L. Ccumi;te, re-
ported the following !'r: 2mfle an,! Reso-
lut!o''s. II! connection with Mcno,ial 70.
to the l',es:d> II: Of Tie l:n:tc,i S;z;es.
Whereas, ST "icus apl.:eEensions are en-
tertaincd that The Pubic i.anIs ;n cur.
State will be brought into ,nagkct, ~ pub
lie sale, during the rresc's ycar; ard.
Whereas the citizens ii vur State suffered
the total loss u their crops, Il. the years
1856 and 1857 by the e&t1ac.d: nary rive
ycs oi the graSs:lop;,e:S, ana from tbs.
cause ADDED to the cre;; is:I:,ut!.l :cvu'>ion
which swept over the c,2n:. :, have be4n
compelled to exhaust their vvc,- ,ae;us
in support 0: themselves i:::t! t;hiilies.
J }2esolrc3, That :: public sale u i,'-:
Land in this State viii result n serious
hardship to all, and alrsost -aopsIees:.ruin
to thousands oi our energetic: pioneer.
citizens, and work OF; fSi,::t;.'lr;;:' good
TO nonresident spccu,::- -fHr,.
! Resotvcf!, That l.:v,r!gS.ilz.,! confidence
in the pat:ictism az. justice T.: the l'resi-
ident. and in his regard .ar si,e welfare
OF the settlers on ouE .:o.4iiar, st cherish
the hcpc thatt he viii uot t;:,rrr them to
purchase the Land the: eccupy, Until
they have had reasonable tine ~ recover
froln their peculiar cu,';arrass,4;cn1.
Kesc!rc.!. Vha; We rscx:.n!mvrd tho
citizcls Ct ,i;nueso:4 10 In>:>ti2n the
President oi the United &tssc*', praying.
, that the public land; in ,l;s S,a:e may
be w;thl,c;l from public s4!e 1or tvo
tyear3.
i2r*,'ta:,' hat t':e r.r~s finer <:.o;;:s:: |.o;::
, the State is rc ;'cct.o:: invoked - l.'n1
its in!:4encc il favor - Il s;:evS;:::-> :ud:-
Gated in tx: proceeding t::.::,'::4 :>,;:s.
Rc~'ot0. That Gu: i's::..;oi= aa4 Rep.
resentaty>> il ton.:v-::, are t@sIsa'! j
requested t. use every E:s.s:r'e ul>.scf.
to avert 81 great i c--z.,':;>, - Z Fa!'i1t
!, Sale Of the G1vcr,l;.!>:.t :-3;.:is IA liz:
State:
After considerable 4;ec%s*;aa b. <'el
J. Wm. T. ravltI.cGs, :t~,.i:@'. Miller l,s<
y and T. Z. ,;;.ch.:t: !: .:<,E ., 81! al:
Hays IN ,rIosjti':: i: Tl5s i:s'-H:. TIC re
an;c a.s.i r:~,1?s.>.>sr:; ii e,..:j5:t.;'.i MI!
the Memorial :.S ;e}v''e& vy tl'c i''-:4:t
t:e were adopted VII: !u; .:u. tishe.;ir
: vote.
o., ,notvn t.: Ia: -,;;.,;a;: "a *::s: :::.
Miller, .:u*cl!, i-.:i~''E:ek &.l t; esHph srt
=. kcr i11*;rs> = E,:nG-:t,@: " l-er;,1s si
circulate rctit:.;uS cs: :':c<*:;c t., fA-s se.s
J. ot til: ,.,,>c;in! AID - c:;>ct AHA ,osS IL
:, thc SANE 10 :'r :=t'1:s!':- III: !:>sSGI:::so
/. 20 Tho It u. TIC :::.;ti ,-:stss.
On u,;,s:.>:1. iirSs>:vvu ti.ao tie ! u, slsis
Of the *. / iou:e E,,z:;: ~: =ii! i-.alt< j,
generally ':,''u;:'scu: H. ;'la'> a.c ':c:e|:
? re*pccttial|> :tp:>*:i to PUBLISH tie :os;
d y;i:.>; i'r,::rsbie AHA Il tv:,'':.:'ois.
+ ,.u.ANDEK CuG.UE, Chairman
n Ii. e. MITCHELL. 3ecr.tary.