Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-10-01
GOV. RAMSEY'S CLAIMS FOR THE
t:OvERNORSHIp.

Since the session o! the late Republican
State Convention, many facts have leaked
out, going to show that that convention was
|singularly unfortunate in its selection Of
candidates. We will briefly consider the
claims Of the greater part Of them.
With tho character, history and capa :
bilities Of Gov. Ramsey most of the intclli
gent citizens of Minnesota are familiar. AS
a prominent member and leader Of the old
wing party. the Gov. advocated Gin Penn
sylvania,) in opposition to Gen. Jackson's
pre- .emption policy, the distribution Of the
proceeds Of the public lands among the States
"a measure calculated aid intended to bene-
fit the eastern and southern States-to sup
port their State Governments, without dircc,
taxation, at the expense of the West mol.
icy which, ifcarried out, would have proved
rninous to Western interests; and that fol.
lowing out that principle Gov Ramsey
voted while in Congress, against the act
graduating and reducing the price of public
lands for the benefit Of actual settlers, which
was introduced and urged by Democrats.
! In accordance with this same distribution
policy, the Republicans at the last session
introduced and passed, the agricultural
College BiIl"-a measure designed in tho
name Of holy cause, that Of education,
to rob the West, for the benefit of the East
and South; for 1t provided that scrips for
the amount Of twenty thousand acres OF
land, for each Senator and Representative
it had in Congress should be given to each
State-giving to the State Of New York with
its thirty five members seven hundred thous.
and acres =; New England over one million,
Pennsylvania and Ohio, over one million
more and the other States in proportion.
Minnesota, would have received for an asri.
cultural college but eighty thousand acres,
willie her agricultural resources her adva,,-
tages, as an agricultural State, are far supe-
r'or to, and at no distant day, will produce
far more, than those, Of New England and
New York combined. And while this meas
ure has thus no reference to the future OF
the great Northwest, but would sacrifice it
to the selfish demand of the East and South
its present influence upon Minnesota, would
be that the scrip, at least three millions Of
acres would been located in Minnesota,
| weighing her down, still more heavily, with
the greatest curse that has ever been entail
ed upon the West, that of non resident land
holders. ,5.. fr. -. 4.a..- f.-yHa.
This bill was voted against by Democrat
ic members generally and was vetoed BY
President Buchanan. It is fair to infer that
As it was supported unanimously, and car
ried by Republicans, and as it was in &C.
cordance with the old line policy, advocat-
ed and voted for by Gov. Ramsey when in
Congress, that he would have supported it.
How we'll, this policy is adapted to the in
tercst Of the West, our readers can readily
perceive. It is one that has always been
opposed by the West, and which wherever
it has been carried into operation has proved
= most serious injury to it. As Z Republican
then, member Of the party that thus fav
ors the samepolicy that he himself advocat-
ed when Pennsylvania Wing. Gov. Ram
sey is certainly not entitled to tho support
Of the settlers of Minnesota. wis. e..
Gov. Ramsey claims to be the friend Of
the Grow Homestead bill. The Republi-
cans now seek to disown that bill, but they
always claimed it as their pet measure and
Mr.. Grow, now says he was the author OF
it. What that measure was, how disastrous
to the prosperity Of Minnesota it would have
been we have frequently shown. 20 That it
must have necessarily diverted emigra-
ton from Minnesota, and even enticed away
some who have already settled here is ap.
parent. We have frequently shown that
this measure applied only to lands subject
TO private entry, and in another article will
be found a brief review of the claims set
up b. Mr.. Colfax In relation to it. Now
what credit ought Gov. Ramsey or any of
the Republican candidates to have for favor
Ing this measure? Why do they not ad-
vocate such measure as IS proposed in the
Democratic platform, which will cover all
classes Of Government land-benctit the
settlers Of Minnesota as we'll as those of 10.
wa and Wisconsin? 4, s., ;,asaa.res cd,
Again Gov. Ramsey claims the sympathy
and support Of the people, because he says
that he, was faudulently defeated two
years ago. We have often sho wn how base
this claim is That it was his duty If he be.
lievod mis- statements to be true to have the
matter investigated before the courts, so tia,
tat all events the people could have the evil
dence Of the frauds placed before them in
an authentic manner. The Goodhue County
Republican and other Republican papers are
publishing what they pretend are affidavits,
going to prove Gov. Ramsey's charges. AL
we have to say about them is that not one
them is authentic on the face. Not one
in their present shape could be admitted as
evidence in any court, and that careful ex.
animation will satisfy any candid man tina,