Weekly Minnesotian and times. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1859-1860, 1860-05-26


Mr.. G'iddin9s Offered the following amend
mcnt to ,iIc fast resolution:
"rhat we solcnIlv reaSSol the scfcyidcnt
truths that all men are endowed by thcir
Creator with certain nalicuallt rights, among
which are those of life, liberty, aud tEle p,r-
suit of happiness; tchccrs) that governments
are instituted among men IL secure tn en-
joyment of these rights
The amendment was submitted and lost
Mr. Wimot moved to Sl.ih" out the word,
Estate Lcsis!aturc,' because they coniiicte,l
with the doct rnc of the ltli resolution.
Mr.. .loSSUp Of Pennsylvania, stated chat
these words were inserted in that resolution
because Republicans of iorcign birth iclt il
was due To- them that the Republicans should
first affirm that tIey d. nut desire TO inter
icrc with The present naturalization laws, and
secondly, that they aS party do not approve
OF legislation which went to impair the rights
Of nat:laized citizens
Mir. Wilmot stated that Ia. ni-apprchcnl-
ed the tenor Of thc clause, and Withdrew the
motion.
Carl Schurz, OF Wisconsin, came forward
amid immense applause, and said:
- the amendment Is withdrawn by the .s.,i, f..
man from Pennsylvania, find 1t han lily necessary
10 address the Convention rpon THIS subject /
wish that this resolution would Ice passed without
Op;'o>lon Tia" German Republican,, OF the North
crn Stat have gwen Won u' "Jo votes (applaiiS..I
and wish thai they should ind IT consistent ,y,,L
their honor and their safety to .iyr YOU 3rp. opu
more. Increased applause Ti.ai uarHgral,t |
guess, could never have been asked for hv Tho.
German representatives. ii one occuIrout, had moi
taken place. The year So WAS the wear of rood
feeling; all joincd together IN a common
cause, and We all fought the common ruru,v We
did with honor to ourselves aItd with cuuli,icn
III each other. There WAS 40 German Hrpijiiran
| believe, vino would have asked ,olauythn" more.
in the Philadelphia platform bat The resolution
which is there. But since il h:s been found that
that resolution Is not sufficient 10 protect them
from Intrcnchmcnt upon their rights il tiIr States,
Will tell You how they reason. They SAID our
rights may be Guaranteed to us ia a national plat
form by a general sentence, and nevertheless, the
Legislatures OF the different States ;nav defeat the
very purpose for which that national platform was
enacted. ot what use, then, is Il plank IN plat
form ii its purpose thus can BE- frustrated bY an
action of State ic%,laturcE 1t has been very
well said that II was not the purpo<o of this rc,olu-
tou 10 declare that no state has hc II Int To rcll-
late the suffrage of lis citizens by legislative enact
mcnt, but II WAS the purpose to declare that the
Republican party, IN It's national capacity is op-
posed to any such thing IN principle. Renew cd
applause Gcut!cmon the question is Sinlliv this
on one side there stands prejudice, on the other
side there stands right. You 20 to caIcniatc Will
prejudice give rs more votes or VIII rIgit rive rs,
more votes. APpla'lsc continued. !.ct me tell
You one thing, that the votes you ret by trucking
10 the preiudices of people Will never be safe /;
while those which you get by oIuihing con,ti-
tutional rights may every Time bc counted upon
Immense applause Why. gentlemen the Ger
man Republicans Of the Northern States have been
not only among the most faithful, but We have
been among the most unScheh members Of the
Republican party. We never come To vou asking
for any favor; we never come To yo " iih any pre-
tensions; the only tlu., ask Of Won Is Tins that
We shall be permitted 10 fight Tor our common
cause; that We shall hc permitted 30 iiaht in youi.
ranks with confidence in your principles and with
honor to ourselves. Great cAoclmg.J
Mr. l!aSSaurck, Of Ohio, followed in an
eloquent vindication Of the Amcrcanisln of
the liberty loving Germans.
Mr.. CurtiS, Of New York, offered the pi-
loving amendment to the second resolution:
" hal the maintenance Of the principles
promulgated in the Declaration Of Iulcpon-
dence and embodied in the Federal ConSti-
ton and then, sir, Propose to amend by
adding these words, ~ hat all men are Great
cd equal; that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain inalcnabr rights that
among these are life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness; dat to secure these li,hlS.
governments are Instituted among men, de
irving their just powers from die consent or
the governed then proceed - is essential
to the preservation OF oar Republican in>t-
tutions; and that the Federal Constitution.
tie Rights of the States, and the Union Of
the States, must and shall We preserved
Mr. Curtis supported his amendment in an
eloquent speech.
Mr. Oylcr, of Indiana, did not think it ne
cesSary to Insert it.
Mr.. Nye, Of New York, was in favor of its
insertion, and was commencing a speech,
when the opposition gave way and the
amendment was put and carried.