The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-13

dent in reference to Light Houses on Lake
Superior.
S. F. No. 81, Bill to attach the county
of Todd to Morrison county for judicial
purposes.
H. F. No. 70, Bill providing for the
relocation Of the State Road from La Crosse
to Mankato, over about three miles of a
swamp.
H. F. No. 60, Memorial to the Presi.
dent concerning the Sioux Reservation in
Brown county, and to protect citizens from
vagabond Indians.
RESOLUTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF FREE
WHITE PEOPLE.
Mr.. ROBERTSON then introduced the
following preamble and resolution:
Whereas, Minnesota is, and of right ought to
be, commonwealth of free white men; and
Whereas, Its the first duty of every govern.
preference to naturally uncongenial hostile
races; and
Whereas, From we'll known causes the uni.
versal expulsion of free negroes and mulattoes
from the slave States has commenced in earn.
est, those OF the Mississippi valley being now
engaged in perfecting more thorough measures
for that purpose than have ever before ex.
listed and
Whereas, also, The States of Illinois and
Indiana have laws and regulations to discour-
age the immigration of free negroes and mu.
lattoes thereto, particularly exposing the States
of Mississippi, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
to the influx of increasing numbers of that
class of people, thereby making the prompt
and efficient protection of our own citizens
from this '1mpending Crisis of the North, an
important duty, the performance of which this
Legislature ought not to shirk or evade.
lat No
ia cannot live on basis of political or social
equality with negroes and mulattoes without
violating the laws of nature, and producing
conflict, degradation and ruin and
Because, 2d-It has been demonstrated by
the experience of all Northern States of this
Union, that free negroes when brought into
competition with the white race, must, as
general rule, soon sink into a miserable condi-
ton Of pauperism and crime, from which all
the efforts OF our most sincere philanthropists
cannot save them, so that the presence of such
population in our midst, would not be much, if
any, less tolerable to thrifty citizens than that
of rowing bands of vagabonds and Indians !;
and
Because, 3d-In consequence of the convent.
ent and easy transit of expelled negroes and
mulattoes from the South to our river towns
and settlements, they will probably soon begin
to flood thereto in large numbers, which would
not only expose our citizens to grievous annoy.
duCCSs Uu1 dloO lIupOSc ucdVy tAptuSeS upon
our counties and municipalities which ought to
be spared for the succOr of the infirm and in.
digent of our own race; and
Because, 4th-Such an influx of negroes and
mulattoes will increase the competition of our
own labOring poor, which, while it will for
time injure dependent white men, must end in
the destruction of the negro and mulatto,
thereby at first infictng serious injury upon
class of citizens entitled to our fullest protec.
ton from all such degrading rivalry; therefore,
Res0lced, That the Judicial Committee be
instructed to report without delay bill to this
House, which shall contain effective provisions
to prevent the immigration of all negroes and
mulattoes, except such as give ample security
for their good behavior and that they will
not become a public charge as paupers and
also to provide for a registration of negroes
and mulattoes, now living in the State and
permitting them and their children to remain
without becoming subject to conditions i'm
posed upon those of their race who may come
into the State after the passage of the proposed
act.
Mr.. MORRISON (Repub.) moved that
the resolution should be so amended that such
bill should be reported by the Judiciary
Committee if they deemed the same expedi-
ent.
Mr.. BALDWIN (Repub.) moved that
the resolution be indefinitely postponed.
Upon which, Mr.. ROBERTSON de
manded the yeas and nays, which resulted
yeas 81, nays IA, as follows:
YEAs-Aaker, Abbott, Abraham, Anderson.
Armstrong. Arnold, Austin, Baldwin, Bixler,
Eurnham, Butler. Caskie, Cleveland, Coe, Day
ton, Donohue, Fox, Garrard, Greene of Ohm.
sted, Greene of Steele, Hayes, Hulett, Hunt,
johnson, Knox, Langworthy, Leavens, Let.
ford, Mason, Mantor. McDonough, Meighan,
Mitchell, Morrison, Odds, Oman, Pfaender,
Purdie, Roy. Sanborn, Sawyer. Secombe, Sher.
wood. Skillman, Stearns, Stewart, Stock. Tay-
lor. Temanson, Thayer. Trow, H. Walker, o.
Walker, Watson, Webster, White. and Speak
er.-57.
NAYs-Beatty, Chadderton, Clearly, Dono-
hue, Kinkead, Mitsch Nettleton, Rehfeld, Ro.
bertson. Sheafer, Shriner, Stephenson, Sweet,
and Willey.-l4.
All the yeas except two Republicans !;
all the nays Democrats.
So the preamble and resolution were in
definitely postponed.