The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-20
support of DOUGLAS. He offered the follow
ing resolutions, as an addition to those
offered by Gov. GORMAN

Ing RESOLUTIONS, as an 2Oultl0n 10 tnOSe
offered by Gov. GoRMAN:
RESOLVED, That Stephen A. Douglas, if nom.
mated at Charleston, will most certainly receive
the electoral vote of Minnesota therefore,
RESOLVED, as the sense of this Convention,
That the entire vote of Minnesota be cast for
him, and that the delegates from this State shall
continue to vote for him until a majority of
them decide otherwise.
RESOLVED, That, upon all other questions
arising in the Convention at Charlie ston, the vote
of Minnesota be cast as a unit, and as major
ity OF the delegates may direct.
Mr. Brown wanted to amend the resolu-
tions. He moved to instruct the delegates
to Charleston, to adhere to DOUGLAS until
the fourth day of July, 1860. Laughter.
MIR. ROBERTSON hoped the amendment
would not be adopted. II Major BROWN
went to Charleston, the 4th of July, 1864,
would come and 60 before DOUGLAS would
be nominated, if it depended on Major BIS
vote.
Mr.. CAvANAUGH said the gentleman from
Brown Major BRowN) was playing the
clown for the amusement of the galleries.
Laughter
Major BROWN said he did not intend to
follow in the footsteps of the gentleman
from Fillmore. Laughter.
MIR. CAvANAUGH could not deem the
amendment offered in earnest. 1t was tri:
fing-boyish. He was in favor of no milk
and water resolutions he wanted them so
strong that no one could misunderstood
them. The sentiment of the people of
Southern Minnesota went even farther than
the resolutions of Col. ROBERTSON and he
would vote for no resolution that does not
represent the wishes of his constituents.
He did not believe any delegate elected to
Charleston, who was an earnest friend of
DOUGLAS, would object to instructions.
Major BROWN said he made his motion
to kill tie resolutions offered by Col. Ro-
BERrsoN. He thought it was unjust to force
such resolutions upon the Convention. If
this was a DOUGLAS Convention, he had no
business here. He was not DOUGLAS man
Or BUCHANAN man, ut Democrat.
Mr.. GILMAN, of Ramsey, felt Inundated
when it was announced that set of COM
promise resolutions had been agreed upon.
He saw no necessity for compromise. When
the resolutions of Mr.. HEARD were offered
this morning, they were treated with scern.
That action determined the speaker that the
question of instructions should be met, and
met boldly. If he was voted down, he
could boldly face his constituents who had
instructed him. IF compromise was got
up, it was to sacrifice DOUGLAS. He was
for instructions, and he intended a record
should be made up on that question for the
future. If gentlemen are heart and soul for
DOUGLAS they will vote for instructions. The
approaching Presidential contest will be the
most important ever held in the Nation.
At no time has the success of the Demo
cratic party been so important. No man
could carry sufficient number of the
Northern States, to render the election of
Democratic President certainty, but STE
PHEN A. DOUGLAS. There is no use of
of opinion between the Administration and
DOUGLAS, on the question of slavery in the
Territories and the Democracy have got to
take sides with one or the other. They
have got to say with the Administration
that the Constitution carries slavery into
the Territories, and protects it there, or
with Mr.. DOUGLAS assert that the people
can regulate it to suit themselves. The
entire Northern Democracy take sides with
MIR. DOUGLAS; and if we hope to succeed
in 1860, we must have DOUGLAS as can
didate and his principles for platform, and
with such platform and candidate, our gal
liant standard bearer will lead US to vic
tory, which will crush out sectionalism. He
referred to the action of Ohio there were
no weak backed DOUGLAS men there He
was tor instructions, not so much to bind
the delegates, as to indicate the sentiment
OF the people of the State, and affect public
opinion in the South. The speaker con-
cluded by saying that the Democracy of
Ramsey county had instructed him to vote
for the instruction of the delegates to
Charleston, and he would be direlect in
duty if he failed to do so. Mr.. GILMAN's
peech, of which we have given the most,
imperfect abstract, was forcible, argument
tative and eloquent. He was frequently in.
terrupted with enthusiastic cheering.
HARLEY B. MORSE, of Fillmore county,
was opposed to instructions, although be
came under instructions from his own coun-
ty. He was in favor of compromise. A
candidate must be selected who would carry
the strength of the South, which runs en-
tirely Democratic, and also the strength of
the great commercial centres of the East
Mr.. MORSE said DOUGLAS was his favorite.
Mr.. PHELPS, of Red Wing, thought the
course pursued here was not conducive to
harmony. A programme had been marked
out which had met the support of the con-
vention. The resolutions subsequently in
troduced were miSchievous intheir tendency
He wanted the amendments withdrawn.
The Democracy should present united face.
We say in the resolutions that we are in
favor of STEPHEN A. DoUGLAs-can wei say
more. If those who profess devotion to
DOUGLAS, falter in their support of them, he
would fight the question out to the bitter
end. Let us compromise--let US arrange the
matter. He begged that all amendments
might be withdrawn. He came here with
instructions to 60 for DOUGLAS, but thought
the resolutions went far enough in his sup
port.
Mr.. KINDS, of Scott, hoped the amend>
ments would not be withdrawn. There
being but one mind among the Democracy
at home, there should be but one mind at
Charleston.
Col. ROBERTSON said all here were for
DOUGLAS, only some were-not. If all