The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-20


he entertained, for the sake of the party.
Mr.. CAvANAUaH hoped the resolutions
would be unanimously adopted, without
reference.
Mr.. PHELPS favored the reference of the
resolutions to a committee. 1t was posi-
BILE their phraseology might be improved.
After some discussion, the resolutions
were referred to the committee to be
appointed by the chair.
Mr.. HEARD offered the following resolu.
tions
Rssolved, That the true interests of the Dem.
ocratic party of Minnesota demand that no
person be sent as delegate to the Charleston
Convention who will not faithfully and cordially
advocate and support, by his influence and his
vote, Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois, as the
candidate Of the Democracy for the next Presi.
dency of the United States, and to vote for and
adhere to him so long as his name is before the
National Convention with his consent.
Resolred, further, That our delegation to the
Charleston Convention be instructed to carry
out the above in spirit and in truth. and to vote
for and earnestly and faithfully advocate and
support Stephen A. Douglas for President so
long as he allows his name to remain before
said Convention.
Resolved, further, That we again affirm our
adherence to the doctrines enunciated in the
Cincinnati Platform, giving to the people of the
Territories, during their territorial existence, as
we'll as to the people of the States, the uncon.
trOllable right to regulate all their domestic
affairs in their own way, including the institu-
ton of slavery.
Resolved. That we will support the nominee
of the Charleston Convention, upon this plat.
form of principles.
Mr.. HEARD moved the reference of the
resolutions to the Committee on Resolutions.
He advocated them at length, as Indicating
the views of the Democracy of Ramsey
county, and as such deserving of respectful
consideration from the Convention. lie
did not like the phraseology of Mr.. BECK
Frs resolves and the series proposed by
him had been adopted by the County Con
vention, sending Mr.. BECKER to the State
Convention, as instructions for his BECK
ERs) government.
MIR. BECKER said his resolutions had been
agreed upon as compromise. A portion
OF them were drawn up by Gen. SHIELDS
He (BEcKER) was opposed to instructions,
but had yielded in spirit of Cancellation,
and accepted the compromise resolutions
proposed by those favorable to instructions.
He moved to lay the resolutions offered by
MIR. HEARD on the table.
Gov. GoRMAN hoped the motion would
be withdrawn.
Mr.. HALL was opposed to instructions,
but would vote for MIR. HEARD's resolutions,
because his constituents had directed him
to do so. Mr.. HALL is for DOUGLAS for
the Charleston nomination, not only because
he was great statesman, but for the rea-
son that DOUGLAS was Western man. He
hoped MIR. BECKER would withdraw his
motion to lay the resolutions on the table.
and permit them to 60 to the Committee
Mr.. BECKER withdrew his motion.
Further remarks were made on the resou-
tions offered by Mr.. HEARD, by Messrs.
JOHNSON, of Winona, J. R. Brown, KIRK,
of Rice, HEARD, and others.
The motion to refer the resolutions to the
Committee was adopted.
The chair announced the following Com.
mittee on Resolutions Messrs. GoRMAN
aud BECKER, of Ramsey CLARK, of Lake
Superior; WOOD, OF Chisago CAvAN-
AUGH, OF Fillmore COTTON, of Winona !;
STARKEY, of Anoka; CASE, of Hennepin ;
WILDER, of Goodhue LA DUE, of Dodge !;
TowNsLEY, of LIE Sueur and SHEPPARD,
of Blue Earth.
METHOD OF ELECTING DELEGATES.
MIR. HALL offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That this Convention in eiecting
delegates to the National Convention, to be
held at Charleston, do proceed as iollows, viz:
First, One delegate at large shall be elected
from that portion of the State lying east OF the
Mississippi, and north of the Minnesota rivers.
Second, One delegate at large shall be elect
ed from that portion of the State lying west of
the Mississippi and south of the Minnesota riv-
ers.
Third, One delegate shall then be elected
from each judicial district of the State, COM
mencing at the first judicial district, and so on
in numerical order.
After debate in which Messrs. PHELPS,
HALL, KINDS, WILSON, WILDER ROBERT
SON, and others participated, the resolution
was laid on the table.
The Convention, on motion, took recess
until ~ o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. WHALLEY, of Dakota, substituted as
n Colorrot TO for D ~ NJ o,no,,ood