The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-10-12

National Democratic Convention at Baltimore
at which stephen A. Douglas was nominated
Tor President of the United States, and that in
ms behalf, we hereby pledge to the Democra-
TIC party. proper, and to the country, frank
| and efficient support.
RESOLVED, That we regret and deplore the
acuon OF the seceders, Breckinridge, Lane,
Yancey Co., their nominations and ultimate
designs, as seditious and reasonable to our
common country.
RESOLVED, That no person shall be deemed
eligible as candidates for any office before this
convention, but such only as are known to be
ardently devoted to the best interests of the
Democratic party, loyal to its usages, and
openly and honestly in favor of the election of
stephen A. Douglas and Herschel V. johnson,
as the regular nominees of the late National
democratic Convention, for President and Vice
PRESIDENT of the United States.
RESOLVED, By the Democracy of Rice county
by their delegates in convention assembled,
mat we are opposed to African slavery, in
every aspect III which the subject can be ad.
dressed to the human understanding.
RESOLVED, That we are in favor of that line
| OF policy which will soonest exclude the subject
OF slavery and its agitation from the halls of
Congress, leaving the National Legislature to
return to the proper and legitimate business of
National legislation, upon the great interest of
the country.
RESOLVED, That we accept the Democratic
doctrine of self.government and popular sover-
eighty, which recognizes the right of the peo-
pie OF the States and Territories to regulate
| their own institutions and laws in their own
way, as the best, the safest and the wisest pol
icy, which the wisdom, of patriots and statesmen
has been able to devise, to suppress the sub.
ject of slavery from the Halls of Congress-, to
circumscribe slavery within the narrowest
limits, and gradually and ultimately to extend
the area of free labor.
hot fbo of fbo
ty ever have been and still are the devoted
friends of the Homestead policy, the policy of
providing by law, Homes for the Homeless.
without regard to party or nationality. upon
the equal terms of actual settlement and i'm
prOvement.
RESOLVED That the Hon. Stephen A. Douglas
for bis faithful, vigorous, constant and patri-
otto efforts to secure the passage of.a homestead
bill, and for his able eXertiOns to put off the
Land Sales, and to give longer time to actual
settlers to pay for their land and secure their
homes, entities him to the highest esteem and
gratitude of the people of Minnesota.
RESOLVED, That we deplore and deprecate
the bringing of public lands into market at this
time to Cypress our people, and that we see in
the measure the malignity of James Buchanan,
intending thereby to disaffect the people and
throw the elections into the hands OF the Re-
publicans, and to place large funds in the hands
of the U. S. officers, wherewith to make war
uPoh tnO DemOCIdelC parry, duu uelcdG tHc
peoples candidates for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency.
RESOLVED, That we will renew our energies
in the support Of the nominations here made,
and of Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, the illustrious
statesman of the country, the champion of
self-g government, the constant friend of Mime
sota the misrepresentation man of the North.
west, and thereby secure his triumphant sue
cess in this State.
The Convention then proceeded to ballot
for candidates for one Senator and two
Representatives to the State Legislature
and County Officers. The following nom-
nations were made: For Senator. Geo. w.
Batchelder, Esq, of Faribault; Representa-
tives, Alex. Faribault, of Faribault, and j.
E. Kennedy, of Mortified; County Audi
tor, Solen G. Gilmers; Court Commissioner,
p. Cudmore.
The delegates from the several Commits
sioner Districts nominated the following
gentlemen for County Commissioners: LIST
district, j. S. Archibald, of Bridgewater;
I'd district, Isaac Amey, of Cannon City;
Sd district, Geo. G. Albee, of Faribaclt;
4th district, H. M. Matteson, of Sergeant;
5th district, John Cuniff, of Erin. Conven.
ton passed vote of thanks to the Chair
man and adjourned. sine die.
HERMAN JENKINS, Chairman.
THOMAS NEE, Secretary.