St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-09-27

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Entrusted to it by a conLdinS people.
t 6. That the people justly view with alarm
the reckless extravagance which rert>des ev-
cry department Of the Federal Government;
that return to rigid economy and accounts
bility is indispensable to arrest the systematic
plumber Of the public treasury by favored
partisans; while the recent startling develop
ments If frauds and corruptions at the ederal
Metropolis, show that an entire change of
administration is imperatively demanded.
Z. That the new dogma that the Constitution,
Of its own force, carries slavery into any or
all of the Territories Of the United States, is
q dangerous political heresy, at variance with
the explicit provisions Of that instrument it..
self, with contemporaneous exposition, and
with legislative anu judicial precedent is
revolutionary in its tendency, and subversiye
Of tn e peace and harmony Of the county:
8. That the normal condition Of all the ter
ritory Of the United States is that of freedom
That as our Republican fathers, when they
had abolished slavery in all our national ter
ritory, ordained that mo person should be
deprived Of life, liberty or. property, without
due process of law" it becomes our duty, by
legislation, whenever such legislation is neces.
sary, to maintain this provision against all at-
tempts to violate it and we deny the autholi-
~ Of Congress, Of a territorial legislature, or
Of any individuals, to give legal existence 10
Slavery in any Territory Of the United States,
9. That we brand the recent re-opening of
the African slave trade, under the cover of
our National Flag, aided by perversions Of ju-
dicial power, as CRIME against Humanity and
a burning shame to eur Country and Age and
We call upon Congress to take prompt and e.
6cient measures tor the .totar and final sup
preston If that execrable traffic.
: ~: That in the recent vetoes. by their Fed.
eral Governors, Of the acts Of the Legislature
Of Kansas and Nebraska, prohibiting slavery
in those Territories. We find practical illus.
tration Of the boasted Democratic principle of
Non-lntervention aud Popular Sovereignty
embodied in the Kansas Nebraska bill, and a
demonstration Of the deception and fraud in
volvel therein. - -. .>.'>'1'> 49,
!. II. Tina: Kansas should Of right be immedi.
ateIy admitted IS ajStatc- under the Cons,tu-
ton recently formed and adopted by her people
and accepted by the House of Representatives.
@yl2. That while providing revenue for the
support Oi the general government BY duties
upon imports. sound. policy requires such an
adj astnent Of these imposts as to encourage
the development OF the industrial interests Of
the whole country; and We commend that
policy of national exchanges; which secures
to the working men liberal wages, TO agricul
tufe'- remuusrating prices, to mechanics and
manufacturers an adequate reward for their
skill, labor and enterprise, and to the nation
commercial prosperity and Independence.
49, That We protest against any sale or
alienation to others Of the Public Lands held
BY actusl settlers, and sgsinst any view Of the
Free Homestead policy which regards the Get
Tiers Is peupers or supplisats for public
bounty and We demand the passage BY Con-
gress Of the complete and satisfactory Home
stead measure which has already passed the
House,; ;s,. Il! %s-:rH 5.<.:=ti. ,4+1'E-. a.
IA. That the National Republican party il
opposed to any change in our Naturalization
Laws, or any State legislation BY which the
rights Of citizenship hitherto accorded to i'm
migrants from foreign lands shall be abrideed
or impaired: and in favor Of giving full and
efficient protection to the rights Of oil classes
OF citisen3, whether native or naturalised. both
at home and abroad. ~ i: sa9d a,i1 o. iain,s4.r
10. That appropriations BY Congress for
River and 7Ilarbor improvements Of > Nationai
character. required for the accomms datien and
security Of An existing commerce, are suthori-
1ed BY the Constitution, and justified BY the
obhgAtion Df Gov Fnnsnt 10 pYotsGt til sives
and property 81 its citizens, .r~.-
)6. That : Railroad. to the Pacific Ocean IN
inpereti4ely deqa1dsd BY thssineeresss 81 the
Whole country, that the Federal Gorernmant
ought 70 render immrdiste and efficient aii In
its construction; and that. Is = preliminary
thereto; s daily Overland lAsnI slhould IS
IL. Finally, having thus Sst l6f4h Sur dis-
tinctiys fFlnciples and VzlssaS J11ite tie CO.
operation Of all citissns,f baxev1r differing on
their questions, Who Subsa1ti sslfyt afree With
y = q ~ sae i. 'rrn ns l.adJl sr:e ;~