The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-20

pin county A. G.. CHArFIELD, Of Scott
county; WIN. s. SARGEANr, of Blue Earth
county. aa1i sos H
Secretary-JAMEs MILLS.
Assistant Secretary-THoMAs E. MAS
-sEY. ,ng.a .ataa5 ssg
Gov. Sibley was conducted to the chair,
and expressed his Acknowledgements for the
honor conferred upon him, and briefly allu>
ded to the political topics of the day.
mo- RESOLUTIONS.
John B. Brisbin, from the committee
on platform and resolutions, reported the
following preamble and resolutions
Whereas, There exists an organic and irrec-
onciable antagonism. upon principle, between
| the Democratic and the so-called Republican
marty and whereas. the Democratic party is
! a positive and not negative organization and
| whereas. in popular governments, it is the
| right and duty of the People, to scrutinize the
| acts of their rulers and whereas, the expert.
enced ascendency of Democratic principles has
| been beneficent in the past, and it is believed
which now dstracts the country will be made
| by union of the loyal and conservative men
| of oil sections upon substantially Democratic
basis, which hampers neither with incendiaries
of the south, nor the fanatics of the NORTH
therefore, t-gi-s o5 n
l. Resolved, That while the Democracy
yields to no party in loyalty to the {" Union.
the Constitution and the laws" and will put
| forth and second every effort to suppress the
| present rebellion, to re.establish the suprema.
| cy of the constitution and to preserve in undi-
| minished lustre and unbrOken rank the " con.
stellation of the States" it is the sacred duty
of that party to maintain it's distinct political
| organization throughout the States.
| 2. Resolved, That while the Democracy of
Minnesota asserts adhesion to its ancient faith,
and proclams its determination to keep intact
of .'latter day" political bodies, it pledges
with no less emphasis its cordial efforts to sus.
| tain the existing national Government in all
constitutional means to bring to speedy and
| honorable close the present war between the
States, and will not and would not by one
title abate or impair that unity of vigor neces-
| sary to accomplish this result.
3. Resolved, That we are opposed, except
| in cases of extreme urgency, and strictly with.
in military lines of operation, to the suspension
| of those safeguards with which the cOnstitu.
| ton has surrounded the person and property
| of the citizen: and that the right of fully and
freely canvassing the policy and measures of
constitutionalgovernment; it is right upon
which the pillars of our Republic rest and is
denied only by tyrants.
4. Resolved, That the Democracy depre.
| Gates the terms, spirit and intent of the Militia
ry Proclamation of General Fremont in Mis-
| souri,, and the third resolution adopted by the
| Republican State Convention of this State, and
of all similar proclamations, manifest0es and
| utterances; believing that the authoritative
| PRONUNCIATION of such sentiments and designs is
calculated to embitter the sections, to disheart-
en- the loyal, encourage the rebellious and post
pone the termination OF the war in which we
| are engaged.
9Th. Resolved, That while we should deplore
an adjustment of existing difficulties which
| would leave unvindicated the sacred cause of
the Union and unrebuked the authors of this
war; and while we admit of no compromise
with armed rebellion, we firmly believe the
| contest will not be determined by the sword
alone; that it is the duty of the President by
proclamation to assure the nation at large that
| this is not sectional war, not an anti.slavery
| war, not war of conquest and subjugation,
but a war simply and solely for the maintain
anSe Of the Government, the suppression of re-
bellion and the preservation of the "Magna
Charta Of our National Union; and that it is
the solemn duty of Northern patriots to profer
| to loyal and submitted South guarantees
such or similar to those which were offered and
| rejected at the last regular session of the Con-
gress of the United States; that We believe this
to be the last hope of the Union, and this the
peculiar mission of the Democracy.
| 9Th. Resolved, That the Democracy of Min
nesota sympathize with and honor all those
citizens of the Slaveholding States who are
loyal to the Constitution and Union; and that
they are in favor of general convention of
| the States, at the earliest practicable period
| consistent with the circumstances of the coun.
| try, and the relations of the different sections
to each other, with view to an adjustment of
all the existing difficulties and differences in
the Government, and the perpetuation of the
Union in its integrity.
7th Resolved, That ell parties and men
unite in rendering honor to the "First Regi-
| ment of Minnesota" the first to fight and the
last to fly at the fatal field Of Manassas.
The resolutions were unanimously adop-
ted.
Mr.. Lewis Smith of Dakota, moved the
acceptance of the report of the committee,
with the preamble and resolutions, which
was carried unanimously. -
Judge Chat6eld offered the following, on
behalf of DR.. Fischer of Wabashaw:
| Resolved, That we look with pleasure and
pride upon the manly and patriotic position of
| our German and other adopted citizens who
nave gone IOrCn 10 QeIenQ the QOnOr ana con-
| stitution of their adopted country.
| Resolved, That at the battle of Carthage
| they spoke frst-rate Eng fish, and will speak it
again whenever the stars and stripes are in
| danger, even though SIMON CAMERON could not
| understand that language.
VIM. P. Murray moved the appointment
of nine gentlemen by the Chair, to consti-
tute Democratic Central Committee for
the ensuing year.
Mr.. Wilson, of Hennepin, moved to
amend that one from each Judicial Dis
trict be appointed by the delegates thereof,
and three by the Chair, which was accepts
ed by Mr.. Murray and adopted.
The President announced that the next
business before the Convention was the re-
ception Of the names of the Central Com
mittee from the respective delegations.
| The following are the gentlemen nominas