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

pin county; A. G. CHATFIELD, of Scott
county; WIN. S. SAReEANr, of Blue Earth
county.
Secretary-JAMEs MILLS.
Assistant Secretary-THoMAs E. MAS
-sEY.
Gov. Sibley was conducted to the chair,
and expressed his Acknowledgements for the
honor conferred upon him, and briefly alu>
ded to the political topics of the day.
RESOLUTIONS.
John B. Brisbn, from the committee
on platform and resolutions, reported the
following preamble and resolutions:
Whereas. There exists an organic and irrec-
| the Democratic and the O-called Republican
| party 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 scrutnze the
| acts of their rulers and whereas, the expert.
| enced ascendency of Democratic principles has
| been beneticent in the past, and it is believed
that the ultimate settlement of the terrible war
| which now distracts 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,
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.esta bish the suprema.
| cy of the constitution and to preserve in undi.
minlshed luStre and unbrOken rank the " con-
steation of the States" it is the sacred duty
of that party to maintain its distinct political
| organization throughout the States.
2. Resolved, That while the Democracy of
Minnesota asserts adhesion to its ancient faith,
and proclaims 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 vgOr 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 canvassiDg the policy and measures of
the Administration in power is essential to a
| constitutional government 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, manifestOes and
utterances; believing that the authoritative
| PRONUNCIATION of such sentiments and designs is
rlox, av,,h, h., =
en- the loyal, encourage the rebelliOus and post
| pOne the termination of the war in which we
| are engaged.
| 5th. 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 a war of conquest and SubjugatOn,
| but war simply and solely for the maintain
| ance 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 proffer
| 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 Slavehoding States who are
loyal to the Constitution and Union; and that
they are in favor of a 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.
| 9TH. 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 Chatfeld 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
have gone forth to defend the honor and con-
stitution of their adopted country.
Resolved, That at the battle of Carthage
they spoke first-rate English. 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 accept
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 gentleGen nominas
tod.