The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-11

D Il j Baker, J r Kidder, Patrick Nash,
NJ Dorniden, George Culver, @ Stahlman,
s 8 Eaton, w Davern, B Brisbin, @
Lineau.
Ren0ille--O Blair, M A Brown.
Rice-Alex johnson, g + Skinner, P F
Browne, B Lockerly, Thos Kirk, w Vertris,
J D Archibald, I j Amy, W w Owen, D F
Mccarthy.
SCOTIA G Chat6eld, H Kinds, H Hauft,
j L Mcdonald, w Sencerbox, F Me-
Grade, Chas Hawkins, J Dorman.
S,bley--M Donabue, N Hilger, j Ii Kir-
kendall, VIM Murphy, w Tenant, A W
Pratt.
Stearns--R Smith. L A Evans, VIM L
Rigbey, J. w. Reed, A Schroeder, q F
Fischer.
Sherbwne--Jos Brown, j G Jameson.
Iodd--W r Bowes Hte
Andy Jo1sason--G Hewitt, Hiram Stone.
Wasec0 p McDermott, w G Mathsr,
j M McQuade, D WEIGH.
WrigM-A G Riggs, D K Farnham,
B Amber, James Abel, E B McCord, FL
N Goliath.
Washimgton-J E Mower, L Il Thomp.
| son.
Winoma-L D Smith, A w Webster, A
L Evans, j M Cole, q B Drisbach, A P
Hoyt. + D Williams, L L Musser, NJ K
Drew, 9 B st. Clair, George Kelly, G II
| Berry.
Wa5ashaaO-A F Sharp.
A motion was made to strike out the
name of P. F. Brown from the Rice Coun.
ty Delegation, because Mr.. Brown lived in
Ramsey County, and was not elected to
serve as delegate. Carried unanimously.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza,
ton reported as follows:
For President--H II. H. Sibley.
Vice Presidents-L. Smith, Esq.; c. H.
Lineau, S. H. Mckinney, j. Fl. Stevens,
G. B. Worth and W. Smith.
Secretaries-W. r. Bowes and Charles
Brewster.
Hon. H. H. Sibley, the President Of the
Convention, was then introduced to the
Convention and expressed his thanks for
the honor.
The Convention then went into commit
tee of the whole with closed doors, to receive
the report of the Committee on Platforms.
The Committee rose and Hon. A. G.
Chatfield presented the resolutions to the
Convention for adop ton.
The resolutions were adopted as follows
Resolved, That while we believe the war in
which the United States is now engaged
would have been averted by the adoption of
those measures of cancellation and compromise
submitted to Congress by Democrats and re.
jected by Republicans, -we also believe it is
war forced upon the country by the ambi,
ton of traitors, and we pledge the Democracy
of Minnesota to support the Government in
all lawful measures to restore the Union as it
was and preserve the Constitution as it is.
Resolved, That we denounce the principles
of Southern Secession and Northern Adolf.
tionism as twin hereses. producing only ha-
tired, strife and bloodshed; threatening the We.
nv existence of our National Government; at
enmity with every principle of State Sove.
| reignty and responsible for all the miseres of
| our distracted country.
| Resolved, That the so.called Republican
| party, by surrendering itself into the hands of
! the radical abolitionists, whose declared pur-
| pose it is to destroy the institution of slavery
| at whatever hazard to the existence of the
| national party, and its continuance as a
| dominant political power would be as fatal to
| the integrity of the Republic, as in repeated
instances, it has proved itself to be, regardless
| of the restraints of the Constitution. We
| charge that party
|. with a violation of the liberty of the cit.
izen by consigning to prison without warrant
| of law, many innocent and loyal men. and af.
| fording them no opportunity for defence.
2 With unjust and arbitrary restrictions
upon the freedom of the press, by the suppress
sion of loyal journals, p officially opposed to
| that party.
| 3. With instituting rigid censorship of the
| press and of the telegraph lines. under the
| pretence of military necessity, but really
with the intention to prevent the people at
| large from obtaining such information of the
actual condition of affairs, as would enable
them to hold the political leaders of the dom.
inant party responsible for the gross Inal-ad-
mnstrati n of the government.
4. With unheard of corruptions in the man.
! agement of the public finances, whereby &C.
| cOrding to the showing of members of their
| own party, nearly one hundred millions of
| dollars have been stolen by men high in Office,
or recklessly squandered through their means
upon their political friends.
5. With initiating in Congress measures of
| cOnfiscatiOn and emancipation of extreme Sc
verify, which must necessarily have the effect
| to drive Southern Union men into the ranks of
| the rebels to concentrate and embitter the
armed opposition to the Government. and
thereby prolong the war
| 6. With abandoning the traditional policy of
| the nation in concedng the right OF search, q.
| time and under circumstances which justify
the assumption that it was disgraceful truck
ling to the wishes, if not ths dictatioD, of the
British Government.
7. With outrageous trifling with the lives
of our noble volunteers, and with the public
safety, by the appointment to high military
position, in many cases, of political fayortes
utterly incompetent to perform their duties,
or to lead their commands in the battle field
g. With extravaganza in every department
of the Government, whereby the burden of
Nationa! and State taxation is enormously and
unnecessarily increased.
9. With want of knowledge and ability to
manage the affairs of the nation in it's present
condition of extreme peril and a::compete falsi.
hcation of its pledges to the country that the
war should be prosecuted to reduce the re-
bellion, and preserve the Union as it was.
Resolved, That the high character and
brave and gallant bearing OF the different reg.
iments OF volunteers from this State, have con.
ferred great honor upon Minnesota. and just
ly merit the thanks of every citizen thereof.
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