St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-01-01
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The session Of the Legislature is close
at hand on xhich=will devolve the respon-
sible duty Of eiectiug Senator from Mn
nesota 70 represent the people Of the State
| in the United States Senate. The impor-
tance attaching to this event and the in.
terest which every citizen has in the &C.
lection Of proper man to represent us in
this crisis of our State as we'll ss National
existence, leads US to venture few re-
marks upon the peculiar fitness Of the man
who, above all others, is our choice, and,
Is We religiously believe, the, cho;se Of
more than two-thirds Of the people OF the
State, for the responsible position indica-
- ..... ...
The selection Of the right man for this
high Office more nearly concerns the peo-
pie at this time than at any former period
in our history. TO say nothing of the
magnitude Of the interests which each
State has and will have at stake, connect
! ed with the progress, aud final clos, of the
rebellion, we in Minnesota have in addi-
ton to this, questions growing out Of the
Indian raid of paramount importance. aud
which require the watchful eye and con-
stant attention not only of a sharp and
practiced 6nancier, but also of man
thoroughly conversant with the whole
subject Of Indian concerns from an early
period in our history. Not only must in
Identification for past losses to the settlers
on the frontier be secured, but the State
must be reimbursed for the outlay of
00,0O0 already made; and, what is of
more overshadowing consequences than
all, and on the accomplishment Of which
the whole future of our State depends,
the Indians on our frontier, whether friend
)y or-otherwise, or mast be remorcd beyond
the remsotest boundaries cf the Stote.-
Until this Is done the influx of emigration,
to secure which is the chief interest not
ouly of individuals but of the State, will
either entirely cease, or will seek other
Misunderstanding, in either case, in
disaster to the State, and in entire fail
ure Of the attainment Of that grand ele-
vation which has been the ambition of
every Minnesotian, and which the iucom-
parable national and commercial advan-
tages Of the territory render easy Of ac-
complishment, whenever the vexed ques-
ton Of our Indian difficulties shall have
been satisfactorily adjusted.
The mere suggestion Of the nature of
the duties which will devolve upon the
next T. S. Senator from Minnesota, calls
up the nan, and the only man, who is at
all equal to the satisfactory accomplish
Ement sof those duties. We allude of
course, q ALEX RAMSEY, who, while he
has been fora longer period, and more
intimately, connected with our Indian in
terests than any other man, is at the same
time thoroughly couversant with the
whole internal policy Of the State, and
with every interest which legislation will
serve to promote, and every advantage
which can be derived from the interfer-
ence, protection, and encouragement Of
the National government. .':
For fourteen years resident of Mime
sofa, and for period of seven years its
careful and efficient Governor, Alex.
Ramsey has laid up fund Of information
concerning its financial, agricultural, and
Indian interest, and, in fine . knowledge
Of the whole internal rami6cations of the
State government, which not only no 9th.
er man possesses, but which will be Of in-
estimable value to the representative Of
the State in setting forth its claims to the
fostering care Of the National government
Nor this alone. His familiarity with
the business Of the legislation at Washing
ton is scarcely less than that, he has dis
played in conducting the affairs Of State
ia the guberuatorial Department al home.
For four years he was a member Of the
House Of Representatives at Washington
from the State sf Pennsylvania, where he
exhibited talents which at once ,distin-
guished him, and gave him reputation
throughout the whole country which has
been preserved unsullied to the present
day, and which secured for him at the
hands Of President Taylo, the teodsr sof
the GovernoIshiP tho territory Ninneso.
u, which he % long and so faithfully ad-
mioi'tered. Proceeding. q, once from !