The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-12
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT.

prevail. He intended to vote against the re-
solution and was willing to have his vote re-
corded that way.
Mr.. WARNER withdrew his motion to re-
consider
SENATOR RICE'S POSITION.
Mr.. RICE said that he thought the third
resolution a little too strong in its language.
Although he cordially cOncurred in the spirit
of most of the resolutions he did not feel that
he could. support this one. He objected es-
pecially to the words "that there should be
no change of administration in the general
government until this policy is fully carried
out and until ocer ere'y foot Of territory where
its banner shall wave, &C., slavery shall be
abolished. The language seemed to him as
pledging us to support Mr.. Lincoln and no
other man, as the next President; and more
over, to continue re-nOmlnating and support
ing him as long as slavery exists in either
loyal or disloyal States, in one or the other of
which it may live as long as we live. He did
not wish to commit himself to any such prom
Use or pledge. 1t compelled him to vote
against the resolution for this reason if no
other. In fact he had conscientious scruples
as to whether he could sustain the rest of tho
resolution, In his opinion, it was doubtful
whether Mr.. Lincoln himself now thinks the
proclamation and measure to have been wise
in policy.
MIR. BERRYS POSITION.
Mr.. BERRY said he did not like the third
| resolution for the same reasons as had been
fully set forth by the Senator from Ramsey.
| The language of the clause referred to commits
| us to the support of Abraham Lincoln, and no.
| body else. For his part he thought there were
| other men as good, or perhaps even better than
| him-and whose unconditional UniOnism was
| as true as his.
MIR. MILLER's POSITION.
Mr.. MILLER said that while he felt like
endorsing President Lincoln's course, he did
not feel like recommending, at this time, any
particular one as the candidate for the next
| Presidency. We are to have a State Conven-
| ton, and he did not think that it was proper
| for us to fOrestall the action of that body, and
nominate Abraham Lincoln, or any other man.
| Let the Convention attend to that. He could
not say who his constituents preferred for
President. 1t might be Mr.. Lincoln. or it
might be somebody else and it certainly was
not proper for him to endeavor by supporting
sHch resolution as the one before u.s. to in
f1uence or commit their opinion. That was
not legislative duty he owed them. As far
| as his private personal preferences went, he
preferred General Butler for that position.
Under such circumstances he preferred that
his constituents should settle that matter for
themselves. If Mr.. Lincoln is renOminated
he should support him again cheerfully. And
in order to make this resolution simply an en-
dorsement of the President, he moved to
strike out all after the word Course"
Which resolution was lost
The question being on the adoption of the
third resolution, there were yeas IL, nays 8, a.
| follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Cameron, Daniels, McKusick,
Morrison, Nicols, Gilman, Pillsbury, Sprague,
Stevens, Thacher and Warner.
Nays-Messrs. Berry, Langley, Lincoln, Mil
Ter. Norton, Porter, Rice, Wilson.
So the third resolution was adopted.
Mr.. BERRY called for a division of the 4th
resolution, at the word Union" Allowed,
and the question being on the adoption of the
first clause, there were yeas 16, nays 8, as fol-
| lows: ....
Yeas-Messrs. Berry, Cameron, Daniels, Nc
Kusick, Miller, Morrison, NicOls, Norton, Ott-
man. Pillsbury, Porter, Rice, Shillock, Sprague,
Stevens, Thacher, Warner.
Nays-Messrs Langley, Lincoln, Wilson.
So the first clause was adopted. The ques-
ton then recurring on the last clause, there
were yeas 10, nays S-as follows:
Yeas-Messrs.' cameron, Daniels, McKusick,
Morrison, Nicols, Ottman, Pillsbury, Stevens,
Thacher, Warner.
Nays-Messrs. Berry, Langley, Lincoln, Mill
er, Norton, Porter, Rice, Wilson.
So the entire resolutions were adopted.