Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-09-21
WESTERN RkDICALISM.
Illinois and Minnesota Plat
fO rms.
The Farming Interests Taking
Hold.
IIfnois-Congr,ssman at Large

IIlfnOis-COngrfsss n sssman at Large.
SPRINGFIELD, lTL., eept. 20.-The Re-
publican State Cor Ivention to nominate q
candidate for Con gress for the State at
large met here to day. Gen. j. L. Bev-
eridge, of Cook, was nominated on the
first formal bfll'Jt by vote of $50 out
of 46l, and the. nomination was after
wards made unanimous.
A series of resolutions were adopted,
the first of which concludes that the time
has come when the enmities engendered
by the war should yield to the friendships
of peace.
2. Reso wed, That the continuance of
the polite al disabilities imposed for par
ticipation in the rebellion longer than the
safety of the republic requires, not only
tends to perpetuste feelings of unkind-
ness am'Jng the people, but is incompati-
bic with that principle Of political equal
ity which lies at the bottom of the repub-
licau crsed, and the members of the
House of Representatives from this State
deserve the thanks of its people for their
unanimous support of the bill for a gene
raj rel noysl of political disabilities, which
passed thst body at the recent session by
a vote of three fourths of its members.
8. Res lived, That as it will be neces-
sary and desirable to obtain from duties
on iInpor Gs large portion of the reve-
nue. needt d to defray the expenses of the
governmf MT and to pay the interest on the
national debt as it natures, such duties
should b = 80 adjusted as not TO prejudice
but pror cote the interests of every section
and brs lch of industry as far as may be
possible.
4. Tt at the large surplus remaining in the
Nation al Treasury after the payment of
all expenses of the Government. includ-
ing the interest on its public debt calls
for still further reduction of the public
bu dens, and in effecting that reduction
g r .gard should be had 10 the relief of
that species of taxation, which adding but
slie htly to the revenue of the country,
tax es heavily its labor and productive
int rests, and we heartily approve of the
bills repeating the duty on coal and salt,
VIII ch have already passed the House of
Representative.
5. Resolved, That we refer with pride
and admiration to the eminently wise,
patriotic and economical administration
of President Grant, and we confidently
commend it to Ghe appreciation of the en-
tire countryl
The rest relate to State matters.
Mtunesota-The Voice of the Farm
eFs.
ST.. PAUL, Sept. 20.-The Republican
State Convention met at IL NJ. to-day.
1t was the largest convention of any po-
litical party ever before held in MinneS
sofa, numbering 206 delegates. The
first, second and third resolutions are as
follows:
Resolved, That the Republican party
of Minnesota, while earnestly desiring
the prosperity of every section of our
common country, and the amplest devel-
opment of commerce and manufactures,
nevertheless regards agriculture as the
paramount material interest of the
nation, to which all other forms
of industry should be held subordinate
Resolved, That the essential of law is
equality and universality; and that it is
beyond the constitutional power of the
general government to discriminate be-
tween the different classes of people, to
enrich those engaged in some pursuits by
taxes levied on those engaged in other
pursuits, thus making the same law
means of wealth for some while it Is an
engine of obstruction to others; that
such a party as unlimited in its position
as mans sefishness and tends to absorb in
the hands of the few the sustensnce of
the many, and this creates the great in
equality of wealth and poverty, which
threatens the very existence of our free
institutions.
Resolved, That while we prefer indi-
rect taxation by imposts on portions to
direct taxation on the basis of population
under a system of internal revenue,
| justice an1 policy dictate that the burdens
of the Government should fall with most
weight upon the vices and luxuries of 3D.
| ciety and with least force on the wants of
the multitude, and the eGovernment should
regard rather the prosperity of the great
mass than the aggrandizement of those
already wealthy.
The following ticket was nominated:
6 oyernor, Horace Austin; Lieutenant
Governor, A. II. Yale, of Winona-both
by acclamation-