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JcdcDCo. The Settlers Frslectiafi Themselves. - - ! feDuring tbe past winter, says the Pioneer. ^ gross outrages have been committed against Ja. Du-1 the rights and property of worthy and peace- si the able citizens/ residing on'the west side of the i sa Du-1 Mississippi, by bands of piratical characters, Pj on't in jumping claims made in good faith and held i for the purposes of improvement and cultiva- se day tion. This species of wrong has become of so j 1 tiers frequent occurrence in Dakota County, that a iere mass meeting of its citizens was called to contain sider of the state of things, and to determine glt; vay j the remedy to be applied. The citizens assem- a? [ to j bled pursuant to the call on the 9th instant, j cc een when the following proceedings were had: cjwas At a meeting of citizens of Dakota County qi held in the Court House at Mendota, on Satur- sh day, the yth day of March, in accordance with in previous notice, Thomas McCollum, was ac elected Chairman, and John Kenndy, Secre- gc tary.A. R. French. Esq., John B. Sanborn, Esq.. an and Hon. H. II. Sibley, addressed the meeting, gr It was resolved that a committee of four be an appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the ffil ies8 sense of this meeting, and John B. Sanborn, de ro_ A. R. French, James McBoal, and John Kenne- ur dy, were appointed, who reported the following preamble and resolutions:W hereas, trespasses and outrages are almost Ui ow daily committed upon the lands and property ric of some of the citizens of Dakota County by ar, unprincipled villians. who in many instances Xh are the mere tools of grasping speculators: therefere, ' j *Resulted, That for the better protection of fortoiichoeden-redailbe-avler ( our rights aud property, the old Dakota Claim ticonat Association, be and the same is this day revived. and that the officers of the Association hereafter hold their meetings at Mendota in-stead ol Kaposia, as prescribed by the by-laws 0flt;rh©ot j of said Association. * tose!j1( i Resulted, That the Association will assem- ac ble whenever called upon by its officers cr haI member and remove any intruder or introders,S*J ! upon the claim of any bona jide settler or mem- j ev es- her of this association, peaceably if they can, | po ! forcibly if they must. j JjjResolved, That we, the citizens of Dakota j yo County, w ill protect each other and our rights. Xe and property, at every hazard and every cost, j ih every where and at all times, by our combined an jj. I strength and united efforts. * jResolved, That fifteen Sheriffs be appointed by this Association at its present meeting, whotstwe^t j shall have power to call its members togeth- j toer, w henever a necessity occurs for a prompt ]0^•u-!act‘on*. . . ! tinractraResolved, That the proceedings of this mcet-' ing be signed by the •fficers thereof, and pub h. lishcd in the St. Paul and Minneapolis papers,[r. Resolved. That the chairman be aathorized cono 10 appoint a committee of five members of this auAssociation to confer with the Hennepin Coun- eq P' ty Claim Association with a view to promote wi — concert of action.for1o Messrs. Sibley, McBoal, Kennedy, Dupnis UiI and Grant were appointed in accordance with pa the foregoing resolution.foradthi-1 ! James McBoal was elected President cf the , Association.John Kennedy, Secretaryand Ilvpolite « Dupuis, Treasurer. * \ gjj,1 he follow ing is a list of the Sheriffs chosen enn_. by the Association: . !A. R. French, Philibert Lcclaire. e(iSylvester M. Cook. James Grant,•djo William Bissell, Octave Beaudette, Uple j Joseph Lynch. Thomas Burns, pr(John Scott, Daniel Burns. ajI Pierre Felix. James J. McCallum. j L1,11 Robert O'Neill, John Conkling.c- j John Donley.■r. j lit solved. That the Secretary of this Associ-f-d a**on ^JC instructed to issue-notices, to be serv- (fo “ I ed by the sheriffs on trespassers who may be ke * j found on tbe claim of any member of this Asso-■ a ciation. notifying the said trespassers to leave [je; forthwith.w ibure’camira
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Saint Paul Weekly Minnesotian
Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Sat, Mar 17, 1855
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