The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-04-03

raj tllst there would l,s melancholy de-
,rea>. OF law practice AMI Il iamenfah!e
,ra-r.ty of fees. | m,aiulan tha, every man
30. n right to retain counsel. The Fur
C,i,pany has contained more members than
q. ,.,.> now. take clie,S a, they come.
ave defended great r"gV~ IN my time.
.,oulL nor rciiise q Zee, even from Henry
NJ Rice, hIInssii
N,,,, OH the rasrally Fur Company! q
Viz 4. the itirc interest has Withdrawn from,
ire i'ar Company. ~ DISCUS, Mt its wicked
;.r-S--is il not 500 'Oh, The vile it.onopo-
lgt' which elected The Hon Henry H. Sii,-
nv delegate 90 rrirrscn, its interests il Con-
g---s--intrte>t. directly in opposition To
teq-s Of the pcople--n delegate " ho wishes
!a,lians TO retain all the best lands in the
'Ter-ilo-y, To The exclusion "f the whiies,
nud vhn does fs1thing, nothing. for The ben
eft f,he Territory.
= w. Mr. speaker, let Us briefly review
.h. ,ullir career nf our d.i-gate, n gentle
.i.,.. against whuSe prrs lnai hun,ir and peg
~nua' .ntrgrily Hu man m OF out of Mime
sota ,,as ever base enough Ia breathe stu
sic N.lr,i ! hrce years ago, Tins beautiful
lr-t-L,ei,irh We HOW !Hhab;t, was the tiere
af.rf of territory, cut of and east away
f-nr' Wisconsin,, without an organiZed gov
efrfuent Here was no territorial govern
,aetr-uo Judiciary, no Executive, none of
the rri,aiiye wisdom which | see around
s4a-.pu inurishing capital, which we now
hsh. e leapiu. fu.war'! To the rank OF one
,f -he cities oi ne Mi>s;>>Ippi; nothing, not
even he budding hope of the mighty State
,,ti-h now See, clearly see, our Territory
i- ia become. Without pay, Mr.. Sibley
ih,n volunteered his ser, ices To go to Con-
Erf-s aud To- endcavur ~ ol.iAip for this rem
laui nf Wisconsin some recognition of IT.
sAisi,nce rs an organized part ut the terri
iDIy e The United SIare*, entitled 20 sotne
prutrciinn. 10 some Iaw<, Ia some organized
form. Of government. BY excrtion. whwb
inar-t AZ wcfe Hcrculcau, Mr.. Stiley accom-
pii.ii 4 ali he had undertaken and more than
tiu f.ost sansninc has! hoped. Minnesota
rad "a name aud place as m organized
Territory. The organic act provided for
The election of IL delegate. MIR, Sii ley was
r-udulnte and Was unanimously elected.
in Srp,rrber last, he was candtlae nsain
Tor IL ,rga-a, t. serve two years from The 4 h
dnf ll Ihi. month, and was elccis'! IA spite
81 tle most bitter and interruptions orposi-
non. A. or delegate, nhat has Mr.. Sih
ley done i,r the Interests al the people of
lhi- Irrri,op: nay, sir, what has he not
dane, l., has iiersuiiul address aud con-
s,aut ,ni irtn advorary Of our Interests, he
s,tl- urins for this Territory double sec
iiuns e school ianS---a liberal loraiiun OF
su.i- tnr Il University, aud Il princriy grant
~ lands for railroad through The territory
Nr h.ss Obtained for rs, cash appropriation.
t1y r, ee,liug one hundred thousand iullnrs
inr,I.i AZ appropriations tny tdrIuus iinpor-
tsat aiS-haS nbsaimrd AN appropriation
., ff."eS To effect the ne.uiiariOu al treaties
win. &c Indians. for the ce>-ina ai the most
vaiu lie Indian Lands ia the Territory, hiss
secured great ektcHsi8n and Increase ot
our uiaIi service, Htri, hut for the mall .nant
npp.sl '"a and Ftisc representations made
!n 90 tam ga trtrr IL siPfrat MEASURES of
iR'r nee, would have cc"nnlili>hesi some
ut' ~ ieu>ures for the ben. III of our Ierri-
ipry iii ,his has our delegate done. beside
W'n} iher 'nrnriant public duties not here
~i,G,u Grated, aud beside attending prompriy
au' faithfully, NC venture Ia say Ia the per-
souai au,uir>s of every one If his cons,,iu-
ei.- ~ ienpver rtqursIrtl. Wha,, Is this
IN n0r who represents only a monopoly,
Hns " 20 has done nothing Tor the peol'lc.
baf, sir. 10 return now trom tins discus
sion Il matters really personal rather than
Fa,.r. La ny aurnipt 10 foinw the speech
81 ghe -emlenan from 81. Paul, | now pro-
ere, l5 meet aui 10 consider other o. j. c.
tioa, argri against hi. b II.
4 80 gentleman saws THAI This I'LL aims a
,:,V at Benton county, the only secure
re-,Iq-. place IN Mnn->nta for the Demo
rftn. AK. Thl>, >ir, Is truly Alarming
degiur,llk 80. o., the other hand. there are
inva; ~ hig> ~ 40 say that ibi- bill Is It ras-
ra'Ht lnro,ur" nra>ure, a. though 1t We're
'Hs ll~ineS> here a. sworn representative
o' ,n' i'e"plr, u lesiSlaIr for the advantage
'ie me or ofaay party OVER any Oiiier party !,
NRe1, >ir, 40 gentlemen forget that they are
rCpr,t>entativcs ut The equal rights os all men
ga ihis Territory, Who are recognized nv
,he uFb:nnnce and hy law a. i'recn,en, with
oIt rrler"nre IN their politics, their religion,
tnCi ,anruagr, Their cnMpleXion, their DC
cnVCH-a: That Wings, Democrats, Cath
"tcs. Prote-iaut-, Yankees, Canadinns, Far
mrr~, Iumhernen, Hunters, Hall. Breeds.
al, ajl, have their nnfural AMI equal rights
~ representation her. That, sir, IL my
cs@ri. Tina, il ihr way have learned my
Deiuac acy-ani ara now too old 10 iraru
"r "a l.ractice aHv narrower creed. But,
sir. Do Joint of fact. It ! am not mi-taken,-
Brn.r.' county, hir!i is represented, hy ore
Snr' 7' Democrats here as being so Demo
crHuf, nat Wing, if caught there is cx-
Hi'uiri ~ n natural curiosity, gave The lar
g.e,t vote for Cob Mitchell, Tor delegate
--'he ss,ne C0!..nel Mitchell mhn was made
M1F-!1ai Of the Territory ny President Tny-
,'r. e. supposed services to the Wing par
. as n rs for his supposed qualification
--'n1ch The largest vote III his part Of the.
Territory, for the Office.
30, says the gentleman, Why strike down
i;eutun county, Sir, .his hill does no such
thing. IL gives Benton county, as | have
sho"n, her fair representation. Ii does
fh-. b gives Pemtina, with n much larger
torplauon, as it ought TO DO, a separate
.'es 40 the legislature, not leaving i, 10 he
t.a mere appendage of Benton. Pemhiua
af- ~cpresenfati"n here now. IN the per.
s-1i9C the able delegation from Benton
eo4nfy; hut, sir. Penbina is not heard here
Sac nrrer has been heard here, except by
tIe Rnsuage of memorial aud by The voice
th7' respectal'le delegation of her people,
angular as their appearance was, who cane
down h.:re at The first session uf the lcgisla-
W'-' eNlressiy 10 represent io this govern
Inn1 here, their conditions and their wants
~, 80 are bound to protect the Interests Of
t"e>" men, hunters though they may !,e.