The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-04-10

sp.ctiye Of the action oi Congress. upon due
application for admission SIR. j.. presented
his obiectioaa 10 the position Of Mr.. smith. and
maintained ihf views above indicated. lie
contended that, inaafnuch rs The territorial
form Of government was recognised by tho Sn-
prope Court nf the United States. ard hence q
legal form Of government. 10 Other government
could be- substituted 80 long thar was In OK |
istcBee without risking the most serious consf-
auences 10 say the least.
In rcply 10 the advocates Of immediate State .
organization Mr.. Dclahy. OF l>oatenw"fib' sala'
rndsr iAt defined rshi. o. ,qaa'ter s"'sregnt, as
,augest4 b. The kansas.sshreska MT, iis'ehs Tses
Abls thr tbs peaFIo have he ffl' to tss" "y ussa
.sIse. tb- burdens u saysrHmeHt bat WESTON ihs
ughi 81 The people q hAp'as 90 "ffAnn" rev sse.n
b,sHt created ~ CoBgf-~ The rratedsa rom LAW
renee fto. isas hssasFamed e. ipHdaafs'h ps'nDH.
"a adyo-snbE an iome si. s'sis rfxsnp esrh, w.
neither Government local ss tsisfs f"fefy Y
Sir, / mast dis,sni fr,m that p.al'lea deey ~.
Chairman ,hst ierrltsfisi seseFs@s"s esS NW9sY Y
aboishsd ~ the esetSn ~ annthcf government, bold
on he ihias issi my psanlea ~celd "
sappsffsa By hghft Legal satb0ritss Hat The
ros.g 4 territorial geafnest seases sniy ~ The ~
seneat % inc toiy veb crested ~, 10 other words,
bst the goystumsat sad Lass ksasss c,a Ia sbestsd
b. Cong soue and all tssend the reseh ~ ibis Ter
rts,, ~ aay othsf pBwsf 10 not psetssd % deny |
inst .. ali osil posef derived frss TIE psssle tha,
have fhs morsi dstt hbsiisf asssi lsws 10 c'ei
question the esps sney q snsvtas ssiss Ia kan.ss
by sPy ut'nat q fsnslliss. FW mas, cenies, dr |
~, n ss sss. y III. s..sra " 49, s
the .mnt II view from sbish rsEsd hi. 4sestpD " |
spies'. 10 pae % ~ al set of frbslhen
Your committee have made these younb
Gus extracts from the best authenticated rcpofis
which they have been able 10 obtain oi tbe
proceedings 81 the convention. I'm thc purpose
II showing that il VIA distinctly nnderstood IN |
all sides that the adoption of the propagation Tor
organizing the Staff government beIore the ~ !
seut Of Congress for the admission al the State
should be- obtained u decision ~ favor 81
rrpuiiating the laws. and oyorthrowipg tbs
territorial government in defiance Of thu so
thoriiy Of Congress. by this decision, MS IN
corpora,cd into the schedule to the constitution
the vote on the ratification 10 the constitution
was TO be held on tho 18th oi December, 1880,
AMI The election for all State officers on the
third Tuesday 81 January. 1856, The third
section Of the schciule Ia ns follows;
The general assembly shall meet on the ith
DAYS Of March. A. u. 1886, ut the city u 10
peka, at ~, m. at which time AMI pIseo the
governor lieutenant rovernor, secretary Of State
s 81 siijfsr;,c ' s-',,.rrr,. ~
State PRIMER. reporter and clerk Of supscme
court. and attorney general, shall appear, take
the oath OF Office. aud enter upon the discharge
OF the duties Of their respective Offices undsr
this constitution and shall continue IN obee
IN tho same manner, and during thr same ls'
ROD they would have done had they bee0 eitc-
ted on the first Monday OF August. a. -.
1886"
The elrction Tor MI the officers were held nj
the times speeif.d aud on thu 4tb day OF the
present monih the now government was To have
been pat ~ operation, Ia conflict win tbs Ief'
ritonsl government established 10y Congress.
aud Tor the ayowcd purpose oi huh"fting and
ovcrthrowlug tho same, without reference 10
the arlion VI Iousrera upon then application
ior adtuissiQn Into the unou.
Your commlttee ars not aware II any enSe
in tue history ri our own country wlish can
he fairly cited a. On example, much hess ~ n
usuhrn'iou. for these extraordinary proceed
iuss rasrs have occurred In which the m
hnhilants Of particular Territories have liecn
permitted to lorm constitutions, and take u"
iniaiofy ateps for tlgn otRanisniion OF state
governments. preparatory 60 their admission
,nti the 4 mon without obtaining the rrosioua
assent 81 Congress, gjf - ryrrf INSTANCE raE
PROCEEDING mas ORt0fNAttn wtili iNn HspN
CoSpurtfp ~ sunoRuissfrrS "a. Tur N"fnori'
~ az rHr local unvEHSaTSrs tsrAri,H nsp on
EfcnuSfstp ny Tur GOVERNMENT ur rnr ISt
rKp Srsrrs Michigan, Arkansas. Florida
and California afo sometimes cited ~ cases ~
point Michigan was erected into Territory
IN pursuance III The ofdluhuc" of the i3th 81
July. i7S, NJ recognised nud carried inio et
krl hy acts or Congress subsequent 10 the
adoption Of the federal constitution Ia that
ordinance IL was pro,nlrl that the territory
northwest Of The Ohio river shuntd BIZ div id,i
INTO NOT lees than three nor more than five
@tai,si md Whenever nny ol said States
shall have aixty thwsand irer ,ninbinuts there
in such State shall BE- admitted 10y us dele
yates into the ropgrr = Of the nit,h ~tntra
un nn equal iool,nr with the original States IN
al respects whatever, and hull he ut liberty 10
torn permanent constitution and STATE pny
crumrhi 20
In purunncr 81 TIL. provision of thelr et
cnnic law the legislature IT The TERRITORY Of
Michigan pasurd an act providing for ~ con
yFniion of the people 20 form u constitution n'il
state government. which was accordingly done
IN Obedience Ga the laws aud constituted Nn-
thoritca Of th" Territory. The legislature VI
Atknnans. having aster'nincd by ccosus that
thu Territory cunlaiurd about hl'youc thou
sand eight hundreA inhabitants, attn time when
the ratio Of representation IN congress award
ed Qun representative to cnch iQfty'srNrn thou
aand seven hundnd inhabitants, passed Al set
authorizing the people TO form constitution
and a1k Cor admission into the MON, a. they
supposed ,hay had Alright to do under the trTn'
Is acquiring the territory from Frrnce, whirh
guaranteed tho,r admission rs soon ~ mas I've
consistent with the federal constitution. tpou
TINS point Ncnr commttcr adopt the legal opin
ion # thc Attorney General Of the United
Sutcs ~ + buller' rs oppressed IN III" nj
lowing extract,
"iut am not prepared tn say that all pro
c,v,iuss ON THIS subject, ou the part of the cit