The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-09-25
READ AND REFLECT,

Tunes makes good, by proof which canno, b,
rrfute'l. the following propositions
READ AND REFLECT.
l.. Let every lover OF his country remen
her that during the present Congress, rs col
be shown by the official Records, the Republi
can (Fremont) party have voted to violate th,
most solemn treaties of the United States with
the Indians
= That they voted to violate the compac,
with Texas, by which the United States pur
chased all that part OF Texas north Of 80 . 3C
MN, and included it 10 New Mexico, with the
guarantee that when admitted as q State. III,
SAID territory, or any portion Of the same, sha
be received into the Union with or withou,
slavery, as their constitution may prescribe a,
the time Of their admission"
8: That they have, by their votes. repudi
ated the compromise inca sures Of 1850. which
contained the same guarantee in respect tc
the Territories of New Mexico nnd Utah. and
TO the support Of which every Nyhip and Dem
ocrat stood pledged by the plat forms Of III,
two great parties in 1852.
!. That they have voted to legalize ant
establish hereditary slavery in he whole O
Kansas, and to Introduce and establish SLAYER,
IN part of New Mexico, and to declare thai
children who shall be hereafter born to be slave
Tor life and their posterity after them, in VIC
iation OF the great principles of self govern
mcnt and State equality which should leave
the people OF each State and Territory perfect
" free TO form and regulate their domestic in
situations IN their own way, subject only TO tie
Constitution Of the United States"
., That they have voted for bill which
recognizes the validity and binding force of al
the laws enacted by the Territorial Legislator,
oil Kansas at the Shawnee Mission, aud which
IN their speeches, they have pretended TO be il
legal and void, inhuman and barbarous.
o. ii.at they fIave sute,i in the same bl
That all those Kansas enactulents shall be On.
forced ana carried into faithful execution, ex,
cept the criminal code, which provides for the
punishment of murder, robbery, larceny, arson
and other crimes punishable by the criminal
codes OF all civilized countries.
:. That they have voted to grant all per.
sons guilty Of these crimes general pardon
Tor the past, and full license TO prosecute their
bloody deeds with legalzed impuuity in the
luture' at the same time that they pretend that
these crimes have all been perptrated by or.
gained bands OF armed proslavery men and
border ruffians upon unoflending and peaccable
free State men
5. That they provided in the same bin, in
effect, that no person shall ever b. punished in
Kansas for illegal voting, for violence at the
polls, or for fraud in conducting the election. by
declaring that the ONLY LAW which pro
v'deS punishment for these offences shall!
never he enforced, while they pretend that large
bodies OF armed Missourians are In the habi,
OF invading the Territory, Selling possession OF
the polls, driving away the lawful voters. and
forcing Legislature on the people contrary TO
their wishes
.. That while legallzing slavery in Kansas
until 1913, which is probably beyond the peri
oil when it would become State of the Union
they have voted to prohibit slavery therein for.
ever from and after that period, regardless of
The wishes and IN violation Of the Constitution.
a rights Of the people to decide that question
for themselves.
10. That they have refused TO pass bill
which had been twice passed by the senate. to
declare imperative and void all laws and en-
actnents in Kansas in violation Of the freedom
OF speech or OF the press. or any other great
principle OF liberty and justice intended to be
secured and protected by the Constitution Of
the United States and the organic act a, the
came time that they advise their party in the
Territory to resist the constitutional authori.
lies and raise the standard Of rebellion agaius,
The Territorial Government established by
Congress, and assign AS their only excuse the
existence of these SAME obnoxious law. which
they refuse TO concur with the Senate in an.
milling.
VI. That they have voted amendments on
The general appropriation bill for the payment
n the civil expenses of the Government, inten.
led to destroy the independence OF the judicia
y, and corrupt the judges, by making The pay.
nent Of their salaries depend upon tn pariicu
arway in which they should decide certain
'ases pending in their courts.
II. That they have voted amendments ON
he army appropriation bill, providing that the
Ulcers and soldiers Of the army should not re-.
'eive the pay, provisions and clothing npc,sga.
y for their subsistence, and 10 whiclrthev are
Untitled by law, when employed in aid Of the
enforcement q the enactments Of the Kansa,
legislature, which they have recognized as
ialid and required TO be- enforced by the bill
or which they all voted
- That they have by their votes. instruc.
ed the President Of the United States 70 pro-
'iaim martial Jaw IN the Territory OF X at.,a.
md on the national highways leading TO il. aud
o protect persons and property with the hay.
met and sword, making his own will ID, law
" the land for that purpose at the same time
hat they say in their speeches AMI pewsparers
hat the President has shown himself traitor
o all the free States, and forfeited the conf
lence Of the whole country
Ii. Let II also be remembered that when
hey discovered that these obnoxious and M.
amendments 10 the apprnpria.
ion bills must necessarily result in the d, feat
4 those bills, and thus stop the wheel, OF gov
rnm'nt, talthough they insisted their amend
nents TO both bills were alike essential 10 the
ause'of freedom in Kansas, they immediately
ook the back track. abandoned their amend
nents, and allowed the civil biz 10 become
Az. which contained the appropriation for
herr o'ra pay and the pay Of all civil oihccrs
nj employees who had votes TO give at The o..
uing elections. but at the same time INSISTED
pon their amendments 10 the army hi.!. and |
hus defeated the pay " the officer and ,ol !
liers who had no otes 10 give.
The above propositions demonstrate the ca.
liability Of the black Republicans 10 goyern
his country Il the Times or NB.n,, - "a h ,
Y the truth ct any oue Of them. we vii under.
AXE 10 prove The assertions 20 the satisfaction
{ our readers, 10 b. ,h' -,raib. the whole
ruth, and nothing but thu truth. by the Off.
'aI reooris and pooccNdincs Of Congress
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