The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-06-19

Mr. Cas- - have listened with equal regret
,ml suror;S. 10 the sfN,>ch of the honorahle S,p.

most un. American and un.patrio,c that ever
grated on the ears oi the nWmbers of this high
/ body as hope never 20 hear again here or
elsewhere but sir, did not rise 90 make my
comment on the speech Of the honorable Sena.
tor, open a. il is to the highest cetsurc aml dis
| appreciation. rise for another purpose. Tho
| honorable Senator has W misunderstood and
! mis,pplici the case Of Michigan which Ire hrjngs
I forward AZ Justification ol the rrc~~,l, ngs IN
/ ka,sns, that as know the facts connected
with il, feel bound 10 say II few wouds, and
but very Few they win is,. To the Senate upon
the subject
! The honorable Senator has spoken of the
right Of the People 10 TORN conventions With II
| view to obstruct the authorized laws oi thc
country. deny such right, 10 no, deny
! the right OF any portion Of the American pco'
! pie Ia form conventions but conventions form
cd to obstruct the existing laws Of the country,
( unless they succeed. arr Rebellion. The con,en-
! tions " which the Senator alluded were held
/ in times ofrcyolution lie referred 10 the ear
I ly prccccdtgs in Virginin, while the country
was IN state Of revolution when the people
rose up 20 assert their rights; when the GOV
crnmcnt was opposed TO them; an', when they
fad % lake nmasufss ii jGJf 6wi 1'd'
down British tyrany and oppression These
were acts Of revolution and Justified conycn-
tionS hut the American people now have no
/ jurisdiction for acts al rebellion. Whom do
they rebel against Themselves. The major.
| ity always can conrcl the elections. and give
/ form and substance To their representatives to
procure any measure they please not perhaps,
to-day, or within a week, or n month bnt the
! time must come shortly when they will b" felt.
| So much for the States And Congress j. al-
ways ready to afford relief anl protection 10 tho
| Territories
/ Michigan was guilty ol no such crime IA that,
! am proud to say The proceedings in tha,
State have no analogy with the proceedings in
Kansas The Convention in Michigan was not
I for the purpose ot opposing the law let me
explain the circumstances in few wcrds.
! The ordinance OF Congress of 7ST provided,
as ! have already said 10 the Sei,atc, for three
! States certainly and two ,nor~ at the will oi
1 Congress within the Northwest Territory. u
1 the number was increased FIVE the first three
4 States were 10 be bounded on tl~ north by u
/ line running due ca<t from the southern extreme
II Lake Michigan Congress mudc provisions
/ for the three States OHIO. Indiana and Him
ois. When Ohio came into the Union, she
proposed that her boundary. Instead of bcing
the east line, sboull. " it was found that the
| line would strike Lake Erie. south Of the north
cape OF the Maumcc Bay hc n aiyht line from
the southern extremity Of Lake Michigan 10 the
north cape Of Maump Bay.
/ When her connection came hcfac Congress
/ for acceptance, "a commiite" Of the House at
Representatives, at the head al which was John
/ Randolph took charge Of this subjrc and that
[ committee reported that Congress onght not to
4 change the linr. Congress had. in the mean
/ time, provided for the territory oI Michigan.
with the aist line for It's southern boundary -
| The Senate will rcccoliect that the provision of
/ the ordnance or Copgrcss oi 1877, with respect
/ to the States 10 be formed at that region. was
that when they had sixty thousand inhabitants
they should bc admitted, by theii drl'Ratss IA
the Union The words were "shnui1 h. cnti-
tied Ia take their scats in Congress II was
cont, Ddcd, IN early tunes, in that cofntry, and
for myself, think correctly that The people
at any time when they mambrcJ sixty thoo.
ard under that ordinance. had the right them
/ elves through the action OF the territorial k2'
{ stature. To come forward and clam, admissions.
I That was the foundation Of the proceedings of
the STATE Of Michigan, basd IN the law which
! ! now state.
/ Michigan had population Of sixty thousand.
and came forward for her admission int" the
/ Union A c1nvrniion wns calied. moi 10y the
act of the pcoIla.-,hat is not by the net Of IN.
divduas bu, by a law passed 10y the Icfrlimi'
al Legislature. Their convection assembled and
formd n State constitution. and caunc forward
claiming their boundary in tho iinr established
bv the or.linanc,. Of Congress and not acknowl.
edging the Ohio line Ny honorable friend
irntn California. who wl- tifn cltil"n "i Ohio,
! presume wsS IN the Sia'' ut thc time. Tie