Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-02-09
TUESDAY, FEB. B. 1885,.


4,OVO F8RcrtS
We are now issuing from the Times Office,
1850 papers each Oeek, which will make grand
total during the year of 234 900 copies. OF these
$500 are for the TINES and 1000 for Messrs.
Parker ( Winslow. We do not feel disposed to
brag, but if our contemporaries can show better
or larger list, let them "pitch in.'' And what is
better, all but .ffy are bona-6de Subscribers.
I~sssss.s from w.shi:..en-Ms...se from the
In another column we give the Presidents
views Of Kansas matters, embodied in Mes
sage communicated to Congress, from which
we infer more serious difficulties have occurred
on the battlefield Of Freedom, than we are
aware Of. The news Of recent encounter,
the apathy hitherto entertained by the Plesi.
dent and his present action, lead us to this con-
clusion. But why this message! What is
this something new that has occurrcds aud
how is it, that if the Kansas Nebraska act gives
the power to the people 10 regulate their own
affairs, tlat the President now calls upon Con-
gress to adopt 'such measures as the exigency
of the case may require?' When 1000 Mis-
sourans passed over the border line, and drove
freemen from the polls-( so admitted by the
Preside mt when ballot boxes were destroyed
by these ruffians-when the voice of the Press
was gagged and the Press itself thrown into
the river-when innocent men were tarred and
feathered--frce speech smothered-odious laws
enacted-citizcns murdered-the President
was called upon to aid the weak, but what was
grcss has no right, nor has the President to in
his response then! i"Le, the People rule! Con-
terfere with the People-let them settle their
own difficulties" and so the People took the
matter into their own hands,-procured large
number Of Sharpe's ri1es-forned companies
threw up Notifications and signfied their in
tentions to defend themselves. The rufians
became intimidated, Gov. Shannon found that
he was on the wrong side, or rather that the
party against him was the strongest.-an cleo
ton was held the Free State men were tri-
umphant-and now, fearing that the settlers
will actually get possession of the Territory,
repudiate the laws passed by the LOCUS Legis-
lature, and knock at the door Of Congress for
admittance as Free State-we say, fearing
this, the President and his friends Lave come te
the conclusion that it is necessary that Con.
grcss should ''adort such measures as the ex.
igency Of the case may require" Most val
liant Roman! "IIow long, oh! Cataline, will
thou abuse our patience e.
The President ignores the right of the Peo.
pie to govern themselvcs-tlrows "the popu.
lar sovereignty" doctrine to the wind, because
forsooth, just now the 'reculiar institution j.
in danger, and will, swoop of his pen legal.
ICES the acts Of Legislature formed by citi.
zens IF an adjoining State. He says, the "Con.
vention which formed Free Constitution, was
party and not the people who thus acted con.
trary to the principles Of public law, the prac-
tice under the Constitution Of tie United States
and the rule Of right and common sense ~
Oh most beautiful popular sovereignty -
Most consistent, magnanimous Frank Pierce
The people have no right to assemble, and
form Constitution for themselves, and If they
do so, it is Revolutionary in its character" and
would ''become reasonable insurrccton -
Again, he says that the authorities OF Kansas
are Unconstitutional - He first admits that
Kansas was organized "par,ly from local NAL.
administration and partly from unjustifiable in
reference from the inhabitants OF other States,
with views foreign to the interests and rights OF
the Territory" and thereby comedies the ground
that the balance Of power which elected mem.
bers to the Legislature, came from Missouri,
and consequently must admit that the Legisla.
ture was the creature Of" unjustfiable inter-
ference from the inhabitants from other States
and yet in almost the next breath, he says the
authorities Of Kansas are constitutional 49,
Well our perception Of his meaning must be
very obtuse or else General President.F Frank.
lin Pierce, commander-in-chief cf all the fore. 8
Of the Z. States, contradicts himself and stands
before the country in the position Of second.
rate pettifogger "dressed with little brief a,l-
thority." His whole message is specious soph.
istry, Put together in such way and in such "a
manner as to secure a denomination to the
Presidency and the SUPPORT Of the South; but
he IS doomed, and though lie may now like the
viper,
---|s Creep where dI.dains TO Climb,
And having wound his lVsshsme ZACH
To the top Of this hug, monument Of Rome
Hang kissing at the nobi-r beIow.n
Still, he must eventually glide down from his
Shiny pinnacle into the ocean of oblivion, there
to remain, I" unwcpt, unhonored and unsung. y
BoucHr 1.-THE Shinplaster Organ, having
been driven to the wall several times recently,
now charges all those Republicans members
who voted to extend the time of the Charter
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