The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-09-13
TUESDAY MORNING, SEPT. 9, 1856.


The Pioneer and tho Bogus Kansas Laws
As we expected, the Pioneer becomes
frothy at the mouth on reading our articl
upon the passage of the Army Bill. Th'
writer of the editorial in yesterdays Borde
Ruffan issue undertakes to upset the Who'll,
catalogue Of facts which are spread upon th,
records of the nation, BY simply calling th'
editor Of the MlNNEsorIAN a 6 liar" How
much our Border Ruffian neighbors expect t.
add to their political strength or personal re
spectability by this manner of getting ovel
the fatal difficulty in WHICH their party ha.
been PLACED by the action Of the Senate ant
the Executive, is an affair simply of theil
own-not ours. Whatever we-individually
think, or do, OF say, is not question q,
issue, or matter that the people who are tt
decide the Great Question in November are
supposed to care great deal. about. This
war is not one Of a personal nature and the
Pioneer, with all its rankings of personal
and political hatred, should remember tina,
votes are not made. even for a good cause, by
disposing of facts b., ,simply saying they are
lies, right in the face Of clearly defined evi-
dence. v.. -
The issue is here: We charge that large
proportion of the Army money will be used
to enforce the bogus laws of Kansas, and
that the Army, aided by the g Kansas mill
tia" alias Buford's cut-throats, will be the
means used for that unholy end. The Pio-
neer certainly has the latest news " when
it says these Southern brigands have been
driven out Of Kansas. Who ere the men
that were, at late dates, fortiging to drive
out Free State settlers, and otherwise CO.
operating with General Smith, US. Army,
to this end 7? Who now keep the Missouri
river blockaded, and arrest all Free State
settlers who attempt to pass that national
highway 2dsasg.e4 sasv sa
Butwhat is the use of talking. The Pho
neer has repeatedly sustained the President
in enforcing at the point of the bayonet the
obnoxious Kansas /" laws )" and here is
the secret why the Pioneer wished the
Army Bill to pass without the proviso. 1t
and its party are strong in favor of having
this bloody code enforced in Kansas, civil
war or no civil war. Just read the code
again, in connection with the Pioneers vim
dication Of the same II its leading editorial
of yesterday: -. - G.~.r....-'' =.
Sec. 10. If any marshal, sheriff, consta-
BILE or the deputy of any such officer, shall,
when requested by any person, refusetto aid
or assist IL the arrest and capture of any
slave that may have escaped from the service
1T his master or owner in this Territory. or
any, other State or Territory, such officer
shall be fined in sum not less than one hun
dred nor more than five hundred dollars.
SEC. IL. If any person print, write, in
troduce into, publish or circulate, or cause to
be brought into, printed, written, published
or circulated, OF shall knowingly aid or assist
in bringing into, printing, publishing or cir
culating within this territory, any book, pa
per, pamphlet, magazine, handbill or circular
containing statements, arguments, opinions,
sentiment, doctrine, advice OF inuendo, cal
culated to produce dfsorderly,s dangerous
or febeliious' disafeetion among the slaves in
this erritory; orto induce such slaves to es-
cape from the services of their masters, or to
resist their authority, he shall be guilty Of
!elo y, and lie punished by Imprisonment
and hard labor for term not less than five
years. l'l'1'rIe,ra- sis aa.
: Sec. IL. II any free person, by speaking
or by writing, assert or maintain that per-
sons have not the r ght to hold slaves in this
territory, or shall introduce into this Terri
tory, print. publish, write, circulate or cause
to be introduced into this Territory, written
printed, published, or circulated in this erri-
tory, any book, paper, magazine, pamphlet or
circular, containing any denial OF the right
Of persons to hold slaves in this Territory,
such person shall be guilty of felony, and
punished by imprisonment at hard labor for
term not less than two years. e r
SEC. l3. No person who is conscientious
-ly opposed to holding slaves, Or who does
not admit the right to hold slaves in this Ter
ritory, shall SIT as ajuror for the trial OF any
prosecution for any violation of any of the
sections Of this act. ''sts - 3; 5is' -s
This act 70 take effect and be in force from
and aftertho 18th day Of September, A. D.
1855. ''s - 90 =
This extract, however, our readers will
recollect, is not the worst feature Of the
Border Rufian Kansas Code. =
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