The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-06-12
The Republican PiasSorm.-0"e "f ne
Beauties.


demand the immediate adnision of Kansas
into the Union o. q Stat with The 'onstitn-
ton passed al u Convention held at Tolrka in
that Territory.
We do not see how any sane man can claim
for the proceedings OF that Convention slnd
ow Of legality OF force. II was called by the
Committee Of a political party Tint Commit
tee, selicrea,ed and possessing M authority
from Congress or the Territorial Government
directed where polls should be oremd l'a TIE
election Of delegate, and appointed their own
partixans officers al the election Tie election
was farce--thc Convention burlrsqne IN
ell legally constituted bodies, and.cn,iilcd 10 no
more consideration than any ordinary public
gathering. The Constitution was submitted 10
the Free Statc party for their ratification and
tho formnlity ~ IN election Was cote through
with again. This time the election va. even
more ridiculous than at first and the accounts
that have reached n. of II, rcrpn,d oDc very
strongly Of an election held IN Carver county
and upon which a certain Republican aspIran'
relied to Gust a good Dcmocra, from the toup.
eli The polls were ol,.ned after dark - y, the
Carver county election ~ an old sbnniy where
a half dozen men bad congrcgn,cd the l'alo.
box wa. M old hat. nnd the officer ofthe cleo
tion were not sworn.
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Irpnblcsn or Democratic pariic, Of his Tn
ritory, would issue a calf tr the election 81
delegates 10 form State Constitution, and
delegates were elected in pursuance Of such
call, nm attempt TO palm Of u Constitution
formed by that body, upon The people Of the
Territory US their highest law, would bo ridi
culed and scotied Yet the proceeding would
be identical with that pursued by the Free
state men Of Kansas.
The editor Of the Times declares this Conati.
tuition must be recognized by admitting X an.
sas into the Union under II, even should such
action involve dissolution 81 the Union, and
the loss of thousands of lives. This Ia the H.
sue presented by the immaculate friends Of
freedom"
Two bills have been submitted 10 Congress
ono In the Senate and tho other In the House
by Mcssrs SrwanD and Gnow, admitting
Kansas into tho Union, Immediately Y, nud,r the
Topeka Constitution Remember too. that
kansa- ,'ocs not possess. according to good
Judges over thirty Thousand inhabitants, but
oneihird ii tho number necessary, under the
last apporioument. 10 cUiitle district 10 one
member Of the House Of Representatives. --.
senator DoratAs hns introduced bill into
the Senate, which has probably passed. that
body before this. making provision for The nh
mission of Kansas into the WHOM ~h'n it,
population shnl a,,ount to the lawful number.
rbi. bill. which amply guards the purity ol ihc
ballot box, We published aomc time since.
A number ri the most modcrntcof the Hack .
Republican Journals speak boldly AMI frankly |
in regard TO the attempt 10 get Kansas into .
the Union under the Topeka Constitution
IL SAYS lhc New Work Im,r, u l,udng ircc
soil paper Tho admission of Kama, md,r ih,
Topeka Constitution could hc dceidrl mon ,is
merits. without reference to consequences w
have no hesitation IN sa,iue W should oppose
II The application upon The face oi It i'r q.
regular, and il more harm would IA, be ,Icuc
by insisting upon regularity than waving II
for the time being We should favor INJECTION
Of the preset, application H,A conrcl Kansas
to GEEK admission unlr the authority aud with .
the preliminary sanction 81 tongrss IN TIN.
cs~, u. or reader, kruv, lie application
comes from a convention &c ,klea,trs clcctcd At
the cali OF thu party und ~, of 'onpT~' OF
the Tcrr,totn aa,h"rty. nnd by the VOTES ol
only portion of the people The rit,syp> "
Kansas who called ", acted IN Cnlrc contempt
Of ali formally constituted authority .'-thcu ac-
ton was outside Of all goyrrumrm and was
simple exercise of tie powers that ;ahrrrS ia
every society wher them IS No law Now our
theory Of the relations II = rrritry TO The
Union doc. not rtmii us ~ 1rarl such ac
ton as legitimate We iclir'r that trpgrrss
has sovereignty over the irrr,tcrps; tint The
people Of The territories are hduDd 10 obey the
laws ~ Congress. AMI that any action outside
of those laws and in con,cmpt NJ their suihort
~ is illegi,imstc AMI revolutionary And Ne
arc no moro willing 10 TOLERATE disorder and
revolution in Territory than W. Should I've in
a State"
The Tm,s IN another potion of 'is Article.
refers to the case Of Michigan. which il Irc
Quen,ly quoted by Republican editors but
does not regard il Is u rro,kpt. Michigan
had twice asked tH Congressional authority 10
call a tcnvrn,ou, and besides was part oi the
territory embraced IN the orlinancc W 1887,
which expressly declared that It's people should
I've at liberty to i"rm permanent constitution
aud State go'eiumOut' ard ,hould 10 admit.
ted into 'he tno' ON au equal footing with .
the original State, 1t nipht hay, rhled
that every step taken 10y Michigan. was taken
by The consent anil direction Of Nc Territorial
Legislature, Mr. pourla. W. hi, ahio r,pn,,
upon III, Kansas question ,ay Eases have
occurred in which the inhabitants Of particular
Territories have been permitted to form CON-
.,i,atious. aud take ini,iatogy stops for tho cr-
yausa,ion of STATE Royernmenis, preparatory
TO their admission into the tniou, without Oh
tanning the prcyiou, aSscui al Congress s,r
~ EVERY INSTANCE nm rHCcKEDi>o VAS osiu-
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