The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-04-10
On the 18th day Of October Gen. Riley. act
ing governor. issued The following procisms-

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sou, r.nae.slss iHs sIsss and nssssr u voting "a
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ct. eessIlsrs,ios.
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"sea,s" ~. rs. ard ~. as. nyssss 81 f,s ssetoa
In soessdssss win ibs prosien' ~ the t"ss'tu''o"
and 'ehsdais 10
men. kr ,ksm..i,.. aud 10 ae.sa.ts .aeh onesr. a.
ihsy desire to nss. ssd ssseu,. ts~ laws That ,hs,r
es"'se may ,. .''e'y "sos s"s w.. ~ rs,s.,s sss
hs pp,ss.. he people II The sew state !. ,As sincere
sod earnest wish o. ,hs prs.sa' srsss.i,s VIII. Mtss
san."sr,, ~. r."sp ,a,s s,,,,ns,~ a.
b. successor.
oi,ss si hon'ssy, 'smsris, w ,"sn'h aH ?,
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o. nIgf
,.s nssy' b'9' "s"' u ~ ~ VA .sG ns'"''
s,.vst csp,ss, snd ssessny o'ss..
Thee f.r, ard ,aKcisl tnuers uroye csocIus;yely
That .l.. o,m..itiop n, The rss,tlc Of California
m bnld e,nxen,ion ARD orounize a STATE eoy-
cvr,n-nt o,,g;natcd With anil that ali tho prt-
cecdings were had ia sul,ordinatiou to. the an.
,h,,r;,. and .,,,,.e,n.,.v ~ ,h,. .,,,,;ov IoraI
goysrn,,.rt NJ The Territory up,er The advice
and With ,hs annroy.I q, M. executive govern
rgxAn II
az The neonle Of California In forming their
r,nsti,n,,nn and gts,e government. and of
Co,,,,,,.. n, .,Im,,,in. an. S,a,r into The nion
csnns h.e cited with the Last show Of ius,icc
49, ra;r,... IN ;,s,,ac.t,on M radiation Of the
rcvon,;oo,rv moyenrnts 10 ,abyrrt the gov.
ero,ncn, which Conorrs. bss established in
Kansas
Me- c.n ,b,. iu.urvent. derive Aid or comfort
from, tho Do~itiop assumed by either PARTY 10
tho nnfort.,na,e controversy which arose in the
state Of Rhode Island few years ago when
an effort. was ,na,,e 10 change the organic law,
and set uD a State eoyerrnrt,, in oppositiop
10 tho one then in c,s,ence under the
charter granted by Charlcs the Second Of Eng.
land, Ihosc who were engaged In that ,,nsuc.
cessluI struggle assumed, -. Fundamental truths
in our system u government, that Rhode H.
land was A sovereign State in all that pertain
cd % her internal affairs that the right u
change their organic law was MI essential a.
tribais Of sovereignty that. inasmuch M the
charter under which the existing government
was organized, contained no provision for
chsnpIDv @. amending tbs same and the people
hnd not ,jeIe9ated that riRht 10 the igisla1uIe
or my other tribunal, II followed, a. matter
Of course. that they had retained It, and were
at liberty 10 cxerc,se Il In such manner a. TO
them should seem wise. lust, and proper,
Without decming il necessary to CT press any
opiDiop on this occasion in reference TO the
merits OF that controversy it il evident that the
principIcs upop which Il was conducted are not
Involved In the revolutionary struggle now go
inn ON in Kansas for the reason that the SOW.
er.gnty of Territory remains In abeyance,
suspcDde, in the United States, in trust for the
ne.,rle until they shall he admitted into the
4 nion NO n State In the mean time they are
entitled IN cniov and exercise all the privileges
and right. of ~lcgovernmrut. In differentiation
10 the constitution of the United States, and in
obedience 10 their organic law, posed by Con.
ereua In pnrrpnnco Of that INSTRUMENT These
rights md privileyes arc nil derived from the
cons,,tniioo throuoh the act of g. grcss. and
m,s, be exercised and epioye. =. election 10
all tho limitations and restrictions which that
constitution imposes. Hence Il il clear that
the pcope of tho Territory have no Inherent
soycr,ign riyh, undcr the oonstitution of the
Intel states IN annul the lava and resist the
.u,ho,i,y of the territorial Government which
1n,,,..,s h.a ,.,.h,ished Il, obes,;erce IN tho
co,s,i,,,;or
l., ,,a,,;,,,, tar, ,s .,., A., or;ci, AMI M.
,..,, ar H.. Ern,as l;,N.nl,,.. yn,,, c,mm,
,.e'h.y, hoe, nror,,,,,,y Immersed with The
si,,,Gcan, esc, ,ba, each onc Gas rcsul,cJ from
,n ,,,c,,r, ~ y;ol.,c or rircnmy, n, the pr,nri.
nlea and provisions Of The nc, OF Congress for
,ho or,,on,,,ion ol k,nsas ami Nebraska =
Tbc lco,linc id,a md fundamental prinrlplc of
Tho Kansas, \ cbrnskn nc, ma cypr~ss,I in the
iaw i,aclr vs.s ro,r,vr ru, an, A. srrr,rps
Am no. ,r,p, ,xr,,prr,srs or y,cu Trnmro.
NV d. ,r,,,,,,v y,vr yo yopu ,xn s,u,i ,ry
rus,r nosysr,c ,,s,rrr,oya N ntrn owS
way ur,v,r oy,y ro ruy CONSTITUTION or
mr. Uxnvp Sr,tys" While this il declared
10 bc ",be ,ruc intent and meaning ol the act !"
tboe who were oppose,l to allowing the people
of the Territory nrrparn,ory 10 their admission
into the Union M n Stntc. TO decide the slavery
oues,ion far ,bc,psel,,x failipg 10 nrcomplsh
their burmese In the hall. of Congress. md I'M
der Tho authority of The constitution. imme,li.
a,ely resort,,i in their respective States TO un.
u,ual and extraordinary uenns 10 control the
po,ical ,lr-tipi,s and shane the domestic insti.
iutions Of Kansas. in defiance Of the wishes
am. regardless of the rights of the people OF
Tina, Territory as Guaranteed by their organic
law. Combinations in ono section OF the Union
To stimulate an unnatural and false system Of
emigration. with tho view Of controlling tho
elections. and forcing the domestic institutions
of the Territory to assimilatc to those Of the
non slavchol,ling States. were followed ~ might
buye been iorc~cn, by the use Of similar means
in the .layehot,ing States, 90 produce directly
the opposite result, To these causes, and TO
these alone, In the opinion Of your committee.
may b. traccd the origin AMI progress of all
the controversies and disturbances with which