The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-09-18
usurpasion to he Dcposed.

The steamer which lcft New York on the
9th. with the California mails, the Washington
Star says. will take out orders that may he
necessary 10 the conservation Of tho public H..
t,acHts Of California The public interests re-
quire, first, the restoration Of the authority Of
the constitution aud the laws, which will re-
quire the Vigilance COMMITTEES 10 be deboaed
from its unlawful u-urpation. II has proved
itself IL miserable abortion and an odious tyrau-
n.y. without having accomplished the object
which Is the only justification oi its violence
Crimc never boarsheI more openly than dur
INK lts rule. aud the lew criminals against
whom nll thia terrible machinery has been EN-
ploycd have only been expelled from one com
muni,y t, be fastened upon another The only
good which can possibly arise from tho usur.
patton, X the lesson which will be taught the
| citizens that the laws are their only safe pro
tcciion and that when they depose the author
ity Of these, they are likely 10 sci up instead,
the most oppressive anj corrupt rule that man.
| kind ever endured
The rhiladelphis Ledger, in speaking Of the
Vigilance Committee, says
"Onc Of the obligations 81 tho Consultation
upon the Union il, that Il shall guarantee q
republican form 81 government 10 ryery Stafe,
including all the rights aud privilege which
are recognized ne essential to tree go,oi nippi
California al this moment, exhibits one 81 the
m',s, daring aud dangerous Inyasions OF THE
obligation which has ever hem Witnessed since
the foundation OF our government The wri,
of haboas corpus ia suspended in San Francis
go. the trial ty jury deuied, the privilege 81
confronting ones accu.era not permitted, nndl
| pnnishmpu,e unknown "a the laws are inflicted
I lpr Offences bot legally proved No oOe Of the
essentials of a republican form ~ government
7 cyrsis Alta fecen, meeting enlhd Tor FREE:
lcvprcg-ion 81 public opinion touching the rr'ig
nation ~ the csuniy officials. men were siDd
! la daring 10 rall for ihe reading 81 n letter
,iir,-.c,i by judge r'f'4'icm H. tho meeting, sd
Sere mauaclcd ap1 Imprisoned in The Commit
N. 81 ccs SOM 81 them ARE kept thre yet
I Two ~ three companies N troops. With bayo
nets we've rarnd,fl cloae nj hand 10 ovcrswe
the inviting AZ thi. time. 'herr IL in that
city over Nfteru hundred vunsfurni,,sd diyny
IN arnrh opposition 10 the laws anil eot.ii'p
,lpn u tth country. and nj Ibis number one
third rsnuot speak Fnglish Major irr, 81
the T.. X Army VII, hhs served his country
Over twenty 1--we years had u tisio' pointed Il
hi. breast rs One NJ ,ifeso p-oplc, ior attempt
ING 20 pa he strr-t, and was 'old 90 stand
Z had sact Il librty in Han Frsncisco u
"a no sorier ,ha, ;i~-e subvertsrs NJ rofis,itp
tiosai liberty feel -te npp,lar.ions ~ th'
con,se .ha, ~ United fta.es Government vii
pu-,r. Ry tho la'' indications from that
luarier the n~s' hsfsas corpus which will h
,yn,d will BE- stecu'e,i nnjcr the authority .
the United States Government AMI with sev
.,aI y.s.rls q var and the r. = forces 10 sas
tam the T~src onicer' in the cIe'ntion I'M
Goysrrrn.-nt has bssp qsiet'y AMI prudebtl,
s,oidinga cri-i. IN II ia prepared, by sofh
eien, fofce os the spot 10 show that this ls
government ~ avs AMI hat NO ciizcn %
body ~ ci,in~n. has right Va susJsbd o
change tie nrtsn Of lava oocs adopted onde
the Constitution except IN tbc way that inssr,l
uier.t de.ignaiss