Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-01-05

he scale Of manhood a. to contest the seat Of
one whose right il indisputable7-who receiv-
ed the majority Of the votes Of the people2
Can you return to your constituents and sayto
hem that you have done an honorable act and
will the people justify you in it, Will they not
rather mark you for political sacri6cea We
have not the pleasure Of an acquaintance with
Mr.. Tillotson, he may be an honorable man,
he il, but if he permits himselfto
be the tool Of a corrupt party in this case, he
will dig his own grave and prepare his own
winding sheet. and the party that aids him in
the movement will follow in his footsteps. We
shall see. & .rt7s
A sanpls ef the De.ea.er Il the . Law ana order''
LAWRENCE, Nov. q, 1855.
At the supper table Of the Hotel tonight there
were several Delegates present on their return
ton, who, on being asked what were the objects
of the Convention, and what was done, replied
by one Of their number, g That it was to sound
the people and see If they were willing to stand
by the laws and have them enforced"
We have agreed to do so."
Judge Schuyler asked him, "What will you do
with Us if we do not obey these laws %
"We will kill you % says q second Delegate.
"No-no," responded the former;'. we will do
no such thing; but We will look upon you a.
traitors to the country and the Constitution %
The Judge said: ssWe regard these laws az in
famous, violating the Constitution, and we will
trample them under our feet"
DR.. johnson says: ssI don't wish to discuss
this question with you here, and ,oiu not do it;
but we'll meet you any other time"
Delegate, (No. ~ rather excited, sYou wish
to draw my friend into discussion here. You
ask what zoe will do if yon do not obey the laws.
We wiA kill you, and light your souls to hell
,cith the flames Of yoisr dtcellings!"
The Judge replied, ":We have heard bragga-
doeios before $" adding, 6 you have used very un-
evil language Whereas we have treated you as
The Delegate, much excited, called the Judge
a ss liar, - ss scoundrcl" and /" traitor"
DR.. johnson interferred then and said, Gas
friend, would now ask you to desist, and would
inform you that there are ladies present"
So ended the conversation.
TIE FREE STATE MEN.-Whoever is green
enough to suppose that the Free State Men of
Kansas are towards or lack the requisite qualities
to defend the position they have taken, let them
read the following from the Kansas Territorial
Register, of Dec. Is:
The New State Csussitutien.
This is the day that every man who wants Kan
sas to be free is called upon to cast his vote Af-
ter We have passed the last invasion by our
Missouri neighbors, will not every thinking man
see the necessity of State organization2 or must
we submit to our tyrant rulers, who. make Law q
mockery an Order a ridicule? Are we capable
Of self-government, or must we continue to be
ruled by an insoent mob? Have We lost all the
"a IL o.
show to them that we have yet the courage to be
free. .2 -cs esG ~ ait.e. r,l-s.nf
a Squatters of Kansas, to the polls Squatters
who want no slavery here, to the rescue! Squat
ters who are for making labor honorable turn out!
Let every voter feel himself host, aud that on
his exertions rests great responsibility-ther re
sponsibilty Of placing Kansas, in the proud
All to the polls who possess the elective fran.
chise! Let no love of gain, no allurements of
pleasure, no consideration of business keep you
from this important duty, and our word for it. the
Constitution will have triumphant majority.
ly elected Congressman from the Springfield Dis
trict, Mass, thus plainly responded to certain en-
quries made to him, touching his course if elect
ed: 5hfsi4&1 So gzEFz3f
In answer to your enquiry whether ssI endorse
the Springfield platform" !" have to say do en-
dorse it in its length and breadth, only ask for
my country to see its principles Incorporated sub
stantially in effective laws. And further in an.
swer to the on quiry, "What will be my action
on the matters likely to come before the next Con-
gress If am chosen to seat in it, reply, that
in the organization Of the House shall certainlv
vote for Northern men with Northern principles
for its officers; on the admission of the delegate
from Kansas, no power on earth could induce me
vNk4 ~kh~ L. E. Al
sas as q State, should vote promptly for her ad-
mission only as . Free State; on the impeach.
ment OF Judge Kane, should, if live, vote for
his impeachment. For all the votes in the Tenth
District should not vote in Congress otherwise
than as above indicated. G.. G. CHAFFEE.
SOUTHERN SENrMENr.-The following is from
the Richmond Enquirer, rabid pro- Slavery pa
per, which calls Us disunionist Ill
The South is deliberating upon tho policy or
retalliatng upon the North. Il would seem, alas.
a much wiser policy to begin her work at home.
The most efficient legislation for the evils which
inflict and threaten her would be an act MAKING
Il toscfM for people to tor and feather eue,y man
sclo should utter pubIiat scords of euloqy upon
the Union, from the present time until the final
settlement of our difficulties with the North; not
that such laudations are ndla IN see but that the
public safety demands that, for the nonce, the
inOusuS Va tONutooS U0O JaOk8o0eo S0Oul0
be silenoed in spite Of themselves. le81a 80
MExBERs.-Ths following members Of the Leg
islature have arrived since our last report :-wm.
Freeborn, from Goodhus Co.; @. w. Thompson,
Council; NJ. G. Thompson, W. F. Dunbar, Mr..
Burdiok, and Ross Wilkinson. Most of the mem.
bers came in yesterday, and they all appear in
good spirits.
ia The Washington Union is engaged
just at this time in an effort to annihilate Fran.
els T. Blair, because he, as any living man
would have right to do, has thought proper TO
avow openly that he prefers the Republican to
the misnamed Democratic party OF this day.
Blair is /" black Republican" says the I'm
ion, but, as 50 saying don't make it 50, we im-
agine he heeds very Little the epithet---JMadi-
~ A Frenchman being hard up for
dinner. stole pig. He was caught in the act,
taken before magistrate, and called upon for
his defence, when he thus delivered himself:
WAh Mon Diem I sfoo1 -. ,,:<v ~ -.