The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-04-10

lelyul authority, an act III incorporation was
procured from the legislature OF the State Oh
Massachusetts,, In which II was rroSided, IN t'
iirst section. that twenty persons therein named
4 and their associates. saccessors, and aS~,~.
are hereby made corporation ny The name on
the Massachusetts, Emigrant AID company ior
the purpose OF assisting em'gtan'S to @t.c IN
the West; and 'or this purpose they shall nave
all the powers and privileges, AMI ie subject 10
all the duties, restrictions. ami liaouiiits ~t
forth IN the 3sth and 3lth chapters oil The ne
rised statutes OF Massachusetts.
4 Tue second section limited the capital stock
OF the company 10 five millions ot dollars, and
authorized the whole 10 be invested IN real and
pcrsonal estate, with ,ae provisio that " the
said corporation shali not hold rl estate IN
this Commonwealth lMassachuse,tsl To an
amount exceeding twenty Thousand dollars
! T1c third section provided tor dividing the
'"P',"' s'"oA " ''e "''," NV s"','s ~
one hapdrd dollars each, anu prerrioou INC
tuo1p time and amounts IN which assessments
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migW uV haoc "u ca'h sh''V'
| The fourth aud last section was ~ these
vor,ls,
"N''
AT all meetnss Il tn sleeA holss, each
sheu '" en'u" w. va Gas, o". ~ wv wv ,t ~, ,a, !,
him Frpttei, That no stoehb"iues shhli o. ehuura Va
east u1e tau my vote, "" shsirs heii ht h'ei n''
norr 'hsn nny votes by proxy"
.l,ln,..l ,bo -, af accommodation, Jooa ,,,
Although tho h'' W iiie"'Po'a""" "N7' "".
distinctly declare that the company WAS lorieu
for the purpose Of controlling the domestic in.
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sutntlons oi the lcrfitoIy "i ha'lSaS'anu 'o'V'ns
Ii. into the | niOn with prohibition uf slavery
-, - e :, ,; ~ - tS- rislts AMI
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wishes oi The people as guafautieu DS NV con-
stitu,ion of the United State, aud secured by
tbeH organic la"' lcl tnt "b"ic "ds'"i. W Nv.
movement, the circumstances III when " had
its origin and the professions and avowals
oi all engaged Ia 1t. render IL certain ana nhde
niable that such was its object
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10 remove hlI u"uoN upon '"iS p''"' .'"'
committee Will here present lew extracts RON
n pamphle, nubishc,l by the COMPANY soon
after lts organization. under the ioiio"ing cap
ton
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oo'.i', .n' rsp -, ~ y, ,, w.,
the information Of emsran,'. ,,,
! 'Ira a. Amos iS"ft"'e, session y w"
'es.,, ,a'un. - - I.y y.,,
"rhoms' II. webb, Bo',oo.
For We paa,s , o, ,. y, .g'. ~. ,m,,,sa,
Aid Company, ard ths re.ource, OF Kansas Territory
which ~, prer-es nov TO ,s',s' be ,ee's"ry 2, we
IN" 1"S",s ,aGr%s,op % s@ga 10 ~. particular
"ra 'hsse purpose. It I. recommended. 1t That The
eoa,.e' lmIsaS.'s WIN ,sn' ss q" @ W. u.
ir"@ Ms,.,ens.,t,a o AZ rlre m tho wr.r which ,hr
trustee, shall select IN their ar-t scuemeat.
~ = treon"ssaso s. 'bsa saa S.,mp.s s". .ni
10 which Tue soardrs hoasss and mill. are ocaIs ssa
no Others. Aad iaS'h.r whenever tho ier,'"', sbsl
~ ,s,,s s,asc. n, M, ~. ,fe m' ne, md
out, declare DIVIDEND e. he toc khoids and thst they
then 'els' new h.'d, and msse 'im.r susnssmsn n''
Of hi. rsioa
with the sd,aptase' a,siued BY saeh system u
'n' W ~ ana 90 ~i, css ,nhst,tsnt.
There ' rea~ 10 .uppo.s 'e'srsl ,hoasand men o'
r,ss, .ams ,aes ,r,.nSsm,n, ,h,' yrry .ommsr Oi
ihs whole emigration ir'n EaroPs smoonlios 4" soIns
eoIop l.I'ons. hs,e esn "e u :" !
'E'peeisiy ~,i :, prove an a''sr'ss' 70 Mass hs
n,s s..s'','s =, ~. ,,bsr,,.s, era orc. In ,Ss
outss, communications betresn ,hs,s bones 'nd be'
ports aud he,erifs .,.,, a.. ,,.,,,o,,o,. =, N,
u..,tIei rsrrrs Ia ls.. ,a. ,hnn III. disc us.,op o
them he. required n tongr">' Do
Having thns socurod from the State of Mass
,cnsct,a lie coIor n, leoal authority 10 sanction
hc;r ,,ocoedir,. i, nery,r.ion of th. plniu
t. nr,visinn. of an act Of Conurc,s passed in pur
au.ncc az The cnnstitu,icn The comuany com
r,cncoJ Il. o,,er,,ions inv receiving suI,scrip
,i,,s % ;,s ..,;t,i .toct and exert,ng ia whole
mower ,o harmonic. combine and direct, 10 the
channel il should mar, out. all the elements OF
opnosi,ion ,o ,be uriucric- OF the Kansas and
Srhro.k, nc, The nlap o,opiod was to make
il the interest Of large body oi meii, who
svm,m,b;zel will, them ia tho objects Of ils
CORPORATION. TO receive their all and protection
ami under tho eu.rice. Of the company, 90 pro
, .ceeJ ,o Kansas and ACQUIRE whn,ev,r residence
, and ia vluteyer ac,s might be- found nrc,-as
, iary 10 enable them 10 vote at the slcctiuts and
,hr,ugb ,he ballotbnk, ifpO44ibl, t0 gain con
= troll oyq, ibe legislation oftin Territory. Thl
, moycnen, !. iu.,iGrd Ly thoac who originator,
= ami control ibo rlan. uI,un The Vruuud that ,ls
pcrsous whom thew ~, ,o kalsAs we're free
me, who un.cf III, constitution ard laws, had
na,f,c, rigl, fn rmi-fafr 10 kausaa or any
, fotbr, Tcrrilory tbnttfe h,i If emigration va;
entirely yojaniarysn their part; and when they
or,;yeb IN ia. JI,ritory "a actual -attlrrt the,
-, Ind as GOOD a rioht a. any other citizens "a
vote a, The elections. And participate IN the con
, troll ~ the Government of thc 1ciri'ory 1hh
, woud undoubtedly be tr1" in cn~e u ordi
nary emigration. such A. a. fllsd up Anr nes
, STATE anil Terfilori... Nber, each iud,yiduo
, has gone, on h,. oWu acr"uui, 20 improve h'l
condition all tLa' of hi family. Bat y is
very diB,teu' thing wlrrt state crs'c- a vas
} moneyed corporation tor iim pnrIN~e "i rpn
{ trolling tbo dou'estic inailnilors o. d disiinc
political communit! h'l"'1 heDd"d mdt' o.
tant. and ,rnds ou' tbr rngrant' only u
mear9 81 accomplish bg ia Paramount Po''t'ca
{ obFcts when powerful cpfpor"uon' "i'
i capital Oi five mihpus nl dolafa ib''sbd u
!. hons and isnd-. 10 u.ffchaudIsc and uiila. q