The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-01-10

sentatives yesterday. in which an important Dem.
ocratic principle was involved, upon which the
Democratic strength u that house was fully ex.
hibited, and which has placed some Of the mem
bers who have heretofore proksscd to he gov.
erned by Democratic principles, in the position
in which they should and will hereafter be rcog-
nipd.
We will admit that in the honesty Of our
hearts We were willing To recognire rs Demo
Gratis, all who damned to bclong 10 tina, party
and in our classification Of the two houses few
days since. we noted the relative strength II the
parties We now. however, admit that We were
mistaken as rgar,s the llou~ We counted
wolves in shcpIs clothing, and in justice to the
true Democrats, TO those who battlei n,anfilly
and boldly in defence Of the principles upon
which our party is based. We will now TAKE occa.
sion 10 classify the House in accordance with
the aa,ons. regardless Of professions and We
hold that actions speak much louder than any.
and all professions,
On the ath inst. Mr. VhuHS presented 10
the House certificate from the Judges Of cleo
i,on Of precinct in Mower county. that at that
precmd he had wccivel majority Of the votes
cast for Representative, and declaring him duly
elected to the HOUSE On this paper, which
entitled its bearer 10 no consideration whatever
a, the hands Of the House the Republicans, and
their allies, the "Gorman Democracy, so cali
ed" taking advantage Of the absence Of one or
two Democratic member, admitted Mr.. V Arunx
to a seat in their midst, and sought to invest
him with the rights and privileges Of member
Of the Legislature ofthe Territory of Minnesota
On yesterday Mr.. CevILLE appeared with q
certificate Of election from tho Register Of
Deeds Of Houston County, the senior organic
cd county of the Council subdivision Of tho
Eighth Council District. and the only officer au.
thorizcd by law to canvass the votes Of Mower
county TO which the seal Of Office was affixed
This certificate was made by law which the
House was bound TO obey, and is evidence Of
the right Of Mr., Coville to u seat In the House
II was the only authority under which any
member of the HOUSE took n seat, and II was
the only authority that the House could regard
~ legal under our statutes, and yet men pro
Tossing to be Democrats, and TO regard the 81,
curity Of the elective franchise and the purity
Of the ballot box AZ necessary to the perpetu.
ity OF our institutions; -men who are loud j
their advocacy Of the free and untrammelled
right Of the majority TO control the reprcsen-
tatiou in the Legislative Halls Of our country;
men, we say, protesting TO be guided by those
principles, stood up and unblushingly advoca.
ted the right Of Mr. VAraux, who came here
without the first scrap Of legal authority. to
hold seat in the House instead Of Mr. Co
WILLIE. who brought all the.vouchers the law re-
quired, correct aud legal in every particular,
certifying that he had been legally elected Re
preventative from the County Of Mower
The riches, feature Of the whole affair is. that
Mr. NORRIS, who, on the first day Of the session,
oferc.ia resolution, which was adopted, making il
obligatory on the Chief Clerk to enrol the names
only Of those who had certificates from the senior
counties Of their District on yesterday spoke
aud voted against permitting member to take
his scat who had a legal certificate from the
proper officer Of the proper county. the only
authority which the House, under the Statute,
and under il own resolution could possibly re-
cognise.
In every vote the German Democracy "
stuck like wax to their Republican allies. They
voted shoulder to shoulder ersry tune together.
While the Representatives Of our party IN the
House Of Representatives. arr boldly and lear
les-ly together refusing all compromise with any
of the factions Of the day. tbe=e political hyPo'
critics. protesting to I've the only true National
Democrats, are fusing openly with the Repub-
licans in the II@~ II Representatives, Of our
Territory.
II Is gratifying to be able to say. however,
that the true Democrats of the iIon-c ioaghf,
not only bravely AMI hoooraby but aicee~ful
IT, The names Of Buriick, DE Ia Nugis,
Dunbar. FarnhsIn. Gardner. Ger. Grant. liar.
tenbowcr, Hau., lIubbeil, Hunt. johnson. Lott,
Mcleod. -turgis, Taylor, Wilkinson mo, the
long Attorney and wil.ou. VIII stand promi-
dent as the a.lyoca,e. of Democratic principles,
whilc ,boee Of BoutilIicr Holland, Norris AMI
Murphy, must hereafter h. cIass,,i ~ FuSionists
and traitors To the Democratic party
We have heret0ior. ,nisay orcj to keep open
the doors II the Democratic party, far tbs ~