The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-07-16


cation oil the temporary scat Of government
ia mandatory. and WIS merely inserted by
Congress 10 order that there should be no
failure Of the organization Of the Territory.
That the location Of public institutions was
u subject connected with the internal regu.
lations Of the Territory and consequently
rightful subject Of legislation. and unre-
stricted also, that the Legislature could
change the temporary seat Of government
from time to time, although it might be al
abuse Of power We cannot subscribe to
this position. A continuing power may ex.
ist, when from the very nature Of the thing
to be done. il can be inferred that the gran
tor Of the power, intended to permit the ex-
ercise Of il from time 10 time, or more than
once. As for instance. had special pro
vision been inserted in the Organic Act, au-
thorizing the Legislative power, at partl-
cular session, to levy taxes for the support
Of the Government, there could be no
doubt that such power could have been ex-
ercised more than once. But this is not
power Of that description. THERE'S nothing
in the nature Of the thing to be accomplish
ed, from which it can be fairly inferred that
a repetition Of the act was authorized. Be-
sides the terms upon which the power is Civ
en- exclude any such inference. The power
is to do particular thing at specified
t,ms--"At said first sessOn the Governor
and Legislative Assembly shall locate and
establish the temporary seat Of government.
&c" There can certainly be no principle
of Interpretation which would coDstrue an
authority to do single act ut a particular
time, into power TO dothe thing more than
once.
Tho fac, that n part;cul., tim. w.s ,-e.
srr;b,x, for doing The act il concus;vee y;.
hence hat Cono,ess ;n,ends.l Tho ar,ho,;,v
.bould he exhausted nv tbc frat EXERCISE of
,ower
o..
asap, ~. o'n oe.',ou vi 'ne C.Rane
IN .u Po.. M
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"al"o'a! snen ..eae N eDnrrM "rn,s'
a''i mus We e",'s''u' "''n le'.re"c nv W otn-
l",,'o.'s " ,u1 sane ''n,uN u" uo
'''''e ''ia' s.ne,a' "o'us , usu ~ ONE .lnuSe
ma! w ''1'.''"u " q'",''e'' ~ Par'e"'"'
wins :" ""o1.'i '''uN " wv H,i"'
saint - W. .''.'" ~ " .on'io,e'"s
Npp'!'Due '"'s I"'o " ,''o '1No ~ manu- ".
nu' '.a' Nous', sPua"s P'ea,' ~na'
in's", " uo'0 W ''ss.u ~ ai'ieuiAi SUP
~ " s s.aun,s" o'S",ns "nPora
s.ae VI go,e'onleu'- n'pi Tue p,oao'
'n' uinlS NV us''I W "e s''..'AA o'uus'
framing mss'a.l'. PoNer' ine gepera'
s,,oe;sl nr,'.;s;.n To- iaa;sl.,;nn "nr.a.,,;n',
,be ton,,orary se., nj ,,ovornren,
/, ,al -, ,h,, ,hero ,,.s no r0,,;o,;o,
or Gu;,a,;nn 10 ,ha Sac,;or c,,r,srr;n,, ~
la,iye noxsr in regarI ~ the lnca,,e, - |.
,emnorarv seat of oovsrnme,, NJ ,b,,I
~, ~ ,,.,.,,s.i '..a'', r. ,.'..,a,;'''
nouc- /. srnrcss," rm;,sJ and r,s,r;o,aJ
I, ev,e,Js ONLY = ~ snh;oc,s If lec;s,a,;o,
r',..,.,,n, ,s;,,, H.. C,ns,;,n,;on os ,ha -
,.J STATE, md ,be ,,,'',',I,,s NJ III a.,
,nv cxsrc;so If Iea;.l,,;vo nowar IN rala,;o,
a. ,onnorary s,.,, Of ,,oror,n,on, -
is not authorized by the spccial proyis,ons
Of Section 10. on that subject is not "cop
sls,en, with the provisions of this act. and
Is no, embraced in the general mowers of l,.
gisla,;op
We now come 10 the second poin,
made upnn the argument; and although
!, NAV he unnecessary for IA To examine nj,
mart Of the subject, we shall do 80 for the
nhrnose of SATISFYING ourselves M IN what
constitutes iry,sia,,r, enoef,a,o, and IN VIVA,
extent a coordinate branch Of The lepi,l,.
tive power ia TO be governed in its action
by the other branches.
!. :. ano,,., in ~. ,o,;,;on y, ,h. Pal,
,or tho, nm ac, 49,, ,ha I.a;sia,;ve A.
s,ntiy ort;,lsd !. A. A., o.r Inc r,,nova,
az ,h. Soa, ~ ,ovsrnr,an, Of ,ho T.,r;,nr,
If Vn,eso,a annroyoJ hv Tho Cov.r,,o, .,
.,;j Ter,;,ory dn ,h., 5,I ia, If W.rch
To-
h;u ha,;,o. ,h, 81 lo,,;.,.,;,
n,,,, 49, ;r,,o.,,,,,,", -, r. 49,,
nent and ,he onss,ion n,osan,ad wha,bsr
,h;s can he rcgar,,sJ a. : law That viii
'ian,,J MON H., rannor !, wh;oh !, "a ,,,
Xxi and au,ben,;ca,sJ " " - - W.
Ne''net .ne o'ga"'c he' nor ,he ierr'-
.o'"' s'"...'s ,"Aa. my P'v's,on 'o' 'e'.y
ns VI Nv s. "s'NNu'e mat
'ii,u'' wv mus. "e'e,o'e' saa"''N .he
Jv."s -. - .'' No1ne" "". itou7e " W.
y, r,[.. .,, ~ So" u " N "u'
~! po,". 'uA' "',' = o''' snai' nave
plS'' o''u porSe a'Hi "'h co'rec'iy en-
80 " '.h'" " e.sneu ~ '"e pr's"'ns
"'"'s " .nc ."o 'o""~, V'oH Hs PR
,cu'en I" Tue Governor '"' ms approval
ne SisaAe' .. Inv I!ouSr oi i"pr,''en'a
u''S alnNN n's s'SnA'"te 10 inns p''' WIN
oc''. uu ''a' 'ae 'o'gohg tmeahihe
'nc p'l'l presumed 10, my slgna.nn, as
aAe' VI "e hou"' VI REPRESENTATIVES,