The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-12
The Pioneer still IS Shriekfng for Free
dOm,' In Kansas.

There is no back out yet in the Pioneer !;
but whether it is from Unborn pluck, or that
its time is not yet come for q retrogade
movement, this much must be acknowledged,
that its present position in regard to what it
describes "as the qorongs and o,arages which
have been committed against The people Of
Kansas by the Constitutional Convention Of
that Territory, in creating Constitution for
the future State obnoxious in its character to
the people, and depriving them Of the right
to pass judgment upon it at the polls'-is
position which we admire too much, and
which comedies too much with our own SEN
timents, for US to say one word in its censure,
1t comes to be sure, into the ranks of the
freedom shriekers' a little late its eyes
have been opened to the wrongs and outrag-
esq suffered by the people of Kansas, consid-
erably after MONDAY ; but still we welcome
it and its hackers, on the side of right and JUS
tice, tardy as has been their incoming hav-
ing hopes, that with united North, present.
ing stern front to the united South of South
ern aggresSonists, the Constitution may yet be
restored to its original intent as a charter for
freedom and not for slavery and the govern
ment yet be administered upon the princi-
pies laid down by WAsHINGroN, JEFFERSON,
ADAMS, MADISON, MONROE and other fathers
of the Republic, in whose eyes slavery was
hateful thing, to be in the end exterminated,
however circumstances might render it ne
cessary to tolerate it for brief season.
In yesterdays Sunday Pioneer is long
article on the Kansas question the two last
paragraphs ofwhich we extract below
according to our Eastern Exchanges, interviews
have been had between the President and Gov WALKER
and the acts of the Constitutional have been
fully discussed in Cabinet Council. 1t is stated the
result OF these interviews and consultations, that the
President and his Cabinet agreed in sustaining the
action of the Kansas Convention with reference
hitting the Constitution to the people, and that,
consequence Gov WALKER is condemned. Assuming
these statements to be correct do not hesitate
that the Administration has violated the confidence
which has hitherto been cheerfully bestowed by the
Democratic party, and that has blasted in the bud
growing respect which was entertained by the people
without respect of party.
ave do not regard it necessary to repeat the facts
and arguments heretofore presented against the recog
milton by Congress of this Kansas Constitution We do
nothing more than follow after the plain teachings of
the Convention as anti Democratic in its character
subYersive, in Us tendencies Of whole system
publican government. We shall remain, during the con-
test that likely to spring up this question, where
We have always Stood the side of the law in its
and spirit,-On the side of Democratic principles in
their consistency and purity-on the side Of the
who sustain Democracy and the law-and against those
who would PROSTATE both, whether their purposes be
good or evil, and aohom regard to official d0niies
potuicdt ,fcdtOns There is right involved,
rigeousy right that it cannot be ignored without de-
stroyng the Democracy and there is wrong, wrong
ha fpS ctos,,x
Democracy. We are NTH WALKER in this fQht euen If
ace are forced to be against BUCHANAN"
This is bold and manly language. That
the position taken in the above paragraphs
will be maintained by the Pioneer and sus-
tanned by its party here in Minnesota, is our
ardent desire though our hopes on this head,
are mingled with lively fears. But-suffi-
cient for the day is the evil thereof -we
will not anticipate it in the future