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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18
Gen. Cushing on Parliamentary Law

We commend the following extracts from
CusHING's Manuel of Parliamentary Law, to
Judge SHERBURNE, DR.. AMEs, Mr.. NORRIS,
Mr. BECKER, Mr. SHELLEY, Mr.. EMMETT, and
other Democratic members elect of their
class, who, much to the surprise of all rea-
sonable men among their acquaintance, con-
tinue to sit in the Democratic mock Conven-
vention under the leadership of CHASE and
GERMAN:
"PARAGRAPH 229-The right to assume
d" the functions of a member, in the first in
stance, and to participate in the preliminary
proceedings and organization, depends Who'll
ely and exclusively upon the return or GER
"tficate Of election; those persons who have
"been declared elected and are duly return
"ed, being considered as members, until their
Il" Election is investigated and set aside, and
those who are not so returned being ex-
"cluded from exercising the duties of men,
bers, even though duly elected, until their
election, and their rights admitted"
"PARAGRAPH 24O-What should be done
lin the particular cases. The principles of
parliamentary law applicable to the ques-
" ton are perfectly simple and plain; founded
lin the very nature of things; established by
=" the uniform practice and asthority of par
"lament; and confirmed by reason and anal
"ogy. These principles are as follows
" First, that every person duly returned is a
" member, whether legally elected or not
"until his election is set aside. Second, that
"no person who is not duly returned, is a
member even though legally elected, until
his election is established''
"PARAGRAPH 253- X + X
\ For the purpose of as
pertaining whether a quorum is present,
every person who is entitled to vote, that
lis, every person whose return as member
"has been admitted, and who has been
"regularly sworn as such, and no other
"person is to be counted. This rule e.
clvdes first, all mere claimants to seats, aohose
% claims, ho,cersr nell founded they may be, are
"not get admiEed-BUr 1T DOES NOT EFFECT
"THE RIGHT OF PERSONS DULY RETURNED,
"HOwEvER ILL-FOUNDED THEIR CLAIMS MAY
"BE, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THEIR ELEc-
"TIoNs MAY BE CoNTROvERTED."
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18

Although 70 O'Clock NJ, on Monday, agreed upon
the time which the Convention should be called to
ORDER the Black Republicans took possession of the Hall
the House of Representatives, SUNDAY NIGHT, f
hours prior to that time They have retained pos
session to the present writing backed by such DULLES
and rum-swlng rogues as could be mustered to their
assistance by the editor of the recognized black Repub
lican organ in this city.-PiOneer.
We hope our friends will not expect US to
contradict all the lies and SANDERS started
against them by the Administration hirelings
down street, but the enc above is SO palpable
that we must notice it. 1t is cut entirely out
of whole cloth. There was no agreement be-
tween the Republicans and Democrats, that
IL o'clock should be the hour of meeting.-
On the contrary, the Democratic members
who held their caucus at No. Is, Fuller
House, on Sunday erening, between the
hours Of eight and twelve, committed a
breach of all gentlemanly courtesy by in
ducirg Republican Committee-which had
been appointed the evening previous for the
purpose-to sign an agreement to meet at
twelve on Monday, with the promise that
their members would also sign it, and then
pocketed the paper and left their caucus
room without signing it. This is a fact,
which we dare any one of the number to de-
ny under his own signature We admit,
Judge SHERBURNE, and some others of that
class of men, felt ashamed of the transaction,
but the leaders in it, such as CHASE, FLAN.
DREAU, &C., regarded it as very smart move,
and chuckled over it wonderfully afterwards.
No Republican member passed the thresh-
hold of the Hall of the House of Representa-
tives until the door was opened long after
daylight on Monday morning, by persons in
the employ of Mr.. BECKER, the Commissioner
in charge of the Hall. No Republican men,
Der entered even the Capitol building during
Sunday night. But this selfrighteous party
organ, with the fumes of its long and quar-
relsome Sunday night caucus still reeking
upon its garments, must lie about something,
and perhaps its falsehoods will prove as harm
less in this matter as any other.
In regard to the rum-swilling rogues"
spoken Of above, we have no doubt they are
a desperate set of fellows. GOODRICH and
Mills, of the Pioneer, know the most of
them, and we have often noticed they gener-
ally hold their own with them in that line.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18

"UNcLE SANS GoLD."-The Pioneer says
we have handled considerable of,Uncle SANS
gold the past year. 1t is true we have hand-
ed little, but not without earning it, and
receiving it at the hands Of the representa-
tives of the people of Minnesota. With the
national office holders the case is different.
They are the direct hirelings of the National
Pro-Slavery Administration, and receive
large pay and extra cash from the Treasury
to spend in opposing the progress of Freedom,
ard in cheating majority of the people out
Of their rights. We must say, those among
them in Minnesota, with few exceptions, are
just as faithful white "niggers " for the South,
as is any gang of black plantation niggers -
in the South.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18
FiftVsEiUht Present.

Mr.. PHELPS, of Mower county, arrived
yesterday, presented his credentials, and was
sworn in as q member of the Constitutional
Convention. This makes tifty-eight mem
bers on the floor, who have presented certifi-
Gates under the seals of their several coun
ties, in accordance with law, and are now
participating in the deliberations of the Con-
vention. If this is not a legal quorum, we
don't think there ever will be one
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18
The COnspiratOrs.

Were not determined conspiracy to usurp
or defeat the legitimate functions of civil So
ciety, q crime too serious for burlesque, the
farce which clique Of desperadoes are play
ing in this city, would be most ridiculous.
As Tom Thumb sometimes in his exhibitions
acts "Napoleon Bonaparte," so these men
call themselves the Constitutional Conven-
iion."
There they area mere faction-a con.
fessed minority at best-going through the
motions of meeting and adjourning like CON-
pany of fantastics on the 4th of July-the
better natured unable to conceal the laugh
in their sleeves" The Constitutional Con-
vention was required to meet on the second
Monday, 18th of July, but here is this squad,
without a quorum-without organization
without official knowledge that single in
dividual of them was elected to that Conven-
ton, and without power to perform single
legal act-there they are, and there they will
be for one week at least, and perhaps a
month, pretending all the while to be the
Constitutional Conpention! Was there ever
impudence like this ? Was there ever such
insult of the people, or such guilty, trifing
with the solemn responsibilities of civil gov
eminent =?
And what are they about all this time :?
Why, says the Pioneer, "to afford the commit
tee on credentials an opportunity of report
ing" But has not every one of this number
given in his certificate of election Do then
doubt their being correct Are there any
contestants to cause this delay? Not a
word of it; and the people should understand
this cheat, and know what these men are
about. They are raking over the whole ter
ritory to find men Of brass enough to come
here with pretense of election as against
Republicans, then give them seats, as they
have the Pembina men. who were confessedly
lected outside of the COMMUNICATING "bor-
der ruffianism "-then claim a quorum, and
complete their usurpation. This is what
they are about, and for this their report on
credentials, which could be offered in an hour,
is kept back. If they report, as they shonld
only those who have certificates, together
with all who come as contestants, they would
be still in hopeless minority by their own
showing. Hence they must have more men,
and no degree of fraud, no artifce however
damning in guilt, will be untried by the des-
paradoes to effect their object, and defeat the
will of the people. Let the public eye search
them through and through, and let the peo-
pie be prepared to give these conspirators
against their rights their just deserts
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18

THE CUsroDTAN.-The Pioneer says that
its fugleman, CHASE, is the custodian of the
election returns, and consequently must be
the proper Judge as to who should be entitled
to seats. We have no objection to his party
claiming that he is the Grand Mogul in dis
guise, and that it is legal for him to chop off
the head Of any Black Republican " in the
Territory, But if he is the (" custodian " in
charge of this matter, what in the name of
common sense is all this trouble about be-
tween him and Register AMEs? Why does
he and his party acknowledge that Mr.. AMEs,
or the Register of any other County, had a
legal right to give any member q certificate ?
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18
Which is the Ilufian Party

At the Democratic cauSus held in one of
the rooms of the capitol on Tuesday, we are
informed that it was proposed by one of the
extremists to march up stairs and clear the
Hall where the Convention was in session,
by force of arms. This motion was put to
vote and only lost by two majority. Com
ment is unnecessary.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18
Organization of the constitutional Con.
yentiOn..--Small 6 Democratic - Fill.
husf...(.rand FiZZle!

yentiOn..--Small 6 Democratic " Fill.
bust.-Grand Fizzle!
Yesterday at twelve o'clock, M.-the Gus
tomary hour for the assemblage on the first
day of all parliamentary bodies-the Consti-
tutional Convention was called to order by
Mr. NORTH, of Rice County, he hav-
ing been requested in writing to per-
form that preliminary duty by fifty-fve
members elect who were then seated within
the bar of the Hall. As he arose to perform
this written request of legal quorum of the
members, about thirty Democrats - of the
minority marched swiftly into the Hall
prominent among whom were Gov. GoRMAN.
II. II. SIBLEY, Judge SHERBURNE, and sundry
paid hirelngs of the National Administra-
ton, backed by sturdy crowd of the St.
Paul Dimmecratic :" Irish boys, many of
whom, no doubt, contributed about ten
votes apiece to elect German and his COL
leagues. At this juncture, Secretary CHASE
sncaked out from some hole or corner in the
Hall and attempted to call the Convention to
order. Nobody paid any attention to him
except his men who were marched in to
clean out " the Republicans, and the rabble
that accompanied them. Seeing the precise
state of affairs, and finding that he had men
to deal with, Gov. GoRMAN next moved that
the Convention adjourn until Tuesday at
twelve o'clock. CHASE put the motion his
l., l. 4 ~ 1oc 10
ave. and the Convention was declared by that
noted Chemung Canal functionary to be ad-
journed. The majority then proceeded to
organize, as will be seen by our reports
fifty-six members being then present who
presented their credentials and were sworn in.
The sham Democracy, by retiring from the
Convention, may think they have made a
great strike, but we are willing to risk the
matter with the people. By this act they
have proved the charge we brought against
them yesterday: They want no State here
in Minnesota, because it will be Republi-
can State. But the Republican members
have acted wisely, firmly and prudently, and
if they maintain their position, as we know
they will, the people will fully endorse their
acts.
The utter refusal of CHASE and his col.
leagues to recognize any Republican as 6
member, and to attempt to organize Con
vention of over one hundred members will
minority of thirty-to have driven out the
majority BY force had they dared-will prove
the dying struggle of bogus Democracy O.
Minnesota. And then, the farce of char
acterizing this mob as "the Convention
and declaring it adjourned before determin-
ing by call of the roll that a single mem
Der was present! o. GoRMAN and CHASE
Do quit your farcical tricks, else you viii
break up both our theatres.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18
Those Precedents.

Why don't the Pioneer come on with those
precedents, showing that it has been the Gus
tom of Secretaries of Territories to call Con-
stitutioral Conventions to order. We have
searched diligently, and cannot find single
case on record.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18

Mr.. Gabraith was selected by those remaining, not
quorum Of the Convention, temporary presiding
otfcer.-Pioneer
We suppose this is good democratic "
arithmetic. Fifty-six Republicans in body
of one hundred and two, or even one hundred
and eight, presided over by Mr.. GALBRAIrH,
is not majority of the whole body, and
consequently not quorum. Forty-four
sham Democrats, however, presided over by
Mr.. GaLBRAITH's colleague, Nr. S1BLEY, is
majority of one hundred and eight, and
is declared by Mr. Secretary CHASE to be
the Constitutional Convention. Great figures
these
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18
Triumph Of the Republicans I'm Leav.
onWOrth.

Triumph Of the Republicans I'm Leav.
eMwOrth.
An election for Councilmen came off in
Leavenworth, K. T., on the 9th ult., to fill
the vacancies caused by the resignation of
the old Pro Slavery board. The Republic
cans were entirely successful In the Second
Ward the Pro-Slavery men let it 60 by de-
fault. They made fight in the First with the
following result:
80 votes
Three Republican candidates. 2I5
Three Pro Slavery candidates. acknowledgements. 80
Republican majority. 14s
In the Second Ward the Republicans poll
edl70 votes. The Rufians are completely
used up in Leavenworth. The Republicans
will have matters to suit themselves hereafter.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18

THE St. Louis Intelligencer learns from
gentlemen who gathered the statistics from
the papers, that there was no less than
twenty seven executions appointed to come
off on the 10th inst, in Missouri and in
Illinois.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18

YANKEE LOCKE, noted Yankee comedian,
is now in town, and will play at one of the
Of the theatres, we do not know which.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-07-18
WEDNESDAY, JULY Is. 1857.

The journal having been read and authenti-
Gated,
The PRESIDENT read communication
from B. L. Sellers, resigning the Office Of
Messenger of the Convention, on account of
i'll health. Accepted.
Mr.. WILSON moved to fill this vacancy
by declaring W. A. SHELLEY, present tenn
porary Sergeant at-Arms to be Messenger.
Mr. COGGSWELL proposed to amend by
a proposition to elect now two messengers
which was rejected.
Mr.. DAVIS proposed to amend by making
it proposition simply to elect Messenger
which was also rejected and then
1t was ordered, that Mr.. SHELLEY be
the Messenger of this Conuention
, 1857-07-10
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS

ROB DELEGATE TO CONGRESS,
ISAAC |. STEVENS.
, 1857-07-10
Democratic Pi,rt, County Correction


Pursuant to a call of the Demoei'S
County Committee of Pierce county, =
sembled at the court house in StellacO'.i =
on the 9th day of June, for the PuIPpOs;1h~, y 4,
nominating candidates to be suPPot'ssS. Xxx 4
the democracy on the I'd Monday 70 ST''
On motion of Robert S. Moore,
Samuel McCaw was appointed Onalfn'''
and Henry E. Bradley Secretary
On motion,
A. B. Rabbeson and William N o"'
we're appointed tellers.
On motion, ~, Es
The Convention proceeded TO DonS '",;ou
candidates, which resulted in the se'''
of the following ticket:
For Representatives., Il
Robert S. Moore, Nathaniel Vrr' -
VIM. N. Savage.
For County COmmissiOHeI,
Thomas NJ. Chambers.
For Probate Judge
Z. A. Light,
, 1857-07-10
FoRT SrEILAcooN, W.T.
July I'd, 1851. /
Editor Of Tie Pioneer and Dsmncrnt :,

Ld'foT cf The Pioneer and DsmOvot,
Olympia, Washington Tsrntoy,
SIR In the issue of the Piou,, ,,y
Democrat of june the 26th, | notice an !.
ticle in reference to the reception Of a.,
Stevens at this town in which "you M.
that Gov. Stevens was received in the M,
lieu of this place with horns, tin paps N s0a
like souorous instruments, rendering eysO.
ing hideous, &c. Also, shoulder strk,,
of the sectional interest insulted one Of IN
party, &c" t-
l, as a citizen of this town, most positive
ly deny there being anything done by ou,
citizens disrespectful in the reception cftbe
Governor on that occasion, and state thst
the only improper incident Of that reception
was enacted by boy; and that friend d
the above named boy used bis best endesV.
ors to stop all proceedings that he was en-
gagged in, which was ringing q COW bell
Neither horns were blown, nor were there
shoulder strikers around. That when Gov.
Stevens landed, and was, through eourisg
due gentleman, by DR.. Webber, COLWsi-
lace, (and others whose names have no.
been published in your issue Of Juue 26lh,)
received in the rooms Of DR.. Webbef, ins
manner that was due gentleman, there
was some talk with the outsiders, / viii not
deny but there was not proyoaion
enough to justify Col. Crosbie TO act The
part of bastard and coward, and like an
assassin to stab with knife cliltn d
this town, whose only fault was indulging
in jests relative to a public convention n
Gently held in this Territory. rev
| believe you have been misinformsd, lnd
1t is from this fact that I, as one of theel-
zens upon whom that article reflects, maIs
this statement. And neither quick oi alr-
ious TO believe the statement coniainedh
your paper of June 26th, OF intended Jan
der upon our people, and to the end tbn
you may do us justice, would state ns
further proof of the injustice done o b
that article, that Gov. Stevens was recsiId
by our citizens on the LIST inst. with Al ths
respect due him or bis position, and Hu
attentively listened to during quite I
lengthy speech. And for the truth Of lhh
statement, refer you to his ExcellensT.h Ne
Governor.
Very respectfully, yours,
HENRY E, BRADLEY,
, 1857-07-10

:" He (Mr. Abernetby) arrived in he
Territory in 1850, and purchased lumber
mill at Oak Point, on the Columbia riFsf,
where he has since resided. *ast
His practical capacity, industry and iHtsg-
rity have enabled him to conduct this b.
siness with success, through oil the ylehIl-
tudes which the lumber trade has under
gone during the past years" ssl03
Yes, and it is the determination d ihs
people Of the territory that he may befv
tanned in that capacity" not doubling as
industry and integrity" in the same hon
orable occupation into which be emDaFK'o
on his arrival here, instead Of gong 70
City and making an as +"
for we have often heard q nso
making fortunes by pursuing the even l'r
or of their ways, continuing in OccuPau0"
with which they are familiar, yet who 'n'''
riably involve themselves in bankruP.N
and cover themselves with disgrace W,
they thus deyiate from such positions wv
occupations" as alone they are hs'eO W.
, 1857-07-10

nor term it else than most disgraceIH, ].
fair. Furthermore, to show Our ;n. I"
Of any attempt to cast reprOach oDoa a'' S
citizens of that county, We now sta,s :, '''
all the information we possessed ~ u"
eeived secOnd-handed from a residsn, e, !,
Pierce county, whom, of any, as We :.
posed, would be least liable to .,. 'Op-
any of the proceedings that migbt 'e a
have been enacted on that occasion w I
Furthermore, for the credit of the cit;,... Ala %
said county, be it said, that it is tbs =. ,..''
mony of our candidate for delegate bi~.., ..,
that no where, in his entire trip Dor,h
he more Hospitality and hOnorably recsi,., ~
We state this in justification of ou,..,',
and as an act of justice to the cit;,... !,
that county
That although there was updoUh,.n-
hooting and ribaldry exhibited on N.
casion of his first visit to that place. y.
assured it was not intended to apply II A.
nominee of the democratic party for 49,
gate. For the citizens of Pierce eon.,
generally, we'eutertain the highest rss,,s
in the matter of decency and hOsDitsT,,
Why cannot the Republican be equally y.
est in its correction Of errors ?
, 1857-07-10
Day- The Republican for the last week o


1O- The Republican for the last week or
so, has had card in its columns as to the
insobriety of our nominee for delegate to
Congress. What are tho facts AS will
be testified to by the Rev. G. F. WHIT
WORTH, they are simply these: Mr., SAuN-
DERs, of Saunders bottom, with whom most
of our readers in this Territory are &C.
quainted, came to this town, and enquired
in the Governors Office, whilst busily en-
gagged in business, whether or not he was in
the habit Of becoming intoxicatedY The
clerks in the Office referred him to the Gov
ernor himself The reply of the Governor
was" ask my neighbors" Upon this,
Mr. Saunders applied to several clergymen
to know as to the facts, and finally applied
to the Rev. G. F. Whitworth. His reply
was-"I do not think that Governor Ste
vens has been indulgiug in anything that
would ntoxicate, for long time past."-
Says Mr.. Saunders to Mr.. W." will you
give me a certificate to that effect, as some
of my neigbors wish to know the facts in
the premises 7" Mr.. W. replied-"I will
give you letter giving my opinion )" and
accordingly did so, stating that to the best
of his knowledge and belief Governor Ste
vens had not been intoxicated, as above,
at the same time informing Mr.. Saunders
that he did so reluctantly, as he was not a
partisan of the political parties of the day.
1t has now been pretty well ascertained
to certainty, that lawyer of this place
importuned Mr. Saunders to go to Mr..
Whitworth and other ministers, in order to
make use Of such certificate against the
election of the democratic nominee. Need
we state who the lawyer is that is suspected
of this dastardly game, to defeat our nomi-
nee for delegate to Congress ? 1t is hardly
necessary to state that it is ELwooD EVANS,
Esq, the republican nominee for seat in
the Legislature from Thurston county =
, 1857-07-10

DEcEPT1oS.-For some three weeks past
the Republican has attempted to create a
schism in the democratic party, by repre-
senting that certain delegates sent to the
democratic Territorial convention, were
dishonesty supplanted by others, nominated
by the same party. We think this effort
will be futile, We apprehend that all dem
ocrats, worthy of the name, will vote for the
democratic nominee, and that those who
do not, will be hereafter scratched, and con-
sidered as boilers The nomination was
fairly made, as were the nominations in this
county for the county ticket. Let the
biggest prostitute throw the first stone.7
, 1857-07-10
Correction.

We most cbeerfully make room for the
following communication, from Mr.. HENRY
b. BRADLEY, explaining the reception given
to Gov. STEVENS at Steiacoom some two
weeks since, and the conduct of the citizens
OF Pierce county on that occasion. The in
formation we had received in the premises
did not justify us to say less than we did,
, 1857-07-10

We can prove that no letter has been
received from him, (Col Anderson) as
the "Pioneer and Democrat" states-that
"he still intends to return," Ito this Terri
tory. }-RePH6ioan July Sd.
We dare you to attempt the proof. A
letter has been received here, stating that
he did intend to return as soon as the
health of his family would permit. The
accusation of the Republican and the
members Of that party. and its denial Of
our assertion, is groundless, aud merely
manufactured for buncOm5." ~