The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-08-06

leavenworth, Kansas. ~ ronfs, W. believe
Tor Utah
ts.psas"sr of q i,s'xms D''sEs''.
Mr. tu,s,ss A Cor. o@ 81 the '"ghs
Delegates. IL, attendance ut the Republican
camp meeting dos not ps~ss thu sane
shrewdue~ AMI appreciation Of the d'~pea'
bic position he occupies before III" public,
m Mcsars. 5Ecoan. Hat. Mumfnr. Pr
sAs. and rnk,rsi Tor in yesterdays Mime.
amn he openly a~l boldly attempts 10 de
lend hi, position. and by the suppression 81
important facts. the invention of others. AMI
tho denial of we'll established truths, make
oat tol,rahlr ease for him~lf Among
the statements made by Mr Tor, We find
the following
ivill r,pty 10 the abo,. statement by giving
a copy II tbs abstract ofseisl which Ia as f"l
lows &. A. toe received iIp votes, hnya
| phslp. received lH votes, y. MAohlntifr ~
| cel,sd 1 vets, James &, bay received W votes.
- -
| received Z votes. aud ~, W. s'see'sf re'e"sd
| . votes 10, belssair- AZ large.
In the alove statement, all that W. tni
In the hitter Of Mr. Cos IN reference to the
election. there i. a studied suppression II
facts. unworthy u man II integrity Hon.
ton and Mower countic- comprise Council
sub dyialon ii The Eighth Council District,
aud arr entitled Ia eight Delegates u Vas
asr~, between tho officials oi the w."
conn,,s~, that dve pclcgates should be
elected IN Houston county. and ihr~ IN
Mower. Pursuant 20 this arrangement i,
A. MoC,>S. the Register 81 po'lsof il"s
ton county aud now member oi The bogus
Convention. r.u~l the following notice, u
coy Of which was posted in each clcr''on
prcinci.
'Natmc Ia hereby given, tina, on The n'"i
Muniay. the hrst day Ut June ncst, ~ election
viii he held In the town Of taisienis, IA ale
,lania rroelne,. Houston county, To- elect NV
delegates Ia the Constitutional Convention, Ia
frame a Constitution, Witch election VII he
urened al , ociurk IN the mc'n,ns, sna continue
omen antl 1 clock in the afternoon. 'a The
same day,
Q-lsued) J.ars 4 MtsS,
,t,,l II the Hr.ri nf Go, 'ommlasinn"i-
Pursuant Ia the above pot'ec, the l'rno-
Gratis plac,,l in nomination five candidates,
two II whom, Ncssrs p,N and SrssrrsR,
reei,c'l plurality Of the '"'as east hr
"Icleya,es "a tho Constitutional tonvrn-
iion Mr. ,ut received a2p votes. AMI
Mr.. SrssrtsW a;1. Nr COS VAS voted
fot as Delegate at larsc bu, dbl no, rrcci'e
a Single yn,s outside OF Houston county,
neither lid any II the candidates voted inr
In Houston county
On this suhiec' W. quite from the report
OF the committee On credentials, maie To the
Constitutional Convention
n, the sciss above Inserted. n vii be seen
that the gagt Of DECIDE d,rvct ted aa elscton
la uoustnu county fat h'r delegates, being Tour
fur the two Representatives ca Which the county
"a. sntitled, sni one ~ the two delegates 10
" "
.u,nled IN virtue VI the ,ous,dlor Allotted hv
law to those two counties, leaving aar M the
delegate. non the Council .uhLi,i sion, and two
fsom the Mower county Representative sch
a, t.i,n, Ia he elected hy the eouatN II Mover.
therefore hs tho Pesl,,un assumed b, the
Register VI peeJs VI Houston ,ean,y, p'srss'
to the election there wss nS distnetica nsces
ssry h~,ee,u the mvmhsr. elected, hsssuse
thcy wer. all Ia no elected nom the same coaa
IL. and. therefore, the retscus having the high
eat numhst VI votes ~ the CSnnty NJ Houston.
~ the number ot nse, we're undoubtedly emit
tied 20 ret,Ihrsies ~ slechon, aud vet. the
same Register NJ lived. ~hc dirctsd the rlec
ton To- be held ~thou, designating any di.iins-
iios, having. himseh,b by an srgssE'msnt WITH
Mower eoanty, takca away all usce.si,y tor
o dbstne ton refused ~ grant ce,tinc atss "a the
nys members hs,inx the h,shes, namhr, 1T
' oie., and gave 4 certificsts 10 psy.on having
three hundred and t~saty nine vote. and teta
sing eer,ihc a,ss o. IL rsr-on- having Etss,et
number n votes.
When W. osn to the Qae-ti,n probably
The mos, imlartan, in this ccanss''loa A. Ia
whom the lccpie II Houston intcuJNi shoah
rc,Nseni them. ,hcrc "a III ss,alc from the
tina, thc~ choice FILL upon Mr.,
srxErrra in pr'tcr1o' Ia Mr. t"s The
srmcr revived. in l-ri.Nt god faith. more
'ots than the latter and !, VA. only 10y
aking advaniaa~ Of ,Whn,csl,ty, the cS |
I.tcrcr u; which, his action, in issuins the |
pr,ic- II election, hal r'iadis,~i, 'ha,
Mr., Means, the Register 81 lAS~is. could
inL the cohu oi an cScuss ior giving the o'r
'ifca,c Ia Nr Cos
lit "a INSISTED tina, Mr. Cos u haally
ehv,eJ, Mr. Mt,>> Is ViaoJ in a position
which no hons-, man can @rupy In that
ca-' he issu~j the NOTICES II elrvticn. as a
mcc trap, Ia dccCi,c the l.'nple Il Houston
county h' a-Ni hls oAio,al l,~i,Ico, Ia ma
ssd the voters IN fasting their VOTES, IN ",
DIR ihs, h. might Afterwards, a. Register u
li~Nis, stsr hs I.ry lfhc claims Srsss,
rss !. NJ, rieh,k rINtoi he cuu,,c,. him,