The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-03-26

ersu.en, II u,s,,eS..,.,. appro, ed hAreh 3. isia
f,w,sis,.. That uo,hibs IA this chapter shah b,
80 construed ss - preVeat all ps,>s,ns ~ mixes
~h,ts aud Indian blood. Who have adopted th'
eassems and hsbi,sI ci,ilsaiien. Rom voting
As my irse,l from M,ssoarl Mr.. Gr~ul
suggests, they swear Ia support law just
what Is done IN Kansas ,he organic law
The wasua why Minnesota r,qainS then
10 swcar 10 sappar, the ofgsnic law
Is. lirt, that the organic law Is 'l,eir c.OSt,
,utioa ani ssssotsl, tia, thu Organic Law il
self provided that ~ nian should vote unh~'
BE- hail taken an cath To saplart it That y
iusi wha, l. done IN Kansas. AID Il va,
right in Kansas 10 nYniN voters To support
The organic law. AMI i was right in Mime
sofa 10 rQu'r them "a support the organic
law.
hut. MI President, The point Ia which
was dlnrting the Mtentioa ot the Senats
was this. cigh, wars aso congnss adopted
an organic law tr the go,crnmep, of th'
Territory If Minnesota. by which they weN
authorized 10 pnscrihc the qualifications ~
Voters nj all elections in tina, Territory, will
a prcNso that they shoaM not allow any per
oath their iuie1,ioa 10 be~ome c,ircns, AMI
had CERTAIN Other qualifications, TO vote
tnler that aa,horii, they ha,r laSs,l "A,
organic law, which Restricts The RICH, of sui
fra.r Ia cl,,nns of the United States whs
have resided thr for siS months, or person
who. no, lrinr ctinns. have r~ii,sl twe
wears in the initial States, AMI six months
IN tho Territory. and have also taken an oatl
10 .upport the constitution If the CuiiNl
States AMI ,lcclarSl their inicution 10 he
romc ritip,s or the rn,,,>i State, avn "a
ken an oath % support tho organic act. Arr
,hos.. not s.spuaria enough Ia prevent an,
n.rson frum voting who may M, H., wcll ,~r
'iiim,r III ,7,dIdr aiirId liz tiusT ;Fl jsaSsii,
properly au,horis,, to vote.
The SENATOR from Kentucky Is afraid that
Under ,hi. ,aln,ip'e u quantity ot cmiyrun,s
will cnn,r IN ftom abroad land nn our shows
anil "a DIRECTLY To Minnesota anal ,ol,.
they cannot vote in tia, rrrrirry until
they have lwSp here two YEATS. until the,
have ,ravrlol ouc Thousand five hundrsl
m,l,s into the western wilderness, aud have
resided ,lprr iiy months Sir. ! It'll you tia,
Whenever a foreigner landing an our shores
has shown The ,nrrpy anil the perseverance,
10 leaye the EASTERN cities and their haants
aud ga iuio the wilIorn,-s. n,,' Thousand iive
huulr,xl milss lrcm the o,,un MAN, himself
uron land buitl house, aud lr~ome u raj
,sn,, he il c,nbc of voting. and ought a. h.
tsrmi,tJ 10 cnioy the elective irunch,se
The sama regulation. Tint might H. well
uiapt,,i a. Your Atlantis cities. might h
very n, adnp,.sI 4, our interior Territories
and States |, may he that you rslu,r,
create, restrictions nni caution. against
abuses Where immigrants ian.l iw the ,hou
samls anil huNirSh II thousands IN ,ou,
cities Than in the interior. a thousand or On,
Thousand five bumlrJ n,it.s distant. where
the mer. pan,~r and b.g,ar never arrives
and whcre only tn ,nau Who II willing e.
work. and IL ,.~ira,s Of nah ing hop, and
an hons-, living ly his labor. vo~.
WHY should We not allow the rr,..n, L,ga
voters IL Minnesota 10 voteg Permit ~,
In say th,r, ia an ,niux,ier. II not a bracl
II hath IL inviting thc-s' ,sople. civht y,arr
40. 10 o.. ,,er, and ~ttir, with tn cuaran
,c,. ,yt,,nl,,, o. ,his pr,yiyi,cr, II .ellyoy
crpurp,, md now a. violate tse law and
your promise. WHEN the time arrive, IL,
,b.m Ia cuun into tho mon ia a State II
/. ,.,nms What rason can I@ siua, a.,
thia .l;ous determination against til. ,.eorl,
II that Territory, t'en you comrain tia,
the ,psrle II tina, Territory have h.p n,
beiIious .rains, YOUR hwss Have the,
causc, van any distarhapt~s Have the,
ps bro laval Ia the constitution, kval 4,
the Union. loyal To The law. Of the Land !
WhIlr Won have hal indian war. and ci,,
war; and acts ~ rcisllino. and mili,ar,
frce in o'h'r Tefritwss, ND one human b"
ng has heart complaint That 'hr prop'e o.
NinWsp,a were MI loyal, pa,'abic, Indus
irioa,, honest r'vallnR any community o.
Earth IN their rpsrd FIR good "t'l'r Tbos'
are tb" fruits ~ your organic law whIcl
.f.t s.-....l.t IA. their