The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-05-21
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winch VIII DIVIDE thr Democratic party. III
which they arr tie organ, from the soeallei
Republican party The crisis is grave AMI
most important one in tbs history Of Min
Desota, Tor il Is pronabie that the result Of
thu contest will Jeterisiie the political com
pleSion Of the future State for many years
10 conn. shoah there be eho~eu. aniostu-
nAiely. majority Of Republicans to the
Convention, the fundamental las Of ths new
State will doubtless partake. IN it, general
features, u the fanatical, crude and extraya.
giant notions which have made that party 80
notorious. Most anspiciousIy for the he
moeracy. the canvass will be entered upon
and prosecuted by them while the shouts Of
victory from their trienls ia Connecticut and
Iowa. yet dll the air denoting that thu Ger.
tain reaction IN public aentimen, in the
north and north west has already comuenc.
I'd Thousands in the states who wce se-
duced by plausible AMI reiterated G,lsehoods
into supper, Of Jous G. FRrsoNr for Pres
'dent, arr now ranging theniseive. under the
Democratic standard, aHl will In found bat.
thing In thu ranks with those who have
sworn to uphold the Constitution and the
| Union. Many in our Territory who have
heretofore favored the Itepublican cause. are
disgustfi with the REASONABLE sentiments
avowei by the leader Of that movement and
will benceforth cast their votes for the Dem
ocratic, which they rgsri truly as the only
national. party.
The administration Of JAuEs Br,u,yAS,
has thus far beeu characterized by NJ much
Of mpar'ialiy, ability and zeal Err thu pub
he service. that the morr candid among our
political opponents mention il in terms of
unqualified praise. The eleciiono ii thai dis
tiuguisbeI aud able Democrat wa "a triumph
OF patriotism over a combination of all the
hostile factions apd elements II Is true. in
DEED that IN tle nore northern State, ma.
| Joriiy 0i tle votes eerc east Tor his oppo-
neni, because the Democratic party was
charged with equal bolln,ss anil lnen,laciiy,
with being in favor Of the extension Of slave
| ry into the newt constituted Territories. .-.
II is mol he',ssafy for IL % enter upon
laborei defense Of our party agails, such AN
accusation. A simple statement Of facts will
suffice to show that il is eutir.ly ,iesiituis Of
foundation.
When the Constitution was framed AMI
a,loptal. all the States. With two exceptions,
Recognized the existence OF slavery by their
ocal law, That instrument was based up
on "a compromisc Il local 3eciional, and
has always contsD,ed ior the reserved rights
81 the STATES. Prominent among ihc,c, was
the right 10 control their domestic affairs in
their own way, No power Mas delegated
" the General Gosernm,hl Ia interior. with
slavery where il existed within the limits Of
the Union and the party Of strict construc
ton has ever held, that the subject coahl not
belegiiimateIy OF properl, introduced into the
halls OF Congress. The passage II the X an
sas aud Nebraska bill by d,mocraiic Con
grss was simply fair and manly assertion
Of tina, great principle. /, absolv~i the leg
islaiion of tho@r TERRITORIES frum all r,.spon
sibility 10 Congress, and len the people there
Of In decide thos" questions conDccted With
their domestic institutions Ia their own way
IL neither levislatei slavery into kan.as and
Nebraska, nor excluded il therefrom The
principle OF Sligo, erniueDt IS the very KEY
stone OF our institutions, AMI in the Nebras-
ka bill that principle was simply ycnvnizej
as applicable 10 the Territories. rs well Us
to the sovereign States VI the ConEsieracy.
The proc.slin9s III the so-cailei BORDER
Ruihans' in kaRszs wer' provoked by the
insane and mischievous articlts in the New
York Tr'bans and its kindred prints AZ
psaling To the north to go up and pcs~ss the
land. and 10 eject all SHAREHOLDERS who should
de-srrate the soil with their presence The
lEmocratic party u M aIoloxist for ths~e
oatrag,s. mr. Is It in any wise hhnii6,l with
them. II is tar h<s responsible inr the I'M
happy state oi things IN Kansas, than are
the Republicans themselves. Bat k,r thu
fanatic and unreasonable c,ars- pursued by
the Journals advcrtrd 10. IN urging the F,-s,
state mcu In acts NJ revolutionary violence
tha, Territory. ssttssl by q numerous. enter.
pr,sing and controlling northern population.
would now be s~king admission INTO the
Union ~ q fre STATE. That viii pyr,,.a-
bly, vet h. the rsnli. hat. ds,. II will No, b.,
attributable 10 ii" etiorts II ii.e Rs,vhlican
party.
II II III. vrry rSreS 81 ssik &C. knsvrry.
20 charge any Northern man. Car l-ss an en-
tirr party, With bs,ng an advocate ~ slavery
s,tct~,on. We all. a. sn.ifrnisal.. r,x,.n,
the institution - a great moral ADD pr6,i !
cal evil AMI II the entire pcpa lAiiu ~ Min. !
p~ota vas nov colbetei within tke limits
Of Kansas. their un,,.si voice woah h. rar. |
al N savw " It's admission a. . t'rv- State !
hut A. numbers II the great t,pm.s-rafi. I
party w rpa,iis'e and Stsoun.s an az, (
ass intsrsru~ ia the Affairs at any tsrr; !
tory We claim ,or all. that 9e ,i,rparsi \
'ns Ourselves, that the gsfoEl~ ID Zach ,svrt !
tory shall regulate AMI cuatrs.l thsSr o~u !
hgrlsiloa This Is thr oniy csr~., ami /
sAie p-sliey ani i u insivsi the $50 r,I,ry |
which ssNNrrs s',h ,hs spsnt ii oar ins,ita. !
tinns
We sympsthlzc d,-piy with thu >inrd /
raw and soaA willingly coetr,sa,e ~ car
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