The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-08-13

We would suggest, however. that tbs hfsf
insisting u the STATE Legislature, under 'se
Constitution, should bc excepted from tbr
operation u the provision limiting sessions
To sixty days I, viii be- quite impossible
Tor the first Legislature 10 perform properly
the work which II will necessarily have upon
ia hands within thai period. 1he new gov
erpmsnt and iudieafymust h. srgsnind and
put Iato operation, and the statutes ought ,"
nedergo a complete aud careful rcvision- 800
IL has besa CUSTOMARY IA other Stats. Hl'nre
similar limits so the seNs,sas IL the leYisla'
ture have bern imposed 10 es@r, the fra,
session from the restriction. We hop cur
Convention will do the saline thing.
An excellent provision has bern adopted
by ths Convention. declaring thai no law
shall embrace more than one subject. which
shall he stated ~ tbs title We would beg
leave to suggest The adoption, also oi an
o,hsr nDd kindred provision 10 The same
spirit. which We tbnk would hc ~ great al
vantage, To TIL. effect. viz;
"No law ahstI be revised Or amended by ref
etencs 10 its tlls, bpt, In every ease 'hs s.t re-
yised w s@ctioa smeadcd shall he y. enacted
and published AZ length
The advantages of such u pros ,sion. and
II its observance ny legislative bHlies, are
too ol,yIons to require comment Il s'ems
to Ia Furthermore, that Il would be highly
polite sud bouciieiaI Il the Consultation
shoald declare that the rcypsL Of u repeating
act shouli never revive sn ac' which had
bees rrraied. Ihsssa tie pat isiJa W.
hnvr sngrs~,ed above might reach the same
md NJ this latter prov vision, ailI Il N'os
bc better that the principle -h,oIJ be J's
tincily emnria,.j We furthermore think
II wouhi be- looHt wholesome proylal"n "a
| inbibit The legislature from EYER adopting
any system or eole. AMI requiring it IN MI
cass 10 specify The several provision. II ibc
laws II may e,mel We would Furthermore
sugsest tho espoliepcy II Incorporating IN
| our Consultation M article DISTINGUISHING
anil ,lislnaliying from holding any Office ID
ctuoumni or trust any citizen Who Hhai
agh, y dad with deadly weapon, sith auo
shes e,,iasp. w,ih,a at without the l1niia Cd
! 'he State. ar WIN shall ~.sl or receive q
fhailensr, os all oF atot ia the commission
Of such nm oirnrc Surh rfeyisIou IL thu
,'onal tuition viii d. nnfc than 81 the etiu
| lnal coi,s ~ The world IN eihclnsiIy stop
ping hi, iarbarous pmetice. - Is tres
that IN Minnesota saci n provision !. hss
im,~ra'ivcly demanded than In sone othr'
states, yet Il would he wcll II Il verr IN
Srt,,l In our ,'orsiiiniim
t,s.1 u.p"h,,ss~. a,,,,"s tate r..ohis
Il tsa well known fact, that number ID
I,lack Republicans we're elected 10 The Con
st,ta,isnal Con-, ea,.oa en the strength 81
thar ,'lssIs,- Is, 40 Eaa, Nd Wcst lIuc
an. u Ia aiso y notorious het, tia, thcw
sam mcn have since chanr,i ,heir doter'at
nation IN this point, Nnd goIng is Zoe q
North and South line. This ia,t has he.
corc nauiict 10 the friend. of thr Vas,
aud W~t liar, anil W. bear the warning
yo,ce. III their presses, threatening thu down
fall n thu party. " thry nail a. a,iop, an
Fast anil W~t, boundary That our read
era may 500 the dilemma This hopea an,l
vamsenhIir party ate about to Do placed Ia
We copy fr"ru the 81 Peter f,es f,e,', oe,
" the recognised lca,lng organs 81 III,
larty, the following paragraph, ~ 10 the ~
sitiuu Ia h. taken 10y n portion oi the party
"a the adoption 81 the North AMI south
Inc
TIA North ana Slath line bound,f, be tnonf,
posslcd into the Consultation, ,es H.tyisAf Il his.
| death ~ carr not how good the Cap.titati
uay he, IN other respects In tht- We Know " 6
| bat spsak ths Wishes AMI i.,eI Mutation VI tho
| ms-s II oar a}tlAeps Ia n,iaihsin Mhassats
| without regard 10 party. 6a Republican pa
per- rcrte 4cniing the Interests anil Wishes ofi hs
! Rcpuhlieana ~ this region. Ne tell eur k.pab,,
| ran delegates, no asttsr Who the, ia, be, thai
| Il you s,iempt io fprcs upon "a this line con
trsry 81 om knawn and Expressed wishes. ~
| ,r,B so sshwii "a a, We whi make camnei
eaa.. With any part, 10 defeat those Repaid,
| eau. " ha attempt u. We cal, tn. attention -
ae,sYs North. Rsleembe, WILSON, and athet
| leader. IN aut party, ~ this matter Ia .eascn.
| usentiemyn. snu dsane t. fula yourselves an.
! our party, tnt tho r,r'eot, sdop, Moth an,
saath line,
Wet hotc W 81 that The party Is snrcl,
~ ,e raiueJ ia tho adoption If Nor'h an,
Soaih hns, ea the other haaJ II /. ,rr,
CHAR ras, shat VI they adopt an last an,
We, line, they vii sr 50 hoy ','ssly ta,uc,
ey the ,~op1, tia. ancr the 6rS, yic,',,oo ,b,
uamc nfRcpuhlican viii BE- bat a h'sslnS am
by vorl \ ,ilyma, either horn IT which
/ Is i.sirpc,iuu
~ so,.v,u~t.~.~t Convention,
Tho Constitutional Convention has ~Icnl
nearly two ,lays ip a lt'cu~-,aa N the ,oni
miti,sr oi the whole ou the l.,licy II u,
| csporutins an artich n the constitution
prehlhitirg tcrcig~rS, rs,,hn' or noor-i
,lsn. who have NJ, at hast DECLARED their IN