The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-02-19
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81. i'anl. Feb. i6, 1885,.

"t"'s ~ WIN ~ WV va
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ArrnSHN nkN.sNL utrh
81 fani Feb. To- 1897.
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Ia otsxii.rrc 10 Your Resolution r,s,n,,
i,w nv op,ni,n "A. e. TN. legality Of any a.,
that might Ia. ,s.Ssxi hy TN. pr-.Ni ley,s
latiye Assembly. providing Tor thu N.n,oys
Of the Capitsl a, the Territory, 1 have, en-
,layorL 10 give the ,uhies, tn ,o,ssirra
ton its impnr,ans,. demands, aul nSns,
fully submit the t,lIowing
The ac, Of Cm,gr->> en,iiaSl An act {,
establish the Territorial t;ov-unrnt vi Min
p,ssota. appn,,,si March 3. lsle, il the an
thori,y under which the legislative As,sm
bly, assumes To lyisla,c, ami oil territorial
laws must bc warranted by that act, az tlr,
arr utterly void. We hs,r not w, arrived
nj the aint when the eoplc nut On III,
mantle OF sovereignty ami assume To act iar
Themselves iplcpm,nt of tonrr.s,. aud 1,
is therefore UNNECESSARY 10 ,lissuss the Va
h,li,y of laws passSl bv them in that CAIN.
CITY The theory q, our Territorial govern
men, j.. TIM, Conyn>, having urtain jnris
dict,on over the terr,,ori,s of the United
States and the RICH, 10 lesisla,c for them
limited only by the Constitution of the Uni
ted States. has d,lepa,,,, thu. power 10 ,rr
tain persons. chosen hy thu peoI.le of the
Territory, with the eo,.en, IT unnsrss, and
has a, the same time annexed such condition,
and limitations 10 the ry,rcise of the powrr.
cont,rr,sI MS at the TING ~em,l cxp,lpnt
| The idea of soypreigu,y IN the pophr Of
the Territory ia rcpudiat.si by the ,s.s,ag,, a
| IN. ,,ry laws umlrr which The urmh,rs al
r. ,.;I.,,,.a ,..,,,ll,. -, .I..,,.t A.,
u" t""' w" "'''
sasssi;ia- tr'-ai'. ba' t'fftrStHt .osr'fd'Tn'
Is therefore derl,ati>c. AMI "'an claim no
4 nowcrs which mr. no, yrunitSi Ia /, hy TN,
nxr..,,;, 90, a,,L,r h, .xn,.,.s ,,.,,,s -, h,
v't""" ~ v"
ihStSsary 'hPiieaiioo' Inc 'tsah' a't y
] not n fr5R,tto6 upon powers already exist
| ING in the us,plr ot the Territory but il
n,or,, ,l,,.r,,io, az ,n,hoy,,y fr,,n, r,,.
=.
gNs>' "'"W'""e N""''s ""h WI" ''"''
existed. such would undoubtedly G III,
| nlirjal construction Of the Law In question
l. ~, an, howeyrr b.r,, me, hy IN. an.
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| "P"", "''"'"'''''' '""' JUN nv "'','N"',
are binding upon courts, hut uo hot binl
Legislative b,siitS' " nv this II u mean,
TIA, a I,y,sl,,nr c.n co,,.,,u. n. avn act.
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~" ""'t"" Wv '''" WV F' "Pv'
theh ny ihr courts, 'ahiio' aS>'f' '" WV
proposition. Legislatures make laws. hut
| the courts expouu.i and rot,sir,le them and
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act, aud u SHOULD lr SO ue'dh ~ INC
proper court. the act " not a law, hat wioi
| IL Void So I,e,,iut,r, construct an cnr,I,l
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h"' CIV. Wv ""s' '"'"''.
| h@e~se .Apo-uo" :" "'''lN"'"''""h'
issu u, "p"" "" pu"r , w. iw'' -
binding and authori,aii,e upon those whose
duty il may he TO pass upon the constitution
atty Of q particular legislative act, or is 10 be
Is'e'..u as sa'aeaf =" .ua .o"-'ia' ,.''
l., m. mere fores Of ron.truc,,"n l., r,uds,ea
inefrc ,ual IN restraint II iho-c upon whom !,
Was intended as chech THIS would h' ear
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" VI" pi'u''f"H '"uiair" y" 'h' h"'F"
| inc extracts. are appllcabh I" iib fgi~la
tive fnwcrz in our Federal ynl S,atc pny
ar,,,..,,. with k,. much ,,r.,,., l,re. Al,
q,
MY app! '" "" I''"'' =" "a"
\ Ifgislafur'F
! The follow me an. the ssiior- oi tl. Or
,,.,,;a a., l.s,rin, o.si dire,,I, am the ans,
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- ,.d !. i, ,.,,.,,. .na,,,,, rb, ~,
lL.y1.ls,icn pose, 81 he Terrlio,, shall extend
10 all tsb,inl s"bIer,a II lce,-lsii"o c"nai-'snl
WIN IN" constitution 81 We hf'd ~'"'''' anu
Wv p ,,,s,s',i". Viii The n,,m.,y s,,sn.,I 81
] the soil taA rnsk bs frinU.fh upon we IFr
r.r,y Of The ni,sd states nor shall Tbs las,l'
~ 9'hef pforfn :. ie'h r-'hem- o' eNes
hss'' VS." ~ ~, ~, III =,
k.semhiy and ..o,ern,n .h.lI l.. .nLn,i,,ea 20
thu opsr..s :" III. uned -,si-.. aud II a,-sp
proved shaii he nai' and "i no 'h'f'
Il. 80 -. ~" /" y"'",' t""'i 80. vs." :
If Minnesota .h.n ho,d Il. fy.i .e..inn Al
saint Paul and at .o.d t,1 .s...@ the D's
efner aud Legislative ,.-."oi' -ha'' l''- ''s 'n'
@H'sisss !" ""s, -'s' ~ ~ 80 20, -
eiisi.,. .pd .h.u' a, su'h tn. =. tney .hal
go proper. prrscri,.e BY lau Tie msan,r II h.
eating tho permanent ses, 81 sos"rnn'sa' a
aid ts',,,,s, ~ s ',1' =, @' Peg" VIZ w.
,nnae, 10 ~. a., a.srg g.s s,.srr i. arp,opr,s
ted !. i..reh, .pptots,s,.l aa,l grsu,,d u. al.
iT-rri,ory si uinpea"is :" 80 spPi.sd vs. -
lb'FrthH "S' ,SE'sN' N,f'l - 80
~ , ,',r !" ''''' ''''''' wv
Nhue 500 d a,.,y. r.c,,.,j assn. IA II