The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-07-30

W. uDf Ot 'nf prOpOsc1 30H, IN cOSne
lueaee of which nseIni,sx II the Cnnven-
lion are nov holding uudispatsd certificate.
The only difference WAS that in the Pcfnbi
In District. tbs delegations are SUPPOSED 70
he Democratic. while 10 the Tenth District
there are three Republican admitted 10 have
bern legally eIsctsd, and are now sitting At
the other ersi ~ the Capitol.
Mr. GORNAN ! am very much 0blig
ri to the Chairman Of the committee on Gre
'ientiais fr the suggestion. That elibchts
the reason of thu rule n the COMMITTEES on |
crejcntial have ascertaine'i that tho dihrrrnt |
candidates in the seventh district have bern
eiectsi by the votes cast exclusively cast ~
the line. within the limits 81 the prordysl
State. there must be an end Of oil the cry
that has Ls~n made about the admission u
the Pembinx delegation, for the cry has
bsen raise-i from first 10 last simply to give
the opposition q majority in the Convention.
Exclude Pembina say they. right Or wrong.
disfrnnchise one whole Council district. VIC
late the laws Of the Territory, and the I'm
abling Act, exclude by any means one whole
Council district It IA necessary for the
purpose of party organization. 10 give TO rs,
lthe ltepublicans) the prestige Of party ~
cendency. This 10 the mandate Of the pow
crs behind the throne. II u in accordance
with the suggestions said 10 have bsn made
10 Parson Ames by Senator Trumbull Sir,
can prove IL Il IL nec~ary. that Register
Amcs said he had secn Nr. Trumbull,
AMI that they hal deci,Ied the question in
reference to the Saint Anthony delegation,
or WORKS to that effect There IL a wheel in
sidc Of all u this. Kansas may be coming
into the Union shortly and Minnesota. per
haas. is 10 bc made tho scapc goat to force
upon Congress the Topeka Constitution. -
This same senator 'irumbull may then he
found standing at the head Of his abolition
friends, 10 prevent Minnesota from coming
into tho Union until she comes in side ny
side with the Topeka Constitution, | ask
tho~ who read these remarks, TO mark that
II there hal becn violence in organizing this
Convention, this same Senator Trumbull
would have hcral,lc,l the fact 10 the country
~ another instance 81 rnfIianism. and would
have us.sl II In his efforts Ia foist the Kan
.as Topeka Constitution upon the country
And this consultation with parson Amcs
looks ~ if IL was u part Of the programme
for II seems that h. did consult with him. and
that il WINS under the advice (as ! am in
torined by persons prescnO Of this samc Sen
ator that Register Ames WAS induced u
commit IA stupcndous u fraud a. wG ever
tsyetrated IN the country.
but sir. this friend does not stop here. u
goes further They have sitting in the othc'
md Of the Capitol, man by the name o
CG. Whether he Is the same 60. who FIX
urcs 40 many thousand times on the sign
boards on tho streets. am not able to say
iie ~efns 10 be . kind u myth, y sort o
VIII othc wip who springs up In nigh
anil makes his appearance here nob'sl,
knows how. We have here. unier the OH
cial seal Of Mr.. McCan NJ Register q
IDccls and now sitting in the other end o
the Capital. the returns Of the election o
Houston county. We have also, In this con
ncction. . notice which this same McCaI
caused 10 be posted in that county, prior Il
slcction, stating that an election would b'
held on tho frat day Of june for five dele
gates to the constitutional Convention from
that county. We al know that Houston
and Mower county Jointly constitute on
council dlstric; aul t,..,t in accordance viii
the arrangement made, anil believe, in nc
corlsncc with the apporiioumcnt, Houston
county was Ia elect five delegates. The no
ticc. a copy 81 which have before INC Wal
given precisely In accordance with the ~
,issl statutes. and s'gnoi. james A, Met an
Clerk II the lIoari u Commissioners am
Register Of Dccls.
In accordance with that notice live n,sr
appeared On each side ~ candidates. mn,
werr voted for. Mr. Mot an WINS one u
them. Five delegates were clcctel tive
Democrats AMI three Republicans Mr.
McCan was clectel. u Mr. Thompson wa'
elected. Mr.. Anderson was clectcd Mr. day
wAs elected. but Mr.. StrcStcr. who receives
some forty OF tifty votes morc than Mr. ,'os
WAS rrfnsrsi his certificate. though not al
first, Mr.. To- did not pretend that h. wa
elected lie was never known 10 claim 4
sat here until shortly before he came on herr
about the time NJ the organization. There
WAS no dispute in tho official returns Strcct
or r,vcivci nj or =. while Mr. Toe received
but 800 There WAS no difficulty about the
votes not hring Tor the delegates at large.
The county was en,itld to scnd five dole
gates. Why then did this Register hesitate
about giving tho certificate to Mr.. Stnrter'
No one can hardly rralise the fraud that has
brn committed under the direction 81 this
Republican party Mr. Strctr and Mr.
-, s.,,,., ~, h,r, C,x Ns,.rx hal Al
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reais rctm"'e" "'F i~eu"' " ."N"s '"r
malfcasancc IN cti,ce. aud he dh not dArc
commi, the same fraud Irrlstratci by the
A.,,. hA srns hos.
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n 4, am ihior"si' MT StrSte' h"i 'Fiy
old majority Ut the votes cast AMI not one
of the votes cast for him were from outside
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