The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-26
IN. Jsrti"s Of the Lggi.i"tar'--o'sH"f
xsttou Of the State Government.


xstisn Of the State GOvernmeEt.
g. be- Eitor. Of The Pioneer al'd democrat
see by the Glencoe Register, Of Nov.
1th. that the first Legislature Of the State of
Miuno sofa, according TO the Constitution, is
70 meet AT st. Paul. on the first Wednesday
ut December next
In late number Of the Niancoimn, the
editor Of that paper says:
I,y our state Constitution, Minnesota Ia not to
bee ONE o,gauls ed as State, nor can her Lsgis
latura act ia any way until Congress formally
a.IHjfs her INTO He tuiOn. when, and not before,
her state officers elect are sworn IN, her state
Legislature can properly act, and she Is ~ word,
in form and IN decd state, AYE, every men
state
Until then, We ara still Minnesota 1uTii0g.
In examining the Constitution, find in
article sixteen, this section, 81
aec, G. The first session of the Legislature %
the state Of Minnesota shall commence on the
at-t Wednesday u December next, aud shall
be held al the Capitol in the city Of ~ Paul.
Now. if the Hnncsot;dn is correct in its
conclusions, what would bo the use Of
meeting Of the legislature at the time sIeci-
fed by the Constitution. Congress does
not convene nutl the first Monday in De
ctmbcr, AMI Of course We cannot be for
may" admitted US State into the Union.
until that body acts upon the matter.
II the Glencoe Register is correct, docs
no. the Governor elect take his oath Of Of
ice. 80 that he can send in his message TO
the Legislature on the second "Wednesday oil
December How isit' Which Is correct,
the lLnneso,nn or Register
l, would be the height of folly for the
members elect 81 the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota TO make n pilgrimage to
81 Paul, on the day spc:itied by the Cons,i-
tuition. unless they could legally convene for
the transaction of business.
Having good deal Of confidence in your
knowledge about this contradictory " elc.
men,," suppose you eulgh,en us On the mat
ter. n MEMBER fthf,
November Ith, i~i7
In reference TO the inquiry If our cores
poudent, wc have to say that the language
vi the Constitution is clear aud explicit in
reference to the meeting Of the State Legs
lature. on the first Wednesday, the second
DAY Of December, 1857,
The N,naso',an is mistaken when it SAYS
,ha, thu Legislature cannot act in any way"
until the Territory Is formally admitted into
the Mon "a State, and the State officers
are sworn in. a provision was expressly
Inserted in the Constitution to meet the pc
,,.iar state oi sa.es arisitig from itTtvtii Z
OF the state Legislature, before the State
government was organized in all It's depart
mcnts This provision CONTINUES IN office,
the pr,sen, Federal and Territorial officers,
aud authorizes them to net in conjunction
with the State Legislature, until the Terri
tor, is formally admitted into I'll, Union by
act OF congress. The provision ia ~ fol
lows iscc sec. ), oil the SCHEDULED
see, .. Al Territorial officers, civil and mil
i,ary now holding their ofccs under the an.
thuttty Of the United states OF of the Territory
., Minnesota shall cun,inus TO hold aud ever
else their respective Offices uo,il they .hsl he
superseded by the authority of ID. state.
This section. we arr informed by gentle
men lus,rum,u,al IN securing lis adoption,
is intended 10 accomplish what We have
stated to secure the services Of Executive
oi'l,er,. and government, complete in all
its departments, until Congress acts upon
our application for admission. In voting
TO acccp, that provision the people OF Min.
ucso,a virtually voted 20 make Gov Ms
pay Executive until his successor elected on
the second Tuesday OF October. should be
inluc,ci into Office.
Thi, We believe, is the the view taken by
Gov MEpAm,; aud he will communicate
officially. with the State Legislature, upon
its asscmblsgo.
thur friend the member elect, W. hcIs
ill H., h..l ~. a.. .....>.t An,s1sv al