The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-15

tions as it chooses, not forbidden by the Con
sti,ution Of the Federal Government With
Out this reservation Of power in the States,
no Union would ever have been formed.
And whenever we ignore this feature in our
. Government, and build airy castles Of re.
form upon AM basis inconsistent with this
right, we deviate from the line OF policy
marked out b. our fathers, and hazard the
harmony and stability of our Union.
The whole idea Of our Government is
embraced in the doctrines of "Sdie
Sroognty OF National tntoa' each
State attending to its own affairs and
letting alone the Affairs Of it's neighbors, and
the National Government, attending to ma
tional affairs, and not intcrmeddliHy in State
matters and local politics each State re-
volying on its own axis, and ail revolving
in Union around the common axis OF the
Federal Constitution many like the pillows
and one like the ocean. While parties ad-
here to this idea, the grand and sublime
machinery OF selfgovernment set in motion
by our fathers works smoothly and harmo-
niously. When they depart from this idea,
and one ncighbor NEEDLES and busies him.
self with the affairs Of another neighbor,
and one section Of the country attempts to
dictate terms 70 another section. then disco.d
Earring and embarrassment arc the na-
tural and inevitable results. How strk.
ngly this has been illustrated by the
scenes Of bloodshed, and the disgrace
'ul outrages that have marked the history of
kanSas.
Minnesota was V atone. California was
lei atme. Nebraska has been lei alone
These States in embryo had the policy OF
state Sovereignty and National Union"
engrafted on their organic acts They were
not hindered or me,liled with by outside
parties. The people were allowed to rule.
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY had full sway with
out let or hiI drance from abolition Aid
Societies or Border Ruilian Blue Lodges.
and three States and Territories have moved
on harmoniously, quietly AMI prosperously,
and have adopted such institutions as their
soil, climate and other circumstances seemed
to require, and their course has given general
satisfaction. No disgracefu scenes have
occurred to cast reproach upon our country
no standing army has ben required to have
their laws executed No citizen OF America
has been found in any OF these places, so
lost to all recoliections Of our common
glories and achievements, and SO besottcd
with tanaticism, IA TO shed the blood of his
brother because they could not think alike
upon a political question and more than ALL
no store has ever trod the soil Of any Of
those States or Territories
But in Kansas the grand controlling idea
of our Government was departed FROM and
outside mcldlers from Massac husetts first,
and from Missouri second Jas an inevitable
consequence attempted to wrest the Gov.
ernnlent from the hands of the citizens and
residents of the Territory Massachusetts
bGrmg no business al name, o. 40 U1is 10
eorJer' } said she must rub, Kansas. Mis-
souri, not liking the interi;renr went in L.
prevent it, The doc;iine of non-interyen-
ton was trampled under foot. and tho
people, Whose right alone i was to rule and
make their own laws. were crushed out be
tween the upper ard ne,lier mill stones of
northern and southern ianaticsm The Re-
publcanS OF in, North, wishing to slide INTO
Office on the storm added fuel 10 the flame
tanned the name into barc, and civil war
threatened TO involve the whole country in
the contest. and disgracc Us in the eve. Of our
enemies, ~ unfit 20 vindicate orr theory of
Democratic selt-government.
Anli slavery dos no, 60 into X ans;i>. in
spite of it, unsuitable soil and climate. 40
thanks viii bc due these interlopers
Now the question for every voter in Min
ue,o,a is this:
Which policy do y"u prefer 20 apply TO
the Territories The policy Of state Sow
ere cn,y. "non-interven'ion, "selCgovern-
men, the policy OF every "cal,y mind
10. il. own bls,ness Missouri, Nis>,Ari
BUSINESS Massachusetts,, Massachusetts,
business Kansas. X ansais hlsincss Min
u.',ota MinDcso,a's business, by which poll
cy III" country has always been governed.
and has grown great AMI prosProu> or,
Do ycu prefer the new. tangled policy Of Mr..
STOWE Nj \EWsoS. and '.ov. R,N>EY.
which makes il Minnesota husncss 10 at.
tend - km~1.. and thu business Of tn