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

Jury -tln, teS..
The question before the Convention bein
on the adoption oi the following preanbI
and resolutions
wnEgEAs, There is clleiai ey ldegx trom ID
report OF ths Committee on Credentials, tina
thsre ,s a majority oi the legaily.eleeted mem
bcrs to tbs Constitutional Convention VIII
claim and entitled to seats IA this ,on,en
ton: and.
wnEsr,s, The members ascsrialntd TO b,
legally elected, from the official documents he
fore this Convention. represent, more than SIX
teen hundred majority Of the popular vote @
the Territory; and.
WuEKrAs There |. now body Of men VII;
have taken possession at one Of the balls Of this
capitol and call themselves the Constitutions
Coasentiou, without any legal authority oi
eight, although some OF thosc connected with
that assefzhiagc may he entitled 90 seat in
this Convention. but who have not seen proper
AS yet, To present their credentials or 20 attend
The meetings Of this body, siucs the regular ad.
Joarnment Of the Convention, Oh Monday, The
18th inst; therefore,
Rssored. That the as>enblage Of persons
now occupying the Repfess natives Hall of
tits Capitol styling themselves the Cuns,iia.
uopal Convention, Is without the authority OF
law or Of Parliamentary usaage, aud rcrola
tiorary In its character, and, therefore, should
not be recognized by the electors OF this Terri
tory. nor by the officers Of the General or Ter.
ritoral Government.
Rs,0csd, That Il copy Of the above preamble
and resolution, together with copy os tie 10
port of the Committee on Credentials, be for.
warded TO the President Of the United States,
each OF the heads of the departments ct the
teneral Government, each OF the members of
the Senate and House Of Representatives of the
United States, and TO the Governor. Secretary,
Marshal, Librarian. Auditor AMI Treasurer of
the Territory Of Minnesota.
Mr.. GORMAN said have something
10 say upon the subject Of these resolutions
before the question IS taken on their adop
ton. ! had hoped TO have had little morc
time To hunt up an authority which was
very dcsirous 10 nave before | proceeded
with an exposition Of the position a this
Convention. and Of the Democratic party
and to discuss somewhat the right Of this
Convention, as legal aud parliamentary
body 10 form Constitutions Tor the Terri
tory o. Minnesota
The American people viii undoubtedly
look with great interest Ia the action If this
Convention and to the action Of the people
81 the Territory Of Minnesota in forming a
Constitution preparatory To their admission
into the tnion on an equal ionling with the
original States.
The SCENES which have transpred in the
territories az this Union within the last |
eighteen months or twoyears, have Civ
IN cause think jos! cause--of alarm for |
the pcrpeiuity Of the institutions Of nur
country.
My object IN the remarks shall submit |
10 day viii be 10 placc before the country
the reasons for our action thus far. aud Ia
show, 50 far AS have u knowledge Of the |
FACTS aid the ability. distinctly and plainly |
Why it Is That We occupy our present posi- !
ton
Firsi-'lhr Congress Of the ni,ed States
passed an act, authorizing the peop|c OF tlo |
Territory Of Minnesota 10 form II epuS,ltu- !
lution and state government, preparatory I
To their admission INTO the [ MON as u State. |
10 carry out that act. the Legislature. a, its
special Session, called in part for that pur
pose, passed an ao., IN all Of the Enabling |
Net Of Congress, Prescribing how many /
persons should he elected rs Delegates To
the Constitutional Convention That act |
prescribed tha, there should he elected two
persons for each Councillor and two loF oach
Representative. The Enabling Act provided /
that there should be clop,cd two Delegates
for each member uf The Territorial Legs.
aturc !, has tcen conicndol that under
that prov isiou, We had the the right elect |
only two for cach Representative. Which,
doubling the number Of thiriy-ninc, would /
make 5, vcnty eight in all The Legislature. /
At It's Extra Session in May. however, took
q diEcreht view a thc Enabling Act, aud
construed Il, e. have sad, 10 give us two
Delegate Tor each Representative. and tao
to each Councillor.
Tia, either The Enabling act Il Congress
or tie act Il the Territorial Legislature Is
binding absolutely upon tie people in their I
sovereign capacity, uo American Statesman /
has TO my knowledge, attempted assur,e /
show that the Enabling act Of Congress j. /
passed la give conformity ard regularity to /
he pgoc, cdiHC to iD1scaic the mode 81 /
Procedure. The act OF the Legislature - 80
give conformity ard regularity h. The eie".
,A.s. and To AVOID anything hike nYn,u'ou- /
AIRY acton upon the part - the leopl"--i
Therefor the act Of Congress and thc at' ui !
he Territorial legislature are mere forms I
in the language Of Mr. Buchanan, mere I.
xca.Iodiug. which wheu ikc oiitscc Is coin (
rlelfi Is ID M further Use II - necessary, +,
avs Mr.. BuchaBsf. in ais Michigan iebate,
t.rhaps 30 have forms, 10 AVOID irT.gularity.
10 avoid diihcuIty in the roturns, and 70
AVOID that ouaAict which would ~ Likely iu
arise, we're there 10 forus prescribed by the
legislative auth0rl,s Tie IoaeiDg sci
- A more proposition ui0h the part u "a"
Government II tho t1,ied States. The 81
of tbs Legislature Is a Hlsre recommendation
ur.oa the part o. The peoples fop7e5ei's-
iivts. The Enabling At lfojsses 10 al
nit IL. people e the Territory INTO the
mon q. state. agan certain terms sIfd
conditions. olc ol which IS that We shall a''i
lax their psoPry tic pubbc Iands M
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