The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-09-03

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mistaken. Qua Repabiiesn fr!ends will ind.
j before she ensuing MI elections are oser
! tba, the ol,b-aying referred TO would have
lsen safer rule for them 10 WORK BY han
the one sAieh, il their folly, they were
pleased 10 aior, IN ibsir hate Constitutional
I congen, ion. Fxpedency nay sosycr well
enough a. rule II public action Ia some
csss, bat as fallen and corrupt NJ hi1an
natur,. IL. there still rqaains sufficient hon
'sriy and ingerip1snfss in the pablic heart 20
? pndia;e aad spasn The man u meu who
start Ia any p1hlic careet under The profess
/ 81 pressure NJ extraordinary conscientious
scrapIsx. ard who c,nblazon honesty Oh
! tbeif philastaries, bai who have M in9,e re.
/ gard FIR conscience Or honesty than mercy
/ b. probes them, aad Whenever IL answers
: their rurpo@ adopt expedieucy az their
{ rule thps rcsoripg 10 the dcnag ogue's uu-
falling sabtcriugc.
/ The reader need no' De- tod that these -
marks shadow forth the course q tie Re-
publican Constitutional CouYeu.ioo. seoeai.
+ ~ assenb,sl 10 1T, paal. II lsssli known
that the hepabllcan inry n Minnesota hal
I ,wo Objects IN view in clccting members 10
serve in the Iaie Convention.
/ The frat Object was general, viz ;bat 81
making a Consultation by the adoption 81
wbtch NJ iuucso;a might come into The Ia
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States The second object was specified, VIZ;
10 iueorpora,, rto the organic law Of the
State standing protest agtins' 'he late de-
eisi0n # the supreme tonrt IN the bred
scott case That protest was 10 be 10 tbs
shape Of Constitutional provision making
c0lorcd people electors ia Minnesota. not
wi,hstan,ina Judge TsNEs had decided tina,
they are not gitiuus, and therefore not e|ec-
tors un'ier the Constitution ~ The United
state
And when Tie Repair can papers of Mn
rtsota GENT the glorious news abroad that
thsir party lad elected Il majority OF 'ncni
hocs &C. the Constitutional Convention. 0
grand jabil,e WIS sung from Maine 10 Iowa.
aij il was matter II boast and triumph
with the patty everywhere that now the
4 infamous DRKp Sorf decision would rece.ye
I rnbuke which would be- ,elt and remember
/ s'h The Ir'b'..e' for the name ID legion be-
/ cgne deI.rously eAta',r over the prospect OF
+ q reputation # that decision IN the fnnda.
Incutal law # The State Of Minnesota which
was Supposed 10 be rcaderul certain by the
assumed fact that the Republicans had a
clear majority In tho Convention AID il
il conceded that by i.ir means and fraud
they Ind clear mslnrty. HUT not only so
They werc not satished With majority but
hy al unparalleled outrage in the history OF
legislation, they rcpudatcd the Democratic
moiuherv Of III" Convention, sct mp Coz them
selves. aud claimed to be tte Convention.
Here tho was q Convention absolutely
Republican,. without u dissenting Democrat
&c vote or voice to oppose the least bur,lat
IN the way Of rs carrying ont any moasurC
II might see proper 10 adopt. When
tl'se faets became known, the hopes Of Re-
publicaia Throughout, the hetiou a. wei
thoY might rose to The highest pitch Of ex
p'ctaocy From Fact to West the Consti
tuition ot The United States he'd been IL,
uennccd ms 4 compact a. iniqaity The d.,
betrayed aui aold The eolorcd people aBd
repndiainl every PROMISE aad pledge to then
pplc. jads.e 1aucy bad decided tina, no.
ci.sou Of he Supr.mc Court 4 tho United
States had b,su proclaimed NJ an eternal
a.g18c- ;o js,rt =. r.-r'!sic, &c, i,lsf thar de
siop deprived the African face VI a pr, loge
Too the rt7s setiion i j pfoc'nVmem ~ whsti,
ia Minnesota. ;trsc men wen, elected 90 'he
Cors' tattonal tao7,nt.cn. Now, .u To-
'scc I'd ~ lir facts rot ogy Of which GA
sc successfully eanlro,wtcd, what has ,hi>
: Republican I'cuvrntiou. whose prai4, was
n 81 thc ranks cf liervb.icani>n, jouc fof
tls lowutro,b'yn African rae They rale
loud professions II eon.c,eu,losncss and ~,-
lg.ass hooesty Thfy earle htrc vtb s}
thc prestige Of hleA'pv Kansas, esd an q
To, .h'u'irg, and rGjoicnga % III tae /.
raA q sbo,It.oa.sn,. Aud BOW W. ask ~
what tby Aually jl when in cou,aot with
thc counter fofcos o( Democratic i0auest
bai what did hey psoPs~o IL 30 rh.n 3 /,
themselves sid clear irom all ,uiaitr to.
aacnccs D,4 they meet The expectation
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