The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-19
NA' 1ssage...COngress.

Presidents M .ssage.-.Congress.
A telegraphic Synopsis of the Presidents
Message will be found this morning. 1t will
be Seen that the President boldly espouses
the South and indicates the Kansas Lecomn.
ton Constitution. In the language of the
Chicago 1T 1une, he filings the gauntlet in the
lace oil The North, spits upon the land which
pore Nun, and upon seventy years of his own
llie' Takes his party in the Free States by the
throat and leaps with it into the ditch Poor
Cid man, that you should bring your gray
hairs so low
| In the U. S. Senate on the 9th. Mr.. Dorc
LAS said that he heartily concurred with the
views OF the President, with the exception
Of that part relating to Kansas and the Le
compton Convention. At an early day he
would express his views and give his reasons
why he believed that the people of Kansas
had not been left, as the organic act declared
perfectly free to form and regulate their in
situations in their own way.
Mr.. STEWART concurred in Mr.. Dorey ,s,
views respecting the Lecompton mover ,ent
and promised soon to make speech IN the
| subject
Mr.. DAVIS and Mr. BIGIER both c, ,rc,rrsd
with the views of the President, nd wond
defend them to the best of their al .ilitv Mr..
Mason considered the position O the p,es;.
dent impregnable.
Mr. SEWARD would be 81. to hear the
the supporters of the Preside mt explain his
position, for it seemed to him that the mes
sage was very lame and mr. ,otent in its aro,,-
ment on Kansas, and tt at sometb;nc moro
would be required to att sfy the people than
IS contained in the do :um ent ITSELF He trus.
tel tat the debate on this point would not
Re dc aged long, sor be fore We were aware
OF it there might be civil war in Kansas.
Mr. TRuMBJLL denied, that the Legislature
Of Kansas had authority to initiate the Con-
vention. 1t was, according to speech once
delivered in the Senate by Mr.. Buchanan an
act OF usurration. Congress had repeatedly
refused to the people: of Kansas authority to
form State Constitution.
In the House Hon. J. L. ORR of South Car
DINA was elected Speaker, receiving 1875 votes
The Republicans voted for that ardent pat
riot and prince OF good fellows, Hon. G. A.
uRow' OF pennsylvania, giving him 81 votes.
In the Senate on the 10th inst, Mr.. S ew-
ard submitted resolution which lies over.
directing the Joint Committee on Print no to
inquire and report whether any new D rows
lois OF law are necessary to secure the faith.
fu' pei Torrance on the part of Congr, ,ss, of
the existing contracts, which provide for ac-
curate reports of the debates of tt ,e two
Houses.
Mr.. Douglas gave notice of his in tention
to introduce bill at an early day to enable
the people of Kansas to form Cons, titution
and State Government, preparatory to their
admission into the Union.
Mr. Foote gave notice of BILL, ma King
grants of land to actual settlers.
The news from Kansas SHOWS flat
affairs are rapidly approaching crisis in
'hat Inflated Territory. The proceedings of
delegate convention at LEGO mpton on the
"a mst., have been received The entire Ter
ritory was represented. Chas. Robinson pre-
sided. Resolutions were unanimously adop-
TED repudiating and pledging ceaseless hosti-
ity TO the Lecompton Constitution; denounc-
ing the election on the 2lst ult., and that for
inc 4'h proximo; declaring Legislature cleo
Ted October 5th sh:Ll not be suspended by
any Constitution or State Government until
lair impartial vote be and indorsing the
Topeka Constitution and requesting an ex-
ira session of the Te rritorial Legislature to
frame an election law, and submit the Topeka
and Lecompton Con situations to vote of the
people, the one receiving majority of the
ega! votes to become the fundamental l.u Of
the State of Kansas A resolution alsona.,s-
I'd returning thanks to Secretary Stanton for
;aiiing special session of the Legislature
speeches were made by Robinson, Lane.
lnatcber' Kedpath and Others The Lecisla-
o'e has been called for the purpose of antic-
pating the proceedings of the self.constitu
Ion provisional Governor Calhoun. That
worthy has issued his instruction
regard to the manner in which the coming
'iectlons are to be held under the Lecomptonl
Constitution.
Oce proclamation reads that on Monday,
The 2lst day Of December, 1857, an election
hall he holden in all the counties of the said
territory, to determine whether the Consti-
tuition to be submitted for the ratification of
the people. shall contain clause authorizing