The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-12-31
The state 81 MINNESOTA.

Although not formally admitted into the
Union, and therefore not recognized as one
Of the States Of the confederacy. yet the
progress made in the actual establishment OF
State government justifes the assertion
that Minnesota IL State--not within the
Union, it is true, bat still State. At the
same time the State constitution was adopted
by the people an election was held, in pur-
suance Of its provisions, for Governor, mem-
bers Of the legislature, and other officers Of
The State. II directed, also that the first
session OF the legislature should meet at the
city Of st. Paul OH the first Wednesday Of
December, (present.) Accordingly, the legis-
lature convened on the the ID instant, and
immediately proceeded to perfect its organ-
zatiOn, thus actually putting the legislative
department OF the State government in full
force. The organization Of both branches
IL Democratic.
The constitution contains the following
clause relative 10 the exercise Of the execu-
tive authority, while Minnesota 10 passing
from the condition Of Territory to that Of
State OF the Union:
IAN territorial officers. civil and military,
now holding their Offices under the authority Of
the United States or Of the Territory OF Mime
sofa, shall continue to hold and exercise their
respective Offices until they shall be superseded
by the authority Of the State"
The MINNESOTA PIONEER says that this
provision was intended to secure the services
Of executive officers until the State shall be
admitted into the Union, when the officers
already elected will assume the responsible
tiles Of the positions ior which they have
been chosen.
Three members Of Congress were elected
at the same time the constitution was
adopted, and we presume that the legisla-
turc will sOon select two United States sen
ators, completing the congressional repre-
sentation Of the new State.
Thus we se the peaceful transition Of
Minnesota from the condition Of Territory
to that OF sovereign State, superseding by
her own action the former government by O
new one Of her own choice. No conflict Of
authority is apprehended no alarm is felt,
there or elsewhere, concerning the suspen-
sion OF the territorial and establishment Of a
provisional government. A new democratic
State il organized in q manner becoming
the dignity Of free citizens fit to govern
themselves. What "a contrast does it pre-
sent TO the tumults and violence of that other
Territory, in which, for the past four years,
the Black Republicans have delighted TO
defy the legal authorities, and which has
been the theatre for abolition propagandism.
--Vashmgto" Union.
Yet we can inform the Un,0n, that if our
recent Constitutional Convention had not
submitted the entire instrument formed by
i, TO the people of Minnesota " the tumul,s
and violence OF that other Territory"
Kansas would have been re-enacted on
the soil OF this State. The peaceful transi-
ton " Of Minnesota IT, due TO the fact. that
here, the principles OF Popular Sovereignty,
a. coutended Tor 10y DouGLAs and the Dem
ocracy in the campaign of 1886, triumphed
in their fullest extent They we're not c.
teemed visionary theories, but vital princi-
pies ofgovernment, subject to the most prac
teal application, in the settlement Of our
domestic institutions
Let the people of Kansas enjoy the same
privileges as the people of Minnesota--per-
nit them TO decide other questions for them
selves than the Niger question: and in
thirty days. peace will be restored to the
country and harmony to the Democratic
party.