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

s,,l upon The Supr, me Bench, IN Wisconsin
hold seat 10 the CONVENTION which formeo
a Constitution Tor that Stale.
They proiessed, the Other day, to bel'sy'
that there WA no legal representation ffou
Pcmblna. They told tho public TINT TN
representation from that district was fraud
that tbs vhole popaIaton Of the disfie'
resdei wesi Of the lioe designated by Con
rrtss, whie they well knew that there wef.
many ciiizrns of PeDbina County residing
east o. thaeline, who had as perfect r,ab,
10 srnd delegates 10 this Convention, a.
these 81 any other district is the Terri
tory, aud that no q elton had bssn had IN
Pembisa county by cit,xe@ west oi tho line
But all this was carrying out the principle
ofthsir party, and t.ey we're perfectly right,
es party organs, In saying anything thai
would Tend IN instead aud deceive the Ieo
pie.
Again, they have spread 10 the world that
a gentleman having $40 votes in Houston
County, was elected over another gentleman
having SIs sotes, Ipresuse the arguments
usej by the Republican leader. IN 81 Paul.
however, satisfied thu Register d Deeia Of
Houston County. that 3ly was clear ina.
jority u 7D1, aud that, according 10 tbs
principles Of the Republican party. tbs IT,
publican With 52y VOTES was duly elected
and epItlod TO certificate
All lh,sa things. Mr.. President, orr In
perfect accordance with the asag,s AMI rus
IONS Of the Republican party. AMI do
hope that lh'ir presses will not be censofed
for promogatng those principles. A.
well might you ask fab 10 live without via.
ter ~ Republican press TO exist without
lies. and link u u giving them too much
character 10 notice them. aud II "a certainly
unjust TO csnsure them. While they do not
abandon tbrir principles. " they Will only
keep aloof from the Democratic party. aoi
viii conBne themselves 10 their own doc
trines, believe We should lgt them alone
aud not interfere with them,
The resolution under consideration de
claroa tina, the 7ourse pprsued 10y certain u
our cilisens IN tho other end ii tho Capitol
IS contrary to las, aud revolutionary In It's
character Ihr4r are harsh terms but still
! bci,eye they are correct believe ,heJ
are true. Ia fact they esn De clearly proved
from tie tiBy,aI records uow IN tbe posses
sipn OF this body. There Is ~ question NJ
all tia. the Convention ,ac, cn the lab 10
siaDt, IN the proper ball, legally. and IN nc
cordapce viii, the suggestions taadv lag Goa
grosa, There he no Doubt hat the reoria
~ of the Tertiary, "a memhft pf tbs
Convention, 10 say nothing Of his tight IA
Secretary, properly called tho toarcuIiou ~
order, 10 Obedience b. The ftfartt ~ larg,
number 81 the members NJ ibr 'ontentiDu
duy elected such ibrrr ia no doubt thai
the motion Ia adjourn VS. madr rcepgn,4 d
aud put. previous 10 any dlhUf motion being
made IN tho Convention then sif. the no
tiJn 60 adjourn being clearly sni disllncily
wade properly voted upon both iE the al
hnal,yo aBl Ia tbs negative aud distinctly
81 t,Ioi 10 have prevaiied. The CDbtoution
IVES gally adjourned. aiti thr moiHhsta 81
ths Convention who proceeded to organic,
Cntoniion, IN siolatlon az thai adlautn
r,nt, acted IN n revolutionary nianbar, anl
10 violation II law The moment Tho mo-
iion 10 adjourn was entertained hy Mr
Chase, Il be sHie the properly 0i the who'll
Convention and oaud not I've intercepted
except N revolutionary AMI unlawful man
Dsr,
Although the means was in tae powur oi
The revolutionary members although they
claimed, and probably had majority o
dekgates Ia Convention ON that day. 40,
therefore could have prevented the MOTOR
10 ujjouyu from bgibg earrlri VI they had
called fJt n ,ilyiaioo ami had oni counted
thuse lasoring the Adjournment Yet II,
objection was made So Nt theae ,it,ing
the motlon no otjrciion 10 hia dcciSion o.
She vote, and tho a,ii1ornmen'. WAS 'ysal anf
binding. The ebuie course oi That asscm
bly 10 She other Esd ~ the Nap,tel. there
fore, from TIC mnueuI Mr., Chase decide,
tho Ce0ycat.oa adjoatuod oh tina. day, i
revolutionary, aud without authority o
law
Still leaa can thcrr he an ctcuso iar ihct
proc, dugc oa the toltaw,ga dav, tCeu al
miIinA the ptopri',y # ihrIr session PIE
viius 10 II o'clock, they c,aild theu have al
l0grncd, or taken n uc,sr Ia admit ot %,
meeting OF tie whole Convention. AMI roul,
then have voted down any and all propcs'
tions 20, IN accordance with thpir views
and they might have ccnsugnmatosl their dc
SIRED organization. =
Bot DID they do 20 Ne sir, they INSIST
cl that the Convention which they had e
gained was its tonytntion AMI refused 70
allow vs. auy participation IN tho procced
ings, or even The occupancy 1t tho tonin
they occupied unless we woad recognise
their organization, which W. hrlj 10 ho IN
lawful aud revolutionary,
4 hint AZ. f...... - ~. ,..s,l.tf.,., k.v.h
but bhfsh 90 they are. they represent the
facts as they exist ani i,ci satisfied there
Is not mcmhcr Of Ibis hodr who has b,sn
conycrNant With al DE prpr~iings a. isr
as they have Progressed, who u not well
conviuccd there bas 10, bcu step taken
hy the Republican memh,rs II this Con
Vruliun. rs de- add IA lac preamble asd ~
sod,lan which IL not true Go ,he lsttur. ard
lh,gclOfv i,ti eouRhRt hat The prnprlety
as vel as lbr ncccssits VI the al 'p,,on Of
usoniigps aro uccguihNi and oolorsei 10y
oyr,y member IA this Hall, aud vii asa br
r,rrgu sol end endorsed by very large
majority 81 ihe people OF thc Territory.
M SuERBt RNE Il - my por'
pose 60 occupy the attention OF lha
rupvN,ioa eeN rw momrn,s. S.,-
cral members have risen "a their PLACES
aDi called up0a 81 eilfcrs 50 esprs'ss ab
oplnion apcn thr resolutions nos before us
had hogyd tina. ,ay siious vets sos'd iess.
cate my opinion. aui safw,t al the pur
yosys oi apy rmaiks Wh,yR l sass mAAe
upon jbc sut,rci bet sir. I am Niil,ng t.
,.U2 my voice iU t,Vly az aHy maasaee that
r am wiling ioNotr IT,. arl that al mAy