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

w t0<e1, Whibo Sooosff S0ce1veo esis
Wss il because Cor wzs voted l1r - Ode
gate at LARGE II ~, Why did they not
Just Sheldon No. Sir. they have seated
him 10 that body q Delegate at Large. a.
though Mr.. Russell had the cs5ti6este.
IL il a matter Of surprise 10 our jeiiow.cit-
izens st home that we should not, in visw
of these facts allow an unlawful advantage
to be taken Of US TO defest the viii Of ma
jority Of the people, We know thst we
represent here maturity Of the people OF
Minnesota, and we claim that the Demo
crsts sitting here have majority ofsixteen
hundred of the popular vote Of the Terrific |
~. who prefer that Convention should he |
composed Of Democrats. The returns show |
this and the reason why we have not q
large majority Of all the delegates elected ID
owing % the faud Of tbsss ministerial OFF |
Gers And when WE exhibit these official
returns, the country will Judge who II is
that represents the will 81 the people in this
Convention. The people will he aroused
becau.e of the frauds Of these ministerial
officers who have aor smothersd that voice
by acting ia direct violation Of the section
u Law which have rad, in not giving 10
tha@ recciving the highest number u votes
certificates Of election, oil ~ which Inns
been done by that party, for the purpose Of
securing the temporary organization In the
Convention, and giving TO their party the
prestige Of power throughout the Union. l
repeat 1t IL nothing more than obeying the
mandates from abroad, that something
must he done 10 keep up tho slavery Hgita-
tion or thu Republican party is lost. They
are party Of one idea. There is no cohe-
sve principle that can bind them together,
except this one cngcndersi by the fanatical
spirit which has kept them alive in this
country No two Of them agree upon the
principles or policies Of the government.
No half dozen 81 them agree upon the great
questions Of the financial policy Of the
country, either state or National. They
have no combination, no original principles
which they. IA party, have been put upon
record save upon the subject Of that fanAti.
cism which they have snycn,lcred through.
out the country. They have no second in.
ierezt and no interest that Is not antag,-
nIstic to the welfare Of this Union. They
have determined that II they cannot rule the
Union with the North AMI South combined,
the Union shall be dissolved. No more
Union with Slave States Il the motto Of
more than two-thirds Of that party to-day,
and il large part OF the body Of men now
sitting in the other end Of tho Capitol would
place in the Constitution they propose IA
frame their honest sentiments. they would
place the negro side ny SIDE with the wh'tt
freeman Mt the ballot box. They would
place the negro IN the Jury box on the VIZ
nr's stand and everywhere site by sid'
with the Ang'"saSon VINO conquered TIM
country anu maze what u y. VINO ha'
gwen u laws ana insitntions' AMI frrirtna
ted It from the hour OF ~ existence uni
the present time. And they would DO NOR"
" that body Of men would, to-day, express
their honest sentiuentr. they would incorpo
rate into Their constitution the principle o
no more mon with slave States the,
would say, better tnr better destroy TIM
mcr;c., f,e,,,or, ami Am,r;ca, matt,
tons thar allow a. vc,v 10 snrcaJ onc Incl
haranS whsrn /, now .,,.,s n.y hy Ia,
,h.v hecome mo,c fan.,icaI NOR. ;nsnnc
mo,c r,ckI~x IN tho ,J,s,iny Of The country
morc destructive in their o,r,st;or. NOR,
nn,r.arou. in their nr,.,e,s,on. ami NOR,
yin,cr, in their ,c,G,rs I, .n.,s "a. lac
il the truth WAS told. their Emigrant Aid
Societies have pcoplel that country with q
ct Of men armed with Sharps rifles. arInr
with Gotta revolvcrs, armei with dcadh
weapons and crazy brains. for the purpose
Of breaking up law and order in that Terri
tory. anil DESTROYING the integrity of thi.
Union. But let Northern Democrat %
thcrc. who il sincerely In favor Of making
Kansas free State by the fairly expressed
voice Of the people. and they will dcnounce
him AZ a border rntfian. u propaganda o.
slavery. asa pro slavery Democrat. . NORTH
ern poughh,cc. tio into wonder Hall. to
day. AMI selcct any member Of that holy
uad tell him that you arc in favor Of leaving