The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-06
NUMBER 81.

son why it sho9ld 1e-slavery clause and all.
that the leaders of the party are trying to de
Jude the country Will. lie says, :" The Pre-
sident in his late message distinctly enun.i-
ates the We'll established doctrine, that he
pe0pie OF Kansas, after admission can pro-
ceed Immediately to the formation Of an n.
tirely new Constitution, utterly regardless Of
any restriction upon their action, embodied
n the present Constitution" This is
downright Imposition uDon thc fi.leiitv If t:ia
pSrty. Ii is founded solely in a reliance up
m the ignorance Of the people and tie | ,,.-
rs who " emu ciate" it Justly deserve tie
sco.n Of all honorable men. No int.uiqe
nan believes a word OF it, and those ~
enumerates it, doubtless, laugh in tilci.
sleeves ut the facility with which it is al pt-
ID by their devoted followers. We Can BOT
ieeve that Mr. WARREN really believes ia
lie doctrine" as he calls lt--if he does. IL
aust be matter Of faith not Of convict on
With him. g Proceed Immediately to form
new Constitution notwithstanding res -
ions in the existing one ~ WY, tie very
hOught is tainted with rebelliou-to eXecute
its would be treason. And if the law-ao.d-
ing men of the Nation can hear such doe
trine serioNsly advanced by great dominant
party, without alarm, Constitutional Govern
nent has lost its relish 10 a vitiate1 pub'iC
taste, and no matter how soon it gives way
u one, more pleasing to that taste. But ler
II be called by proper name-either ansr-
cby or despoti.m
y Constitution is a different thing. It is
ma le for sJber, rellectng rational man. It
5 not the play-tn.ns of popular prejudice, -
% changed 10y every breez. Of public excite
nent. Ii is the fundamental law of a Site,
" which the life, Liberty AMI property OF her
people are secured and protected aqainst ron
'lar impulse or violence-and the tyranny Of
Inflated or ignorant public rulers. A Con-
'tltutiOn is q sacred thing 1t should be
orrnea carefully, and not changed for light
and transient causes. Never, unless some
great necessity demands change, where ez-
.erience has pointed out detects. And once
adopted, 1t must be obeyed It is the su-
o'eme law of the State. If the Constitute Il
4 Kansas declares that it shall not be chang
"a till 1854, the people cannot change it
sooner. If one provision can be disresarled
i'll may. If one change can he made, another
may be every change of public sentiment
may work change of the Constitution, and
/ instead of the permanen, organic law Of the
State, it will become the mere register of the
changes of public sentiment. From Saeh :
Constitution may the Saints deliver the Iae-
| men of Kansas.
| but II the Cons 'itu,lon is defective and 60
be altered immediately, why pass it now -
| Why do thing that is TO be undone as soon
IS done ? Why not let this new Consttu-
iOn be made before the State IS admictc,!
cong:ess will want 70 look into it, AMI $ g., j..
t Is ''Republlcan'-if it is not, the State ,.a.i-
not be admitted under it. We have 10 hc5i-
| fancy in saying that any State Consti:etIcn
! hat could be changed at any time ly i =
| peapl, Notwithstanding restrictions iii it, Is
| ot HeDuJtican and that no State can be-
limited under such one. The people arc
oVcreign, but hey must exercise their S.
! -relgnty in q legal manner. CONSTITUTIONS
&c made to restrain the people, anl con:e.'
over On their representatives and h. p,u-
| they divest themselves ni III lur.i.ilis
onsti;utibn, can only be resumed III the
nianner and at the time specified IN lhit
'onsIi utiOn. When DoRR and his fo w
IS attempted q different Course in Rhode
| 'saEd, he wa, convicted as a traitor ami H.,
aation approved the verdict Let the 'Na-
lonal Democracy" profit by his example.
We had almost forgotten to mention,
+ the information of new comers, that Mr.
WARREN is the son of wealthy man of
i'roy, n. Y, where he now resides who, az
cr he had made the European topr, ana
written a book thereon, which nobody ever
cad that we heard of, settled at ST. Paul,
vas appointed L. S. Distr CT Attorney under
PIERCE, and was ubsequcntly removed lor
LEGGED malleasance n office He is Il wu--
~ man OF fragile intellect and wea purpo-
, IOses.