The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-01-07
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I.RooMPfoN, Dec. {, l-J1.
tciow.cHi:ess Of tie Couaca and Hopse u
Representatives.
In the absence Of the Governor. who. by
leave of the President, has gone for a si0r;
time TO Wasbinst ton. on important pa1lic
business, and while thus temporarily clothed,
by the'orgauic act, with all the powers and
duties OF the Chief Executive Office Of the
Territory, | find myself compelled 10y sense
Of duty 10 call you together. IN order that
you may adopt prompt Iesi.ia'iye measures
10 avert the ealamlt.es which imm!htnily
threaten the public peace. From the repre-
sensations Of a majority OF your bodies, a
well as from other Information OF authentic
character. have reason to Know that recen,
events have produced profound ag'tatio.
Of the public mind and tina, ase1sse ofwrong
and injustice. whether well or lll.iounded
and apprehension of greater evils - arse
thereirom. have aro.>eJ the Peopc OF the
Territory 10 a condition Of dangerous excite
meutI Tie proceeding Of TIE lo'e 'onstl-
,utional Convention are the immediate cause
Of this trouble and alarm.
The law passed al tho last session OF the
le.islatiye i mb,y, proyi!ns for the or.
.,nizati0n II 4 Convention - Irtin ton-
stituiiou for tie goVerEineu; oi ha!isar, a.
Que OF the State Oi the Union, "as adopted
ST a period when, unfortunately, tie peop.r
ol the Territory were divided BY OTTER
hostility. rcsutlng from tie previous STATE
OF colnmotion anu civil war Ia consequence
Of this embitlergd feeling ant the mutual
j.,tru.i naturally thereby engendeee'i one
u the parties, constituting i1rge majority
of the paople relraiued almost; entirely ifan
any uar,,cipation IN the proceedings iast'-
iUted unle; the law Aforesaid. ~ ceLsAS
therein proyidrl for was imPer.eciy oD'a.t-
81 from ar unwilling people. N u'neteea
counties 81 the Territory; while IN ts' n
naming counties, being a."o Nineteen ~
Esia.'er, from various causes. 40 ait+iAI r
aa- made 10 comply with tAe Law. Ia
some instance people ard officers were
aiAe ave-.t to tue proceed ~ VI other
the aliclr- neglected or refused 'o ac' a1i
IA some. there wa bul Sinai population
aul 10 ,iIicieEt orsahiz3uon, enabling To
ueop.e u secure rrpr's. NATION N u.
CONVENTION. Uu!er 'lc tprat''o Of a
tt,,4. cause. combined ceusus ~ Was OH
tanned o, Only nm lbos-aDd two hulTIfei
AID ti;ty-oae gai votH- oanamo I" p
ej-e!y oae.Aa!f tag coal;..s ~ tie Territory
N ugh these. undoubtedly contained m"c.
ID" larger part # the rpP1ia'i"n
Al the elect % whiea ieilow~! IA paf-s
ans OF tba law on.y two THOUSAND !"o hq'.
iral persoa-. being 49, tIaA os~.ynTia Z"
the registered voters par cip4'ei. ie arl
manner In the ohoiec II ,elagafc. either rs
voting lor thQ-' elected OF for other person.
The average aGgrTate vote N iavtr Il 'h.
s1oce,s.gi c..hliH.a.se sas .boat cgltst
handnvL
II TIM. APPEAR. tAa' 10 The o'>cti.a II ~
9Th June lat. ~ ,le'esats@ 20 ~ Cagyve7
tioD the Vrea, mas- OF thn Te0p4e reirainc.
fom voting. and lri' ias w'D.e prooe,aisag
xii.s al i, .mpoyi-H, consequences. 70 u
act.g- minority, updrg who-e a4'pes- tht
law had hen enacted a.r1 atao exea'sd :.
ar A. ,aa, choa,i h done ~ tue eH -c'itis
og ~. without the c1ucsrr''nce VI SasJoF
i,y II tbe pope
Tha; the n! . 4 IL majority % 80 'rN
he election ~ j gate. va 11' 7rtEpa's q
rrw ,oo apparent 20 ~ denIs1i II ta- lfo
dre~i al h Ell al. dangsrs q the pre-
en-, cr ~ hou'. !, hss eIabs7d b,-! .