The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-05-20
The secret Cire uisr--Opsmio~so fthe Press
Abroad.

Inc MWhssCtidU seems 10 tAlnk that We
alone arc entitled to the credit Of exposing
the secret circular Of the RAMSEY clique
The editor is mistaken; other papers, and
among them the most prominent 10 thu
Union, have referred to the treason Of the
disappointed political tricksters in this State.
Below will be found few extracts:
FROM lho Washington star
MISsEs0rA IN TIE IIousg-T'be very dc
cided opposition to the bill to admit Mime.
s0ta into the Union IA State. manifested
in the House hall yesterday was unexpected
by us. though knowing well that 10 snbserve
n party end the Republican leaders have
for months past been secretly organizing
an opposition 10 the admission Of the Ter
rtory. They are playing FOR the Senators.
QUITE ttco m0Hiis ago, secret cirtnfdrs tram
KepuLiin pdyty haders IN M,nne'oia are
kn0wn 10 Mm been yeeitd here Ly all N
their payfy ~ Congress- alleging that y they
mnceed m hetp'ng The 1ontory o@ u The
Imam atP"seni, compelling anof,er Conuen-
tom 10 assemble 10 fIdme nn0fh,c f0natu-
hon, and N )ad IOraHg Minnesota 10 undo
all she has aireddy done ioImr'is t0mpg uito
Me Union, The Ryubi,oan wM secure bofh
L. >. Senator aud all The members Of The
Loser House, The Doporfant State officers, NC.
Mr.. SLermans move is TO the end, doubt
less Of consnmmailng that programme. 1t
IN sincerely TO be- hoped that no Democrats
Of the House will unwittingly lend them
selves TO its succes because they object to
indyual features oi the constitution now be-
fore Congress, II this constitution be sent
back for amendment, there may be danger
Of the triumph Of the Republican party in
trigu'a explained above; while it IL not POI
sble that compelling the people OF Minnesota
to strike out Of their organic law clauses
Objectionable 10 some OF the Democracy Of
Congress can prevent them from reenactipg
them IN month after the admission OF the
Territory into the Union, If they pleas.
The truth il, Congress have no remedy
whatever against the indulgence on the part
Of the people Of Territory Of any fancy or
prejudice for or against particular pro.
visions VI law, IA the Constitution Of the
United States exprersl lays down the axiom
that the National Legislature may merely
ascertain whether the Constitution submit.
ted lie republican or not.
Regarding the prompt admission Of Min.
nesota ~ u Democratic measure of, now,
the greatest importance, Especially 10 the
South for upon II, in great measure, de-
ponds the future policical tone OF the Senate
Of the United States, We can regard nothing
as likely to prove mort unfortunate than
Democratic opposition 10 the Senate bill
now before the uouae
Referring to the attempts Of the Black
Republicans to keep Oregon and Minnesota
out, the Boston Post says:
Tho offence of the territory Of Minnesota
was, when 40 many Of the Massachusetts
delegation misreprcsented their State. and
the offence OF Oregon now IL. that Of bemg
Demooaiie and National, of being fatty
opposed To the sectional and dangerous
course Of the anti-slaycry ngitators. For
this reason 10 the Black Republican Scna-
tors fight against their admission IA FRre
rArss into this Union For doing this
they deserve aud will receive an excoria,ing
rebuko from the North.
We hope aud trust that the Democracy
OF the whole Union will vote in solid pha
lanx for the admission Of both Oregon aud
Minnesota and thus show that they mean
TO stand on the imprcgnable ground If ask.
ing only this question ma To n new State
which hus the requisite population 49," Is it
republican IN iurm!
The y. \. Tunes. IN the eoursc OF
lengthy article, reviewing the right ot Con.
gross To interfere with the provisions of
State Constitution, saws:
There is another feature in the current
debates worthy of attention. While the
Kansas question was pending, Il was con.
stantly asserted that the Southern party
would resist the admission Of any free State.
until Kansas should come in as slave
State. The question Of Kansas has been
referred 10 the people and now the prin.
elpal opposition 10 the admission Of two
h.w Free States comes from the Free State
members, or these who acted with them on
the Kansas question. In the Senate the
opposition 10 Oregon comes mainly from
the Republicans. and in the House il is s,id
strong effort is making TO unite the South
Americans and the Republicans agains,
Minnesota Ihc party bearings OF the
question would probably explain this singu-
lar fact
Frm he fpsbarsb Union.
1t will he remembered tina, long since. the
Democratic Senate Passcd n nil for the al
mission Of this State into the Union. and II
was naturally supposed that j, would pass
the House without difficulty But, On the
contrary, We find the opposition insisting
this measure in the same bitter, tactious spir-
II ~ that which marked their hostility to
the admission ot Kansas Upon the most
,rliiing and purely technical grounds. they
seek to dekat this hill. and at the same time
to cover up the real ground Of their ho,,ili.
ty The men who voted for Topeka. with
on, shadow Of legality alou, il, now pre-
tend to honestly oppose Minnesota, upon the
ground that the enabling nc, has no, been
i.llow,xl ont with the most rlgld eNactp,sS