The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-03-11

perty of the Southern States from
the Territory, This secret combina-
ton Of politicians to perpctratc sec
tional injustice was promptly fol-
lowed by public ones, and moneys
were collected in numerous places
for the express purpose Of aiding an
effort TO exclude Southern property
from Kansas. This sectional and
fanatical purpose was, in practice,
generally coupled with some one or
more schemes of money making, .
highly speculative character. This
effort very naturally provoked coun-
Ger efforts, and violent controversies
between the assailants and the as
sailed followed.
The creators Of strife, an often is
the case, were worstcd. Of the vo.
tcrs on that occasion this may DO
said: Many were bad men. Tho
scenes. were, if possible, AZ disgrace
full as those which have been such
scandalous reproach to the large
cities of the Atlantic and Pacific
States In violently contested cleo
tons.
Immediately after this first election,
many Of the voters belonging to each
Of the contending parties, and among
them the defeated candidates for dele
gate 10 Congress, left the Territory,
never 10 return, Few ofthc cmigrants
from tho various States other than
those from the adjacent State Of Mis-
souri,, who alone had easy and early
facilities for making themselves com
Portable, passed the first winter in
Kansas, and many of tho settlers in
Kansas from Missouri passed tho
winter out Of tho Territory. But
with the spring cmigrants and dis.
turbanccs returned TO Kansas. Dur
ing the whole of tho second year,
(ls5b,) Il il believed II majority Of
the actual settlers in Kansas were
cmigrants from tho adjoining States.
But an the mass Of eynigrants sent
out 10 Kansas under the inspiration
of the abolitionists, were poorly fitted
for labor in unbrokcn fields, aud had
to draw largely upon the aid Of alb
sent aud fanatical friends for sup.
port, and M both tho supported and
the supporters were accustomed 10
wrangling and disputation, tho Ter.
ritory was quickly filled with strife
And az local contention and violence
increased, 80 did the heat and the
contributions Of the remote support
ers, until the turmoil in Kansas ON
ono side maturcd into open defiance
Of all the laws Of tho Territory. Tho
mere handful Of cmigrants were os-
tcntatiously furnished, even by rclig.
ious men, amid prayers and hymns,
with destructive weapons, and en-.
couragcd 10 set up an independent
gowTnmont This was not only put
in actual operation. probably, but FOR
tho frmness Of the government off,
GERS, backed by tho troops Of tho
United States. For nearly three
years these turbulent spirits, thus
encouraged by the restless and fa-
natical elsewhere, have kept the Ter
ritory in u state Of anarchy and dis.
order. They have uniformly disre-
garded the laws, so far as it has been
possible for them to do ~. When
elections were held, instead Of peace
fully participating in them, they dis
tnrbed and annoyed the voters In
every conceivable way, and ended
in holding elections upon days and
IN u manner unauthorized by law,
and expressly 10 contravenc tho law.
When, at last, 10 end, II possible,
these disorders and strifes, the Leg.
isIaturc made provision for vote
Of the people upon the question
whether a State government should
bc formed by the making and adopt.
ing Of n Constitution, these organ.
izfd disturbers combined TO prevent
a full and fair vote. So, likewise,
when the Convention had been or
dcrcd by a regular vote Of the peo-
pie 10 be called, these armed mis-.
chief makers threw every obstacle in
the way Of a full registration Of the
settlers, legally entitled TO vote for
members Of the Convention and
then, when these violent, illegal and
bloody efforts had been partially sue
cessfuI, they filed tho country with
their complaints that the registra-
ton, which they had resisted with
arms, had not been full and fair; and
a. the registration was not abso-
lutcly full and complete, they wished
the people Of the United States TO in.
fer that the election Of the members
Of the Convention was neither legal
nor fair. The people having, by d.
rectpote, ordered the calling Of Con
ycntiou On farm "a Constitution tho