The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-03-11
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not only bound to respect, but to see
faithfully executed, the same as all
other Territorial laws which are not
Inconsistent with the Constitution Of
the United States, and the Organic
Act Of the Territory; that the cleo
ton on the 2lst Of December was not
valid and binding on the people of
the Territory, for the reason that it
was not held in pursuance Of any law
Of the Territory or of the United
States, nor under the authority Of any
body Of men duly authorized to make
laws repeat that in the face Of
all these facts, showing conclusively
that the Lecompton Constitution is
not the act and deed of the people of
Kansas, and does not embody their
will, we are told by the President of
the United States that, "To the peo-
pie Of Kansas the only practical diff
ference between admission or rciec-
ton depends simply upon the fact
whether they can themselves more
speedily change the present Consti-
tuition if it does not accord with the
will of the majority, or frame a Sc
cond Constitution, to be submitted to
Congress hereafter"
There is a practical difference
far more important than the mere
question OF time, and there are prin-
ciples involved infinitely more i'm
portaat than the practical difference.
There is a serious difference in prac-
tice as well as in principle, whether
the people Of Kansas shall be per-
mitted TO make and adopt the Con
stitution under which they are
to live, and with which they are to
be received voluntarily into the
Union, or whether Congress will
force them into the Union against
their will, and with Constitution
which they have repudiatcd by an
overwhelming majority Of their votes
at fair election held in pursuance
Of law, and then maintain it 10y Fed
eral bayonets. If it be true, as rep
resented by the President, that "ever
since the period of my his inaug-
uration, a large portion Of the people
Of Kansas have been in state of
rebellion against the Territorial
government that "they have never
acknowledged, but have constantly
renounced and defed the Govern
mcnt tie which they owe allegi-
ance, and have been allthe time in
a state Of resistance against its au-
thority;' that they would long since
have subvertcd it, had it not been
protected from their assaults by the
troops Of the United States; that
Gov. Walker considered at least two
thousand troops under the command
of Gen. Harvey, were necessary for
the purpose" and thai 81 the Presi-
dent have been obliged in some de-
gree to interfere with the cxpcdi-
ton to Utah, in order to keep down
rebellion in Kansas repeat that,
if these statements be a fair and i'm
partial representation Of the charac-
ter, feelings and purposes Of the peo-
pie of Kansas, does it follow as
logical and natural consequence
from these premises that "thc speedy
admission of Kansas into the Union"
with q Constitution to which they
are unaltcrably opposed, and which
they have rcpudiated by an over
whelming majority of their votes at
a fair election held in pursuance of
law, would restore peace and quiet
to the whole country p that "domes-
tic peace will DO the happy consc-
quence of it's admission and that
81 the President shall then be en-
abled TO withdraw the troops of the
United States from Kansas and EN-.
ploy them on other branches of SER
vice where they are much needed 7"
IL it he true as alledged, that "a
large portion of the people of Kan
sas are in state of rebellion against
the Government and that the rebels
90 far outnumber the law.abiding
citizens that they would 'long since
have subvertcd the + Territorial Gov
eminent had it not been protected
from their assaults by the troops Of
the United statcs;' and that "they
have all the time been endeavoring
to subvert il, and TO establish Rev
dictionary Government" in its place,
and that cup till this moment, the
enemies Of the existing Government
still adhere to their revolutionary
plans and purposes with treasona-
BILE pertinaci,y,' if these allegations
so gravely set forth by the President
in his special message, be true, do
they furnish satisfactory evidence to
authorize the belief or even grounds
for hope. that the speedy admission