The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-04-08


GINA seemed to receive il, ~ the main ground
ON which based the claim of Minnesota to
three representatives in the other House Of
Congress; but | say in view Of the case which
l have presented, it is "A fact going to show
not only that YOU would not be doing any
thing beyond libcralty, but nothing beyond
justice, in giving what this State asks us her
portion Of political power in the other
branch Of the Legislature Of the United
States.
say, We canno, ignore the fact tina, the
state Of population there is what indicate,
Heads OF hmilits have gone there in great
numbers have settled there: have spent
their money and employed their labor there,
to make for themselves homes and though
their families we've not there when the census
was taken, they will be there before the end
Of the present season. Now, the Senator
from Virginia sapposes the fact to bo, that
many who hav, gone there are young un.
married men, who have gone there TO win
their way by their own good right arms. aud
their own clear heads in that new country
believe that |, 80, aud, 10 lar az that class
Of population IL concerned, they are entitled
TO no more thar each individual will count
in taking the census but, while that is SO,
we know that they are not all, nor a MAORI
ty, nor even large proportion, nor even, |
undertake TO say one quarter Of those who
have gone into ibis Territory. The great
majority who have gone there have gone for
the purpose of mixing provision for the fam
lilies that they could not NJ well raise TO NJ.
spectability and influence In the old States
as in the new, anl, having proper patcrnal
regard for those families, they, OF course,
have not undertaken TO take them there
when they would have nothing but canvas
to put over their heads. They have gone
themselves, being willing TO live under can.
vas for u season, for the purpose OF making
home TO bring their families to, They may
may not have entirely completed those homes.
As stated when was up before have
information, which is 10 me entirely satisfao-
tory, that, AT least in one county, d great
majority of those who voted ind Of those
who were registered, were circumstance
Just exactly AZ that class of cmlgrants arc
in every new State.
Now, sir, what is equal justice to this
new State Of Minnesota What IL giving
her not more political power than she Is cn.
titled TO in this ConiederacyS That is not
the claim certainly 1t is not the claim on
my part; but what il giving TO her equal
power in the Conledcracyg The facts arr
patent before US; We have the evidence. sal
to my mind certainly. and ] was
going 70 say, TO the mind Of every Senator,
that in great majority Of the counties in
which the census was taken, II was impcr
iectly taken; and we have the further fact
that this imperlcction results from the cir
Of the country and though the
Senator from Virginia says the census Is
imperfect in the old States. and admit it.
say, comparatively speaking, il is infinitely
more perfect there than II can be in any new
State, and M We know 1t WAS IN this new
State Of Minnesota. Under these eircum.
stances, what does equal justice require p
Can We shut our eyes against these incts'-.-
Are We 10 say 10 this new state, we WIZ
bind you down 10 the number that IL shown
by this census thus imI~rf'cuy taken, when
W. know the iact that, il the census had been
laken ever 10 perfectly, IL would have given
The true exhibit Of what u the potential and
The legal population oil the state.
Mr.. Toombs. VIII the Senator give way
Tor moment to allow me 10 make suggcs.
IloD in this connection
Mr. Folk. With great pleasure.
Mr. Toomba. The difficulty seem to me
10 be- that gentlemen want some certainty
about the matter and, on the other hand,
il seems that this State can have no Repre-
'entaiion at the present, certainly not fair
II less than thre be allowed.
] give notice now, that If this section bc
stricken out, n proposed by the Senator
from Illinois, shall move, then, the follow
ing amendments, AZ additional sections:
And be II further enacted, That said State
.bAll be entitled TO three Representative, until
,nt csn. ss ~ W 'a'eh ~ tho ~. ~
taken and returuod' and then she shall be en-.
titled to a. many preventative. a. the pres.
ont ratio viii give her population thus s"eer'
famed ,,,,.., r,.u
~ Of the interior shall take alI proper means
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