The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1858-05-13

aulHOTitN VI tut luittu StutVS Vt III inc
Territory of Minnesota. shall continue 10
hold and ererci@ their rfsPsctne Offices until
they shall bc superccied by the authority Of
the State Now any man who can read
that section AMI then pretend " that 10 hold
and exercise their respective Offices" means
anything more than 20 hold and exercise
their respective United States and Terrific
rial offices us such United States aud Terri.
torial officers and not State officers, must
erre different construction 10 The language
than that intended by MS f,amsrs, and differ
than the words themselves will bcar
ITO hold and exercise their respective
Offices What respective Offices Why
the tAA%ssssy ~ sz,r: str-r e, Jc W rftJr
al Governor shall approve all laws passed
by Territorial legislature bo Command.
erin Chief Of the Militia, &c, &c.. and when
we become State by admission into the
Union, yield the same up 10 the State Gov.
ernor elect, and 40 with all the United
States and Territorial officers, they are 10
hold and exercise their respective United
States and Territorial Offices such ~ Judg-
es, Justices Of the Peace, Notaries Public,
Sheriils, &c, Sc., until they are snperecded
by the authority Of the State. The several
United States and Territorial officers are
not by the provisions Of that section, nor by
provisions made in any other part Of tho
Constitution clothed with any State author.
ay phaisper. They only retain their respec-
tive United States and Territorial oflices
and authority. nnd are To hold and exercise
that authority until superseded by the au.
tbority Of the State.
Under the construction given this action
and under which the pretended law was
passed. by which Mc~srs. Rice and Shields
were elected United States Senators. We
have this anomaly. and State Laws approved
as follows Watrous, Speaker pio TEN. Of
the u. Of r.. Richard q. Murphy, 'rcSi-
dent Of tho Senate, pro tem. and approved by
Samuel Mcdary (rcrritriai Govcrnor) w
Governor
Here then we have State Legislature
in full blast before we are admitted into the
Union, passing oil kinds Of laws, u Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, and an other State
officers elected, and holding certificates oi
| Office, and yet not oaeo/ then names appear.
n.g on or dftaohe.f 10 any hm passed by The
Legislature. When the Constitution re-.
quires that every bill before IL becomes
law "be presented to the Governor N tho
Sfaie,' does any one pretend that Samuel
Mcdnry, (Postmaster of Columbus, OhiO,)
or Charles l.. Chase, the Territorial Secre.
tary by Federal appointment, In the Goy-
amor Of tie State. When every one knows
that the reason why We wanted 10 throw oil
our old Territorial mantle aud put on State
robes, was because We wanted 10 get rid Of
tbose very federal appointces, such as MEDIA
ry, Chase, Sc. Does any one contend that
the people Of Minnesota voted for either oi
them for Governor ot The State, and the Ian.
guage used by the trainers Of the Constitu
ton when they provided "that every bill be-
fore IL becomes law shall bo presented 10
the Governor Of the State prcclldes the
dca that II might be- presented 10 the Ter
ritorial Governor for approval. Mark the
language used "shai be- presented 10 the
Governor of the Sar. Now in almost eve.
ry Constitution in The Union you will find
the language ued TO be shall bc presented
10 the Governor, without the words "oj
NE State IL s,ems % me conclusive that
our Legislature must prascn, ai bills before
they become a law, "evcn II We are not u
Ehte IN the Union, 10 the Governor of the
State for his approval, aud not 10 any man
who may arrogate tD himself the right 10
play Territorial Governor.
osseu Ha there ~ moi n Reyubi,oan IN
Minnesota note Lbn pdnfs 10 be adm,aed ua-
der our p,oom tm.ifhul0n. land ! UH
thar heeajtO that moJouty of h0 Damn
cfois are not IN fduor ~ the Constitution ~
au II B true that st first We were vii.
ling 70 be admitted give up the Offices and
power TO our opponents. Though procured
and canvassed into Office by fraudulent re-
1urns and fraud aud trickery in the canvass
koowing that the Territory Is Republican,
and believing that OF another election we
could preyen, their outrageous frauds. and
get the reips of government into Our own
hands and allow Msssn. Kicc and Shields
~ take their seats in the United States Sen
at, believing that they would vote against
the Leoompton Spmdis But we srs now
satisfied that they are with the Adminiara-
ton, both from the reports from Washing
ton, and slso very signihcat iact that IA
the Bogus Legislature now ~ ses'ion here,
(xberc the Democracy have the controlJ the
l1publieans offered the following resolutions
H,soe,d. Tha, We earnestly ds,ir. the appii'
eStioB u this Fundamental principles Of the or.
dnznee Of 1851 ~ the TsrrtOf,ss u The United
states, touching the question oil slavery That
while we respect the Opisiohs Of those who
maintain that slavery isa local Institution,
which cannot exist without legislative sanction
and over which even Congress has no control !;
vet We naiDisin that Congress hss derived this
power direct from ssid ordinance Of 1857 aud
"a - L. tsuA A.,
IL /. ia duty 70 prohibi, by Law ths ntrodae tioa
or sr,snilon u slavery within any VI the Ter
r,orlss of the United btstss nos OF hereafter
20 be seqair.d therefore,
I,.otrsd, That our senators (when recognized
By Conxrsss,) he Instructed and our Ispressn
ts,ivss be regssstsd " sss ell honorsbls means
TO accomplish the sbjse~ sIpss.ssd ia The lore