The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-02-18
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four years, has been the scene Of every
species ofpublie and private confusion out.
rage, and Generalization. The Federal
Army has been stationed there 10 protect
private rights, and TO insure the successful
administration of public justice, The Ter,
ritorial Government instituted by the Ma.
tionai Congress has been upheld only by the
National power. Anarchy has rcignod
universal and supreme, except when forced
into submission by arguments sharpcned by
the sabres OF squadrons Of Dragons, and
ne ie pointed by the baycnets OF regiments.
Of infantry. Millions Of the Federal treasure
have been employed in attempts to reduce
Kansas to the condition Of a law.fearing,
lawabiding Territory.
The Territory Of Minnesota, during the
past eight years, has been the scene Of every
species Of public and private order, propri.
ETY., and virtue. No Federal Army has
been needed here to protect private rights,
or to insure the successful administration Of
public justice, The Territorial Govern.
ment established by the National Congress
has been upheld only by the peoples will.
Order has rcigued universal and supreme,
and no need has been found for the use OF
sabres or bayonets. Not n dollar Of the
Federal treasure has been employed In at
tempts TO make Minnesota n law fearing
law.abiding Territory.
The authorities of Kansas present TO the
President of the United States Constitu.
ton framed by Convention representing
scarcely one-ten,h part OF its pcoplc,--which
Constitution is openly rcpulia,ed by a large
majority OF its legal voters, ut IN election
legally called and fairly conducted, and
which is solemnly protested against by the
Legislative authority Of tho Territory-and
ask that the same may be submitted TO
Congress for its approval, and as the basis
for the admission Of that Territory into the
Union, ~ u sovereign State. The Presi.
dent seconds the application with alacrity,
and by every argument which can be made
available either to persuade or to convince
by appeals TO the love of country, and to
the hope Of its union and perptuity-by In
vocations Of the spirit of law and Justice
and by every consideration which could be
ad.luced in support Of the most righteous
cause, standing in imminent peril Of disas
trOus and unneritcd overthrow--hc asks
that Kansas, with her rpudiatcd Constitu.
ton, may be admitted into the cOniedcracy
Of States.
| The authorities Of Minnesota present TO
the President OF the United States Con
s,i,ution framed by Convention represent
ing the whole body Of its peoplc--which
Complication, on liz formal submission 10 the
people, il ratified by over thirtysix thousand
out Of less than thirty.@ven thousand Of the
legal votes cast thereon ask that the
ame may he submitted TO Congress for liz
approval, and IN the basis Tor the admission
Of our Territory M n sovereign State. The
President seconds the application by no re-
quest that the prayer Of Minnesota may be
granted. flo employs no arguments either
10 persuade or to convince--hc makes no
appeals TO patriotism, nor does he dcign TO
invoke the spirit Of law or Justice on behalf
Of the admission OF Minnesota into the Ma
tional Union. Without the expression OF
any opinion regarding the merits Of our up.
plicat'on,--with0ut any endorsement Of our
character AZ law-abiding people, or any
statement OF the fact that We have complied
with every legal requisite--the President
coldIy and alphabetically informs Congress
that be has received copy Of the Constitu.
ton Of Minnesota, which he lays before
" that body 10 the manner prescribed in tina,
" instrument" That il the sum and sub
stance Of The Presidents special message on
the application Of Minnesota for admission
~ State.
We do not know what deductions are
drawn by the country at large from the
facts herewith presented, bat we can casily
imagine how the whole matter must strike
the apprehension Of citizens Of Minnesota.
They lind out, when Il is possibly too late,
that during the~ whole eight years OF pa
tent, per@vaing, laborious, loyal effort to
otey the laws, and 10 frame out Of the vast
wilderness the proportions Of q sovereign
state, that they have been committing q
fundamental error. They find that it Is not
the sober, iDdustrious, enterprisin2, law.
abiding communities which commend them
selves To the Executive favor, and call forth
90 their behalf the convincing strength Of
the Presidential logic, or the persuasive elo-