The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-01-30

Falsehoods.
In the letter from W.sh;no,on En- tho N.u
York Tribune, under date of the 18th inst
published at length in Wednesday, morn;no,s
Minnesotian, there occurs tho solIow;no ex.
tract in reference particularly TO the manner
and form of adopting and filipc the comics of
the Constitution signed bv the two Const;-
tutional Conventions, last summer.
"They (the two Conventions, accor.,,.,v
Committee OF conference through whom it was ar
hat eacn OF e TWO bodies should adopt precise
y inc same Instrument upon the same day This was
done-the mempers Vi each signing their their
own copy. 40 one ccHy,H now appears, signed
2osmny oy ms One article Of the
Consttu.oi mus sP.eu PIoSioed that it should be
MED IN the once OF ne OF the Territory Gov
Medary beng aosen. the republican copy was filed
with the Of the territory who acting
ernor at that time Inc democratic copy was filed with
was put the executive e Of the cory
of he Terrtory with whom 1 had Oh the
as the acting Governor at least this is the superstition
that the Democratic copy the only file
had forgotten that there was any other knowing ths,
aa no, nsS s mind p the Details Of %
arrangement"
having puohSneo nu"oer VI Articles
nun .''e Ha'.ern PRESS re'a..'e ~ '"' ueau-
LUCK =" WHICH minnesota nhos nerSe" IN
'o''eu oe'ofe Congress- on applying 'or au-
'i''SS'o'' i'''o INC ohioh' IL seems proper 'na'
WV p,e'' ,'e'. d. nolie shou'o contribute
'"o ~ '"0 ''ooA Vi Ano"'euge on 'no
'"''e0' po'S'SSeu ~ 'he po'''lca' "or'o ~
'"'S' .'''"n''e
'on 0 Vi 'ne o'''euu'e 70 '"e 'o'a'e
0u ms" u plos'ues as lo''o"s
after the adoarnmeMt thereof cause TIL. Comstit"ttos
ory and if aer t % s H nor as,
vote Of the people as provided it shall appear
State then the Governor shall forward certified copy
for and against said CONSTITUTION to the Presidemt Of
of the United States 'Aa before the congress
The above shows the duty of the presiding
officers of the Conventions, as well as the
duty of the Governor of t. e Territory. touch
ing the depositing certifying and transmiuinq
the Constitution of the State of Minnesota.
Let us see how each Of these officers per-
formed their respective duties.
The Constitutional Convention. and the
Democratic Minority Convention both ad.
iourned sine die on the 29th dav of August.
1857. On the morninp of that dav. each
Convention in their own hall ,.f MEETING in
different wings of the Canitol SIGNED soma.
rate comics of the Constitution -cones ;den.
ticallv the same word for word os ,areed nm.
on and comnared together in tho Joint com.
milton If corioro,co ona o,n,;so
In the minority mr. Democratic w;no so,-
oue deleuates amended their s;or.t,res IN
delepates stoned the document
When the Democrats had finished s;cr;no
their conv which tbav did o,rlv tbov thou
nrev;ous to adiourn;nc tr.ns.cted , v.r;s,v
of other business amonrst which most nrom.
;nen, WAC forral,v dooI;n;n 20 o.r.,, ont IN,
fair understanding had in the Committee O.
Conference about paving the expenses of boil
Observation-Disclosures bv vote to instruct
the Democratic Treasurer Of the Territory to
recognize the nav certificates stoned INV tn,
officers Of both Conventions HAVING az
comnl;Sbed tb;s dsbo,orob,o r;,lot;,n of
main point in the comnromise the climax q
their whole proceedings being reached. tn,
factious anarchists who would ruin if the
could not rule, adjourned their meeting sin
de- Immediately upon their adjournment
as we are informed Mr.. Hi S,p,rv q bo
gus President then as he is now bogus Gov
ernor, observed as the mock President of tn
Minority the requirements of the 9Th Section
and deposited the Democratic copy of til
Constitution Gin the Office of the Governo
of the Territory
The regular Majority Convention, compos
ed wholly of Republicans, as the Minorit
was wholly OF Democrats did not complet
their business during the morning session
inc z'th ouI met again III the AFTERNOON
who after hnishlng up their BUSINESS lnclud
ing thc passage OF resolution requestlh
'he lerritor'ai treasurer 10 pay inc eXpens
u oom conventions tnis oooy also adjourn
eu sue "'e' having nao all aruuous sessio"
'nree weeks longer ourat'on than the othe
0on'e"''o'''
: Inc neA' s'ep 10 oe 'akeh' was OF course
LOT INC rreS'oent OIL the majority Conven''o
: " "s' uePoS''e III .ne oince Vi tne "oye''
vi Vi INC ieri''o'y 'ne copy Vi Tic o'a'
Co''S'''u''on S'sn' w 'ie my ''nfee nepu'
Ia :al' 'he'hoefs Vi 'ne Oo"'en'ion' Aho ne'
it is necessary 10 premise 'na' 'he pfesel
senior e. ''or vi ,ne 14'""eSo'a" was oe''
gate in the ANaJor''y Ooh'eht'on' uu'y e'ec'e
to the Col1stltn oona' Ooh'eh''oh LOT Tie cou
ty of Dakota. oon a''er Tue ao)ournlne.
OF the COnven ton, a' 'he sugges''on Vi