Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-01-22

consular systems Of the United States" Fay.
cite McMullin, of Virginia, Governor of Wash.
ington Territory. Abraham Rencher, of North
Carolina, Governor of the Territory of New
Mexico. Alfred Cumming, of Missouri, Gov
ernor Of the Territory of Utah. John Hartnett,
of Missouri, Secretary of the Territory of Utah
Justices ofthe Peace IN tie county of Wash
an gton William Cooper, Charles r. Queen.
Richard Burgess, Richard r. Shekell, William
g. Palmer, Terence Drury, Henry 6. Murray,
George Mattingly, Patrick Mckenna, franklin
barley, John r. Queen.
HUMBUG ExPLODED.-That there never
was greater humbug than the Republican
party idea which Messrs. Douglas Il Co have
caught up-that an enabling act is necessary
to the admission of Kansas in the Union-is
thoroughly understood by all who know the
history of the different Territories that have
one by one come into the American Union, rs
States. Others, however, may be deceived by
the pertinacity with which it is urged; and
especially with which the fact that one was
passed to enable Minnesota to come into the
Union is urged WequOte from late Washing
ton letters in both the New York Tribune and
Times, both essaying to explain how the Min
nesota enabling act was carried out, in order
that the distant reader may comprehend of what
avail that legislation really was. That is. how
far it is likely to have any bearing on the ques-
ton of the admission of Minnesota whose speedy
admission under existing circumstances is as
sure as that the sun will rise Tomorrow The
reader will surely agree with us that its every
plain provision was set at defiance. Yet who
pretends-we repeat our question asked few
days ago-that the fact that the enabling act
in her case was the merest dead letter imagin-
able, will in any manner interfere with Mime
sofas formal entrance into the sisterhood of tho
North American Confederacy?
From the Tribune correspondence we quote
as follows
The Committee on Territories Of the Senate
had long and arduous sitting yesterday, on the
and various difficulties were presented which
had not been foreseen. BY the Enabling act,
twice the number Of " Representatives. in the
Territorial Legislature were required to compose
the Convention for framing the Constitution.
Allowing the "Council'' to be included, as 1t
was under the construction applied by Gov.
Medary, one hundred and eight delegates formed
that organization. In certifying the Constitu-
ton, Gov. Medary appended the names Of fifty
one members only, and thus demonstrated to the
committee that the terms of the law had not been
fulfilled. Whatever may have been his motive,
he only succeeded in cheating himself; for had
the Constitution been certified without any sig
natures. no objection could have been interposed.
These ifty-on names were shown, too, to in
clude the bogus delegates from Pembina and
HennaPen, making the matter worse in point of
TACT. Another copy of the Constitution, identi-
cal in terms: and attested, was presented to the
committee, with ffty-seven Republican sigma
lures, but could not be recognized officially.
After much discussion, the committee resolved
TO request Gov. Medary to communicate this lat
ter instrument in form, which, when done, will
relieve that objection. If he refuses, the admis-
sion ill not be recommended by the committee
Mr. Green insisted that the facts connected with
both Conventions should be embodied in a re-
port TO the Senate
"Another objection arose from the election
Members of Congress. Under the Enabling az
the United States Marshal was required to make
a census, in order to provide for the apporton-
ment. This duty was omitted, but the returns
from all the counties, except seven. for State Of
fcers, We're rendered to the interior Department
Taking the aggregate vote of these thus reported
and applying the same ratio-say I vote to ~ OF
popuaton-tO the seven, and NJ innesota appeared
entitled to one member, and fraction Of fifty
four thousand, while she has sent three here TO
claim seats. III admitted. the House, Of COURSE
must decide this point in its own way but it Is
hard to conceive how discrimination can he
made among claimants holding the same right.
Therefore. in the event suggested a new election
may be ordered. Under the last apporionment,
the number Of members OF the House was limit
cd, and the surplus assigned to states with the
largest fractions. That was based upon the CEN
sus OF 1880, While these members claim
meration made seven years thereafter which ne
cessarily ignores the progress Of the older States
during that time. These are points Of embar-
Tassment IN the admission. There is still anotb-
er. Two Senators have come here and are wait
ing to take their seats. The enabling act never
contemplated any snch election before the ad-
mission and if il lie worth regarding at all the
letter OF the law slOuld rpsDpctpI The case
OF California, which is cited, is by no means par
ailei, Tor there no enabling act was passed, and
no territorial government had ever been author
lied by Congress. The South Is not at all in
cllned to crafty Judge Douglass anxiety about
THIS admission, especially since II has been dis
covered that the new delegation accord with his
views on The LecOmptOn Constitution. They
willing TO stave IL off, and play Minnesota against
Kansas. That is the game, as WILSON be seen
by the play
From the correspondence of the Times Of the
same date, (the 10Th inst, we also quote as
follows:
81 telegraphed yon tonight that the timex
pected difficulty which arose here the other day
In connection with the Constitution of Minnesota
is likely to be satisfactorily arranged. As there
has been good deal of misapprehension Of the
facts in relation TO the Minnesota Constitution
Inlsapprehension even in high official quarters-I
Will state the prominent points of its history
briefly as can. When the Convention assem-
bled at the capital of the Territory, il divided at
once, in consequence IF a dispute between the
Democrats and Republicans in reference to GER
tain contested seats. The Democrats. numbering
three less than half the whole number Of dele
gates holding certificates of election, organized
themselves i'm one place, and the remaining dele
gates (Republicans) organized in another. Each
BODY claimed to be the Convention, and each re-
fused to recognize the other as a legal assemblaye
Each framed Constitution for itself-the two
instruments being quite similar on all substantial
points. Each proposed to submit its production
10 the popular vote, send Ii to Congress when
Tatlhed and ask admission of the State into the
Union Herewith.
MATTERS had progressed thus far when gentle
men prominent In the political world, but in 70
way committed to either branch Of the double.
headed Convention, interfered with wiser coun-
sells. They soon satisfied the leaders Of either
party that neither Of them were likely to succe-d,
II they carried the fight to Washington and at
tempted to transfer 1t to the halls Of Congress for
settlement. They accordingly appointed COM
mittee OF conference, through whom IL was "a