The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-02-18

be contrary 10 the whole genius of our gov.
ernmcnt, 70 the principles Of our constitution,
and that bond by which the States are bound
together, for any one State, or any set OF
States, 10 ssy that In certain case, which
! think o majority Of the people Of this
Union believe not 10 DO 70 characterized az
10 entitle the Territory 10 come into the
Union. her admission shall be made the sme
qua non without which no other State ever
shall come into the Union.
do not wish TO lecture anybody; but
must say that look upon the svowal Of the
Senator from Virginia, made coolly and DE-
literatcly IA il was, a. being something, II
il il TO be- backed mp by H.. great array
which the honorable Senator intimates, oil
very serious import do not know how we
shall I've able to meet this crisis. | do not
know bat that you can carry your Lecomp-
ton constitution through this body. rather
think you can that Is my decided opinion.
! do MT know but that you eau carry II
through The House OF Representatives. l
think you would be more likely " do II II
you had raised the i've regiments for with
out meaning any disrespect TO the members
OF that House, must say there Is u sort OF
weight, that the great amount Of patronage
which the appointment Of 80 many officers
would create, would have kind OF sensible
influence "a the atmosphere. Laughter
There is great amount Of pressure pcrvad
ing the atmosphere, when one Of these bills
which has such large amount OF patronage
in il, is passed, that has an eject and have
no doubt an inseDsble effect sometimes even
upon the men that ought not TO he effected
byit
Iiat sir, had hoped, and yet hope,
that this question presents, and will present,
considerations that will address themselves
10 patriotic minds, independent Of the party
association which they sustain, independent
Of the localities and the communities which
they represent believe the Kansas qucs-
ton will present To the mind Of such men,
canning from such quarters, considerations
tha, will have weight enough 10 influence
their Judgment. independent and irrespective
OF the considerations which have been alluded
to as necessarily connected with it.
MIR MASON. Mr.. President, the honora-
be Senator from New Hampshire did not
unslcrtake TO report what said but under
took to report what no considered the
amount OF what said--the substance Of it,
In what | said | was speaking for myself
! alone. | have had NO conference with
| fricucs around me. did not, SO far Us my
own action was concerned, say that want
| I'd to $40 nil the difficulties surrounding the
X ans,,s question settled before l could vote
to admit new State anywhere else under
any circumstances refrained from saying
1 that. The time has not yet come to say II /;
| trust it never may come. What did say
was, that this bill for the admission Of Min.
nesota had been reported within the last
week or ten days; that in looking into il |
saw that very great irregularities had at
tended the construction or er, elton Of this
St'te; that | was not prepared TO object
to them it may be that they wcrc subse-
! quently cured but that we knew there wa.
another State, one also recently erected from
"a Territory, or claiming to he 10, that would
apply within the next day or two Tor al
mission, and We knew, from the history OF
tho country, that there was probably a
great amount Of objection which would be
raised by Senators sitting on the other side,
to the admission Of that State and that,
for one, wanted to see the whole ground
to understand what We were about. l said
that when two States are applying cotem'
poraneously for admission. there might be-
come, not political necessity only, but a
political propriety, in justice TO the grea,
public that VT oil represent here, in con.
Meeting their fortunes did not know, and
did not declare. that even in my judgmen,
that might become necessary but said
wanted to take survey oi the whole ground
before committed myself to the admission
Of one State. when there was another at the
door, and that It might be necessary to con
meet them.
With all the respect which bear to the
honorable Senator, must declare that
did not say that, for one. would not again
vote 10 admit u State from any quarter
until the Kansas difficulties were settled
meaning by the kauSas jflicutieS--at least
what mean by them is. objections made "a
the admission OF that Territory as State
again say to the honorable senator, the
time has not yet come to say that | trust
il never may come.
Mr. BROWN. appreciate, the sngyes
ton made ny the senator nom Illinois, tha'
in discussing question relating 10 the order
OF business we had better not wander 40 far OF
as 10 discuss everything and IN the remarks
which | shall submit on this occasion.
shall not aludc TO Kansas further than i
necessary to illustrate the views | have in
reference 10 the point before US, which is
whether this subject ought 10 BE- considered
now, ,r whether Il had better BE- postponed
% a subsequent day.
At the last SESSION, Congress passed what
was termed an enabling act for Minnesota
such an act ~ the Senator from Illinois ha:
assured us was, in his Judgment, absolutely
necessary 10 enable Territory to form q
constitution preparatory 10 coming into ths
Union a. State. lie notified US in his
opening argument 90 the Kansas question
that Territory could do nothing which il
was not aathorizsi to DO by the enabling
act. II that be true anal there have been
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