The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-03-11


When, by arrangement with Great
Britain, we claimed the exclusive
right TO Oregon, il was formed into
a Territory and Slavery utterly pro
hibited, After our acquisition by
the treaty of peace with Mexico, diff.
iiculty aud trouble on this subject
was renewed. In 1850 this was mr..
ranged by the admission Of Califor-
MIA as Free State, and forming
New Mexico and Utah into Terrific
ries, with the right when forming
State Constitutions, at the proper
time, to be admitted either with or
without Slavery, as such Constitution
should provide. This was also
Southern measure; and ii, together
with the former measures then IN
force, again settled the condition of
all our Territories as 10 Slavery 1t
was claimed and sustained as
iinality of this subject.
In 1854 n measure was adopted, at
the claim Of the Slaveholding States,
by which, In effect, both and all the
settlements were broken up, aud the
whole policy Of tho Government on
this subject changed. The Territory
south Of 80 deg 80 min, Missouri,
Arkansas, and Louisiana and Flor
ida, obtained from Spain--~hud been
made into Slave States But tho
country north Of that line was most.
y aasettso,!, iowa oaly having been
formed thcrcfrom. The Kansas-Nc-
braska act was passed, the Missouri
line declared imperative, and the
subject Of Slavery was proicsscdly
turned over TO the people who should
60 and inhabit that country. This
was an invitation 20 all men to enter
this field Of competition for free or
slave institutions; and IL was to he
expected that the friends and promo
tors Of these two systems would
make vigorous cxcrtions in the strug-
gle, and that settlement by friends
Of each would be highly stimulated
by oil iaufm means. Hence associ.
atoms and societies have boon put
in operation, both North and South,
10 promote such settlement by their
respective friends This was, how
.u,r ,ondo,rn, NOR cen.ur.bIc That
n IF IN. Kansas NO, IL as
f"llows.
-, 40. ,, r A.. so.
Inc e'g,'' soc''on " we Nv
preparatory !" we "''''',Ss ' y, M
sour ihlo tne oh,oh' lw.'o" ce"s
inconsistent wl'', inc principe We, ~ u non
intervention ny congress W''' o'"V'
cry IN inc states ana ,erl'u," ,s. ~
required Wy INC 'eg,s'a''oh Oh iovv,
commonly ."','" VI" V'mp,o ,
measures, ~ nGfopy oec'a'o y, 'nop
erative an" Vo'oi u u%'ng inc ua.
intent ana meaning oI uh's acr no'
10 leg'S'a" slavery ,n,o sa'o io,..
,ory' nor 20 esc'uae !. .nc'c'Ion,, NV ~,
70 "aVe INC people '''',co' p,i''e,'y
If'e 70 Iot,n nna rceu'a.c .ne'l 10
haAt's INSTITUTIONS ~ .'e'. own why,
suDJect oh'y W INC CONSTITUTION W
- I1
INC ,h''ea '3'"'cs' 'o'"oa, mn
na.a,.nod e. ,ov,vn ny nm, In rorcc
anu iaw or ,egnla,;o, which NAV
na y c,ia,cJ nrior 70 tho net Of thc
e,n os Nal, isoo .;,hnr ,ro,cc,;ng
os,ah,;sh;na nrnh;h;t;ng =, aboli.b.
;na ciamarsr
W;,hont ,ov ;,,ui,;,y into ,bc
,.n,,;",v o,nod;nncv mr. moral Ina,
r,;cn 81 IA law closr i, Ia that Il
con,airs Tho n,iah,eG ,,,b,ic faith If
th;s nation Tint Tho ncdnle Of K nnsas
hall have ,he riyb, n sclegoycrn.
man., consistent With tho Cons,itu.
,;on
pi;oh,od ,,,,,;c faith and ;us, laws
how.Scr aeeurn mo rights 10 man
That IL found only in The mat and