The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-05-27
Opinions of the Prrs. Ahs~~a oil the ~
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Prom TIE n u, Patriot Me leading lourn.i Ia New
Hampshire
Aud how il il with rcgarl 10 Minnesota
rnf'sn ninth. dr3 tic 6iacs republican
House OF Representatives authorized her 10
form "A Constitution AMI State Government.
This she has done and now applies Tor ad'
mission as a free State, with n Constitution
approved by nine.tcnths OF her people. The
Senate has voted 10 admit her, nearly every
Southern Senator voting in her favor. The
bill came up in the House last week and
Mc,srs Stephens Of Georgia. Jonkins OF
Virginia. MilIson Of Virginia, and other
members from sayeholding States, urged It's
passage bm tidh republicans opposed Il
And why istho admission Of tins magnificent
free State opposed 10y those sclfeonstiuied
champions OF freedom We will give both
the real aud the shallow pretext for this OPP
position. The real reason is this The black
republican leaders In Minnc.o,a have sent
circulars 10 their friends In Congress assur
ing them that If they can proven, her I'D
mission now. they Gun MAKE her black 70
publican State. while il admitted now her
government will bc in the hands Of the De
moeracy and for this reason. the black r..
publican members Of Congress oppose her
admission. although ninc.tcDths Of Ter pco.
pie have expressed their desire 10 bc immc.
dintcy admitted Such arr the exalted mo.
tiyes which govern black republican mem
beers III Congress upon the question Of the
admission Vi t',e state And yet they
are constantly sbriekiug about the dagger
TINT the Slave States will ghn pr,ponder.
nncc 10 the Union Bat the prc,est for
this persistent opposition to the admission
Of Minnesota h. that bor constitution allows
unnaturuliled foreigners 10 vote. And this
Objection is urged by the very men who
voted Tor the " enabling act which allowed
unna'ura|ixed Foreigners tovo'c for wembers
Of the Convention to form her Constitution
This fact alone proves that this objection
is but shadow and dishonest prc,cs'. But
the ob joctIon Is utterly unt'nable, II isn ques-
ton with WHICH Congress has no right 10 10.
terierc; IL IL u mat ter within the exclusive
control OF the people Of every State. Many Of
the States allow nnnaturnlizoI Foreigners TO
vote ior State officers AMI Il this Is a valid
objection TO the admission Of Minnesota. IL
IL also valid objection 20 allow these States
10 remain In the Inion il IL mere prctcxt,
n iiimsy subterfngc, 10 cover up tho real
course Of the black republican, in opposing
the admission of free STATE. These men
are seeking to make political capital nj the
expense OF the rights d the people Of these
two grea. States AID according to their own
theory, " at the expense 81 the great cause
Of human freedom They do not want
any more free States admitted into the Union.
because the admission Ol these States would
remove their great bugbcar VI the danger Of
the prcponderance Of the slaye power. -
The admission Df tbtsr two Tree States would
show 10 the whole country that Mr. Seward
was right when he recently declared that
" the battle is over on this question, ~ II
would give uRhiee1 free States 10 titsn
slave States and il would thus take from
The agintors one Of their great bobbes--one
Of the bugbcars with which thsy have 40
long excited the fears Of shallow. pated people
here in the North.
let the people Of New Hampshire reflect
upon this Feandsious hypocrisy of the black
leaders 10 Congress IN prrslstsntly opposing
the admission oi two new irec states, upon
these mIerabe preicxts. II IL characters.
lie 81 the demagogurs who trade upon tie
crcjuli,y while exciting the passions Of the
People 0f the North. II win ~ their fault
aiOl,e II these new free Statss are DOT a'i-
mitDd at the present session. u al the
opening ol toe nnxt session 10 December,
thu Union dos not hgmber 'hirty-fOur
State, II there are mol nmefeen tree States
10 fifteen Slave States, and II ak Senators
and Tour or I've Representatives, are not then
sldga 10 The free State representation ia
Congress It will b. ',ecau-e the black re-
publican leaders. fpr iac',ous and partisan
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