The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-03

certain people at W Washington Tor their mylei-
;sness there is a reverse to the picture
there are vital arguments why the people
sbould reject it without any hesitation what
ever
One of these arguments is, that so long as
we are kept from being State by the refusal
or delay OF Congress to admit us into the
Union-so long as the federal officers exercise
authority here in Minnesota, and our Execu-
tive and judicial functlonaries are the ap-
pointees of the central power at Washington
jm% that long the National Government is ton"d
to pay our governmental expenses Of erery S'"a;
and considering the heavy bill which the late
session of the Legislature and other causes
have incurred for US to the amount oil Ss-oo''
600, this is no small item to take into the &c
count in making up our minds whether'mere
ly for the purpose of rebukng anybody Or
gratifying the official vanity OF nobodles' II
is worth while for the people Of Minnesota
| to be in hurry to become State, Oetore we
,,bta;p the sanction of the Federal Govern
ment to the bargain.
Another argument entitled to even graver
weight than the preceding suggestion, IS, that
the adoption of such an amendment to the
Constitution. and practical action under it
by our State officials, would be to all intents
and purposes, in legal sense-REvOLUTIoN!
Until the United States Government with
draws its Territorial officers, and voluntarily,
bv act of Congress, changes the organic law
of Congress constituting the Territory, un-
der which law those officers were appointed
and now exercise the functions of govern
ment-untl this is done, to attempt to dis
place them or to constitute another govern
ment,s another Executive or another Judicial
ry, within their jurisdiction-s revolution,
and can be considered nothing else
Suppose this proposed amendment is
adopted, and in Obedience to its direction,
our State officers all qualify, and proceed on
the lst of May to enter upon the discharge
of the duties of their respective offices; and
suppose by that time we are not yet admit
ted, will our State Governor march up to the
! CAPITOL and tell the Federal Governor to
give Place to him? will the Secretary OF
State expe the Secretary of the Territory
from his Chamber? OF tie State Judges seek
to punish the Territorial Judges for contempt
in exercising their Offices?
Suppose also all the federal officers abso
lutely refuse to give place to the State Off
GERS, on the ground that they have no legal
right to surrender up their authority-and
they would certainly be correct in their posi-
tion-in what humlliatng pre- dicament the
State officials would discover themselves to
be in. Finding themselves resisted in their
authority by government in possession,
what is the next step2 Must they not either
s.cave"-retire foied and defeated; or else
call on the people to sustain the Constitution
they have adopted and the authority OF the
officers they have elected under its provis-
| ions!
| But sustain it how ?-sustan it against
| whom? Here at this point we come to the
ultima ratio of revolution The chow" is by
arms-and the "who,' is against the Unied
| Safes GOUGrnment !
Are We prepared for this for though it
may be urged, that circumstances would not
probably require US to go to such lengths
yet these are the inevitable theoretical con-
sequences which we must look at before we
take the step of ratilying this Constitu-
tional amendment that we are discussing 1t
is trlfiing and undignifed for q great people
to enter upon career which they are not
prepared to run to its ultimate result on the
fair legitimate deductions from the principles
they started out with. Therefore let the
People of Minneaota understand before they
vote, that the adoption of this amendment is
the first step towards Revolution.-and mag
b. tie first step towards collision W it'll the
United States uthorities-unless one or
the other of the parties shall ingloriously
back out from the contest Better for us
not to back in-isn it ?
We don't wish to be misunderstood either
in these remarks against embarking on rev
olutionary course. The right OF the people
to subvert the government by force, whenever
they find it oppressive and its tyranny insult
cradle, is precious right, conse Grated to us
by our forc-father's blood and to be eXercs
ed by their sons, even against the United
States Government, whenever that Govern
ment shall deliberately and persistently viO-
late the principles of its origin, and when 81
other remedies fail to obtain redress from it,
tyranny. Thus, we believe the people O
Kansas have suffered outrage upon outrage
at the hands of that government sufficient to
, Justify their taking up arms to vindicate thei'
revolution there, we would justify only be
cause it would be an unavoidable necessity
, and we oppose and condemn it here, in Min
&, nesota, becaus. no such oppression, no sucf
tyranny, no such grinding neCessty for it ex
=, lists. to constitute it the only remedy for en-
. surins us our lives, cur liberties and cur hon
est and untrammeed pursuit Of happiness un
der equal and just laws.
e We repeat, that we hope the people sc
& nerally will vote down this inconsderate, has
ty and ill-adviscd amendment. Most of all
o we cannot conceive why any Republican
, should be anxious to risk anarchy, merely tc
4 hurry into official position and fat salaries
= men who were cheGied into their several off
!. ces by double voting, and Indian voting and
o by forging returns of votes never cast
Rice a False Prophet.
"Just as we predicted" III the editor o.