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

w uos huoW out tudt "b1o
the time comes, may ~ cbcerfulIy vote 10
admit the one State separately a. 10 admit
the other separately but ] want to see the
way around me. want 10 @se where we are
To stand. When The Territory u Kansas
presents herself here ard asks 70 be admitted
a. State. there may be clrcunstsnc,s---I
trust that there may not bc---vhy II should
he found q matter necessary to the Southern
States TO determine where they stand IN this
Union. that the two questions should b.
taken together and not separately.
Now, sir. | am not aware of any necessity
for undue haste. As 10 the honorable gen
tIemen who are here TO represent Minnesota
when admitted however interesting it might
be 10 mt ~ n gentleman 10 receive them
here, certainly il interests me not at all IN
connection with the public matters which |
apprchend will be found necessarily connect
I'd with IL. hope. therefore, that no UNI
susl haste will be exhibited by the Senate
10 take up this bill.
Mr.. WILSON. Mr.. President, am in
favor, and the people represent are IN favor,
of any just and practicable measure for the
~
ocean but feel under the necessity Of
voting for the motion made by the senator
from Illinois, 10 postpone that measure for
the consderatio, Of the question Of admit.
ting Minnesota into the Union. We passed,
at tho last session, an net authorizing the
people Of that Territory 10 frame u consti-
tuition and be- admitted into the Union as
State They have complied with that act.
There were Irregularities, but all parties
agreed on constitution. and that coustitu.
lion was submitted to the people and re-
ceised thirty thousand votes, while there
were only about five hundred against il.
We have the voice II tho people Of Mime
sota, approaching ananimlty, In favor Of this
measure and think that all IRREGULAR.
ties Of form ought to yield to the sub
stance,
Sir. hope the Senate and the country
will notice the position taken by the Sena
tor from Virginia. He il opposed to going
into the consideration Of this measure now,
because he supposes that Senators on this
side Of the Chamber may oppose the admIs
sion Of Kansas under the fecompiou swim
the question Of the admission Of State or
der consultation authorized by Congress,
because he wants Ia soc what VIC gierd TO
do, on this side of the Oh inter. when tie
proposition comes here for tie admission Of
Kansas into the Union. ! say to the Seua-
tor now. say 10 his friends here and else
where. that be may und, rstand that We will
thnt
ton constitution by all the means in our
power under the rules Of this body and |
take il that IL will BIZ so under the rules Of
the other House
~e no necessity, the country secs no
necessity. why Territory that has framed
d State constitution, in accordance with an
enabling act "a constitution that has re-
ceivcd the sanction Of nearly the whole
people of the Ierri,ory-.a constitution under
which u Legislature was elected, that has
been In session nearly two months, and has
been engaged during that time In passing
laws; say the country secs no necessity
why that rerritory--hardly Territory, but
not yet State--shall be kept out Of the
Union. to wait for au examination Of all the
facts connected with the Territory ol Kan
sas. There Is no connection whatever be
tween them. There il no such connection ms
tan Justify any man in the Senate, or in the
country. In debating the admission Of Min
ncsota into the Union to wait Tor an inves
tigation OF the affairs connected with the
Territory OF Kansas.
Now. sir. there is need Of immediate
action IN favor of the admission Of Minnesota
into tho Union. There is legislator,
chosen under this constitution. W ich ha,
been In session nearly two months. They
have been passing laws Perhaps the Sen
ator from Ohio Mr.. Pugh would say thii
is rebellion but they have been passing
laws. and those laws have been signed, no,
by the Governor elect under the corsti,u
ton. but by the Secretary under the Terri
torial law. Here you have State lrsis
lature passing great anil importan, measures
concerning the interests of the people o
that new State, AMI the laws signed by u
territorial acting Uovernm. These laws arr
taking effect in that Territory and ! say
here to-day what | know To be true, that
the state Legislature and the people cI
Minnesota airs embarrassed by this question
being kept in its present position. l,aifec,.
them in their local legislation and in their
local interests, think the time has come
when WI should act upon this measure dis
connected from any aud all other questions
and shall give my vote tor the motion
made by the Senator irom Illinois.
[Mr. BAYARD. OF Del, here obtamd
the floor, and raised the question, whether d
state could elect her United States Senators
before she was admitted. Mr.. nLs. %
New Hampshire followed, in rply to Mr.
Mason, but allowing the question Of kansa'
u absorb the subject under consideration
Speaking Of the position Swallowed forth by
Mr.. MAscS, Mr.. lMg remarks as follows
On the probability Of d'suniou, by adopting
such q cours :
But let me say that there never has been
a sentiment svowed on this hoor, which
locks ar directly. 50 seriously to . conflict