The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-04-03
That other Amendment TO the Consit-
IutiOn.

That other Amendment 10 The Cons't-
tuition.
In speaking Of tie proposed amendment to the Con
suton which allows the executive officers OF the STATE
20 qualify on She LIST of May, the St. Anthony Erpress
says:
ment We trust it will be adopted without dissenting
vote. 1t will be incidentally fitting rebuke to the UNI
just treatment We have received AT the hahuS oi tue
National Representativ les" -S. TdW IfMeS'
Amidst the roar of artillery (trom the
.nsnesofian.) and the crack OF pop guns
from the ITmesl and the bursting OF gas
(from the Pioneer,) upon the S5.OO0OOo
amendment TO the Constitution to aid Rail
road officers TO swndle the State, there seems
danger that another amendment to the Con-
stitution, proposed by the same Legislature,
and TO be voted upon by the people, at the
same special election on the 18th OF April,
inst. will be either forgotten,or its Importance
entirely overlooked.
This would be legitimate consequence OF
the desperate policy lately inaugurated by
the advocates of the S5,OOO,OOO Loan of
rushing an amendment to the Constitution
through the legislature in hot haste, and COM
pelling the people TO vote upon the propriety
of H. after Il bare four or five weeks notice
The proposed amendment, alluded to in
the eXt-ac from the Times above given, and
which seemingly meets the appreciation of
that sheet. is one, however, of very grave i'm
povtance; ani we trust the people when
election day comes will not allow it to be
adopted by default: but will promptly and
almost unanimously rote 1t dozen!
We can easily comprehend why the St.
Anthony Erpress, as the especial organ of lis
late editor, Isaac ATwArER, who has rcceiv
ed ! certificate as Judge elect of the Su-
preme Court Of Minnesota, should DE aux-
ious to have him inaugurated on the bench
as soon aS possible, SO his salary shall COM
mence TO run, even if he performs no business
10 compensate the people for the money ex-
Tended on his carcass; particularly as footing
his share of the expenses of obtaining those
forged returns of the Otter Tail canvass, is
understood to have made him ''short" in
the region of his breeches side pockets
We do not doubt either that the various
officials elect of the State organization, and
thei: immedi ate friends. are oil extremely de-
sirous of qualifying for and entering upon
the duties OF their respective Offices, even
before the 1t of May. Vanity and avarce
both cojon to make them willing to serve
t. State as speedily as possible but as the
State Treasury will have to pay the piper
while tncv dance, it is worth while to inquire
what great advantage on the other hand, it
would be TO the people to anticipate by
few weeks the action Of Congress on the
quest On OF our admission into the Union, and
ipr Us u become State out of the Union
v.l al the expenses, burdens and response
b.lties thereof and none of the national and
il. part compensating benefits therefor
The ST. Anthony Express urges one reason
for this course, which don't strike us as
amounting to much 1t would have the
people of Minnesota adopt the amendment
because lit will be incidentally fitting reLuke
of the unjust treatment we have received at
the Lands of the national representatives"
/, ii. light certain that our own skirts are
clear of overt acts tending to hinder the wish
editor consummation? "Let him who is with
out sin cast the first stone" Is not one
cause for delay, the eectng three Represen-
tatives in Congress, when it was palpable TO
every mind we were not honestly entitled by
-. ,bap
perhaps to not more than one? Mr.. RICE
has Just written, that adjusting satisfactorily
this over-reaching olunder Of our own, is one
difficulty IN the way1Of our going through the
Senate Who made this difficulty We
answer the Democratic party of Minnesota.
When at the Constitutional Convention IN
the Compromise Committee, JOE r. Brown
proposed to elect three members, it was at
first resisted by the Republicans as absurd
and impolitc, and they only yielded to the
insisting spirit of the Democracy Oh this
point rather than break up the compromise
aud bring anarchy upon us. The Democracy
at that time boosted very loudly that ii Mey
CONGRESS would rot hesitate about admitting
al If tnem aud that insfanter! Yet, Dem
ocratic Congress hasn't been in any hurry
about it, notwithstanding that by hook and
By crook, especially by crook,t the Democracy
cot certificates of election issued to all three
Of their nominees for the lower House of Con
cress la truth, the election of the Triad
has been principal stumbling block in the
way of the recognition of our sovereignty
Then. in addition to this our Territorial Gov
ernor-ilat precious rascal known as SAN
MEp,Ry-went down to Washington an(
there certified that the Constitution signed
by only the membe of the Bogus Minority
Conven;ion-sgned, too, or its face oy less
than a Quorum Of the members elected t.
the entire COnvention--was the only leSa
Constitution, and was adopted by the Only
lesa Convention; and that he didn't know
anything about any other Convention or an.
other Constitution which lies, however
there were plenty of people in Washington
ably irmptly to contradict,as they did;stam
ping item forthwith as falsehoods of prm
recklc-~ness. Now, here was this stick o
wood iai across the smooth Railroad tract
upon wnich our car was gliding into tn
Union Il al had nearly made grand smasl
up Of the vehicle at the very start; AM
which gave GOOD excuse for delaying on
being declared OF age! Ought the Nation
al Representatives. to he" rebuked" Tor th
effect of this rascality and mendacity of on
own Democratic Governor, SAM MEDARy?
And, We ask, had not the National Ezec,
tioe something to do with the delay2 Tn
Jecompton Kansas Constitution was sent in