The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-06-24
Rsi.ing che Dead X ansas In our L-gis-
lRture.

A reference to our report OF the proceed.
ings Of the House, Of Saturday, will reveal
the somewhat surprising fact, that while the
Kansas question is elsewhere by common
consent, regarded as dead and buried, here
it is just beginning to assume the form and
movement of life and vitality. We were
quite as much as tonished at the action of
the House on this matter Saturday, as we
would have been at the order of q Court re-
quiring the presence of the corpse of de-
fnnct party to comply with the demands of
recognizance. The whole question is
withdrawn from Congress and the country,
and rests with the people of Kansas, where
il rightfully belongs.
1t is PROFESSIONALLY true that the English
bill is unsatisfactory, in its indirectness, to
thousands Of Northern Democrats. But it
is equally true, that under its provisions the
people of Kansas have the right and the OPP
portunity TO express in the most solemn and
effective manner, their judgment on the Ie-
compton Constitution. They can accept or
reject it at the election which has already
been ordered under the provisions Of the
English bill, and thus the real, vital point Of
the whole controversy is disposed Of
We are espe cially surprised at the action
of u number Of highly respectable Demo
Gratis OF the House. 1t has for long time
been tacitly understood that this Kansas
question should be excluded from Democrat
ic Councils, and that il should not be nade
test Of political orthodoxy. In Minnesota,
eyery Democrat has by common consent been
permitted to hold and express his personal
views on this, a. on any extraneous question
Of politics, without subjecting his Democra-
cy to doubt or suspicion. This tacit under
standing received formal expression in con
ference of the Democratic members of the
Legislature, where il was resolved that le-
compton and anti.Ieoompton should be re-
garded as foreign questions, which the DE
moeracy OF Minnesota could not determine,
aud which they would not attempt to con
troll or influence. We approve the good
sense which dictated the resolution OF the
Council. and supposed that there wculd be
an unanimous acquiescence in the course
which they recommended. We regret
that this has not been the case. We
regret further that q Democratic mem
Der from our own city should have
taken the initiative in movement which
must prove barren OF any good result, and
which IL calculated only TO embarrass and
disorganize the party. We regret most Of
all, that the movement should have been made
a. time when large number OF Demo
cratic members W ere absent from their -eats.
II il no, a, all unusual to see the opposition
take all the advantages which the absence
Of members may place in their hands bat
il is quite uncommon and unfraiernal for
any Democrat 10 take unemployment
against his own party
We desire not to be mlsunderstrod We
have not changed our opinion upon the lie
compton measure in any respect. We bold
TO the doctrines which W. have always con
sistently advocated, and there is nothing
either in poin, Of principle or in our style
OF its advocacy, which We desire TO retract
or modify. But we shall not attempt to re-
enact the old miracle Of breathing the breath
OF life into any skeleton 50 dead and mar
rowIess a. this Lecompton question j. Just
at this present. moment