The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-05-27
Topeka aud Miaot sofa.

The thirty or iorty iepdbIcahs, IN tbe
House, who voted with Mr.. SHERMAN, in
favor Of his proposition to scnd the Mime
sofa Constitution back to another Conven-
ton Of tho people Of the State, and thus
delay our admission for n year have placed
themselves on the record either by speech OF
vote, as being favorable to the admission Of
Kansas under the Topeka Constitution
Let us 40 which Constitution, the A. Paul
OF iho Topeka instrument was framed with
the greatest regularity legality aud regard
for free aud fair expression Of the popular
will.
The election for delegates 10 the Topeka
constitutional Convention Of Kansas, was
held under call from the Prostate Terri.
torial Committee. This Committee had
exactly the same right TO order m election
as the Democratic or Black Republican State
Central Committees OF this State possess,
at the present time, 10 authorize an election
for members Of Congress. The election
was held aud Delegates elected entirely from
one party, in the same manner exactly as
the Delegate elections 10 the Democratic or
State nominating Conventions are conduct
ed. The Convention met framed ConstI
tuition, and submitted il to vote. II was
voted upon, and approved by the party
framing IL, and under its provisions State
officers and State Legislature were elected.
The latter elected JIM LANE and RErpER
Senators. They proceeded to W ashington,
along with the Representative elected under
tho same authority, (recollcct they were all
black Republicans), and presented to Con-
gress the Topeka Constitution. The llouso.
n majority OF that body being Republican,
by strict party vote, resolved to admit
Kansas under the Topeka Constitution,
every Black Republican IN the House of
Representatives placing himself on the record
as voting 10 recognize Convention called
and elected 10y mob 10 give lorcc and
life TO Constitution framed by mob and
10 admit To eats in the ilouG and Senate.
men elected bya mob. No one ever claim.
ei that the Topeka movement was regular,
but ii has been contcnded that il represent.
cd the wishes OF u majority OF the .peopIc
Kansas. As the party which framed IT
has since rcpudia,ol the instrument, the lat
ter r,ason OF course iails to the ground. and
leaves the Constitution a. the emanation OF
mob struggling To reyolutionlxe a terrific
rial government instituted by the United
States.
How was Il with the Minnesota Cons,i-
tuition, An election for delegates 10 frame
Constitution was held under an Enabling
Act passed by Congrss An election was
conducted, AMI the Delegates elected IN
good faith and in accordance with law. The
Convention assembled. and was organized
in u legal and parliamentary manner The
( division Of the Delegates into two bodies
does not enter into the question, as The sub
sequcn, action Of both branches. and thu
ratification by the people, Of the Consti,a'
/ ton. cured these detects. out Of nearly
a0.0e0 Sotes polld there were but n few
hundreds cast in opposition TO the Copsti
/ tuition. Senators and representatives were
( elected by our legislature and PROCEEDED
+ TO Washington with the Constitution which
was presented to Congress, The Rcpubli
cans.--,hesc men who Justify the Topeka
movemeu,-,hen place Themselves on III,
record as opposed to the admission Of MIN
nesota GA the ground Of irregularities
They dare not assert tina, the Minnesota Con
s,i,u,ion has no, becn framed IA good faith
or tha, i, does not represent The wishes "
ninety nine gu, Of every hundred people
the State these facts cannot b. disputed
While ,h,lr avow,d reasons an founded o.
legal tectnlcalI,es, We submit that their gel
uinc objections 20 our admission can b
found ouly in the election by The people
the State. II Democratic State officers, SET
a,ors aifi members q, Congress. This
where the shoe pinehes, else Why their IL
peka record'
The Seere, Circular, to the contrary not