The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-01-21
Protest or the Kansas Legislature Against
the L~compton Constit utiom,

The following Is copy Of the concurrent
resolutions unanimously adopted by the Ter.
ritoria Legislature of ansas, on the 23d OF
December, demonstrating against the accept
ance by Congress Of the Iecompton Consti.
tuition:
Preamble and joint resolutions m relation 10
the Constitution framed at Lecompioa,.
ha.sd' Territory, On The 1m day Of No
utmber. 1857.
Whereas, A small minority of the people liy
Ing IN nineteen Of the thirty eight counties OF
this Territory, awaiting themselves OF a law
which enabled them TO obstruct and defea, a
fair expression OF the popular will. did by the
odioss aud expressly application of the pro
visions and partizan machinery OF said law pro.
/ cure the return Of the whole number OF the del
cgates OF the Constitutional Convention recent.
y assembled al Lecompt0n:
And whereas, by reason of the defective pro.
visions Of said law, in connection with the neg
lect and misconduct Of the authorities charged
with the execution Of the same, the people lis.
ing within the remaining nineteen counties OF
the Territory were not permitted to return del.
egates 10 said Convention, were not recognized
IN It's organization, or in any other sense heard
or felt its deliberations
And whereas, II is an axiom in political eth.
ics that the people cannot be deprived OF their
rights by the negligence or misconduct Of pub.
lic officers
And whereas, minerity.-to wit: twenty.
eight only Of the sixty members Of SAID Con
ven'ion-have attempted by an unworthy con.
tr'yance to impose upon the whole people Of
TINS Territory Constitution without con.u'.irg
their wishes, and against their will:
Aud whereas, The members Of said Conyep.
ton have refused TO submit their action for the
appto'aI OF dlsappro'al Of the voters Of the
territory, and IN thus acting have defed the
known Will Of nine .tenths Of the voters thereof
Ana whereas the action of fragment Of ,ad
Convention, representing as they did A snail
minority OF the voters Of the Territory. repudi.
a'es ana crnshes out the distinctive principle If
the Kansas Nebraska ACT" and violates aud
irsmplcs under foot the rights and the soyer.
eighty Of the people.
And whereas, From the foregoing statement
OF facts. II clearly appears that the people have
nov been ieit free 20 form and regulate Their
domestic institutions in their own way. bat on
The contrary, at every stage IN the anomalous
proceeding. recited. they have been prevented
from "a dong. be il therefore
Essoir,d, b. the Governor and Legislative
Assembly Of Kansas Territory, ths, the people
Of kansas being opposed 10 sad Constitution.
Congress has no righifal power under il 10 All
IIt said Territory into the nion as a state:
and the representatives u said people do here
by, in their name aud on their behalf .oletrpiy
protes, against such admission.
Rsso'red. That such action on the part u
Congress. would. in the judgmen, Of the ra,m.
bers Of this legislative Assembly. be an entire
Abandonment q the doctrine Of aon.in,ervea.
Ton IN 'he Aha'rs Of The Territory, AMI .ub.ii.
tuition in lts stead Of Cougre-siona! in,erver.
uon IN behalf Of a minority engaged IN lire.
putshle Aitemp, 20 defeat the vii aud VIA.
the right. Of ih majority.
Rssrsr'd. Tia, the people Of Kan.a. 7 Pr,
tory claim the right. through a legal ana a.,
expression Of the viii Of a majority Of her On.
1sns,'o for" and adopt Cons,itatcn ,or ihets.
selves. -
Resolved, That the 60 eruor Of hi. T.,yf.o-v
be requested to fsrsaris copy Of tbs ,or.'
ing preamb bic and r.sslaiions 10 N, p,s.;l-,,
OF me unitsi states, the President OF IT, IN
ate 'he speaker u the House Of Repr.,ss,s-
ives, aad to the Delegate IN Congr.. :. fror5 a.
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