The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-02-11

President communicated IL 10 Congress at
his earliest conyebienee. Congress having,
probabIy, other States and o'hGr matters 81
pretended importance 10 attend ", may not
have noticed Minnesota for some days In
due time, however, We were haDda1 over 10
the appropriate committee. There we stuck
till our latest adyiccs inform Us that the
Senate Committee have reported u biii IN
our favor. The House Committee has not
yet reported, that We know o.. What fault
the committees had 70 find with US we only
know ,hr0agh unreliable rumor No d0ubt
some oiYieions Republicans called attention
to sundry irregularities, and the committees
may have been honestly Or me'idliDgly trying
10 inform themselves as 10 our past history.
When the committees get through with ns,
and NC are squarely upon the floors Of Con-
gre.s. we will NIL know what we have 80 talk
about. Heretofore, some people have been
going it blind Delays on account OF form
alities which ali Territories have 10 submit
10. aud ON account Of other business, will
still occur. Some Republican members
may feel constrained 10 cyaporate Themselves
in steam. Legislative bodies do not move
rapidly they are said TO be charged with
gas, and not with electricity Thus We
may not be safely delivered for month TO
come And what blessing thi, ia to our
Republican editors Time il thus allowed
for some more snsi Die aud refined editorials
Don't be- bashful
Minnesota il not therefore, up 10 this
hour, kept out Of the Union on unfair or IL
legitimate length Of time. Since, therefore,
no one is responsible for fact which exists
only 10 the imaginati0ns or wishes OF brain
l,ss dcmagogues how utterly contemplate
Is their captions abuse.
It is complicated. too, that the fate Of Min.
nesota may he linked with that Of Kansas.
Well. should this be 50. directly or Indirect
w. we cant see how Minnesota is 20 bo III
lured 10y the association. On the contrary
Congress may admit us quite as soon az II
Kan ~ was not before il; and probably with
ltss effort on our part than il we were be-
fore Congress alone. with our history of the
past year, And We will tell our readers
what We think will be the result Of things.
The destiny OF Kansas depends upon the dis
positi0n Of Congress in reference 20 the
principles respectively contended for by the
administration and Judge Douglas. The
.nioptlon Of either By Congress, opens The door
at onts for MINNESOTA, w,thoa a,d For
il the position Of Judge Douglas is sustained
that Constitution, being Republican ia
its character, it's endorsement by popular
vote IL essential and atones for any irrcgu.
iarties in It's inccption;-if Congressional
majority DEGREES this as the rule Of action
Minnesots sails in without a shot in her rig
ging. IL on the contrary, the administration
Is sustained and majority Of Congress
votes to admit Kansas with the lecompton
Constitution, aud thus decide that Congress
has no right to peremp'orily prescribe the
mode by which the people OF the Territory
shall arrive at u State organization, Repub
lican In its character, Minnesota a, once be
comes coequal sovereign State, in spite o
her doublcheaded Convention in spite o
Gov Medarys refusal 10 endorse double
tailed Constitution, and in spite OF the mo-
men,oas question, whether the Constitution
reached Washington in the pocket Of Gov.
Medary's coat, or Mr. Rice's Macintosh