The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-03-11

ana, Missouri, Arkansas and Iowa
have been respectively admitted in.
to the Union; and another part OF
the Territory acquired under that
treaty, included in the proposed State
Of Minnesota, is now about to be
| likewise admitted. Kansas has the
same right 10 expect the same treat
ment in the fulflment Of sacred trea-
ty obligations made with one Of the
first powers Of the world.
In view Of these obligations, and
in strict conformity with the uniform
practice of the Government in full
iilmcnt thereof, citizens Of the United
States have settled in Kansas, under
the just expectation Of having a
State organization. And to protect
the people and enable them to pre-
pare for such an organization, Con
gress, on the 3Oth day Of May, 1854,
passed an act creating govern.
ment for that Territory.
That act, following up the con.
slant practice Of the Government,
and in fulflment Of the treaty with
France, contemplAtes change Of it's
form into that Of State, and for adj
mission into the Union.
| Under the act Of Congress aforc-
said. regular Territorial govern
ment was organized, and the people
Of the Territory were thereby con-
stituted a political community, with
full powers Of government, subordi-
nate only to tho Constitution Of the
United States, and proceeded 10 pass
laws for the protection Of persons
and property, the validity of which
cannot now bd called in question.
Soon after the Territorial govern
ment went into operation, party Of
disaflected persons formed combi-
nations to resist the laws and to act
at defiance both the Territorial and
United States Governments.
To that end they proceed to form
an organization; and, although the
population at that time amounted to
less than twenty-five thousand in
habitants in the entire Territory, and
they constituting a snail minority of
that number, yet, in order to resist
the legal authorities under the color
of law, got up an illegal assembly
at Topeka, aud actually pretended to
organize State government; and
this, too, without a Congressional
Enabling Act-without the assent Of
the Territorial Experimentation
vote of the people authorizing the
election Of a Convention; but in dis
regard of all. That same party has
been persistent in its Illegal efforts to
maintain its own organization in vi
olation of law. and to defeat and pre-
vent the operation Of all laws, and
the settlement of all questions affect
ing the peace of Kansas. To accom-
plish it's ends, they concoctcd and
effected secret military organiza-
ton of their malcontcnts, pledged to
resist the legal authorities, and ac-
tually received Sharp's rifles and 9TH
or arms and munitics of war, which
were sent out from Massachusetts,
and other States by the so-callcd
Emigrant Aid Societies, to enable
them TO maintain their forciblc resis-
lance to lawful authority These
societies had previously sent out the
worst part Of the spurious popula.
ton Of Kansas for the protested and
avowcd object of excluding slavery
from the Territory. That attempt
was justly offensive to the Southern
States. The people of the United
States, through their representatives
in Congress, established the princi-
pie of strict non-intcrvcntion on the
subject of slavery in the Territories
and States The Supreme Court sub.
scqucntly sustained, by a solemn
decision, the same principle.
Therefore. for States, or societies
chartered by States or any other
combinations, to undertake to effect
an object that Congress, the Supreme
Court and the American people had
pronounced against, must, of neces,
sity, have proved obnoxious
The action of these societies, in
conjunction with their affiliated or,
ganixation in the Territory of Kan.
sas created general connection
throughout the country. as was to
have been expected
Charges and complaints were
made ON both sides. and the whole
subject was subsequently brought
before Congress for consideration
The matter was fully investigated,
and the regular. legal Territorial
government was completely sustain
ed and endorsed. Every department,
of the federal government in which