The daily Butte record., 1858-03-27
Minnesota.


this new State, &c the Capitol of the nation,
Is anything but creditabls to the Federal au.
thorities. II their action exhibits anything
spproximating to an honest, just or national
course, which should always characterize
the National Administration and the United
States Senate, we have failed to discover it
Every energy is bent to effect the de.truc-
ton Of the doctrine Of popular sovereignty,
and reader 1t subservient to sectional policy.
Such course should never characterize a
body Of men deriving their authority from
people, and empowered simply to give form
and expression to the popular will A Sec
tional triumph now. can but beget sectional
retaliation, and the dominant section Of to-
day, may tomorrow become the oppressed
and injured minority. How Democrats,
who have professed q national policy. and
referred these disgraceful sectional squab-
blss to the people interested. can participate
in an effort to bring it back into the halls Of
Congress is certainly inexplicable.
Congress. 10 delaying the admission Of
Minnesota, is but stultifying itself by to.
tai disregard Of its former act Congress
passed an enabling act for Minnesota, au.
thorising tho people to hold convention
and form constitution. They have done
so in accordance with that act, and have set
in motion the whole machinery of State
Government, by the election of q Governor.
State officers and a Legislature. These
State officers have entered upon the dis
charge Of their duties, and the State Legs-
lature have been some time in session, and
chosen United States Senators The people
have elected Congressman. The Admins
tration have recognized the legality Of these
proceedings, by q surrender Of its Terrific.
rial authority, and the transfer Of Hon.
Sam Medary, from the Governorship of
the Territory of Minnesota, to tho Post
Mastership of Columbus, Ohio The Sena.
tors and Representatives r minnesota are
in washingt ton, waiting the bnsent Of Con.
gress to occupy their seats. The assent of
Congress. notwithstanding they are bound
by the terms of the enabling act to admit it,
10 withheld, and why. Because the admin
istration. in its wisdom and policy, has de-
termined that n constitution obnoxious to
the people Of Kansas, shall first be forced
upon them. No enabling act was passed for
Kansas-the constitution does not embody
the will Of the people of that Territory but
its sanction is demanded by sectional policy,
and Democratic government. and Dem
oeratic Senate, refuse an act of justice to
the people Of Minnesota, until they can &C.
complish an act of injustice to the people of
Kansas. Grave Senators, formerly loud in
their professions of populor sovereignty,
and national policy, proclaim that the un-
just act must accompany the just one, and
Minnesota and Kansas must be "twin sis
ters" Such craftsmanship does not extend
beyond midwifery, aud should not be suf-
fered the dignity Of popular government
Why should not Congress comply with its
obligations to the people Of Minnesota. and
extend to the people of Kansas, as they did
to Minnesota, the privilege of deciding for
themselves their fundamental law! The
National Democracy have long since declared
that such should be their policy, aud those
who now oppose it arc traitors to their pro.
fessions and enemies to the principle of self
government.
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