The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-27

A.. a.. .nhr,;eo;or If %ho
"ete aii PaeoSou " o wy
constitution. The first intlmatlon be had Of
1900. ..a h., Tho .a,,;,;,4,..;o,
chaDge OF gfouuo " 'ao auminissrstion,
was from the Infamous JoHN CALHOUN, who
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. Few Gays Oo'o.o wy ,o'' "a' .A'' =. :.
constltu'On' s.om.''eu " MT. !" AhA.A ~.
programme % ~ '''ve.y "n''u ".e ".N
oy tne conven'ion' ana assureo Ill" ~ "ao
annroved bv the administration at Washing.
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tod. WALKER olo not care II IL was ID
annrovod-ho recordod the nronoeed snh.
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mission as vile and infamous trlck. he
aavs .afg a H
.st re 4,
is due to frankness to say tnat wnen came me
on here IN November the President nlmsen ais
tlnctly and emPnetlcaIy sssurea me t1at ne
had not authorised any pooy 10 say tnat ne hso
approved Of that (the Calhoun) programme
! told him tnat sucn Delng the case, co9lu nos
but believe tnat some memDer OF Inc aaminls'
tration, or some person IN nign autaoINy; GU
JoyiDg ts connoence, must nave given ;nese
assurances or Mr.. Calhoun would not nave
MADE tne comm9nlcauon tnat ne nsc " ms'
ana also cha1gs1 ms own coursS upUn . :no
Ject, ior Mf. Cainoun nao peoI sno uio.lne .'o.
"a ano special ieaoer ol t1e D9usass pa.C ~
Kansas ana was sopposeo 70 9ave Deen ~,
Pointeo Surveyor gSIera. uPvI ouusv 49, 100
Iecommenoation: ne cer.a.Iay reque sss4 %e
70 nave nlln [Sss,neu, ISSUING e AZ .ons+;t,
wouio suppolt Inc suomssvn y. sue s;a ,sn.;i
lion on 70 ING vo'e VI WIG peop''' 90 ~ u'0 u"'''
q late perlod.
As to who got up the plan of the Lecomp-
o.. r,,.o.;t,t;or tho fo,,ow;nc tost;roonv
ton Oonstitu'ion' 'no iono"'ne 'ee''lnony
was brought out:
M o,in-Have Won anv knowledue al to
vhera th;a dev;ca in the constitution. IN refer.
erca 70 smhm;ss;on vos ~otten mn
1885, hsi;av,e = vsS GOTTEN nm in Wash.
;rrton . rol r"ihoun to,d me that It came from
.h s,.n.; 81 ~ az oSN,;r;s.rat;or .nd Ned
,ne r. nn thst crnnnJ to snnn"rt T. ;nssmncb 90
T T,oo -. anso;u+ao ~ tho pros;daTt nrnht 10
~ 18th thp pras;Sent ' then showed him this
~ VIII s1e p,osiuI. 'nen sno"o" n'n' 'A'''
OHs 90 th ;Uu ~ stot,d tbot IN vorr
n;nn - -. mnt yyU ~ ~otten m hv tho
opiu:On, ~ " 10 no' "0'u"hJ so'~" W " '"0
Piesu H., a..
Answer-i 'ninh ]" was no' go''en up ny 'ne
prHes,u s.;a ;,,;, .. ...+. ,vh.th.,
it was not d one with his knowledge and as.
sent!
saw. that do not think he knew anything about
II. That ia INV opinion.
The ChairmanEDo you know who took the
constitut,on of Kansas?
Answer-I do NOT know ANYTHING but mere
vague rumors or suspicion. know that Mr..
Calhoun showed me this programme relating to
the nro.siaverv norton Of the constitution sub.
stanfiallv as K was adopted. and said il was
brought on directly from the president and the
admi1istration.
Ouestion--Then bv the intimation Won re.
ceiyed from Mr.. Calhoun. the president knew
what was dong2
Answer-If Calhoun's statement to me was
famous manner in Which Calhoun behaved.
fo, feitinc ali his pledees and from the fact that
ha mnst have heen nrivv to the for0eries of the
returns from Oxford and also MANY other for
peries I have long eince ceased TO have the
slichtest condolences in his veracitv.
inc the oninion that the president knew moth.
inc about this2
lnswer-.His strong and decided assurances
tn me when came here before.
Ouestion-His denial of it?
Enswer-.Yes. sir: it was so sole mn, so serious.
80 grave, that believed him then, and have
believed him ever since, on that point.
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Lie ioho"lnS 10 coPy VI 'ne ie''ei HULL
Mr.. BUCHANAN to Gov. WALKER:
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9o DEAk OH: G1y rsoereu you ;t h y,
C eaI lOt then the, in session The views which It
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con.aea WEI nos S;d ~t d..and. h oT W
your hat u sot;statf"n n0 re
yCo may Juuso WIN wa 41 soVieioo S: az.
cevea an account VI sne prvHeeutngs Ele
Natlona. 20 80 NJ o; nu 1"h;"h
compson VI .ne o9 InSS pnh,e Ta NV. 70
your OWL SUCCESS uspenus 70 W" % Kns.s "
sne Ionsu.usoI " suo p.oPiS 80 y, Kansas" So ~I
w sne peopS, mHaI' anu 60 ~n s;daU+. uU v.h"
you 4ean' sae aosuat ?o.I T;t, ~ ;Ia
tS t iuns ;t IT, fatn e Thn TSo;S1aenre
Jat.~.;.oS tkso" ,aantSa oS tho ,or;.,S 81 raa;
49, - r.;tIa ,d;u;dna,s 70 ota for Tsmhars
oSthe Gonuart;on anJ 9Th C"nvant;on should
th;nT nh nroror ~ oSont The soroo rer;nS to ent;.
tia ;nd;1;dno,s to vofe Sor or onoinot thu Const.
t,,t;on - anneers ~ NJ The oniJ ha reoSnno.
hia n ~ 0nost;on ~ snhr";tt;no tba Const;.
A., ~ thn 49, ~ -eo;Sant. of RonSoo ON,
uH :W; w .ae 100 eH r. :; a. .a.;n~;nio -
Mn'1s w stHrI VI l"I Ian. =. .l 40 SuS *
, uIe nass;Mut aad 1 sne ;nn;n
f Sn, - :,i n gnuarnpoent The
.ounaaIol y, an tSpaal sUsIi LII, h nme
SSnnIS s,n Tonwan ~ oS Konso" 800 th;.
n;n;, "o III vi, ~ .ot.,od hor,,e"n;o.sI md
Pt ss;n os pr~n;da m" NY, ;; "ra'
~, tr~,onhont5, TO-, u"r,r e,dyyon. ;r,nnr
tant "a rasnons;hia .tot;on N"o1'' 'DAP''
Tha s4-;ctrras ~ ~" Gonrr;o ona u;s.;ssrn;
ct;S ,.;i, " 49, my gu ~ ha
~, f..ottar T. ra.-orrS - Cacyr!r;a ~ 49,,
from that state is becoming better every day.
Of
latter, would advise you to make the great
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ously prominent. On this you will be irresist.
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