The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-02-15

be construed to mean, until the time shall ex.
pire in which said successors are required by
law to qualify and no lOnger.]
BILLS PASSED.
To attach the counties of Lake and Carlton
to ST. Louis for Judicial purposes.
Providing for the entry Of judgment in civil
actions in certain cases.
-v---- EXECUTIVE MESSAGE. sA
The following message from the Governor
was transmitted to the Senate
ae ao' ST. PAUL, FEB z, 1861.
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly President of the Senate;
SIR: have received q dispatch from Sena.
tor Wilkinson, on behalf .of our delegation in
Congress. suggesting the appointment of dele
gates to the Peace Convention, now assembled
at Washington, at the instance of the State of
Virginia. q ,19 . iH9E % n.y.
l have not hitherto anticipated such benef-
cial results from sending commissioners to this
Convention, as to induce me specially to re.
commend it; though desire to give every as.
s1rance to the friends of the Constitution
everywhere OF our sympathy and support. 99as
But as 1 cannot assume to decide the NATTER
while the Legislature is in session, now re.
quest OF the immediate representatives of the
people an early decision of the question wheth.
er or not the State will be represented in that
Convention. '' t''@'''
lSigned.] = ALEX. RAMSEY. -
Mr.. sANBORN presented the following reso-
lutions, aftert the reading of the message: ''
Whereas, The Legislature of the State of Vir.
gina has invited meeting of Commissioners
from the several States OF this Union. to be
held in the City of Washington on the 4th of
day OF February, 1861, to consider and if prac-
tcable, agree upon some suitable adjustment
OF theunhappy differences which now disturb
the business of the country and threaten the
dissolution of this Union; and
Whereas, in the opinion of this Legislature.
no reasonable cause exists for the extraordina.
ry excitement which now pervades some of
the states in relation to their domestic institu.
tons; and while Minnesota still adheres to. and
cannot surrender the paincipes which her peo-
pie entertain ON the subject of slavery, this
Legislature is willing to accept the invitation
OF Virginia, and to unite with her in our earn
est efforts to restore the peace of the country.
by such means as may be consistent with the
principles upon which the Constitution is
founded; therefore, 55
Resolved. By the Legislature of the State of
Minnesota, that the invitation of the Legisla.
ture OF Virginia to her sister States for the an
pointment of commissioners to meet in the civ
OF Washington, on the 4th of February, 1861,
be, and the same is hereby accepted, and that
the Governor be- and is hereby authorized to
appoint by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, three commissioners for the State
OF Minnesota, whose duty it shall be to repair
to the city of Washington on the day desip-
mated, or as soon thereafter as possible to
meet such commissioners as may be appointed
by any other States, which have not author.
lied or sanctioned the seizure of the forts. ar.
senais or other property of the United States,
to consider. and fpOssble to agree upon. some
suitable measures for the prompt and final set
tlement OF the difficulties which now exist.
-, long discussion ensued on the adoption of
these resolutions. Messrs. Smith, Galbraith.
Relner, Cleveland, and other 'irrepressibles. y
urging that the resolutions were not sufficiently
ultra, and Jones, SanbOrn, and others. tayorinr
them as presented.
Dir. SMITH made speech against compro-
mise, and offered the following Amendment to
the resolutions of Mr.. Sanborn:
Resolved, That in the opinion of the people
OF this State, the "basis" of compromise EN-.
bodied in tho resolutions of the State of Viroi.
MIA are not acceptable to the free States, and
the commissioners representing this State are
opinion. 1t
Mr.. GALBRAITH followed, in the same
strain, and proposed the following Amendment
to Mr. Smiths resolutions
land the Commissioners are instructed to
oppose any settlement of existing difficulties
between the Federal Government and any of
the States, which will recognize the right to
extend African slavery into any of the Terri.
tories of the United States, and oppose any
proposition which will directly or indirectly re.
cognlze the right OF a State to secede."
Both amendments were adopted, and the
resolutions as amended were then adopted bv
the following vote:
YEAs.-Bennett, Cook, Fake, Galbraith.
Gibbs, Hayes, Jones. Lynd, Norton, PeIl, San.
born, Smith, WatsOn--l3.
NAYs.-Baldwin, Barney, Cleveland, Holley,
McROberts. Reiner-6.
NoTE.--The reporter regrets that the press
upon our columns this morning. and his un.
avoldaDle absence elsewhere pending the de.
bate on the Senate resolutions. nrevents hi.
giving more full report.