The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


Mr.. KIDDER presented petition from Van
Ettcn & Officer and others, which was referred
to Committee on Judiciary. -
large number of bills were reported from
committees, with favorable recommendations.
H. F. No. 6S, a memorial for a government
road from St. Paul to the Pacific coast was
recommended by Committee on Federal Rela-
tons to be indefinitely postponed. Report
adopted. . l.
Il. +. No. "a, memorial for a mail route
from Fort Abercrombie to Bannock, from the
same committee, had the same recommends
ton. Report adopted. 'sI
THE SENATE RESOLUTIONS. 81.
The special order for yesterday, laid over
under the rules. was taken up. -
Mr.. RICHARDSON moved the adoption Of
the substitute resolutions offered yesterday by
Mr.. Wiswell. He preferred the substitute.
The original resolutions recommend no change
of administration until every slave is made
free; evidently recommending the freeing of
oil slaves. and actually opposed to what the
President himself has said and done. He has
excepted certain States and parts of States
from the operation OF his proclamation of
emancipation, and leaves the subject with the
people of the excepted districts. The original
resolutions are in direct opposition to the
Presidents views in this respect.
Mr.. WISWKLL. am opposed to the Senate
resolutions for several reasons. l think it is
the Presidency. My constituents did not Sc
lect me to transact such business for them,
and presume it was not the understanding in
any district that members were to be elected to
L express the popular choice of candidate for
that office lis not within the province OF
this Legislature to make a nomination that
should be taken as an expression OF the will OF
the people. Then these resolutions are parti-
san iu expression and intent At the beginning
of this session we were all working harmoni-
Ously and all counted to be unconditional
Union men; but this harmony is broken when
we are called, as now, to vote approval OF
every act of the administration, and to pledge
continued support to President Lincoln until all
slavery is abolished. The original resolutions
might as well read to continue the Presidency to
Abraham Lincoln and his heirs forever. That
all slavery must be abolished by the General
Government is the real meaning of the original
resolutions, and yet there are States and dis
tricts where the emancipation proclamation
does not reach, and where this administration
with all its bOldness in the cause of abolition,
has not dared to touch slavery. And vet
these Senate resolutions propose to keep Mr..
Lincoln for President until over every foot Of
national domain the government can guaran-
tee personal liberty-meaning of course,
to the slaves. They might as reasonably pro-
pose to make the Presidential chair belong
to the family of Lincoln by descent. 1t is
new doctrine that any administration. If gen.
orally approved, must not only be endorsed
but perpetuated do not wish to appeal to
political feeling, and refrain from par.izan de-
bate. The substitute resolutions are not par
tizan. They call upon all Union men to unite
in bringing every part of our country under
subordination to the constitution and laws of
our nation. Saying nothing as to the next
President they present declaration by which
yOu, as Republicans, can stand, and by which
Democrats do stand. -