The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-29

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NEW SERIEs-NO. 6IS
Rsp-saae.a sons ess.s.rn.eas.
The New York .oswnas Of cam,nerce
has tho Allowing eshiAsal, just and saus;-
be article upon tlis alkjsct:
IN his lettef % 6yefnor SAzskev N. p..s.
dent rennarks dat d ecpio muse ~ $500 E
with their goyef3msnts doods But vSosger
| the PEOPLE S-zNps, 8 49,, ! 80
a nnost islpostaut rQnastion. ma ,cr,e.
which goss to TIE very fbandation Of tbe.
whole system Of Cur Gosefnmeut. Thera
has been 3 gseat dedl s1ld Of late about
/ the duty Of Tie United States To- eusrantee.
ka republican form Of government to each
State, and thsps n prevalent notion,
among large dsn Of the pcpulsd0thst
70 republican form Of government tnsamA
government in which sseveey cnevctee."
This is the general definition But Tie
most radical man, when curneced admits
that "every one b q phrase whicfh 70
4uires solicitation. He exCepts Children,
under fixed age. He, rathsIv assepts to.
the Idea that tweuty-0ne Is q good age at
which 70 give the privilege Of votinab,
| thoug he caunot say why & uniform tuIe-
IL necessary. He thinks that women oue6t
10 vote but whether he would axant file-
ballot to blooming sixteen, or 20 young
ladies' Of eighteen In The spbndoc Of thair
charms, he has not quite decided. Hh
does not think that the Indians ought
to vote end IN general he. would
exrlads all Immigrants, and especially
the people Of conquered nation.
where We acquire power By coaoueek a,
least until they have had some opportn-a
nifty to learn our ways and understand,
our politics. u is an unfortunate cha; >
l.teristic OF the radical however, that - :
withstandfng general principles, Is1.-,.I
usually in favor Of granting the rig s,ot3
suffrage to every man or woman VIII. he
thinks will be lihsly to- vote With him.
But il is plain that no .oue can be found
who regards the whole human. race infab-
ting country, as without exception the
| tit Governors of 1t. Even the Tribune,
IN the ns1t sentence to that we have quot
ed, asks, "Who are the people 2-white
men who fight against the government, or
black men who fight for It ?"-implying
clearly it's views that among the
people who ought not to govern.
but who ought to be governed, are
those white men. It is conceded on all
hands them. that republican form of gov
eminent does not necessarily mean one in
which all men possess equal political rights.
The people whom the President intends
to trust with their government, however,
are class easily defined. They are the
voters under the laws Of theseveral States
as they existed before the rebellion, 60 far
as Subsequent events havenot effected o To-
gal forfeiture of the right. But there are.
great many persons who desire 30 change
this governing population and substitute.
another. 40 III - =
"The people of the State of Mississippi"
is phrase which has q definite meanina.
well understood in law and we'll known TO.
every man Of common sense. But If the.
government ct Washington should nullify
the old laws Of Mississippi, and impose q
new definition on the phrase, or should
place the power in the hands Of another
SAesec Va unOh uO0 O0IOE0 pdEU VI Cu0 &OKS
erning people, it is very hard to. see how
that would be guaranteeing to the State
republican form Of government. On the
contrary it would be depriving the State.
OF its republican rights. President John
son seems to understand the matter
clearly. .,.... ..... ~. ~.
. rna " .9a.rE,g r-. orr .a ' gy.
p d o. ...
NOrthern Pacific Railrsad..Its Rrs..
poets and Hamporsanee.
From the Boston Post.
/, We see by the New. York papers that N.
Northern Pacific Railroad Is Just beeinnins "a
develop what we have always consid ered n -
its greatest element Of strength, Via: ~ =.
lternational character, Is now eonmsndino -
attention Of the capitalists Of the United Ststes
and Great Britain. This ROAD WAS chsrtere6
By the 38th Congress to connect Lake 6uporior
With the waters Of Puget soand and tie Co
umbis River, running upon line north Of the
18th degree Of latitude, through the States Of
Wisconsin. Minnesota, the territories Of Dako.
IA. Montana, Idaho and Washineton. Con.
QT00a h0a GRANTED In ala &. ksna16sssc, ,ceA