The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-05-22

SECESSION or SoUrH CARoLlNA.--Thc
Washingtcn Correspondent of The Journal Of Com
merce says: "Should South Carolina secede to-
morrow, the mstement will be is no way iiced
by the United States Government. except by the
withdrawal Of the u. 5, military force from Fort
Monltric, and the placing of L. s. steam vessel
off the harbors Of Charleston, Beaufort, and -.
Helena, to collect the revenue. The state of
things will then be this: the L. 8. mail Will be
taken from Wilmington, N. c., to Savannah
The banks Of South Carolina would suspend be-
capse their creditors could not pay them. The cot
ton crop would be sent, and at great expense, 10
Savannah. Houses then would become OF little
vnlne--for her trade would cease. The slaves
would become vaueiess and buuhensomc, and
their masters will drive them off or run away
from them; the very state Of things John Ran
dcph predicted. Taxes were doubled for 1851 |;
but for the next year they must become destruc-
tive 10 all business and property, and the State
can neither borrow or pay. The South Carolina
revolution cannot be sustained be. ond one crop.
LADY EpIToR IN Doors. BEAVER AND
TRousERs.-Airs BIoomer, Editor Of the Lily,
a periodicai published mt Seneca Falls, N. Y, has
discarded long skirts and adopted short frock and
trousers, habiimen,s Of little girls. We approve
the reform. A sensible correspondent Of the
Public Ledger says truly:
''In winter, women should wear boots such as
men wear, as high the calf Of the leg, trousers
+ ccored wooden stuff, reaching to the top of the
boot, and skirts Of no greater longitude. In sum-
mer, shoes, not paper-soled slippers, might take
The place Of boots, and muslin Of WOODEN, the cut
remaining the same, leaving the scavengers to
sweep the streets throughout the year.
Such fashion would injure neither beauty
a u 4. l.-l-l. l.. -. III
and the "weakcr SEX would physically di<ap-
pear.
AN OLD AND REMARKABLE 1IoRsE.-
George Young, Of Grand Rapids, states in the
Michigan Farmer that he owns horse which is
forty-tive years old. He says he bonghi The ami
NAL in 1875, and that his age was then stated TO
be fifteen years; that he drove him in buggy
and rode him in Albany for six years, and that for
the last nineteen years he has been Of farm
team; he has still the appearance Of colt ; that
in iSIS he drove him two hundred and forty miles
in four days. About nineteen years ago his teeth
became so uneven that he could not grind hay
well, aud his owner had them filed down; since
he has been able 10 feed with the youngest
horses.
The Queen Of England held drawing room
on the third Of April, in ST. James Palace. II
was the first public reception for ladies' this sea-
son, and was brilliantly and numerously attended.
The Queen wore white sros de Naples, trimmed
with white Grape and white bugles. Her Ma jes-
~ = hesd-dress was composed Of white feathers
and diamonds. Among those present were Mr..
Abbott Lawrence, Minister Of the United States
Of America, and Mrs. Lawrence, MIR. Bancroft
Davis, Secretary, and Col. L. b. Lawrence. At
,ache to the Legation. The Minister Of the
United States presented Lieut. Caldwell Of the
L. S. frigate st. Lawrence.
ArrER-DrNNER DozING.-Doctor Combe.
who is good authority, says that sleeping after
dinner is bad practice. On awaking from such
indulgence, there is generally some degree Of fe
briie excitement, in consequence Of the latter
stages Of digestion being hurried on; it is only
useful in old people, and in cases Of disease
Sleep becomes Wholesome only to the healthy
when taken at those hours pointed out by nature
an excess Of it produces assitude and corpulency
and utterly debases and stupe6es the mind. Cor
pulent people should sleep little and upon hard
beds, while they should take abundance Of ex-
ercise and live abstemiously, that their unhealthy
bulk may be reduced.
! HIGH SALARIEs.-The last Kentucky Legis-
latare passed law providing that the Governor
shalt have salary Of twenty-fiv hundred dol
lars, The Judges Of the Court Of Appeals fifteen
hundred, Judges Of the Circuit Court fourteen
hundred. Register Of the Land Office twelve hun
dred and fifty, &C., which sums shall be paid
quarterly.
Nothing n the bill refers to a "per annum, >
and the law is so constructed by eminent lega
ialen, to oblige the treasury to pay the Govern
or his SIC, 900 annually, and the others in the
same proportion, If those insist upon it, The
Legislature cannot stop them. because the Con
stituiion provides that no officers salaries shal
be reduced during their term of office.
DANIEL WEBSTER, CARELEssNEss II
PEcuSiARy MArrERs.--Tbe Osweso Pa!
lndium relates ihe following anecdote, al
never before given TO the public. 1t is {
good one, and characteristic too.
"a few years ago, he took a trip wes,
visiting Milwaukee,, Chicago, Sc. AS usu
al, he was out of money, but his friends
made up n purse Of 81 900 for him, and ont
or two of them wen, along to look littI'
after financial matters The fund held ou
remarkably well. He reached Albany OF
his return, with a hundred dollar bill in hi
pocket, aud hopes were entertained tha
this would enable him TO reach home
Webster and his friend passed night in ,h
city, and when they were about to proceed
in the morning, it was found that the God
fixes mouey WAS gone. where is rha
hundred dollar hill you had when we reach
ed the city!' inquired one Of bis friend
IeThunder,' replied Webster, after fishinl
for it awhile in his vest pockets, II gare
TO the porter for blacking my 1oois Mi
morning"
A LAuGHABLE NorIcE.-We are indeh,
ed TO the Wnrrenton IN. c. News for th
following advertisement, which was p0ste'
up in tavern 10 Newburn, while the Leg
islature was in session at that place.
Mine host, it seems, was an honest, well
meaning fellow, who had conceived an Ile
that the members were the very salt Of III
/ earth, and had listened to the complaints @
certain Of them, relative to the toiDgs Of
few Of wilder character, who did not belon
: to their fraternity. .,-.,.I,.
Here is the notice wbirh he posted up j
The most conspicuous places in the House
,, "Look Here The following rules Of Of
der viii hereafter he observed in this Hotel
, Members Of the Assembly will go to the ta
bic first, and the gentlemen afterwards.
After reading it over, he did not exactI
/ like it. Il didn't say anything about row
dies and blackguar.ls: so, TO caution thei
: particularly, he added
"Nota Bena Rowdies and black guar