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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-17
another Emischood Exposea.

JANIS SnIcSSEy Quarter Master Gen"ral
OF Missouri. has sent letter 10 the editor Of
the Jefferson City Emm'no. dated the lst
inst. denying the chafgc made by corns
pondeni of the Missouri Dv'aarai. that Gov.
PACK had ant twelve cannon AMI twenty-five
boxes OF muskets to ArcHIsoS and SrklSGTFL-
low for the conquest Of Kansas The letter
SAYS no arms have been given out except 10
regularly oryaninci companies, anil no; then
till every rcquirmen, Of the militia Law had
bsen compiled with No, gun or a musse,
has ever brn an, to ArcHrsoS ~ SrRISGrsi.
LOW, bat On the contrary, when applied 10 for
arms by persons not entitled TO them. Gov.
Pnics has invariably refused.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-17
Before the train reached Buffalo the con
Reconsideration OF she kansas Biii IA
the House.

We learn from the Galena direfi'sci, tina,
the vote OF the bill admitting Kansas into the
Union. with the foreSa Constitution, wa re
considered in the House on the ri Of July by
a vote of 100 ayes to % nays and thu, the
bill was then passed ayes loo nays -.
The black Republicans as the vote indicates
took advantage Of the ahscnn' from the House
OF a large numh,r Of National members, and
pressed the bill to vote. Thirty seven mem'
hers were abscnt from the house when the vote
was taken A victory gained by a resort to
such discour,cous means. will have no influence
In bolstcring up the sinking cau~, vi the mig
gcr worshippers
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-17

This new hotel. Of which frequent mention
has been made in our columns. will shortly be
|esmreaoA- Sas 'rcady fer 'scrapasey Ese
le~secs, TIE Messrs. IosG, feel confident that
the hotel will b. oprn Tor the reception Of
guests in September.
The Fuller House is undoubtedly one Of the
most magnificent baildings, for hotel purposes,
In tho Northwest, II Ia built in the form Of
q square. with connections court In the rear.
II fronts on Jackson and Seventh streets. one
hundred and fif,y feet, and ia six stories high,
including the basement. Fronting on two
streets, the advantage Of seperate entrances for
ladies and gentlemen will be- derived. The Ia
dies entrance to the Hotel, will bc on Jackson
street. and the gentemen's on Seventh The
fronts Of the building. are tas,ily ornamcnted
with balconies.
The FIRST story Of the Hotel will BE- occupied
store rooms. A magnificent saloon, forty
fret square. will be located on Seventh street.
The Office. on the second floor, Immediately
on the eit Of the Seventh street entrance. is
we'll adapted for that purposo It overlooks
the entrances to the House l,e Parlors, the
Reception Room, the wash room, the porter's
room, and the dining room. The Superinten-
dant eau possess a knowledge OF what h going
on in the Hotel without leaving his scat In
the Office
The Halls ART ten i,,i wide, aud one hun
drrd and forty icet long, with. at intervals,
,astefnlly decorated alcoves ahording pleas
ant resting place 1 well ~ facilities for light
ard ventilation The halls cross each other at
right angles.
The rooms nre large aud admirably ,entils-
tel, aud are so arranged thu, they afford great
or convcnicncies TO families ,han any Other
Hotel in the west, They ARE 80 planned that
Il necessary, they can be- turned into private
parlor aud bed room
Tho dining rooms are Iargo enough, to seat at
table, between four and five hundred pcrsons.---
They are well arranged for light and venti-
lation.
The House will bc heated by steam, and
lighted with gas manufactured in the hotel.
II will contain ample accommodates for from
two TO thrcc hundred guests
The names Of the McsSrs. Lone afford guar.
an,ec tina, the Fuller House will vie with any
hotel in the West. in every particular essen
tial TO tn" comfort of th@e they entertain.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-17
rhc a.. ~ military Coaa sstssion aud
Marshal valiant.

The Paris correspondent Of the New York
Express gives the following explanation in ~
gard to the insult which it was exported had
been put upon the military commission sent by
our government to Europe, by the French
Minister OF War and which has caused good
DIAL Of newspaper talk
Il is true Major pclaiield and his associates
were received with some rudencss by Marshal
Valiant hut when you are Informed that the
Marshal Is an old soldier, who has risen from
the ranks OF the French army to his present
high position and that he recciyes all who
come into contAc, with him 10 q style which at
once indicates his utter innocence IT that
poi,iss which ordinarily charactcrises the in
tercourc VI gentlemen, you will not II sur.
prisd at his conduct on this occasion. Not
withstandine the brusgucncss Of his manner
Marshal Valiant u quite rs ready 10 extend
such acts Of proper courtesy toward the crcli-
ted representatives of great nation at peace
with france. ~ the regulations Of the imperial
government will admit, and Major lclafeld and
bis associates were offered oil the facilities in
pursuing their observations which the Marshal
elt authorized TO allow any strangers There
are iortifcatons AMI other military works in
France, which Eagiia etf6v', allies 81 the
Emperor as they are, have applied tor permis-
sion to visit and been instantly REUSED The
fact speaks rather strongly
The writer also defends Judge Mason, L.
:, Minister a, Paris, from the charge of neg.
lcct to notice the insult, which charge is pro
uounccd fAlse and adds
With rcgard 60 the assertion that France
SEEKS quarrel with the Grca, Rcpublic, moth
ing that lying rumor ever concoc,cd could h.
morc utterly absurd Francc has no cause Of
difficulty with the United States, and is lar
from dcsiring to produce anything Of the sort.
Nor will America. whether representatives OF
their Government. OF private oitinns. he pr.
mittcd 10 b. Ahron,ed with impaui,y, so long
IS John Y. Mason rcmsins American Minister
10 francc.
Il he's beea reported frou, Washington tina,
Iull apologies 10 regard TO this afair have ACcn
crivcj by our Government
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vosimu tor vres ~ eat.

To III. Ritter u the rioa~es and Ismoers,
The Tis,o and A,.assoftan having surEitc'i
their rcaders with Kansas outrAgcs," for some
months past until the dose iails to pro
dues any other effect than nausea. ar now
again running the thing into the ground by
publishing vote after vote taken upon steam
boats AMI railroads, the rsult II which shows
an overwhelming majority fa Fremont This
sor' OF "whis.ling To keep their spirits up" s
an old trick well understood The same thing
was done in 1882 when the mir rcsoanicd with
lie, gu, Of the wc we've eeasi 10 isy en-,
clear The ,rset Tor s,S'rr and csAMAs
The sanr thing was done In lsl4. when every
steamboat, and railroad carried heavy msjori-
tic~ against the Old Democracy, and imrruding
ruin was oil that was promised us in November,
Hut on each Of the occasions. when the election
came on, il appeared that either skulldaggcry
was at the bottom OF the-r reports. or that the
Democracy were the bone and sinew' II the
country. who staid at home and attcmicd to
their business during the cropping sasou, and
did all their voting at tie polls, In Novcmbrr,
while their enemies were the gentlemen OF Gle
giant leisure. who idk away the summer in 'ra,-
dung and rc,rng. and, in November, when the
real tug Of war comes on, occupy the position
OF the deceased coon with the live Growing
rcoeter o,tr him, The Democracy aN~t during
the summer AMI vote in the fall
The to,linc million are na abe to travel.
Capitalists, spectators, fancy men, convert
singers, organ grinders monkey dancers, slight
ofhand magieians, and all that namcle~s gang
who live by their wits rather than by labor
and dihgen, attention TO business arc abe 10
fraud. and do 10, Thy cot, for rrcscni, and
the Time, and Mfaae'o',da glory in the "~a-
joriiVA'
The steamboats, and railroads. however. which
have majoritics for BrcuASAS. the rme and
M'nass1,an don't notice, This " not their
busises Osanvxs.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-17

Every resident Of 81 Paul remember the
tremor that thrilled the entire population d this
city, when the undannted TfornY stood up
before the good people Of Pittsburgh, during
thc sesions Of the Sectional Convention 10
that city, and vowed and pledged himself that
II thu suffering Tree state cause required further
aid, h. wonld shoulder 4 musket and march 10
Ksassn.' When VIC nad thoe Spartan like
words In DewspaJsrs from every scction, north.
south. east, and vert, VIC Glt proud d Tisp
rHY VIC were glaj--iD coumon with hundreds
Of Others that W. lived in the samc city with
him. aud that freelHn had at La, obiainei
. champion
but alas and W. say 80 with heavy heart,
We have ben disappointed The Pre- State
caue is languishing Tor support, anil yet the
hero II the Pittsburgh meeting remaina an or
nsment to st. Paul socicty. RryDgR is out
lawed. RoBissos in iail and The Legislature
dspcrsd. yet be anil his musket remain in
Minnesota oh shame where Is Thy blush
thur mind almost involuntarily reverted to
this subject On reading, in yesterdays Tunes,
the editors opinion VI the man that camd Mr..
Suxsgn he says h. Is noted for southern
bragadocio bulyism Now We submit in all
csDdor 10 rxnny, that II he would substitute
northern Tor southern. IN the three cxpIetiyes
used above, that his own word would suit BIZ.
own cas-, and that also, 81 two thirds OF the
freedom shrickers in the north. " they would
bully lcsS aud art more, they would not be the
laughing stock d the community IN which
they reside.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-17

The Ion,lon Morning Pot il nov willing
To suspend it, own judgment in the matter,
waiting in hope that The patience, The Selfcon-
troll, and the ssgaeity which the noble lord
iPsLsgHrosj has displayed throughout the
anxious and irritating discussion Of points at
issue between the two nations, may meet with
their reward in the attainment of the objects
al which h. aims n common with us-in com
mon with the whole CIVILIZED world who stand
by deeply interested spectator Of ih'se lament
able EVENT..
The LONDON daily Neps takes il Tor grant
s,i, after the declaration Of Lord P,LxEKsroS,
10 the IIoug Of Commons, that oil danger Of
rupture with the United States IL over; and
that utnbr the circumstances, il does not APP
pear that the controversy can ever H. rsasci.
tated, or that the friendly relations with our
kinsmcD across the Atlantic are likely 10 be
disturbed upon ground 50 peurile as the dis
missa d an incompetent dipomatist or the
claim u II shadowy protectorate.'
The London Mornng Star gives the Minis.
tera credit for having followed the better part
OF yalor, discretion, 10 the decision adopted re-
sIec,iug our relations with the United States.
I'VE are quite willing, says the STIR Ito give
them thc credit for having been actuated by
motives Of jus,ic~ and patriotism. Still. there
is no harm IN stating the TACT which we be
licve Is ubqaestionable, that IL they had come
to the opposite conclusion they would have
bern defeated on Mr.. BALES motion and
must have surrendered the rcins Of power into
other hands. he that rs il may, we earnestly
congratulate the nation on the issue.
The London Morning Chyon,eie says that the
course adopted by her Majestys Ministers will
be- dicidedly popular with the country adding
The public have long seen through the tor
tuous policy Of the United States Government
and they would be very i'll pleased to find their
own playing the enemys game. This. Minis
tiers would undoubtedly have done, had they
allowed Themselves to be drawn into AN act Of
reprisal for the unccremonious dismissal Of Mr..
CRASrros.
The London Times remarks:
The question regards Mr.. Champion person
| ally, and the American Cabinet declares that
no discourtcsy 10 England is intended We
certainly think that his conduct is lar from
blameless. lie appears to have acted with
great levity. and to have never sufficiently ap-
preciated the importance Of his acts or the dig.
nifty OF bis mission. The blame, no doubt, rests
In great measure on those who left such Il
man at post evidently above his abilities, and
who, when his conduct involved him in Difficult
ties, persisted in keeping him there until it be
came point OF honor 10 maintain him His
dismissal now, however it may he worked is an
act which reflects on the Government as well
as himself It only remains to consider how
such an act must be met. In such case a
Government should not certainly lose sight OF
Its own dignity. nor yet. on the other hand
forget that the circumstances Of an act may al
ter the manner in which We should receive it.
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Affairs In q snsss.

Col. SumsEH deserves commentator from
the friends Of law and order In every section Of
the country, Tor tho determination and impartL
ality displayed by him In quclling the outrsges
in Kansas. As matter of COURSE his conduct
is condemned by the extreme journals Of the
proslavcry and antl-slavcry parties, but by the
conservative national men Of the country he
will be sustained and upheld
Col. SUMNER on the fourth Of July. AFTER
having been engaged for several weeks previous
ly 10 driving mobs Of Mlssourians from the
Territory. arrived at Topeka, and dispersed the
sclfelccicd Free State Legislature This body
without the shadow Of legal, or any other
right, arogated 10 itself I've speak Of !, in the
-j Tsdii ta6ssj 'sdrnu7ity td mxSe laws for thesvv
ernmen, Of the people Of Kansas Territory; Il
presumed to nullify u 3. laws and advised re
sistance TO the u. y. officers. In dispensing
the members Of the Legislature, Col Suxsrs
acted wisely. II. members have contributed
more than any other class Of men now In Kan
sas, TO bring about the unfortunate and dcplo
rable state Of affairs that recently existed Ia
that Territory.
Gen. PKRsIvER SxrH, gallant and accom-
pishcd officer, has becn placed In command o
the western division Of tho army, and Is charges
particularly, with the direction Of Affairs II
Kansas, COL SUMNER Is not 10 he displaced
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-17

An Interesting statement has just bcen made
public. by Secretary GrrHxiE, in reference TO
The debt Of the United States Tbc statement
hears date July ard On the lstof June, 1856,
the total debt of the United States amounted
to $4,000. 800 rs. Slice that time this amount
has been reduced 10 S32, 9C3S92 90: thus,
paid on Texas debt, $500. DIG II, and United
States stock redeemed during the month Of
June to the amount u s2C53eO The follow.
Ing table presents some interesting facts:
Amean, Of United stas.. stock orxes, isssss 81 u,s
loans q iA2, ista. is+s, is41, is@s ineisdins
I.l.. ass' end i"dsms'v, ssd the dsst sfsssp:ssis
Amount ,sa.-nsl sp % M.,sA I. 1853. s'nasss q
iisd.smsd from March =. 1859. Ia Jsiy !,
Total siaoaai ssissmsd ,.......... ss,oso, "a Is
Amount ao~ outstanding D,IsT, ssz ~
Since 1853, when Secretary GrrmmiE came
into Office, nearly iorty Millions Of tho public
debt has not only horn paid Od, hut by tho ~
gacion management of tbs Secretary upwards
Of iourten millions Of dollsr has bocn savcd
10 the country, in tn following manner: The
interest 10 maturity IN tho S3s ,oi7s9t % Of
louns roiecDed by the Secretary. amounts u
Sl0,339.73O 81; Prom this must he dslnct-
oil s5,33A,sil 81. being thu total amount Of
premium and interest paid which would leave
~ nett saving 10 the country. by this system
Of redemption, the enormous sum of fourteen
mii'ons Jonyjo"r houmnd n,ns hundred and
nunefeen dollars and hrfytpo cent. Upon u
careful examination. the fact has been deter.
mined that Hltccn millions Of our national debt
nearly one half Ia held by Foreigners, and at
least balfoi this aggregate amount Is in France.
No other nation on the earth can present
such fair balance sheet ~ the United States.
On the first Of July there were In the various
ub-treasuri,a Of the United States, ftrsnf four
millions Of dollars. an amount nearly equa: %
pay on the entire national debt The great
problem with our statesmen at present Is Ia
reduce the large amount Of money In the Trea.
nry, and the receipts 10 the actual expendl.
lures Of the Government. A reduction OF the
tariff ut the present session Of Congress will
probably 10 something towards this desirable
end
The deposits received. and the coinage exc
cuted al the principal Mint, 10 Philadelphia
In 1855. are thus stated;
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-17

Alta M@,iag OF the Executive Council II
the Historical Society held on the 10th inst,
'he Building Committee reported that they
wer wi,hou, funds, and that the sum Of sven
hundred dollars would b. NECESSARY to complete
the work contemplated this sascn. As The
Society Is dcpcndcn, upon its member. for an
esistcn'c the Treasurer, Mr. Parker Paine,
was sri'rei to asscsS zach Annual Member to
thu amcan, II tw ,lllars. and colb~c, thc sam"
IN tbs way most cSpeiien, 1t Is believed ,ha,
each member will &c the propric,y Of. and
eherfllly pay the Assessment whsn called upon.
r. u Nrui. SECRETARY
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rae vsssric. os the r,sae.

The Times Of yesterday morning, in spanking
Of the hill that passed. the Senate, for the pacid'
cation oi Kansas. says
The b ,fMr Douglas give. the fr~e state slI
they have led sc how thea the Law (a the esss
tss,sis'arsl he ENLARGED II isaesvs the hye laws,
snd rrups.rs thu, the people .hail male new nses
Again
Sill will hs tina, the bill proposes 10 give To The
free state men ssery,hins Mss wsh-svsrythine they
have asked kf.
II Is little singular In this connection. to
note the names Of those Senators who recorded
their votes against giving to the FIRE. State
men everything they wish The votes in op.
position 10 the bill came, with cue exception,
from the Free Soil section OF the senate. and
werc a. follows
N.u-Msssr. Bell OF New nsmp.hir., Coll.nst,
podse parkss fssssadsn, fec,, fe.isr Hal. seward
rtambul, Wade, and wiison-ls
With the exception of pcpGs OF Wis, a
&c Soil D. mocrat. the votes against giving
the Free State men OF Kansas everything
they wish came from the black Republican
side Of the Senate. How Is il, Trsorny, have
SEWARD, HAtr, WADE and their associates
Themselves with the border ruiiians,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-17

We trust some OF the ministers Of g. rsal ~ill yet
rats~ their voices Ia kvct Of freedem We thnk the
aion s beyond dagger, and that isw thoughts
lAherty would ne, Gem" smiss, particularly from the
paPiI-rAo
"Froslom'" IN the srnsr in which our neigh
bor uses II, rcicrs 10 the election Of FRrsoxt.
and libss,y has direct reference to the
spoils for which the Republicans arr so hun.
cry. Neither political preaching or burn,
brandy however, will prove OF much use 80
FRrsoSr and FREEDOM" are bound TO start,
nsxt November, on voyage 10 Salt River
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rerrisevtal lihrary.

Ca thu 10th alt., bill passed the hoaS,
making an appropriation OF $500 for the in
crase Of the Library ii this Territory
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-17

RESoyu oT SxcRrr,sY RossrR Mn
nssnthin and T'mc announce that Secretary
R'issER has not becu rAsored. but that h. ~
ogn"f his omcr in .Iane !, il somewhat sin
gular tina, the public ~as not informed Of the
resignation until the news cf tbs removal had
hesn promulgated
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-17

During the last Conference year Of the South.
ern branch Of the great Methodist body, there
was al increase at l3e itinerant preachers. snd
1850 members in the connexion Total
preacher, e,o'9 total membership, So, 9s2
There was during the year decr-ase Of mem
bership in the Kentucky, Hoiston, Georgia
Sou,h Carolina and Indian Missions and in
crcas in all the other Conferences
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\ New York paper states that Bsrnum ha.
received an otSrr from the Sydenham Crystal
Palace England. OF five thousand dollars q
year. to 90 over there and take charge OF one
Of its departments, and the editor learns thai
Barnum thinks seriously Of accrping the ofsr
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-17

MEsBER ~ CONGRESS IN J,H--T. Hsa-
ssEr, Member Of Congress IRON Csliforuis.
having p.en indicted hy the GrAnd Jury Of
the Dis,ric, Of Columbia for the mardsr Of
THos,s KESrISG he Was a, ooce arrested and
rui IN all 10 await his trial
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-17

Tie town Council Of Athsns, ia. have M.
',ruc,ed the Marshal 10 turn over ths boies
of all futue suieidss TO the pAysiciAna fr DIS
sestiou
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-17

The quantity Of grain and -four going East
by the way of the lake ports, is very large
The Cleveland Pldndeaier says the number OF
barrels of -four exported from that port by lake
this season to June 2sth, was l73.4l6. against
ji.592 in the same months of 1855, difference
in favor of 1856 Of 4s.s24 barrels The ex.
port corn Tor 1856 amounts to 1880 bush
els, against 1920 bushels in the same months
Of 1853 difference Of 1880 bushels The
oswego Journal says that the receipts ofwheat
and corn a, that port daring the past week arr
over cocoon bushels. On Saturday there
wcrr forty arrivals by lake. with 25OOOO bush
'ls Of "heat asd ccrs aad 100000 feet Of
luml'r The receipts on Monday Of whsat
and corn cy0eied 900 900 bashels.
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Glorious News for Fremont.

NmIsa.--1'he Abolition papers are engaged
in the pleasant occupation Of recording votes
upon steamboats,, railroads, &c. Our Chicago
papers go largely into this business. We have
obtained the result Of three votes taken in diff
tcrent parts Of this county: LIST, at the Jail; ID
at the city bridcwell (prison for convicts) lrd
st the aims house. our ncighbors are at as
much liberty to USE the information as il il
were their own Look at the figures
~ JAIL (wAiriNa TRAIL
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The amount Of taxable property in New
York last year was a. follows Real estate.
s336'sa.se6 ; PERSONAL property. SlJo.022-
ile total. siss,99s,a1g The amount AZ
s'ss"l upon this year, the Journal says. will
not vary much from the above figures, proba
bly, falling little short Of them, a. the number
of relefs from taxation granted by the Com
mon Council. this year. is unusually great
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Dissolution or THE USIoS.--The New
York Herald says, III it were practicable by.
&C, Of Congress. o. by the expression of the
popular wish that at the next presidential
election. ballot box should be provided at ev
cry poll throughout the United States to re
ceive the votes Of the electors on this question
Shall the Union he maintained at all haz
ards Yes or move presume there would be
little doubt OF the result Not one vote in
hundred would be in the negative. and the alb
olitonists, sectionalists and factionists would
be found in miserable minority. Never again
would the attempt be made to dissolve the
Union. The public will would be so strongly
expressed as to leave no further hope to the
enemies Of the Constitution and the country
Cannot the experiment be tried?"