The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-03-06

war, now occupy thsir attention. Tia arst
to anual the trsasy--sAs prcpositioa offered h
the Senate by Gencsal wnsos, The sccon'
Is 70 lorm On alliance. oaknSive and defensive
with Nicargua. ahrogating the tr~ty ofis5o,
There b no news Of thu steamer Pacific
/ The Alabama, dispatched in search of her. be-
arrived st HALIFAX.
The Irish Emigvaat Aid Convention. a
Buffalo. reassemblsd On tia l&th. 10 rscciv,
the reports u Committses The finance COO,
mi,,ee reported that tAers arc $<s,O00,000 il
the United States banks. belonging to l-isi
residents. Thcy also recommended the srma
tion Of . joint stock company, Coz the purchAss
Of lands west Of Canada, to be sold to Irish
emigrants for not more than ten pr cent on
their first cost Tia committee on organisa
ton recommended tho sstAhlishmcnt Of numcr'
Gus agencies in the North and w~t. to give
information and aid to emigrants. The ~
ports were all adopted. Amer the appointment,
Of committee to prepare IN address q the
Catholic clergy and laity 10 the United States
and Canada. the Convention adjourned
The Republican National I've can't help aai,.
e,sns that worD Ccnvstion met In Pittsburg on
the 22d. Bro NEwsox could hardly have arri.
we'd, as We discover nothing astounding 10 tho
proccciings Mr., BuHaovoWs. Of New York.
Was elected Is President. IN the 2sd the Con.
veution met again - attendance slim. The
brethren from each (northefn) Stats wore called
upon for their experience the Convention for
lack Of any thing else morc important to do,
having resolved itself into political love.
FEAST Encouraging accounts Of the prospects,
Of the cause, were given by oil the States. ex.
cept New York There, the brother suggested,
Il would be necessary 10 conciiate and conccic
10 establish large party, The Americans no
thought nigh, be brought over to the trnc
faith by such course, A long letter was read
from CAssrus MAxkSrss CAY. Mr.. JulIEs,
Of Indiana. Chairman Of the Committee On Or
ganisation made . report recommending the
afTseaasa'ss.-'s a." Sss+Sas'e- -'ss 2rsst @tn,'
mttec Of one from each State. and that M
t,onai Convention DO held ut Harriaburg on
Tuesday the 7th Of June next, with a repre-.
sentAtion from each State double that 10 Con.
gre~s. The delegates then and there assembled
to nominsss Presidential candidates. Philsdcl-
phia was substituted for Harrisburg. M tho
place OF holding the Convention. That's oil.
The Other wing Of the Fusion army, the X.
\ g. are not thriving very well In Philadelphia
ihcres trouble 10 Their midnight concisv~.---
ihe southern Delegates were very much d'ss"s-
'shed. Parson Bnowstow OF Tenn.' said ttat
the south VIII have nothing more to do with
the Convention or any per."n II may nominate
ana " . southern man. Save holder s'oops 70
acwp' nom'nAuon' 'hey wou'd r'dc MN 90
rah NO progress has boen mA''c IN business
oy 'ns council se' s"ssacrn delegates err
cancass,ng' and they viii probably withdraw
The Democracy OF little Vermont arc NOV
Ing. On the I'D. q monster mass meeting was
held ct Windsor. Speeches were made by Ex-
Gov HUBBARD OF N. H. and Hon. &. NJ In
'sHsoLL' Of oonnccticut. strong national re-
o'u'ions enoors'ns the hAnsas bli' and the al
mln'strAt'on were passed, and delegates selected
to tho Cincinnati Convention
A correspondent OF the New York Tribune
telegraphs that advice" were received ~ thu
government on tho I'D. containing assurances
that the border counties OF Missouri would &C
quiesce In the present state OF things In Kansas
sId make NO aggressive movements The In
structions To Gov SHANNON before leaving
w'o '" VIZ" VIM" cou"'"" Pe!s'"A'! ~"" ny
=" "'A'o' "'~"P's" "o'"' :.
.s'ea " AZ '"' power 10 ''a'' ''""Sa'
."e '"s'''.''.e ''''""s'') "o"" ''"''
t" iopeks' q c'v'' process would oe served oa'
against inc oovcrnor and o'ncr othccrs, on TN
s.oun' 'nA' '"ey "e'. s''"m'Dg '"ne''".
,r.
IT. n.,s~ ,r~.~..,." -. e.
that hepuohcan 'nstrnct'ons nave ncen ~o'
out by special messenger. who started on
"Wednesday pirht 10 tho mcmber. Of the Tom.
l.. onv.r,,,,n ,,s.,r;n, ,h.,,, ,,.,.,v A. ,.r.,
izc ard adjourn, 10 ms 10 M prepared tor Other
movements hereafter" So il appears tina,
the movements Of The Free State men are die
800 =. ,,.,,,,,,.,. ,.,,n w..h,n..ou 90
1."'' W ".".''., wv" s"' ..e
the wire poi''rs desiring 70 husband 'neir po'it