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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-15

which party advocates the right Of slave
holders To import and work their slaves beside
the laboring men in the Territories
Would ii degrade the white man TO ~orA be
side the rich mans slave >"
The above printed on cards and scattere,
around town, is now the trump card of
the Blacks All the claptrap battle cries
have been los, issdlng Kansas, 3" Dor.
der. Rul'ianism, &c. Nc.
Ii is easy Ia find how lying AMI decei,ing
these scamps arr, by reading the Constitu
ton OF Minnesota, Just formed 10y a Demo
cratic Convention and endorsed hy the Re-
publcans
That Constitution says both slavery and
involuntary servltule shall forever he pro-
hibited in Minnesota |, is plain, there
fore. that ,o ~ " advocate. what ;hos"
lying cards ohargc
l'u, let us TAX the second question asked,
slightly modified and sce where 'he shoe
pluchcs.
Would II degrade the white man 10 work
beside the tree negro from the South
Which party shricks tor the frec'om Of the
negro, his equality With til, whites his right
To elbow the white man from the polls, ani
challenge his votes Every orc knows it
Is NJ, the Democratic party.
II Slavery is ab,lishe,l in the South and
Tree egrss arc allowed to Hood all the free
North, would 1t degrade the white man
20 labor by hts -ldc to b" challenged hy
him At the polls AMI ,llOvol out
Answer, You lying r.scals
W SusrENsIo> y NV NuKs The
Constitution OF thu. STAT provides that
" the Legislature shall ha,r no power TO pass
any aw sanc,ionng N any manner directly
o. inlirec;ly III, suspension Of specie pay.
uSnts 10y Any E-'rSou, association ~ corpora.
ten issuinS Bank uo'e> Of any description.
From this. i, viii b avn that for Rank 20
suspend in New York : to fail Il it su>-
lsrd i, must winl mp
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-15

Thu members were very anxious to adjourn
last Saturday, and il is possible they may
have concluded their business The tclc.
graph announces that the llousc OF Repre-.
senta,iyes agreed to take up the relief bin
passed by the Senate on Friday, and it WAS
passed through Committee of the Whole,
and placed on the third reading
After a long debate the proposition 10
eugthen the time Of the resumption from
April to the third Monday in July, was lost
by vote of - 10 -.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-15

>lbl,y majority IN the county, accord-
lug to the above which We believe 10 lie n
liable. is ~,
G@.iiue k,nyoo Precinct gives , Dem
ocra,c AMI % Republican votes Cannon
Falls, - Republican, majority, AMI Rel
" ing IA majority
We revived information las, evening eta
ting this county had Gone Republican by
100 majority.
Wi>o>, We learn 10y pas~uscr op
the Fanny Harris, that Winona city hs
given | y Democratic majority
TuvRsp,v, Or, li-l2
Returns i,om the Mnn~otA valley arr
cheering
The following msjorities are reported
Sihlry County i?5 pemocr,lc
IL ~eucr Ccunty lio pcocratic ma
joriiy.
Nicollct county, $50 pcmoeA,ic ma.
jori,y.
Ry the War Eagle frnm below We learn
tina, WuonA tcuu,y is vrry cl,-e. The Re
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-15

publcans have, 30 far, lost $50 votes on the
constitutional election.
Wabashaw County has gone Republiean
by about p majority.
From all the returns 10 far, We believe
the Democrat State ticket To b. elected bat
the vote for the legislature will be close.
SIHIEY has a majority Of ca in Ramsey
County
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-15
BissL R~pWhiiea" k"avs. aud BuIIIss

A gang Of twenty Black Republican
buies, armed with bowie knives and reyoiy-
ers, planted themselves at the Second Ward
polls Tuesday afternoon: and challenged
every voter who presented himself at the
window. The individual selected TO perform
the challenging WAS one Of the JHopriet0rs
Of the M,nne.oi'an. Every. foreign born,
and many native citizens were challenged by
this agent Of Ramsey, and owing 10 the time
occupied in swearing in voters the polls
were closed, and more than two hundred
Democratic voters disfranchise,l, The
avowed object of the scoundrel GEORGE w.
Mooar 10y name who lent himself to this
scheme OF yillainy, was to prevent the full
vote Of the ward from being polled. lie
challenged gentlemen whom no knew full
well to be voters, in order To compel them
TO swear in their votes and thus. by occu.
plying the time Of the Judges keep legal
voters away from the polls.
100. ;-r rabfTt ;inas rs;icff, c0T,iuot Is
gross abuse of the challenging power, and
il persisted IN hereafter, will result in riots
that will crimson the streets of our city with
blood. The scoundrel who would practice
such "A despcablc game, is not one whit
better than the knaye who casts half dorm
ballots Their crimes are similar in char.
acter AMI arc pcrpetrated solely to dcfraud
the people of their just rights, and subservc
the interests OF demagogu,s. The right to
chaliangc was guaranteed to preserve the
purity Of the ballot box, but the knavlsh
scamp who practiced i, yesterday in the
Second Ward. used it solely to keep legal
voters away from the polls. Many me
chanics who were employed until six o'clock,
owing To- the conduct Of the individual re.
ierrcd to, were deprived Of the privilege Of
voting.
Too much credit cannot he awarded TO
those of our foreign born citizens, at whom
this rascaliiy Of the R,Nsgl managers was
aimed, for the iorbcarancc manifested hy
them
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-15

This gives S,uLsy nearly 700 maloritu
There are many strong Democratic counties
70 hear from, AMI also Republican strong.
holds. II the an'cipations Of our friends
in thu southern portion Of the Territory are
realized. there ia yet strong probability OF
the election Of the entire Democratic State
ticket
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-15
Ths ita,iSoa,i Riots.

The Geographic news OF Saturday evening
announces that there Vas 10 damage done
on FRIDAY at the Bergen tunnel New York
~. l,lor"rs hail ,ssrmhlcl Wv .he opmi~r Of
600 oy POO and made hostile dcmonstra
ton l'u, after OBTAINING one az two trains.
ior short TIM, through the ln,crccssion of
the Catholic clergyman AMI the Sheriff Of
Hudson county and the presence OF a force
81 military. which hal been or,l,rn,l out, the
moh was reduced TO QuictucSs
l.,Np OFgpE Decision III, General
Land ONicc has decided that number Of
persons ,orullng themselves into Joint as
ISOLATION cannot avail Themselves OF the
hcrctt at the graduation ac' hy becoming
settlers on public land. not for the indvid
ual benefit In, that OF ihgir common inter
est
The ground for this decision Is tha, the
graduation ac, was in,e,tic,i nr the benefit
Of actual settlers AMI cul,iva,orS of the soil
only, anil no, ior SPECTATORS. and tina, the
rights givcn b, i; arr personal only AMI for
actual .cttI,mcn, slrrai, made ~ con,em-
plated
SucorI>o AtfR,N ~ ,'tyvyI \
shooting ARRAY ,smc of, on the 9Th between
two u,gr"cs in Cleveland. which resulted in
MORTAL, wcun,ins, by STRAY shot, poor
Irish woman uamNl Mr.. VI, Nltiv. who
wa. raising al the time H',h,hc ncgrs-
have been arp~tN
Sr,rx R"ox C,Ra. $500 The Illinois central
Railroad put % thu th',ago and -. Louis
rou,e. IN Mooday evening OF las, w~ck, cars
,it,"i MP with state ro"n,s anil berth. one
Il their cars will be attached % IN, -. Louis
evening train. which viii 20 clear through
from chicago IL - louis
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-15
I ,rhIi

NlnopuH The vote at Mauomin county
stands ~ follows '>ihlsy los, Ramsey =
The vote on the remainder Of the stat tick.
ct stands Democratic 100. Republican :.
Drkota In this county, the vote stands
a. lnlinvs
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-15
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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-15

Minneapolis is partially heard from A
large Republican majority.
Saltwater reported l2j Republican ma
jority.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-15
California Flee t,o"-'.sra' Triumph

Hon JouS B WsLGa has been elected
Governor Of California 10y II majority of
$1,000 votes
The entire Democratic State ticket has
been successful.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-15
lio",''irg.
or - III YLpR

The Albany Erming Jo'paai says: Nov
is the time when gold dollars are hid in old
stockings. Now is the time when sixpenccs
are tucked away in snubnoscd teapots
Now money is laid by in cupboards for
mice to nibble thrust into corners-tor
thieves to rumage carried in wallets for
pickpockets to grab at hid behind the wood
work-for the next generation 10 find an5
buried IN the ground, 10 be los; and forgot
ten. Now men rush frantic 10 draw cash
out OF safe places and pat it into unsafe
ones. Now poor families loosc five per cent
for the privilege Of having their saving
where they will keep them awake of nights
Now farmers hang up deposits in thc shot
pouch behind the door housewives sew M
gold pieces in their skirts arl travellers woiEh
themselves down with body ,e.is of coin.--
Now the Improbable servant who hid BIZ
talents in n napkin is canoniled into brigh,
and shining Scriptural example while ,hosc
who put their money to tli7 axchaugers
are looked suSpiciously upon. as rash sIec,-
lators in Jewish Fancy stocks Now al
money is ds,rns,el Int such as can I've heard
To chink. Now men privately put all ,hei-
lash under Icck AMI KEY. and then pablicly
lament that II has ce.s.,l 10 circulate. Now
men with full pockets refuse either 10 gay
isl, 20 81
Now the butcher must wa' agd tn bake.
must 20 unpaid and ,h prin'e mus, be- pa,
~ tor The ninctputh time The era o
boarding has come ronni again with all il,
blind. unreasoning fear aud al IL selfim
Pose'l curses of poyerty. ijiene~s dis,us'
and decay.
pWfsREScE. A correspondent Of tn
iopion H'cnfd notice, a pleasing record DC
tween the conduct oftwo distinguished isl
tors now in Englan.l The on q the Queen
al the Netherlands, who on sunday went
10 Man hester aud attempted 10 gan I'd
mission on tina, lay 10 III. grea; exhibition
Of tbs work. Of art nov h,!I there >h
however, lailed. notwithstanding her roy.
claims. The Other is an .i'icer Of tbe Uni.
,eVl States navy, now in command ot the
steamship >usquehanna Entering an Eng.
hsh por, "a the Lori. day. he refrain,i
from firing b. sslAl salute until MONDAY
morning. Thus showing deserved rt-rec, to
The institutions. both the country 10 which
be belonged. AMI u lha, which he vas vs.
TIN
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-15

\ Cusr>E NIru . InE-rREsEsyEs o.
The star Of the IVES, passed the lead bc.ly
OF a man suppcr,e. by hs-Pr~~rver, oT
tn taps Il Virginia |, was supposed
to be IN, % the passages Of The Central
america.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-15

We give below IA much information in
reference To- III. election "a. we have been
able 10 obtain
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-15
vrsLismED EvxxY THURSDAY.

Thur.dsy sloS"s"g---Oesohsr -. 1851
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-15

The Legislature APPEARS to he slightly
mixed The following is the result as fur as
heard from
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-12-05

BAsIFUL MEN. We never vet saw gen.
nine bashful man who was not the soul of
honor. Though such may blush and STAN
mer, shrug their shoulders awkardly, un.
able to throw forth with case the thoughts
that they would express, yet commend them
to MS for friends.
There are fine touches in their character that
time will mellow and bring out; perceptions
as delicate as the fainteSt tint is to the I'M
folded rose and their thoughts are none the
less refined and beautiful that they do not
flow with the impetuosity Of the shallow
Strcamet.
| We are astonishcd that such men arc not
| appreciated that ladies with really good
hearts and cultivated intclects will reward
the gallant Sir. Mustachio Brainlcss with
smiles and attention, because he can fold a
shawl gracefully and handy compliments
with Partisan elegance. while they will not
condesccnd to look upon the worthier man
who feels for them reverence SO great that
every mute glance is worship.
Ladies, word in your car. Have you
lovers, and would you possess a worthy hus,
band Choose him whose dslicacy Of dcport-
mcnt, whose Sense of our worth, leaves him
! to stand alnof while others crowd around YOU.
If he stammcls, Bushes a. your approach,
consider it a sign of his exalted opinion of
your sex. fhc is retiring and modest, let
not a thousand fortunes weigh him down in
the balance, for, depend upon it with him
your life will be happier in spite of poverty
than will, many others though surrounded
by the sllendcr Of palaces.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-12-05
agricultural.
Fros as A Manure

/
We know Of no treatment 50 directly ben.
| olrial for almost every class OF soils as that
Of throwing up Land IN narrow ridges, in the
fail or carly winter There are few soils
worth cnliivaiinS at al, that do not con!ain
more or les materials which can be made
available to plants by The combined action OF
air and frost.
lake two plots Of heavy soil side by side,
and let one lie unmo"rl ill s.,l"ng, while The
other Is deeply p'oughcd IN autumn, and the
result VIII h. very visible in the spring crop
5at the manner Of pI9u2"ins is important.
| 10 S,'Ure ;"e greatest possible Advantage, 4
S:HElc furlow should hc thrown up and
another back iurrow diIcci!y upon it, so a,
to produce high ridge. and another ridge is
to be made in the same manner with a deep
dea'! tGrInw between the two. The process
Is to he continued t'"S through the iitld. so
Chat Wiwn finished it VIII present Il surface
OF h'gh tilGr5 and deep dad lGrows. sue
ceri'ng each Other. about once in two Or two
| and half feet If prepared in This way,
!Hc iI"st will penetrate NrdO"nwald loosen
I"s and GiiyHl'rga!l"S the soil below thr
burrows, while the liiI"S will c>umhlc
Iofn. as 'lcy will not hold water, the air
WI! circulate freely through them, dcrompo-
surg 'Ae mineral portions. and conveying in
Tie ammonia anl other pa>Se.,. THIS oppr.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-12-05

! slumberons sensation benunlbtd every racul.
ty. heard voices in c,nvcrsalon-ihosc Of
Col. Glnes and his son-I heard them ar.
range The disposition o. my body when the
sleeping potion should have taken effect and
with scarcely thrill, learned that was to
BE- placed in the collar, and enclosed in a solid
pile of masonry while yet alive. rcmc,n-
Der no more. It is all a blank and void till
now
Gertrude Winchester fully recovered hc,
health beneath the hosmtabe roof of the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-12-05
{1olitiGol.
Currency tTinxcri;ia.

While so many quacks are at work devils.
ing ways and means to tinker tie currency 81
the country to their own liking, tits refresh.
ing to read the reflections Of sound. rracli.
cal business man on the subject. The an.
ncXed extract, from a series urarliclcs contrib.
nted TO one Of our Southern contcmporaries
by JonN CAMnEIi, who was Treasurer under
GEN JACKSON, ccntainS more good sense
than Il volume of spcculations written bv
visionary theorists.
II have said that the Banks, tn. Govern
mcnt and the People, were all embarked on
board the same ship, and must sink or swim
together. a course of policy that would
djscrcdlt the Banks and render them insol-
vent, would certainly have MOST rtiinons
cIlcc. upon the people. and of course shake
The foundation of the Government itself The
Government of Virginia owes debt of thir.
ty millions of dollars. 1t has pledged the
public faith that the principal and interest of
that debt shall be paid in specie, or what is
equivalent to specie. Ruin the pconlc BY
destroying their circulating medium, and bv
bringing everything suddenly down to a
specie standard and how can the Govern.
ment pay the public debt and preserve the
public faith
These are very commonplace remarks,
not intended for learned tinanciers and bank
ers, but for the mass of Tin people. The
mass Of the people must seonfidcnce in
thei" banks and in their paper money. or the
banks can never resume specie payments
"Whcre, then arc the assets of the banks,
or the means they have to pay their debts {?
For every dollar Of paper they put in cir
"nlation by loaning out to individuals, they
hold the Obligations Of individuals with good
endorSers. to pay for the sum borrowed A,
for instance, borrows five hundred dollars
from the bank. ard gives his bond or note
with good endorscis for the payment of that
amount. The borrower and his cndorscrs
may he worth ten times OF twenty times The
amount Of the sum borrowed Bat the
bank Las bcsiics It's capital and specie in its
vaults, cndnrscTS to pay its debts. How,
then. can bank break, if it is properly con-
Quoted The wcall.iioSt men are not al
ways ready to pay their debts. The sus-
pension OF. the payment oc debts is no evi.
dcncc Of bankruptcy. Force the banks to
pay up Snddcn!y, and they, of course, must
Force their debtors, and u general collection
Of debts takes place throughout the commn-
mty, and hcrce the pressure. There is no
reason for this panic which has seized the
pablo mind, and it cannot last long. We
nave Aau M wars. prSli!encc. or famine
lie General Government orerilows with
revenue. lho country abounds in Grain and
provisions. We have cotton and wool in
great abundance 10 make clothing We
nave every necessary Of life, and yet we are
frightened out Of our senses, and made to
believe that the whole country is On the eve
Of bankruptcy, and is about to suffer all the
horrors Ci want and starvation
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-12-05

AN ECONOMY WouTH CoNsIDEEING.--Tn
these hard times, and in view of the advent
Of cold weather, it will be worth while for
some at least to test the truth Of the assertion
tiat newspapers make a warm and comior-
table bed covering. It is said. indeed, they
supply surprising degree of warmth cnnsid-
ciing the lightncss Of the material. The
papers can be spread loosely, overlapping each
other, or they may be pasted together at the
edges, or stitched between pair OF sheets.
1t is asserted that they really make a light,
warm and agreeable bed covering, and do
away will. the necessity Of piles Of bed
clothes in freezing weather. If this is so,
It will be a discovery useful to Others best des
the poor, to whom at tie present time, It's
truth should make it invaluable. At any
rate the experiment can be easily tried
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-12-05
Gelcft Nlislellanp.

DIDN'T Know HIS OWN BABY.-A citizen
OF Jamaica PLAN, L. l., went to answer d
ring at the front door, on the re-
quest of his wife, where nc found nothing but
a basket. On the covering being removed. a
beautiful little child appeared some FIVE
| months old, The lady screamed, one of the
lady visitors took mp the baby and found Il
note pinned to its dress, which charged the
gentleman ot the house with being it's father,
and implorcd him TO support it, A rich
scene ensucd between the injured wife and the
indignant husband, the iattar utterly DENYING
all Knowledge Of the little one and asserting
his innocence. The friends n'erfrrcd and at
last the wife was induced to forgive the hus.
band, although tic still stood to it like FRO.
jim that he had always been faithful hus-
band. FINELY the lady very roguishly told
her husband that it was strange that lie
should not know his own child, for it was
their mutual offspring, which had just been
taken from Its cradle up stairs by tire nurse,
Tor the very purpose Of playing joke.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-12-05


The Great Western iron rolling mill at
Ergdy'S Il nd, has DISCHARGED about SVEN
hundred o ela.ives. II has been engaged in
making railroad iron largely AMI the dcmand
Tor that article having fallen oil materially,
II IS cnr;ail"@ operations TO suit the times. "
We copy the above from one Of our cx-
changes III the interior, and commend it to
the attention Of working men. Is there any
one so simple as To Ocilve that the STATE Of
things, indicated by the above paragraph,
would have an existence at present, if we had
a poteciirc tUD! A portion Of the one hun
d!sl and twenty millions Of dollars which
have been sent to England to pay lor railroad
iron, and thousand other articles which we
Shouid have manufactured at home, and
which would have been manufactured here,
II The democratic policy Of free trade had not
prevailed, would have given these seven hun.
dFed discharged workman labor during the
winter, at remuncratlng wages. If our work
people would prosper, they must discard the
idea that democratic politicians are able to take
care of their interests. The foundations Of our
prosperity as a nation were never under
minrd under protective policy nor have we
ever had break down such as we now
have. when we were able by that policy to
STAY the food of Euro pran fabrics, such as
has overwhelmed us within the past few
years Let those who are Out Of employment,
reflect upon this matter, and ask themselves
how far they have contributed to bring about
the evil times which now surround u.s.
Del. Co. Republican,.