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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-08

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lies surveys have bcen received a; the Gene
raj Land Ofhcc oi,hc subs.ivisoual character
embracing whole and fractional townships
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North OF Range | W Of the 9TH Prnci-
pal Meridian, in Minnesota, including towns
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Dally hoping, like Jefferson, for the emanci
patton and elevation u the negro race. and
really 10 make any sacrifice for it, have been
compelled 10 abandon all such theories, and
make the bsst Of their necessities.
Ibis is the moment seizei np0n by thu
Black I,rpublicans 10 make forlorn on
slough, towards The South, not on the South
in fact. bn, al the National Democracy,
who ,,and in the gap 81 union between the
North and the South.
T;iE soCrii, SAY THE hEFuBLiCASr, nAs BEES
GROWING TOO FASr--Js IT 50!
Tho hybrid class Of Republican poi,i
cian.nitcr their yelling charge on the South,
invariably fall back in confusion the mo
mon, we turn our batteries upon them. AZ
ter few shots from our good old gun, Con
-'i,ution, they offer TO surrender upon the
whole question OF negro slavery in the States
II il thru 10 shareholders coming into free
STATES 70 catch their fugtiycs that they are
opposed When in reply, We show tia,
this right IL one Of the compacts of the
Constitution, they surrender again, but have
a new plea for their political action. The
South, say they, IL growing too fast il is
getting too powerful. and they drdrc more
than half the map Of. the United states in
mourning, making il IA black as the pin.
ciplcs Of their own party 10 convince the
people Of the North tina, the Southern
Shareholders had cheated and wrylgcd them
Yes. say they, The South has been grow.
ing too iast---too much new territory has
bc,u added to the Sou,h---thereby incrcas-
ing too rapidly sonthron power. Is not
this an increase in the power and prosperity
OF the whole Union!
Would they, 10 spite the South, sell back
.sn-;--s:',9--sa ~ r>--sS---Jy' re- fsssr-~. 'n4
remember, fellow citizens that all there is Of
Minnesota, west Of the Mississippi all
there is of Iowa and Of Kansas, and all the
country westward, to the Rocky Mountains,
with all it, free il wa, when purchas d
part OF thu slave Territory of Louisiana.
Would they give Texas back to Mexico,
or give il to England or dis-anncx it, to
bnild up on our borders n rival republic
oil our own kindred ask, what harm
have Louisiana. and Texas, and Florida,
TALL acquired in accordance with Democratic
policy inflicted upon the country, that We
should, on account Of ,hoir acquisition, hang
the Map of the Union IN black, and form a
Northern party to war upon the South.
Down again the hybrid Republican,
thybrid because national in sympathies,
and trai,orous Abolitonist for the sake
of Ollie down again he lies upon the
g,ound. aud PAYS 1t IL not that, but the
unlns, Mexican war. he ia opposed to.
Well, will he give back the territory ac.
,nircd hy hat war. To Mexico, with all it,
free soil and it, golden State California,
Crawling up towards the wall the hybrid
Republican, by this time, prc'cncis that tina,
il not exactly what he means. What he
means to hold the Democracy and the South
responsible tor A. "hoa,a' b'eoiiag koH.
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\dsi~"ds 4" the speech or u. \. Robert-

| add the following III ccrrcbora,ion OF my
remarks to prove tina, the old abolition par.
~ was the prog,nItor OF the molern Repaid
lican party. and tina, the Two arr, in fact,
only sections oil the same party OF Seoeraph.
zeal asi,a,ors. who are working in coucer,
agaius, the union the good name and pros
periiy Of the Republic. un'lcr the prctcnS Of
"opeatioa 10 la,ycy ertens.o" -
The An,islavory Society, which cum
mencd its agi,sticns in lsS3, in its then
adopted platform DECLARED in article I'd OF
its constitution;
While i, the Society, admits tina, each
State in which slavery exists. has by the
constitution cf the n,tci States thu rxciu-
sivc right to kyisls,e in rryad TO its aboli-
ton in said State. il shall ain TO convince
al our fellow ci,izcns by arguments addrcssoi
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AND WHAT AHDtt KANSAS

Congress gave tn the people OF kan~,,s a
free aud unlramclcd right 10 form their own
domestic institutions, aud 10 pass any laws
that would he constitutional III State
ihercupou the aholitonis,s with Summer
and Chase, and Mr. stowe H. their gene
rails Commanding from aIafl, rallied their
forces and lnauI,ingly challenged the whole
south to meet them in kans.,s aud there
fight out on that ungcnla, soil the battle of
slavery Natural enough. tho people ol
Missouri did not want the whole under.
ground railroad company for their neigh
hor. so the mos, cNci,ahlc Of them called
Tor help from the south, to drive the aholl
tonists back.
In this absurd fight between the ,Ntrcmcs
oi thu North and the south. upon a soil
where Ia the natural course of things slavery
cannot anl will not exist, both parties have
lramplcd upon law aui order, bat what right
have the aboltlouists TO complain against
the south, for getting some broken heads
and bloody nos,s in fight ot their own
seeking? The only trouble among the party
OF the Black Republic ON the Kansas
question Jas, nov, is simply this that after
oil their outlay OF Sharl~'s rifles, bad
blood and golden TREASURE Kansas will lee
lrcc and their bthclos occupation will b.
ganc WA \ tall Nil .hrrc hc .hcn ~
couutrymcn, among the aboli,onists, whose
bloody treason has no, 'rumphcl over us
and wha, an escape Tor our Great Repub-
lie. from the alarm AMI dreaded calamitics
at u sectional aud iratractlal war,
The more intelligent Of our opponents,
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-12-05
Great Western Railroad.

The Executive Committee of the Board
of Directors of the Great Western r. II,
held meeting in Camanche, on Thurs
day, the 18th inst, and transacted i'm
portant business in connection with the
road, and which we trust will advance
TIL, work, and the prosperity of our young
city. The proposal of the Company OF
Contractors who propose to construct the
Rail Road on the east side Of the river
to build the Great Western Railroad from
this City to Upton, Cor such pootion Of
the road as does not run parallel with
the G. l. 4 n. r. X. in this county. pro.
videi the Committees of conference.
which were to meet at Clinton Yesterday
and to-day, should come to satisfactorv
arrangement for the use Of the Road
now built west of this place. has been
accepted. The work is to be commenced
within THIRTY days after the arrange
mcnt above alluded to shall have been
consummated, and to progress as fast as
the weather, the coming winter will al
low it to be done with economy, and to
completion within fnclre months from the
commencement. The Company are to
pay in cash, bonds, and stock for the
work, as the subscriptions are taken, and
the contractors to advance the necessary
money to cash the bonds given for stock.
As we understand, the whole project
will be fully carried out next month, If
running connection is now made with
the q. |. Il N. r. through Clinton Conn
ty, upon fair terms to the Great Western.
at meeting now being held at Clinton,
and which we should think would be for
the best interest of the two Companies.
We have not time before going to
press, to extend our remarks, or Law be-
fore our readers several important resolu-
tons passed yesterday by the Committee,
affecting the interests of our citizens; but
will endeavor to do so next week, and
add whatever we may lern regarding tho
pending negotiations. ~ [nmoncAe Dem.
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on the Ohio and Mississippi.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 22.-The steamer Re
public arrived at Louisville on Saturd..
p;;:"ht. She reports sixteen coal boat.
sunk du. ing the storm of Wednesday last
in the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, near
Cairo. and 100 men lost, with 100000
bushels of coal valued at $4,000. The
crews were principally from Pit:.sburg
and Louisville
The steamer Gladiator reports other
boats lost as low down as New Madrid
Passengers from Evansville, reported
the storm along the Lower Ohio, as ter
rifle No boat was able to run, but all
had to tie up.
The steamer Baltimore, from Marietta
last night, reports encountering a heavy
gale at Parkersburg Saturday. A heavy
wind prevails here to-day with rain,
snow and hail.
The steamer Rainbow was burned on
the morning Of the 2lst, ten miles above
Napoleon, 30 to 20 lives lost-officers all
lost---boat, cargo, books and papers all
lost.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 23.-Thc stea-
mer Highhyer reports a severe storm on
the night OF the 18th inst, between New
Madrid and Hickman Three coal beats
sunk near Hickman--total loss.
The Republic brought a report from
Cairo that sixteen coal boats were sunk a
few miles from Cairo, and only twenty
men saved from them,
The Newcomb, from New Orleans,
stopping at Cairo eighteen hours after
the Republic, heard nothing of it.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 2l-There are
sixteen feet Of water on the bar u, the
mouth Of the Mississippi. NJ
The ship Enoch Train, with cotton for
Liverpool, is aground.
All the officers Of the Steamship Gal.
weston and Opclousas have been arrested
we had a white frost this morning.
The steamship Cahawba, from Havana,
has arrived.
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"The members Of the convention are
entitled to be held iii everlasting remeui-
brance for adhering to the great truth of
the Democratic creed, when in the midst
of temptation which the virtae Of most
men would have been ton weak to resist
They were exposed to the attacks Of ul-
tries on both sides. The persuasions of
one and the taunts Of the other we're alike
calculated and alike intended to influence
them in favor of wrong decision. 1t is
not often that representative body is
found pursuing the right when it's friends
aud enemies are both inviting it into the
wrong. There are some names in that
convention that We shall delight to hon
or"
Thus it will be seen that all rights and
all pledges to the people are to be set
aside for the purpose of making Kansas
a slave State. A few demoe rats aud
fewer democratic newspapers may object,
and advise this and the othor thing, but
Democracy is Great, Buchanan is its
prophet, and he must be followed and
supported, let him lead where he will.
(Oh, Democracy! Democracy! how many
sins arc committed in thy nancy And
we shall see some Of these same men and
papers unfolding the doings of that con-
vention, aud declaring that it is "mys-
terry" how any man could have oppos.
ed il.
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To the Hcp0Dnc0nS Oh ScQaI SOuhty
When we purchased the ADVERTISER,
now some three months ago, the fnan-
cial affairs of the land were moving on as
usual-the crisis had not arrived-and
expecting that they would continue so to
do, We used up nearly all our available
means, in the purchase, thinking that We
should receive enough money form the
Office to pay our current expenses.
We must have paper, and some help,
and they cannot BE- had without money.
We cannot, if We would, get trusted
for them. We also need wood, and have
to pay rcn.-all these taings require mou-
cy.
In purchasing the Office we took por-
ton Of the ace cunts, due the ot1ict; We
have informed most of those who owe us,
of the fact, and hope that they will re-
spond with the cash.
A new Volume commences the first of
January, and it is a serious question with
US whether or not we shall reduce the
size of the ADVERTISER, it is now the
largest paper in the Cedar Valley, and
is furnished at as low price as any Of
them, and we wish to continue doing so.
Mr.. Spicer had raised the price to two
dollars, and we reduced it to 81 so
year. We arc willing to work, and
work hard, without receiving at present,
more than sufficient to pay our expenses;
but we cannot afford to work for nothing
and pay our own expenses.
Now if you wish the ADVERTISER to
prosper and enable US to devote more time
to the editorial department, you who are
subscribers must come up and pay in ad-
vance, and you should ask your neighbor,
who does not take it, to subscribe and
send us the money. Is it not Of sufh-
cient Importance to the cause Of Repub-
lican;sm, to induce some one at each
post Office in the County, to procure US
few paying Subscribers; to such persons
we should be under great obligations.
We have not heretofore spoken of our
private affairs, and would not now did not
necessity compel. If you wish the AD-
vERrIsER to continue its present size,
send in your money in advance, and
all will be well.
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Tall Corn.

The value of n,unure on our western
land is no, properly estimated. | have
just picked thirty bushel baskets of good
sound corn from one-sixth of an acre
equal to one hundred and eighty baskets
to the acre, or more than one hundred
bushels of clear corn. Some of the stalks
we're thirteen feet in length. The land
had been cultivated for several years.
Last spring coating Of stable manure
was spread upon it, and plowed in. The
corn was carefully hoed, (not hilled)
twice. 1t was planted the latter part Of
May.
Has any one, in or around Upton, rails
eI SO large a crop ,eithout manure? Has
any one raised crop two-thirds as large
without it? Will not one third pay well
for drawing and spreading manure, be-
sides keeping the land in better condi-
ton?
also raised, from sisgle vine, four
sound squashes, weighing together one
hundred and FIVE lbs. They are an ex.
ccllent quality, being decidedly superior
in richness aud flavor to the sweet potatoe
which is raised in this vicinity. A pump.
kin vine, from seed self-sown, grew, in
Guiding branches, one hundred and ffty
feet, and bore three ripe pumpkins. 1t
was still travelling on, projecting new
fruit Of its kind, when arrested by the
frost. NIX. c.
Upton, Nov. 1857.
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A ssShriek for kansas.S

The Democrat, in its last issue, know
ing that its party has got to change its
course with regard to Kansas, or else sink
into utter insigniicance in all the free
States, has loag and loud "shriek," or
or rather, "wall, for Kansas. But We
think it is too late foE the Democrats to
step in now and claim that they have
been working in favor Of free Kansas
The constitutional convention of Kansas,
which has just adjourned, has adopted a
slave State constitution, and are going to
present it TO Congress and ask admttance
as State under ii uttiou submitting to
vote of the people. 1t is true that they
make pretense of submitting the cues
tion whether slavery shall exist in the
State to vote Of the people, but the pre-
tense IS only adding insult to injury. The
vote is in the following form, "Constitu-
ton with slavery" and, CONSTITUTION
without slavery" so that if the free State
men vote at all, they are compelled to
vote for the constitution, and if maior.
ity vote Constitution without slavery"
slavery is not all .fshed in the State, by
the constitution, but is allowed to exist
SO long as any slave now there may live.
1t has been the doctrine of the admins.
tration party that the people should regu-
late their domestic institutions in their
own way; but now, when they know that
majority eff the citizens of Kansas are
in favor of free State, this doctrine is
repudiated. Let it be remembered that
while there are about 10000 voters in
Kansas less than 5000 voted for this
convention or the delegates which CON-
pose it. This is "sluatter sovereignty"
with vengence.
According to the terms Of this consti-
tuition it cannot be amended for six wears.
and then not so as to effect the rights of
property in the slaves that are now there.
But the convention--this Democratic oil
garchy--do not stop at this; they dare
not trust the people to vote on this one
question, with the present officers to can
vass and return the votes, but they ap
point one of their own infamous officers
supreme dictator over all Kansas, and
give him more power than ever Bona
parte dare assume. He is to have the
appointing Of all judges and clerks of
election, and the returns are all to be made
to him, that he may arrange them to suit
himself; and as he has denounced Gov.
Walker for throwing out the the illegal
votes cast at Oxford and other places, we
can judge quite safely what will suit him,
and what will DO the result q of the
election. He will want more than one
city directory to find the names Of his
voters. Some Of the democrats here
abouts think they can't 90 quite the
'svhole hog for slavery, but when they
get their orders from Washington, they
will have to Ego it" or be cast out of the
great and GLORIOUS" National Democrat
&c party. The president sustains the
convention, the Washington Vn,o. sue |
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Vol. 4-NO. 4S.


L. w. Spratt, of Charleston, is writing
sseries Of articles to the New Orleans
Delta, in favor Of the Slave Trade being
re-opened. In late number he says:
The State of Delaware is nominally
Slave State, but it were madness to rely
on Delaware for aid; and Missouri, even,
which has 10000 slaves, has an Adolf
ton party to contest for power.
So circumstanced it is to be doubted
whether Kansas can ever acquire the
slaves to make her in fact Slave State,
but should she do so, she must take them
from Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky,
Tennessee or Missouri-no one of which
q has slaves enough now to sustain the per-
feet integrity of a slave system. Mary-
land reels upon the line Jet,ceen Slavery
and the isms, and cast her vote for Fill
more in the late election. Virginia is
threatened with a colony of New England
ers to cult vate space she cannot cover
with slave labor. In Kentucky it has
been proposed to manumit the slaves.
Tennessee is aghast at the mention of
the slave trade, and Missouri, as I have
said, has an Abolition party to contest for
power. 1t can never strengthen Slavery
TO take slaves from these States to Kan
sas ,and perhaps there is no place in the
Union where 100, 1000 slaves could be so
probably planted as upon the soil Of the
brave old State Of Virginia.
But while such has been our expert
cnco with regard to Kansas, few thous-
and slaves would greatly alter the aspect
Of the matter. Five thousand freeman
have failed to take that State, but so
would not ten thousand slaves. That
number Of the widest Africans imported
with Boston capital by Boston mer-
chant, under single slave driver, would
Tx to the South forever the fortunes of
that State. There is not an Abolitionist
there who would not purchase slave at
800, (Which would allow an ample profit
upon the costs of importation, and there
Is not Abolitionists in all that Teriio-
~ whs, purchasing slave at $780,
would not become propagandist of sla-
very. The South need sacrifice no other
son in such cause, but with cheap slaves
We can subsidize the North to whip the
North from any field of competition.
The foreign slave trade, therefore, will
add directly to the population of the
South; it will give wider basis to sla-
very, and thus add indirectly to the pop
ulation of the South. Ten thousand
slaves would take Kansas, with her seven
~ thousand people; ten thousand more
would make another State in Texas ten
thousand more State in Lower Califor-
MIA while one or two hundred thou
sand more would brace the States OF Del
aware, Maryland, Western Virginia, and
Missouri to the frnest possible fidelity
to the peculiar features of the South.
Under the influence of such a measure,
therefore, there can be no question as to
the ultimate preponderance of political
power between the sections--and the for
esgn slave trade is the certain road TO pou-
er Jor the Sonh, and the only road to
poper rithia the Union.
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A Great National Curiosity.

,,, The Abingdon (Va.) Ki,yisian says
There Is natural bridge within So
miles Of this place, in Scott county, Va
compared with which the bridge over Co.
dar Creek is mere circumstance Tho
Scott bridge extends across a cha,m
more NOR than twice 80 feet in width, and is
a-o ieet deep, at the bottom OF which
nows much larger and more rapid
stream than the Cedar Creek. The arch
OF Scott bridge is not so perfectly formed
as that OF Cedar Creek, but it is not less
bridge, with broad wagon road To-
Gated upon it. The survey for the Cum
oeriand Gap Railroad passed through
tue arch Of this bridge. 1t is, perhaps
the widest and most stupendous curl.
osity in the United States, and it is com
unknown
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1t is understood that 10 case Mr. Doug.
las does not drive a successful trade At
Washington for the Presidency, the Chi,
cago Times will continue to oppose the
Administration, in which event the fed
eral Office. holders in this city will be
called upon to contribute the funds nee
essary to establish an Administration or
gan, and to import an editor from Wash.
ington to Z i've character and direction to
its columns. As for the Stat. Req,ster
and the Quincy Herald, ii is not doubted
but that they will in little while draw
ia the Administration harness as docilely
as they have done heretofore; consequent
tly it is not expected, at present, that in
any contingency the faithful will be called
upon to bleed beyond what is necessary
to establish a reliable organ for the Adj.
ADMINISTRATION in this city.
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We give to-day an extract from the Ca
manche Democrat in relation to this road.
We learn there is to be a meeting of the
various Companies interested, at Chicago
on the 10th inst, when it is expected all
things will be arranged. The member
of the committee in Upton ought by all
means to be present, but he has spent a
good deal Of money already, and does not
feel like bearing the burden alone. Sub
scribers the G. w. r R., walk up and
pay your one or FIVE per cent, and help
along the work.
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M / Iii n erv

j ApIEs OF Upton, and the vioini,m
"a a. nave oesn to tho East where Fash,oan.
And 70 ssa1n shs girl. grown vi.s
c,l,aa honness atty trimmed and psin
The Ta.e ,. dresses ana apes Of the SANE
For rerr rnenaae ko, way nor think Il d.~r.n.
place; nwofd IN every town and
s.a Notwithstanding hard times, Bono.s. ron ~.
60 &c call on Mrs. Carter befors vou
Ana W maks you Bonnet cheap, prs..s ~
Upton, Nov. Il, ier '"'s' ousser ePd VOID.
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Later from Kansas.
ST. LOUIS. Nov

DT. LOUIS, Nov. 30.
A Delegate Convention of the Free
state party OF Kansas has been called 70
meet at Lawrence, on the Cd Of Decem
Der, 70 take into consideration the pre.
sent political position of the Territorv
ana TO designate some course to bc pur.
sued relative TO the new Constitutior