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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-14
Parsguay-No War After All.

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W. 'e"f" 'o'h 'hc ~ He'ded, Vi the
9Th. that nv An arrival at that r.oyt from
,,,.
ierhaho"co, reiiaoio ihtcilgence mas Deen
received that the ouestio,s recentlv pepdi,y
fo
between the United states and Paraguay
have b.en neaceablv .,r.no.J ,h,o,,h ,ho
Wv
mediation OF the Emperor OF Brazil and
pr.si,,.,t A,ou;,a og tho ..o.,.;,o ,,,,,l
Wv "so"''"e o'"''"
Grafton. The Her0M gives the following
Gacta o.ther.J from, ,sco,t .Jv;coa
h""" "o"' ''o"' "'''"
when President Lopez learned the formidable
became alarmed ana ."n, nrgsns s"I;s,a, h ne
TO all tho neighboring Powers to intervene in
psrt both Rrazil md Mop,syis.o ssts p mi s
to offer their mediation. This WAS declined by
the Commissioner, under his instructions from
the President, and the result was that all the
neighbering governments sent representatives
toa diplomatic congress that WAS 10 he held
somewhere On the banks OF the Paraguay.
Brazil, Montevidso and the Argentine Confed
Grafton were represented and the French Min
ister 10 the rivorine States also proceeded 20
the scene. Besides this. Lopez made an ar
rangemsnt with President Urquza to come
down and meet him NJ Corrientes, In the Ar
genuine Confederation, and meet the United
states Commissioner there. but the move
ments Of Commodore Shnbrick were too rapid
Tor them. and he had got beyond Corrisntes
when he met the Paragusyan Commissioners,
who wished him TO return and wait for nego-
tation at that city This he declined A. We
announced some days since in our special cor.
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The New York Courier and ENQUIRE,
says that the sales Of cotton in the New
York market, Thursday, amounted to H.
600 bales, valued at about 81, loo, 900. This
is aid TO be the largest business in cotton
ever done in one day in the market. The
business Of Friday amounted TO about To-
600 bales, and with transactions in tea to
the amount of 100000, gives some indica.
ton Of reviving business.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-14

Tbs GROWING WHEAT CRoP.-The New
York Herald collects accounts OF the grow.
ing wheat crop from the leading yapers OF
all the great wheat producing States, all OF
which affirm that the prospect for a large
yield was never better. The HsraA saws
that the crop. has 80 far advanced. and the
rains throughou, The country have been 50
abundant, thai We can have little reason to
fear that sl,her general drought or insects
can heneeiorth destroy the presen, general
prospect ola harvest greatly excesding that
u last year. Upon this good and glorioGs
promise We congratulate the American
people producers and consumers aai the
word al large. An abundant; wheat bar.
ves, w,li enable cur producers especially Of
the rrea, West. 10 ehar Themselves Of the
pressure q the financial smharrasuen,s OF
the ate rsyulsion and Ia oar cou.aners an
abundance OF brad : never a very distress.
lug inconyenIcnc'
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A SOUTHERN CONVENTION j. ID. Is. De
Bow, of louisiana the Hos. JoHN j.
MRAE, Of Mississippi; the Hon. Guy Bay
AN, Of Texas the Hon. w. l.. YANcEY, Of
Alabama and Major w. II. CHASE, Of
Florida. q committee appointed by the last
Southern Convention, issue an address to the
people oI the slaveholding States and slave.
holders Notwithstanding, We presume,
the Republican U. S. Senator Of New Jer-
sey, and Mr.. CHArFEx, owner Of the late
lamented bred Scott, and Republican Rep
resentatve in Congress from Massachusetts,
requesting all interested to meet in Conven-
ton at Vicksburg Mississippi, on the 9th
of May next The Committee say:
There is no name honored in the councils or
revered In the hearts Of the South, from the
earliest period OF its history to the present,
that may not be claimed as authority for every.
thing that is sought by the Convention.
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enforced

On one OF the very last days Of March,
the people Of Kansas voted on the PROPOSE.
ton TO call u convention 10 frame new
constitution, and from the reports thus far
received, /, is probable that il WAS decided
in the Affirmative. II it be so. then dele
gates will be chosen at special election TO
he held on the Eth of June the convention
will assemble on the 9Th OF July at Wyan.
dot the instrument 81 framed will be sub
m,ted to vote OF the people for ra,i,ica.
ton or rejection On the i,h OF October and
finally, should it be ratified. the election Tor
State officers and for members of the Icgis.
lature will b. held on the 9th of December.
Should every thing work harmouiously in
this programme as laid down 10y the Teri
torial Legislature. We shall have Kansas
knocking once more Tor admii,ance, ccns,i.
tuition in hand, on Que Of the very frs, DAYS
OF the next session Of Congress
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All sorts Of Items.

THE Democracy Of Dubuque have elected
Gen. HoDGDES Mayor, over HErHERIsGToS,
Republican, and the present incumbent
CHIEF Justice WHIroS, Of Wisconsin, is
still lingering dangerously III. There is
little or no hope Of his recovery.
MASSACHUSETTS has just resolved. through
her Legislature, to pay 100000 for the
residence Of JOIN HANCOCK in Boston.
b. FERGUSON. Of Fox Lake, Wisconsin,
has received the appointment Of Register Of
the United States Land Office at Superior
City.
Mrs. Potter, an old lady, her two sons
aged forty and forty five years and grand
child aged ten years, were burned to death,
in their house at Lee, Maine, on the It'll inst.
Another son saved himself by Jumping from
the attic window. They were the only &C.
cupants Of the house.
The Navy Department will certainly re-
ceive credit for the good taste it has ex-
bibited in naming the vessels which are now
in process Of construction at the different
navy yards To each Of them has been
given name preservative of the old Indian
titles Of the land, which are so appropriate
to matters so peculiarly American as our
vessels Of war. The one building at Ports
mouth, New Hampshire, is to be called the
Mohican; that at Boston, the Narragansett;
that at Brooklyn, the Iroquois the large
one at Philadelphia, the Wyoming, and the
small one, the Pswnee; that at Norfolk, the
Dacotah that at Pensacola, the Seminole;
and that at Mare Island California, the
Saginaw.
Hon. r. j. RYAN, OF Indiana, who has
been recently appointed to a fat Office,
appears to have a good opinion of our "ven-
cradle President" RI. let of the following
toast at Indianapolis, the other night, at o
complimentary supper given him prior to
his departure on some South American
mission
| The bright ami spotlsss Administration Of
James Buchanan Of Pennsylvania. When
thrones are crumbled and dynasties forgotten,
| II will stand the landmark OF our country g his.
! tory, rearing itself amid regal ruins and ma
tons dissolution, political pyramid in the
solitude Of Time beneath whose shade kin s
shall moulder, and around whose summit Ete,n,.
fy must play
Eternity must play" is good.
UNITED STATES Commissioner LoSo.
srRErH. of Philadelphia, has discharged the
negro DANIEL WEBSTER, claimed before him
as fugitive slave, by Virginian. The
identity of the negro was not fully proved.
BROADER GENERAL G.. WASHINGTON
JONES, OF Dubuque, who recently declined
the mission to Bogota, has telegraphed to
the President, Withdrawing the declination.
He has been notified to report himself i'm
mediately at the State Department.
STEAMERS arrived at Milwaukee, on the
9th, through the Straits Of Mackinac. The
Lady Elgin is advertised to leave for Lake
Superior ports this week
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-14

BucKIsdnAM, for Governor, has about
$500 plurality over PRATT, Democrat In
the First Congressional District, LOOMS
has G5 majority in the second, WooDRuYr
has 300; 10 the third, BuRSnAM, has 500
and in the fourth, FKKRY has 800. The
Republican majority in the House will be
about 25, and in the State Senate 3.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-14

RHODE ISLAND" Little Rhody" has
elected THOMAS q. TURNER, Governor }.
X. BARTLETT, Secretary Of State and j.
B. KENDALL, Attorney General. They arc
classified as Know n othing- Republicans
the cardinal principal Of their political faith
being the superiority morally, politically
and socially -of the negro over the
Europian emigrant. In the western Con.
gressional district, BRAYroN, Know. n othing
Republican, is elected, but in the eastern
district there is no choice, ROBINSON, X
~, having 3,797 votes DAVIS, Rep,
2,i22; and ARNOLD, Dem, l,532-a ma.
jority being requisite to elect. AT the
next trial, Sam and Sambo will, Of course
unite.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-14

CAMBRIDGE, IsASrI CouSrY-The Din.
nesot,an and Times crow quite Justify over
the township election at Cambridge, Isanti
county, last week, and sneer at the govern
ment land officers for their failure to bring
about q Democratic victory. To show what
ground our ueighbors have for their jubls-
ton, we may state that last October, the
aggregate number OF votes polled in the
town OF Cambridge was nineteen fifteen Of
which were Republican, and four Demo-
cratic. At the recent election, the number
Of votes polled was forty.fve-of which
twenty-three were Republican, and twenty
two Democratic. We think this is doing
pretty well especially when the Democrats
have proof Of at least one vote being east
illegally by the Blacks, thus giving them the
majority.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-14

LEr TIE GERMANS SFEAK.-The German
Republicans Of Massachusetts, have issued
an address to the people Of the United
States, commenting upon the recent action
Of The Black Republican Legislature Of tia,
State, which pu, an amepdment to the COZ
ittu,iOn depriving them Of the righ, to vote
until they have been there seven years. i,
which they say
Iis. cn:e,s Of German dssdor', ~! Aats
eotl,ag more 70 10 ,r'ii iAr Reya.bi,aan p1rty
-vs rt. asrr uors i9,s o'T tog % ,lst,i,
r.lr;y q pooe vaila ',19y.si u, under
tx
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-14

pR Ws II. krSs, a physician in high
standing is now on trial at the Coburc
(Cauadal assiEcs for the murder Of his wife
10y poisou. lie had bson married four years
Ia, did no, live very happily With his wife,
She was sick for several wvk1, and the svl-
deucc leaves no douh, bat tina, during ,ha,
time he was numbering her by administer
lug arssnic
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The SAN FRAScisCo VIGILANCE Cox.
xrrrSE-The suit Of JAMS Il. M,LoSsr
against JAMES BOWS. Treasurer Of the San
Francisco Vigilance Committee, brought,
before the Court Of Common Pleas in New
York, has been dismissed from Court. Ma.
LosY was Naval storskeeper at San Fran
cisco, and being sent out Of the State By
the Vigilance COMMITTEE he brought. suit
10 recover damages. Justice DAILY gave
the case pa,ien, hearing and decided tha,
the action should be brought in California,
and that the Courts of New York had no
jurisdiction ia the matter. Several other
suits have been commenced in New York
against officers Of the Vigilance Committee,
but they will probably be abandoned,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-14

COMMISSIONER or ruE CovKr oF CLANS
Can it be possible that our friend. Doctor
AVIS, Of Minneapolis has thrown physi.
to the dogs We find it a., down in n,
Washington ua'on, daily paper OF Tuesday
April 8, that "A r. Avs, Esquic. Of
ST. Anthony, State OF Minnesota has b,cr
appointed Commissioner OF the Court O
Claims.
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TExAs papers give particulars Of the pro-
ccedings OF several meetings recently held
in Fannin county, Tor the Parpose OF taking
measures to eSpcl the members Of the Meth.
dds, Church who are accused OF being alb
oltlonists. A, one meeting a commits,
OF fifty was appointed to Wai, upon Bishop
JAYNE, with warning They performed
their da,y on Sunday, while the Bishop
Was engaged in morn srvioys in the church
|, WAS also resolved TIA, the Methodist
Church north, eoud not BE- tolerated il
Texas, and Tia, il must be pa, down by
Nrce. II nccesSary
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-14

DsPrrY United States Marshal TYLER,
convicted at Detroit Of manslaughter, in
killing Capt JONES, of the brig Concord.
has been sentenced &" to pay 6ne Of oue
dollar to the United States, and to be i'm.
prisoped in the jail Of Wayne county, State
Of Michigan, for and during the period Of
thirty days"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-14

MrcHIoAS.-GEORGE MARTIN, Republi
can, has been elected Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court Of Michigan, over ALPHEus
FELcH, Democrat by about ten thousand
majority.
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POPULATION or LOUISIANA correct
cd returns Of the recent census of louisiana,
exhibits the following figures


Under tho Constitution, in estimating the
population for representation in Congross,
only three-fiths OF the slaves are counted !;
thus III $50 Of the actual population Of
the State must DO deducted, which deduc-
ton will lose TO that State member of
Congress. Republicans who camor 40
wildly and so stupidity about the advantage
given to slave States, in being allowed re-
presentation in Congress for three 6ftbs Of
the slave population, will soc at once, that
while 303,sO0 negroes in the North count
exactly the same as 3o3,sO0 white men, as
Louisiana they only count ls2 2s0--the
difference being equal to representative in
Congress under the very highest ratio that
can be adopted under the census OF LEGO.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-05-13
For the Chronicle.

Mr.. EDITOR: Having short time ago published a
card in the Chronicle Withdrawing my name from
the Convention, which was to assemble at Dover,
Tenn, on the LIST Monday in May, 1852 for the pur-
pose of nominating Opposition candidate for the
Senate-and that card having been misunderstood,
desire now to make brief explanation in refer
to it, that the public may not be msled, or
that my meaning he misapplied.
lst In reference TO Gen. QuARLEs did not in
tend to convey the idea that he had acted in bad
faith concerning myself in regard to the candidacy
By no means; and | feel perfectly satisfied that no
fair construction of the language used in my card
would warrant any in that conclusion.
merely wished to show the character of the man
who had solicited me to become candidate for the
Senate. In withdrawing my name from the Con-
venton, did so in order to leave Capt TYLER alone
before that body and to insure peace and harmony
in the Convention. Believing, as did, that the dis
affection relative to my was in Stewart county
alone. The Convention finally met and again l
was requested to permit my name to come before it,
to which assented, upon the condition that it met
entire and unanimous approval of the delegates then
present Having done this the result of the COnven-
ton is known, and trust, correctly understood.
have thought proper to make the above statement
so that justice might be done in behalf of all
cerned. twas never my purpose to throw any OBJ
stacle in the way of the wishes of the people, but
did not intend to be brought before Convention
and then be thrown overheard or knocked off the
track by two or three men,
make this statement to place myself fairly before
the public. JUDSON HORN.
DOVER Tenn, May I, 1859.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-05-13

MORE CoRRUPTIoN.-It seems that there
is another system of swinddling and
bribery, which, like every other instance
of rottenness, is divulged by disconten-
ted member of the immaculate democracy
That system is the placing of money in
the hands of locofoco Congressman, by the
Postmaster General, to be distributed, at
his pleasure, among the papers of his dis
trict, under the name of the Post Office
advertising fund; thus enabling each
member to control the action and influence
of his party papers by greasing their palms
with Treasury extract. The Blue Ridge
Republican, locofoco Virginia paper,
seems to have been "riled' because extra
Billy Smith, the member from its District,
gave it the little end of this advertising
fund, and thus it vents its Miniature, ad-
ding that the other Virginia members Of
Congress had displayed no such Partially
in the distribution of the spoils-with one
exception, and he declined to interfere
which, we presume, means that he wouldn't
undertake the dirty job, and probably, as
the Richmond Wing suggests, because
there was no locofoco paper in his Dis
trict:
ave have been admonished that we ought to
have been neutral between Ex-Governor Smith and
Mr.. Shackleford. We might retort by asking, why
Gov Smith was not neutral in the distribution Of
the Post Office Advertising fund of $500, placed in
his power by the department-gving the Alexandria
Sentinel 1926 of the amount; and dividing the
balance between the other four Democratic papers Of
the District? Every other member from the State
as we are informed in the Department divided the
fund equally between the Democratic papers in their
District with one exception and he declined to in
terfere. =
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-05-13

SuGGEsrIos FOR THE NEW YEAR.-With the be-
ginning of the New Year, we ALL more or less, form
plans for the future. We revise the books of the
past, and examine wherein we have committed err
rors. Let us strive to improve upon our experience
If we have been unfortunate in enterprises or specu-
lations, let us see wherein we can remedy our mis-
take. The worlds made up, in great measure, by
haphazzards. We are ALL toa great extent govern
ed by the Gibbs and flow Of the tide of fortune
Should you wish to 'ake it at its food you can
not do better than to enclose $40, S. $2A to Wood
Eddy Co., Wilmington Delaware or TO the firm
at Augusta Georgia. These gentlemen are the pro-
prieors of the legased lotteries Of these Statesse-
cured by charter of their respective legslaure-and
previously under the management of Messrs. GRECO
ry and Maury, and Messrs. s. Swan 4 Co. The
names of the present managers are guaranty for the
faithful discharge of all pecuniary obligations incur
red by them. 1913.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-05-13
Tribute of Respect.
JOHN HART LODGE, No. 247, /
MAJ . IOEa

JOHN HART LoDeE, No. 247,
May g. 1859.
The affecting hand of our HEAVENLY FATHER has
thrice fallen upon us. One more of our officers has
been taken away in the midst of his usefulness Bro
ISAAC II. EVANS Past Master of this Lodge, is no
more. He died on Monday evening, May 3D. 1859,
about two o'clock, P. NJ. Therefore,
RESOLVED, That we submit to this bereavement as
becomes good and true Masons but 60 not sorrow as
those without hope.
Resolved, That in the death of our worthy Bro
ther this Lodge has lost its able and efficient Past
Master
ResOtced, That in the death of our worthy Brother
the great Masonic Brotherhood has lost one of its
able advocates one of its brightest ornaments-the
community in which he lived, one of its best citi-
zens.
ResolUed That the Lodge remain in mourning
the remainder of this Masonic year. and the breth-
rem wear the usual badge of mourning until after
our stated Communication in June.
Resotped, That the proceedings be spread on our
minutes copy be sent to the family Of our worthy
Brother, and that the same be published in the
GAINESVILLE Chronicle
Resoiped That Bro. Senior Warden be appointed
to write letter of coincidence TO the family of our
deceased brother.
Resolred That this Lodge win attend the funeral
of our deceased brother this evening ut o'clock
w. F. JOHNSTON, w. NJ.
T. S, McNAIR Sec.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-05-13

see FIVE hundred thousand dollars. These and many
other votes were charged against him, which seemed
to ostonish the Doctor little looking for such q
retort The most of his reioinder was taken up in
defending his cause in the Legislature.
We can assure our friends throughout the Dis
trict that they need fear nothing. Our candidate
achieved the most signal victory have witnessed
for years in the very first engagement and he will
do II to the close Of the canvass.
After the candidates for Congress had closed their
discussion, Mr.. Merritt the Democratic candidate
for Floater, was called for who appeared upon the
stand and announced his candidacy. He said he
did not propose making a speech, but said at some
future day he would discuss the questions involved
in this canvass Made promise to discuss the
'nigger question" Kansas and Lecoinpton, Govern
mental extravagances Banks, &c, &c. Indeed we
have not heard so many promises for long while.
He is evidently a very promising young man.
R. B. Cheatham, Esq, Opposition candidate for
the same Office was next called for who responded
in few brief well-timed remarks, stating that he
was n candidate for the Legislature, and supposed
Mr.. Merritt was candidate for Congress, from the
programme he had laid down. His remarks were
received with great applause.
Judson Horn, Esq, Opposition candidate for the
Senate, and N. B. Dudley Opposition candidate for
Representative were each called on, and respon-
ded in few pertinent remarks, declining a speech
for the present but promising in due time to let the
people hear from them To the people of this Dis
trict and to the State we would say that the Oppo
sition fires in Montgomery county are burning
brightly.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-05-13
F OR SALE

IA A LOT fronting one hundred feet on Union
ill., Wharf; running back about one hundred
and thirtyfye feet and being the property lying be-
tween the warehouses of Messrs, Porter Smith
and T. A. Jones, and formerly occupied by b. o.
Reese 4 Co. This is now the only unimproved
lot upon the wharf, and in view of the heavy bu-
sness the railroad will to be done in that part
of the city, will he much needed for grocery and
commission stores, warehous, S, &c. The lot will
be divided into four lots of twenty-five feet front,
each, and be sold separately and jointly, as may be
agreed upon. Terms liberal.
If not sold before the 10th May they win be Of
fered at auction-of which due notice will be given.
May 6, SEW NJ. II. CLARK.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-05-13
Chancery Sale of Land.

Len. II. johnson Us Ann Il. 0gburn, ct ais.
IN pursuance of an order made in this cause at
the April term, 1859, of the Chancery Court at
Carksville | will SELL TO the highest bidder on the
premises, ON SATURDAY, JUNE II, 1859, the
tract of land mentioned in the pleadings containing
about fifty acres being the same land purchased by
james NJ. Ogbum Of John Y. Taylor, and lies on
the head Of Conrad Greek, and adjoins the lands Of
James Lisenby, on the north; J. b. Lisenby on
the west; w. & NJ d. Davie, on the south; and
II. d. Trce ON the east. The land is well timbered
TERMs-Credit until April lst 1860 Note with
good security required and lien retained for the
purchase money.
THOS. J. MUNFORD, @. 4 NJ.
May -, 1859 4w--printer's fee, 81