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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-03-03
1XXV. CONGRESS- SECOND SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.

WASHINGTON, REQ. ~.
Mr.. Mason, from the committee on For.
eign Affairs reported the memorial Of Ed.
ward K. Cooper and associates, asking an
exclusive grant of the Island Of Nevosa, in
the Caribbean sea, and recommended that it
be indefinitely postponed.
Dir. Seward presented memorial OF +.
X. Collins, asking for the balance due him
for Atlantic mail service. Referred TO the
Post Office committee.
The Senate, after some discussion, agreed
10 rescind the II O'Clock hour OF meeting,
and instead thereof to meet at noon, work
hard, and sit as long as they can without
holding evening sessions.
Messrs. Davis, Hale, and others on both
sides of the chamber declared that they
never saw any good come out of after din
ner meetings.
The special order coming up Mr.. Mason
moved 10 postpone it, and take up the bill
placing the naval and military forces at the
Presidents discretion, as asked 10 his mes
sage.
Mr.. Hunter insisted on the apportionment
bill.
After a heightened discussion as to what
business should be proceeded with, the Con.
suIar and Diplomatic appropriation bill was
finally taken up.
MIR. Pugh after discussion, withdrew his
amendment, previously offered, leaving only
the following words as prOviso to the first
| section, VIZ 90 That no other minister, envoy,
or commissioner, be entitled to any compen.
sation during the fiscal year The object
a bn ia n bs
dent from appointing any more ministers
without the consent Of Congress. Agreed
| tO--32 to Is.
Mr. Simmons moved an amendment that
no minister shall be entitled to higher rate
OF exchange than 10 per cent. on the nom-
nal amount OF his salary. In China it had
reached the enormous amount Of AZ per
! cent.
Messrs. Toombs and Mallory showed that
it was necessary to allow the current rate OF
exchange, else it was equivalent to reducing
their salaries.
Mr.. Toombs said there is nothing to re-
trench in the salaries of foreign ministers.
They are already insufficient 10 many places
TO sustain them as American citizens should
live, and he would rather vote to increase
than diminish them.
HoUsE.-Mr. Hughes called up the bill
reported from the Select Committee to ex.
anime the account and conduct of the late
doorkeeper, Mr.. Hackney. 1t proposes the
reform Of abuses in the folding room. The
House tabled it, but adopted q resolution
from that Committee, declaring that the
extra copies OF books and documents divi-
ded equally among members, are intended
for gratuitous distribution to Libraries and
among the people, and any other disposition
OF them will meet the unqualified disappro.
baton Of this House.
The consideration of the Army bill, in
Committee Of the Whole on the state Of the
Union, was taken up.
An amendment providing for disabled
army officers, and one by Mr.. Bryan, ap.
propriating million dollars to pay the Tex.
as volunteers, were both rejected.
Various amendments were acted upon.
Those agreed to were subsequently reported
to the House, but no definite action was
taken thereon. Adjourned.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-03-03

THx hrpsoSs BAv CosPlSY-The To-
ronto CoSonis says tina, an important an
noun@ment, made on THURSDAY night by
the Inspector General. will be highly graft
Tying to the public, and especially 10 the mer.
camille community Mr. GAR stated tina,
the goverumsn, bad reason to insr that the
exclusive RICH, Of trade enjoyed by the Had.
sons Ray Company IN their extensive terri
tories would be abroga,ed by the home gov
ernment On the Is, Of Jane next.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-03-03
WASHINGTON Feb. IL


SENArk.--Mr. Slidell took objection to
Mr.. Pugh's amendment, which was on Sat-
urday added to the diplomatic appropria-
ton, and showed that its effect would be to
prevent the President from sending any EN-
voy on special business which he might deem
necessary in the case Of Mexico and else.
where.
Mr.. Gwin moved to lay the motion to re-
consider on the table, as he considered the
practice Of moving to reconsider the appro-
priation bill would be productive OF serious
embarrassments to the legitimate course of
business.
The Vice President explained that Mr..
Owns motion was in order, but it's effect
would be really to lay the motion on the
table, liable TO be called up at any time
during the season, and would, therefore, vir.
tually suspend the operation of the bill
Mr.. Gwin withdrew his motion
Mr.. Simmons again went at length into
the question Of exchanges.
The Vice President and Mr. Green pre-.
sented memorials from the citizens of st,
Louis, praying for an assay Office there
Referred.
Mr.. Hunter wished the motion of Mr..
Simmons, to consider the vote by which the
Consular and Diplomatic appropriation bill
passed considered at once, 80 that the bill
might be finally passed.
The diplomatic appropriation bill was
taken up, when Senator Simmons again went
at length into the question Of exchanges.
Mr.. Trumbull followed on the same side,
and was succeeded by Mr.. Toombs on the
opposite.
Mr.. Simmons amendment limiting the
rate OF exchange was stricken out, and the
bill passed, % TO 90
The House army appropriation bill Was
read and referred 20 the finance committee.
The Cuba proposition was then taken up,
when Mr.. Mason offered an amendment by
way ofsubstitute to the effect that Congress
comedies the proprieiy and ultimate neces-
sity Of acquiring Cuba that without com.
hitting itself to future measures, Congress.
at present, ceufnes itself 10 a declaration
that the United States is prepared 10 re-
ceive the island whenever Spain i ready 10
transfer Il Tor a fair equivalent. aud that this
country can never remain neutral under any
policy which would sever Cuba from Spain
IN favor OF any foreign power
Mr. CoI.smer spoke against the Cuba pro-
position. liz denied that an expansion OF
territory was necessity Of national growth,
s0d couisndsd that in our own case the &C.
QUESTION Of additional soil by conquest or
Othervis : al variance With tbe whole
irane"ork Of gourumeui, and especially 40
II such additional soil dos not border on our
Own ssd woald rcguiv a siAbiihg army 10
defend u.
HocsE-1he Hous prooe.isd % take &C
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-25

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NEW YORK AND HARLEM RAILROAD.
~ SPRING ARRANGEME~T.
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$50 A NJ for Wliismsbrdge
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-25

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New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27
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SAMUELS AND VANDEVER.

SANIC cLN ANU En-.
On Saturday last we attended the dis
cussion at DEBORAH between Samuels and
Nandever. TO those who heard Vande-
yer last fall, his speech presented no new
feature, being a rehash of their staleness
He occupied one hour and a half in
speaking and though State questions
alone are involved in the canvass this
fall, he devoted but ten minutes time to
their discussion. 1t was impossible to
get him to discuss the questions present.
ed to the people in the corruption of the
present Republican mismanagement
which is fostering in every department
OF our State government; but he shouted
vehemently for the rights of the "poor
Niger" How true is it that "tew love
to hear the sins they love to act"
Mr.. Samuels addressed himself to the
questions properly belonging to the State
canvass, administering to the Republican
party a scorching rebuke for their prof.
legacy in this State. Vandever's attempt
to make capital out of the foreign vote
was significantly foiled by the bringing
home to the people the fact that Vande-
yer while Know Nothingism was popu-
lar in Dubuque, was among the most I'LL
ira and ardent of these vile prescription
lists. He however, preferred one very
grave charge against the Democracy, to
wit: 1.-The Democratic party has given
all the power it possesses over the terri
tories to the people thereof" We plead
guilty.! But by necessary inference we
are compelled 70 the conclusion that the
Republican party reposing no confidence
in the masses, will retain this power and
centralize it in the hands of a few off.
Gals at Washington to mould the insti-
buttons and control the destinies of these
distant possessions as shall suit the be.
hests OF Republicanism totally, disre-
garding the wishes Of the people affected
thereby.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27
NEW YORK.

Fhe Democracy ofthe Empire State, if we may
Judge by the action of their State COMMITTEES,
are about to unite cordially in the State election
OF November. They have assuredly been diyi-
ded long enough, and it is quite time that they
were laboring together against the Black Re
publican organization. The Journal Of Com
merce says:
The prospects Of the Democracy of New York
are the theme Of general congratulation. The
Detroit Free Press says: We know that the
good results of the reunion ofthe Democracy of
New York will not be confined to that State.
They will be sensibly felt all over the Union, and
especially throughout the Northwest
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27
a BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS.

The Wisconsin Chief has a correspondent
who takes a dolcful view of affairs:
He AYERS that all confidence is lost between
IMAM and man. The bottom has fallen out of
everything. Shrewd business managers are
cheating God in their profession, and the devil
in their bargains. Ginger is made out Of mus
tard, and coffee Of chickory. Young Hyson is
raised in the COW pusture, and Young America
in the dram-shop. Pure wines are made of poor
whisky, and Hayanas of herbs. Rascality has
become a virtue, and rot-gut turned to vinegar.
Legislatures are marked as merchants mark
goods, and the peoples funds absorbed by Char
table purposes Governors are knocked off for
$4,000, legislatures from $4,000 to $4,000.
Railroad stock is down below zero. Caucuses
are packed and young men electioneered on
the Sabbath. Fairbanks scales have taken to
swindling, and old rats selling their tails to
spike cannon. Jewsharps are palmed off as
harps Of a thousand strings, and Republicans
are genuine Democrats"-spirits of just men
made perfect. Sausages are adulterated, and
tempting links seem to wag in the most dogged
manne Our territory, as well as crinolinc, is
indefinitely expanding. Bright rows of pearls
are made at the dentists, and ambrosial curls ut
the hair dresscr's. In fine, their are none truth
full except the horse; jockey; none patriotic save
politicians; none talented but those who make
''one change" ola grocery corner and cheat out Of
the nedy what they give to the Lord.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27
FROM KANSAS.

L~EAvENwoRTu, Aug. s.
The Times of to day says that Il secret Wig
llance Committee was organized there last week,
tor the purpose OF breaking up extensive gangs
OF horse thieves and robbers, which infest the
Territory. One or two victims had already SUI
Tered the death penalty, and others were pun
lshcd until they had confessed their crimes and
exposed their associates. The Committee dis
banded after giving sufficient knowledge to cE-
feet the destruction Of the different gangs.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27
THEIR AIM is CIVIL WAR,

James Redpath the notorious correspondent
Of the N. Y. Tribune, has written a book in
which the following admission occurs. We ask
all who united with him in the Kansas crusade
to read it, and bear in mind that this sam Red
path is one of the apostles Of the Black Repub-
lican party. He says:
Il believed that a civil war between the north
and tho south would ultimate in insurrection,
and that the Kansas troubles would probably
create a military conflict ofthe sections. Hence
1 left the south and went to Kansas, and en-
deavored personally and with my pen to precip-
itate a revolution"
This bold avowal, taken in conjunction with
the hope expressed by the great Republican
leader, Giddings, that the day wonld come "when
the torch of the incendiary would light up the
SOUTH" leaves no doubt upon the mind as to the
principle aim of the Black Republican party
It is "Civu War;" and Disunon.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27
4 SPLIT AS is A SPLIT.

The New Haven Paladiam, a Reptile print,
says:
Gas members of the Opposition, we never
calculated any gain from these family jars of the
Democracy, nor do we now. In fact, they gen.
orally end in closer union than before. But
with the Opposition, a split is a split; and the
more you try to fix it up the more of a split it
hecomes.n
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27

Resaived, That we recognize the right of the people
ot all the Territories, including Kansas an! Nebraska,
acting through the legally and fairly expressed will of
q majority CT actual residents. and whenever the num-
her Of their inhabitants j~ustifes it to form a %constitu-
ton, with or without domestic slavery, and be admit
ted into the Union upon terms of perfect equality with
the other States.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27
ASHLAND DISTRICT

Once the home Of Henry Clay, and where are
those who know him best and admired him most
sincerely-has sent a Democrat to the next
Congress, to succeed a Democrat in the last
This is but another evidence to show that tho
old and best authenticated Wings in the West,
will not suffer themselves to be counted in with
the Black Republicans.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27

MIR. Kirkwood, the Republican candidate for
Governor, supports and upholds the fugitive
slave law as a Constitutional enactment, deman-
ded by the compromises entered into by the
fathers Of the Revolution, and required to be
passed and enforced by every consideration Of
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27

The Richmond Enquirer is hard upon Bolts,
who now affects SO much tenderness towards
naturalized citizens. Poor Bolts! he tried to
head Captain Tyler" but has, at last, headed
himself: Hear :he Enquirer.
Nor can Mr.. Bolts pretend, that he is igno-
rant of his own position hitherto maintained.
lie cannot deny that when Gov. Wise put the
question to him, in 1S54-5, "Will you agree to
protect our naturalized citizens abroad?" he re-
pied no. He cannot deny that he advocated
the propriety of stripping naturalizcd citizens of
protection at home eren; that he attempted to
deprive them of the right to hold Office, State or
federal; that he ATTEMPTED to deprive them ofthe
right to enact or execute laws, State or federal;
that ne denied to them the privilege of a~ssocia-
ton with himself and his party even in political
party organizations; that he applied all his pro-
scrlptlon and persecution not only to them, but
to their children and their children's children:
and in case they should continue to be members
OF the Catholic Church, to all their succeeding
generations.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27
HARLAN'S SPEECH.

HARLAN'S SPEECH.
Senator Harlan who now has been in
the U. S. Senate nearly four years, is
sending broadcast over the State a speech
purporting to have been delivered bv
him at the Republican State convention.
We are assured that no such speech was
ever delivered there. The speech con.
talns an array of figures tending to show
the corruption and extravaganza of the
National Administration. But when it
is known that Harlan voted for nearly,
II not every appropriation now character
lied by him as ~extravagant for political
effect, the stigma Of corruption will re-
recoilupon his own head with oyerwhclm.
ing violence. His political record is not
to be thus easily covered up, for the pco-
pie have access to the documents that
brand him as aiding in the adoption of
the bills making the appropriations that
create the national expenditures.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27

The movement of grain is becoming more &C
tive, and the roads running into Chicago are
busily Employed in transporting it. The llli-
nois Central brought in forty carloads on Mon
day, and the Rock Island transported thirty
thousand bushels in two days.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27
"A SENATOR.

A letter from the Chickaa aw Senatorial Dis
tr'ct advises US that there is a fair prospect of
electlng Conger, the Democratic nominee, over
Powers, the Republican candidate. Powers is
represented to US as q man of small calibre, and
what Is worse, he is now laborlng under the
charge OF Illegal voting. 1t is said that at an
election two years ago, Powers voted before he
had been a resident of the State six months, as
required by law. The Grand Jury indicted him
they were all Republicans but two or three
the Republican prosecuting Attorney advised
strongly against finding "a bill, but notwithstand-
ing this, he was indicted. He demanded an i'm
mediate trial, which was granted. Judge vii
llams decided the Indictment bad, and it was
.quashed; but the case was appealed, and Will
be spread upon the records of the Supreme
Court.
The above is given us by a gentleman who
has never deceived us, and hence we give it to
the public. 1t Mr.. Powers is in the shape here
represented, we are of the opinion that he had
best be retired, and q respectable member of the
party placed upon the track. No party should
De strong enough to carry an illegal voter to the
State Councils.-NorM bwa Times.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27

Since the 4th Of July it has been unlaw-
full for any person to pass or receive in the
State Of Arkansas, any bank bill of less de-
nomination than ten dollars. After the 4th of
July, 1860, no bill of less denomination than
twenty dollars can be put or kept in ~circula-
tor. THE ie arrroximating to a specie cur.
yency.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27
DEFINITIONS.

squatter Soyereignty-Infan children sitting
in solemn c~onclave legislating upon (perchance
away the rights and interests Of their fathers.
Abolitionism-An egg grown rotten in the
process of Incubation.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27

The North lowan, true to the behests
of abolitionism, regales its readers with
a two column leader, sustaining the dam
gerous doctrine that every man is at lib
erty to yield obedience to legislative en-
actments, just so far as they may be based
upon his notions of right and that all be-
yond that may be nulliied with impu-
nifty.
It would afford us pleasure to see
these sentiments Of the present Republic
can party in the hands of every intelli-
gent man in the State. We believe there
are many in that party yet, who believe
it to possess some little veneration for le-
gally enacted laws, and who will never
blindly follow in the wake of nullifca-
ton. These men though now in full fell
lowship with the Republican party, will
cease to act with it, if it is to adopt the
principle that in every mans breast is a
forum that dictates to him that he may
resist law instead of striving through the
ballot box for its repeal.
Harvesting is done in this vicinity.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27

BY a vote of nearly two to one the Market
street Baptist Church at GAINESVILLE Ohio. has
accommodated Mr.. E. I: Cox, father OF Con
gresham Cox, and U. S. Marshalll, because ne
obeyed the fugitive slave law.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27
ARR[vL OF $3.50, 600 in GOLD.

New York, Aug. IL.
The steamship Star of the West which arriv-
ed last night from Aspinwall, brought one mil
lion eight hundred and sixty thousand dollars in
specie. ..s..s .F
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27

1t has heretofore cost about $4,000
annually to supply the Michigan State
Prison with water, but at a cost of only
seventy dollars the agent has recently
bored an artesian we'll on the premises
which furnishes an abundant supply of
excellent water.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27

We admonish the people of Iowa not to allow their
immediate interests in State affairs to be lost sight of,
through the distracting influences Of national questions.
Let tho State issues govern the State canvass!
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-27

Resolrsd, That we look with horror
upon the revival of the slave trade
Republican resolution.
The ridiculous nonsense and highfalu-
tin of this resolution of the Republican
State convention of Iowa, most assuredlv
should entitle the chairman of their COM
mittee on resolutions to an embossed
leather medal, on one side of which
should be the negro Fred. Douglas, on
the other the negro worshipping author
of the above resolution.
They would have been "sound on the
goose" if they had only "resolved' that if
the "Man of the Moon" should make a
descent upon the people of the "free
north carrying with him destruction and
desolation to the peaceful fresides of:sour
v~irtuous and intelligent freemen!' and
his daring audacity should not be repell-
ed and the ruthless invader "soundly
drubbed,' by James Buchanan, then in
that event we believe it the duty of every
Republican in Iowa to howl.