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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-28
All Sorts OF Items.
A DEMOCRAT.

Hon. JoHN LxTCHER, Democratic candi.
date for Governor Of Virginia, is lying dan.
gerously i'll at Norfolk.
JAS. A. SrALLwoRrH, Democrat, has
been renominated for Congress in the Mo-
bile, Alabama, district.
A DESPATCH from Cairo, dated the 25th,
says that the last advices in regard TO the
high water in the lower Mississippi arc Of
an alarming character. The numerous ere.
vases have resulted in the overflow of large
tracts OF the lower country, and the destruc.
ton OF stock, crops ard improvements to on
almost incalculable amount. From Mem
phis down the river is described as spread.
ing 90 either hand like sea, and marks OF
dssolation are everywhere visible. Scores
Of plantations and villages are either over.
flowed or readered almost uninhabtablc by
the mould with which the surrounding
moisture has covered every dwelling.
According to the New York Courier, in
the last nine years, two hundred and eighty
five million pounds OF tea were imported
into the United States, the consumption
being about one pound and one. fifth for each
person. The total consumption OF coffee
IN the United States last year was two hun.
dred and fifty million pounds or over eight
pounds for each individual.
People should learn to let married women
alone severely. For instance;
Ia Philadelphia, on Saturday. a gentleman
and lady tashionably dressed, were walking 10
Vine street. vhen stout individual, also we'll
dressed, appeared and glanced At the couple,
aud then treated the gentlem n to . blow which
feled him 10 the ground and caused him TO roll
in the gutter. The fallen man regsined hisfeet,
and made OF at . rapid rate. The asssilant
proved to be the husband Of the lady. and took
this method Of expressing his dislike TO his
self
A Hone KoSG correspondent writes to
New York paper that we can calculate
upon the arrival OF letters aud papers from
New York with almost as much certainty
as the arrival OF railroad trains in the United
States. And yet the distance is half the
circumference OF the globe Wonderful ,ri-
amphs Of human skill"
A xAS's first care should be TO avoid the
reproaches OF his own heart, his mex, to
escape the censUres Of the world. II the
last interieres With the former, il ought TO
be entirely neglected but otherwise there
cannot he q greater satisfaction TO the hoo
est mind than 10 SEE those APPROPRIATIONS
which il gives itself seconded by the APP
plauss Of the public. A man Is more sure
Of his conduct when the verdict which he
passes upon be own behavior Il thus var.
nnted and confirmed by the opinion Of all
tia, know him. -dii,son.
Tns NJ lleritcs OF Nevsrk. New Jersey.
are nov preparing for the ss'cond coming Of
the Messiab. or the cod Of the world. vhrh
they compute sin take place on or about III.
Passover. ia l.59, whch eonmenoo,l last
Monday n,ght and eon,lsaes for eigh. day.
St rer.oos .ere bsp,s.i lnto ,hs faith 90
Friday ~, a! Newark
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shalt we have = Party OF = Personal
Canvass Nsat FAM

IL the latter, then Platform would be a
'upcri'uity, and an annoyance to the candi.
dat 81 whose sole purpose in appearing before
the people would be to obtain Office la
that case, too, Convention would prove an
unnecessary piece OF machinery "a it would
DO far easier and simpler for each aspirant
TO run on his own account and responsibility
II, however, the canvass is to b. political
and to be made up between the two great
opposing parties OF the country, then /, is
essential that the canvass shall be initiated
by a declaration OF the principles on which
he respective parties stand. In this view,
neither party can shirk an expression Of
sentiment and as one OF the contesting
forces, the Democracy must avow their sen.
timents frankly. without soucealmeu,. and
fully. without reservation.
The non commit,alis,s are in for a per-
Snal canvass uuder party auspices w 90
for a party coutes, in fact a. Will IS in
name.
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Rxcxsr discoveries in British Columbia
are favorable to tho Overland Route from
Minnesota 10 the Frazer River Gold Field.
=" 1t is reported On good authority .ays the
lnndon Iinss. that the whole course of
the Frazer River, up 10 is source in the
Rocky Mountains. contains rish deposits Of
gold, and tia, the tributary s,eams are no
lcss abundan, in metallic wealth" |, Is
now crtain that the richest plaNrs are a.
near the sourc,s Of the North Saska,ehe.
van, ,ha, i've days transi, Of the noun
,alus = the ouly OBSTACLE 10 communication
from the head Of nasiga,ion N ,ha, stream.
The ds,anos from 81 Paul oil Dot exNci
1900 mics
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In connection With the scheme Of explo
ration, every part Of which is carefully co.,
sidered in the elaborate article on our
twelfth page, We produce some facts which
lately transpred in the Canadian Parlia-
ment. Mr.. DAwsos, q member, was also
the leader Of the Canadian party Of eIplo-
ration, which, for the last two years, has
gathered many valuable facts 10 regard to
the valley OF Red River, and the region sd.
jacent to Lake Winnipeg. Last summer
they penetrated nearly to the elbow Of
the South Saskatchewan, confirming
what had been previously stated by
Mr.. JANIS MCKAY Of Fort Ellice,
that a tributary Of the Assniboin, the
Ga Appele or Calling river, could te easily
connected by canal with the navigable chan.
mel Of the South Saskatchewan at its elbow
or bend TO the northeast. But here, the
Canadian exploration is interrupted. Itsp-
pears from the recent Toronto debate that
the expenditure hitherto, has amounted to
$4,000, and Parliament is not inclined to
make any further appropriation. Thus, at
the threshold Of the most interesting district
East Of the mountains, the zeal of our Cana.
dian neighbors flags and, except for the
private enterprise Of Minnesotians, there
might appear to be retrogrsde movement
in the work Of Northwestern discovery and
Development.
But, as BALDWIN, OLssrKD is reported to
have said in respect to the transportation of
q steamer to Red River" Ii shall not set
back one inch :" Our Canadian friends a.
ready have some suspicion, that frontier
life in those Northwestern States has devel-
oped type Of character, adapted at oil
points to the conquest Of the Saskatchewan
basin to American civization-not in any
narrow sense Of political annexation, but its
conquest TO the occupation and industry Of
all who speak the language Of English law
and literature.
When, fortnight since, we commended
the exploration DOW announced to the atten.
ton Of this Pioneer and Representative
class, we had no doubt Of the present result.
II four such men Is NoKrHRUP, OLxsrEAD,
IRVINE and STONE, could step forth for that
extraordinary winter campaign, which has
inaugurated the genius OF steam on the Red
River of the North, Of course. the same men,
or men like them. would not be wanting, to
take up the exploration Of the Northwest
where the authorities ct Toronto have left
it, and carry il forward to the settlements
on Frazer and Thompson rivers 10 British
Columbia. We have no doubt that the dis.
covcrer Of MOBILES Pass in the Rocky
Mountains. and his indomitabls associate
will accomplish the whole programme which
they have presented to the Public and the
City Council.
We shall not be surprised, If this cool
and determined manifesto-bearing on every
line the marks Of good faith and the assur
ancc OF success-shall arrest large degree
| Of attention from minds, imbued with the
passion Of Western adventure, but superior
10 any temporary gold lever.
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Two brothers named llssSr and HlaAs
CAsrpsiL. while on q drunken irolic near
Chester, Illinois. on the 2Sth, g., into q
quarrel iisU ~s attacked by HAAS.
sni 10 sslf dcruec kll~i the latter by
striking him On the heal 9th an axe
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Mime Gotta CSsveney Dow. sh. River

We received the following notice. ycster.
day. from the la Crosse County Bank. la
Crosse. giving the gratifying intelligence
that the notes OF several Of our State Banks
are received there on the same footing
with the notes Of Wisconsin and Illinois
Banks.
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l., Csosss County BANK

-" W.T. NTFN ~ E'NFf
The following Minnesota Rank Notes are TO
csised al this Rank on same terms a. wi.con
sin and Illinois Banks: BANK OF ST. Paul, St
Paul Bank OF Rochester. Rochester. Rank Of
o~Atonna. owa.onnA; Chi.aso County Rank.
Taylor's Falls
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We are also advised from responsible
source that the bills Of oil the above named
banks are taken by GrlrckS. wlSslow
h Co. OF Dubuque. We have no doubt
that our other banks cf issue will soon place
themselves on the sane footing below with
,hOc which are mentioned in the above
communication
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02
Signs of the Times.

The Lafayette Journal, hitherto strong
Republican paper, has come out in favor
of an abandonment of the impracticable
position OF the Republican party. and in
favor of ignoring" the slavery question
so far as it can possibly be done. NJ
merous other Republican papers are assu-
ming the same position. The Journal
says:
Is the fight to be made upon the old
and impracticable issue of Congressional
Introduction Of slavery in the Territories !;
or are we to acquiesce in the (O6iter) die
fam of the Supreme Court, as to the I'M
constitutionality of such legislation, and
accept the doctrine of popular sovereign
ty, leaving the question to be decided
solely by the people of the Territories,
without any outside interference, South
or North ?
We are emphatically in favor of the
latter course. In the face of the opinion
Of the Supreme Court, it would be fool
ish to adopt any other but Independent
of that, reflection has long since thor
oughly satisfied ms that Freedom his ev-
erything to gain and nothing to lose, in
leaving it to the people of the Territories
to say whether they will have Slavery or
not Under the operation of this rule,
we do not believe that there will ever be
another Slave State formed out Of the
common territory. The North has a sur
plus population sufficient to make new
State every year, while the population Of
the South is scarcely sufficient for its own
proper material development. Whenev-
er a new Territory is opened hereafter, it
will be rapidly filed with an emigration.
nine-tenths Of which will be opposed to
slavery. The South will never enter
again into a contest Of that sort, with the
advantages that she had in Kansas and
there, in spite of the most stupendous
frauds, and the whole influence of the
General Government, we all know how
overwhelming was her defeat.
That the repeal of the Missouri re-
striction was Trojan horse to the South,
she now understands; and in order to re-
cover her lost ground, the new doctrine
of Congressional Intervention for the pro-
lection Of Slavery in the Territories, has
been suggested, and is likely to receive
the Endorsement Of the Charleston Con-
vention. Toward that-and every other
aggression of the slave power, we are in
Aexibly hostile; but to fight it success
fully, we must take the ground of popu-
lar sovereignty. Upon this principle we
can form a united and invincibls party,
and be able to secure complete triumph
over the Pro- Slavery Democracy at the
next Presidential election. II, on the
contrary, however, we choose to follow
the Abolition lead of Giddings, Julian &
Co., and make the fight upon the VIII
mot Proviso. or any similar impractical
BILE issue, we shall continue to be disuni-
ted, and inevitably be defeated. We are.
therefore, heartily in favor Of ignoring"
all dead issues, and accommodating our
selves to circumstances and the changes
Of public sentiment.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02
Misteaarteolls.
A PERSIAN LOVE SONG.

Dark-eyed one! dark-eyed One-come hither to me.
ri sing thee a song meath the Tamarind tree.
The oueen of the garden, the ruby-liPPed Rose,
On her emerald throne by the rivuet glows,
And smiles at herself, in the waters so clear,
As she hangs the bright diamonds Of dew in her ear.
Come hiher, my rosebud and shame the proud flower
Oui-blush the gay Queen in her own CANDY bower:
I'll sing thee a song, and the burden shall; be,
"Dsrk-eyed one, dark-eyed OneI lahgoish for thee"
Dsrk-eyed one! dark-eyed one-T pray thee, sPPearl
NV darling, nv PearI,-I know thou art neaTl
so laden with sweets is each sigh ofthe gale,
I'm nv beloved is crossing the vale.
The Tulip is quafing his cup full Of wine;
The Turtle is murmuring VOWS to the Pine:
o! waste not the moments so precious to love
Come drink with the Tulip. and eourt with the Dove!
I'll sing thee song, and the burden shall be.
'Dark-eyed one, dark-eyed one-I anguish for ihee
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02

A SNAKE SroRY.-We are almost
afraid to risk our reputation for veracity
in telling what we haYe Just seen, yet;
knowing it to be true, we are willing ID
give it to the public.
A party of emigrants for Pixies Peak
camped around the bluffs, near Pony
Creek, for few days, as they Afterwards
discovered, near a den Of reptiles. Their
names, we believe, were VIM. Berry, B.
F. Crane, VIM. Sunderland, and Thad-
deus Barkeffer, all of Fairfield, Iowa.
One warm day last week. being near the
bank of the creek, they discovered sever
al snakes summing themselves, and con-
cluded to kill them. No sooner had this
lot been despatched, than others appear
ed, aid they continued their labors for
several hours, reinforced by other parties.
Before night, they killed and "corded"
up two hundred and ninety-two snakes,
on a space Of less than q quarter Of an
acre. We believe very few were poison
ous-being principally water-snskes. gar
ter-snakes, and whip-snakes.-PGe56e
City Herald.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02
Stlttt Galt.
THE HORSE-THIEVES.
4 LAWYERS ADVENTURE.
BY sYLvAYus COBB, JR.

For some months there hal been pair
Of desperate characters prowling about
the country, doing all sorts of evil deeds,
but making horse-stealing their especial
business. 1t was said land the report
hal good foundation. that they were es-
capped convicts-villaius who had once
been sent from LOnion to New South
Wales, and who had contrived to make
their escape and reach this country. That
they were desperate was evident enough
from some Of their deeds, they having
repeatedly attempted to kill those who
hal thought of molesting them. But tie
precious scampS were at last caught, and
brought before justice for examination
and commitment. / was engaged as
prosecuting attorney. and made my ap-
Iearance accordingly, being determined
that case should be made out strong
enough to hold them.
certainly never saw two more inhu-
man looking fellows who could lay claim
to a fair share of intelligence. They gave
their names as Job Gilbrand and Luman
NcCaragan. The first was a short, broad
shouldered, bull-necked, low -browed man,
with an ugly, vengeful look, and a sort
Of tIser-like restleSsness in all his move
ments. The second had all of his COM
panlon's brutality of expression, without
the same look Of intelligence. He was
taller than Gilbrsnd but not so massive
"a frame. As they gazed around upon
.ne assembled multitude they seemed to
nave but one feeling and that was, a de-
sire to exterminate the whole throng.-
Dlood-thlrstiness was written as plainly
upon their faces as it ever was in the
SIarlng eye Of the Gagged panther. In
snort they seemed to have no moral per-
Septons at all. They were creatures Of
lust and fear, and knew no other govern
ing principles.
vi course it became my duty to have
mem committed if possible, and 1 de-
Ve'mlned 70 probe their characters and
careers If possible. 1 had witnesses
euO1gh to swear directly to their horse
M lng but was not satisfied with this.
t sney had engaged lawyer for the de-
i ieuce' and he set up the claim that we
anew nothing against their characters
pILSVlOu' to the making of the present
sarge sarge Here l opened my battery and
a . away. had my witnesses present,
' %1a' what they could not swear to, ca
'uy arrived at by induction. 1 held them
II 70 the gaze of the multitude as the
sUl.u,olooded villains they really were
iAked open their former life in England
Pr thought to light their transportation to
tbou ' Jackson; told of their escape
thu haze and wound up by fastening upon
i ~ many dark crimes since their arrival
sro .uS country. knew that they had
tbo Orn to kill any man who should arrest
ona h' and that they had, on more than
OCCASION, tried to take life. These
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02

The New EDITOR OF '"THE CoSsTTTU-
The n. Y. Tribune thus speaks Of
Mr.. Browne, the new editor Of the Wash
ington Constitution
"He is a member Of one Of the most
prominent noble families Of Ireland. and
a gentleman Of fine education and genial
talents"
This is not an unusual case. We new
er knew an Irishman who was not de-
seemed directly from the "Meclasian
kings" The number of noble and pro-
minent families in Ireland, Judging from
the number of offshoots in this country,
is truly astonishing.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02

A syllabus Of the Government pronun-
ciamento and of the Wise letter can be
made up thus:
l. Slavery goes into all the Territories
Of the United States by its own inherent
right, under and by virtue of the Consti-
tuition.
III. Neither Congress, nor any local
Legislature, nor the people, (though they
may be unanimous. have power to pro-
hibit Slavery in any Territory where it
may be carried.
III. 1t is the duty of all Territorial
Legislatures to protect property in slaves,
everywhere within their jurisdiction.
". If Territorial Legislatures should
fail to afford this protection, it is the du-
ty of Congress to supply the omission:
Y. All such heresies as unfriendly
legislation" are dangerous and anti-De-
moeratie, and must be abandoned.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02
MOONLIGHT on THE GRAVE.

Il shineth on the quiet grave,
Where weary ones havs gone;
II wuteheih with sngelle gaze,
Where the dead are left alone;
And not a soand Of basy life
To the stu graveyard comes,
But peacefully the slsepers lie,
Down in their silent homes.
All silently and solemnly
II throwsth shadows round,
And every grave-stOns hath a trace
In darkness on the ground.
Il lOoksth on a tiny mound.
Where little child is laid,
And ishteih mp the noble pile
Which human pride hath made.
It fsileth with unaltersd ray,
On the simple and the stern,
And shOweth, with a solemn light,
The sOrrous we must learn;
II telleth of divided ties,
OF which its beams have shown;
II whispereth Of heavy hearts,
Which, "brOkenly, live on"
I; gleametli where devoted ones
Are sleeping side by side;
II falleth where the maiden rests,
Who in her beauty died.
There is no grave in all the earth,
That moonlight hath not seen:
Ii sazsth, sold and paIsiOuleas,
Where agony hath been.
Yet it is well! that changeleis ray
A deeper thought should throw,
When mortal love POurs forth the tide
Ofunavailing woe.
II teaehsih rs no shade Of grief
Can touch the starry sky;
That all our sorrow ieth Asrs-
The glory is on hgA
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02

The following resolutions were passed
at Democratic meeting held at Cahaw-
bs, Dallas County, Alabama, on the
18th ult.
Resolved, That we utterly repudiate
Stephen A. Douglas and his Abolition
heresy, that Territorial Legislature may
prohibit Slavery by native legislation.
Resolved, That under no ciscumstan-
ces viii we support Stephen A. Douglas
for the Presidency, if nominated by the
Charleston Convention.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02

The Savannah Republican says that the
Governor Of Alabama makes his appoint
ment of delegates to the Southern Con-
yention Gin obedience to custom and at
the request Of the Executive COMMITTEES
of the Convention" The Governor oil
Louisiana has refused to make appoint
ments. "Gov. johnson Of this State ig-
nored the humbug while in office, and
thus far Gov. Brown has. very properly,
we think, followed his example. We
hope the State Of Georgia, for her own
credit, will have as little to do as possible
with the disgusting farce"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02

GEx. HoUsTox CASDIDATE FOR Gov
ERxoR.-A letter from Texas states that
Gen. Sam Houston is the candidate foI
Governor in that State, Of the independ.
ent or anti-convention Democrats, in op.
position to Governor RunDels, the eandi.
date Of the convention Democrats.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02

TIE CHARLESTON CoSvESTIOE.-Ths
Charleston Mercury says Of the next De.
nocrstic Presidential Convention: "Un-
less It is limited exclusively to delegates
from the South, it will be no Convention
Of the Democratic party"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02
GBoiite Qoetrg.
THE LOVERS VISION.
BY ALICE CAREY.

BY ALICE CAREY.
The mist o'er the dsrz woods
Hangs, whittier than snow,
And the dead leaves Keep sursing<
And moaning below.
Who rrsads through their dim ai.lesi
Now answer me fair;
IT'S not the bats Aabby wing
Beating the ait!
A sweet Vision rises,
Though dimly defined,
And hand on my forehead
Lies cold as the wind;
! clasp the white bosom
No heart beats beneath!
On the lips, pale and lovely,
There trembles no breath!
The red moon was climbing
The rough rocks behind,
And the dead leaves KEEP, moaning,
As now, in the wind;
The white stars were shining
Through cIoBd-rifts above,
When fist in these dim woods,
told her my love.
Halffond, halfreProaehful,
She gazed in nv face,
AMI her shrinking form suffered
Ms ferrid embrace;
And speaking not, fingered,
With loves bashful art,
Till the light of her dark eyes
Burned down to nv heart,
Like the lezfofa lily,
When Autumn breathes chill,
The tiny hand trembIed,
That now is 80 sill;
And knew the sweet passion
Her lips only sighed.
IN the hush Of her chamber,
The night that she died,
Der the stroud Of the pale one,
Hfde me VOW
To kiss back the crimson
OF life to her brow,
n she from the still grave
Would come, as she hath,
And walk, at the midnight,
This lone forest path.
The cloud-rifts are closing,
The white stars are gone;
But the hushed step Of darkness
Treads solemnly on.
] call the dead maiden,
But win no reply
She hath gone, and forever
oh, God, could die!
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02

VALUABLE DoG.-On Saturday last,
james Martin, ex-Sherif, brought suit
against John and Peter Perine. Of Knox
Township. on the charge Of shooting 8
shepherd dog, on which he set great val
ne. The animal was proven to be more
than ordinarily good one Of the kind, and
the plaintiff got judgment Of one hundred
dollars and costs. Dear shooting, that.
-Solem { OF Republican.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02

G. P. P.-Years ago. the significant
letters, G.. T.-Gone to Texas-were
used as a means of marking upon the
ledger bad debts. Now the initials. G.
P. P.-Gone to Pixies Peak-are used
for the same purpose.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02

Hal Ia hal-LosisvlEs Democrat.
We suppose the animal is calling for
hay. An ass is not expected to be able
to spell very well, when asking for fod-
der.-LouisviHs Journal.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-02

Who never turns to the left! A
wheelwright.