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Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-09-28

1 cat, who were parting: ave shall never meet
in said one: "Oh! yes We shall, replied the
cr, at the hatter's shop" Loud laughter.] 1
INK you, fellow Democrats, for having given me
opportunity of addressing you. 1t is an inter-
ton of the regular proceedings of the convex
bat am, nevertheless, glad of the privilege of
ortlng you to appeal to no sectional or personal
lngs. Look only to the future, and do not live
the prejudice of the past crafty the llfeelings
past day. am willing to ignore and forget all
discussions in the Democratic party. Every
who will buckle on his armor and 20 on with
10 redeem the State of New York, to protect the
rts, Constitution, and the people, and to rescue
State from misrule to him extend the right
Of fellowship. What are now the conflictions
400 or any subsequent year to us =? Nothing
int'lre is ours. | am glad, fellow Democrats,
am here doubted in my own mind wheth-
was proper for me to come to this Convention;
as said to Democrat doubtless now within
hearing of my voice, had free papers and
II to come if l pleased. As these little dissen-
have arisen, repeat am glad am here.
seen squabbles before to-day, and they never
hed me in the least do not know, indeed,
mat feel more at home in squab5le than a
DO not intend to blame any person for any
That has arisen here-indeed, do not know
nrcumstances But am opposed to any I'M
ness, to any duplicity, to any double dealing, to
"lhs that does become a Synod Of Deacons-
ITS and laughter.] The Democratic party is
S,s'r.ing on great campaign and the guns fired
"aay will echo and re-echo until the close of
'. ~ election. Let every man speak and
~ mat his words and deeds will appear we'll one
%.nce' DO that and the Democratic party will
"nseo and will stand on basis broad enough to
, m. she beautiful supcrstructure. There will
,n' m Tor all within its area. Away, then, with
Ea ,T|,'al feeling and jealousy. March onward
~o 20 victory. Cheers. Who will join hands
'I"e m, s'o-day in this work? Cries of "all,"
! lhat is well, fellow Democrats Let not
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Late News.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-Gov. Wise in
his Richmond speech says: IL have
bushel Of Capt. Browns correspondence,
but not all of them. A carpet bag full was
taken to Baltimore and improperly used.
The letters in his possession proved that
prominent men at the North were impli-
Gated in the affair. Whether our sister
States in the North will allow such men
to remain among them unrebuked or I'M
punished, remains to be seen. Ifany one
should smuggle off Gerrit Smith some
night, and bring him to me, l would read
him moral lesson and then send him home"
He remained at Harper's Ferry to prevent
the application of lynch in Virginia. There
was no question Of jurisdiction to be settled,
as he had made up his mind fully, and after
determining that the prisoners should be
tried in Virginia, he would not have obeyed
an order from the President of the United
States.
He was ready to weep when he heard
that the outlaws only comprised twelve
men and that they had taken the town in
ten minutes. There was no cowardice On
the part Of the people there, because their
unguarded citizens were prisoners, but he
told them that they had made a mistake,
and if Gen. Washington had been prisoner,
and his life imperiled by an attack, he
would have risked his own life and other
lives as we'll in making an attack without
delay.
This Kansas border ruffian made great
mistake as to the disposition ofthe slaves to
fly to his standard. The Abolitionists can
not comprehend that they are held among us
by patriachal tenure.
The Governor urged the Importance Of
organizing military force throughout the
State and exercising vigilance to guard
against the disgrace of similar surprise.
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Arrival Of the California Overland
Mail.

ST.. LOUIS, Oct. 2l.-The Overland Mail,
with dates to the Both, arrived to-day.
j. M. Crane, Delegate elect from the
proposed Nevada Territory, died at Gold
Hill, Carson Valley, on the 26th.
A new silver mine has been discovered at
the head of Washoe Lake. Five teams
loaded with ore are en- route for San Fran
cisco for shipment to Eagland.
The new stage route between Salt Lake
and Placerville is being stocked. The mail
would pass over it in few weeks.
The Sacramento correspondent of the
San Francisco Bulletin says an active canvass
has commenced for the vacant seat in the
United States Senate. 1t is now thought
that the Governor will make no appoint
ment, leaving the Legislature under special
obligations to elect as soon as possible after
the meeting in January. It is supposed the
new Governor favors the election of S. W.
Ange, formerly of Alabama, so as to make
the chances of Northern man (himself
PREGNANCY better for the successor of Gwin,
who must be elected in the winter of 1861
Weller will also favor this plan, in the event
of bis strength not being sufficient to secure
his own election this winter.
Liberal subscriptions towards the sup
posed Broderick monument were coming
from all parts of the State.
Dates from British Columbia to the oath
are received.
The American clipper Northern Eagle
was burned 10 the Esquimaux harbor on the
24th. The vessel was valued at So 900.
Trade very dull, with scarcely enough do
ing to establish quotations. Tendency
favorable to the buyer. Pork lower. Money
in demand.
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A Card from the State Auditor.
AUDITORS OFFICE. St. Paul,
OctOher 20. 1870

AUDITORS OFFICE. St. Paul,
October 20, 1859. !
Editors of the Pioneer and Democrat.
The extravagant rumors which, for polit-
ical and speculative purposes, have been put
in circulation during the last few days, in
regard to the Bank of St. Paul, render it
proper for me to make statement of the
facts of the case for the information of the
public. This I do, not for the purpose of
noticing or replying to the accusations
which have been made against my integrity
by the partizan press, but for the benefit OF
the holders of the notes Of this Bank, and to
satisfy them of their abundant security.
The entire amount of the outstanding
issues of the Bank of St. Paul is $4,000.
AS security for the redemption of this sum,
there is deposited with the Auditor 100000
of the seven per cent. bonds of the State OF
Minnesota personal bonds, of undoubted
responsibility, to the amount of $6,25O; and
in addition thereto, the liability under the
law of the stockholders of the Bank. The
capital stock of the Bank is $4,000, divided
amongst twenty-five stockholders, most of
whom are known to me to be men of high
character and responsibility, and all of whom
are liable, under the Banking Law, for its
circulating notes in double the amount
of the stock held, respectively, by each.
This furnishes a mass of security which
l regarded as ample at the time the
transfer of stocks was made, and which
consider as ample now. The point of re-
tanning ample security to the bill holders. is
the only one upon which the public are in
terested in respect to my official action. and
the only one, therefore, upon which am
properly subject to public criticism. And l
claim to he free from public criticism on
this point, because the bill-holders are as
fully secured since the exchange of stocks as
before. Whoever sacrifices the notes OF
this Bank, therefore, does so without rea.
son; as hold securities which cannot fail
to realize much more than the outstanding
issues, even if the Bank refuses to redeem,
and these securities are forced to sale.
The imputations which are made against
Gov. SIBLEY in connection with the trensfer
of the stocks of the Bank of ST. Paul, are
equally unwarranted and unjust. The
transfer was made without the knowledge of
Gov. SIBLEY, and upon my sole RESPONSE
bility. This responsibility, in its full extent,
l am perfectly willing to assume; but I sub.
NIT that l am not justly subject to public
denunciation until loss, or, at least, rea-
sonabie probability of loss, to the public,
shall occur as consequence of my official
action. WIN. F. DUNBAR,
State Auditor.
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New York Letter.

From our Regular New York Correspondent.
NEW YORK, Oct IA, 1859.
Delightful weather we are enjoying
sunny afternoon in Broadway, when the air
is clean and clear, as at this stage of the
fall season, is the ne plus ultra of opportu-
mites for promenade. The dullest person
could not walk from Canal street to Union
Square between two and four in the after
noon of one Of these days, without touch
of something like enthusiasm. But the
weather, which is so favorable to enjoy
ment, is a detriment to the great busi-
ness of the city-the distribution of win
ter goods to the retailers of the interior.
Merchants whose warehouses groan with
the weight of heavy woollens, suitable for
frost-defying suits, grow impatient for cold
weather they would positively enjoy an
Arctic snap, which would force every over
coatless man to buy an overcoat, and him
that hath one to add to it another. 1t ap-
pears that the amount of clothing materials
imported and manufactured for the winter
Of 1859, is generally greater than the wants
of the people; so that the heavy woolens
which were imported for the benefit of
western farmers must be carried" not on
their backs, but on the shoulders of capital
lists, over to another winter. Business drags
in clothing goods for the want of weather
cold enough to make people replenish their
wardrobe. Butlin truth, there is no exces-
sive animation in any department Of trade
just at present. Even speculation is dull,
except marriage speculations, which are rife,
with different and Indifferent success. The
grand affair in the matrimonial market is
the transaction by which fair Gothamite
has been made the property of a Cuban
millionaire, of which you must have heard
fully through the newspapers. 1t is alleged
lately that the marriage was one of mutual
inclination, but this is contrary to the testi-
mony of parties who had good opportunity
to inform themselves as to the state of the
affair. However, the relations of the par
ties to each other has already been made too
much subject of public comment, and we
will not add our mite Of gossip. Newspa.
per men are beginning to be terror in so.
ciety; it is coming to be taken for granted
that if an editor or correspondent can, in
his social character, become acquainted
with anything pertaining to the private life
of individuals in any way distinguished, he
is sure to prent it." The abuse is almost
as great as that of public satire in the days
of Aristophanes.
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AN Eastern paper contains an account Of
a sailor, who, after five years cruise, re-
turned to that city. He left wife and two
children. On his return, he sought his fam
lily. He found them, and, after kissing his
wife, saw with establishment that his child
rem, like sheep in the East, had doubled in
the five years, as in the place of two, there
were now four, and one quite small. He
looked at his wife. He then looked at his
babies. Then at his wife, who stood silently
by. Back and forth, from one to the other,
full five minutes he gazed, then broke out
with" We'll, Mary for a small womam,
,vithom help, yow've raised children anaaz.
ingly"
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The following letter was written by GER
RIFT SMITH, the famous Aboitonist, to the
Chairman of the Jerry Rescuers -
PETaRBoRo', Saturday, Aug. 27, 1859.
John Thomas, Esq, Syracuse, Chairman of
Jerry Rescue Committee:
MY DEAR SRI have this day received your
letter inviting me to preside at the approaching
anniversary of the rescue of Jerry, and to pre-
pare the papers for it. Thankful for this honor
as truly am, nevertheless l am constrained to
decline it. have presided at all the anniver.
saries of this interesting event, and written
the address adopted at each of them. But my
interest in them has declined greatly for the
last two or three years, and l am now decided
ly of the opinion that it is unwise to continue
to repeat the farce any longer.
The rescue of Jerry was a great and glorious
event. Would 10 God it had been duly i'm
proved But those who achieved it, and in.
clude in this number all who cheered it on and
rejOiced in every step of its progress, have,
with few exceptions, proved themselves unwor.
thy of the work of their own hands. We deliv-
cred Jerry in the face of the authority of Con.
gress and Courts and, as most of us believed,
in contempt also of provision Of the Constitution
itself. We delivered him, believing that there
was no law, and could be no law for slavery.
On that occasion our humanity was up /; and in
vain would all the authorities on earth, even
the Bible itself included. have bid it down.
Our humanity owned Jerry for its brother, and
so did it cling to him, that all the wealth of the
world would not have sutficed to buy it off. or
tempt it to ignore and betray him.
1t is perhaps vain as respects its effect on
slavery, for me, or for any one else, to remon
strate against voting for those who believe in
law for Slavery, or, in other words, against
pro-slavery voting. 1t is, perhaps. too late to
bring slavery to an end by peaceable means
too late to vote it down. For many years l
have feared, and published my fears, that 1T
MUST END IN BLOOD. My speech in Congress on
the Nebraska bill was strongly marked with
such fears.
Those fears have grown into belief. So de.
bauched are the white people by Slavery that
there is not virtue enough left in them to put it
down. If do not misinterpret the words and
the looks of the most intelligent and noble of
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-10-28
The Philosophy Of Seward, and tho
Prophecy OF Smith, eliminating In
the Virginia InsurrectiOn.

We publish an extract from Sena-
tor Stewards Rochester speech, delivered
a year ago, announcing his irrepressible
conflict" philosophy, together with letter
from GERR1r SMITH, written in August
last, containing prophecies of servile insur-
rections soon to transpire. 1t will be seen
that the philosophy of the politician and the
prophecy of the phianthropist, both point
to force as the agent by which slavery is to
be extinguished, and to baptism of blood
for the heroes of the conflict. The Virginia
Instruction illustrates Stewards philosophy,
and consummates SMITHS prophecy.
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The Messrs. WlNANs, of Baltimore, the
enterprising builders of the Winans steamer,
are preparing materials for another steamer
of the same model, on a more extended
scale, and combining all the Improvements
suggested by the frequent experiments
made with the present vessel, which is
looked upon by her builders more in the
light of model to be improved upon than
perfect specimen of marine architecture.
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Terrible Disaster on Lake HurOn--The
Propeller Troy Wrecked--Perhap
Eighteen Lives Lost.

CHICAGO, Oct. 24-The Detroit papers
bring US brief particulars of the loss of the
propeller Troy, with probably eighteen out
of twenty-six of her crew and passengers.
She foundercd in a tremendous sea on Tues
day night last, when ten miles off Point aux
Barques. The passengers and crew num-
bered in all swenty-six. Finding she was
sinking three men launched yawl and got
in. 1t proved to be unseaworthy, and
leaked go badly that it was with great diff
Guilty they could keep from sinking. In
this frai boat, and in a heavy sea, they drift
ed across Lake Huron, and landed abont
o'clock on Wednesday night, twelve miles
below Goderich.
The Captain, three ladies', two children
and five men, went to sea in the life boat,
and have not since been heard from. The
probability is that their boat swamped in
the fearful gale.
The telegraph reports that five others have
been saved, leaving eighteen the number
lost or missing.
The Troy was on her en- route from this
port to Port Colborne, with a cargo OF
1000 bushels of wheat.
LATER.-Three OF her crew arrived IN this
city yesterday. From them we learn that a
heavy sea struck her and broke in her gang
way, and the water poured in so that she
soon foundered. The crew and passengers
Immediately took to the boats, three in all,
aud these men reached the shore at Goderich,
Canada, in ten hours. They saw bark
bound up, soon after they took the boats,
but it did not see them. They think, from
the course in which she lay, that the bark
would see the other boats, and the rest may
have been picked up by her. If the surmise
be true, the crew and passengers may all be
saved
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Suicide.

BosroN, Oct. 22.--Last evening Charles
Knapp, an aged and retired sea captain,
boarding at No. Bumstead Place, swal-
lowed large dose of laudanum and cut his
throat, first with razor and again with
butcher knife, and also fired pistol shot
into his head He survived several hours,
expiring late in the evening. He was sup
posed to he insane.
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SECOND DISPATCH,
A Terrible and Fatal Powder Mill Ex-
plOslOn.

WILMINGTON, DEL, Oct. 22.-The explo-
sion OF Dupont's powder mills on the Bran
DIVINE yesterday occurred while the men in
the lower, or Hayley's yard, were employed
loading powder dust at the press room to be
conveyed to one of the other mills to 90
through another process. A one horse cart
stood opposite the press room door, partly
loaded, when the press room blew up with
loud crash. The composition house imme-
diately followed, and minute or two later
the glazing room went of, and two rolling
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-10-28

The Providence (R. ~ Post is informed
that JONATHAN E. MORRILL,, of Fall River,
Mass, for several years Representative in
the Legislature, and more recently the Chief
Engineer of the fire Department of that city,
has left for parts unknown, under the impu-
tation of having committed forgery.
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ills followed simultaneously, being five in

mills followed simultaneously, being five in
all.
Seven men were killed, and another had
an arm broken.
The wind being nearly northwest and high
at the time, deadened the sound in the i'm
mediate vicinity so much that the men in
the upper yard did not cease on the instant.
Two of the men were blown into the Bran
DIVINE, one into tree, and the headless
trunk of another blown on the opposite side
of the creek.
The coroner visited the scene of the ex-
plosion, but could learn nothing, as the wit
nesses were all killed. Their names are
VIM. Dougherty, Sweeny, Jacobs, Seebar,
John Welch, and Michael ODanlel.
FARTHER POINT. Oct. 22.--The steam.
ship Anglo Saxon, now due with Liverpool
dates to the 18th inst, has not yet been
signalled below.
Snow is falling here.
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From Pixies Peak.

LEAvENwoRrH, Oct. 22-Total receipts
of gold dust the past fortnight, at this and
adjacent points, $25O,000.
1t now appears that DR.. Willing is
elected delegate to Congress from Jefferson
Territory, instead of Williams, as previous
" reported.
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The case of STEPHEN BREWER, of Cort-
landt, New York, suspended in fellowship
in the Presbyterian Church of that village,
for having listened on the Sabbath to lec-
lures by RALPH WALDO EMERSON, GEORGE
WILLIAM CURTIS, &C., which recently came
up on appeal before the Synod at Homer,
has been decided against him by vote of
% to IL.
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One of the IS Insurrectionists' - Arrested

Wv Va ssAS ACCt1OuAStS AFTcSteu
CARL1sE, Pa, Oct. pa man supposed
to be Capt. Cook, of the Harper's Ferry
insurrection, was arrested here at noon to-
day. He answers the description, and was
the same man seen in Chambersburg talking
with Mrs. Cook yesterday. He was armed
heavily. He is now having a hearing.
SECOND DISPATCH.
CARLISLE, Pa. Oct 22.-The man arrested
on the charge of murder, as being partici-
pant in the instruction at Harpers Ferry,
is supposed not to be Cook, but to be one
of his party. He is man from whom a
Sharpe's rifle was yesterday taken at Cham
bersburg, and who was with Mrs. Cook.
Upon arresting him, he endeavored to resist
but was overpowered. He bad on his per-
sou three revolvers and two bowie knives.
He has been committed to prison for fur
Their hearing. This man is taller than the
published description makes Cook. He
has the appearance of desperate man, ready
for any enterprise. He refused at his hear
ing to answer any questions.
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Our Political Correspondence.
LAKE SUPERIOR.

DULUTH, Oct. IA.
Geo. L. Becker has small majority in
the Lake Superior district. The Demo-
cratic candidates for the Senate and House,
Messrs. Clark and Nettleson, are both
elected by from so to 60 majority.
w. K.
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ROCHESTER,, Oct. %, 10 P. M.-The Ro.
chester base ball players and the English
eleven cricketers, practiced the game this
afternoon. The base ball players amalga-
mated with the cricketers, and innings
side were played the scores being IL to 13.
The cricketers did not make much headway
from their want of knowledge of the tech
nicalities.
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SECOND DISPATCH


BALTIMORE Oct 22.-At noon to-day in
the Maryland Penitentiary, a convict refused
compliance with the orders of the Deputy
Warden, who, whilst enforcing the com
mand, was seized by the convict and stabbed
twic in the neck Immediately. Gregor
Barrett. another officer of the Penct ntiary,
fired two shots at the prisoner, inficting a
fatal wound, and he died almost Immediately.
1t is thought the Deputy Warden will die
of his wounds.
SECOND DISPATCH.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 21.-lO P. M.--The
convict shot at the penitentiary is not dead
as first reported, and the Warden's injuries
are not considered fatal.
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The Cricketers.

ROCHESTER, Oct. 22-Mr. Jones, dele
gate from the Astor House Convention of
base ball clubs, arrived this morning, and
prepared a challenge from the American
base ball players to the English cricketers,
for three days play.
Messrs Parr and Wisden, on behalf of
the crcketers, have decided to return by
the Quebec steamer of the 3Oth, and that
they can only play on Wednesday and
Thursday next. If that cannot be arranged
the entire twelve positively decline.
There is slight snow storm and tn
weather is cold and raw.
The cricket match is not going on yet.
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Gerrit Smiths Letter on Servile In
surrectiOns, and William H. Sew
ards Speech on the Irrepressible
COnflfct.''
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The following letter was written by GER
RIFT SMITH, the famous Abolitionist, to the
Chairman of the i" Jerry Rescuers -