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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-23

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The following table shows the popular
voteof the United States at the Presidential
elections that have taken place since 1928:
In 1928: JACKSON elected; majority over
all, LAS. 900.
In l832JAcKsoN reelected; majority over
all, $4,000.
!. In 1886 MARTIN VAN buren, elected:
majority over all, 2O,767.
|. In 1910 General HARRISON elected; his
majority was $4,000.
In 1874 President Polk was elected but
was in minority Of $4,000.
In l848 General TAYLOR was elected, but
the majority against him of other candidates
was $4,000.
In 1852 General PIERCE was elected.
His majority over all was 57,746. E5ff1
In 1856 Mr.. BUCHANAN was elected. The
majority against him on the popular vote
was 387 1000.
In 1860 ABRAHAM LINCOLN is elected:
but there will be majority, on the popular
vote, against him Of nearly million of
votes. Not only are the people immensely
against him, but he finds both Houses of
Congress opposed to him at the beginning
of his Administration. This never hap
pened before, we believe, to any President.
Nay, more, he gets the electoral vote of
but fifteen or sixteen States, while seventeen
or eighteen States voted against him. He
commences his Administration, therefore,
with majority of the States against him,
with majority in each House of Congress
against him, and majority of nearly a
million against him on the popular vote!
In view of these facts, how absurd it
is for the extremists of the South to talk of
secession, useless indeed they are genuine
Disunionists. How can LINCOLN damage
them or their interests?
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-23

The NEXT CoNGREss.-It has often been
a matter of taunt upon the part of the Sc
cessionists that 10 Congress the National
Democracy, who supported Douglas, were
greatly in the minority even in the North
ern delegation. The people are remedying
this. There will be some thirty,nine mem
bers in the next House from the free States,
all of whom, save Appleton, of Boston, who
was for Bell and Everett, were elected as
Douglas men, upon the Cincinnati Platform.
Not a single Breckenridge Bolter, not a
man identified with the policy of Buchanan's
Administration, has been elected in all the
free States. Like the last rose Of summer,
they are all gone. a.a .7oob o.s. IT. i
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-23

CENSUS IrEMs.-The population of Wis
consin in 1850 was 305, 39l; in 1855, $751;.
1Os; in 1860, 777,771. Increase in ten
years, All 40. t,e 3sC. a
The census returns of Indiana show the
population of that State to be 1,347,000.
In 1850 it was 990,258. The increase in
the last ten years is 356,742, or about 36
per cent. The enumeration falls below the
general estimate, but the result presents q
very gratifying evidence of progress and
prosperity. If the ratio Of representative
population should be increased to l25,000,
Indiana will probably retain her present
representation in Congress. 1ih suF
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-23

YOUNG LINCOLN, son of the President
elect, now in Harvard College, was on the
18th instant called upon by large party of
the students in that institution, and con>
graduated on the success of bis father. He
mad been previously waited on by many,
but this call was more formal though not
more cordial. The young man is said to
be worthy scion of the old stock, and is
quite popular among his fellew students.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-23
Starving and Depopulated Kansas:

Ever since the abolition demagGgues in
Kansas sacrificed that territory to the polit>
ical interests Of the Republican party, it has
gone on from one form Of degradation and
suffering to another, until now it is fast be-
coming depopulated, owing to the plaques
of blight and famine that have followed the
kindred plaques of abolition and faction.
Of over hundred thousand people upon
Kansas soil six months ago." says Mr.. Hyatt,
who has just returned, "at least one fourth or
one.third have left; of the remainder, it is safe
to say that forty thousand at this moment see
nothing but exodus or starvation at the end of
the sixty days now just before them from ten
to twenty thousand look with only despairing
eyes upon November; thousands cannot subsiSt
q month longer unaided; other thousands are
living upon the little which the neighbors de.
prive themselves of to give to them-neighbors
equally unfortunate, and with whom the star
walton is merely question of but a few days
oece relieved, must perish from hunger, or the
diseases that follow in its trim. Some have al.
ready died. others are daily dying while the
hours grow darker and the days wax longer for
the living, to whom relief comes not, and whose
eyes are aching with watchings for the succor
that delays.
Why, asks the Albany Argus, do not the
people of the East combine to help these
wretched settlers? For the simple reason
that they do not believe any story they hear
from there. The Democrats have learned
to distrust all the coinage Of the Kansas
mint, and the Republicans believe that they
are false, for they were engaged in the fab
ricatiOn of similar ones.
So when the Wolf of Famine comes in
truth at the door, no one believes the cry of
alarm.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-23
Negro Suffrage in New York.

At the recent election in New York, the
voters were called upon to decide the ques>
ton of negro suffrage. The proposed
amendment to the constitution, permitting
negroes to vote, has been defeated by a large
majority, the strongest Republican counties
in the State giving majorities against it..
In New York city there were 81 All votes
against, and only 1,640 for the extension of
the right. In l847, when a similar consti-
tutional amendment was proposed, the vote
Of New York city stood: For negro SUI
frage, 5,249; against, 29,546. The amend
ment is voted down by larger majority
than was given against it 10 1847. f.f
New York gives LINCOLN $4,000 ma
jority and by probably an equal majority
the State has decided ".negroes have no
rights which white men are bound to re-
spect."
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-23
Tho Burch Divorce Case.

The great divorce case of BuRcH Us. BURoH,
is now on trial at Napiersville, DePage
county, Illinois. A change of venue was
taken from Chicago, on the ground of pre-
judice on the part Of Judge MAN1ERRE of
that city. The plaintiff is banker moving
in the best society of Chicago, whilst the
defendant, his wife, is niece to ERAsrUs
CORNING, one ofthe Railroad magnates aud
leading politicians of the State of New FORK.
Large sums of money have been spent by
both parties in getting up evidence to
blacken and destroy each others character
Witnesses have been hunted up in all parts
of the country; early antecedents have been
diligently investigated and even the sur.
roundiDgs ofchildhood narrowly inquired in
to, to strengthen the case on both sides.
The charges of adultery on the part of the
wife, for which the husband seeks divorce,
are both general and explicit, the latter in
regard to Hon. DAVID STUART, formerly M.
G. from Michigan. The answer of Mrs.
BURCH is both a denial and defence, and
furthermore an attack, bringing counter
charges against the complainant himself.
The Chicago Tribune says:
The complainant is represented by Messrs.
Hoyne, Miller & Lewis, Walker, Van Amman 4
Dexter, all of Chicago. Hon. Uri Osgood of
Joliet, Judge Barry of St. Charles, and all the
attornies at Naperville. The defendant is rep
resented by Hon. o. H. Browning of Quincy,
Hon. J. F. Farnsworth, B. G. Baulfeld, Geo.
Sedgwick, and several other attorneys in diff
ferent localities, where the interests of the de.
fence require the same in taking dispositions.
More than a score of the legal fraternity are
thus arrayed on one side of the case.
The interest in this hearing whenever it shall
come off. is pretty well attested by the fact
that the leading New York papers will each
be represented by the special reporters, and
will receive daily Geographic reports of the
same.
NAPIERvILLE, H., Nov. l3-9 p. NJ.
The parties in the Burch case are all
here, and legal gentlemen to whom the case
has been entrusted, have arrived. Tie
Clerks office already contains mass of
sealed dispositions bearing upon the case,
taken at St. Louis, Chicago, Albany, New
York and Cincinnati, most of them at in
stance of Mrs. Burch, with the intention
of showing cruelty practiced toward her
by her husband. -
The case reached this morning, when Mr..
Miller, counsel for Burch, moved that depo-
sitions in case taken at St. Louis, be ruled
out. These relate entirely to tie character
of Burch, and could likewise. the counsel
alleged, be proved fabricated and false.
After consultation, the counsel for defend
ant consented to motion, and it was so Or
dered. The case was then set for to-mor-
row morning.
1t is thought two days will be required
for empannel,ing jury. Madame Renice,
whose deposition has been taken in Cincin-
natl by the counsel for Mrs. Burcb, was
arrested in that city yesterday, for perjury.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-23

THE wife of one of our Ministers at the
Court OF St. James, received from friend
a box Of the foliage of our October woods,
and, laying aside pearls from the ocean
and gems from the mines, she wore SIM
pie wreath of sunset leaves at party in
London, awakening the wonder, admiration
and envy of cher grace" and "my lady,"
and all the high born danes.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-23

Mr.. BRIGGS is very enthusiastic auto
graph collector. He is, however, mer.
chant of Manchester, England, and, wishing
to get Garibaldi's autograph, sent to the
Dictator four hundred knapsacks complete,
besides variety of tents, camp bedsteads,
and other military equipments, asking, in
return, only the desired autograph. Carl
baldi, in return, wrote fattering letter of
thanks.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-23
The Dowager Empress of Russia, VIII

The Dowager Empress of Russia, who
has just died, was the wife of the late Gar
Nicholas, and sister of the present King
of Prussia. Whether as wife, mother,
or a daughter, she was one of the most
estimable Princesses whose brow has been
adorned by diadem. Her husband and
her children were particularly attached to
her, and the only person who seemed to
have any influence over the stern and IRON
hearted Gear Nicholas, was bis gentle and
loving wife. sEe .aaetsa
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-23

The New York Journal of Commerce
states that the New York Central Railroad
Company has adopted the i" Smith light
for general use upon the locomotives of
their road. "By aid of this light" says the
Journal, "the print Of q newspaper can be
read 2,4o0 feet distant" Nearly half
mile! .s..,,.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-23

The Boston Post, (edited BY Charles G.
Greene, naval officer has the following ad-
vertisement in its editorial columns = %. -
To BE LEr.-A very pleasant desk in the Bos.
ton Custom House, for four years. Apply to
Abraham Lincoln. - 3&'e!6 a'1QGIlsa = =
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-23

B. P. SHnLABER, of Boston, so well
known as Mrs Darlington, has been elected
to the Massachusetts, Legislature. Mr..
Shillaber is q Douglas Democrat.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-23

DIFFERENCE OF TIME.-The following
table will show the difference of time
(omitting seconds) between New York city
and the principal cities of the country:
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-23

The Right OF Secession.

The question as to the right of State
to secede, was raised and decided before the
adoption of the Federal Constitution. New
York was unwilling to accept that instru.
ment and join the Union which it created,
unless she could terminate her connection
with it at pleasure. Her proposal was to
join for five or six years, with the right then
to withdraw if she desired. Alexander
Hamilton was inclined to favor the com.
promise, and wrote to Madison in regard to
it from Poaghkeepsie, July, 1888, in these
terms:
You will understand that the onfu qualifca.
tion ,otH be the reservation Of right to recede, in
case our amendments have not been decided
upon, in one Of the modes pointed out by the
Constitution, within certain number of years,
perhaps five or seven. If this can, in the first
instance, be admitted as a ratification, do not
fear any furtherc consequences. Congress will,
Ipresume, recommend certain amendments to
render the structure Of the Government more
secure. This will satisfy the more considerate
with the aid of them will break up the party.
Yours, affectionately, A. HAMILTON.
And here is Madison's reply:
- NEW YORK, Sunday evening.
My DEAR SIR: Yours of yesterday is this
instant at hand, and have but a few minutes
to answer it. / am sorry that your situation
obliges you to listen to propositions of the ma
ture you describe. My opinion that a reserva.
ton of right to withdraw, if amendments be
not decided on under the form of the Consti-
tuition within a certain time, is conditional
ratification that it does not make New York
a member of the new Union, and consequently
that she should not be received on that plan.
Compacts must be reciprocal; this principle
would not in such case be preserved. The
Constitution requires an adoption in toto and
FOREVER. 1t has been so adopted by the other
States. An adoption for limited time would
be as defective as an adoption of some of the
articles only. In short, any condition whatev.
er must vitlate the ratification. What the new
Congress, by virtue of the power to admit new
States, may be able and disposed to do in such
a case, do not inquire, and suppose that is
not the material point at present. have not
moment to add more than my tervent wishes
for your success and happiness. The idea of
reseruing the fright to ,Oithdyaac ,cas started at
R,chmond, and considered as q conditional rati-
fcotiOn, sohich aUas itself Abandoned than
rejection.
Yours, JAMES MADISON.
New York finally abandoned her claim,
and adopted the Constitution an toto, and
FOREVER" And so did all the other States.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-23

The difference of time between Ney
York and London is hours IS minutes.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-23

SALLiE ST, CLAIR and her husband, Mr..
Barras, are playing at Indianapolis. ii s..
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-12-14
The Canal Board.

The Commissioners of Public Works met at
the Office of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
company, in Washington city, on Thursday
of last week. and reelected Dr. FITzPATRIcE
President, and all of the then Directors, cx-
cept Mr.. DRooME, of St. Mary's S, and Mr. Hur-
TON, of Montgomery county.
We are not informed why these gentlemen
were not also reelected, nor can we imagine
the necessity for the change looking solely
to the interest of the canal, in which Maryland
has invested SO many millions of her treasure,
and which the late Board have so faithfully
and prudently cared for and directed.
The Board, as it is now composed, gives to
Allegany county the President and one Di-
rector; TO Baltimore city, to Washington,
Hartford and Cecil counties each a Director
and the State of Virginia is honored with
Director, also. So far as Washington and
Allegany counties are represented in the
Board, we have not word of complaint to
utter; but we do protest against the selection
of Directors from Baltimore city aud those
counties so remote from the canal to the ex-
clusion of Frederick and Montgomery, whose
people are SO directly and intimately con-
nected with this work.
Mr.. DUKE, who was elected to represent
Southern Maryland in the Board of Public
Works, we believe halls from Calvert county,
aud is much esteemed for many good traits of
character. We suppose him to be clever old
gentleman, but when we come to regard him
in the responsible duties conided to his care,
we are panied TO find him weak and childish,
altogether unequal to the task, and serves on
ly to create mischief and produce dissatisfac-
ton. How comes it now, for the first time,
we believe, in the history of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, that Montgomery, through
whose confines the canal passes for nearly
forty miles, the great avenue to market for
all the products of the most fertile portion of
her territory, and which her people are, in
q hundred ways, most intimately interested
in, is denied voice in its direction? Our
very worthy Commissioner, Mr.. Duke, must
have been asleep, or something worse, when
he allowed the Board Of Directors of the ca
nal to be made up, and not one of the six
counties he prete'ds TO represent, to be honor
ed with the appointment of Director.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-12-14
Examiners Notice.

TIVE undersigned Examiners, appointed by
Il the Commissioners of Montgomery coun-
ty to ascertain whether the public ,snience
requires the opening Of public road, begin
ming where the rev road Just opened intcrsects
the road from Brookeville to Laytonsville, near
the new Catholic church, and between the re-
si1ence Of Ncssrs. Il. b. Hutton and Nicholas
Griffith, and running thence through the lands
Of Thomas P Stabler, sen. Brooke Stabler,
James Stabler, Deborah Stabler, Thomas p
Slabler, jr., VIM. II Stabler, Howard Stabler,
John Stabler, Augustus Jordan, and Sally T.
Jordan, to ntersect the road from Laytons-
vile to Washington city via Mechanicsville, at
some convenient point near Augustus Jordan's
-mill--hereby give notice that they will
meet on the premises, on WEDNESD ~, he
1911 day Of January 1861, at 10 o'clock, A.
NJ, to execute said commission.
ENOCii u. HUTTON,
Il. w. WATERS
DANIEL H. GATHER
dec 44--t1 Examiaers
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-12-14
Church Fair.

va THE LADIES Of Triadelphia propose
holding Fair, in the N. T.. Church, com
mencing on CHRISTMAS EVE, and confirm
ing throughout the week.
Their object is to assist in furnishing Par
sonage on Howard Circuit.
They intend having bountiful supply of
Oysters, Cakes, Candies, Children's dresses,
Fancy Articles, &c. A large and elegant as
soriment Of Religious and Popular Works will
be offered for sale, suitable for Christmas and
New Years presents.
The Ladies have purchased a superior Mount
ed Stereoscope, with gorgeous views Of Maya
ra, The Japanese, The French Imperial Draw
ing Rooms, Harper's Ferry, The Pope, &C.
These views are life-like, and almost equal TO
n real view Of the plares they repreent. This
will give traditional attraction TO the enterprise.
A small admission fee will be charged.
We earnestly hope the laudable enterprise
will be literally patronized. ldec l4-2t
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-12-14
Total,
nEcArITuLATIoN-rLEcroRAL

DouGLAsIrE CONVENTION Douglas men
of Maryland held State convention in Bal
tmo:e on the 9th inst, w. p Maulsby, pre-
sidcnt. The object of the meeting appears to
have been to declare themselves in favor of
the Union, and the resolutions say, according
to the Suns report, that if the worst comes
to the worst, they will defend the State of
Maryland in and not out of the Union"
Mr. Rohan, of Cecil, opposed calling the
legislature together, and gave as his reason
that "he believed a majority of that legisa-
ture are secessionists, and, therefore, they
should not have an opportunity to effect any
such object" The convention was quite
small.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-12-14
SheriT's Sale.

DY virtue Of writ Of ier facias, issued
ID out Of the Circuit Court for Montgomery
comfy, and to the Sheriff OF said county d.
rccted, will be exposed TO public sale, for cash,
at the Court House door, in Rockville,
On SATURDAY,, tie 29h instant,
at the hour Of II O'Clock, A. NJ, all the right.
title, eiaim and interest, both at law and in
equity Of Allison NailOr, Of, in and to the fol-
lowing property--to wit:
All that piece, parcel or tract Of Land, call
ed HUNTINGTON. bounded by the old George
Sown road on the east, by Cabin John road on
the south, by the land owned . Paul Talbot
on the west, and by VIM. Huadlcson's land on
the north, containing about 90 ACRES.
Also, all that piece, parcel OF iy4ct o. Land
called ''IluETiEGTos, bounded III the < T.,
cut road on the south, by Railroad line and
Charles Slemmer's land on the west, and on
the north and east by the lands owned by Ho-
ratio Trundle, containing about 30 ACRES.
Also--Four Horses, one Gray Stallion, four
Mules, four Cows, one Wagon, and one ON
nibus.
Seized and taken rs the property Of the said
Allison NailOr, at the suit Of Horatio Trundle,
aud will be sold TO satisfy the same
dec It's SAMUEL GLOYD, Sh'f.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-12-14
Che Mlarkets.


BALTIMORE, December 18th, 1860.
GRAIS.-Some 1000 bushels Wheat were
offered on Change this morning, and prices
were quotably unchanged, common white sell
ing at laSl 10, medium do. at l l5aSI 20. fair
to good do. at 25aSl 35, and prime to choice
do. at 4OaSl 45 per bushel red was sold at
o5aSl Is per bushel. Some l6, 900 bushels
Corn offered, and old white sold at 60aG5 cts,
do. yellow at 58a63 cts, and new do. do. Asa
81 cts per bushel. OF oats some l 200 BUSH
els offered prices unchanged, Maryland and
Virginia selling at 2sa32 cts, and PennsyIya-
mia at 32a34 cts per bushcl. A lot of $50
bushels Maryland Rye sold at GO cts; We
quote Maryland at 6sa72 cts, and Pcnnsyya-
mia at 77as0 cts per busbel.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-12-14
Fair at Darnestown.

1o- THE LADIES Of the Darnestown Pres
byterian Church propose holding Fair, at
Darnestown, commenting on MONDAY EVEN
ING, the oath Of December, 1860, and con-
tinuing on TUESDAY, and WEDNESDAY EVENINGS,
commencing at 8 o'clock.
There will be fine display Of useful and
fancy articles. Confectionery Ice-Cream. Wa
ter Ices, Jellies, Oysters, &c. in abundance.
and at very reasonable prices.
AS there will be no charge for admittance and
ne II will be very pleasant way Of spending
the Christmas Holidays II is hoped that the old
ladies and old conference.-the young ladies
and young conference.-the boys and The girls.
and every body else, viii pnironize the ladies
in their laudable undertaking. [nov 90
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-12-14
THE PRESENT LOW SCALE OF PRICES.

nURING the recent ruling Of the low prices
~ we have filed up our stock Of Silk Robes,
Dress Silks, Reps Ottomans, Velours, Meri-
noes, and all other low-prccd, medium and
extra fine Dress Fabrics Of modern styles and
fabrics
The above, as a whole, applies 10 our vast
stock Of Clocks, Arabs, zouayes, Nantes, lin
cloth and yelvets,) Shawls, &c.
Our stock of all Leading Dry Goods rcqui-
sites for families in moderate circumstance
was never so large and comprehensive as now.
Our northern and eastern correspondents
send us new supplies daily.
One price only; the Current daily stand
ard value marked in plain figures.
Carpets, Curtains, Oilcloths, Mattings, Rugs,
&C., Upper Floors.
An examination Of stock solicited ii incurs
no obligation to purchase. We only expect 10
make sales when our fabrics are better or pric-
. lowe taan those Of other houses.
Blankets. Comforts House Liucn, Sc 3ascl
meAtSgd tho Nauls.n
fBtRN 3 IW4T VIZ,
renl-y iyanin ayeoue ald Qt 'ref -
a Perry building Wasblngta atr.
nov 30 Marlboro Gaz.