The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-12-07

New York Times (Republican) thus com>
mences an elaborate article:
Whatever mere partisan politicians may
say, no rejecting man can dismiss the seces-
sion movement at the Sonth as of triAing
consequence. In spite of prejudice, all are
compelled to acknowledge that it is a great
popular ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on account
of its unanimity and evident sincerity, and
important by reason of its bearing upon the
destinies, SCOTLAND political, of our common
country" ........,
The Times thus sketches public sentiment
in South Carolina and other states: SO '-N
I" In South Carolina all party lines seem
to be obliterated. There is but one party
in the state-but one certainly that ventures
to declare itself before the people-and that
is the party committed to secession. In 9th.
er states the public voice is not so unani-
nous, but the secession feeling seems, never
theless, to have thorough control of the
public mind. In this respect, it must be con-
fessed, the aspect of affairs is much more
threatening than it was in 1882. Then,
even in South Carolina, there was a Union
Party strong enough in numbers to dispute
the supremacy with the Nulli6ers, and ready
to take the field in arms and put down by
force any attempt to subvert the Constitu-
tion OF the country. And in every other
shouthern state the Union feeling was over
whelmingly predominant.
Nothing OF this sort is visible now. The
entire south is angry and resentful, and the
general current of public sympathy in all
the southern states is towards secession"
The Times, in answering the question
what can be done, recommends the
northern states to sweep from their statute
books the unconstitutional Personal Liberty
acts. 1t forcibly remarks: "No man has
any right to say or do aught that shall ex-
asperate still further the southern mind, or
postpone the return of better mood. And
whenever that mood shall come, we owe it
to the Union, as well as to the south, to
consult calmly together, and see by what
means the public confidence can be re.
stored"
A FEW SECESSION ITEMS,
Col. Walter Gwynp, a graduate of West
Point, who has served fourteen years in the
o. S. Army, is in command of South
Carolina military company, called the Fort
Hill Guards. They number eighty seven
muskets.
The South Carolinian, under the head of
L" Spartanburg Wide Awake" reports the
proceedings of fiery public meeting in that
locality. Simpson Bobo, DR.. Padgett, and
Others made secession speeches. DR.. Pad
gett is a North Carolinian, who stopped, on
his way to Raleigh, to express disgust at
theanti- disunion sentiment of bis own State.
He promised tosecede and join South Caro-
lima in case she comes to blows.
Miss Annie Miner was announced to
sing patriotic sopg," at Kinsler's Hall,
in Columbia, on the night of the 18th. The
song is dedicated to +" the Minute Men Of
the South" 1t concludes az follows:
"Oh, liberty! can man resign thee,
Once having felt thy generous flame?
Can dungeons, bolts and bars confine thee,
Or threats thy noble spirit tame?
Too long the South has borne, bewailing,
That falsehood's dagger Northerns WELD
But freedom is our sword and shield,
And all their arts are unavailing.
To arms to arms!' &c.
The South Carolinian Estate paper)
hoists the Palmetto flag at the head of its
columns.
One hundred and eighty cases OF Sharpes
patent carbines, containing ten pieces each,
amounting to arms for 1900 men, and forty
cases of conical balls, each containing 1000
bullets, were shipped to Georgia on Mon.
day from Hartford. This shipment is
only the first of large order given by the
State of Georgia.
Arms and ammunition purchased by
order of the Governor of Alabama and of
Governor Pettus, Of Georgia, are being con-
stantly delivered by the steamboats, plying
on the Western rivers. The steamer Bel
fast recently landed large supplies Of rifles,
revolvers, &C., both at Prentice, Mississippi,
and Memphis, Tennessee-the former for
the arming of the people of Mississippi, and
the latter for transbipment to Montgomery,
Alabama.
A grand mass meeting Of all who are in
favor of the preservation of the Union, is to
be held at Richmond, Virginia, on the sec
ond Monday Of December. A.I
TIE THREAT OF SECESSION WELL An.
swERED.-Years ago, DR.. -, of Eastern
Massachusetts,, sort of clerical General
Jackson in autocracY of will, presided over