The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-12-07
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says: Judge Gilmore and not Mr.. Yam
cey, had been appointed by the Governor
of Alabama, to confer with South Carolina.
Judge E. is as ultra a secessionist as Mr..
Yancey. -,
cit is understood that Mr.. Seward will
address the Senate at an early day and offer
a series of resolutions declaratory of State
rights in which he will propose embodying
the Missouri Compromise line in the Con-
stitution.
"The Republicans are much divided in
sentiment as to Mir. Stewards intentions.
All the Republicans have talked with say
they will not yield the right to take slavery
into the free territories, neither will they
yield the reopening of the slave trade, nor
the rights OF Mr.. Lincoln to the unanimous
support of the country, and to make up his
Cabinet as he sees fit, without explanation
or reservation"
A resolution will be thrust into Congress
at the earliest moment, declaring the right
of State 20 secede at will.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.
Among the various propositsons with a
view to meeting the present political evils
is one that the representatives OF all the
Southern States, South Carolina excepted
have conference and prepare list OF their
grievances, aud what will satisfy them, as
remedy. This is to be submitted to the
conservative Representatives, and if 1t meet
with sufficient favor from them, then, after
the reading of the Presidents Message,
that part in reference to the political trou'
bles be referred to a committen OF one from
each State. This proposition is being dis
cussed today, and it is said that seVefal
prominent Republicans have already aoqul-
esced in it.
The U. S. Supreme Court met in their
new Chamber at noon. Chief Justice Ia
ney and all the associate judges were pre-
sent, except Judge Wayne. The court
shortly afterwards adjourned, and the judges
proceeded to the White House to personally
pay their respects to the President, and at
forwards left their cards for the Vice Pre-
sident.
After the adjournment of the Supreme
Court, the members of the bar practising
in that court held a meeting to express
their regret at the death of associate JUS
tice Daniels which occurred during the
vacation.
The congratulations among the members
of both Houses of Congress were seemingly
as cordial as heretofore-many of them bad
met to-day for the first time IN their re-
spective Chambers. since the last session:
The assurances of the Representatives and
others from Georgia, Alabama, and Mlssls'
sippi, that those States will positively fol-
low the movement of South Carolina, have
Enthusiastically alarmed the conservatives,
who before coming here, were, they say, OF
the opinion that that State only would ven
ture on secession.
The Republican Senators held caucus
to. day with reference to the formation OF
the Standing Committees.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.
Some of the political friends OF Vice
President Breckenridge, waited on him on
Saturday. and rendered him a serenade
which be declined
A consultation is being held tonight
between the several delegations of the
Southern States. The object seems to be
the cooperation of the border slave States
in the secession movement.
The Treasury Department to-day was
enabled to pay only about twenty-five per
cent. of the mileage of Congressman.
The projected meeting tonight OF the
Union members and Senators has been
indefinitely postponed at the request of Mr.
Crittenden.
The Presidents message makes eight
columns of the Constitution newspaper
three and half columns are devoted to
secession.
The estimates for the navy, for the com.
ing fiscal year, are $1l 100000.
Despatches from Fort Scott, Kansas, to
the Interior Department, dated Nov. 9th,
cows that the business of the Office has not
been interfered with, or is not likely to be.
Montgomery raid amounts to nothing.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.
The Tines Washington correspondent
saws that reliable information from Texas
states that the people are on the eve of a
revolution against the State government,
Gov. Houston having refused to convene the
Legislature for the purpose of calling con-
vention. -,
It is believed that Senator Cllngman WILL
soon offer Proposition for the peaceable
separation of the States and fair division
of the assets and liabilities.
1t is rumored that Secretary Thompson
resigned on Thursday last, and will be sue
ceeded by Gov. Pratt Of Maryland.
The President has dispatched Mr.. Tress-
cott Assistant Secretary of State, to South
Carolina, with copies of the message to Gov
Gist, being unwilling to trust to possible
mistakes from telegraphic reporters.
Collector Scbell arrived here New York;
last evening, with the Presidents message.
The Herald's Washington correspondent
says the conclus ion is nearly unanimous
among Republicans thas no compromise will
come from their side; also that Amos Ken
dali may be offered seat in the Cabinet.
The idea of national convention being
called by Congress is not received favorably
by either party.