The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-02
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DIVISION OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or
rather Senator LATHAM, has addressed
long letter to President Buchanan, on the =
subject Of the separation Of the northern
counties Of California, from the remaining
portion Of The State, to form d Territorial
or other Government. He submits his
views on the subject as "a proposition
new and of grave Importance both to the
State and the nation He asks, can por-
ton OF State 60 backward into Terri.
toriaI condition? If 50, it may be within
the power of several State Legislatures and
Congress to dissolve the Union.,a He urges
great caution on the part Of Congress in the
matter. This affair had its origin in the
dissatisfaction Of the people in the southern
counties in having to pay their proportion,
OF the expense of the State Government. 81
/ LAWYER SENNoTr. is to, appear before the
Legislative Committee at Richmond, in
behah of STEVENS, with view of obtaining
a pardon. Mr. SENNorr goes npon the
invitation of Governor LErcHER, with, the
promise that the subject shall receive his
careful attention. The Judge and Prose.
cutting Attorney who tried the case will
unite in the application for mercy. .,..
The REPUBLICAN CANp1pATE.-It is
generally credited that HORACE GREELEY of
the New York Tribune is Id favor of, and
is exerting all his influence to procure, the
nomination OF EDWARD BATES, of Missouri,
for President, and JOHN M. REED, of Penn.
for Vice President, by the Chicago Conveu.
tion. In this connection it is proper to
state that, according TO the Connecticut
correspondent of the New York Post, the
Republican delegation from that State in
Chicago, will be for BATES. The indications
now are that Bates will be nominated.
He is q respectable old gentleman, well adj
vanced in life, having seen bis sixty-eighth
year. s{Ia ' a.r4. ~ .a- 80;
| The disunion proposition of South Caro-
lima to her sister slave States proposing to
them to hold Southern Convention at At.
lanta, Georgia, meets with no favor except
in Mississippi. Even Alabama will not
join the movement. The Montgomery Con-
| federation announces that the Governor and
Legislature are opposed to it. Virginia,
Texas and Maryland openly spurn it. No
notice is taken OF it in Missouri, Louisiana,
Georgia, North Carolina. and Tennessee
South Carolina and Mississippi will enjoy
the bad prominence of being the only States
that will be in the dsunion conference, if
one is ever held. .,..r ,rst I'll FHv
SENATOR SEWARD. Mr.. SEWARD friends
are indignant at the idea of his being set
aside Tor Mr.. BATES. Gen.. WEBB, of the
N. 7. Courier, blows his trumpet thus
eve will say for the information of Mr..
Stewards friends, that we have the best
reason for believing that if not elected to the
Presidency next November, his public lie
may be considered as, terminated, as he
would not even consent to reelection to
the Senate" i Ga" s.yli .e1 5o35
| LIFE AT RED R1vER.-We have seen
private letter from Selkirk Settlement dated
January "a, which gives an interesting &C
count of social life down there The writer
Says that the young folks at Red River have
all been taken with the marriage fever, and
that between thirty and forty had been
married during the previous three months,
also that it is the fashion there to keep up
dancing for two or three days and nights
when a wedding takes place. yidaoa .at
| AN Illinois farmer, in the St. Louis Ne,os
has well Swallowed the difficulty of the OPP,
position: he will 60 for BATES, BELL, or
CRlTTESDEN, but "if an irrepressable conflict
Republican is put in nomination, be bolts
The Sewardites say they will bolt if one of
their sort, either. SEWARD, CHASE, BANKs,,
or any other is no; put in nomination. u 715j
THREE dwarfs are now on exhibition in
Paris, which are represented ais more Won,
derful than even Tom THUMB. They are,
respectively of Italian, Austrian, and Hun.
garian origin. One is nineteen years old,
and measures thirty inches in height; the
second, is twenty five, and thirty, one inches
high and the third is twenty-five, and
thirtysfye inches high. They only speak
German; but give French songs, and are
said 70 ., be very amusing and capital actors.
l(THRi Baltimore Patriot iintimates that,
Chief Justice fancy intended resigning his
seat. as Chief Justice Of the United States.
Supreme Court some time ago, and that
CHARLES o. CoNeRa was to be his successor
Since nthatq time the Presidential mind is
said to have 'veered in a Southern direction, q
an impressions prevails that RkvERDY JOHN
son. Of Maryland, in case Of such srresigna-,
ton, win be the lucky s man, 10 a9ifsiqaisl
AZ GERMAN astranomer, M. ScHwABE,l
endeavors o;lshowF that j certain farrowslikss