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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-31
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TO ADVERTISERS...The DAILY PIONEER
AND DEMOCRAT has larger circulation than any other
daily paper published in the State Of Minnesota: Its
circulation equals that of any journal Northwest of
Chicago
The WEKKLY PIONEER AND DENocRAI has circula.
ton largely exceeding that Of any other pub
shed in the State. II is invaluable, therefore,
advertising medium. Only limited number of adver.
tisements received.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-31
To Mail Subscribers.

THE FIGURES the Printed Address
indicate the time to which You have paid:
January 1861 Subscribers will please examine these
Labels, as by doing go they will be always posted,
and IT, they wish to- renew before the lime to which
they have paid expires detect may make
giring credit, and have The same rectfed at once
~ We stop all subscriptions rhen the time paid to
ou-and NO paper sent unless the money accom-
panes the erder.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-12-08
Editorial Jottlngs,

The Steamship ~. LouiS is fitting
out in New York, underline supervision
of her owner, Mr.. Roberts, for the Pa
citic Ocean. She is now probably on
her way out.-Thc citizens of Salem
raised $3.50 for the family of Mr.. Joseph
Myers. on their arrival at that place.
1.-The vote ofOreSon stands, Lincoln,
5,3+6; Douglas, 4,136; breckenridge,
5,O74. Lincoln splurality, 27O.-The
last Overland mail which left San Fran
cisco for st. Louis took out 1851 let
tcrs.-A recent census of Russia cx-
hibits population of Is, 900, 900 people
in that country.-Wel learn that the
steamer Santa C,W. is to soon commence
running between Portland and Olym-
pia. So says an exchange.-The
San Francisco markets. Nov. oath, stood
as follows: Flour, IS so; Wheat. 81 25
to 81 60 per 100 lbs; Oats, 1925 to 81
Ace per 100 lbs; Potatoes, zoe per 100
lbs.-Ship John Marshall from San
Francisco for this port is reported to
have been wrecked near the entrance
to the Straits of Fuca.-Thc North
West SAYS that the Hon. G. &. Phillips
assumed the collectorship of customs
on the 9th inst.-A new schooner is
in process of construction at Port Lud-
low, length Of Keel IS feet; length
over all % feet; breadth of beam, "a
feet; depth Of hold 8 feet. Phinney 4
Co., and Thompson, Porter ind Dun
kcster are the owncrs.-Thc Calitor-
MIA Stage Company are having a num-
Der ct sleighs constructed to be used
i'll case suilicicncy Of snow falls this
winter.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-12-08

.EDlrOR SrAxDanD-Will you obligc BY answer,
ing the following questions LIST. In the event NJ
Lncoln's being President, and appointing his
friends to the different Offices for the country cam
they take their seats without the concurrence Of
| the U. 5. Senate? We mean that class Of officer,
| in which the Senate by law must concur
| Will you also obligc BY informing us why the
taxes were increased, in this county, after the last
assessment, and by what authority it was done?
| Is it the practice in the whole territory?
NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS
To the LIST question we reply certainly.
Any appointec under Mr.. Lincoln
who receives a commission and other.
wise qualities, can enter upon the dis
charge ofhis official duties, regardless
of a first action by the Senate in confirm
ing the nomination. When the Senate
are in session, it is usual to nominate to
that body, before commissioning ap-
pointecs. But it is very frequently the
case that appointments are made in the
interim Of Congress In such case q
commission is issued running until the
next session of the Senate. On confir-
nation the appointec receives another
commission reciting that he has beer
appointed Ly 'and wiM the odriace and con.
sent Of the Senate. All officers hold ur~
til their successors are qualified, and
hence no vacancy occurs except in cases
of death Of incumbent.
2nd-It would be hard for us to OK.
plain why the county commissioners of
Thurston county do many things, and
especially the act queried after. All
the authority they possess is to be found
in the 10th Sect. of the act of the Leg
islature w. Il. Sess. Entitled ''an
act to provide for the assessing and col
Letting County and Territorial reve-
nue. page 1913. The law is applicable
to the whole Territory, and is not con,
fined to Thurston county.
Ofthc practice in other counties, how
ever, we are profoundly ignorant.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-12-08

TUESDAY, Dec. 4, 1860.
After the adoption of the report Of
committee on Credentials, the Council
was permanently organized by the cleo
ton of the following officers:
PAUL X. HUBS, President.
i. ID. DURGIN, Chief Clerk.
JOHN A. TENANT, Assistant Clerk.
HUGH CONNOLLY, Scrgeaht-at-Anns.
WIN. N. HORROR, Door Keeper.
On being conducted to the Chair,
Col. HUBS presented his thanks to the
Council for an honor, he said, that was
as unexpected as it was undeservcd.
He had held that some one of the re-
firing members was proper to the posi-
ton Of presiding officer. cit is" said
he, ga position of much responsibility.
| bespeak, at tho outset, your iMdulg-
ence and oversight of inevitable error,
but not Of intentional fault. The ses-
sion will be one Of deep importance to
this great Territory, destined to take
rank ut no distant day as one of the
United States of America. You arc
here representing the commercial and
industrial interests that float upon and
border the great inland sea beside US,
and you are here representing that i'm
mense field east Of the Cascade range,
rapidly becoming the great producing
portion Of the Territory.
Our relations with the Government
thousands of miles from us in the east,
assume at this moment more than ordi-
nary interest. The sluggish mails
from the homes of our infancy bring
us tidings of threatened fiaternal strife,
the very name Of which covers with
sadness the heart of every patriot.
Since the "Old Thirteen" accom-
plished revolution greater in its con-
sequences than any other known by his
tory, there has been added score Of
States to the Union. If ever one Of
the three and thirty stars be blottcd
from our cscutcheon, though the azure
field be dr'rcd in mourning for time
| (Which may God AVERT VIC will not be-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-12-08
Editorial Change.

The last issue of the Pioneer and Dem.
ocym announces that Edward Furstc
Esq, has retired from that establish.
ment and is succeeded by James Lodge
Esq, well known in our midst as an
efficient clerk and tlraughtsman in the
Office of Surveyor General Tilton.
From our personal knowledge of him
we are forced to believe that he will be
very popular in his new vocation. We
welcome cordially his advent to the edi-
torial corps.
The paper has also assumed a differ
ent Typographical appearance, and ap-
pears to much better advantage than
heretofore.
MIR. Furstc in retiring takes with him
our best wishes for his success through
life, and our tondcst hopes that he MAY
soon be restored to health He con-
templates maxim" visit to the East.
With Il large numherof friends we wish
his voyage happy one and we shall
hail his return with renewed pleasure.
The Pioneer will proclaim and defend
Democratic principles. That ii has Il
right to do, but we protest against its
attempting to proclaim what are R,pab-
H~t" principles except such as are rec
ognizcd so to be by the Chicago Plat
form. Outside of that we will not 90,
nor must the PioacCr if it desires to be
just and fair in its statements. lie
must learn. il he does not already know.
that the following is very far from IL
true version OF Republican principles.
The new editor says:
"A sectional organization. composed of hostile
and disror,'an' factions, based upon idea. sus-
tanned hy false philanthropy and abstract doe
trincs, prescribing one section of country. as
sorting an irrcprcsshc co,.''ict between free and
slave States. believing in and guided bv higher
Law than the Constitution, destroying all f.,teynal
Affection
The Chicago Platform is the Repub-
lcan creed, and we defy that editor to
find word or line ju>titying the above.
We will expose all such misreprcscnta-
tons. and we will willingly join issue
on any or all of those resolves with that
newspaper; but we insist that the do>-
trineS of the party shall be publishca.
us adopted, and not garblcd and mis-
represented as heretofore.
The election of Mr.. LINCOLN is de-
porcd, and the cause is attributed to
minor differences in the Democratic
party, which has impaired is efficacy,
not weakened the strength of its organ
ization. The editor will essay to Join
the discor,lant clcmcntS-wc trust sue
ccSSiully; for we have such an abiding
faith in the INTEL "cncc of the people
and in the truth of our cause to battle
with them united as soon us they can
agree what their princi pies are.
We have Il better reason for Mr. LIN
CoLS ctccrton. t1r H7717- H 7 II
did not produce it. 1t was the voice of
the people rising in their majesty to re-
Duke the corruption and slavery propa-
gandism of James Buchanan $ Admin
istration. 1t was the determination of
American frecmen to make .treet'om me-
fonM and SIorcy sectional.
We cordially endorse the expressed
wish to elevate the tone of the press.
In that the Pioneer will have our zeal
oms cooperation.
We heartily wish thcncw editor may
meet with unbounded success.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-12-08

THE New RESTAURANT.-We now
have Il gentleman in our midst who can
keep a Restaurant, and that is ANm.
Mitchell. If you wish to be assured
of the fact call at his establishment
corner of Man and Fourth Streets.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-12-08
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Council.

MONDAY, Dec. 3, 1860.
Council met pursuant to law, and on
calling the folh, the following members
holding over, appeared and took their
seats:
From the county of Clark-H. i.
CApLEs.
From the counties of Cowlitz, Wa
kikum and Pacltic-A. X. BURBANK.
From the counties of Lewis and
Chcllalis-S. :. WooDARD.
From the counties of Thurston and
Sawamisl-W. W. MILLER and JAMES
BILEs.
From the county of Pierce-FRAxK
CLARK.
The following members elect rlso
appeared and took their seats:
From the counties OF Clark, Skama-
MIA, Walla Walla and Spvkahe-J. a.
SlMMs.
+Ese.a the counties of King aud Kit
sap-A. a. Denny.
From the counties of Jefferson, ISL
and, Clalam and Whatcom-PAUL X.
HUBS.
The Council was temporarily organ
lied by the election of II. l.. Caples,
President; W. II. Wood was appointed
Clerk; John A. Tenant, Assistant
Clerk; II. Connolly. Sergcaht-at-Arms,
and David Drury, Door Keeper.
Messrs. Clark, Woodland and Bur-
bank were appointed committee on
credentials, when the Council adj
journed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-12-08

"Thc people of these intel State. the
rightful masters of both Congresses and Courts.
not to overthrow the Constitution. hut to over,
throw the men who pcrvert the Constitution 1870
ABRAHAM i.tscoiy
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-12-08

THE BALL.-Thc Ball at tho Wash
ington Hall will take place on the even
ing of the 10Th instead of 22d as stated
by us last week. See advertisement.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-12-08

H1 Mr. Carroll proposes giving a
New Years Ball, at Tum Water, on
New Years eve. We know no expense
will be spared to make it the ball of the
season.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-12-08

H We tender our most sincere
thanks to G. w. Jones Esq, of Van.
couver, for the kind interest displayed
towards the Standard. lie is our an.
thorized agent at that place.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-12-08

THAT BEATS ALL!-It will he shown
what singular fancies govern the ladies
when we acknowledge the receipt OF a
sack-containing bcets and cabbages,
from lady friend in the country; also
a supply of cranberries and apples from
one in this city. This fact will be ap-
preciatcd when it is known that we arc
Il yOttng man.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-12-08

APPLES AND CIDER.-Wc are indebt.
cd to our old friend William Walter,
Esq. for a supply of the above articles.
The apples were good, the cider better,
and
"a little more cider, do
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-12-08

E1gp Our thanks are again due tic
gcntlemanly officers of the steamer
Eli1a anderson, for the euriy delivery
of files Of ,lown-sound papers. On Fri
day morning at two o'clock, we were
awakened by a miniature thunderstorm
at our front door by those "widc awake"
gentlemen. Capt. Fleming, and Vim.
l.. Clancy, Esq, are just tho men for
the positions they hold.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-12-08

~ We arc under many obligations
to 7. NJ. Read Esq. Wells, Fargo 4 Cos
gcntlcmanly Agent, for fav"rs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-12-08

"a little more cider, do. -
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-12-08
EXTRA.
LAST ANNUAL MESSAGE
JAMES BUGHAN AN.

rRrsrnczJ or TIE UNITED STATES
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-10-12
The Empress Eugenie.

The Empress Eugene has passed part of
the season at place called Les Faux Bonnes,
at the base of the Pyrenees. a lady CORES
pondent of the Mobile Register, who has al
so been there, describes the place and En-
press
"Eaux Bonnes consists Of one long street,
all hotels and lodging houses. In. the mid
die of this street. which is very wide, is a
square planted with trees, under the shade of
which are benches, where invaids sit all day.
We'll, the Empress is here for the first time,
and of course must do something to COM
memorate her visit so she is going to have
an iron ferce placed around the square, and
flowers planted within it.
| suppose YOU would like to know how the
Empress looks. had a good look at her
this morning. as knelt very near by,through
three masses.in the little church. The church
is quite small, there are no pews, and the
people seemed almost piled on each other
The Empress is of medium hight, rather
prominent nose. large eyes, complexion quite
pale, not handsome. She usually wears a
black silk dress, with gray sack, black
straw hat with a feather; her dress pinned
up all around, to keep it out of the mud. l
came near running over her, or she over me,
yesterday. Was coming from the spring,
picking my way carefully down the noun
tain. looking where was putting my feet,
for fear of tumbling, as it was very muddy
and slippery. The Empress was toling up
with the same care, and we were almost on
each otaer without knowing it. Her dress
was covered with mud, as she was just from
her surveying expedition
Papa has just come in from his journey up
the mountain. with bis handkerchief full of
snow balls. He says he met the Empress
going still higher than he vcntured, with her
skirts pinned up, with five or six attendants,
and donkey Carrying provisions for a
lunch"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-10-12

A MEDICAL PREsCRIPTION.-Dr. Aberne-
thy did almost as much good to his patients
by his sharp wit as by his medicines, and in
Vulnerable stories are told Of his dry humor.
Here is a good one, we do not remember to
have seen before:
His prescription to wealthy patient was
LET your servant bring to you three or
four pals of water and put it into wash
tub take oft your clothes, get into it, and
from head to foot rub yourself well with it,
and you'll recover"
This advice of yours seems very much
like telling me to wash myself" said the pa
tient.
"Well," said Abernethy, sit is open to that
objection"
How TO PRESERVE HEALTH. Medicine
will never remedy bad habits. 1t is utterly
futile to think of living in gluttony, intern
perance and every excess, and keeping the
body in health by medicine. Indulgence of
the appetite, indiscriminate dosing and drug
ging have ruined the health ard DESTROYED
the lives of more persons than famine or pes
thence. If you will take advice, YOU will be-
come regular in your habits, eat and drink
only wholesome things, sleep on mattress
and retire and rise very regularly. Make 8
free use of water to purify the skin, and
when sick take counsel of the best physician
you know, and follow nature.
O. Forney's Press thus points out the
result of the national election: "The elec
ton in Maine proves that Abraham Lincolr
will certainly be chosen for the next Presi
/ dent. unless, in the mean time, Mr. Breck
inridge shall withdraw himself from the field
and the tire-eaters and the disunionists of the
south shall ground their arms, and yield te
Douglas and Johnson"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-10-12
Oeneral MistrIlanu.
t;uniptiOE.

| was amused few days since. The con-
trast between two men who were working for
the same wages, is worth ;nscvibing, because
it illustrates some truth-the difference be-
tween the common American mind and the
common European. We were preparing to
throw our bridge across Idewild brook A
quiet, little. -shouldered American,
with my horse hitched to drag, was draw
ing stone for the roadway beyond, and a
broad shouldercd fellow from the old coun-
try was digging earth to fill in. stood look
ing on moment. saw thrifty little ce-
dar, which was partly uprooted, and request
ing the digger to shovel some dirt around it.
. | walked on. Returning afew minutes after,
| saw my cedar erect enough, but its roots
still exposed. why didn't you cover it with
dirt @ | asked. Sure, sir,' said sturdy Great
Britain, with look Of most honest regret
that he had no, been able to obige me, you
told me to shovel it, and had no shovel. =
lie was using spade.
1t was no, ten minutes after this that
saw my little Yankee dollara-day unhitching
the horse from the drag. What are you 60
ing to do p asked. why there's no more
stone to be got on this side, and as the car
penter don't seem to be coming along to fix
this bridge, thought I'd step over ard get
What's his names oxen, and snake them tim
bers up, and haul EN- across with block
and tackle, and timber over, and put on the
planks. could draw stone from the other
side ,hen.' Here was quiet proposal to do
what looked forward to as quite problem,
even for professed mechanic. had bespo-
ken carpenter for the job three weeks be-
fore.
There stood the ahutments six feet high
and twenty-five feet apart the stream swoll-
en- by the freshet, and hardly fordable on
horseback, running betw cen and how those
two immovable timbers, thirty feet long,were
to be got across without machinery and scat
fold to span this chasm of twenty-five feet,
was not engineer enough to see. 1t was a
mong the chords that man with common
gumption could do easy enough however. a:
nv little friend said and it was done the
next morning with block and tackle, rollers
and levers, he going about it as naturally an(
handily as if he had been bridge builder b!
profession. There being no higher price fo
day labor with his amount Of gumption, ant
day labor such as the other mans, who coult
not conceive how spade might be used TO
shovel, shows how common ingenuity is ii
, our country, and how characteristic Of
Yankee it is to know no obstacle.-N. I
U'',is.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-10-12
Persecution of Il Northern Bookseller in
Arkansas.

Henry A Marsh, who lately escaped hang
ing by an Arkansas mob, has published an
account of his adventures. He was located
at Camden in that State as a dealer in books
and periodicals. After the Texas excitement
commenced in August the authorities at Cam
den forbade his selling any Northern publ'
cations except the New York Herald and
Day Book. Finding himself an object of
suspicion and his business he resolved
to sell out his stock and remove, but the peo-
pie saved him the trouble by burning the bal
anoe Of his stock, school books and all, and
advised him to leave at once. lie went with
his wife and children to Memphis, Tenn. He
had been there about three weeks, when Dr.
Hughey and two other men from Camden
visited him and on some false pretense got
him on board steamer, when they made
him their prisoner and took him back to
Camden, when he was examined by vigi-
| lance committee on a charge of being an ab-
olitionist from Texas, where he had formerly
resided. Finding no evidence against him
the committee put him in canoe on the Wa.
chita river at night, and told him to escape
if he could. The rest of his story he tells as
! follows:
81 asked them why they did not 90 before
the people and declare my innocence, as they
had not been able to find one item of ey
dence against me- To this they would no
consent, alleging that. the people were SO ex
cited that they would not be answerable fol
my life among them. Accordingly, as the
darkness of night came on, was taken from
the jail, through the woods, to "Lone Pin.
Ferry" placed in boat. and permitted t.
row myself over. My hopes of escape wer,
but slender, well knowing as did that with
in three hours after my departure the crowt
would meet at the Jail to hang me, and, find
ing the bird flown, would make every exer
ton to have me retaken. For the next TWEEN
ty-eight hours | travelled constantly withou
rest, food or sleep. Four times l swan TIT
Saline river to throw the men and dogs off
my track three nights the cold, wet groun,
was my bed and heavens blue canopy m,
Only covering, and all this for the heinou
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-10-12

EV While addressing crowded Douglas
meeting at the North End, Boston, on
Thursday night, George Sennott was rudelv
interrupted bya Breckenridge man as follows;
"Aint you an abolitionist , Didn't YOU 20
down to Virginia TO defend John Brown ?"
Mr.. S. (promp,ly and with emphasis, Jam
| thief because defended you from
charge of larceny, and kept you from the
house of correction, where you belong ?"-
This keen and cutting retort Immediately
brought down the house in roar of fapplause
and the speaker proceeded in his argument
without any danger of further interruptions
from his inquisitive opponents.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-10-12

MEANSESS.-Our democratic administm.
ton, not content with inverting all the prin-
ciples of democracy, seems to be desirous of
bringing the government itself into contemut.
1t is said that the orders to assess the me.
chanics and daily laborers of the NAVY Yards
came from Washington. When the govern
ment of great republic stoops to petty lar
ceny like this, it degrades itself below the
level of ordinary robbers. Robin Hood nd
Roo Roy are content with robbine the rich
the government of the United States picks
the pockets Of the poor.
70 The Philadelphia Ledger thinks the
wheat harvest is going to bring the country
hundred millions of dollars extra, and wants
to know what will be done with the money.
Perhaps some of the Western folks will use
their share to pay subscriptions to THE CAL
EDoNIAN.
e The republicans of Boston invite the
/ Wide-Awakes of New-England to a grand
demonstration on Boston Common, Tuesday
evening the 10th, and expect to count 10000
torches on the ground.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-10-12

C. The following story may serve as
warning to candidates who are too jealous:
a candidate for Office calls at the reside nee
of gentleman to solicit his vote.
Candidate-"Madam, is your husband a.
bout ?"
Lady-"ies, sir. lie has gone to haul T.
way dead dog, and will be back immediate
ly."
Candidate "Sheep-killing, Ireckon, mad
amp"
Fierce-spoken urchin-"No. sir Just bark
ed himself to death at candidates-so pap
said"