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

The New York papers of Saturday last
say that the week was closing with the dis,
charging of larger numbers of laborers than
in the previous week, in consequence of the
increased difficulties in raising money to pay
them.
INTELLIGENCE from Columbia, Kentucky,
has been received that fifteen negroes and
one white leader, have been hung by the
citizens of Burksville for attempted insur.
section.
THERE was large and excited meeting at
Memphis, last Wednesday evening. Reso-
lutions were passed, calling on the Governor
to convene the Legislature and favoring
State Convention, and assuring the South
ern States that Tennessee will stand by the
action OF southern convention, through
veal or woe.
CHARLES SUMNER lectured to an immense
audience Saturday night in New York, on
the "Life and character OF Lafayette" The
aim of the discourse was to prove that La
fayette was uncompromisingly hostile to the
system of African slavery.
ANOTHER exciting meeting has been held
at Charleston, S. c. Mr.. MemmiDger and
others made speeches. Mr.. Memiminger
recommended, if the government did not
surrender Fort Moultre on South Cardinals
retiring from the Union, that it be taken by
force.
The Detroit Free Press, of the 28th fig
ures up sixiy-seven lives lost On the lakes
during the gale OF Saturday and Sunday
last. Other vessels run out which have not
yet been heard from. Among the vessels
lost, about thirty in all, was the propeller
Dacotah, commanded by Capt. w. S. Gross,
OF Milwaukee. She went down in Lake
Erie with all On board, about thirty in num-
Der.
The Federal government has information
from our minister to Peru, Mr.. Clay, stat
ing that be had, pursuant to instructions,
demanded his passports, and was now on
his way home. Shortly after this iuforma.
ton came to the Executive, the Peruvian
Minister to the United States was promptly
furnished with his passports, and thus all
diplomatic intercourse between the two
countries is terminated. The amount of
unadjusted claims against Peru, on account
of the seizure and confscation of the yes.
| sells Georgiana and Lizzie Thompson, is
$4,000. Mr.. Clay has been our minis
ter to Peru for nearly fourteen years.
SENATOR CL1NGMAN has been nominated
by the Democratic Legislative Caucus at
Raleigh, North Carolina, for U. S. Senator.
| The news of the Presidential election was
sent to San Francisco, and published, in six
days, FROM the time it was despatched by
Pony Express, from St. Joseph.
An important extradtion case has arisen
in Canada. A slave from Missouri, in at
tempting to escape from servitude, killed
his master, and then made his way to Can.
ada. Under these circumstances, the ex-
tradition of the fugitive slave and accused
murderer is demanded. The opposition in
Canada have taken up the cause of the fu-
gitive, have raised subscriptions for him,
&C., although the Government has provided
all necessary means for his defence. The
point in the case is this-Has slave the
right to commit murder in order to escape
from servitude?
A DESPATCH to the Herald from Wash.
iDgton says the Navy Department has re-
ceived dispatches from flag officer Fender.
grass, with dates from Vera Cruz to Nov.
2lst. Mr.. McLane was at Jalapa. The
robbery of the British Legation, which was
in charge, at the time, of the Spanish minis
ter, is confirmed
IT is rumored that the southern members
were averse to Mr.. Buchanan discussing the
question of secession in the message--they
deeming it advisable to wait until formal
declaration had been made by the seeding
States, when that subject could be treated
in special message.