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hlessrs. Andrews ana Miller.

A correspondent of the N. Y. World.
writing from st. Paul, in giving an account
of the Presidential canvass in this State.
and the orators of the two parties, says:
The most laborious part of the canvass an
pears to have fallen upon Stephen Miller and
c. G.: Andrews, who headed respectively the
Republican and Democratic electoral tickets.
They held thrty.eight joint discussions, their
appointments being distributed among nearly
all of the settled counties. Previous to COM
mencing. Mr.. Andrews filed appointments in
the st. Croix valley and on the north side of
Lake Superior, and Mr.. Miller also spoke at
number of places on the St. Croix Their dis.
cussions generally attracted large audiences.
Mr.. Andrews is about thirty years of age, and
Mr.. Miller forty-fve, but there is greater diff
ference in their style of speaking than in their
ages, the former being argumentative, and the
latter rhetorical and humorous, and better fitted
to carry along the crowd. Mr.. Miller is re.
garded as one of the best Republican stumpers
in the State, and he is besides an untiring
worker for his party.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-11-30
California Tor Douglas.

The last advices from California, indicate
that DOUGLAS has carried the State, over
LINCOLN, by $500 majority. His majority
over BREcKINRIDGE will reach 10000. The
California Legislature is DOUGLAS in both
branches thus securing the defeat of DR..
Gw1N, who was warmly supported by the
administration forces for reelection.
DOUGLAS will receive in the Electoral
College, three votes from New Jersey, nine
from Missouri, and four from California.
Oregon remains to be heard from, but it
will probably vote for LINCOLN.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-11-30
News Of Our Own State.

The people Of Chisago county voted, al
the recent election. upon the proposition to
remove the county seat from Taylor Falls
to Centre City. The question of removal
prevailed by small majority.
A similar proposition in Dakota county
to remove the county seat from Hastings
to Pine Bend, was lost by very decisive
vote.
In Wabashaw county, the proposition for
the removal of the county seat to Lake Ci-
ty was defeated, and it therefore remains at
Wabashaw.
The number of pupils in attendance on
the public schools of Saltwater is one hum
dred and ninety-eight.
y We publish the following information.
from a circular issued by the authorities of
the State Normal School at Winona
The first term of this School will close Nov.
%, with thirty three State pupils. The second
term will commence Dec. 5th, 1860, under the
same Professor, John Ogden, assisted by other
competent teachers.
Applicants for admission must be at least
sixteen years of age, healthy, of good moral
character, able to read and write with ordinary
correctness, to parse common English sen.
tence, and to sustain an examination in the
outlines of Geography and the common Rules
of Arithmetic. They must also express writ.
ten intention to teach school in this State for
two years. OF such no tuition ,cin be demanded,
If there are vacant scholarships, in any SEN
atorial Districts at the opening of the term,
they may be filled by pupils residing in other
Districts, on the terms above described.
Those wishing to enter the School are re-
quested to be present for examination on Dec.
4th, at 9 o'clock Am.
OVER one hundred and sixty quarter Sec
tions in Olmsted county were 'paid up on"
during the pendency of the recent land sales
thus adding at least $25,000 to the taxa
BILE prospects of the county.
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Some OF the above Offices have fees
attached, and Others have not. The won
der is, in cases of the Offices with no fees
attached, how the successful candidates re.
imburse themselves for their expenditure.
In addition to the above, the World says
that the Office Of County Clerk yields the
income of $4,000 per aunum; the Regis.
ter's $4,000; Corporation Counsels $685.
900; Coroner's $4,000, and Corporation
Attorney $4,000. |
The system ofauctioneering off clerkships,
&c., to the highest bidder, prevails in many
of the departments. e.- ~ ...--.. !.
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Douglas ON Immediate Secession.

We refer our readers to the admirable
letter of Judge Douglas, in reply to an invi.
tation extended to him by some hundred
citizens ofNew Orleans, irrespective of party,
to deliver his views, in public, speech on
the present condition of the affairs Of our
country. While declining the request-not
peceiving that any patriotic objects can be
advanced by any further discussions, on his
part, prior to resuming his seat in the Sen
ate-he gives his views, very frankly, of the
unreasonableness of all attempts to secede
from the Union merely on account of the
election of Mr.. Lincoln.
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phia, in population, since 1870.

The official vote of Illinois is as follows !:
Lincoln, 17O,545; Douglas, l60,549 Bell,
4,S4O; Breckenridge, 2,272. Increase in
vote since sc, lO3,l3l. Lincoln over
Douglas, 1896; over all, 7,ll2.
PRENTICE of the Louisville Journal gives
notice that be will print his paper in the
Union till the 4th of March, 1865. He
says he don't like the idea of collecting
New Albany, Indiana. and Jacksonville
items under the head of foreign news.
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What 1T Costs to Get into Office.

The New York World gives the follow.
ing as the salaries to the various Offices in
New York, and the amount of money it
costs to obtain an Office. The amount it
costs to obtain an Office is set down as its
premium value:
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-11-30

AN honest committee" has actually been
found in New York. The committee on
the ball given in honor of the Prince of
Wales, have positively made full state
ment of receipts and expenses, showing that
they had charged nothing for visits to Wash.
ington or Canada, and actually return.
ing $l2,26O to subscribers /! After this
we have no idea that the Union will be dis.
solved. -r- H y.fg s4 I
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"Our Political SYSTEM"

Under this head is published to-day q
communication, whicb,-referriDg to pre-
ced:ng contribution from another pen,-at-
tributes the cause of our national troubles
and weakness to our frequent elections"
One of the remedies proposed by the writer,
it will be seen, is to " let our executive and
judicial officers hold for life; subject, of
course, to impeachment" s. a,
Without entering into an argument to
disprove the position of the writer, we take
the liberty of suggesting, that the "execu-
tive" branch of his proposition will hardly
be adopted so long as the people shall recol.
lect that JAMES BUCHANAN has been Presi-
dent; nor will the judicial" branch find
favor here, so long as it remains a fact that
one of the highest judicial officers of our
State felt himself obliged, while ministeripg
as such, to take advantage of technical de-
feet in an indictment for perjury, and by
this means, to save himself from the peni'
tentiary, and preserve bis legal competency
to continue the exercise of judicial functions.
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IN ADvERTIsERs...The d

TO ADVERTISERS...The DAILY PIONEER
AND DENocRAr has larger circulation than any other
daily paper published the State of Minnesota: Its
circulation equals that of any journal Northwest of
Chicago.
The Tri-weekly PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT, pub
lished every Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday, con-
tains all the of the daily, and all new advertise
ments.
Single copy for three months. s............. u eO
The WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT has a crcula-
on largely exceeding that Of other newspaper pub
she In the State 1t is invaluable, therefore,
advertising medium. Only limited number of adver-
tisements received. ft-
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time to- which you have paid. For in
stance: Jan 1, means paid to the LIST of January,
1861 Subscribers will please examine these Labels,
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have paid expires, detect any error may make
giving credit, and have the same rectfed at once
a We stop all subscriptions ,ohen the time paid to
o-and NO paper is sent unless the money accom-
panies the erder.
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The Late Foreign News.

According to statistics published in re-
cent number of the Nationale, which are
supposed to be correct enough for all prac-
tical purposes, the population of the several
provinces of which the Italian monarchy is
likely to consist will be as follows:
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-11-30

ADv1CEs from Arizona mention the dis
covery of very rich gold mines near Pino>
alto. Parties were realizing from "a 900
to $4,000 per day. Official dispatches
from Gov. Owens, concerning these mines,
are en- route to Washington.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-10
The Prince Of Wales at Halifax.

The Prince of Wales landed at Halifax
on the Both. The correspondent of the
Herald says:
He was received at the landing steps by
Lord Mulgrave, who was introduced by the
Duke OF Newcastle, and with whom he
shook hands with self-possessed ease and
cordiality, while pleasant smile lighted up
his happy looking countenance.
l stood near and had full view of him.
He is very prepossessing in appearance,
and elected general admiration. In height
he is five feet seven, and slightly built. He
has small, but well-formed and full
mouthed face, and his eyes, which have a
very merry twinkle, are large and hazel
colored. He has complexion equal to
that Of peach, and looks very healthy.
His hair is dark brown, and cut so as to
show the lobes of his ears. He wore a
black cooked hat with a tuft of white
plumes, red coat with blue sash across
the breast, and white leather belt round
the waist, black trowsers with q thin red
stripe down each leg, patent leather boots,
white kid gloves and a regimental sword.
The uniform specially belongs to himself.
The Mayor and Aldermen of the city
were introduced on the spot by Lord Mul-
grave, when their speaker read an address
of welcome to him.
The Prince listened to this calmly and at
tentively, and at the end read bis reply from
large sheet of draft paper, which was
handed to him by Gen. Bruce. His utter>
ance was clear and unfaltering as his moth
er's, and the expression of face meanwhile
lust as bland and composed:
GENrLEMEN:--I have been led to expect that
the loyalty and attachment to the British
Crown which exists among the inhabitants of
Halifax would insure to me kind reception in
your city, but the scene which have witnessed
this morning proves that my expectations are
more than realized. For your welcome to my.
self, feel, l assure you, sincere gratitude, but
it is still more satisfactory to me as son and
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-10
BUFFALO ROBES FROM THE SAsKArcHE-

BUFFALO ROBES FROM THE SAsKATCHE-
wAN.-Burbapk & Co.'s Itrain from the
Red River arrived Saturday, bringing,
among other merchandise, three hundred
bales of fine Buffalo robes, from the Sas-
katchewan country. The value of these
robes is about $4,000. They are to be
shipped to Montreal. Mr.. Burbank informs
us that no trouble has yet been experienced
in navigating the Red river, at last advices,
from low water, and that the Anson North
rup was making her rugular trips. a.,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-10
The Mouth of the Mississippi.

Correspondence of the New York Tribune.
BALIzE, La. July II, 1860.
This is town literally built on stills.
Posts have been driven deep into the allu-
vial mud brought down by the turbid Mis-
sssippi, on which the houses are placed,
and so low, that when strong southeast
wind prevails, the floors of the lower story
are submerged. The population is fully
two hundred, made up of an association
known as Branch Pilots" their families,
and assistants. The village of Southwest
Pass, twenty-four miles distant from the
Balize by the usual route, and also built
upon the divide between fresh and salt wa
ter, has not more than one hundred inhabi-
tants-eDgaged in the same pursuit as those
of the Balize.
The Pilots have upward of seventy.fve
thousand dollars invested in floating proper
ty at the two points, and their income from
plotting vessels over the bar at the mouth
of the Mississippi, averages from one humid
red and five to one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars per annum. The revenue
cutter, Gen. Cass, has been lying here for
months, as useless to the Government as its
illustrious namesake at the head of the State
Department. 1t has been rumored that the
crew of this vessel and the Branch Pilots"
who are ticketed for Douglas, will rally for
the Little Giant in the coming Presidential
contest, and, no doubt, they will sustain the
ancient renown of Plaquemne for purity in
the elective franchise.
The banks of the Mississippi, for dis
tance of forty miles above the Balize, are an
unbroken marsh, where the alligator and the
otter are undisputed "Squatter Sovereigns."
| saw at the house of one of the pilots lit
ter of young otters, which were very amia.
BILE pets. After crossing the bar, where the
best water does not exceed twenty feet the
Mississippi has a uniform depth to New
Orleans of ninety feet, and varies little from
one mile in width.
Leaving the swampy district, there is a
succession of sugar estates on both banks
of the river, to the corporate limits of New
Orleans and Algiers, something more than
sixty miles. AS general thing, sugar
planting does not pay six per cent on the
capital invested. The outlay on many es-
tates exceeds 100000. One hogshead of
sugar to the acre is fair average crop,
though more fall below that quantity than
exceed it. Still, have known two and
three hogshead of sugar to be made from an
acre of cane. Here, as in the Gotten belt
above the 3lst parallel, and in the cerealre-
gion of the Great West, too much ground is
half titled. Time, and wiser generation
will apply the corrective.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-10
VOL. XU.-NO. l8.
THE BATTLE OF WAR AND LIFE.
BY WIN. CULLEN BRYANT.

This poem. written many years ago, has not
been in print for some time, and is not gener-
ally known, although the ninth stanza is
one of the stereotyped quotations of our native
tongue j
Once this soft turf this riv'let's sands,
Were trampled by hurrying crowd,
And fiery hearts and armed hands,
Encountered in the battle cloud.
All! never shall the land forget.
How gushed the life blood of her brave
Gushed warm with hope and courage vet.
Upon the soil they sought to save.
Now all is calm, and fresh, and STILL
Alone the chirp of twittering bird,
And talk of children on the hill,
And bell of wandering kline are heard.
No solemn host goes trailing by
The black.mouthed gun and staggering vain;
Men stare not at the battle cry
Oh! be 1t never heard again
Soon rested those who fought but thou
Who mingles in the harder strife
For truths which men receive not now,
Thy warfare only ends with life.
A friendless warfare lingering long
Through weary day and weary year,
Hang on thy front, and flank thy rear.
Yet nerve thy spirit to the proof,
And blench not at thy chosen lot;
The timid good may stand aloOf,
The sage may frown, yet faint thou not.
Nor heed the shaft too surely cast,
The foul and Kissing bolt of scorn;
For with thy side shall dwell at last,
The victory of endurance born.
Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again
The eternal years of God are hers
But Error, wounded, writhes in pain,
And dies among his worshipers.
Yea, though thou lie upon the dust,
When they who helped thee flee in fear,
Die full of hope and manly trust,
Like those who fell in battle here!
Another hand thy sword shall WELD,
Another hand the standard wave,
Till from the trumpet's mouth is pealed
The blast of triumph DER thy grave.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-10

The SYRIAN WAR.-The New York
Evening Post has an article on the Syrian
War and the probable results thereof, the
chief of which are the re-openipg of the
Eastern question; the struggle of England
to maintain her hereditary policy in the
Mediterranean the threatened embodiment
of England with Austria and France; a
crisis in the English government; the exclu-
sion of the war or aristocratic party and,
perhaps, the dismemberment of the Turkish
Empire. In conclusion, the Post says:
What we have long foreseen is now ap-
parent. The real axis of European politics
lies far east Of Italy, and the long maturing
plans of European reorganization, which
seemed to be confined to the States of Italy,
are destined to embrace much wider area,
and contemplate much grander results than
have been anticipated by the statesmen of
Europe, with perhaps single exception.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-10

The New York Evening Post is engaged
in the very laudable labor Of showing up the
extent and details OF the slave trade carried
on from ports of the United States under
the American flag. Itgives complete list
of ejghty-fve slavers which have cleared
from New York, New Orleans, and other
ports since the commenceme ut of Buchan.
ans Administration, together with the mum.
ber of slaves disposed Of by them, etc. In
addition to these some twenty vessels have
been detained under suspicion; great many
others have cleared from European and
South American ports. The slavers in most
instances are owned by Spaniards and Por
tugese. ...
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-10

GooD ADv1cE.-The Glencoe Register
gives the following sensible advice to far
mers whose lands are surrounded by rank
growth of prairie grass. 1t will be we'll to
heed it in season. The Register says
In consequence of the extraordinary growth
of the vegetation on the prairies this season
we shall have awful prairie fires when the pro-
per time comes. Now in order to be protected
from the devouring element, such of us who
live on the prairies must make free use of the
plow. Break around the buildings and fences.
This is the only protection. We may save our
property in this way, and only in this way.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-10

The nobility of England are coming to
very singular complexion. 1t is but few
days since the son of Duke was committed
to debtors Jail, and now a Prince figures
in Police Court. Last arrivals tell US
that His Royal Highness Prince Edward,
of SAKE Weimar, unlawfully passed through
toll-gate, refusing to pay the toll, amount
ing to 3d., for which offence be was brought
before the Hammersmith Police Court.
and sentenced to pay that sum and Is. costs.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-10
SAINT PAUL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1860.

as an EngIlSnmdn, 10 WlCHeSS yOuT dHeCIiouoIo
attachment to the Queen and the laws and in
stitutions of our common country. Your allu.
sion to my illustrious grandfather is also most
grateful to my feelings, and l rejoice to lind
that his memory is cherished amongst you. In
your noble harbor the navies of Great Britain
can ride in safely, whilst you prosecute that
commercial activity which, under their protec'
ton, would seem destined to make Halifax one
of the most important cities of the Western
World, and to raise her inhabitants to high
prosperity. That such may be the fate re-
served for it by Providence is my earnest hope.
request you to convey to the citizens of whom
you are the representatives my cordial thanks
for the greeting they have given me.
After this he advanced few steps, chat
ting with Lord Mulgrave, who was in civic
uniform, and smiling at the restive movements
of few military horses collected in the
yard. A fine, high spirited black charger
was now led to him by groom, upon
which he mounted with the graceful alacrity
of true equestrian. Lord Mulgrave and
the Duke Of Newcastle also mounted their
horses and took their places, and, with the
Prince riding between them, moved out of
the yard, which was lined with infantry,
alike with the whole route to the Govern
ment House, to which they proceeded d.
rect. The Prince smiled and raised his hat
at every cheer which saluted him.
The weather was now fair, and all the
population were gathered to see him. At
the Government House the Prince was con-
Quoted by Lord Mulgrave into the drawing
room, where, after few minutes delay, the
members of the Legislature were admitted
to present their address to him. He was
then standing near an open folding door,
with the Duke of Newcastle on his left and
Lord Mulgrave on his right, with the ladies
of the Governors family Immediately in the
background.
Mr.. Young, the Premier of the Council,
then advanced and read to him long adj
dress of welcome, after which the document
was handed to him, and by him transferred
to the Duke, who handed him a sheet of
paper, from which he read bis reply.
HALIFAX, August 1.-The ball last night
was success. The Prince was present
and danced with several ladies.
To-day be visited the ruins of the Duke
of Kent's-his grandfather's farm, three
miles from the city. The grand regatta
came off to>day.
The weather was fine, and yachts, fishing
vessels, men.of~war boats, whale boats and
canoes participated. There were also horse
races on the common. There is display
of fireworks this evening. The Prince had
reception and leaves at noon.
The Prince of Wales leaves Halifax at
noon tomorrow by railway for Windsor,
and goes thence to New Brunswick. An
escort of artillery and rifles preceded him.
Everything has passed off without serious
accident, and the celebration is universally
admitted by visitors and natives to have
been credit to Nova Scotia.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-10

Hon. P. B. FoUKE, Democrat, has been
unanimously nominated for reelection to
Congress from the eighth district of Illinois.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-11-24

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