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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-06
now resign the chair to my honorable sue.
cessor, and take my place among the sovereign

now resign the chair to my honorable sue.
cessor, and take my place among the sovereign
people.
The President then introduced Lieut..
Gov DoNNELLY, who spoke as follows
GENTLEMEN lit is perhaps expected, on an
occasion like the present, the plain course OF
your business should for q moment be suspend.
ed, and that some remarks, fitting for the time
and place, should be INDUCED in.
/, however, approach such theme with con-
siderable hesitation.
When Hook around this chamber, and see
before me, many my seniors in years, and my
superiors in experience, cannot out fear that
the ordinary language of advice or Introduction
would be greatly out cfplace.
When my thoughts turn to the condition OF
our State, and the necessary measures for the
that you have Just listened to one who has
completely and thoroughly exhausted that sub
ject.
shall therefore briefly say, that while have
striven to perfect myself for the duties of my
post, / am conscious that complete parlia.
mentary education is attainable only through
experience. Ifeel shall therefore have to ask
at your hands repeated indulgence for my
shortcomings.
shall seek to forget that the body before
me is composed of members of different pOliti-
cal faiths, and shall recognize you only as rep
resentatives of our common people, whose well
fare you are convened to de velOpe and perfect,
and while shall seek to hold the scale steadi-
ly, inclining neither to the right nor the left,
shall ask that every Senator, forgetting his
partizan feelings. shall give his entire energy TO
the cause of the State, conscious that the peo-
pie will delight to henor him who forgot his
politics in his devotion to their interests.
thank you, gentlemen, for your attention.
The Senate then voted that the above
addresses be placed upon its journal, and
Immediately adjourned.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-06
The Twenty Fourth District...Anoka
County -

We have received for publication " call"
signed " WILLIAM CREIGHTON, Chairman of
the Anoka County Democratic Commit
tee" appointing Democratic Convention
for that county to meet at Aroka, on the
Sd of January, for the purpose of electing
delegate to attend State Convention to
meet at St. Paul. on the 18th January.
This call'' is accompanied with lengthy
com nunication, also, for publication, devo-
ted to an historical argument, the object of
which is to prove that Mr.. civilian
CREIGHTON" is the regular chairman" of
the regular "Anoka county Democratic com
mittee." Both of which, pretence and
argument, are humbug and twaddle. Mr..
CREIGHTON is not only no Chairman" of
any legitimately constituted Democratic
Committee, but he has not shown himself,
within the last year, to be Democrat at
all. Last fall he issued one of his calls"
under his assumed authority as /" chairman"
for Senatorial District Convention, and
procured the nomination of pretended
Democratic legislative ticket; and the De-
mocracy of the District showed their esti-
nation of its legitimacy by casting for it
some ten or a dozen votes, all told. This
result would have cooled down the preten-
sions of any man of common sensibility, but
we see that it has not affe cted CREIGHTON
So be is out again in his WORKOUT role of
" cha irman." This time, to give his move
ment greater prominence, and to gain the
unwary to its support, he attempts to connect
it with the DOUGLAS sentiment of that Dis
trict. This fact, only, entities it to our
notice. And of this feature we desire
simply to say, that, the linking of his name
and operations with the name and interests
of Judge DonGLAs, is as grave an injury as
man of Mr.. CREIGHTON limited capacity
can perpetrate upon Judge DooGLAs or his
friends No friend of DOUGLAS in Anoka
county should be deceived by the movements
of this CREIGHTON, The whole arrangement
is bastard one. The Democracy of that
county will, of course, treat the chairman"
now with the same contemptuous indiffer-
ence that they did last fall; and we trust
the State Convention will follow their exam
pie !; and thus, if possible, have stop put
to this trifing with the organization Of the
party in the Twenty-fourth District.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-06
Gov. Ramsey's Message.

Gov. RAMsEy's inaugural message affords,
we believe, very general satisfaction. not
only to his own political friends, but to the
Democracy, who, although in minority,
are DESTROYS of joining in, and furthering, all
legitimate and wise measures of relief and
retrenchment.
The exhibit made by the Governor, of
the agricultural and numbering resources of
the State, is highly gratifying. He CON-
putes the area under cultivation in 1859, at
464,6O0 acres; the number of farms, aver
aging q acres, at q ,533. The total value
of the agricultural and numbering produc-
ton of the State is estimated at nearly five
millions of dollars.
The Governor recommends retrenchment
10 the salaries Of State and county officials.
As to the State railroad bond question,
the Governor gives the cold shoulder to
Monsieur BANNING, and his ultra Repudia.
ton friends, and recommends the following
plan of adjustment
Eyrst-Assuming that the railroad companies
will fail. as some of them have failed, to pay
the interest On the bonds falling due from time
to time, and that thus, under the terms of the
contract, the State re- acquires the lands, fran.
chises, &C., suggest that it is yet possible to
secure the construction of about ESQ miles of
railroad within our State, as well as settle finally
this bond question, by granting, to parties will
ing to accept of them, other charters of the
Eharnl oh fhn Rfnfn <o
such parties. for the construction of every
twenty miles of continuous railroad thoroughly
and substantially built, when completed and
the cars running thereon, bonus of ten thou
sand dollars a mile, in state bonds bearing a
graduated interest of per cent. per annnm-
always upon condition that. in exchange there.
for, an equal amount of Minnesota state rail.
road bonds " snail be returned to the State
treasury for cancellation the interest on such
neW~hands, howe yer, to be postponed, or so
grad( ID as to accommodate the present en-
barrassments of the people.
Second-But, as all the bondholders might
not be disposed to invest in the stock of such
new comoany or companies it is therefore but
Just that an independent mode should be pro
vided for taking up and cancelng the bonds on
q fair and equitable basis of compensation.
Then, On the holders Of any s. Minnesota state
railroad bonds !" presenting them at the Stat:
treasury for cancellation, other and general
bonds of the State would be issued to them at
the rate ascertained and fixed by you; with the
interest adjusted as to amount and time, to the
present embarrassed condition of the people.
The Governor proposes that his PROPOSE.
tions, together with others, such as limiting
the loan to So 500, 1000, be submitted to the
people in the form of Constitutional amend
ments.
But these are questions which will be
thoroughly discussed, before the Legislature
and in the press, when measures of relief are
proposed in the Legislature. Until then,
commenting upon Governor RAMsEY's views
would seem superauous.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-06
Township and County Government.

Township and County Government.
From our Daily of January4
The House of Representatives yesterday,
very Enthusiastically indicated its opinion
against the present Township Organization
Act, and in favor of the County Commits
sioner System, with local town govern.
ment, by instructing the Committee on
Towns and Counties, after an animated
debate, to bring in bill providing for five
County Commissioners, to be elected by
Districts, and provisions for township
government having entire control of its
local affairs. Judging from the debate,
there is large majority in favor of the
Commissioner system, but not the Commits
sioner system, as heretofore in force in this
State. A system modelled after the manner
of Ohio or Pennsylvania would seem to
emb0dy the views Of the majority.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-06
The Georgia State Convention.

The proceedings of the Georgia Demo
cratic State Convention, recently held at
Milledgeville, causes considerable dissatis-
faction in the ranks of the Georgia Democ-
racy. A protest against the proceedings
of this convention has been signed by fifty
two members of the Legislature. The
Constitutiondlist, Savannah Express, Lump
kin Palladium, North Georgia Times, Colum-
biG Times, and several other papers, have
either repudiated the action of this conven-
ton. or denounced the holding OF it on the
9th instant, in opposition to the authorita-
tive will of the executive committee, as an
usurpation, and contrary to the usages of
the Democratic party of Georgia
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-06
Congressional.

On the 29th, there was another ballot fol
Speaker, and CHARLES L. SCoTT, of Cali
fornia, was trotted out" as a new Demo.
cratic candidate. The vote stood SHEER
MAN, 102; Scorr, SO; GILMER IA scat
tering, IL. SHERMAN still lacked the four
essential votes.
On Friday, the Both, discussion arose
in the House on the tariff Without vote
on Speaker, the House adjourned until
Tuesday, January 3, 4" to give the members
time for reflection"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-06

The Boston Travellers correspondent at
Windsor, VT, under date of Dec. 9th, thus
announces the pardon of the once famous
criminal "Bristol Bill': "The people of our
usually quiet village were surprised several
days since by seeing the noted Bristol Bill,
alias William Waberton, promenading the
streets, and learned upon inquiry that while
at work at his shaving jack, on the 9Th
inst, be was surprised with pardon bearing
Gov. Halls signature"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-06

The appointment of United States Dis
trict Attorney, lately rendered to Judge
AMAsA j. PARKER, has been declined, says
the Albany atlas and Argus. The reason
for bis non-acceptance of the position was
owing to the sacrifice he would have to
make in his personal interests. He is now
in the enjoyment of very large law practice
at Albany, which he would have to rein-
quish, as also his position as one of the
professors in the Law School in that place.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-06
The CharlesxOn Convention.

The following States have elected dele
gates to the Charleston Convention: Maine,
l6; Vermont, 10; New York, 10; New
Hampshire, 10; Massachusetts,, 26; Ohio,
AZ; Oregon, 6 in all, l38. Of these one
hundred and thirty-eight delegates, about
one hundred and twenty are for Mr.. DoUa-
LAS nomination.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-06
The Legislature-The Sitting Member
from Dakota County Ousted.

From our Daily Of December 80.
The question aros yesterday, in the
House, on the contested seats from Dakota
County. We give full report of the pro-
ceedings, from which our readers will get
some idea of Republication in Minnesota
Legislature. How will respectable Repub-
licans enjoy the beauties of their party in
the House The remarkable portion of
the operation will be noticed, in the rather
reasonable quailing of Messrs. SANBoRN,
GREENE, CoGGswELL and MORRISON. Hav-
ing once yielded up their independence to
the rapacity and indecent clamoring of the
crowd, it is shameful for them to allow their
consciences to get the better of their party
fealty now, and desert the leaders whom
they had once sworn to sustain, however
reluctantly their VOWS were originally given.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-06

JUDGE ROOSEVELT was con 6rmed U. s.
District Attorney for the Southern District
of New York vice Judge PARKER, declined.
His acceptance was .ascertained before be
was nominated.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-06

A PATENT pocket umbrella is among the
latest inventions that have been patented.
A company with capital Of $4,000, and
employing about fifty men, has been started
in the east for their manufacture.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-09-29
NJ a II RI ED

On Thursday evening the 9Th inst, by
the rev. n Avery Mr.. JOHN A. MOFFtT,
10 Mrs. JANE GOVERN.
No small slice Of tho BRIDES cake 70
dream on, but an entire prymid, worked
on tho top with touch mo nots, and love
knots. The devil has boon routed from
our Office by steam. IF no were hero, we
know tho sight, would incline his heart TO
mstrimony which could bo now attained
without any expense except for minister
with nothing wanting except some angel
TO say yes. It's no uso wishing the parties
felicity they have IL ; and If thsy do not
keep IL, IL will be simply their own fault.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-09-29

How Soon FORGOTTEN. SO late
ly dead 80 soon forgotten. 'Tis the
way Of the world We flourish for
awhile. Men take us by the hand,
aud are anxious about the health Of
our bodies. and laugh at our jokes,
aud we really think, like the fly on
the wheel, that we have something to
do with the turning Of the EARTH
Some day We die and are buried .--
The sun does not stop for our funeral;
everything goes on ss usual we sre
not missed in the streets men laugh
a. new jokes; one or two hearts feel
the wound Of silictiop, one or two
memories still hold our names and
forms but the crowd moves in it's
daily circle and in three days the
great wave Of time sweeps over our
steps and washes out the last vestigs
Of our lives. -Proridenoe JournaI
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-09-29

RETURN or Walkers MEN.-Ws
are informed that steamer went
down tho river yesterday for tho pur-
pose Of bringing up the men belonging
10 Gen. Walkers command recently
liberated by the Hondurian Govern
ment, and who arrived in tho scboon.
err John A. Taylor. The friends Of
Walker in the city still entertain tho
hope that he and Col. Rudler will yet
be spared, basing their hopes upon
The expressions of sympathy uttered
by Capt. Solomon, Of tho British war
steamer Icarus, before their capture.
Tho news by the Tayioy, however,
states positively that Walker and
Rudler, were TO be shot on the 14tb.
". O. Bulletin, 25th inst.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-09-29

WHAr NAPOLEON WILL Do.---The
correspondent Of the Manchester Guar.
dian, detailing n conversation with
zone Of the highest military dignita.
ries Of France, who has just returned
from Italy," Marshal Valiant, re.
cords tho following:
"Rely upon it," said this parsonage,
"the Emperor will lot the Italians (the
French term was ocs odndiiics fHaiienS)
get into any trouble they choose no
will no, help them" A person pres.
ent having remarked that that was
not the language held by Prince Ma.
poleon, and that the advanced par
ty' deemed themselves assured was
tho reply: "Wbo tells you tho Empe.
ror does not foster that illusion ?
Who tells you he does not wish them
to knock their heads against the Aus.
TRAN fortresses, and so let the ques-
ton which convulses Europe for far
too long time be violently brought
to an endl This is my notion" ad.
ded the dignitary, who, | repeat, is
one Of the highest in the Empire.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-09-29
A WELL MANAGED LINE or SrEA.

A WELL MANAGED LINE or SrEA-
MFRS The New York correspop-
dent OF the Philadelphia Lrdgey,
writing about tho New York and
New Orleans line Of steamers,
says:
The De Soto, Bicupibe and Cahaw-
b.. the three principal steamers Of
this line, are paoverbial for their
seawortbipess. They go out, on
every trip, full Of passengers. and
though they have been caught in
many rough gale, there ia not n
solitary instance of their losing n
man-thanks to n careful comnan.
der, competent engineers, and OK
porienced pilots.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-09-29
TprARuRy RrttntNa ExrrnatoN

TREASURY BuiLprsa ExrEssioN.-
The extension TO the treasury building
ia rapidly approaching completion.
The last issue OF the lntell,gencor,
says:
Theportioois more than half paved.
and with its tall and massive columns,
has even now very imposing appear
ance. Almost all the rooms OF both
the ground and second stories are fin.
ishcd and ready for occupancy, and
light, airy and beautiful rooms they
are. The flights OF stone steps are in
place, though their ratings are not
yet set, the work, both stone and
iron, appearing to have been done in
the most solid manner, Of course quite
iadestructible by Gre, and at the same
time in the most tasteful style. Some
of the rooms on the first floor have
been occupied for some time by the
bureau OF construction and the regis
Ter OF the treasury, and now the office
ana library Of the sttorney-gener
are moving into the rooms on the
second floor. The completion of this
wing the southern) will furnish great
convenience to the departments.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-09-29

AWARD or rBs PAcirto TELEGRAPH
CoSrRacr.--A Washington dispatch
ofthe 18th, says:
In Cabinet council to-day Il was
decided TO give the contract for build.
ing the telegraph line TO the Pacific TO
the lowest bidders. Merrs. lIarmin
n Clark, OF Detroit, who agree TO
construct the line for $4,000. The
secretary Of the treasury maintains
that according TO the bill as passed by
Congress, he had no other alternative
but to award IL TO the lowest bidder.
A question having been raised.
that the guarantee, under the recent
proposals, should be equal TO the cost
Of constructing the Pacific telegraph
line, the Cabinet, to-day, Il IL said,
declared that there was no executive
discretion, as the law provides that
no contract shall he made until the
limo shall be in actual operation. and
the ulfilment Of which be guaranteed
as in the case Of bids Cor mail con.
tracts : also that the lowest offer for
the use Of such telegraph shall be 40.
cepted, under those specified condi.
tons. J. Harmon, Of Detroit, as
heretofore stated, is the lowest bidder
IL is expected that decision will be
officially announced tomorrow.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-09-29
Dallp o5a}sttt anoGomtt.

Tppnp ana BEARS ON GRoosE
TerF The hunters on this side who
revel IN the cape-breaks Of the Amite
and Colyell country, like hunters
elsewhere, are nearly sll doubters and
disbelievers, when II comes to camp
Gre stories about the hunt. This may
be accounted for partly In the fact,
that they themselves take the poetic
license, when Il comes 10 the psrra-
ton Of their exploits. There is no
doubling the fact when the horns are
presented In evidence. Such az are
sheptical on the Bear question, in re-
ference 10 the groose Tete country,
will please walk over 10 the head
quarters OF Col. Esm Harbour on Con
ven,iop street. Mr.. Charles Robert
son. sends him from Rosedale, a slice
for several stakes aud with II, the
front paw, Of black bear, as large ne
that animal usually grows in any
Nountty.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-09-29

JAC0B BARKER IN WALL SrREEr.-
About these days we learn that
jacob Barker, one Of the oldest
bankers and financiers Of ancient
times in this city, who has been re.
siding In New Orleans for many
years, has just made his appearance
in Wall street Jacob Barker il
the most venerable patriarch If
Wall street brokers and fipanciers.
lie settled in Wall street in the
wear lB9B,e the tail Of the last cen
tury, and during the last war with
England was distinguished man,
raising money for the government
The name Of Jacob Barker, re-
called after the absence Of years,
brings back to our mind many SOU
venirs of the past. We remember
that in the panic Of 1926 quite
number of banks, insurance com
panies and merchants we're smashed
mp, and indictments were instituted
against many Of The unfDrtppates.
Among those then on trial was ia
cob Barker: but the jury never
could agree in his case, and we be-
lieve he was finally acquitted. Du'
ring the trial, Judge, who was
preiudiced against him, fined him
bunJ,,J J,1lara fnr en,na tanuraun
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-09-29

0pp FEttowsalr.-The Grand
Lodge of the United States, Lo.o.F.
completed its business at Nashville,
on the 2lst inst, and adjourned san,
die. The Union, says:
We are gra,ified to learn that the
delegates carry with them to their
homes the most pleasing recollec,ions
ct III, ir visit to Nashville. Their visi,
to the Hermitage, Thursday, n full
account Of which will be found else.
where, was an interesting episode
They have, however, devoted but q
small portion Of their time to visiting
the objects Of interest in and around
the city.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-09-29

THr ARr JOURNAL ron SHpTEM-
pER.-This handsome quarterly lie on
our table for September. The Cos.
mopoliisn Art Association, presents
the cheapest and best avenue to leg
itimate Art, in any country. The
sum Of three dollars, constitutes a
membership for one year, with a
chance in the distribution Of works Of
Art, in January Of each year BE
sides this, as gratuity the Art Jour
nal IL furnished each member, and
the annual engraving, which is got
ton up expressly for the members
The engraving for the coming year, is
10 be "Sir Jack Fslstaif mastering bis
recuits."
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-09-29

THE PoRr Hupsor DELEGATION. --
Much has been said on this subject
aud az II is getting to be rather
stale, "a the best will be when sea
scned by time, we had "a well, tell
what we know about IL. The Pres.
ldeat Of the Club," who is n gentle
man, Of upquestioned veracity,
writes M that no delegation had
authority TO leave that city, under
the above caption. The crew, who
visited this place in n cane wagon
on the occasion Of recent politi.
cal meeting did 20 on their own &C
count, and nobody elses. Not a
single man Of them all, came FROM
the Port. They were found lying
about loose on the wayside, and
wpre picked up in Pompeii and the
Plains. Now then, what has our
neighbcr, to say to that.
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-09-29
nV The Nouysitists Of Rous

Gv The Nouvsliists Of Houeu
says that a very curious coin was
found at Cauville, near Hsvre, being
gold piece struck in l418, when
Henry v, after the battle Of Agip-
court, assumed the title Of King Of
France, on his marriage with Gather
inc, daughter Of Charles vi. IL bears
the following inscription "llspri
par Ia grace dc Dieu roi d'Apgleterre
OF do Ia France"
Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-09-29

nv BISHOP HFsFR.

IL 10 10 10 10 church to-day,
To look devout and seen TO pfay,
And ere the mortow's sun goes down.,
BE dealing Islander through the town
Does every sanctimonious face
Denote the certain reign Of grace
Dpea not look that scowl ut Gin,
OF veil hypocrisy within 7
IL - ~ make mr. daily walk,
Aud Of cur own good deeds 70 talk.
Vet often practice secret cfiine,
And thus mispend our precious timer
IL " for sect ~ creed 10 fght.
70 call ont real The rule ~ right,
When what we wish il NJ the best,
To see ont church excel the rest
IL ~ IN wear the Christians dress,
Aud love tc mankind profess.
Aud treat with scUfn the humble poor.
And bar against them every door
Oh, no. religion means not this,
l,s fruit more sweet and fsifsf is
lts ptecept This W others do
Az You would have them 10 10 vou.
~ ptievps W hear m III report.
Aud scrrns with human woes 10 sport
Of others deeds u speaks no III,
But tells ~ good ~ keeps II still.
And does This religion this impaft
Then may i,s inAnenre r. my heart
oh haste that blissiul. joyful day.
When all the earth may own its sway