The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-30

States, to make prompt and united effort
to preserve the Union and country from
bankruptcy, anarchy and ruin.
The Herald's Washington correspondent
indicates probable rupture in the Cabinet
on the secession question.
RICHMOND, Nov. 20.
The Farmers Bank of Virginia have
suspended specie payment, and resolved to
pursue course of policy to prepare for
early resumption.
Other banks will follow as prudential
measure during the present pressure. There
is terrible pressure in the money market,
and nothing doing in the produce market.
Flour is dull and declining, with few sales,
and the market is overstocked. All the
mills have stopped operations, excepting the
Gallego Mills. Wheat has declined ten
cents bushel.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 81.
1t is reported that meetings are being held
in Texas calling on the Governor to con-
vene the Legislature to consider the proper
method of indicating the rights and honor
of Texas.
AUGUSTA, Nov. 81.
Both branches of the Georgia Legislature
have unanimously passed bill to call
State Convention.
NORFOLK, Va Nov. 81.
The Minute men of the city held meet
ing tonight and passed strong resolutions
IN favor of resistance to Northern aggres-
sion. Three cheers we're given for the man
who hung John Brown. Cockades are
plentiful on the street to day.
The members of Congress from Missis-
sippi, have held a Conference, at Jackson,
the capitol Of the State, and unanimously
declared in favor of secession. We publish
herewith the Proclamation of Gov. Pettus,
ofMississippi, converting the Legislature of
that State, in extra session, on the Goth of
the present month:
PRocLAMAr1oN-By John J. Pettus, Co..
ernor of the State of Mississippi:
Whereas, the people of the non-slave-
holding States have, in various forms, de-
clared purposes hostile to the institutions of
the slaveholding States, and the State gov
ernments OF nearly all the Northern States
have evinced settled purpose to evade
their constitutional obligations, and disre-
gard their oaths in carrying on this war on
the rights and institutions of the Southern
States;
And whereas, the recent election of
that those who neither reverence the con-
stitution, obey the laws or regard their
oa!hs, have now the power to elect to the
highest offices in this confederacy men who
sympathize with them in all their mad
zeal to destroy the peace, property and
prosperity of the Southern section, and who
will use the powers of the federal govern
ment to defeat all the purposes for which
it was formed; and whereas, the dearest
rights of the people depend for protection,
under our constitution, on the fidelity to
their Oaths of those who administer the
government.
Now, therefore, that the State of Missis-
sippi will be enabled to take into considera.
ton the propriety and necessity of providing
surer aud better safeguards for the lives,
liberties and properties of her citizens than
have been found, or are to be hoped for,
in black republican oaths:
/, John Pettus, Governor of the State of
Mississippi, exercising the powers in me
vested by the Constitution do hereby con-
vene the Legislature of this State, and do
appoint Monday, the 26th day of Novem-
Der instant, for the meeting of the House of
the Legislature, at the capitol in Jackson.
the seat of government in this State.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto
set my hand, and caused the great seal of
the State to be affixed, at the city of Jack
son, the 18th day of Nov. A. D. 1860, and
of the sovereignty of the State Of Missis-
sippi the forty-fourth.
JOHN J. PETTUS.
C. A. BRoUGHRR, Sec'y of State.