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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-06-15

ing lately held at Raleigh, says that similar
meetings have been called in different parts
of the State. He adds that it is "manlfest
that North Carolina will support DoUGLAs
in the Baltimore Convention
HE BECKER-FRIDLEY pamphlet would
not have DOUGLAS nominated, because the
northern States, from whence the greater
portion of his strength in convention comes,
are mainly Republican, neglecting of course
to state, that with him as a candidate, we
would drive back the enemy, and enroll once
more, two thirds of the North under the
Democratic banner. The Albany atlas and
Argus answers this Statement" of our dele
gates, in the following historical statement
of the Democratic electoral votes, North and
South:
| On the first election of Andrew Jackson the
Northern States cast for him 73 electoral votes
but owing TO the district system Of choosing
delegates. New York, casting 20 votes for Jack.
| son and. l6 for dams, threw only an effective
vote of for the former. The South gave
| Jackson los votes.
In the second electlOn oil Jackson New York
cast her AZ electoral votes for him. and the
whole vote of the North was 1872, to 81 cast by
| the South.
In 1886, Van Buren, received 100 votes North.
to 81 from the South. In 1910. the North cast
| IL votes for Van Buren,, and the South AZ; and
| Harrison received 70 votes South, and l56 from
! the North.
In 1874, Polk received lO3 electoral votes
from the North and 67 from The South
In 1848, Cass received Y votes North and IS
South; and Taylor received 81 votes North,
| and &C South.
liz 1852, Pierce received l5S votes North, and
| SO votes South.
In 1856, Buchanan received So North, and lI6
votes South.
| Taking all these votes, through course of
years embracing eight Presidential elections,
and we have this result:
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-06-15

Mr.. A. j. EDaERToN, who SO basely be-
trayed the trust confded to him, of repre-
senting the Democratic party of Minnesota,
in the National Convention, made speech
to mass meeting of the Democracy of Dodge
county, held at Mantorville, last week. Mr..
EDGERToN demanded that his immediate
neighbors and personal friends, by whom he
is no doubt highly esteemed, should relieve
him of the charge made in almost every
county of Minnesota, by the most influential
presses of the Northwest, and by promi-
nent and distinguished Democrats in public
meetings at Dubuque, Cincinnati, Cleveland'
and other places, that he was influenced by
corrupt considerations in voting against
Judge DOUGLAS. At the Mantorville meet
ing, which was attended by some of the
strongest DOUGLAS men in that portion of
the State, a resolution was adopted declar-
ing, that in the opinion of the meeting, the
charge made against Judge EDGERToN "of
corruption and bribery is vittout foundation
and TRUTH"
The evidence to support this charge against
the recreant delegates is very difficult to
obtain, but we believe it will be established
before long, that they were seduced from
their duty and allegiance to the Democracy
of the State, by the corrupt appliances of
the Administration and its Office holders
and supporters. In another portion of the
paper, this is demonstrated to have been the
case with FR1DLEY, who with most consum.
mate rascality, was pledging himself for
DOUGLAS, "frst last, and all the time," when
he was negotiating with federal office holder
as to the price of his vote. One other dele
gate, we have good reason to believe, has
large contingent interest in series of bogus
Indian claims, which he has been commits
stoned to lobby through the departments at
Washington. And it should be remembered
that delegates to Charleston were not bought
in the market-place. Such transactions in
variably came under the head of "private
Sales" Nor was the consideration always
made manifest to to thepublic and months
may elapse, before we become acquainted
with the details of these fancy operations.
1t is not denied that the Administration is
willing to pension off with an Office, contract,
or other valuable consideration, every DOUG
LAS delegate who will desert his standard,
and no inconsiderable number of delegates,
elected to the National Convention, have
been induced by such means, to betray their
constituents. Is the presumption then, vio-
lent one, that Judge EDGERroN, who secured
his election by protesting no ordinary devo-
ton to Senator DOUGLAS, in violating these
pledges at the desire of the Administration
should have received for such valuable SER
vices what has been so freely awarded to
others
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-06-15
Health Of Senator Douglas.
The New York Herald, of Friday last,

The New York Herald, OF Friday last,
says:
The arm chair of Mr.. Douglas, in the Senate
chamber, still continues vacant. We are sorry
to learn this morning that his old bronchial
trouble, brought on again by his late exhaust
ing two days speech in the Senate, has as
sumed the symptoms of a serious disturbance,
and that great care of himself, and some days
yet of quiet submission to the necessities of his
case, will be necessary to restore him to that
prime condition of health which he exhibited
in this body some two weeks ago. ne pos
sesses naturally very powerful constitution,
equal to almost any exactions of labor and
endurance; and his resources of philosophy are
fully up to the exigences of his case. We feel
confident, therefore, that he will be right again
in season for the rough work Of the Baltimore
the evidences are accumuatius upOn us every
0aV.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-06-15

SHIPMENT OF MINNESOTA FLOUR TO
MA,SE.-A gentleman living at Elk river
has just shipped to Portland, Maine, via
the river, lakes, and Grand Trunk Railroad,
one hundred barrels of Minnesota -four.
He expects to clear at least one dollar per
barrel out of the speculation. He las
another hundred barrels ready to go for
ward in few days.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-05-24
Democratic Stealing.

Parson Brownlow, of the Knoxville
(Tenn) Whig, thus sermonzes, in his pa
per, upon Democratic StealiDg."-
"For the life of US we can't see that
the stealing of negroes, or property, by
the AbolitioDists. is any worse in moral
point of view, than the stealing Of larger
amounts in money by the Democracy
All the negroes stolen 10 year By the
Abolitionists, sold at high prices in the
South, would not amount to one half Of
the amount of money stolen from our
Government BY the party in power
There is this redeemiog trait in the Dem
ocratio ranks. They steal in every Gus
tom House and every port in the Union.
Their forgerieS and robberies are in all
the Land Offices, among all the con-
tracts, pension claims, and Government
works going on, both North and South.
As thieves, robbers and plunderers, they
literally know no North, no South, no
East. no Westl They are one glorious
band of robbers, who everywhere act iu
concert, their hopes and aims being onel'
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-05-24
pots Grrau aeruture sene foip 1nIisenee


Neither let us be slauaered from our
duty by false accusations against US, nor
frightened from it by menaces Of destruc-
ton to the Government, nor OF dungeons
to ourselves. Let US have faith that right
makes might; and in that faith, let u, to
the end, dare to do our duty, as we uu.
derstand it.
Mr.. Lincoln's speech excited frequent
and irrepressible applause. His OCCASION
al repetition of his text never failed to
provoke burst of cheers and audible
smiles. The completeness with which
Popular Sovereignty and its progenitor
were used up has rarely, if ever, been G.
qualled. AT tho conclusion of his speech
Mr.. Lincoln received the congratulations
of large number Of his friends and the
friends of Republicsnism.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-05-24
NO.2O
LIFE.

( How truly does the journey Of sin
gle dag. its changes aud its hours, exhib-
it the history Of human ifel We rise up
in glorious freshness of spring morning.
The dews of night. those sweet tears of
nature. are banging on eaoh bough in the
refreshing morning.. Our hearts are
beating With hope, our frames are buoy
ami with health. We see no cloud, We
fear no storm, and with our chosen and
beloved eou panions clustering around US,
we commence our journey. Step by step,
the scene becomes more lovely; hour By
hour, our hopes become brighter. A few
of our companions have dropped away,
but in the multitude rem aiDing and the
beauty Of the scenery, their loss is unfels.
Suddenly we have a new country. The
dews Of the norning are exhaled by the
fervor Of the noon. day SUM- the friends
that started with us are disappearing
Some remain, bet their looks are cold
and restrained; others have lain down to
rest. but now faces are smiling upon US
and new hopes are beckoning us on
Ambition and fame are before US, but
youth aud affection are behind Us. The
scene is more glorious and brilliant, but
the beauty and freshness of the morning
have faded, and forever Onward and
onward we 90; the horizon of happiness
and frame recedes as We advance to it,
the shadows begin to lengthen, and the
chilly airs Of evening are usurping, the
MONDAY. Still We press onward; the
goal is not yet wou, the heaven not yet
reached. The orb of hope that had
cbeered US on, is sinking in the west; our
limbs begin to grow faint, oar hearts to
grow sad; We turn our heads upon the
scenes that We have passed, bat the shad-
ows of the twilight have interposed their
value between Us; we look around for the
familiar faces, the companions of our trav-
els, but Ee gaze in vain to find them; we
have outstripped them all in the race sf-
ter pleasure, and the phantom has fed;
and caught in land of strangers in
sterile and inbospitable country, the night
time overtakes US; the dark and terrible
night time of death; and weary and
heavy laden, we lie down to rest in the
bed of the gravel Happy, thrice happy,
is he who has laid up treasures for him
self for the distant aud unknown to-mor-
row.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-05-24
The Curculio.

Of all the insects that trouble fruit
trees, the curcuio is the most destructive
to the plum. Their ravages have great
fy increased of late years. aud now it is
almost impossible to raise a crop of this
delightful fruit. Various uetbods have
been tried to kill them, but none have
met With much success. Tue following
article upon the subject, from the Lu-
zerne Union, We publish for the benefit
of the fruit growers of this county.
Now is the time to com menee the work
of preparation to raise good crop of
that most desirable fruit, the plum. O.
pen up at once a place around the tree,
into which should be poured plenty of
water during the dry seasons, and occa-
sioDally good and full application of
boiling hot soap suds. If you have good
trees this is all that is necessary to raise
good crop of fruit, except for the de-
struetive ravages of the curcuio. To
eounteract these, it is necessary as soon
as the blossoms begin to>fall off, to con-
mence shaking the tree every morning
before sunrise into sheet or al inverted
open umbrella, in which you readily
catch the little joker, and can then take
him and cast him into the FIRE, where be
can do DO further harm. In appearance
they resemble very closely dead end of
the plum tree, and ou being molested
they feign death aud lie perfectly still
until all motion or agitation about them
ceases, when they are up and of. If any
of them perforate the plum and lay their
egg in it, which it will be known by an
eliptical cut in the outer end generally,
the sooner that plum is taken off and im-
mersed in boiling hot water, or thrown
in the fire or to the hogs, the better
The tree should be sPriukled every morn
ing after shaking off the eurculio. with
dust composed of ten parts Of air Stacked
lime, two parts of sulphur, and one part
of pulverized alum mixed with a little
common salt This composition is very
distasteful to all insects, and prevents
their ravages, If properly applied. Com
meDce the shaking and application just
as the plum is fairly formed, and eontiu.
ua for about tao weeks-wet or dry
weather No effort should be intermitted
on account OF wet weather, if you wish
success. An united effort upon the part
of all persons interested, and one years
operation will put the curoulio out of the
way and insure plentiful supply Of
NUNS
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-05-24
A Fund for Heenan.

The New York admirers of Heenan,
the Bsnecia Boy, are engaged in raising
money for him. A testimonial fupd OF
from S25 900 to $40 900 is to be raised
for him by subscription, and already a
good proportion of it has been obtained
When Heenan arrives, it is expected that
be will be greater lion than Jenny
Lind, or Bill Poole. or the Japanese AM
bassadors. There will be grand recep-
ton, and if the New York Authorities
are consistent. they will give the hero OF
the Prize Ring the use of the Governor
Room iu the City Hall for levee.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-05-24
New Railroad Route.

A correspondent of the N. Y. Herald.
from richmond, Va, gives the following
facts in relation to the opening Of new
independent route between New York and
the West:
A new route boteen New York and the
West will soon be completed, which will
materially facilitate transportation and
travel to and from New York and the
West, The Legislature of Virginia, at
It's late session, granted charter to the
Panhandle Railroad with the right to
bridge the Ohio at SteubeDVille.
For ten years this charter has been
sought for in vain, Wheeling having ar
rayed herself against it because of the in
jury which it threatened to her trade
The grant of this charter is esteemed a
matter of serious Importance to New
York 1t insures the prompt completion
of the line forty three miles between Pitts
burgh, Pa, and Stubenville, Ohio, seven
miles of which lies in the we'll known
Panhandle" of Virginia. The Monon.
gahela river will be dridged at Pitts
burgb, and, IS already stated, the Ohio
river at SteubeDville. When this link is
complete there will exist between New
York and the West and the Southwest,
the shortest and most unbroken line that
can be constructed. 1t will run tbus:-
From New York via the New Jersey
Central to Easton; thence to Harrisburgh;
thence by the Pennsylvania Central, the
Panhandle, Pittsburgh and Columbus and
Cincinnati line, to all important Western
and South Western points.
Arrangements are already completed
by which passengers and freight pass BY
this line from New York to Columbus,
Cincinnati and Indianapolis, With but
one change; and also to Louisville, St.
Louis and Cairo, with but two changes Of
cars. These changes simply take place
from car to car without any intermediate
omnibusing or drivage.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-05-24
Relationship.

A Hoosier girl stepped on board a
steamboat lying at certain town On the
Ohio River, and brawled out
"Is the captain on board!
The captain, who was standing among
the crowd. responded
"Yes; what do you want with biml"
"Ob nothing particular; he's distant
relation Of mine, and I'd liks to see him."
"a relation of yoursl' inquired be
somewhat surprised.
"Yes, slight relation; he's the father
Of my 6rst child"
You better believe the captain sloped
in quick tine, while the crowd enjoyed
the sport to their hearts content.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-05-24
e@A robbers cave has been discover

@A robbers cave has been discover
ed near Wsrlogs, III. 1t is nine feet
long, seven wide and FIVE high In it
we're benches, and book ease filed with
valuable books. among them qusrto BIZ
bic. Any number of burglars tools were
there, and also pair of boots singular in
their construction, the soles being on
wrong end foremost-the heels being
where the toes should be! They were un-
doubtedy placed so in order to bnfflo
those who might wish to track the wear
er. There were stolen articles in the
case to the value of $500, some of which
we're recognized as having been stolen
some months since.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-05-24
The Bird Trade of New York.

"Harmony" writes to the mobile Regis,
ter:
"Early this morning I started out to
procure pair of little green parroquitos
| found them scarce and high Priced
For pair scarcely larger thau Java
swallows, s. was asked. I visited Eve
large bird stores devoted to nothing else
Each contained thousands of Canary
birds. Each bird has its own cage
One bird store had at least $500 live Ca.
nary birds, each in its own little cage
1t would seeu impossible to give seed and
water to each tenement and its inmate
Yet it is done, uot>precisely in the wsy
that one thousand locks in the State pri-
son are turned, and one thousand bolts
shut at the came moment. The cages are
tied together, and an adroit birds feeder
will put seed in the box ofeach cage, snd
water in the jar very speedily. He will
feed 1000 birds an hour.
"These Canary birds are supposed by
unsopbisticated buyers to have come from
Hartz Mountains, in Germany, via Havre,
France, or down the Rhine to Rotterdam.
| however, am of the opinion that the
millions are reared on the champagne
districts of New Jersey. A good singer
retails at 81: the wholesale price is s., so.
But they must be males and singers
Females are sold at 81 each. Java spar.
rows, parrots, mocking- birds, robin red
breasts, and rice birds, make up the main
stock of the bird stores. You cannot get
cages at the same place wbereihe birds are
sold To get nice cage you visit the
regular bird cage stores, where you can
procure a vast assortment.
"Java spsrrows sell at 81 each. A
boy-proprietor now of the bird stores
visited this morning, and worth $4,000
commenced bis career peddliDg pair
of.caUaries.
"They will send to the Phillipian Is
lands for Birds Of Paradise, to Charles
Ion for a turky-tuzzard. or to Illinois for
a white cow"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-05-24

DIED,-At Rheims. a woman at the
age of OF; having had 9 husbands, and
bred up % children; she was attended to
the grave by ITO sons. grand-sons, and
great grand sons, many OF the former GO
ing upon crutches, or led along blind. aud
borne down with age She had. herself.
eight brothers and fourteen sisters, all ol
whom made good use of their time; SO
that the old woman was aunt to upwards
of thousand people.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-05-24
When to Begir.

"Tbat you may find success" said Rev.
Charles Brooks, in an address to boys,
let me tell you how to proceed:
Tonight begin your great plan of life.
You have but one life to lise, and it ID
immeasurably important that you do not
make a mistake. Tonight begin care
fully. Fix your eye on the fortieth year
Of your age, and then say to youT~ciI:-
At the age OF forty / vii 6e an industri-
Gus man; an economical man; beneyo-
lent man; a well-read man; a religious
man, and a useful maui sill be such a
one-l resolge aud stand TO it My
young friends, let this resolution DO frm
as adamant; let it stand like the oak,
which can not be wind shaken,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-05-24
sarAn i,ineran. phrenologist stopped

G0r An i,inerans phrenologist stopped
at a rustic farm house. the proprietor of
which was busly engaged IN threshing.
II am pbrenologist, said the visitor,
"Go sou wish to have me to examine the
beads of your ehildrenl | will do it
cheap
"Waal, said the farmer, pausing be-
tween two strokes, Il rather guess they
don't need it-tbe old CONAN combs 'em
With a Gne tooth eomb once a week"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-05-24

Hoa0 TO Prevent Stock from being Un-
guly.-A correspondent of the Ohio Far
maer gives it as his opinion, that the com
mon practice Of making anima jump O.
yer the lowor rails Of fences and bars
tends to make them unruly; and says tina,
if the top bar is left t~up, SO that they are
compelled to go under it, they will never
learn to jump.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-05-24

GrThs following epitaph is copied
from grave stone out West:
"IIere lies toe body of Andrew Leer,
Whose mouth did stretch from ear to ear;
Reader, tread lightly Ger his head,
For If be gaps, By gosh, you're dead"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-05-24

kg An old criminal was once asked
what was the first step that led to his ru-
in, when he answered:
"The first step was cheating a printer
out of two bears subscription. When
had done that the devil took such gripe
on me that could not shake him of. -
Delipquents reflect, ere it is too late.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-05-24

a Good Recipe tm Vsnegar.-Take for
ty gallons of rain water, one gallon of
molasses, aud for pounds acetlc acid. 1t
will be fit for use in few days. Acctic
acid costs twenty FIVE cents per pound
This is the recipe by which most of the
cider vinegar is made, which is sold in the
country stores.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-05-24

s@ Excellent Giugerbresd.-Two cups
Of NJ GLASSES, one of sugar, one OF sour milk
one of butter, fve OF -four, one teaspoon.
full Of saleratas, and one teaspoonful Of
ginger.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-05-24

A man in Philadelphia, the other NOR
ming, found lively little eel 10 his milk
pitcher. The milkman hadn't strained
his water,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-05-24

If woman could talk out OF the two
corners of her Geuth at che same time,
there would be good deal said on both
sides,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-05-24

sSr" HeeDan butter, is the latest nog.
'lty. 0fcourse, it is very strcug.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-10
sat Lux ct lux FuEt
,OAL OIL LAM p s .

T Z have Just received another supply Of Cosi VI .ah
M among which yea handsome patterns loI ~
Tors All tied with the Collins burner. which Is he last
rnt an is iumeasursb bly, superior to tny other bn ~
forg the public for softness and sesdnesso Of hee,
smoke implicitly in construction. beauty 81 ele %
so1lipess and economy. One Lamp will give ne
capiles and does not cost much me W We
eed to burn in these lamps clear, beauLi9 Afg'
from any offensive ordor, leaves no greasl spe- s -f
carpet OF elO1''N5' SUI wa rams BROWN & Co,
7--.,, - -.,.s, T,-r,gels;s No. 70 Public square,
Nneiss@i1 a-i1 i'- Nashville, Tenn
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-10
W. E.a GAME. l. D. HOW'LL
GAINES a ZELL.
lsUoCzssoas uEvs 4 ai1Es)
WHOLESALE GROCE RS
AID uEEEEs
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC LIQUORS.
No. As Broad street.
l.nIeIl &c % 80.
IIungnrian Grass seed.


WsT received ard Tor sale oE squire $50 bushe SUPER
n or Hungarian Tas Seed. This seed has slsctef Hh
great care. and raise il the northern portion Of lsourl
'I a5Ti5-a r. ~ MrzE1L. HOOPER q co.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-10
WHERE TO BUY THE FINEST HATS
Toe! IUE!! ECE!!!

TE have opened our Depot in herear Of the State
w Bank and will sell cheap as any in tie LA ket ha
as good ice from Para Use Hill thirteen miles NoriL
he stae fr m four TO eight inches thick. We will open
epo on South Cherry street at Nc arys grocery st9
about the 18th of April. ,r-,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-10

NOR the balanss Of ths gar ssvant to Do ihs ooong
u wishing fer a small hmiiy Apply 70 this once
apr2i BEP
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-10
rvPRFSS FREIGHI'

sF Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad Company 70 cen
.scr vriih The Roeds below are running an hApf12
7sis 1Iu B Charlrstoa and Savannah 70 nashville ~
i- sae5 hut With ne certainty as their pasn ger
1-sr1 No DELAY 20 freighs By this route - .
ianls-9 H6nP T. ". COLE, suP't'