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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
The Spirit OF the New York De.
moCRacy.

We are permitted to copy the following
extract from letter of late date, written
by the Hon. Jason CLARK, of New York,
to his brother, Hon. THOMAS CLARE, Sena-
tor from the Lake Superior district. Judge
CLARK, is sound, conservative, Demo-
cratic politician, and his views may be safe
ly taken as fair indication of the senti-
ments of the masses of the party in the EN-
pire State, as, indeed, they are also, of the
Democratic masses throughout the North :
In this section the Democrats are DOUGLAS
men first, for the reason that he stands firmly
upon the Cincinnati platform and second, for
the reason that he is the only Democrat who
can beat the Republican nominee. Mr.. DOUG.
LAS can carry this State even against SEWARD.
The Charleston Convention will have to choose
Mr.. DOUGLAS, and the Cincinnati platform, or
have a Republican President, on the fourth of
March, 1861. This is our view of the Presi.
Dental campaign.
We are for the Union, and against Sectional.
ism. The Slave States must be protected in
all their constitutional rights, and slavery,
where it now exists, must be left to the States
to continue it, or abolish it, as they please.
The Free States can no more interfere with
their rights, in this respect, than they can in.
terfere with our institutions. But the Terri
tories must have and enjoy the same privileges.
The people of the Territories must have the
right to decide upon the question of slavery,
not only when they become State, but also
as Territory. 1t is quite as right that Anne.
rican citizens in Territory should govern
themselves, under the Consultation, as that they
should do so in State. Otherwise, would be
violation of every principle of selfgovern.
ment and civil liberty. Whatever may be said
to the contrary, these are self-evident truths
and though by bad counsels, and want of
union among National Democrats, these truths
may be crushed to the earth temporarily, the
time is not far distant when they will triumph.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27

A CHARGE.-The London Times, in a re-
cent leader on Slavery in the United States,
and the revulsion in favor of Southern
States caused by the vagaries of the Adolf
tionists, says: The union of the American
people is not only of Importance to them
SELVES but to the world at large. 1t has
been fully proved, not only on the Ameri-
can continent, but in our own colonies, that
the enforced equality of the European and
African tends not only to the elevation of
the black, but to the degradation Of the
white man. We cannot find any sympathy
for those who would try in the United
States, the plan of half caste republic, and
we trust the Federal Government and the
right thinking part Of the community will
protect the South from repetition of such
outrages as that of Harper's Ferry"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
Artemus Ward among the Professors
and POmpeys OF Oberlin.

Oberlin is CRATE place. The Ko!lidge
opens with prare and the New York Tri-
bune is red. A kollekshun is then taken up
to buy overkoats with red horn buttons on
them for the Judgment kullured peple of
Kanady. 1 hev to kontribit liberaly to the
glorus work, as tina kali it hear. At the
bordin hous the kullered peple sits at the
fust table. Wat they leeve is maid intu
hash fur the wife peple. As l don't like
the idea of eatin my vittles with niggars,
set at the sekond label, and the consequence
is that I've devowered so mulch hash that
my inards ar in hiley MKT up kundishun.
Fish boans has made there appearance awl
over my boldly, and potater peelins air a
springin up all thru my hare. However, 1
don't mind it. line gittin along well in a
pecunery pint of view. The Kollidge has
conferred upon me the honery title of <. T.,
of witch l am sufficiently prowd. Unless /
60 to Geeawgy county, I shell be in Kleve-
land mex weak. Fairwel. Where ear l
Rome lie near forgit the. want you to
git out my handbils in famin stile.
ARTEMUs WARD, K. T.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
Hoops In and Out of Fashion.
From the Chicago Union.

From the Chicago Union.
Last week rather amusing scene took
place during the baptism of a young lady by
the pastor of the Tabernacle. The minister
requested her to assume the dress peculiar
to such occasion, but she declined to take
off her hoped skirt. The minister told her
of the inconvenience that must result from
her obstinacy, but she persisted. When
she came to descend into the bath the in
hated skirt touched the water and rose up
around her like balloon. Her head was
lost to the congregation; she was swallow
ed up in the swelling skirt the minister
tried to force her down into the bath, but
she was kept above the surface by the float
ing properties of the crinoline, and was
buoyed up so successfully that it was not
until after much difficulty and many forcibIe
attempts to submerge the lady that the
minister succeeded in baptizing the fair one.
Finally it was effected, to the relief of the
minister and the seriously inclined audience,
who could not keep from laughing in their
pocket kerchiefs.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
The Quincy ElOpement in England.
Correspond ence of the Manchester Guardian.

Correspond ence of the Manchester Guardian.
LONDON, Dec. 22.-I see the scandal
which has been floating about London clubs
and drawing rooms for the last few days
of Mrs. j. H. Gurney's elopement with her
footman-has now found its way into the
Times. There can, therefore, be no further
motive for keeping back few facts in con-
nection with the late case.
The lady in question was the daughter of
the late Richard Quincy, by whom she had
a fortune of nearly 925,OOO year, abso-
utely secured to herself She was consid-
cred the richest married woman in England.
All this fortune she is now free to dispose
of as she likes-in enriching,'if she chooses,
the fortunate turnkey whom she has chosen
for the partner of her fight. Her injured
husband has already taken the first steps for
obtaining a divorce, but such is the pres
sure of divorce business before Mr.. Justice
Cressell's court that his solicitor has been
informed, l am told, that fourteen months
are likely to elapse before tie case can be
brought to issue.
Meanwhile, the affair is great blow to
the large and respectable Quincy connection
so we'll and widely known for its philan-
thropic activity, as we'll as its wealth.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27

CALIFoRNIANs ARoUsED.-One of the
leading London journals, the Morning
Chronicle, in discussing the San Juan ques.
tioD, very gravely remarks, that it does not
doubt the capacity of California to muster
five or six thousand fighting men, should
occasion demand. For the better informa-
ton of the English press, the San Francisco
Herald advises the London editors that CAL
ifornia is capable OF raising an army of at
least one hundred and fifty thousand strong,
vigorous fighting men, all of whom are
versed in the use oil weapons, and many of
them have given the best possible evidences
of their powers in battle, There are prob
ably ten thousand men in California who
served in the Mexican campaign, and but
very little practice would restore them to
their former perfection in drill, discipline,
and military maneuvres.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27

The New York Chamber of Commerce
has taken up the subject of the commerce of
the United States with Mexico and South
America. This action was induced by the
statement Of important facts in a recent
work on the subject, from which it appears
that England has more than one-half of the
foreign commerce of Mexico, and that her
proportion of the whole is nearly quadruple
that of the United States with that country.
1t is further stated that with the whole of
South America our trade is but $42, 900, 900,
out of a total trade of 1922, 100000 or only
about one-sixth. With some of the South
American countries our trade is scarcely
worth the name as, for instance, with
Ecuador it is only $1,000 out of total
trade of $4,000 900, and with Bolivia only
$5l, 900 out of So, 100000. With Paraguay
also, our trade is actually as yet without
existence. Peru, out Of a trade of nearly
$26, 100000, does business only to the
amount of $l,6OO,OO with us. OF Chile's
trade, upwards $4O,OOO,OOO, we have about
$4,0OO,0OO. The Argentine Republic and
Uruguay stand in about the same proper
ton, and with Brazil, out of a total
trade of $132,OOO,OOO, we have less than
$20,OOOOOO.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27

terms of an elopement got horse pistol
and shot his man; walked to the Police
Office and gave himself up with the remark
4" it's another Sickles CASE" The wounded
man was alive at last accounts, but with no
prospect Of recovery. =.
Scorr says that "every man that lives
has his lights and shades" We are not so
certain about the shades, but there is no
liver without lights.
The editor of UNCONVENTIONAL paper at
the West, says 4" A man needs grace to
edit religious paper at any time, but espe.
cially when he has the rheumatism"
len BROCK, with the aid of his jockey,
GEO. FoRDHAM, has not done bad bust
ness Oh the other side of the pond during
1859, his number of " winning mounts"
during the year, being III, and two dead
heats, and the value of the stakes must
exceed G25,0O0. This is exclusive of his
winnings by bets, which are said to amount
to some 100000.
A LARGE crowd of persons attended by a
concert troupe, recently visited the grave of
HENRY CLAY, near Lexington, Kentucky
On the hallowed spot dirge was sung.
The ladies Of the troupe at first stood in the
snow, but the Kentucky gentleman doffed
their coats, and, casting them upon the
friged earth, formed a carpet upon which
the women might stand in comfort. No
refusals could be taken, and the daintily
covered feet of the fair women were safe.
dry and warm.
A CURIOUS and interesting relic from the
ill-fated vessel, the Royal Charter, was
exhibited in the underwriters rooms, at
Liverpool. 1t consisted of a bar ofgold forced
by some extraordinary means into piece
of half inch iron plate. The gold was
pressed completely through the iron, the end
of it being visible at the other side. At
tached to the gold was piece of wood,
which was also pressed through the iron,
the whole bearing marks of extraordinary
pressure. Into this piece of wood there was
also pressed sovereign, the coin having
apparently suffered little injury, and that
merely in the milling.
Gov. PACKER, in his message just deliv-
cred to the Legislature of Pennsylvania,
presents an encouraging view of the present
condition and future prospects OF that state.
The last years receipts into the treasury,
including the former balance, have amount
ed to $4,718,377; the expenditures have
been $3,379,055; leaving a balance Of
$685., 1923, on the LIST of December, 1859.
The amount of public debt paid out during
the thirteen months, ending December 81,
1859, has been $l,OO9,282. The public
debt has been reduced, within the last six
years, more than three millions of dollars.
In 1854, it was Sal ,524,875 it is now
$38,478,96l and, as a set-off to this
amount, the state holds bonds for the recent
sale of her public works to the amount OF
$ll, O8l 10000, which, deducted from the
existing debt, will reduce it to 1927 1891, 36l.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
Slavery in the North.

In recent speech in Congress, by
Southern Senator, some interesting docu
ments were produced, relative to slavery in
Massachusetts. 1t is true, slavery has been
abolished in that State, but many of the
radical Abolitionists, we presume, are living
off of the immense fortunes gained by their
ancestors in the slave trade, or upon the
profits realized in selling Massachusetts
negroes to Southern planters, previous to
the passage Of the emancipation laws in
1880.
In an old newspaper, published in Boston
in 1853, called the Massachusetts Gazette,
appear the following advertisements
To BE SODA likely negro man, about
twenty-five years of age he has been used to
husbandry and waiting on gentleman can
have good recommendation, and is sold for
no fault. Inquire of GREEN Il RUSSELL.
WORCESTER, June IA, 176S.
Ran away from his master, Robert Barker,
of Worcester, this morning, negro man named
Mark, of middle stature, about thirty five years
of age, very much peck broken, and can read
and write. He carried away with him two
blue coats, one lined and bound with red, the
other not lined, pair of green plush breeches,
a pair of trousers, and an old beaver hat.
Whoever shall take up said runaway, and con-
vey him to his said master, shall receive six
dollars, and all necessary charges paid.
ROBERT BARKER.
Worcester is the very hot-bed of aooli
ton fanaticism now; and the grand children
of this ROBERT BARKER: if any there be, it
is safe to say; are how w&iling and lament
ing over tn; failure Of JOHN, BRoVs ip his
attempt to excite the .";Mcgks::: aud other
negro shen Of the South. not to ri.h aaUaiy
from their masters, but to massacre them.
The next advertisement presents an odd
tumble:
On Thursday next, the 30th instant, at three
o'clock, in the afternoon, will be sold by pub.
lie vendue, at the auction room in Queen street,
a variety of goods, among which are Irish lin
ems, calicoes, lutestrings, black satins, black
corded silk, stripe Hollands, kenting handker.
chiefs, Scotch threads, Dowlass, Duroys, drug.
fine cotton hose, felt hats, mems and women's
saddles, portmanteaus, housings and holsters,
cases with fifteen bottles, a cask of very good
indigo; also negro girl. thirteen years old.
j. RUSSELL, AuctiOneer.
At private sale, two pipes of sterling Madei.
"a ; negro man, forty years of age, boy OF
fourteen, and two girls, about twelve years of
age a second hand chaise and harness, and
sundry riding habits, trimmed with gold and
silver laLe.
They felt no compunction, in Boston, in
those days in advertising their "fellow men"
as "goods" and chattels. 1t is true that, in
1880, Massachusetts abolished slavery, but
it was an easy thing to do. There were
less than five thousand within her borders,
and the proportion of whites to the black
population was quite sixty to one. What
trifling sacrifice to what is demanded OF
the Southern States, where the population
between the colors Is not even two to one ?
This old record of the past is genuine
curiosity, which each departing year renders
more valuable.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
The Incidental Printing.

The Republican members of the Legsla-
ture have been complaining for some time
of the delay to which they are subjected by
the neglect or inability of the Incidental
Printer to perform his contract. Yesterday,
in the Senate, the dissatisfaction of the
members had free utterance. One member
called on the Printing Committee to state
when the Standing Rules would be ready
to be laid on the tables of the members.
The Chairman of the Committee referred
him to the Secretary of the Senate, who was
unable to state the time. Another wanted
to know when the communication of JOHN
WILSON, Attorney of the Transit Railroad
Company, which was ordered to be printed
week ago, would be ready land large
number of Senators were anxious to have
the bills they had introduced, printed before
the close of the session. We have the
authority of Republican members of the
Legislature, in stating that the public bust.
ness is very much delayed by the difficulty
ofgetting printing done, and they begin to
appreciate the wisdom of the discretion ex-
ercised by the Auditor, according to law, in
awarding the contract, not only to the
"lowest," but the best bidder ito one
who possessed facilities and the disposition
to fulfil his contract.
The style of the printing executed by
NEwsoN, MOORE & FOSTER, for the present
Legislature, bears no comparison in typo
graphical excellence to that performed by
the State Printer since the organization of
the State Government, but resembles very
much that done under the Territorial Gov
eminent, when Uncle Sam footed the bills.
The bills, for instance, are done in smaller
type, with wider space between the lines,
making, what is technically termed, "fat
work for the printers-while those printed
by the State Printer were perfect fac
smiles Of Congressional work.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27

IT is stated that there are now in Canada
forty-6ve thousand runaway slaves from the
South. Valuing these slaves at an average
of one thousand dollars each, it is clear that
the British provinces are harboring $45,-
10000 worth of property of the citizens of
the United States, and keeping it beyond
the reach Of the rightful owners.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
All Sorts OF Items.

The Utah Valley Tan newspaper of Nov.
10th, makes mention of the following occur
renee, peculiar to that locality. We saw, a
week or two ago, walking down Main street,
from the direction of the Presidents
Office" man accompanied by four ladies.
An air of light pertur baton in the party,
mingled with evident expressions of salts
faction and happiness, led us to inquire who
they were. Some one present Informed us
that they were a party that had been to
President YoUNG's Office to be married, and
that the four ladies had just been united in
lndissoluble bonds to the man accompanying
them. That, we suppose, might be termed
marriage in gross.
The Governor of Pennsylvania is not
difident in the. exercise of the veto preroga-
tive. One day last week, nineteen veto
messages were received and read in the
House, and every one of them concurred in.
DR.. WYNNE delivered an elaborate ad
dress before the New York Sanitary Asso-
citation at its recent meeting, which contain
ed curious statement of facts. He showed,
by statistics carefully prepared, that pauper.
ism is relatively greater in the State of New
York, than in England and Scotland, and
largely in advance of Ireland. In support
of this position, he introduced the following
table, from the last report Of the Society
for Improving the Condition of the Poor
exhibiting the population and pauperism of
these countries
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27

The Missouri Legislature adjourned on
the 10th. Governor STEWART issued a
proclamation for an extra session, on the
9th of February, to take action on Rail-
road bills and other unfinished business.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
Whole caucus. 3
Tive thirds necessary to choice. q

The Mercury complains that the free
States, with "a votes from the slave States,
can dictate the choice of the Democratic
Convention, while in the Electoral College,
the party must rely upon the South for its
votes.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27

A CITIZEN of Buffalo performed the cere-
mony of giving New Years presents in
handsome manner. Each Of his four chill
dren received five thousand dollars. That's
the sort of "guv'nor" that gets "honored."
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27

CoLoRED opera troupes are plentiful in
England just now. Exclusive of a round
dozen in London, there are upwards of fifty
in different parts of the United Kingdom,
Burnt cork, wool, and lampblack are conse-
quently in great demand.
The Cardinal Vicar of Rome has issued
an edict forbidding ladies to 60 to church
in crinoline. The confessor is to forbid
them to present themselves at the altar to
take the sacrament unless they are dressed
in simple manner.
The Republicans in Kansas are deter
mined, if it be possible thing, to lift their
territory into further uotice. The Legisla-
ture, by joint resolution, adjourned from
Lecompton to Lawrence, but Gov. MEDARY
vetoed this change; when the resolution
was passed over the Governors veto. The
minority, deeming the resolution unconstitu-
tional, remained at Lecompton but the
majority moved off to Lawrence. Both
parties claim to be the only legal body.
A MAN in New Haven attempted to drink
seven pints of port wine, on wager. The
sixth was "pint" too far, for after swal-
lowing it he dropped dead. Much valuable
liquor was accordingly lost.
THERE is veritable Sickles case in Chi
cage, between Germans in the milk trade.
AUGUST WILLIAMS suspected his pretty wife
of improper intimacy with his partner in
trade detected letter from her accepting
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
The Charleston Convention.

The Charleston Mercury does not admire
the peculiar features of the proposed Con-
vention in that city. 1t says if Kansas be
admitted, the Convention will be composed
thus:
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
Distances to st. Paul from Chicago,
via La Crosse and Dubuque.

1/AStdMCcS ~ Sue run xTOAA OuACaSVe
via La Crosse and Dubuque.
We published yesterday, an article from
the Dubuque Express, in which the writer
gave the distances from Chicago to St.
Paul, via La Crosse and Dubuque. The
distance between this city and Chicago,
according to the Express, is-by way of
Dubuque 46l miles, and by way of La
Crosse ATS miles, showing a saving by the
Dubuque route of sixteen miles. A com.
petent Railroad engineer of this city, sends
us the following correction of the statement
of our Dubuque contemporary
Editors OF the Pioneer and Democrat.
desire to correct errors in an article in your
issue of the 18th inst, from the Dubuque Her.
aid.
The correct distance between Chicago to St.
Paul, by Dubuque and La Crosse, are respect
ivplv as follows.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27

Chicago to Dubuque. .l8S miles
Dubuque to Cedar Falls. ITO g
Cedar Falls to State Line. ......... "a q
State Line to ST. Paul. .1O9 -
Total from Chicago to St. Paul via
Dubuque. 1872 -
Chicago to Milwaukee 80. . IS -
Milwaukee to La Crosse. ......... .l99 g
La Crosse to St. Paul. ...............I8 1872 9
Total from Chicago to St. Paul via
La Crosse. ..................46 6 {"
Difference in favor of route by La Crosse. l6
miles. ~