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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-13
The Bill to Prohibit Polygamy.

The following bill, prohibiting Polygamy
in the Territories of the United States,
passed the House of Representatives last
Thursday, by vote of l49 to 60;
Bill to Punish and Prevent the Practice of Po-
lygamy in the Territories of the United States
and other Places and disappearing and an
nulling certain acts of the Legislative Assem-
bly, of the Territory of Utah, and which sets
forth:
Be it enacted, etc. SEC. /. That if any per-
son or persons, being married. and an inhabi-
tant of any Territory of the United States, or
other place over which the United States pos
sesses exclusive jurisdiction, shall intermarry
with any person or persons. or cohabit with
any person or persons or live with any persons
as partners, acknowledging conjugal relations,
the former husband or wife being alive, he, she,
or they so offending, shall, on conviction there.
of, pay fine not exceeding five hundred dol.
lars, and be imprisoned not less than two years,
nor more than five years; provided, neverthe.
less, that this section, or anything therein con-
tanned, shall not extend to any person or per-
sons whose husband or wife shall absent him
self or herself one from the other for the space
of five years, the one of them not knowing the
other to be living within that time, nor to any
person or persons who shall be, at the time Of
such marriage, divorced by competent author
ity, or to any person or persons whose former
shall have been declared void.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the fol-
lowing ordinance of the Provisional Govern
ment of the State of Desert, so called. namely.
"An ordinance incorporating the Church OF
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" passed
February 8, in the year ls4l, and adopted, re.
enacted and made valid by the Governor and
Legislative Assembly of the Territory Of Utah
by an act passed January 10. in the year 1855,
entitled SAN act in relation to the compilation
and revision of the laws and resolutionsin force
in Utah Territory. their publication and distri-
bution." and ali other acts and parts of acts
heretofore passed by the said Legislative As
sembly of the Territory of Utah, which estab-
lish, support, maintain, shield or countenance
polygamy, be, and the same hereby are, dis
approved and annulled: Provided that this act
| shall be so limited and construed as not to
| affect or interfere with the right of property
| legally acquired under the ordinance heretofore
mentioned, nor with the right to 'worshp, COO
according to the dictates of conscience, put
only to annul all acts and laws which estapiisn,
maintain, protect or countenance the pTactlce
of polygamy, evasively called spiritual mar
riage, however disguised by legal or eccleslas'
tical solemnities, sacraments, CONSIDERATIONS or
other contrivances.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-13
The Protest Again.-Honesty Of Re-
publican Politicians.

For three or four years past, it has been
the custom of the Republican politicians of
this city-the RAMsEYs, GnLr1LLANs, Good
RICHES, and others-to boldly charge upon
the Democratic party, on every occasion the
Republicans suffered defeat, commission of
frauds upon the ballot box. No proof was
ever presented to sustain these ISLANDERS, but
they were made as regularly as election day
came around. We were charged with bal
lot box stufing, with a systematic colonial
ton of voters, with forging election returns,
and every species Of rascality which could
possibly influence an election. These char
ges were denied, but that made no difference.
The howl was kept up, and as we could not
prove negative, the Democratic party has
lost hundreds of votes by the very persis-
tency of the slanderers.
The Republicans succeeded to power last
year. They passed registry law, and CON-
mitted its enforcement to their own parti-
Fans, in three out of the four wards of this
city. Every precaution the leaders Of the
party desired, not only to prevent illegal vo>
ting, but to throw impediments in the way
of Democratic voters, was freely granted.
Even the day of election was changed one
month earlier, for no other purpose than to
disfranchise two Or three hundred absent
Democratic voters. But with all these ad-
vantages, the Republicans were badly fog
ged. Then again came the stale cry of
fraud. Mr.. G1LF1LLAN protests. His fraud.
ulent ballots, designed to cheat unwary and
ignorant voters, have not been counted. He
demands another count. He wants to be
Mayor.
Into what despicable position the Re-
publicans of this city have been placed by
the action, of their candidate for Mayor. No
men in the community have been more in
dustrious than Mr.. G1LFnLAN and his
friends, in charging frauds upon the Democ.
racy !; they have been unremitting in the
circulation of ISLANDERS upon our party. "The
Irish" has been their particular hobby for
several years past. But when the truth
comes out, as it has in connection with the
protest, we find that these loud mouthed
babblers of Democratic frauds, have not
scrupled to forge election tickets, in the
hope of cheating some poor and unsuspect.
ing laborer into voting against the man of
his choice.
Again, Mr.. G1LF1LLAN, we thank thee for
the "protest."
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-13
From Superior.
Of Pioneer and Democrat.

Correspondence of Pioneer and Democrat.
SUPERIOR April G, 1860.
The Democracy of Douglas county have
met the enemy, and they are ours. In the
town of Superior, Messrs. D. DEAN, OWEN
SHERIDAN and S. S. RITcHIE were elected
Supervisors over the combined opposition,
with majorities of about thirty votes each.
The entire Democratic ticket was elected.
The same result occurred, with but one ex~
ception, liz the town of Pokegama Superior
City,, and also in the town of Nemadji.
Last year the majority for the peoples
ticket in the town of Superior, was, l think,
about sixty. Judge DIXON, who was
denounced by the Republicans, and his
nomination defeated in their convention,
because he obeyed the decision of the United
States Supreme Court, and enforced the
fugitive slave law, received the entire Dem
ocratic vote in Douglas county, am
pleased to add portion even of the Repub-
lican vote. Out of Lightweight votes
polled in this town he received seventy,four
out of fifty-nine votes in the town of Pok-
egama, he received thirty-eight, and five out
of six in the town of Nemadji. Total for
Dixon, III.
Douglas county, Wisconsin, will give the
distinguished statesman from whom she
takes her name, very large majority in the
fall. Truly, &C., R.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-13
The Pacific Railroad.

The Pacific Railroad Committee of the
House, has arrived at definite conclusion,
by the adoption of resolution offered by
Col. CURTIS, of Iowa. This resolution pro-
vides that there shall be but one road con-
structed, and that this road shall start from
two points, one on the western boundary of
the State of Missouri, and the other on the
western boundary of Iowa, with two con-
verging lines bearing westward and uniting
within two hundred miles of the Missouri
river, and thence proceeding by single
trunk line by the nearest and best route to
the bay of San Francisco, or to the naviga-
BILE waters of the Sacramento, in the State
of California"
The claims of the northern route are en-
tirely overlooked and although Col. AID
RICH, member from Minnesota, was on the
committee, he voted with the st. Louis and
Iowa interest for but one road, thus virtu-
ally excluding the northern route. The
natural allies of the Minnesota interest, in
this matter of Pacific Railroad, are the
representatives from the gulf States, who
claim government, aid for road through
Texas. BY uniting with them, the friends
of the northern route would have secured a
report from the committee in favor of both
a northern and southern road. But the
"nigger" proclivities of the member from
Hennepin, prevented any coalition with
southern members, and as result, the PEG.
ple of the State see the claims of their ia
vorite route to the Pacific disregarded.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-13

Hon. WILLIAM H. DIMM1cK, member of
Congress from PENNSYLVANIA, and delegate
to the Charleston convention, has declared
for DOUGLAS. He is out in letter to that
effect. This is an important accession. Mr..
D1MM1cK was an earnest supporter of L.
compton, and has consistently supported the
policy of the President, but he is not willing
to oppose the people in their manifest and
enthusiastic succession. The ball rolls rap.
idly, and it will not stop-it will overcome
all impediments, till DOUGLAS is ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-13
The City Government.

The oath of Office was on the 10th admins
tered to Col. JOHN S. PRINCE, the Mayor
elect, by the retiring Mayor, Col. D. A.
ROBERTSON. Mayor PRINCE then delivered
brief address to the City Council, giving
a concise statement of city affairs, and sug-
costing various matters for the action of the
Council.
Col. ROBERTSON, the late Mayor, carries
with him the good wishes of all citizens, upon
his voluntary retirement from municipal
honors. He has made an excellent officer.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-13

I1mOt0y ana InOm0S F81l 10 tteSpOuWs
The curious in such matters will find
upon perusal of the remarkably verbose
article in the Minnesotian and Times OF
yesterday, that THOMAS and TIMOTHY fail to
respond satisfactorily to the statements Of
the st. Anthony Nevs. The material
portion of the article in the Nesss,
at least, is true; a proposition was
made that, if the Democrats would elect
our neighbor State Printer, something
would be done for the Railroads. The
Democrats did not elect the firm State
Printers, therefore nothing was done for the
Railroads. 1t is all right, THOMAS and
TIMOTHY, only don't pretend to be 50 extra
ordinarily virtuous. Neither of you are
Josephs, quite.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-13
G LORIOUS LITTLE RHODY
DEFEAT OF JOHN BROWN REPUBLICANS

The election in Rhode Island for Governor.
State officers, and members of the Legisla-
ture, took place on Wednesday, 4th. The
following were the candidates in nomination
Governor. WIN: sprague, Seth Hf Padelford.
seeS Of s state Bullock + R has1n
Atty Gen'l w. S. Burgess, Thos. K King.
treasurer ..- s. A. Parker.
The vote last year was as follows:
nnePuDhcan NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s, 936
republican majority. 1892
The following is the vote cast on Wednes-
day for Governor:
Sprague, Democrat. 1926
Paddleford, Rep. l0,830
ocatterlng Observation-Disclosures. LAB
Democratic majority ......... 1925
This is glorious achievement. It is not
strictly Democratic victory but triumph
of the conservative and Union. loving senti.
ment of the state over Black Republicanism.
presented in its most ultra and reasonable
form.
Of Col. SPRAaUE, the successful candi~
date, the New York Herald says:
Colonel William Sprague, or as he is here
called, "The Calico Boy the candidate of
the conservative Republicans and Democrats,
is young man of tweHty-eight, descended
from one of the wealthiest families of the state
and with his brothers is probably worth be.
tween seven and eight millions of dollars. This
is invested in the calico-printing business,
which has been carried on by the family for
two or three generations. Mr.. Sprague has
nothing about him to stamp him as anything
more than an ordinary business MANN fact,
is even boyish in his appearance but, with all
this, he has manifested in his management of
the immense cOncern-which employs between
six and seven thousand men, women, and chill
dren-the most decided financial and executive
ability. In nearly every respect he is the anti
pode of his competitor, Mr.. Padleford-in age,
wealth, ability, and politics. He has never
participated in public affairs, and only accepted
this nomination when it was forced upon him
by three distinct conventions, representing the
conservative element of the state.
Mr.. PADELFoRD, SPRAGUEs late oppo-
nent, the Herald says is a man of great
wealth, but an intolerant Abolitionist 1t
is on record that he has recommended the
forcible abolition of slavery in the slave
states, and declared it to be " the duty of
Northern men to march down in one solid
phalanx against the Southern institutions"
The Republicans of Rhode Island will
have to follow the advice rendered the
Blacks in Congress, when they abandoned
SHERMAN, and hereafter "roost lower down."
or submit to defeat.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-13
Fort Smelling Reservation.

The Secretary of War, in response to an
inquiry from Mr.. ALDR1cH, M. c., as to
whether the sale of the Fort Smelling reser.
walton has been abrogated, states "that in
conformity to the terms of the sale, on the
payment of the first instalment of the pur-
chase money, the property was regularly
turned over to the purchaser, Mr.. STEELE,
who is now regarded as in possession. The
title, however, is still in the Government,
and will be retained as security for the pay
ment of the balance DUE"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-13

MAIL CoNTRAcr.-The Washington cor
respondent of the Milwaukee Wisconsin says
that Captain WILSON, of the Lady Elgin, has
completed contract with the government
for carrying the mail between Chicago and
Superior City, for which he will receive
5000.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-13
MI. Montgomery's Speech.

We print, this week, the conclusion of
an able speech, made by Mr.. MONTGOMERY,
Of Pennsylvania, in advocacy Of Judge
DOUGLAS nomination. 1t is, without doubt,
the most powerful argument made during
the present session, on the policy of the
Charleston Convention. Mr.. M. is one of
the delegates at large to the convention.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-13

Tom SAYREs, the English Champion, has
been engaged by an enterprising American
speculator to give series OF exhibitions in
the principal cities of the United States,
Immediately after the fight with HEENAN.
The engagement has been definitely settled,
and we are assured will not be broken, what
ever the result Of the approaching contest
may be.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-13
Slightly Contradictory-Gev. Seward.

We would like to have some of our Re-
publican friends reconcile the following ex-
tracts from Governor Stewards latest
speeches, so as to preserve the consistency
of their author. The speech of October
1853 was made at Rochester, New York,
and the one of February 1860 was made in
the United States Senate:
October, 1853. February, 1860.
SIT is an irrepressible "The whole sover.
conflict between oppos- eighty upon domestic
ing and enduring forces, concerns within the
and IL means that the Union is divided be-
United States must and tween us by unmistak-
will soon become either able boundaries - r
entirely slaveholdingl - you have your fifteen
nation or entirely free. distinct parts we eigh-
labor nation" teen parts, equally dis
tinct. Each must be
maintained, in order
that the whole may be
preserved"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-13

The Grand Consolidated Furnished
with Empl0yment---Repu by
the Republicans, 1t Becomes the Or
gan Of Senator Rice and Buchanan's
O6ice.HOlders.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28
sALMAGUNpI.

pm-Last month nearly one million and q
half new cents were issued from the Phiia-
delphia mint.
B@~The Wheeling Iateiligenccr, an earn
est Republican paper, it is stated, has now
the largest circulation Of any journal in
western Virginia.
B@-The African Baptist Church In Au-
gusta, Ga, owns its minister, the congre-
cation having bought him from bis former
master.
nea- All the Georgia lottery grants are
forecosed by prohibition Of the drawings
under a penal enactment Of the State Leg.
islature, to take effect on the LIST day oil
June next.
hS~Speakiue Of the Carstang. SHAW case
the Cincinnati Enquirer says: "1t has
been announced that new trial is to be
had of this case, but whether it will ever
come off is extremely doubtful. We hear
that some 500, 900 of costs have to be paid
before a new suit can lie granted, and ever
body knows that Miss @. is not able to pay
it. Her lawyers, also, will no longer work
for "gory"
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

THE Distribution OF THE PECUNIARH, in the
hast presidential campaign for the furtherance
Of lOcoiocO interests has been rather instruct
wely set forth before the Committee Of the
House, by Mr.. Magargee, paper dealer Of
Philadelphia, who had hand 10 the plot, The
manner Of getting up to order straight Ame-
ricon party" though heretofore suspected and
charged, has never appeared we believe in so
strong relief before His statement Of the
case is as follows
@. Did you receive any money for political
purposes in Pennsylvania or New Jersey from
Witness-Am l really compelled 10 answer
such questions
Mr. Kenuedy--I think it is within the scope
of the inquiry.
The Committee thought the question was q
proper one, and that il should be answered.
A. did, Sir, receive money at various times
for political purposes.
@ Were these moneys expended for the pro-
motion Of the interests Of the Democratic party?
A. Not all Of them. Some of it was used
! for third party, which was organized to d.
vert votes from what was known as "the Peo-
pies party with u.s. The peoples party"
was in opposition to the Democratic party. We
did not know there the party organized as 'the
Republican party" The opposition to the
Democratic party was called "the Peoples par
| iy," and TO divert votes from that party the
party was organized. The object was to d.
vide 1.-The Peoples party"
@. Was such third party organized ?
A. Yes, Sir.
q Did you believe that it was necessary to
the success Of the Democratic party
A. We certainly did, or we should not have
let them have the money.
@ What was the third party called
A. The straight American party. The
straight out"
@ You speak both of Pennsylvania and
New Jersey
A. Yes, Sir.
O. And of those States only
A. Yes, Sir Of those only.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28

CONTESTED ELECTION CAsEa-A correspond.
ent of the Tribune under date Of Washington,
April 23d, says the contested election cases will
come on next week. Mr.. HOward's claim TO the
seat occupied by Mr.. Cooper, of Mich, will be
first considered, and will probably be decided
in favor OF Mr.. Howard. This will be followed
by the case Of Blair aud Barrett, democrat Of
st. Louis. A majority Of the Committee on
Elections report that Mr. Blair has presented
such evidences OF illegal and fraudulent votes
having been cast for MIR. Barrett as entities the
former to seat. The case Of MessrA Andsr-
son and CbiSman is next 10 turn, and the report
is 10 favor Of Mr.. Anderson, democrat, the sit
ting member. The case Of Messrs Williamson
and sickles will probably go over, as wiz also
that OF Messrs. Davis and Harrison
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28
VERMONT HORSE.
@Ss
BLACK HAWK CITIZEN


raised in Brdpor vt and brought from there iu 1852
which time he purchased by the subscriber Bridpor
locality known ameng horse men, the birth Of
valuable fast trotng horses than any other section In the
World. Among which may be named Black Hawk Flying
Cloud Vermoner Champion Black Hawk we'll known 20 have
taken several premiums at the State Fairs In this State An
drew Jackson Winkle and Ethan Allen, the stss
troting stallion in the World These horses all sired
This fact deserves the attention Of every brese who
desous Of obtaining Colts that will the highest
prices in the market To afford idea Of the celebrity OF
this stock of horses 1t is necessary only 10 the prices At
which they have been sod which from $1,000 upward and
for Ethan Allen $4,000 has been rsusednd old Black Hawk
has steadily received $lOO for the service.
Pedigree
Black Hawk Citizen is colt of the celebrated horse Black
Hawk. owned by the Messrs Hills Of Brdport W. See
bany Cuyaor for 1915 and lS49 The dam Of Citizen was
sired by Engineer and he by Old Sir Walter the grand dam
a Messenger mare.
Description
VIII be eight years old in 1900 stands fifteen shands high
weighs about eleven hundred his color Jet black with coat
as ne and glossy as satin with heavy curly main and tall
aud is a fast trotter.
Certificates
This is to certify that Black Hawk Citizen was raised BY
Black Hawk The dam OF citizen part blood Messenger
mare The horse Is good one, and gets good stock.
Rridport, October Tth, 1859.
same mare, the other being still owned in my family.
JOHN BRAINARD,
Brdport, Oct. I, 1859. F. A. BRAiNARD.
Documentary evidence in proof of the above statements
will be produced, II asked for
Terms-$l0 for the Season,
and on failure the any Other may be returned
the following season.
Citizen will be the stable of the subscrer In East
Ashtabua. Platt Shears
Ashtabula, April, 1890 2ms5so
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-04-28
Terms, Cash or Ready Paw.

10 dH DhOHl u may concern:
KN0W YE That when King SoIo-
~ earth the frst time he said there were
nothing under the sun but had he lived until this time
he would have seen Grocery Store filled with
All New Goods, T
and would have said that Ashtbula Village nor even tbs
County, the before for quality quantity
they not surpassed having been selected with Rf care
and bought at the lowest cash prises and will be sold for
Cash or Ready Pay,
at prices that viii suit the purchaser and in no other WaJ
The following few Of the articles that hand
Pork Hams Shoulders Dried Beef Lard, Fish all kinds
Mcasses Sugars Rio other Coffee ground aud in the berry,
Spices Cinnamon Cloves Mustard Starch Corn Starch Cho
coAte Cocoa, Salertu Ginger Soda Cream Tartar Soap
Tobacco, Snuff RaisngE Cuuants Figs Punes CtrOn Teas
choice article Stearine and TaoW Candles Herring by the
box Powder Shot and Lead Dairy Salt In bags barrels
Crackers all kinds Shoe brushes and backing Hozse brush.
es Cuey combs Horse cards. Lar terms three kinds sosyes
Butter ladies' Coffee mills ChOIing Knives Scrub brushes
WhiteWash brushes Clothes Pins Pail Tubs Rrooms Mon
Sticks Stone chuIns Jugs and Butter Crooks yellow ware
Rock ware, and Class Bottles ShOve Spades and HOes-
Corn 10 the Ear Oats Flour aud Meal and In fact
that is generally kept In well regulated
Family Grocery Store.
Being satisfied that the Ready Pay System Is the most ad.
yanageeus 70 the consumer the subscriber has adopted g.
and he will strictly carry out the PRINCIPAL In all cases
Having beea engaged In selling Goods the four years
for hessrs. Prentice TOmbes, H. c. Tonbes, and j. H.
Thomas krs who are probably the most experienced gro
GERS In the county he hatter himself that he and win
sell good articles In his line low prices as can bs
found at any establishment in the County
Butter, Eggs, Lard Potatoes Tumpe and almost every
thing the farmer has 10 SELL will be exchanged for goods al
the same prices that will sell for cash
near the Park
AshtabulA March Goth, 1860. $50