The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-02
News and Miscellaneous Items.

DIVISION OF CALIFORNIA or
rather Senator LATHAM, has addressed a
long letter to President BUCHANAN, on the
subject of the separation of the northern
counties of California, from the remaining
portion of The State, to form a Territorial
or other Government. He submits his
views on the subject as a proposition
new and of grave Importance both to the
State and the nation. He asks, can a por-
ton of State 60 backward into Terri.
torial condition? If so, it may be within
the power of several State Legislatures and
Congress to dissolve the Union. He urges
great caution on the part of Congress in the
matter. This affair had its origin in the
dissatisfaction of the people in the southern
counties in having to pay their proportion
OF the expense of the State Government.
LAWYER SENNoTT is to appear before the
Legislative Committee, at Richmond, in
behalf of STEVENS, with view of obtaining
pardon. Mr.. SENNorT goes upon the
invitation of Governor LErcHER, with the
promise that the subject shall receive his
careful attention. The Judge and Prose.
cutting Attorney who tried the case will
unite in the application for mercy.
The REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE.--It is
generally credited that HORACE GREELEY of
the New York Tribune, is in favor of, and
is exerting all his influence to procure, the
nomination of EDWARD BATES, of Missouri,
tor President, and JOHN NJ. REED, of Penn.
for Vice President, by the Chicago Conven-
tion. In this connection it is proper to
state that, according to the Connecticut
correspondent of the New York Post, the
Republican delegation from that State in
| Chicago, will be for BATES. The indications
now are that BATES will be nominated.
He is respectable old gentleman, we'll adj
vanced in life, having seen his sixty.eighth
year.
The disunion proposition of South Caro-
lima to her sister slave States proposing to
them to hold Southern Convention at At.
lanta, Georgia, meets with no favor except
in Mississippi. Even Alabama will not
join the movement The Montgomery Con-
! federation announces that the Governor and
Legislature are opposed to it. Virginia,
Texas and Maryland openly spurn it. No
notice is takeu of it in Missouri, Louisiana,
Georgia, North Carolina. and Tennessee.
South Carolina and Mississippi will enjoy
the bad prominence of being the only States
that will be in the disunion conference, if
one is ever held.
SENATOR SEwARD.--Mr. SEwARD's friends
are indignant at the idea Of his being set
aside Tor Mr.. BATES. Gen. WEBB, of the
n. Y. Courier, blows his trumpet thus
awe will say for the information of Mr.
Stewards friends, that we have the best
reason FOR believing that if not elected to the
Presidency next November, his public lie
may be considered as terminated as he
would not even consent to a reelection to
the Senate"
LIFE AT RED RIvER.-We have seen
private letter from Selkirk Settlement dated
January "a, which gives an interesting &C.
count of social life down there. The writer
says that the young folks at Red River have
all been taken with the marriage fever, and
that between thirty and forty had been
. vnarrin1 duripnr no ,,ro,;oue +broo ,,,o,&L,
also that it is the fashion there to keep up
dancing for two or three days and nights
when wedding takes place.
AN Illinois farmer, in the St. Louis Neass
has well Swallowed the difficulty of the Op-
position he will 60 for BATES, BELL, or
CR1TTENDEN, but "if an rrepress,ble conflict
Republican y is put in nomination, he bolts
The Sewardites say they will bolt if one of
their sort, either SEWARD, CHASE, BANKS,
or any other is MOI put in nomination.
THREE dwarfs are now on exhibition in
Paris, which are represented as more Won
derful than even Tom THUMB. They are
respectively of Italian, Austrian, and Hun
garian origin. One is nineteen years old,
and measures thirty inches in height; the
second, is ty.6ve, and thirty one inches
high; and the third is twenty-five, and
thirty-6ve inches high. They only speak
German, but give French songs, and are
said to be very amusing and capital actors.
| The Baltimore Patriot intimates that
Chief Justice fancy intended resigning his
seat as Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme Court some time ago, and that
CHARLES O'CoNoR was to be his successor.
Since that time the Presidential mind is
said to have veered in Southern direction,
an impression prevails that REvEaDY JOHN
SON, Of Maryland, in case Of such resigna-
ton, will be the lucky man., y, .-r. .oa,
"A, GERMAN astronomer, M. ScHwABE,
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