The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-16
CHARLESTON. 8. c., Noy. 8. .

o a large body 81 citizens called On the re!
signed Federal officers last night. They
were greeted with enthusiasm. The officials
returned thanks in spirited addresses: ooo
Fl A dispatch in the Courier says: Buchanan
will resist notification, but not secession.
8 The bark A. Gray, owned by Gushing,
Boston line, is lying at our wharfs under
instructions. from her owners. She has
raised the Palmetto flag, and fred Is guns.
Edward Rufin spoke last night. He
said Southern independence had been his
life long study, and that it could only be
secured BY South Carolina seceeding. His
speech was rapturously applauded. Other
stirring speeches were also made '' go
Efforts were made yesterday to wait for
Southern country operations, butfailed. a
State Convention is to be called, and seces-
sion is certain. IOoA oni I'D 'iiout e-. 1.ii
0lThe election Of delegates will probably
be ordered on the 4th Of December, and the
Convention meet On the 18th. Messrs.
Boyce, Bonham and Keitt urged the call
for Convention and immediate action.
h-h'' '.'' COLUMBUS, S. G., Nov. S-3P.M.
The speaker of the House received dis
patch from Virginia, rendering the services
of volunteer corps, in the event OF South
Caroliniau secession. a.b ... ..I4.i f...5
SOLD vIRGINNY NEVER TIRE" j
A cavalry encampment, for practice and
drill. commenced at Richmond, on the 9TH,
with fifteen companies. The Lynchburg
Postmaster has thrown up his commission.
A dispatch from Richmond says: y '
The news of the election of Lincoln, pre-
dicted upon the result in New York, pro-
duced considerable excitement among the
Democracy here. They hail the secession
movement in South Carolina with delight.
The Wings, on the contrary, seem pleased
at the result, but they qualify this feeling
by arguing in favor of awaiting an overt
act before any secession movement is made.
WHAT IS THOUGHT AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.
No apprehension exists in official quar-.
tiers that any efforts will be made to- seize
the forts or other public property in the
South, as no such movements would be
tolerated by the authorities of the States in
which they are located. The. questions
which now distract the people of that Sec
ton being of great delicacy, nothing will be
done by executive authorities which would
tend to exasperate the public mind against
the general government. 1890. q
AT. this juncture, however, while, the
President will perform bis duty of fully car.
rying out the laws, the designations of the
federal officers at Charleston being contin-
gent on the acceptance by the President,
time will be given them to reconsider their
acts. A report has prevailed that the
President intends issuing proclamation,
but it will be remembered that General
jackson did not pursue such course until
after South Carolina had passed the nulli-
fcation ordinances ~t' '-t gt+
The Cabinet to-day held their first meet
ing since the Presidential election, but no
question in connection with Southern events
required formal action. 30 $3.50
BEFORE GETTING YOUR BLOOD UP READ THIS,
DoI wIDE-AwAKEs. .
Article four, section two of the Consti.
tuition Of the United States, says:
No person held to service or labor in one
State, under the laws thereof, escaping into
another SHALL in consequence of any law or
regulation therein. be discharged from such
service or labor; but shall be delivered up on
claim of the party to whom such service or
labor may be due. .r
We publish below an account of the
Northern States which prohibit their off.
Gals and citizens from aiding in the execu-
ton of the federal Fugitive Slave law, and
which, by their action, have boldly nulli6ed
the constitution of the. United States. They
are as follows -
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts,
New York, New Jersey, Vermont,
Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Michigan,
Rhode Island, Wisconsin.
The States which deny the use of public
edifces in aid of the master are -
Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts,
New York. Pennsylvania, Michigan,
Wisconsin.
The States which declare him free, if
brought by his master into the State, are:
Maine, Newhampshire, Vermont.
The State that declares him free abso.
lutely is:-
New Hampshire.
The subjoined table shows the penalties
imposed in the several Northern disunion
States on those officers or citizens who may
aid in preserving the constitution intact by
enforcing the law, viz =
STATES. IMPRISONMENT. FINE.