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south will lay down her unjust prejudioes,
aud. :s in o ther days, stand by her north
EN- friends. If she refuses to do SO, Lin
coin will be elected. and the country press
ed, to say the least. to the very edge Of rev
oiution and. amid the war of passion and
section, States be like
Limbs from the country. east bleeding and
torn"
The path for me as citizen and south
ern man is plain it is my duty to vote for
the men who can be electsd-Douglas and
johnson. Let those who will. charge me
with inconsistency-I care not-I would
rather be right than consistent in error
this is my shield. and let the results be "a
they may, the consciousness of rectitude 81
purpose win be my invaluable reward.
o. A. LOCHRANE.
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r. The contract for erecting . Bridge
over Frog Bayou. has been awarded to 1.
B. RILEY, for the sum of $500.
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~ The contract for furnishing the Post
at Fort Smith with ten thousand bushels
Corn. was let ON Saturday last. The low.
est bid being 41.1Si.
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~ At meeting Of the National Ex
ecutive State committee held on the 1Otl
inst, the following gentlemen were ap
pointed assistant electors:
Hon. Albert Rust Pulaski County.
Thompson B. Flournoy. Desha 90
Hon. Thos. S. Drew, Sebastian {"
Solomon F. Clark,
Hon. John Quillin, Quachita
John A. Jacoway, Yell
Phillip Van Patten, Poinsett, :"
D. II. c. Moore, Desha
Alexander T. Crsycroft, Sewer
B. f. Hampstead, Hampstead
Jabez Smith, Saline
Simpson Harris. Pulaski
r. II. Calhoun. Sebastian
r. H. Black, Randolph
Jas. T. Martin, "
Samuel Leslie, Searcy,
DIR. w. st. John. White
John T. Louden, Sebastian,
j. 81. Quessenberry, Prairie %
DIR. G. V. Meador. Pulaski
Other names will be added to the above
as may be required for the advancement OF
the cause in different sections OF the State.
w. E. WRIoHr. CHAIRMAN.
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The people Of Territory, like thos
OF a State shall decide for themseIvs,
whether slavery shall or shall not owls,
With their limits.
JAMES BUCHANAN
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IT CURES

Bur,s, Boils, Bruises, Bites Of Insects, etc. c.
Corns Chilblains, etc. Ear ache
Eruptions, Erysipelas, etc Gun sho.
Wounds Goitrc, etc. Itch, .te /.
Mumps, etc. Neuralgia etc. Piles
Pimples. Paralysis, etc. Rheumatism.
Stiff Joints. Spriins, Sores. etc. Tooth
ache, Tumors, etc. Warts Wens 4.
Bighead, Cracked deels, etc
Fistuln, etc. harness and saddle Calls q.
Poll evil, Stnins, straighalt, sweeney, spawn :.
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~ Dept. u. S. Marshal WmrEs1DEs.
arrived last Monday morning. with eight
prisoners from ths Indian Country. charged
with various offsnoes against the laws of
the United States.
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U The heart Of a young girl is IL
nest where the little swallow chirps sSs e
its head, tries its wings, and watches ,hw' ha'w'
voritc moment to fly. Ia
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Mad.StOne

>HE subscriber, has nt his res-,,nce, atSa:
Il six miles from the CITY Of Van Ban on The
Fayetteville Road, MAIDSTONE, wiichis xar.
rant.d to cure, on being applied al bites iron
pois'onous animals, dogs, snakes etc. or ochavs
will be made. SAMUEL BAKER
Sept. l3, 1860 lpSwll
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r. The U. S. Commissioner's Court,
has been in constant session for the last
month, and from present Appearances will
continue in session until the sitting of the
District Court in November. There will
be more business before the next Court,
than at any former time.
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:" l am a sincere believer in the doctrine
OF "squatter sovereignty in the fullest,
broadest and deepest sense, and support this
(hansas) bill because it is a return to the
sound principle of leaving to the people OF
the territories the right of determining 70,
themselves their domestic institutions.
A.C. DODGE, of Iowa"
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@ Campmeeting At the Cumberland
Presbyterian Camp ground on Mulberry.
commenced yesterday.
The Van Buren press., 1860-09-21

1.-The bill {Kansas and Nebraska) pro
vlaes that the legislatures of these terrific
RES shall have power to legislate over all
rightful subjects of legislation.
X. NJ. T. HUNTER, of Va"
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wv. A. RICHARDSON, of ILL.,"

II would leave the people of the terri
tories who are to be affected by the institu-
tion OF slavery to determine the question
Tor themselves in their own way.
s. A. SMITH, of Tenn"
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"The citizen of Virginia is as much en-
titled, IN the common territory. to the pro-
lection Of his property as tho citizens Of II.
iinois but both are dependent upon the
legislation of the territorial government fo,
laws to protect their property, of whatever
kind it may be-
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II am connected with no party that has
for its object the extension of slavery, nor
with any to prevent the people of State
or territory from deciding the question OF
its existence for themselves.
JOHN &. BRECKINRIDGE."
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:" am willing that the territorial legis-
lature may act upon the subject when and
how they may think proper.
A. II. STEPHENS, of Ga"
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lselieve that under the Provisions of
TINS hanscs) bill. and the Utah and New
Mexico bulls, .here will be a pcrfee carte
ofanche given to the territorial legislatures
to legislate as they may think proper
A. p. BUTLER, of S. C."\
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"The people of the territories are cx-
pressly authorized to legislate upon all
subjects whatsoever, slavery included
They may either establish or abolish it at
pleasure. j. PETTlT. of Ind"
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:The principle of self-governmsnt in
the territories enables us to bsnish from the
halls Of Congress another fertile source OF
discomfort and excitement.
j. P. BENJAMIN, of La"
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" The great and leading feature of the
Kansas Nebraska bill was TO transfer the
slavery question and all other subjects to
the territorial legislatures
JAS. l.. ORR, Of S. c."
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IN
IHE DEMONSTRATION LAST NIaHr.-One
OF the most thrilling popular demonstra-
tons we have ever witnessed in Memphis.
came oil last night in honor of our distin-
guished elector, Col. WV. H. Polk. All
the Douglas clubs of the city turned out
about eight O'Clock with their Transparent
cles, torches and music, and after marching
through the principal streets, halted in front
OF the Worsham house. Col. Polk was
called out and addressed the assembled null
titude, which was estimated at from three
to four thousand. The remarks of Mr..
FOLK were very felicitous and ELECTED the
warmcst applause.
we can say to our friends abroad, that
Yesterday and last nigh was glorious ova-
tion IN behalf of the cause of the true and
national democracy. The star of DouaL AS
is In the ascendency here. and he will gain
strength from now until the election.-4p-
peal, Sept. 13M.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-05-25
From Lake Superior.

Correspondence of Pioneer and Democrat.
SUPERIOR, LAKE SUPERIOR, May Is, 1860.
The steamer North Star of Cleveland,
Ohio, arrived yesterday with heavy load of
freight. She was one of the first boats
through the ship canal. Among the items
of her cargo, were eggs, oats, potatoes, beef,
onions, fresh leeks, pie plant or rubarb (three
punches for quarter) asparagus, etc. For
tunately Mr.. KIMBALL arrived few hours
previous with fourteen head of fine cattle
from st. Paul and other places in Minneso-
ia. Capt. SWEET charged him only $3.50
per head from Superior to Ontonagon Q60
miles.) The fare per head from Chicago to
Ontonagon is, think, over $40, distance
nearly 800 miles. So hurrah for Minnesota
cattle! The Star left this morning with
full load. Besides the cattle, she took down
300 bbls fish, furs, and large quantity of
shingles. also sashes, doors, etc. There were
also number of Minnesotians from Monti-
cello, Anoka, and st. Paul. Steerage pas
Sage to Ontonagon is only $500, time, two
hours. Instead of our citizens buyiAg eats
from the steamers, we ought to be shipping
Minnesota oats, wheat &c. Your farmers
should store grain etc. here this fall and win
ter for the mines. rs c J.s. R. q
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-05-25
Democratic Meeting in Carver County

Pursuant to a previous notice, large
and enthusiastic meeting was held at the
Hall Of CHARLES BAsLER, in the town of
Carver, on the 10th of May, 1860, for the
purpose of considering the action of GEO.
L. BECKER, A. j. EDGERToN, and A. NJ.
FR1DLEy, in the Charleston Convention.
The meeting was called to order by the
appointment of JOSEPH WE1NMAN as Pres
ident, and F. R. CLARK as Secretary. The
President having stated the object of the
meeting, on motion, committee of two
were appointed, consisting of FRANK WAR.
NER, and JOHN HEN, to draft resolutions
expressive of the sentiments of the meeting.
During the absence of the Committee on
Resolutions, the meeting was addressed by
the President, after which, the chairman Of
the Committee on Resolutions reported as
follows, to wit:
Resolved. That the action of A. M. Fridley,
Geo. L. Becker. and A. j. Edgerton, in the
Charleston Convention, deserves the cOndem-
ciples, and that we look with contempt upon
them as the Representatives of the Democratic
party of Minnesota, and that We call upon them
to resign positions which they seem 80 incom.
petent to occupy.
Resolued, That while we regret that the
resolutions passed by our late State Conven.
ton. assembled to select delegates to the
rect and positive in their adhesion to Stephen
A. Douglas, as candidate for President of the
United States; still those passed therein were
sufficiently explicit for our delegates there sc.
lected to continue to vote for him in Conven.
ton, as long as there was chance of his nom
nation-and that their failure to do so, called
upon them the just indignation of ninty nine
hundredths of the Democratic party of Mime.
sofa.
Resolued, That we hail with pride, the dawn
of that day when the last vestige of fanaticism,
whether coming from the North or South, shall
be driven from the Democratic party, and that
we stand ready to dig either the political or
other grave of such men as Yancey, Davis l.
Co., of the South, or Garrison, Phillips & Co.,
of the North, and that by losing the support of
such men, we lose nothing, but gain much.
RESOLVED, That the fidelity and good faith
displayed by our delegates, Willis A. German,
Henry H. sibley, J. Travis Rosser, W. W.
adherence to the great hero of Popular Sove-
reignty. meets with our hearty appreciation,
and that we as Democrats feel proud of their
action.
RESOLVED, That the proceedings of this meet.
ing be published in the PIONEER AND DEMO.
CRAT, Belle Paine Enquirer, and Scott County
Democrat.
On motion the resolutions were unani.
mously adopted and the committee dis
charged.
The meeting was then addressed by Judge
WARNER and j. A. SARGENT, ESQ.,, in
English, and JOSEPH WE1NMANN in Ger
man, whereupon the meeting adjourned with
three deafeDiDg cheers for STEPHEN A.
DOUGLAS.
J. WEINMANN, President.
T. b. CLARK. Secretary.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-05-25

MINERAL EXCITEMENT ON Crow RIVER
BY a gentleman who has just returned
from Crow River, we learn that the people
in that region are very much excited by the
discovery of mineral, in large quantities,
near the mouth of Grow River, which is
supposed to be silver. A great many peo-
pie are engaged in getting it out, and q
specimen has been brought to this city to
be tested. Our informant states that the
surface of the country where the mineral is
found, is similar to that in the neighbor-
hood of St. Paul, with this exception, that
there are no lime stone deposits. Another
gentleman informs US that several years
ago, while engaged in surveying in that
region, be came to the conclusion that min
erals of some sort abounded there, because
the proper action of the compasses was neu-
tralized, and for other reasons. We would
not recommend great rush to the mining
region until something further is known of
the value of the discovery, of which we
shall inform our readers as soon as we re-
ceive the knowledge of it ourselves.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-05-25

HARRISBURG. May ga Republican
ratification meeting was held here last night,
at which Senator Cameron presided. In
bis remarks, he said be had no feeling of
personal disappointment in the result of the
Chicago Convention he had but one senti-
ment, one interest in the nomination, that
the candidate would be true to the interests
of Pennsylvania He did hope that the
person fixed upon would be the favorite son
of New York, Mr.. Seward, who was an able
and jealous advocate of all measures for the
protection and encouragement of free white
labor, while representing a State whose
prosperity mainly depends upon the COM
merce of her metropolis, be had that fore
sight which enabled her to remember that
the coal and iron of Pennsylvania, and the
agricultural products of other States, must
be combined, in order that their full effect
and force might be brought to bear upon
the great progressing, commercial interests
of his own. Mr.. Cameron had no doubt of
Mr.. Lincoln's availability. The people of
Pennsylvania were ready to take a repre-.
sentative man. He, however, presented a
fair record for the nominees, Lincoln and
Hamlin. He urged the earnest support of
the party.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-05-25
Douglas Meeting in New York.


The DOUGLAS meeting at New York, on
Tuesday, the 23d, was one of the most i'm
posing demonstrations ever held in the me.
tropolis. The Herald of the Oath, styles it
an overwhelming DOUGLAS demonstration,
"a mammoth Convention of the Democra.
cy," and says:
The Democracy of New York made most
imposing and powerful demonstration at the
Cooper Institute last evening. Every corner
and avenne of the spacious building was thrOng-
ed with listening and attentive crowd. The
doors of the Institute were thrown open to the
public at seven o'clock, and not long after i'm.
mense crowds began to pour in until the hall
was filed. The platform, as is usual on occa
sions of this kind, was spleDdidly decorated
with flags, and in front Of the vestibule were
three inscriptions. The one on the right was
- The Constitution and Union forever" That
on the left was "The Peoples Choice" and
in the center, "For President, Stephen A.
Douglas"
FRANCIS B. CUTTING, the eminent lawyer,
presided, and speeches were made by Gov.
RICHARDSON, of ILL.,, Gov. FoorE, of Tenn,
E. G. MARSHALL, of KY, Judge LARRABEE
and other gentlemen. There were upwards
of two hundred Vice Presidents, heisaed by
GEORGE BANCROFT, the historian, who gave
the sanction of his great name to the move
ment.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-05-25

STATE SABBATH SCHOOL CONVENTION
At meeting of the officers and teachers of
the Sabbath Schools of this city interested
in the State Sabbath School Convention Of
the twelfth day of June next, held at the
First Presbyterian church on the evening
of 18th May instant, the following proceed
ings were had:
Meeting called to order by H. M. Knox,
Parker Paine called to the chair, and Geo.
w. Prescott appointed Secretary.
Objects of meeting stated by H. NJ. Knox,
of the State Executive Committee.
Voted. To elect Committee on Topics for
Discussion at the coming Convention.
Messrs. Rheldaffer, J. F. Chaffee, H. NJ.
Knox, D. D. Merrill and W. S. Potts were elect.
ed such committee.
Voted, That there be an annual meeting of
the City Sabbath Schools on some day during
the sitting of the Convention.
Voted, That the Superintendents of the Sab.
bath Schools be an Anniversary Committee to
make the necessary arrangements therefor.
Voted, 10 elect Committee on Entertain
ment for the coming Convention, to consist of
one gentleman and two ladies from each church
whose duty it shall be to provide homes for the
delegates from abroad during the session.
The committee was elected as follows:
First Presbyterian, Mr.. VIM. F. Mason, Miss
Hattie Ingersoll, Mrs. j. w. Selby.
Central Presbyterian, DR.. T. D. Simonton,
Miss Ogden, Miss Postlethwaite.
House Of Hope, Mr.. R. F. Fiske, Mrs. Ban.
ming, Miss Cochran.
Market Street Methodist, Mr.. j. J. Dugan,
Mrs. ". P. Murray, Mrs. Jos. Davenport.
Jackson Street Methodist, Mr.. L. c. Collins,
Mrs. Parker Paine, Mrs. Mathews. -
First Baptist, Mr.. Edward Hogan, Mrs. D. D.
Merrill, Mrs. S. R. Randolph.
Plymouth, Mr.. c. j. Burnell. Miss Kate Mich
OILS, Miss Gale.
Rosabel Street German, Mr.. S. F. Buenemann,
Miss Louisa Schurmeier, Miss Louisa Adams.
Voted, That the Sabbath Schools not repre-
sented be invited to select and report to the
chairman their members of the committee.
Voted, That DIR. 7. D. Simonton be Chairman
of the Committee on Entertainment.
Voted, To elect Committee on Finance to
provide for meeting the expenses of the Con-
ton. Messrs. D. W. Ingersoll, Parker Paine
and H. NJ. Knox were elected such committee.
Voted, To adjourn.
PARKER PAINE, Chm.
GEO. W. PRESCOTT Secretarv
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-05-25

OF navigation, and will be none for several
weeks 10 come, very correct idea may be
formed OF the amount Of surplus produce raised
IN minnesota during the past year. To the &C.
c0nnt snould also be added the shipments to
Milwaukee and Chicago by the two Railroads
diverging from the boundary of our State.
OF the scenery on the upper Mississippi,
be speaks as follows:
We have frequently passed up and down the
Mississippi, but never when the scenery pre.
sented greater charms than to day. Nature ia
just unfolding horsef in all the attractive garbs
OF spring, and we pity the poor soul that can.
not see much to call forth his most enthusiastic
admiration. But q description of the Upper
Mississippi would be superfuOus-it having
been witnessed by most of our readers, and
photographed thousand times by pencils more
skilled in delineatioh than ours. Never did the
great Valley--its wide expanse of waters, its
broad bottoms. its beautiful wooded islands
covered with luxurant growth of timber, its
castellated towns and battlements rising to an
altitude OF three or four hundred feet-present
more charming aspect.
There is one popularity of the scenery of
the Upper Mississippi. However much is
anticipated, no traveller was ever disappoint.
ed in it actual presence, which can hardly
be said of any other noted and remarkable
works of nature or art. The traveller who
expects to be almost overpowered by the
grandeur of Niagara, wonders that he can
so calmly view the great Fall, and accuses
himself of insensibility to impressions of the
beautiful and sublime. The poet and the
artist have not yet exhausted expression in
depicting the Upper Mississippi, and its
magnificent scenery is comparatively un-
known in literature and art, and this fact
accounts for the surprise and delight elected
from travellers.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-05-25

PROPHETIC EYEs-In horn.-During
the campaign last fall, several of the young
Republican "squirts" of this city, who put
on such heavy airs when out of town, were
at Saltwater. One of them, on whom the
spirit of prophecy rested heavily, or some
other spirit equally strong, made bet of
800 that be could name the individual who
would be the Republican nominee for the
Presidency. 1t was accepted by brother
Republican, and contract drawn up. The
individual making the bet was to write on
the back of the contract, the name of the
successful aspirant, seal it up, and place it
in the hands of third party, to be opened
after the nomination was made. Last week
the envelope was broken, and what name do
you think was found on the back of the
contract? Do you imagine it was Lincoln,
Seward, Bates, Cameron, Chase, Wade,
Fremont, or Banks nary one-but that
of d" ALExNDER RAMSEY ]" Will the loser
pony over, is the anxious enquiry at Still
water. Come, boy, fork over and save your
reputation. State scrip, county orders, and
even railroad money will be taken at par.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-05-25
Senator Douglas Speech.

We present this week, to our readers,
the great speech of Senator DOUGLAS, in
the q. s. Senate, on the 18th and 10th
insts., on the subject Of Non-Intervention
by Congress, with slavery in the Territories,
and in review Of the position of the Demo-
cratic party, and more particularly Of the
southern wing Of the party, upon this ques>
ton. The speech makes twenty-one columns
of the Washington Globe, and occupied two
days in its delivery; upon the third day,
Mr.. DAVIS rejoiued, when DOUGLAS again
took the floor, and engaged in running
debate with Senators, which occupies half
a dozen columns more. We have not room
for the speech, and the numerous extracts
from the proceedings of Conventions and
Legislatures, and the speeches and writings
of other men, which it contains, but by con-
densing the extracts, we are enabled to
publish nearly the entire speech, and with
out in the least detracting from the force of
the arguments presented in it.
We regard this speech as one which will
prove more effective in its results upon the
public mind, than any one ever before de-
livered in the U. S. Senate 1t exhausts
the subject upon which it treats. No man
can read it, without being satisfied that the
Senator sustains himself, in every position
he assumes, and most triumphantly vindi>
Gates the justice and political orthodoxy of
his favorite principle. In the portion of the
speech, published to-day, we refer particu.
larly to the Senator's exposure of YANcEY's
operations at Baltimore, in l84S, when he
sought to engraft slave code upon the
party, but was overwhelmingly defeated;
and also to the fact, that in tie adjustment
of the compromise measures of 1850, HEN
RY CLAY and STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS were
earnest co-laborers in securing the recogni.
tion in these measures of the great principle
of Congressional non>intervention. Both
of these great statesmen, at that time, re.
jected the Wilmot proviso, and the attempt
to confne territorial legislation on the SUBJ
ject of slavery to the protection of the iDsti-
tuition, and planted themselves upon the
doctrine of non-intervention, and its legiti.
mate result, Popular Sovereignty in the
Territories, upon the slavery and all other
local questions.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-05-25

The PRINCE OF WALEs.-The young
lady about whom the love troubles of the
young Prince of Wales have begun, and
which have led, according to the rumor, to
his visit to the North American colonies, is
the Lady CAROLINE V1LLIERs, daughter of
the Earl OF Jersey, and granddaughter Of
the late Sir ROBERT PEEL, of whom the
Countess of Jersey was the eldest daughter.
She is very young, not over II the Prince
not 10 until November next. It may be
held to be one of the plaques Of high sta
tion that if these young people really love
each other, they should be separated and
that, whether they do or not, their names
should be mixed up with inuendoes and gos-
sip on both sides of the Atlantic.