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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27

despatch of last night.
Mr.. Clark, of New York, and Mr.. Rea-
gan, pronounced it impracticable though
the latter approved its spirit.
Several motions we're made for vote
without a result, objections being made on
both sides.
Mr.. Hickman. said that. they had now
come to a dead iotk; a. point they might
just as well have reached: four weeks age.
The :Soatherp' minority say they will not
submit to Ihaiptity: -. 49,
Mr.. Barksdaie:' You mistake, their; aosi.
ton.
Mr.. Hickman would repeat what he had
said, and so distinctly that none could mis-
apprehend it. The declaration had been
made by more than one Southern gentleman
that they are determined to resist the will
of the majority by all parliamentary, as
well as other means.
Mr.. Winslow explained that they would
resist vote on the plurality rule until
vote be taken on the resolution of Mr.. Clark,
of Missouri.
Mr.. Hickman understood that this would
he resisted by dilatory motions, and said the
NoItuCIH DOuOCIdlS udu JOluSu CuC Ooeon-
ern Democrats in the determination not to
allow the plurality rule to be voted on under
any circumstances. The point is therefore
reached where the minority is resolved to
disregard the will of the majority, and pre-
vent them from manifesting their wish. The
Southern party, with some Democrats, will
never let the House organize.
Mr. Barr said the Northern Democracy
will speak for themselves. The gentleman
might have power to speak for those who
ran from the Democracy for a mess Of pot
tage.
Mr.. Hickman-They will get strange
Cruel on this side OF the House. Northern
men are controlled by Southern men to
prevent the adoption of any rule.
MIR. Barr repeated that no Southern gen.
tlemeu had controlled any Northern. He
should not place him in false position.
Mr.. Hickman said he could prove that
Northern men are thus controlled, and
should never favor another ballot for Speaker
until he was satisfied that change had
taken place in the minds of gentlemen on
all sides, or until the plurality rule or some
other analogous one should be adopted.
Mr.. McClernand said that Mr.. Hjckman's
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
Political Flunkeyism.

Common landofices, small postofices, and
smaller jobs of government advertising, are
paid for at dear price, by the miserable
political aunkeys over the State, who try to
create the impression that the Democratic
State Convention, in acquiescing in the
bred Scott decision, thereby endorsed the
Southern Fire Eating, Anti Democratic in
depreciation embodied in the Presidents last
message. This funkeyism becomes the more
apparent when it is recollected, that, on
every occasion since the Territorial question
arose, when the Democracy of the State has
given formal and detailed expression of its
views, the doctrine of the President has
been specifically repudiated-such latest
detailed expression occurring no further
off than August last. Any decent man
would 60 without Federal Office or patronage,
when so great reimbursement was required
to get or retain either the one or the other
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
Pacific Railroad.

The Toronto Leader, discusses this ques.
ton from the Minnesota las well as Cana
pian) point of view as follows:
at is now universally acknowledged that
the best route for Pacific railroad lies
through British territory. Even the father
of the Pacific railroad project, Mr.. Whitney
has long since been driven to this confession.
The construction of a railroad is not thing
which is likely to be seriously set about all
at once. Several years must elapse before
we can expect to see such project COM
menced under auspices affording fair guar
antee of success In the United States, no
less than three of what are called Pacific
railroads have already had more or less
done upon them. Two OF them have for
some time had sections opened for traffic;
but it does not follow that either of them
will ever be continued to the Pacific.
While there is no doubt that the great val
ley of the Saskatchewan offers the best route
for the construction of a railroad, we believe
it is equally true that that valley can be
most easily approached, by railroad from
the. territory of the United States. The line
OF Pacific railroad which offers the greatest
facility of construction would be one running
partially through British and partly through
American territory. The State Of Mime
sofa is now constructing railroad. by the
aid Of public lands granted by Congress, to
the Red River. The continuation of this
line, in north westerly direction, presents
the most favorable means of solving the
problem of q Pacific Railroad.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27

The Militia force of the State is divided
into six divisions, twelve brigades, and twen-
ty>eight regimental districts.
The uniformed and organized volunteer
militia of the State does not present very
formidable appearance on paper. 1t consists
of four companies of infantry, three of artil.
lery, one of cavalry, and five of rifles, mum.
bering in all 7l2 men, rank and file.
Gen. JONES deserves great credit for his
]abors in organizing an efficient military
system in the State. We question whether
a successor, so familiar with the duties of
the Office, can be found in the State.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27

Shall the Issue be, Popular Sover.
eighty VS.. Congressional Interven.
ton, or, Judicial Slave Code
VS. A Congressional Frce Code. ~
That is question to be decided at the
Charleston Convention. The Democracy Of
the country always prescribes the issues upon
which National campaigns are fought, and
it will not, in the coming contest, be relieved
from its accustomed responsibility. The
Charleston Convention must determine
whether the Democracy shall remain true
to its principles, and continue its cham
pionship of Popular Sovereignty, which
carried the party triumphantly through
the canvass of 1856, or, whether it shall
abandon the doctrines which gave it a new
vitality, at the demand of faithless Presi-
dent and horde of traitorous disunionists
at the South, and become the advocate of
Judicial Slave Code, equally Infamous in
its conception, and irreversible in its effects.
That is the question to be decided at
Charleston. We do not doubt the manner
of its decision. We have faith in the wis.
dom and integrity Of the party. We there
fore believe that the old doctrines will be
re-affirmed, and that BUCHANAN, and his
Southern secession allies will be promptly
and effectively repudiated and silenced by
the Democracy of the Nation. This being
done, Democratic victory is achieved in
advance. Failing this, the whole North
is given over to Black Republican fanati
eism. and the country to disruption and
ruin.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
Reciprocity.

There are some indications that the North.
west will not receive the boon of Free Trade
with British America, except by a struggle.
The cities of New York and Boston re-
gard the facilities now EXTENDED by the
Grand Trunk railway Of Canada, with no
little jealousy. The New York Courier
and Enquirer, makes the reduced scale of
freights by that line the text for hostility to
the Reciprocity Treaty. To the same pur-
port is recent article in the Boston Mes
senger, from which we quote:
There is matter for very serious reflection in
this statement of the plan upon which this gre at
route 1.-THE Grand Trunk is now opened. 1t is
a subject which has come up for consideration
this moment, when the line is fully prepared
to enter upon its work. If the scheme is a good
one, the danger to our commerce is such as we
cannot be too speedy in providing against: it
will never do to leave the matter until we &C.
tually see the great current of trade from the
northwest leaving its present channels and set.
ting towards the Grand Trunk,-we cav moth.
ing now of any chance which the road NAV
have for attracting part of the carrying trade
from the Mississippi. although cotton has al
ready passed over it. The carrying trade in
the provisions and breadstuffs of the northwest
is matter of sufficient importance to be close.
ly watched at the outset for if we wait for time
to develope the extent of the danger, we may
find that other business besides the carrying
trade has slipped away, while we have been
simply on the watch.
To New York this is subject of even greater
Importance than to Boston, and it has attracted
not little attention among the writer's for the
press in that city. The danger which is now
apprehended has unquestionably changed to q
great extent the current of feeling with respect
to the reciprocity treaty. That treaty, which
we may De sure was not prepared without a
prudent forecast, on the part of England at
least, as to it's bearing upon this very subject,
provides for the admission of grain. -four and
breadstlffs into each country free from duty,
and the New York merchants are today wax
ment, which they hailed as the APPROACH Of q
new ere, instead Of bringing them the rich har:
vests OF UppeI, Canada, is promising to draw of
the Northwest.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
The Legislature.

We direct attention to the Legislative
reports, of proceedings in the House of Rep
resentatives during the last two days of
the past week. They indicate most faithfully,
the puerile and Insignificant daily action of
that body, since it met in December. Not
one single measure, which did not originate
in partizan malevolence and bigotry, has
met with respectful consideration. The
boosted retrenchment and reform policy of
the Republicans, was abandoned as soon as
the Legislature came together and fifty
days of the session have passed, and $4,000
of public money has been squandered, to do
what? Can any one tell? What measure
has been proposed to relieve our tax ridden
people, save an obnoxious, partizan, and un-
constitutional apportionment bill, which was
hurried through under the pressure of a
caucus? The public credit is suffering
reputation already attaches to our State
obligations--and universal cry for relief
comes up from every part of the State.
But it meets with no response, from the
Legislature. The abrogation of contracts
thus setting an example of lawlessness; the
unseating of Democratic members because
they are Democrats the discussion of slave
~ in Kansas and South Carolina the
Maine liquor law, and kindred topics, have
thus far occupied the time of the retrench-
ment and reform Legislature. God save
the people of Minnesota from the curse of
another such Legislative body as the one
now in session
Notwithstanding, it may be the desire of
the Black Republicans, to hide their faith.
lessness of pledges made to the people of
the State we intend to daguerreotype
truthfully, in defiance of all threats of the
expulsion of our Reporters, the proceedings
of both Houses. Look at the proceedings
of yesterday. The best part Of the legisla>
tive day was consumed in considering a
proposition to expel Reporter, for mildly
and temporarily exposing the delays
thrown in the way of legislation, by a
blatant ass such as TRow of Fillmore, or a
silly fanatic like ABBOTT of LIE Sueur.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
All Sorts of Items.

The New York Post denies the Heralds
statement that A. T. STEWART & Co., the
great dealers in dry goods, had dismissed
sixty Of their clerks employed in the Southern
trade, in consequence of the falling off in
that trade occasioned by" recent incendiary
proceedings at the North" Says the Post:
" Instead of discharging sixty clerks en-
ployed in their Southern trade, Messrs A.
L. STEWART & Co., have added forty to the
number thus employed.
ave notice that Bells Life IN London and
the Sporting Life, under their calendar of
" Fights to Come" both enter HEENAN
under th5 title of the Benecia Boy. That
soubriquet is, therefore, fixed, and the 10th
of April will decide whether it will stand
forever on the roll of fame among the names
of the fstic champions of England. Be-
necia is the name of town in California
where HEENAN worked. and received its
title in honor of beautiful girl, the daugh-
ter of General VALLEJO, who lies buried
upon its topmost hill. What contrast to
her gentle spirit will be the fierce scene
enacted near London, between HEENAN and
Tom SAVERS, on the 10th of April"
THE GRAIN OF MUSK.
dropped single grain of musk
moment in my ROOM
When years rolled by the chamber still
Retained the same perfume;
So every deed approved of God,
Where e'er its lot be cast,
Leaves some good influence behind
That shall forever last.
A STATEMENT purporting to emanate
from Leavenworth, in regard to prominent
candidates for the Kansas Senatorship, is
spurious. As that question is dependent
upon the admission of the State, present
speculations are premature, those appearing
already being wholly partizan, seriously
undertaking Mr.. PARROT and entirely
ignoring Mr. STANTON.
The Iowa Republican Convention met at
Des Moines, on the 18th, and elected 80
delegates to the National Convention, who
though not favoring Stewards nomination,
will go with majority for sound Repub-
lican President. Much enthusiasm prevail
ed. The meeting was crowded.
The New York Herald announces the
failure Of MARSHALL, SEFFERT & BRo.
Liabilities believed not to be very extern
sive. - ...f a...,..-,'
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27

SAD AFFA1R.-On Christmas day Mr..
w. P. DUBLIN, residing near Easton, Nd,
had loaded revolver lying on bed, in the
room where himself and his little child, wife
and another lady were, and in a playful
manner he pointed it at the ladies, when it
by some means went off, the ball taking
effect in the cheek of his wife, and penetra-
ting the head just below the brain, and
stopping in the back of the neck. When
Mr.. D. saw the damage he had done, he be-
came almost frantic with distress. The
wound was at first supposed to be mortal,
but the Eastern Gazette says it is now hoped
that Mrs. D. will recover.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27

A VERDICT for $4,000 was rendered in a
Philadelphia Court last week, in the case Of
O'DoNNEIL vs.. The Reading Railroad Com
pany. Plaintiff took seat in the car, and
rendered the conductor So bill in payment
of his fare, which was pronounced counter
felt. He borrowed the amount of his fare
from friend and paid it, but was, notwith-
standing, elected from the cars, and COM
PEELED to walk home some distance in snow
storm, keeping him from his business.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
An ncOnstitutiOnal'' Majority.

One distinction the Republican majority
in our Legislature seem determined to &C.
quire-that of cherishing mortal hatred,
or an absolute Indifference, to the Constitu-
ton of the State-and they promise to sue
coed in the object of their ambition. They
demonstrate almost daily, under an assumed
respect, a practical disregard of the pa
ramount law, under whose sanctions they
enjoy their legislative existence. In their
shameless violation of public contracts,
guaranteed by the Constitution, without
even sheltering their actions behind the
decent formalities of law and in their vio-
lent, brute-l;ke disfranchisement of constit-
uencies, without the shadow of right, or
the color of excuse, they have already shown
the most daring disregard of their oaths as
members, and of their honor as men. At
tanning their seats through the medium of a
monstrous system of political lying, they
Seem determined to illustrate their occupan-
cy of them by an equally monstrous system
of legislative perjury.
Their last assault upon the Constitution
was made-so far as the action of single
body could perpetrate it-by the House on
Friday last, liz the passage of the SECoMBE
Apportionment Bill This measure is indirect
conflict, not merely with the spirit, but with
the letter of the Constitution of the State.
That instrument prescribes that legislative
apportionments shall be based upon the IN
habitants of the State, the number of which
shall be ascertained by formal, exact Gen.
sus, to be taken under the authority of the
State or federal government. The SEcoMBE
apportionment is based upon the voters Of
the State, combining the estimate of these
to the number embraced in the official cam
vass of the last election. By this process,
not only is the Constitution specifically vic
lated, but entire counties in the State are
totally disfranchised. For, the official can.
vass excludes at least dozen inhabited
counties, in which elections were held, and
votes were cast, but from which, through
neglect or informality, no votes whatever
were received and canvassed.
We do not speak of the manifest unfair.
ness to the Democracy, or of the equally
manifest injustice to the whole people of
many sections, which are exhibited on the
face of the Bill, because we have been forced
to look for the preparation of any outrage
which may be deemed necessary for the
purpose of securing a partizan advantage.
But we yet hope, for the honor Of the State,
and for the sanctity of the law, and the
respect which should flow out towards it
fro m all men who enjoy its protection and
are amenable to it's authority, that this last
attempt to override the Constitution, may be
defeated in the more conservative body be-
fore which the measures now comes for.
consideration.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
Our State Defences.

We have before US copy of the report
OF Gen. JONES, Adjutant General of Mime
sofa. The report gives history of the
military organization of the State. A list
of the officers, and an enumeration of the
enrolled and uniformed militia in each
county.
The following table shows the number of
able bodied white male citizens, residents of
Minnesota, between the ages of eighteen and
forty-fve years. liable to lie enrolled for
litorv, 6utu
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-06-23
SUICIDE OF Ex-MAYoG WA

SUICIDE OF EX-MAYOG WArERMAN.-Th,
New Orleans papers Of Tuesday last record
the disappearance and probable suicide Of
Charles A. Waterman. formerly Mayor o.
that city, while IabOring under an aberra.th
OF mind produced by a painful disease nat
confined him to his room, It was thought con-
nected with the failure Of the firm pat day
OF which he was a member. NJ clue has
been obtained OF him at the last Ase, further
than the almost certainty that he hod drowned
himself, as his hat with the ~isftisis OF his name
inside, was found on the esening Of the day
he disappeared, on boarfthe % district ferry
boat. He had left q letter behind, taking
leave Of his famir.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-06-23

QEATu IN II CONDENSED CELL.-Eugene
Adams, alias Pope, who was found guilty of
murder a few days since in New Orleans, for
killing a man named Dedinger, and who had
been condemned to death by Judge Hunt,
committed suicide in his cell on Wednesday
night last There are several opinions, how
ever, prevalent about the maxer-one that the
poison was administered to him, as it xas sta.
ted to be his intention to make some unpleas.
ant revelations; anotner that his death was
all a sham, and that Pope is now at liberty,
DC. But the fact of his death, we imagine, is
true, from what we see in the TIVE Data.
However it may have occurred.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-06-23
Succession Sale.
DISTRICT COURT. Pa

~ US" y i0errHhe, Stdte Of Louisiana.
In The Matter of the Estate Of Angus
tine Favron, decd, wife of Florestine
Badeaux.
By virtue of an order or decree 10 me directed
from the Honorable the aforesaid Court. bsarins
dale the goth inst., | will offer at public sale 10
the highest and last bidder, Tor cash, on
Monday, the 23d day of July next,
1850. at II O'Clock a. VI. at the Court. house Of
t'l' PARISH, Inc following described property,
belonging 10 the succession of Augustine Fay,
ron. dec d.. and to the community which existed
between said deceased and her SURVIVING huS.
band Florestin Badeaux, TO wit:
One Lot Of Land. situnled in the parish of III.
ervIiie, containing twelve 75-lOO acres. being
situated In fractional section 81, township s. r
~ East, and being bounded North by land of
Benjamin CapdeviIle,. land South by land of Va
lery Badeaux, Jr.
THEO. BLANCHARD, Sheriff.
Sherf7s Office. June 2lst. l~6O
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-06-23

r9-The editorial correspondent of the
Scientific american, who is on a trip to Lou.
isiana and Texas, under date of Columbus.
n.y., May 81, says: "Before / left New
York | noticed that the Yellow Fever had al.
ready made its appearance in New Orleans
We can only hope that the writer will stick
to truth a little better than the New York cor.
respOndent-presuming of course that it was
the letter of some sensation.lOving Nscribbler
for a New York paper that attracted his no.
tice, as such news has not appeared yet in any
of the papers 'down Sonth."
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-06-23

AT EVERY MEAL ANOTHER STArr.-A
traveller 'by rail-" between New York CITY
and New Orleans, writes in the Scientific
American, that he took breakfast at Rochester.
n. Y; dinner at Erie, Pa, and supper at
Cleveland, Ohio; then breakfast, the next
morning, at Seymour, Ind dinner at Olney,
H., and breakfast, the next morning, at Co.
lumbuS, Ky, being only one meal in each Of
these large States, as be swept through tLem-
having left Chambers street at 5 p. NJ, one
day, and arrived 10 Cleveland at 8 90 p. NJ. on
the next; making the whole distance travelled
Cal miles, in q hours and 90 minutes, and
through the States of New York,
pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Ken.
lucky. Well may we call this a fast age"
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-06-23

CHOLERA CoCNAc BIrrERs.--Wc ac-
knowledge the receipt OF a bottle Of this ap-
petiser and preventative of cholera, &c, from
the proprietors of the Gem Coiree-house, and
can only say that after taking a small glass Of
it, having no appetite previously, we felt as
If we could 'eat a whole jack and a hamper
OF green's" Landlords will fare badly if the
drink becomes popular with boarders. Sec
advertisement.
Gazette and sentinel., 1860-06-23
LEADLNG FOR THE MILLION.

The subject Ct carving up and dish
ishing up Turkey is again being agita-
tcd,-set on foot by France and Russia
1.-THE japanese were hurrayed, mu-
sliced and escorted to their hearts de-
light in New York they presented
Mayor Wood with a beautiful diminutive
toilet bureau Heenan and Sayers
have gone on a Sparring exhibition
through Great Britain they started out
rather late. 49,. Gen. Houston is obliged
to use crutch, caused by the old wound
received at San JacintO. -. The new
steamer to succeed the d. +. kCuner
was launched on the 18th :; she is to
have low.preSsurc engines we learn
that she is 10 be called the John \. Cot
ten 90. Campbell, the builder who killed
a workman in New Orleans by striking
him on the head with a stick, has been
acquitted 90. Crops in North MISSISSIPPI
pi indicate a better yield this year than
has ever been known. in Kentucky
the crops are said to be in q most favor
able condition 1t is reported that a
wife at Hartford had been delivered of
4 colt her husband is a celebrated re-
voivcr manufacturer 1t Is reported
tb.4 .r:--.y hos y,pa iytp t.aipipr