The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-29
sam UL.
Summary OF News.

The appointment Of President DAVIS Of
three Commissioners to visit England and
France for the purpose of securing the re-
cognition of those powers of the independ-
ent government Of the Confederated States
have somewhat startled the LINCOLN ad.
ministration. 1t is understood they are
about to despatch secret agent to Europe,
with instructions to inform those govern
ments of the policy to be pursued by the
new administration, and thereby forestalling
and defeating the object and purpose of the
mission of the Southern Commissioners.
The same course is to be pursued respect
ing other governments.
The Southern Congress has confirmed
the following nominations, for District
Judges: A. G.MAaRArH, South Carolina; 81.
R. JACKSON, Georgia; w. LAN1ER HARRIS,
Mississippi; THos. J. SEMMEs, Louisiana !;
JOHN HEMPHnL, Texas JESSE j. FINLEY,
Florida Messrs. MCQUEEN and MCINTosH
have been appointed Judges OF the Admir-.
atty Court of Key West; DAVID HUB
BARD, of Alabama, Commissioner of Indi-
an Affairs ALEX. B. CL1THERALL, of Ala.
bama, Register of the Treasury.
"A Mr.. s. w. Hox1E, of this State,
has been appointed Surveyor General Of
Nevada. Hox1E has US at disadvantages:
we never heard of him before-we guess he
don't belong to Minnesota, very much.
The debates In uue Virginia Convention,
of which we receive daily summary, are
based upon the report of the Committee on
Federal Relations, proposing amendments
to the Constitution of the United States
This report submits the principal features
of the Peace Conference proposition. In
all territory south Of 36 deg. 30 min. the
rights of owners of slaves are not to be
impaired by Congressional or Territorial
law, or the pre-existiDg law of Mexico. In
territory hereafter acquired, involuntary
servitude, except for crime, is prohibited
north of that line, but shall not be prohib''
tied by Congress or any Territorial Legis-
lature south of it. The remainder of the
proposition is identical with that of the
Peace Conference.
The New York vessels seized at Savan
nah by Governor Brown. in consequence of
the illegal detention of arms by the Metro
politan police of New York, were to have
been sold by auction on the 18th of this
month but the Police Commissioners have
ordered the arms to be delivered up to the
agent of the State of Georgia in New
York, by whom they have been forwarded
to the South. This proceeding has led to
the release of the vessels from forfeiture.
- Complete returns of the election in
New Hampshire, show the following result:
SrARKE, Democrat, 81 ,562; BERRY, Repub.
lican, IS 500; scattering, 16l. Majority for
BERRY, 3,777. Last fall LINCOLN carried
the State by 9,1O0 majority. The Senate
neutrality-suspicious., 10; Democrats, q;
and the House, Republicans, 1876, and
Democrats, 127. For Congress, GILMAN
MARsroN is re. elected in the First District
by over 1000 majority; EDWARD 81. Roll
Inns in the Second, by about 900; and
THOMAS M. EDWARDS in the Third, by over
1900.
We learn that Secretary CHASE has
appointed JAMES w. TAYLOR, of this city,
to continue, as special agent of the Treas
ury Department, his Investigations on the
subject Of the reciprocity treaty between
the United States and Canada. The Chi
cago Democrat says of the appointment:
Mr.. Taylor, we understand, will apply him
self to an elaborate view of the question,
modelled upon the plan of Mr.. Andrews re-
port. Mr.. Taylor advocates Zollverein, or,
Northern Customs Union; agreeing upon this
subject with Hon. Isaac Buchanan, of Hamil-
ton, and Mr.. Merritt, also of the Upper British
Province.
1dylOIS uOWCtCIs 1OOho IotuCI W u6uc
and intercourse between the border States of
the West and provinces yet to be formed than
to the actual wants and requirements of Cana
da or New York.
Whatever be the popularity of his plans,
however, Mr.. Taylor's ability and industry, 1t
is confidently asserted, will render his report
valuable, come when it may.
Mr. Taylor's appointment appears to be
highly acceptable to the Canadians.
This is subject in which the Western States
are peculiarly interested. By all means we
should have our trade with the Canadas a. I'm.
restricted as possible. For our part, we are
not afraid to see Mr.. Lindsay's doctrine of free
trade in vessels 60 into effect. The Western
States would receive an immense impetus BY
allowing British and Canadian vessels to reel.
procity with ours. Let these vessels have the
privilege of our coasting trade and the present
high rates of freight would give way, and the
Western producer, our railways, &C., be bene.
fitted in proportion.
It is no longer necessary to protect our
coasting trade. Our vessel owners are able to
compete with those of any and ell other coun.
tries.
The Southern papers are publishing
the following paragraph from Old Abes
inaugural:
Tn voup hondo Tho romo. ~>reS.,