The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-05-10
From Cairo and the South
ST. LOUIS, MAY !

-.s 49, .r-...,rr ST. LOUIS, May l.
The Cairo correspondent of the Republic
can, says about dozen men, belonging to
Chicago company refused to take the oath,
and left the ranks. Major General Buckner
commander-in-chief of the Kentucky militia,
bad conference with Col. Prentiss, COM
mander of the forces at Cairo. Great ex-
element at Paducah Kentucky, and com.
panies constantly drilling. -Four pieces of
artillery have been received from Nashville.
1t is understood that the Governor of Ten
nessee has made demand upon the Il ov.
ern0r of Illinois for the arms and munitions
taken from the steamer Hillman.
The boat has been given to the owners
and taken to Paducah.
War feeling is high at Nashville. Several
companies drilling night and day.
Twenty-four Founders, and a c0nsidera-
bic number of troops, are stationed at Co.
lumbus, KY. The town is carefully guard.
ed and strangers closely watched. People
feared an attack from the Cairo forces.
The Steamer Julius Smith slipped by
Carlo, and landed $50 Colts rifles at Pa
ducah. -.
Mr.. Donnivan, Collector at St. Louis,
forwarded his resignation to Washington
yesterday. .'..
Galveston dates of the 26th say that &C.
tug Military preparations are going on
throughout Texas. Major McCulloughs
regiments for the frontier have been mus
tered into service. At San Antonio twenty
five batteries are being erected. At the
Galveston Forts, Bliss and Quitman, will
soon be capable of making effective re-
sistance. ..
Pensacola advices of the Oath, say troops
are working day and night on batteries.
Two companies just arrived from New Or
cans are erecting three gun batteries for
the defense of Pensacola. . .....l-1
ST. LOUIS, May1 l.
The election yesterday in Marion county
to fill vacancy in the Legislature, resulted
in the triumph of Mr.. Lipscomb, Union
candidate, over Thomas L. Anderson, Sc
cessionist, formerly member of Congress,
by LAG majority.
G. M. B. Waughs, secessionist, elected
in jackson county, also to fill vacancy.
1854 ANNAPoLIs May l-4P.M.
The steamer Baltic has arrived with the
New York Fire Zouaves on board. A
great demonstration was made on their
landing. The Zouaves were greatly disap.
pointed at not being permitted to visit Bal
timore. the Baltic reports all quiet in the
bay. Gun boats are cruising up and down
constantly. The Rhode Island artillery
have not landed, but are under orders.
PHILADELPHIA, April q,
The following is the ordinance of Sc
cession of Virginia just made public
Accompanying the document is long
schedule, setting forth the time and manner
of holding the poll for its ratification by the
people. The poll will be opened in each
military camp of Virginia Volunteers,
whether in or out of the State, and voters
suffered to vote. This will be in addition
to the regular election precincts. The
election for Members of Congress for the
State to the House of Representatives of
the Congress OF the United States, required
by law to be held on the fourth Thursday
10 May next, is suspended and prohibited,
until otherwise ordained by the Convention:
Ordinance to repeal the Constitution of the
| United States of America by the State of Vir.
| ginia, and to resume all the rights and powers
| granted under SAID CONSTITUTION
| The people of Virginia in their ratification
| of the Constitution of the United States of
America, adopted by them in Convention on
the 25th day of June, 1888, having declared
| that the powers granted under said Constitu.
| ton were derived from the people of the Uni.
ted States, and might be resumed whenever
the same should be perverted to their injury
| and oppression, and the Federal Government
| having perverted said powers, not only to the
| injury OF the people of Virginia, but to the
| oppression of the Southern Slavehelding States,
now We, the people of Virginia, do declare and
ordain, that the Ordinance adopted by the peo-
| pie of this State in Convention on the 25th day
| of June, in the year of our Lord 1888, whereby
| the Constitution of the United States of Amer.
| lea was ratified, and all acts of the General
Assembly of this State ratifying or adopting
amendments to said Constitution, are hereby
repealed and abrogated. That the Union be.
tween the State of Virginia and other States,
under the Constitution aforesaid, is hereby dis
solved, and that the State of Virginia is in the
full possession and exercise of all the rights of
sovereignty which belong and appertain to q
free and Independent State.
And they do further declare that said Con.
sttution of the United States of America is no
longer binding on any of the citizens of the
State.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be an
act of this day, when ratified by majority of
the votes of the people of the State, cast at a
poll to be taken thereon on the fourth Thurs
day in May next, in pursuance of a schedule
hereafter to be enacted.
WASHINGTON, May L.
Especial to the Wo,ld.] Arrangements
have been made for the resumption of travel
by rail via Baltimore and York, Pennsyl-
vania. All southern journals received to-
day state that large numbers of troops are
gathering there, and the free negroes are
being impressed into the service, and por-
ton of Washington and District is con>
nected by telegraph.
Letters received to-day from Paris state
that the French government is fully posted
on American affairs, and no sympathy is
felt for the Confederate States
New YORK, May l.
The steamer Atlantic arrived to-day.
She reports that she reached Fort Taylor,
Key West, on the 18th, receiving addition
al troops, ammunition, &C., and sailed again
for Fort Pickens, arriving off Santa Rosa
on the 10th. She landed reinfOrcements at