The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-08
The News.

The News.
The following gentlemen compose the
Cabinet of President LINCOLN. They were
confirmed by the Senate, Tuesday afternoon,
5th inst:
Secretary of State.-WM. H. SEWARD, of New
York.
Secretary Of Treasury.-SALMoN P. CHASE,
of Ohio.
Secretary OF War.-sMoN CAMERON, of Penn
sylvania.
Secretary Of Navy.-GIDEoN WELLEs, of Con.
necticut.
Postmaster General MONTGOMERY BLAIR,
of Maryland.
Secretary Of Interior.-CALEB B. SMITH, of
Indiana.
attorney General.-EDwARD BATES, of Mis-
souri,.
The Incidents of the Navigation are
interesting, although the presence of armed
men, ready and expectant of a conflict, do
not give rise to pleasurable emotions.
= MIR. LINCOLN made speech to dele
cation from Massachusetts, on the fourth
instant, some passages of which are in keep
ing with the pearls of rhetoric he strewed
broadcast on the journey to Washington.
The views entertained of the Inaugural
are very diverse, even at the North. The
Republicans claim that it is concilitory and
firm, while some of the opposition papers
regard it as ominous of bloody war. We
have no news of its reception at the South.
North Carolina has spoken for the
Union. Sixty-6ve Unionists to thirty-three
Secessionists to the Convention were elect.
ed. The Arkansas State Convention elect
ed Union officers.
Congress was in session on Sunday,
when MIR. CRITTENDEN took his farewell of
political life, by patriotic and thrilling
appeal for peace and compromise. The
concluding days of the session were doubt
less very exciting. The galleries were clear
ed on several occasions, and the entrance
to them had finally to be closed. We
judge from the tenor of the reports, that
the House bill for the admission of New
Mexico, has passed that body, and was be.
fore the Senate, as also was Mr.. CoRwIN's
amendment to the Constitution published
by US the other day. But it is doubtful
whether either passed.
In the Virginia Convention, the defeat
of the Crittenden Compromise has had the
effect to strengthen the secessionists. But
still the noble old Dominion acts calmly
and cautiously.
The new government at Montgomery,
is proceeding with great vigor. 1t is be-
lieved the SIS, 100000 loan has been already
taken, and 10000 soldiers are reported as
drilled, equipped, and ready for action.
Their new postal arrangements have gone
into effect, and an export duty of one cent
laid on cotton, rice and tobacco. Last
year, the expectation of these articles
amounted to obout $2OO,OOO,O0O.
In forty-seven counties of North Caro-
lima, 4S Union delegates have been elected,
and 81 Secessionists. But the Convention
will not meet, as the proposal to hold it,
voted on at the same time, was defeated by
5000 majority.
We have intelligence Of the passage
by both Houses of Congress of the bill for
the organization of the Territory of Dako
tab. 1t was signed by the President last
Saturday Its boundaries are those laid
down on the maps. and include the balance
OF the former Territory of Minnesota, not
now embraced in the State. The Terrific.
ries of Nevada and Colorado are also to be
organized.
JAMES BUCHANAN leaves for Wheat.
land Oh Tuesday the fifth of March. No
other notice is required of the close of his
political life and retirement from public OBJ
servatiOn.