The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-06

favor of union of parties at the coming
fall election.
-Ex-Minister Preston, in addressing a
picnic at Lexington, Kentucky, last Friday,
favored neutrality and peace for Kentucky,
but did not believe she could preserve eith-
er, and if not, the sooner she went with the
South the better.
-Rumors of changes in the Cabinet are
numerous. The Boston Advertiser of
Wednesday says that a report is current
in that city that Messrs. Seward, Cameron
and Welles, will soon yield their places to
Banks, Holt and Dix. A petition is in
circulation in Cincinnati, which is already
generously signed, asking the removal of
Simon Cameron and the appointment of
Joseph Holt in his place.
The Boston 1raueler has letter from
Salisbury, N. c., which states that four
members of the United States Congress
have been elected in that State. The wri.
ter says that the people of North Carroll.
ma are fast throwing off the secession yoke,
and that they will soon be sufficiently strong
to announce without fear their determinau
tion to take stand for the Stars and
Stripes. There is Union League through
out the State, which embraces many thou
sands of loyal men, and to them is attribu.
ted the reaction which is now taking place.
Judge Brittle, of Louisville, presented
Con. Rousseau stand of coors the 9th.
er day. In the course of his remarks he
said
This is the most unjustfed rebellion in the
history of Governments. If there were any
wrongs whatever on the part of the General
Government, (and in fact none could be justly
even pretended) they were of snail account
and could have been adjusted by constitution.
al means; and they bore not farthing's worth
of harm when compared with the happy and
uneXampled destiny of America.
- Hon. 10. Holt of Kentucky, in his re-
cent speech at Boston, in abiding to disloy-
atty in our midst as one of the greatest OBJ
stacles to the success of our cause, said 1T
was in vain to toll at the pumps while men
were kept on board boring holes in the bots
tom of the ship"
Nearly ten thousand horses have
reached Washington since the middle of
July; nearly four thousand mules, and over
thirty-fve hundred wagons.
Jim Mace the English champion, has
signifed his willingness to fight Heenan, for
the bet, but prefers to fight for e2O0 or
e5CO, instead of $4,000, (Sl0,O0O) The
match must be fought in England, where
the contention is for the belt.
- Gen. Lane has reached Fort Scott,
Kansas, with 1900 men. He Is fortifying
and considered every thing perfectly safe IN
that neighborhood.
The Louisville Journal says of the men
in the Union Camp in Garrard county:
Since wars began upon the earth, there
never was assembled in a camp a nobler,
truer, better set of men than those at Camp
Robinson. Its officers are among the bright
est and purest men in Kentucky.
The Louisville Democrat puts the case
in few words, as follows:
The peace meetings held in this State uni.
formly call upon the Government to cease this
war, as if the Government brought it on, or as
if it were possible for the Government alone
to stop it. There are two parties in this con-
test. Why do we hear no appeals to the
Southern States to withhold their arms, and
try the efficiency fpeaceful negotiations
"A party of twenty-four Africans
men, women and chidren-efr Chicago
last week as emigrants to Hayti. The
terms of citizenship extended by the Hay.
tian government to negroes from the United
States, are most liberal, and should be &C.
cepted by all negroes who wish to enjoy the
rights of voting, holding Office, etc.
The first invoice of arms from Europe,
from 10000 to $4,000 stand, is expected
daily. Another large invoice is expected
early next month. Colonel Schuyler, of
New York who sailed soon after the battle
at Bull run, is negotiating for further pur-
chases.
- The following programme of events
have been announced to take place during
the month of September
SATURDAY, 7th-The Democratic State Con.
vention of Ohio will assemble in Columbus.
TUESDAY, 10th The Secession State t:onven-
| ton oil Maryland, called by the rebel members
| OF the Legislature, will meet in Baltimore.
| WEDNESDAY, llth--The New York Republic
can State Convention will convene in Syracuse.
MONDAY. 16--The deposed and defunct Lee
gislature of Missouri will attempt to meet in
Jefferson City, they having adjourned on the
18th of May, to meet again on the third Mon
| day in September.
TUESDAY, l7th--The Legislature of Maryland
| will meet in Frederick.
WEDNESDAY, l8th--The Democratic State
Convention of Massachusetts, will convene in
| Worcester.
WEDNESDAY, 25th--The Republican State
Convention ofsWisconsin will meet at Madi-
| son.
The Charleston Mercury's correspond
ent says I" We are without the sympathy
or friendship of any nation on earth. The
only argument by which we can influence
them is their necessities and fears" This
correspondent says the Confederates suffer.
| "a ,,,oro in killed and wounded than the