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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-01-18
VIEWS OF GOVERNOR CURTIN.
HARRISBURG, Jan. IA.

HARRISBURG, Jan. IA.
Mr.. Smiths Union resolutions were up
this afternoon, as the special order in the
House. Hon. Thomas Williams, of Alle-
gheny county, made strong and powerful
speech, averring the right of coercion; op.
posing compromise advocating vigorous
exercise Of the powers of the Government
to repress secession by force assailing Sc
verely the petitions for the repeal OF the
95th section of the Penal Code; holding
that all attempts to compromise were futile,
past compromises having been failures
saying that the Union must be reconstructed
ultimately by the re-admission of the con-
quered provinces, and that the shedding of
small amount of blood now would save
oceans hereafter.
There were vast numbers present, and
the applause from the galleries was fre>
quent.
Mr.. Dufield, of Philadelphia, (Dem.)
replied briefly. =
Great Importance is attached to Will
liams' speech, he being the exponent of
radical Republicanism, and it being regard
ed as foreshadowing the action of that
portion of the Republicans of this state.
Prominent parties intimate with Gov.
Curtin, say that his inaugural address will
contain recommendation to repeal all
laws conflicting with federal authority
exaustion of all means of Cancellation and
peace before force is resorted to; and
pledging all the pecuniary and physical
power of the state to preserve the Union
unbroken. The message will not refer to
the Sunbury and Erie railroad, not to the
repeal of the tonnage tax. 1t will leave
the matter of the suspension of specie pay
ment to the Legislature. The Governor
believes from the abundant resources of the
state and nation, that all pecuniary difficult
ties will soon become right, unless compli-
Gated by civil war. On the whole the mes
sage is highly conciliatory.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-01-18
INAUGURAL OF GOV. LANE, OF INDIANA
A Strong Union Document.
INDIANAPOLIS, January l

INDIANAPOLIS, January IA,
The Governor and Lieutenant Governor
elect were inaugurated this afternoon. The
Governors address favors measures for the
purpose of giving greater efficiency to the
present very defective militia laws of the
State. The importance of we'll drilled
military organization cannot be overrated
in the present condition of national affairs.
Treating on national affairs, he says the
alarming and reasonable assumption that
any state has right to secede under the
Constitution, Is q thing unknown to the
Constitution; at war with the principles on
which our government was established, and
destructive to those high and sacred objects
sought to be accomplished by the confeder-
alton.
If the position assumed by the South is
true, that the result of Presidential election
legally and constitutionally conducted, is a
good reason for the dissolution of the Union,
then the Union can only be preserved by a
bare surrender of the right of the majority
to rule, and thus striking down that liberty
which the Constitution guarantees. He
says the immediate cause of the present
crisis was the repeal of the Missouri Com.
promise, and declares that the people of
Indiana, of all parties, are true to the Con-
stitution and loyal to the Union; and they
will be in the future, as they have shown
themselves in the past, willing to yield q
ready obedience to all the requirements of
the Constitution and laws of the United
States, and to maintain and upheld at all
times, and under all circumstances, and at
all hazards, the glorious form of the gov
ernment under which we live.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-01-18
Massachusetts, Proposes to send Bread
to South Carolina.
BoTsON, Jan. Is.

BOTSON, Jan. l5.
In the House of Representatives yester.
day, Mr.. Tyler, of Boston, introduced
resolution that in view of the great suffer-
ings in South Carolina, the immediate con-
sequence of the citizens of that State acting
under mistaken idea of their rights and
obligations, and in view of the abundance
of prosperity Of this Commonwealth, sum
be appropriated from the State Treasury to
be invested in provisions and stores for the
relief of our suffering fellow countrymen in
that State.
The Senate Committee on the Militia
yesterday presented bill which was read
once, relative to increasing the actual
militia of the States.
Gov. Andrews sent in communication
accompanied by a communication from
Governor Morgan, transmitting the resolu-
tions of the Kentucky Legislature, tender
ing the aid of that State to the President
of the United States.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-01-18
News from Charleston.
CHARLESTON, Jan. IA.

CHARLESTON, Jan. IA.
1t is believed by many that Major An
derson shot two mutineers at Fort Sumter
last week, and there are rumors that several
more are now in chains. It is also said that
one of the mutineers escaped to the city and
was returned to the fort, by the state
authorities. Enquiry, however, shows this
to be all fudge There is no truth in any
of it.
Resolutions have passed the Legislature,
declaring that any attempt by the federal
government to reinforce Fort Sumter will
be regarded as an act of open hostility,
and an open declaration of war also ap-
proving of the act and promptness of the
military in firing on the Star of the West,
and promising to support the government
in all measures of defence.
A resolution was also offered but with
drawn, inquiring of the Governor whether
the work on the causeway between Fort
Moultree and the mainland, was stopped.
The Legislature also passed resolution to
fire Is rounds in favor OF each seeding
state.
New military companies are pouring in
from all portions of the State. The Gov
ernor has sent a message to the House of
Representatives,, detailing plans for guard
ing the coast, and for the purchase Of three
steam propellers. He prefers small iron
screw propellers, of light draught each
propeller to be provided with thirty-two
seamen-one propeller to be stationed at
Charleston, one at Beaufort and one at
Georgetown also to fortify all the inlets
and mouths of the rivers with redoubts and
ordnance, and keep up communication be-
tween them as protection against sudden
invasion.
Gov. Pickens sent an aid to Fort Sum.
ter at four o'clock with dispatches to Major
Anderson, supposed to be in relation to the
matter occupying the attention of the cabi-
net at Washington. Nothing has trans.
pired since. The people are quiet, but the
work of defence goes bravely on. A bill
was voted down in the House of Represen-
tatives providing for the punishment Of
whites or others circulating incendiary PAM
phlets or other matter.
NEW York, January IA.
The following despatch has been received
by q. B. Lamar, President of the Bank of
the Republic;
CHARLESTON, January IA.
SIR PLEASE have it authoritatively an.
nounced that no flag and no vessel will be dis
turbed or prevented from entering our habor,
unless bearing hostile troops or munitions of
war for Fort Sumter. All trade is desired, and
all vessels in commerc win be gladly re-
ceived. [Signed,] +. W. PICKENS.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-01-18

TIE EFFEcrs OF SYMPArHY.-
First with Sambo, next with Cuffee, we still
bother our brains,
Till voice from public plunderers responds:
And we find out, whilst we're weeping over
s'negro chains"
There's . fellow feeling, too, for "ksdian
bonds."
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-01-18

FIRE IN THE SALTWATER PENITzNrIARY.
BY letter from Mahlon Black, ESQ.,,
we learn that fire broke out on Satur-.
day night in the Workshop of the State
Prison, that destroyed about five hundred
dollars worth OF property, before it was ex-
tipguished. A8
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-01-18
VOL. XII.-NO. Al.
For the Pioneer and Democrat.
EPIGRAM,


EPIGRAM,
WRITTEN BEFORE THE EVACUATION OF FOR,
MOULTRIE BY THE o. s. TROOPS.
South Carolina, all agree,
Is acting like the dickens;
She first begins her little spree
By going in for Pickens.
But growing fiercer day by day
She swears she'll have Fort Moul rie.
By sale, or gift. or in the way
That College boys get poultry.
Well, this should not excite surprise,
How'er it hurts our feelin's--
'Tis quite the natural shift to rise
By Pickens and by stealin's.
ANoTHER.-wRITTEN AFTER.
The President keeps still anent,
The way the South is hummin' us;
He let's her rip, nor cares ftp,
That all the world is dunnin' us.
Poor, weak old man, he never can
Control State seeded,
Unless he'll try the plan that
Suggest is just what's needed:
Send Rarey down to Charleston town,
He'll manage those mad masses;
For who can well wild horses quell,
Can quickly tame wild asses.
LEE HUNTEM.
ST.. PAUL, December 20, 1860.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-01-18

WRITTEN BEFORE THE EVACUATION OF FORT
MoULTRIE BY THE o. s. TROOPS.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-31
Tools, and the Care Of Them

The arrangements Of fam are certainly
not complete without foil and convenient
SCI Of tools. small outlay will furnish
many handy Instruments suited to every day
work aud mcndmg. The time occupied in
running to the carpenters wagon.maker's
smiths, and 10 other shops, is thereby saved
as also the yearly amount paid out for the
performance Of these little Jobs. 1t does
not require three years apprenticeship that
one may know how to mend a gate or a door
fit hoc.handlo, or to furnish barrel with
new hoops Convenient tools are what are
needed Also, when you arc able to do your
own mcnding, you are not 50 liable to con-
santIy postpone it, Delay is what occasions
the total destruction Of many implements
which, were they attended to in season, would
perform service many years longer. The
tools once obtained, the next thing in order is
too.house, with the understanding that
they must always be kept there when not in
use. 10 building our barn, we partltioned
off modcratcIy-sizcd space for this purpose,
where each laborer is required to deposit his
laln implements ana III such ofaeF, tooi that
any Of them may be found in the dark, if
necessary. The consequence is, that we are
not compelled to run all over the place, from
barn o house and back again, hithcr and
thther, in order to find ucnsi when
needed. Instead Of being eaten up by the
rust, and damaged by exposure to the varl-
Gus changes Of weather, how much better to
have them housed away in this manner As
the wet winter months are now upon us, and
you have no use for many Of the farm i'm
PIGMENTS, see to it that they arc placed away
under some kind Of shelter, and as you have
more time than in the summer selson, over
haul them all, and repair those out Of order,
thus getting them in good condition to
assist in beginning the Iabors of the coming
year.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-31

CLEAN MmKING-l 1t is sometimes forgo
ten that the last gill Of milk drawn from the
COWS udder is the best part OF every milk
ing Careful experiments made in England
show according to a report lately published
that the quantity Of cream obtained from
the last drawn cup from most COWS, exceeds
that Of the first il the proportion Of twelve
TO one The difference in the quality also
is considerable Hence, person who care
lessly leaves half | pint Of milk undrawn,
loses in reality about as much cream as would
be afforded BY six or eight puts at the be-
ginning and loses, too that part Of the
cream which gives the richness and high fla
yor to his butter.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-31
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN, JAN. 81, 1861.

front, as rest for the toe to bear against, and
an aid to the nails in keeping them on. The
body Of the Shoe should be of one thickness
all around and when bee cauIks are worn they
should be both one length and when only one
cauIking is worn the other part Of the shoe
should be ihickened up to the same level
When the caulks are required, either to give
foothoId for heavy draught or for sharp nlng
in winter, they should extend as far iaterally
az the breadth of the foot will admit, be as
little prominent as may be to afford sufficient
hold, be Of a uniform depth from end TO end,
SO that all parts bear equally on the ground
and have the bearing edge on the same level
as a Inc drawn bctwhen the points Of the
heel cauks.
The nail holes should be punched 50 that
the nails may enter the wall OF the hoof on
its inner edge, but never enter any part OF
the sole As the thickness Of the crust d.
minishes as we pass backwards the nail holes
must be carefully graduated to meet this.
No nails should be driven into the foot fur
Their back than its broadcast part. The spring
and expansion Of this part will not allow 1t
to be confined or fettcrcd without harm -
Yet sometimes we see shoes nailed to the
very heels. La driving the nails, different
feet require different depths Of hold. None
Of them should be 50 far to the inside Of tho
wall as to press on the sensitive parts, nor
SO near the outer edge as to braek or split
the hoof
The article contains illustrations Of well
shaped aud i'll formed feet and shoes the
English hunting or racing shoe; the British
cavalry shoe; til common English SHOE and
the French shoe des iguel for light riding
rnc latter has but five nail holes three on
one side and but two on the other. The
English shoes mostly have seven. Any one
who viii take lot Of old horse shoes can
find plenty Of examples Of bad shoeng We
lind them very rough and uneven on the side
next tie foot, very long aud narrow zoe
caulk, mere pon in width dishlng, or
with no seat for the sole with no upward
projection at the toe aud make up for these
Deficiencies, well nailed with ten or twelve
nails
Considering the Importance Of Sound feet
to horse, We hope that the improvement
begun in some sections viii extend, and that
tie ignorance OF the owners will no longer
induce them to estimate the excellence Of
holsc.shociug to depend upon the number 81
nail. driven. for this remind, u, too strongly
ot the llibcrnian order. Ter the size Of hts
II" Maze them as large as liver " can tor
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-31
Your Own Labor

What silly man he /, WHO sets out in lie
to work for rotfing, AMI continues to opo-
rate upon that principle all the days Of his
life It is an old saw and a true one. that
:" if you think nothing Oh yourself no one
else will set any store By YOU The same
is the case with regard to whatever YOU do.
You ought to know whether YOUR services
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-31
Breeding ond Management Of Swine.

Mn Enron To say that every breed Of
Swine il perfect, would be the height Of io-
ii, and Just as absur as to assert that any
particular hiad was suited to all loeaHtles =
The fact that many OF our States vary IN
ther productions is enough 10 establish the
fact that as a mans location varies IN lis ia
ciltics for making por. at the least possible
cost, so should he select from tile numerous
breeds of swine tie most profitable kind.
The question is often asked why not use
the cross breeds and discard what you call
pure breed OF any kind OF stock are cross or
mixed breeds, but some have been bred with
such care aud by themselves for such length
Of time as to become distinct race aud
thus are designated Thoroughbred. lu order
TO experiment or make crosses we must have
the thorough bred for the foundation, and as
like bcget, like, in most cases, but cspec-
tally in pure bloods, We may conclude by
uniting the two breeds what The progeny is
very likely to be-
TuE Grass BaErp.-Most people have
heard of the fine, little, fat grass breed pigs.
They are not what We might term distinct
breed Of swine, although they carry resem-
blanco, but are what Ne cal cross b;eed.--
They are bred deep int the China family,
aud in most cases can be traced to the China
in two TO five generations
They are short, thick, aud dcep.coored,
white to spotted, or black and white; coat Is
medium in thickness, ine, long, and wayy,
ears medium; legs and shout short. They
are easy feeders living on grass alone, poor
b eeders and worse nurses, and are well cal.
eula.ed to use as sires on the coarse long
bodied hogs where the pure China cannot be
had, while their progeny are quiet, make
iue feeders, mature early and can be KEEP
without being obliged to provide raneh.'-
They are we'll adapted to our Northern
States where com is held at great prices, be
ing hardy, we'll coated and not liable to dis
I case.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-31

CURING Pork AND BEEF HAMs-We have
often tried applying the salt, &c, by rubbing,
instead OF pickle or solution in water. BY
taking two or three ounces OF saltpetrc made
very fine, for u hundred pounds oil meat,
mixing it thoroughly with good fine salt, add
og molasscs sufficient 10 give the whole the
exact appearance of molasses sugar, and rub
BIN your hams tao or three times,-three
times, if large, at intervals OF three or
four days, you will get very fine article,
provided you have good piece of meat to
begin with. But if your ham was taken
from an old, hard-working, halt.Icd or halt
httel animal, either of the pork or beef pro-
iucing race, no subsequent treatment will
remedy the eyil.-Cuhirator and Gazette.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-31

How CARROTS AFFECT HORSES. The car
rot is most esteemed Of all roots for feeding
qualities. When analysed it gives but little
more solid matter than most other roots,
eighty five per cent. being water but its
influence in the stomach upon other articles
OF food is most favorable, conducting 10 the
most per ect digestion and assimilation This
result, being known to practical men, is ex-
planned by chemists as resulting from the
presence Of substance called peetine, which
operates to coagulatc or gclatine vegetable
solutions. and iayors this digestion in all
cattle Horses are especially benefited by
the use Of carrots They should be fed on
them frequently with other food.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-31
Driving a Nail.

4 very simple operation which any fool
can perform, says the reader. Not too fast
Scarcely ono person in dozen can drive
nail W H. OF course, practtte is essential
to skill but little "gumption' Is needed,
and perhaps little instruction may not come
amiss First, set the nail in all cases, SO
that its least width at the top stands across
the grain OF the wood A carpenter would
laugh at so simple Iii rcction, but every
second boy, ard perhaps every third man is
Just as likely to set the widest part Of the
nil across the grain as with it, and thus split
the wood. Sec0ad succession of light
blows will often drive nail home without
splitting, when two or three heavy blows
would split or crack the wood Third sim
ply wctting the nail will often make it enter
much easier. OIling or greasiug will do
still batter. Fourth, anncaing or toughen-
ing nails so that they will bend, or clinch, is
easily done. Some do this by heating them
to redness on a shovel, and then pouring wa
ter on to cool them This toughens them
somewhat but they are still better when al
lowed to cool slowly. Common nails are
cut when nearly cold. Heating and slow
ooling afterwards gives them great degree
OF toughness, almost equal to that OF wrought
nails, which are worked hot and cooled slow
ly. For all work, where the nails are 10 be
subjected to bending, or to be clinched, they
should be prepared in tie manner described.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-31

MoLAssEs CANDY-A candy pull now
and then, is regular insttI tion in many
families, and would be in more it all knew
how TO make the article in its Perfection.
The following recipe has been handed US by
subscriber IF ours. who assures US that good
candy is a sure thing under these drec-
tons:
70 Make Good Cqndy-Tako two cups
OF molasses. one Of sugar one table spoonful
Of vinegar, piece Of butter the size Of a
walnut; boil briskly and constantly twenty
minutes, stirring all the time; when cooled
enough 10 pull, do it quickly, and it will
come white rapidly. Use the above proper
tons and follow the directions, and you will
have good candy.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-31
Manure What Shall we Use?

Where stablemanare cannot be had, what
il the next best manure for potatoes, corn,
Ne? Ii lime, ashes, or muck in what pro-
portion &e.? answer, first stable-manure
is not the best for potatoes In fact, It's the
worst, and it cannot be 50 poitably applied
to corn as it can to produce grass, and then
produce the corn crop with the sods OF that,
and a snail addition OF some concentrated
fertilizer The best manure for potatoes, |
believe il an Inverted sod with a top.dressing
o ashes, or plaster, or both combined. Salt
aud lime would both be beneficial. As for
quantity, no one will he likely to get tee
much Who lime is used to the greatest
extent in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Mary
land, about thirty bushels per acre Q
powdered lime, that is by air Stacking, i
considered a good dressing, to be repeated a
intervals OF two or three years, until tn
land gels four dressings II quiekllme coul
be procured, and SACKED with water saturate,
with salt and exposed, under cover, for ON,
weeks to the air occasionally raking off The
outside Of the heap, thirteen bushels per acre
to any land that was fGll Of inert organic
matter, it would prove equal to liberal
dressing Of manure, when applied at the late
Of thirty bushels per acre. Salt may be APP
piled alone to most land, with advantage, at
the rate Of five to fifteen bushels per acre.
As to muck, from one load to thousand pen
acre will pay for its application.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-31

But yesterday this breol eAs bright,
Aud tranquil a. the moonlight.
That woo3 ihe palm oa6rHD. shore
Bat now hoafss, dars cream It panrs,
Impe,uous o'or its DARK beiof rock,
And. almost with a thaal elk.
Boils into garments isrc. aul aee.,
That dasa the white hla reqal oar feet
A raging vhirl Of wate-reut
Aswith angry discontea.
Atempeat in the nigh 9ept by,
Born Of a murk and fiery Ky,
Ana while the solid woodlands shook,
II wreaked its fury g1.ha brook,
The evil genius Of theM4s
Within It's quiet bosom passed,
And therefore is it tina quiet tide
Which used as lovingly to glide,
As thoughts through spirits sanctihed,
shows now whirl Of water. rent
As il with angry discomfort,
knew Of late crca.4r bright,
And gentle a. the clear moonlight,
The tendercst and tie kala St heart
God ever sent loving part
TO act on earth--acro,' whose life
A sudden passion swept Ia strife,
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