The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-01
sam T PAUL.


The News.
The rumor of the sudden fight, in dis
guise, and in the night, of Mr.. LINCOLN,
from Harrisburg to Washington, seems to
be confirmed by the tenor OF subsequent
dispatches. We can hardly realize that the
fears entertained by his friends of being
assassinated on the way were we'll founded
We have also an improbable rumor Of a
conspiracy to shoot him during the cere-
monies of the Inauguration on the fourth of
March.
The old veteran Gen. Tw1GGs has sur.
rendered all the government posts in Texas
into the hands of the secessionists, allowing
the federal troops to carry away their side
arms only.
"A strong pressure is being made on
Mr.. LINCOLN to appoint SCHUYLER CoLFAx
Postmaster General.
- The amount of 100000 in the hands
of the Assistant Treasurer at New Orleans,
is likely to be total loss, as that officer
refuses to honor the drafts of the Govern
ment.
- The bills attempted to be passed
through Congress, allowing the President
to accept the services of volunteers in sus.
tanning the authority of the Government,
met with bitter opposition from the men,
bers of the Border States, as we'll as from
peace and Union men in the North.
The Democracy of Pennsylvania held
a State Convention on last Friday, and
unanimously adopted series of resolutions
for State Sovereignty, Union, rights of the
South in the Territories, &c. A Committee
was appointed to convey the resolutions to
the President.
On Tuesday, two children, aged nine
and twelve years, daughters of Mr.. Hasse,
Yorktown, Westchester County, New York,
were burned to death during the absence Of
their mother, who locked them up in the
house.
AT Philadelphia, however, the demon
strations on the twenty-second of February
were very imposing. A flag with thirty.four
stars was hoistedb by the President elect, from
platform in front of Independence Hall. At
Cincinnati, there was fine military parade.
At Chicago also. At Louisville, Buffalo,
New York, GAINESVILLE, Richmond, and other
cities, military and civic displays and de.
monstrations took place.
The old soldiers of the 1872, Black
Hawk, and Mexican Wars held Conven-
ton in Indianapolis on the twenty-second.
They adopted resolutions against any change
in the Constitution to conciliate treason
that treason should be put down in all
parts of the country, &C., and offering their
aid to sustain the flag of the Republic.
The Republicans of KELLoGG's dis
trict, Illinois, held Convention on the
twenty-second, and repudiated the course of
that gentleman in Congress, and demanded
of him an adherence to the Chicago plat
form.
Representative VAN WICK, of New
York, was assaulted on Thursday night by
three unknown persons, and wounded by a
heavy knife, and while desperately resisting
them was knocked down. Upon recovering
himself somewhat, be discharged pistol,
and believed the shot took effect. The
party then retreated. Van Wyck reached
his residence, weak, but not in dangerous
condition.
Private dispatches from the Southern
Confederacy Congress, at Montgomery, state
that, so soon as his Cabinet is announced,
President DAVIS will dispatch Commission
ers to the federal government to treat for
the cession of the forts, arsenals, &C., and
negotiate treaty of peace. A treasury
bill will be passed, empowering the Treasu.
rer to accept cotton instead of money for
bonds. Advertisements will soon be issued
for soldiers and sailors, offering large
bounties. 1t is rumored that ROBERT j.
WALKER has been offered the Treasury De.
partment, and that Mr.. W1aFALL, of Texas,
will be Major General of the army. Mr..
KEIrr, of South Carolina, goes as Minister
to Spain. The Congress has passed an act
declaring the navigation Of the Mississippi
free. 1t is reported that dispatches have
been received from members at Montgomery
urging the border state men in the Peace
Congress not to consent to compromise of
any kind.