The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-28

tenance OF the North to the extent of the
difference between the tax sufficient for the
support of their government aud that which
is required for the support of the Federal
Government. Now they will save the diff
ference between 30 per cent. and 1917 per
cent. Q71s per cent.) which amounts to
$37, 100000, which, added to the saving on
commissions, exchanges, advances, &c,
makes up the good round sum l have put
down higher up.
The Southerners are firmly convinced
that they have kept the North going" by
the prices they have paid for the protected
articles OF their manufacture, and they hold
out to Sheffield, to Manchester, to Leeds, to
Wolverhampton, to Dudley, to Paris, to
Lyons, to Bordeaux, to all the centres of
English manufacturing life, as of French
taste and luxury, the tempting bats of new
and eager hungry markets. If their facts
and statistics are accurate, there can be no
doubt of the justice of their deductions on
many points ; but they can scarcely be cor
rect in assuming that they will bring the
United States to destruction by cutting off
from Lowell the 10000 bales of cotton
which she annually consumes.
DAVIS LETTERS OF MARQUE.
Mr.. Russell states "that already numer-
Gus applications have been received from
the ship owners of New England, from the
whalers of New Bedford, and from others
in the Northern States, for letter of marque,
accompanied by the highest securities and
guarantees. This statement make on the
very highest authority" But don't this
seem ridiculous
The government here conceive they have
a right to demand from foreign nations that
their flag shall be recognized, and their law
officer declares the Confederate States will
maintain their right to issue letters of
marque in the face of the world. IL is the
right OF belligerent Power, and it was
respected, they say, by the courts of law in
the United States in the case of the South
American republics before any formal re-
cogution Of their governments or of their
independence was made by any Power. The
refusal to admit the privateers Of the Con-
iederate States to exercise the rights OF bel
Ggerents in the right Of search will be taken
as an act of war, and as proof oil alliance
with the enemy-that is, the government of
the United States.
JEFF. DAVIS.
The President was engaged with some
gentlemen when l was presented to him,
but he received me with much kindness of
manner, and when they had left entered
into conversation with ME for some time
on general matters. Mr. Davis is man
of slight, sinewy figure, rather over the
middle height, and OF erect, sodierlike bear
ing. He is about 80 years of age; his fea-
lures are regular and well defined, but his
face is thin and marked on cheek and brow
with many wrinkles, and is rather careworn
and haggard. One eye is apparently blind,
the other is DARK, piercing and intelligent.
He was dressed very plainly in light gray
summer suit. In the course of converse
ton he gave an order for the Secretary of
War to furnish me with o letter as kind of
passport in case Of my falling in with the
soldiers of any military posts who might be
indisposed to let me pass freely merely OBJ
serving that | had been enough within the
lines of camps to know what was my duty
on such occasions.