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

EIGHTEEN live American partridges, sent
by Mr.. Cunard, Of New York city to the
English Society of Acclimatization, have
arrived out safely, and are cared for by
Lord Malmesbury. This nobleman has
also received sixteen live prairie hens, which
he expects will soon become naturalized,
and one OF these days afford "food for the
Million"
The Boston Courier tells good story of
General Butler. The General was in
Washington the other day, and during a
conversation with Southern men, one of
them, Georgian, said, Il do not believe
there is an honest man in Massachusetts"
After moments reflection, he added, l
beg to assure you, Mr.. Butler, l mean no.
thing personal" The General responded
g. believe there are great many honest
men in Georgia but in saying so, Sir, l do
not mean anything personal"
The circulation of the Charleston Mer-
curry has increased SO rapidly curing the
present excitement, that it has been obliged
to purchase new two-cylinder press, capa-
BILE of running off 1000 copies per hour.
THERE is sublime insolence about John
Chinaman, unsurpassed except by the Sc
ceding mutual>admiration coterie now runs
ming the Southern Confederacy. Over the
house assigned in Pekin to Mr.. Ward, the
American ambassador, the Chinese author
tiles placed the following inscription -
"Lent to American Barbarian Ward, Tri.
butte Bearer"
Mrs. GORE was stone blind during the
last year of her life. She died of an attack
of carbuncle. Her daughter, Lady Thyme,
was with her to the last.
AS Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, was
proceeding in state to open Parliament, re.
Gently, native of Calcutta, who is said to
be insane, from serious wrong at the hands
of the Government, rushed forward for the
purpose OF presenting a petition to the
Queen. The Prince Consort pushed back
the intruder's hand; and the man, thus
bafled in bis attempt to reach royalty, drew
clasp knife and inflicted three gashes on bis
own throat. He was at once secured by the
police; and his wounds, which were to have
been serious, received proper medical atten-
tiOn.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-08
"NObOdy Is Suffering"

MIR. Lincoln takes very Colour de rose
view of things. In his Columbus (Ohio)
speech he frankly acknowledges the tre-
mendous responsibility devolving upon him,
at this trying crisis in the history of our be-
loved country; but he derives great conso.
lation from the conviction that Nobody
is suffering" This is certainly a most ex-
traordinary declaration for a man in MIR.
Lncoln's position to put FORTH 1t is the
talk of one who would seem practically
blind, or unwilling to behold the events
which are even now transporting, as if in
mOckery of bis Speech in almost every Sec
ton of the country. Nobody safftring ?
Why, then, now all pervading paralysis of
the great industrial interests of the country,
which had its commencement in the occur
rences resulting from the selection of Sec
tional candidate to the Presidency, on the
avowed basis of an irrepressibe conflict. in
November last =? Why are shops closed,
mills stopped, manufactures shut up. and
thousands and thousands of working men
turned out of employment Nobody suf-
fering? Why, then, at period when the
country was never richer 10 all the elements
of substantial wealth, these frequent bank
suspensions, these almost daily failures in
commercial circles, and the universal lack of
confidence and credit, which is freezing up
all the great channels of a nations trade,
frightening capitol from its accustomed
avenues, and driving many to bankruptcy,
to ruin? Nobody suffering Ask any of
the hungry men who throng the streets of
this mighty city, day and night, begging
for bread, having DO longer the opportuni-
ty to earn it; ask the myriads of poor work.
ing girls, against whom the workshops of
Nassau street, William street and Maiden
Lane are now closed-ask them if nobody
is suffering. 60 to the Commissioners of
Public Charities, and see if =" nobody is suf-
fering suffering for fear of the impepd>
ing crisis-sufferiDg from the shock of
dissolution of the Misunderstanding from
the utter prostration of public credit, pri.
waite enterprise and commercial confidence
which are some of the first fruits of Sec
tional controversy which men of extreme
views refuse to permit settlement of, save
and except by the bloody arbitrament of
the swOrd-N. Y. Express.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-08
The southern Confederaey.

The Southern Confederacy seems 10 it's
incipiency to be experiencing the discussions
and wrangling of interests which marked
the later years Of the old Confederacy, and
which necessitated the formation of that
"more perfect Union" of which the consol>
idation of the present government is the
fruit. South Carolina, which led the move
ment of secession, has not been permitted to
lead in the honors of consolidation the
action of the Montgomery Congress in in
terdicting the slave trade has been roundly
abused by the Charleston Mercury, the
organ of the RHErT faction of the seceders !;
Charleston and Savannah are not On the
best terms possible-the latter doing lively
business at the expense of the former, who
is martyred by the embargo she has placed
on commerce; the prospective rivalry of
these two ports, so near each other, for the
position of the New York" of the South
ern Confederacy is already creating breeze
in the Southern press. South Carolina and
Mississippi, too, are not on the best terms
possible-the latter having adopted pro-
gramme which differs very materially from
that of South Carolina. Fort Sumter, too,
is an eyesore, which South Carolina longs
to see removed, and the delay to order its
attack, persisted in by Governor P1cKENs,
acting, doubtless, under instructions from
Montgomery, and impelled by motives of
policy to await the action of the Virginia
Convention and the result of the Peace
Conference, is CALLING to the hot.heads of
Charleston. Louisiana, too, seems inclined
to do business on her own hook, and should
the Congress declare for free trade, she
insists on protection on sugar, and will have
it, though she be compelled to protect it
herself. Meanwhile the question is being
discussed as to whether the acts of the
Congress are binding. 1t is contended that
that body has transcribed its powers, and
its acts are null unless sanctioned by vote
of the people. The delegates were not
appointed by the people, but by State con-
ventions; and their appointment, it was
understood, was for consultation, and not
for permanent action. A writer in the
Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, says that their
action, submitted to the people, would be
rejected, and intimates that knowledge of
this fact is clue to the percipitancy with
which the Congress is consolidating the
government they have formed for the people.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-08

The National Intelhgencer Is " indebted
to private friend" for the following letter,
allusion to which was made in the public
prints about the time it was written:
NEW YORK Posi- OFFICE, Oct. Is, 1860.
10 -, Esq, Chairman Democratic
General Committee SIR: Ihave received
your letter soliciting a contribution from
myself and the privilege of assessing the
subordinatesiin my Office to raise funds in
aid of the Union ticket" and "the coming
Presidential election"
Before your letter was received had en-
gagged to contribute as large sum as l can
afford in aid of that ticket, and it is hardly
necessary for me to add that shall support
it cordially by all the eff rts in my power.
In regard to an assessment on the subor
dnates in this Office, annex extracts from
letter written by me few days since in
reply to similar application from another
organization
Imay say of majority of them (the clerks
in this Ofice) that the assessments proposed
to beg on them cannot be paid without pinch
ing their families, who are entirely dependent
on their salaries. l cannot consent to be the
instrument of wringing from their necessities
means indispensable to their daily wants.
think, moreover, that this system of assessing
subOrdinates in public offices for political pur-
poses, when they have for the most part no
more than is sufficient to give their families the
common necessarie of life is all wrong. If
men of means, lawyers, farmers, merchants,
capitalists, whose property has SO deep stake
in the maintenance of good government, will
not consent to pay the legitimate expenses of
our elections, we may as we'll abandon all
hone of keeDinU mn Our organization nv rnOnav
Let me add that my contributions are made
by me as private citizen, and that do not
recognise the right of any committee to assess
me as a Federal officer for political purposes.
1 must refer you to these extracts for an
answer to your letter.
deem it proper to add that l know
nothing more degrading to our public offices
and those who fill them than the practice
which has existed of sending political tax
gatherers to the doors of the pay room to
levy contributions on the clerks as they
emerge with their hard earned stpends. 1
cannot allow this Office to be so dishonored.
intend, if can, to restore it to the respec-
liability which belonged to the earlier and
better days of the Republic.
l shall be pleased to have nay subordi-
mates contribute voluntarily whatever they
think they can afford to the support of the
Democratic cause, but l cannot permit any
forced contributions to be levied on them !;
on the contrary, shall regard it as my
duty to protect them from system of po-
litical extortion disgraceful alike to the
Government and the country.
am, sir, very respectfully,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-08

The Accountable question before the
American people is, Will you give up
the Union-splt the country In twain
lose the commercial and manufacturing i'm
portance of the North-depopulate our
towns and destroy our prosperlty-for the
sake of the Slavery question ?' The Adolf
tionists are willing to do this, for the sake
of their hobby. Well-suppose they sue
coed ? will they have gained anything, made
any progress, in their meddling theory So
far from it, they will lose for there will
probably follow removal OF all restraints
on the acquisition of slave territory" and
the formation of new slave States What
miserable nonsense The extension or du-
ration of the system does not depend upon
political parties, but on the laws of climate
and soil. 1t will go where it is wanted,
and nowhere else and if the men of the
free states prefer crusade against slavery
lin which nothing is to be gained to the
blessings of the Union, 1.-THE loss of which
would be irreparable,) they will prove
themselves the most magnificent fools that
ever existed.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-08
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.

WASHINGTON. Feb. u.
Last night Ex-senator Bell, of Tennes-
see, Judge Douglas, Mr.. Guthrie, Mr..
Rives, Gov. Hicks, and others, earnestly
appealed to Mr. Lincoln to interpose for
settlement of our National difficulties. This
interview continued several hours
The Commissioners from the southern
confederacy are expected to arrive here be.
fore the close of the week. They are &C.
credited to the incoming administration,
and pending their efforts to negotiate, moth,
ing will be done calculated to disturb the
public peace.
HARRISBURG, Feb. %.
The Senate this morning passed a bill
committing the tonnage tax on the Penn
sylvania Railroad, by vote of Is to Is.
The Sunbury & Erie bill passed finally by
% to 8. The Senate agreed to adjourn on
the 18th of March.
RICHMOND, Feb. %.
In convention to-day, MIR. Morton made
a speech in favor of immediate secession,
and denounced the result of the peace con-
vention. MIR. Baylor commenced Union
speech, when the convention adjourned.
Major Gwinn, of the army, was buried to-
day. 3
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-08

The New York World gives condensed
statement of the events of the past fifty
days in connection with the secession move
ment, which we still further condense as
follows: On the 9Th of November the peo-
pie of the United States elected their four-
teenth President-Abraham Lincoln, of
Illinois. On the goth of December South
Carolina-with her white population OF
O8,l96, passed an ordinance of secession.
This was followed by the seizure of the
revenue cutter Aiken, and of the United
States arsenal. On the Goth of December
Major Anderson moved from Fort Moultrie
to Fort Sumter, and so took the command
of Charleston harbor. On the 25th of
January, Forts Pulaski and jackson, and
the United States arsenal at Savannah, with
Fort Mason and the arsenal at Fayetteville,
North Carolina, were seized. On the Sd,
Fort Myrgan, near Mobile, and the Mt.
Vernon arsenal, were taken. On the 9Th,
the arsenal at Apalachicola, and on the 9th,
Forts johnson and Caswell, in North Car
DINA, were also seized. The same day the
Florida convention adopted secession reso.
buttons. On the 9th, Mississippi followed
suit, while at Charleston, the N ew York
steamer Marion was seized and the Star of
the West fired into. On the 10th, Fort
McRae, at Pensacola, and on the 18th,
Forts Pike, at St. Philip, and jackson,
with the arsenal at Baton Rouge, were
seized. The same day Alabama seeded.
On the 18th, Fort BarraDcas and the Pen
sacola navy yard, were taken. On the 10th,
Georgia seeded. On Sunday, January 20,
Ship Island fort was taken by Captain
Howard. On the Oath, Governor Brown,
of Georgia, seized the arsenal at Augusta.
Louisiana seeded on the 26th, and Texas
on the LIST of February, about which time
the revenue cutter McClelland fell into the
hands of the secessionists. February 2,
the arsenal at Little Rock, Arkansas, was
taken. February 9, the Montgomery con-
vention proclaimed the "Confederate States
of America" and elected Jefferson Davis
president of its provisional government.
The same day, five New York vessels were
seized in the port Of Savannah, by order of
Governor Brown, and subsequently released.
On the 18th, Jefferson Davis was inaugura,
ted President of the Southern Republic and
delivered bis message.
What the next fifty days will bring forth
no man can foretell. 1t is not too late to
adopt measures which will keep the Border
States in the Union but we see no proba-
bility that they will be carried. Our only
hope is that they will postpone action until
the new Administration comes into power
and announces its policy. As for the seeded
States, they must be left, for the present, to
make the experiment of government.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-08


At the great Union meeting in st. Paul
on the 9th of February, the uncompromising
war-like wing of the Republicans under the
lead of DR.. THOMAS FOSTER, for several
years past the chief editor of the Central
Organ of the Minnesota Republicans, and
GEORGE A. NoURsE, once their candidate
for Attorney General, made an effort to
break up the meeting by factious OPPOSE
ton, take possession OF the chair, and carry
through their no compromise platform.
To effect this they were two days engaged
in rallying all the fanatics of the city and
nearly all the Legislature who are mostly of
the most ultra abolition character, and were
fully represented at the meeting-prepared
to coerce by brute force the free men who do
not subscribe to their bigoted negro theo-
ries, and whom they are unable to convince
by the force of truth ard moral suason.
The plans were all we'll laid and the men
all there. Coercion was now to be fairly
tested. 1t was to be proved that the Chi
cago Platform was above the peace of the
country, the Union, and every other inter-
est dear to freemen.
Brute force was to drive out Union men
E from their own meeting and brand them as
'traitors." What was the result? FOSTER
was as effectually carried out bodily, and
deposited in the street as FRED DOUGLASS &
Co. were from the Boston niger meeting.
NoURsE succeeded in getting the " floor /"
often evener than bis most ardent aspirations
led him to covet it, but it was always nearly
in horizontal position, and was finally
showed out of the hall bodily, minus his hat and
spectacles, and went home with an insect in
his ear. The coercers being now without
officers or men bold enough to face the
music gave up the job, and the Union men
having quiet possession, huzzasd for the stars
and stripes and went on with their meeting
with entire success.
Now the question occurs, if coercion as
far north as st. Paul, in as strong Lincoln
State as Minnesota, is thus driven from the
field, and disgraced by a meeting called
mainly by men who voted for LINCOLN, but
not for quar-, how will it fare farther South,
and in general wal where there are nearly
two millions Of voters against it. If they
can't coerce the North, but have to bite
the dust on their own soil, how will they
coerce both North and South. We leave
Mr.. LINCOLN to discuss this question and
figure it out at his leisure.
Is it not far better to recognize the fact
that civil war is no remedy for any evil.
but the sum of all evils, and il unable to
win and move the country to loyalty by
justice, Cancellation and compromise, to al
low peaceable separation and effect as
amicable treaties as possible between the
sections.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-08
ROBERT j. WALKER has suddenly Decor

ROBERT j. WALKER has suddenly become
a millionaire by the decision made in the
Supreme Court involving the title to a
quicksilver mine in California, estimated to
be worth $l0,0O0,OOO. Mr.. Walker is the
proprietor of one-ffth of this valuable mine,
and was offered not long ago S2,OOO,OOO for
it, provided the Court should give favor
able decision. That decision has now been
given, and Mr.. Walker, who was, to use his
own words, "a beggar in the morning."
went home to his dinner millionaire.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-08

Thus we see that the exports of the six
Southern States are more than Seuen times
as large as the exports OF New England.
Mr.. BoUL1GNY, of New Orleans, who
remains i'll his place in the House says the
New York Times correspondent, "perform.
ing his duties every day, and refusing to
recognize secession or leave Congress unless
called home by his district, declares that
the seeding States cannot live out of the
Union three months longer, and believes his
course will be sustained by the people when
their passions have subsidized. Indeed, he
believes they would even do so now."
Secretary Dix, on the 2lst. sent report
to the House of Representatives, in answer
to Mr.. SIcKLEs' resolution of inquiry, show
ing the following state of facts:
Frst-The impediments to commerce by
usurping control of the ports of Mobile, New
Orleans, Pensacola and Charleston.
Second-The control of commerce of the
Mississippi valley, by requiring the duties on
all goods entered at New Orleans for delivery
at st. Louis, Nashville, Louisville and Cincin-
natl, to be paid to the State of Louisiana.
Third-The seizure by Louisiana of all Uni
ted States moneys, as we'll as those of private
depositors in the mint and sub-tIeasury at New
Orleans and other places.
FOnrth--The seizure of revenue cutters, by
arrangement between their commanders and
the collectors of Mobile, New Orleans and
Charleston.
Fifth--The expulsion of the sick and invalid
patients at the United States Hospital at New
Orleans in order to provide accommodations
for Louisiana troops.
Mr.. DIX says it is believed that duties on
imports continue to be collected in the ports
OF entry established in South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Florida,
and that vessels are entered and cleared in
the usual manner but so far as the depart
ment has been advised, the collectors assume
to perform their duties under authority of
the States in which they reside, and hold
and reserve the duties, subject to the same
authority.
Speaking of the general subject, Mr. DIX
says:
Throughout the whole course of encroach-
ment and aggression. the federal government
has borne itself with spirit of paternal for
bearance of which there is no example in the
history of public society, waiting in patient
hope that the empire of reason would resume
its sway over those whom the excitement of
passion has thus far blinded, and trusting that
the friends of good order, wearied with SUBJ
mission to proceedings which they disapproved
would at no distant day rally under the banner
of the Union, and exert themselves with vigor
and success against the prevailing recklessness
and violence.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-08

The Chicago Times, of Tuesday, says
that on the previous day, the workmen COM
menced raising the fremont House. The
screws were for the first time put to work,
and the entire block was raised foot up to
four o'clock in the afternoon. 1t will go
up very rapidly now, and without doubt
will be rebuilt and in full blast before the
Sherman House opens.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-08
war here belonging to the State, or direct me
what dian0siti0n shonld hn m ada of than

war here belonging to the State, or direct me
what disposition should be made of them.
And, furthermore, as President of the Board
of Supervisors, l beg of you to take immediate
steps to relieve me as Superintendent, the mo.
ment the State determines to secede, for on no
earthly account will do any act or think any
thought hostile to, or in defiance of, the old
Government of the United States.
With great respect, &C.,
w. 7. SHERMAN.
In reply, Gov. MOORE assured Gen.SHER.
MAN of the deep regret which be felt in &C.
cepting his resignation, and instructing
him to hand over his charge to Prof. SMITH.
Almost every day we hear men speak
ing of the little consequence to the world of
the South as compared with New England.
The six new England States have twenty
nine Representatives in Congress. We
compare their exports for the year ending
June 80, 1859, with the exports of six
Southern States having % Representatives
in Congress:
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-08
"POlitical Tax Gatherers.''

The National lntelhgencer is indebted
to private friend" for the following letter,
allusion to which was made in the public
prints about the time it was written: