The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-09
The following are the Republ;can cor-

second, Edward II. Rollins; Third, James
w. Putnam. These are all new men. and
are excellently fitted for Congressman.
-" Anonyma, the female adyenturer.
who made all London snobbery crazy, and
finally eloped with an antiquated specimen
OF the same genus, has arrived in Montreal
with her companion, and has set up in bus
mess as Mrs. Walters.
The canvass in the Tenth Congress
slonal District of Tennessee is becoming
active John eager has been nominated
by the Washington Union Club, on &C
count OF which Major B. W. Sharp has
withdrawn. Samuel Tighe has announced
himself as a candidate.
There are two reasons why Gen. But
Ter has, been superseded-one is, that the
French government demand his removal
on account Of alleged acts of oppression he
imposed upon French residents in Louisi-
ana and another is, that his services are
wanted in another quarter
"A special election having been ap-
pointed for the eastern districts of North
Carolina, candidates for Congressman are
submitting their names for the SURFACES of
the people. Jennings Pigott declares him
self in favor Of the Constitution and the
Union, and that he wishes to secure the
inestimable blessings of free government,
such as we had before the villainous doc
trines Of secession brought civil war upon
US. Stephen F. W. Willis takes the Con-
stitution for his guidance ard the Union
for bis motto
The Governor of Maryland has ap-
pointed Hon. Thos H. Hicks as Senator
to represent the State of Maryland in the
United States Senate until the next meet
ing of the legislature, in place of Hon.
James A. Pearce, deceased.
1t is stated that Commodore Wilkes
cannot long remain as commander of the
squadron in the West Indies, from the fact
that he has arrived at the age of So years,
being, indeed, of that age when he received
his present commission of commodore. He
is removed to the retired list of captains
Washington journals are all discuss
ing mediation again. The republican say
ing" Foreign mediation is imminent. The
question is, how we should meet it, and
what we can do about it?' The InteAi-
geucer says: "It is apparent that any
pacification must depend upon the temper
and condition of the beliggerents. 1t
must come from within, and can never be
imposed on a reluctant people from with
out by any power or combination of pow
ers." 1t adds: "The plan of friendly me-
diation, as distinguished from threatening
Intervention, can be clearly seen, and
should be generally recognized
The Canadians profess to be much
disturbed by the proposition made in Con-
gress to construct canal between the
Minnesota and the Red River of the North.
The Montreal Herald says:
This is another step toward the occupation of
the northwestern territory by the Americans.
They do everything possible to open commune
cations with that important territory, and in a
few years the consequence will be that the resi-
dents Of Fort Garry and other posts in the Val
ley Of Red River will have become so American
lied that an alliance with the Federal govern
ment will be sought for.
The rumor that Thurlow Weed is
about re-embarking on another mission to
Europe is contradicted in the columns
his own paper. With reference to the re-
ported sale of the Albany Journal, Mr..
Weed says over his own signature in let
ter from Washington, that he knows moth
ing about it.
Since the testimony Of Gen. Burnside,
and all the other principal officers in favor
of Fitz John Porter, the radicals have con-
Guided not to hang that officer on POpes
testimony. o.
The Beaufort Is. c. correspondent of
the New York Times says that paper is
about to be started in Beaufort, on large
scale. The sheet is to be the size of the
New York Tribune, and will be devoted
to the interests of the Anti-Slavery cause.
The printers, type, and 5000 reams of pa
per had already arrived by the steamer
Star of the South, and large Hoe cylin-
der press was to come by the next steam
er. 1t is rumored that the whole affair is
at the expense of the Government, and
that the papers, if they do not circulate at
the nominal price, will be given away.
Sheridan Knowles, the dramatist, has
just died in England at the age of seventy
eight years. He was born in Cork, when
Kemble and Siddons were in the first days
of their triumph at Drury Lane. At the
age Of twenty-tour, be made the acquaint-
ance of Edmund Kean, for whom he wrote
his first play, melo-drama, called Leo,
the Gipsey."J In 1916, his tragedy of
{" Caius Gracious y was produced at Bel
fast, and afterwards he wrote William
Tell for Macready. His " Blind Beggar
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