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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-05
AISM HYMN.
BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
void Hundred. I"

Ofu IuHufeU.
. Lord of Hosts! Almighty King!
Behold the sacrifice we bring
10 every arm thy strength impart,
Ihy spirit shed through every heart!
w axe in our hearts the living fires,
Inc holy faith that warmed oar sres:
Thy hand hath made our nation free
10 die for her is serving three.
BE thou pilared fame to show
The midnight snare, the silent foe
And when the battle thunders loud,
Still guide us in it's moving cloud.
God of all Nations ! Sovereign Lord
In Thy dread name we draw the sword,
We lift the starry flag on high
That fills with light our stormy sky.
From treason's rent, from murders stain
Guard thou its folds till Peace shall reign,
Till fort and field. till shore and sea
Join our loud anthem, PRAISE TO THEE!
atlantic Monthly.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-05

The following occurs in letter published
in the st. Atbans (Vt.) Messenger, in let-
ter from Adjutant Stephens, OF the lst Yer.
mont Regiment. The occurrence took place
on the march of the troops to Bethel, when
they were nine miles from Fortress Monroe:
Just as we halted to start to the rear on
hearing firing, a rebel scoundrel came out
oil a house and deliberately fired his gun at
US. The ball passed so close to me that
heard it whiz-on its way going through
the coat and pants, and just grazing the
skin OF Orderly Sergeant Sweet, of the
Woodstock Company. The rascal was Sc
cured and is prisoner, and what was done
by way OF stern entertainment to one of the
F. F. VS. you will hear if ever live to re.
turn. l then, as the firing to the rear had
ceased, with revolver in hand, accompanied
by Fifer, approached the fellows house,
having some expectation of an ounce of lead
being deposited in my tall body without
asking my permission. By this time all our
troops were out of sight in the woods, and
l was alone with Filter, when some negroes
came from the house, having less fear
or two men than of two thousand. On in
quiry the slaves told me that Adjutant
Whiting, whom we had just taken prisoner,
was the owner, that be belonged to the Sc
cession army, and that no white folks were
in the house, all having left-without the
ceremony of ringing, entered and surveyed
the premises, and found most elegantly
furnished house. 1 took hasty survey in
search of arms, but finding none, left the
house and started to overtake our column.
On reaching bend in the road, l took a
survey in the rear, to "see what might
see, - and discovered single soldier coming
towards me, and waited for him to come
up. found it was Clark, of the Bradford
company. Before he reached me, observ-
ed horseman coming at full speed toward
me. On reaching the house be turned in,
which induced me to think him secession
list. ordered Clark to cover him with his
rifle, and, revolver in hand, ordered him to
dismount and surrender. He cried out,
"Wh ho are you2" answered. !" Vermont !"
Then raise your piece, Vermont; am
Col. Duryea Of the Zouaves;" and SO it
was. His gay looking red boys just ap-
peared turning the corner of the road COM
ing toward us. He asked me the cause
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-05

A SNAKE Story" During the Florida
war;" said the speaker. II was in the Amer
ican army. One day l shouldered my gun,
and went in pursuit of game. In passing
through q swamp, saw something a few
feet ahead of me, lying upon the ground,
which had every appearance of log, it be.
ing some forty ieet in length, and about one
foot in diameter. So positive was l that it
was nothing but log, that paid no atten-
tion to it; the fact is, l would have sworn
before court of justice that it was log,
and nothing else. You see never heard of
snakes growing to such huge dimensions,
and the fact is, never should have believed
it if had. Well, between me and the log,
as 1 took it to be, was a miry place, which
it was necessary for me to avoid. there
fore placed the butt of the gun on the ground
ahead of me, and springing upon it, lit right
on top of-what do you suppose2"
"A boa constructor" said one.
"No." e~
"An anaconda" said another.
"NO."
"What then, could it have been 2" asked
third. @
"Just what I supposed it to be-a log"
said the wag.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-05
Fort KEARNEY, July l.
We have reliable information from Den.

VtT, dS IOIlUWS
DENVER CITY, June 25.
A secession force set out from their rem
dezvous twenty miles up Cherry Creek to-
day for the avowed purpose of taking Forts
Wise and Morland. They are we'll armed
and equipped and expect to gain admit.
tance to the Forts by strategy and then ex-
pect to be Joined by majority Of the forces
inside. There is much valuable property
and money in the Forts. The movement is
watched, out we are comparatively power
less and totally without authority or leader
ship.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-05

We learn that work on the Minnesota
and Pacific Railroad will be commenced this
week.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-05

Custom REVENUE AT New YoRK.-The
revenue derived from duties paid on foreign
good imported into New York for eleven
months ending June l, 1861, were $27,-
388,67O, against $35,087,73O for the corr
responding previous eleven months. The
customs for the months Of March, April and
MAY were as follows:
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Gen. Harney Heard From

The st. Louis correspondent of the Chi
cago Tribune writes:
One of the most pleasing incidents in con
nection with the news of Gen. Lyons 8 suc~
cess at Bonneville, is Gen. Harney's
appreciation Of it, and his hopes that Gov.
jackson may be caught. Last evening
when the news was received, John Howe,
ESQ. walked over to tell Gen Harney about
it. The General was delighted with the
news and expressed his unqualified admira-
tion of the manner in which it was man-
aged. He has great faith in Gen. Lyon 8
military capacity, and knows him of old in
the Florida war and in many Indian cam.
paigns on the plains. By the way, it has
been published that Gen. Harney has
removed to Philadelphia, but it is untrue,
the gallant General is still here and as firm
in bis love for the Union and the Stars and
Stripes as ever, believes be was grossly de-
ceived Gov. Jackson, and aches for a
chance to get even. There is no doubt OF
Gen. Harney's loyalty despite the adverse
circumstances attending some of his acts.
His heart is right,it is only the head that errs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-12-25

teras and Ocracoke inlets being now
herme eticaIly closed, the one by the forts
which are in possession of Our troops,
and the other by vessels sunk in the man
ner Indicated, there is no longer any
chance OF their giving us trouble. The
water approaches to Savannah have prob
ably by this time been dealt with in the
same way, and in . few days the vessels
above specified, and comprising the third
expedition of this character will sail for
Charleston to block up that llarbor. A
few more operations If this kind against
the Confederate ports, and We shall leave
foreign governments but little ground
of complaint against the ineliicicncy oftlie
blockade.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-12-25

INTERESTING FROM WAsHlNeroN.-The
Petersburg Express obtains the following
facts from gentleman who left The line
of the Potomac on W cdnesday last:
The pressure in Washington may be
brought to bear with such power as to
drive Mcclellan into a conflict, but
nothing else can now bring about such
result. 1t is known beyond dispute, that
public confidence in McClclIan's military
abilities has been much shaken in Wash
ington. Men of high position do not
hesitate to give vent to their opinions,
and while the press is very much the
same way Of thinking, a dread of Fort
Warren prevents its appearance in print.
Wood, coal and forage are very scarce
in Washington, and the prospects of its
getting better, unless the blockade on the
Potomac is raised, is gloomy enough. A
gentleman recently from there saw thou
sands and thousands of horses and mules
between the Relay House and Washing.
ton, which had been released from their
stables in Washington, and turned loose
to geta blade Of grass wherever they could
find it.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-12-25

THE Next CRoP.-From present indi-
cations, we feel safe in saying that the COT
ton crop of the ensuing year of 1862,
will fall, comparatively, far short of any
proceeding crop that has ever been grown
throughout this section. Fields that were
once white with cotton are now green with
the apparent growth of small grain Our
large and small farmers will plant cotton
sufficient only to supply home demands
of the Confederate States, and if We should
be blessed with moderate seasons, boun-
tiful supply of the nccessaries of life will
be raised, and our people will feel indie
pendent and at ease within themselves.
This is the spirit of the day may it con-
tinuc until it drives madness from the
dull and stupid brain of fanaticism.-Al-
bany Ga. Patriot.
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Charleston uarbor to be Barricadcd.

The Northern papers announce anoth-
er 'stone fleet" for the South. The New
York Heratt SAYS:
The approaches to Charleston harbor
are about to be blocked up by vessels
sunk across the channels and inlets. in the
same manner as the Ocracoke entrnnce
to Albemarle sound has been dealt with.
For this purpose another fleet of old whal-
ing vessels will leave New London in a
few days, carrying upwards of six thousand
tons Of stone. They will be sunk, with
their cargoes, in the ship channel between
Morris and Sullivan islands, and in the
Breach and Stono inlets. This will be a
quicker and more inexpensive way of
shutting up the harbor than by keeping a
number of war vessels before it as a
blockading force, whose vigilance the
privatecrs could easily cludc.
Such will also be the fate otSavannah
and one or two other Southern ports
which counted that in this rebellion they
would find certain means of aggrandi-
zing gthemselvesa at the expense of the North.
1t now depends entirely on the will of
Northern men which shall be the future
maritime emporiums Of the South. And
unless the Coniederates speedily lay down
their arms, it is question whether they
Will retain any pr"p,riy at all in their
own ports. The capture of the latter by
the Fejeralsts will befol!owed by q larger
influx OF Yankee settlers-a genus apt to
stick wherever they swarm.
The first operation Of this kind, it will
be recollccted, was directed against Ocra-
coke inlet, one Of the numerous en-.
frances to AIbemarIe and Pamlico sounds.
These rat.hoies, as they have come to be
called, Afforded facilities 70 escape the
vigilance Of our cruisers, and enabled
;aenl to easily elu6e tho blockade. Hat
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-12-25

STEALING NEGRoEs.-The Fort Smith
News says that Jim Lane, when he left
Springfield for Kansas, few days ago on
his retreat from our troops, took about
one hundred negroes, most of them be-
longing to the Union men, in that neigh
borhood, who had opened their arms to
receive the Federal troops. When re-
monstrated with, and was told that the
negroes belonged to the Union men, he
replied. ID such Union men as those
who own negroes" and of he went with
his booty.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-12-25

A COOP HonsE.-The New York Spirit
of the Times gives the following charac.
teristics ola good horse:
l. His eyes, even when seen in the
stable, are perfectly clear and transparent,
and the pupils or apPels of the eyes are
alike in color and size.
2 On being nipped in the gullet, he will
utter sound like that of bellows. If,
on the contrary, he should give vent to
a dry, husky short cough, beware Of him !;
his wind is unsound.
g. His legs are smooth and clean If
you find lunches or a difference in size,
though he may not be lame, disease turks
there.
4. If broad and full between the eyes,
he is susceptible Of being trained to almost
anything if some white Or parti-colored,
he is docie and gentle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-12-25

SUspENDED.-We regret to learn that
the West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter
has been compelled to suspend publica-
ton temporarily, on account Of paper.
The last number of the Planter contains
the following, which we copy for the es-
pecial benefit Of the worthy editor:
WASTED.-The editor Of this paper be.
ing now out of employment, owing to a
temporary suspension of the same, is anx-
ious and willing to do something for a
livelihood. He is desirous of accepting
any small job, such as saving wood,
sweeping chimneys, nursing a baby, milk
ing ducks, watering turkeys, "toting'
bundles, grinding an organ with monkey
accompaniment, running for Congress,
specula,ing in shinplasters, selling wood
or charcoal, or in any capacity his valua-
bic services may be required.
N. B. Has no objection to serving as
deck hand on a fiat boat, selling ice cream,
or acting as paymastcr in the militia.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-12-25

KANSAS RECEIVING HER CnAsr1sEMESr.
The Little Rock (Ark.) State Journal,
of the lst inst. says:
The Indian and Texas regiments, under
Coils. Cooper, Stand, Waite, Young, and
Whitfield, are advancing and cleaning out
Kansas as they go. The towns of Fort
Scott, Mound City, Lccompton, Topeka,
and Lawrence are in ashes This is fjpbt.
ing the devil with fire. Verify the Way
of the ransgressor is hard. The Who'll.
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Of OfLouisiana sugar there have been
sold more than ten thousand hogsheads,
of molasses more than sixty thousand
barrels of the present crop than were
sold at this date last year. Though
prices rule low, they are better than they
where in 1853. at our last large crop.
But for the heavy cost and great Difficult
ties Transportation. the demand of the
Confederate States for sugar and molas-
ses would be fully equal to the product
of this State, and afford handsome paying
rates. This fact was greatly doubted
some time ago. As the Northwest was
in the habit of buying a large portion of
our crop, it was apprchended that the
loss Of that market would be serious
damage to our sugar producers. 1t is
very obvious that this is an error, and
that with proper facilities and means of
transportion, our products would conf
mand excellent rates and be entirely con-
sumed within the Confederate States.
Under the operations of the Northern
tariff, the island sugars must advance to
rates which will enable our producers
to crowd them out of the Southern mar
ket and to monopolize.-N. O. Delta.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-12-25

HoN. CnAs. JAS. FAULKNER RELEASED.
From the New York correspondence
of the Philadelphia Inquirer, dated De-
cembeF 10, We take the following para
graph:
Mr.. Chas. Faulkner, ex-Minister to
France, who, as you know, has been en-.
Joying some weeks Of elegant leisure at
a certain fashionable watering place called
Fort Warren, kept by one Uncle Sam,
turned up in town to-day on parole. He
is en- route for Dixie's Land, in exchange
for Hon. '!r. Ely, of Rochester. So the
story goes.
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Wagons !!
Final Settlement.

A LII persons indebted to the Estate of Wiufrey
IA Whitlock, decd, either by Note or open Ae.
count, must come and settle by the first January
next And all persons having demands against
said Estate must present them by that time, or
they will be forever barred will be found a.
all times ut tho Company Store in Granitevllle.
GEORGE WHITLOCK, Ad'oI
Dec IL At 40
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State of South Carolina,
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT,
toreig" .tnachment.

Samuel r. Fuller.
yUYIIE Plaintiff in the above stated case, having
4 this day fled his declaration in my Office, anu
the Defendant having neither wife nor Attorney
known TO reside within tho limits Of this State, ON
whom copies of said Declaration with rules to
plead can be served, On motion of Messrs. Abney
K Wright, Plaintiffs Attorneys Ordered that said
Defendant appear und plead to said Declaration
within year and day from the date hereof, or
final and absolute judgment will be- given against
him. S. HARRISON, CO. p.
Clerks Office, October lst 1861. clyq 40
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State Of South Carolina,
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT,
IN COlfHON PLEAS.

X. M. FuIIer,
FurctJh attachment.
Samuel K. Fuller.
YEyHE Plaintiff in the above stated case, having
4 this dny fled his declaration in my Office, and
the Defendant having neither wife Gor Attorney
known to reside within tho limits Of this State
on whom copies Of said declaration with rules to
plead can be served, On motion of Mcssrs Abney
4 Wright, Plaintiffs Attorneys, Ordered that said
Defendant appear and plead to said declaration
within year and day from the date hereof, or
final and absolute judgment will bo given against
him. >. HARRISON, C.C.P.
Clerks oaico, October lst 1861. elyq 40
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State of South Carolina,
EDGEF1ELD DISTRICT,
IN C0MnOT PLEAS.
Aaron A. Clork.

rs. Foreign Attachment.
Samuel R. Fuller
yUylIE Plaintiff in the above stated case having
u this day filed his declaration in my office, and
tho Defendant having neither wifo nor Attorney
known to reside within tho limits of this State on
whom copies OF said declaration with rules to
pIcad can DO served. On motion nf Messrs. Abney
4 Wright, PlaiutiT's Attorneys. Ordered that said
Defendant appear ard plead to said Declaration
within year nnd day from the date hereof. or
final and absolute judgmentwil hc given against
hip, 5. HARRISON, G,c.P.
Clerks Office, October lst, 1861. s1yd 40
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The Case ofthe Harvey Birch.

The New York Post, Of Saturday
evening, says:
One of the most beautiful Of the packet
ships that sail from this port-thc pride
and boast of our commercial lnarine-the
Harvey Birch, belonging to Mr.. ]. II.
Brewer, Of South street, has fallen
victim to the piralical lust of the rebels.
Returning to this port from Havre, i'll
ballast, after a prosperous outward voyage
she was seized by the steamship Nashville
and burned to the waters edge. There
are reasons, it is said, why we should not
particularly commiserate the owner on
his los; but be that as it may, the cir
cumsiances of the case excite many re-
iectiuns. Her crew, a body OF sailors,
prosecuting an honest and honorable
vocation, were seized by the lawless rovers,
put in irons as if they had been criminals,
and in that ignonlinous condition carried
off to a foreign land.
Whether the Nashville processes to be
a regularly commissioned vessel Of war,
or a privateer, does not appear. The
probability is that she is neither, and that
she is cruising like a pirate, on her own
responsibility. But whatever she be nom.
inally. the outrage is the same; one Of
the grossest that has yet been inflicted
upon the flag Of our country, and the
honor as well as property of our citizens.
New York must feel the insult and the
wrong to her very heart Seldom before,
in her history asa commercial metropolis,
has any one dared to question her right to
navigate the great ocean which is the
source of her wealth and supremacy. In
all the seas of the world foreign powers
are glad to acknowledge the embems
of her enterprise, are glad 10 cultivate
the most friendly relations with her rep
resentativcs, and glad to do all in their
power to foster and extend her commerce.
But these rebels do not scruplc to arrest
her merchantmen, sink them in the great
deep, and subject their crews to the ill.
dignities which civilized nations reserve
for felcns.
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Slave, at Hilton Head.

The newspapers have published most
exaggerated accounts of the coming i'll of
slaves at Port Royal. From several
gentlemen who have recently returned
from that port, we learn facts which are
to be relied ON as true. The negroes
have come to the Fort. TO sell provisions,
poultry, &c, and their supplies have been
bought. Others have come from curlosl-
ty, and loitered around awhile, going away
again when they pleased. About $50
remain in the Fort, having been emplo! ed
to VI, <, receiving ratiuns and IS per
month. The total number that have
come in OH any and every pretext does
not exceed $50 No indications have been
given Of any desire 10 accept liberty as
II perlnancncy. Their attachment to their
masters and the families to which they
belong, does not seeln to be diminished,
aud there are large numbers, probably
thousands Of them i'll the neighborhood,
who have not come in to the Fort at all.
No reliance is placed on any intorma-
ton they give. The army officers appear
to think there is some reason for the South
ern law of excluding negro testimony.
The remark is very common that negro
will answer question precisely as he
thinks you want him to, unless he has
an end of his own to serve, when that
will determine his reply. The idea of
putting muskets into the hands of such
men as the slaves at Port Royal, is con-
sidered ridiculous as a military proposi.
ton, end can be regarded only in the
light of proposal to incitc them 10
murder their masters and mistrosses,
which no one who has seen them believed
they would do. It's said that visit to
South Carolina as already opened the
eyes Of many gentlemen, of former aboIi.
tion inclnatons to some new facts in
slavery.-N. Y. Journal Of Commerce.
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Bathing Sponges.

largo lot Of superior quality, received BY
ARRIVALS, at O. w. & j. B. HODGES.
Gov I; 1869. # SO
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-12-25

PICKET CosyABs-The Niclisburg Wig
says the following conversation recently
occurred between the opposing pickets
across the river near Leesburg:
Mr.. Iankee.-IlaIloo, over there who
are you?
V. S.-We are Mssissippians.
Yankee.-What Regiment?
V. S.-Thc Fifty-Second.
Yanice.-PShaw we know better than
that-you haven't got any fifty.two reg
iments from your State Where did you
get your uniform? The uniform of the
Volunteer Southrons, blue cloth with red
trimmings, very much resembles the Yam
kee uniform.
V. S.-Took it away from your fellows
over here the other day.
Yankee-We are coming over again
soon.
V. Swell come ahead we want
more clothes.
Yankee-We'vc got splendid Ameri-
can eagle over on this side of the river.
V. S.-But he's afraid to come over
here.
Yankee.-l'Il come over and exchange
papers if you won't hurt me.
Y. S.-Ycu chaps usually get hurt
coming over here, Id advise you to stay
there.
Yankee.-Have you heard from Port
Royal7
V.S.-No; but we heard from Lees.
burg, and guess you did too.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-12-25

population cf Northern Kansas is repre-
sentrd as in wholesale stampede, and
A ,eiIg to Iowa and Nebraska in terror.
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FAIR WARMING !!

A LII persons indebted to the Undersigned by
IA Note or Account. if not paid by 18th No
vrmbcr, will be waited on in Augusta, Ca, By an
officer S. E. BOWERS, Agt.
Augusta, Nov. 0 If a.
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T In Il PIANOS,
MUSIC, &C., &c.

YgyHE subscriber, after returning thanks to their
4 friends in Edgefeld and adjoining Districts,
for their liberal patronage during the last ten years.
would inform them that they still continue to keep
on hand largo assortment of