The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-26

THURLow WEED, fresh from Washington
and the table of Gen. Scorr, gives rebuke
to the newspaper /" Generals" who are quiz
city sitting at their desks and crying" on
to Richmond" and says:
Some years ago, in Mexico, a bush.house,
containing all the ammunition of the regiment,
caught fire. The danger was imminent. An
officer commanded the men to rush through
the flames and bring out the powder. But the
men hesitated while the flames spread. At
this critical moment Colonel Chen Captain)
HeinSelman appeared, exclaiming, boys, fol.
low mel" and rushing himself in the magazine,
was the first to emerge with keg of powder
in his arms. The men did follow and the work
was accomplished. In that spirit, ION to Rich.
m0nd!'' means something. Col. Henselman is
in command of one of the columns now form.
ing upon ''sacred SOIL"
Another word of this gallant officer. Some
weeks since, when the field officers for the new
regiment were about to be designated, we were
dining with General Scott, and asked to say
word on behalf of an officer we thought emit
tied to promotion. ''Who sr?" inquired the
General. "Major Henselman," and as we
were about to add something more, the veter-
an interrupted, "NOt word, sir-I am respon.
sible for Major Heinselman's promotion" This
was sternly but kindly said, when Colonel
Stone, who was present, related The magazine
incident.
Gen. Mcdowell, who is to have the immedi.
ate command of the columns forming around
Arlington, Alexandria, &C., is young officer
OF great intelligence and indomitable energy.
He is looking actively to the discipline and eff
fciency of his men. His general orders indi
cate capacity and good sense. They enjoin, in
the most forclble language, order, sobriety and
obedlence-especially in regard to the protec-
tion OF the persons and property of non-com.
0atants. General Mcdowell is in his saddle
early and late, giving direction and effect to
whatever concerns his command. He is in ro-
oust health, equal to any emergency, and will
do his whole duty. He will be seconded, ably
and CALAMITY by Sherman, Tyler, Hunter,
Heinselman, &C., who are to lead columns.
And now for an instance of the bravery
of "Old Chippewa" when headlong cour-
age was of avail. In recent speech deliv-
cred at Newark, n. j., Judge CONRAD, in
answer to a charge of cowardice made
against General SCorr, produced docu-
ment which was sworn to a few years since,
as part of the evidence oil a soldier at Lun-
dy's Lane, who stated in his affidavit that
General Scott, after he was wounded, rode
to where the soldier was stationed, " his
neck, breast and arms in a gore of blood,
which ran down his legs and tricked from
his boot upon the ground" and said to the
commander of the line: 60 | am wounded
and very weak; l want one of your young
men to get up behind me and hold me on
my horse" a young man threw down his
musket, and at one spring leaped upon the
horse, and they swiftly galloped away to the
main body of the army. The excitement
produced by reading the document was tre-
mendous. Hundreds rose on their feet and
gave most vehement cheers, so that 1t was
some minutes before the speaker could pro-
coed.