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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-19
SAINT PAUL, FRIDAY, APRIL 49, 1861.

thing, you see-no time to eat or sleep
but your little matter will be duly attended
to-" 'iC6igas77iN roaIs 4.
'N "Oan't you fix it now?" insists Rusty.
impossible, until can examine your
vouchers" '. t.t,,e, ~, u Vg' ,oa's ., -,
"Here they be-" says Rusty, in triumph.
eyes. Go to Mr.. File Clerk No. 2l--
and --.". ..-..--..--:T Til9n
y "No, shan't,"', adds Rusty, bravely.
"No sir You can't come that, you know,
no more-on me-! I've been there! BE
sent me to White, he to Drab, he to Brown,
he to Grey, he to Greenland 80 on to Blue,
Grizzle and Black. That's played out, Mr..
Secretary So, s'posing you sign, right
here" "-s3.;r0 sg4 :. oo;tcsr.s a. .,,.e.
, "Really, Mr.: Musty, I should be glad"
J. "Rusty, sir" ''
eyes, Rusted should be glad-but every
thing in course, you know. Must have sys-
tenn, you see." 20 b-otag gsitJ ..e ae.
"Then you won't sign?" s.. T.
"Can't at present, really" says the Secre-
tary: tL" o,-'sl's'lii- 515 '"s
Mr.. Richard Rusty, in his rage, deliber.
ately tears his documents into shreds, and
scatters them in the CRATE, exclaiming-
cts all right, Mr.. Secretary. I've been
fooled, I have. I came here all the way
from Squam, spent nigh bundled dollars,
worn out two good pair O. boots trottin'
up an down these steps, and I give it up
L do. I'll 60 home tomorrow; an if you
ever catch me q seekin' Office in this high
old town again you can just cut my throat
an I won't grumble. Goodbye, Mr. Hon.
able Sec'tary.".O 10 :eaaAq D 1rylk)-..
"Good-bye," responds the head of the
Department, with smile; and Mr.. Richard
Rusty retires, packs his carpet bag, and
returns to Squam, wiser and q better man
How many "Richard Rustys" have re.
turned from Washington this season, with
such q big "aea in the ear" as the above
denotes ?-Certes, more than onel sdr
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President and mis- Househ0ld..Ol,
Abe's Servants I'm Livery, &c. yaLlG

A Reunion at Senator Douglas,..T The
President and mis- Household..Old
Abe's Servants In Livery, &c. Ja/lG
Judge Douglas gave q splendid party or
the 4th, to- Mr.. Russell, correspondent o.
the London Times, now on his way te
Montgomery, Alabama. The company con
sisted of Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas, Mr.. and
Mrs. QUITS, Mr.. Russell, Mr.. Chase, Sec
retary of the Treasury, Mr.. Smith, Secre.
tary Of the Interior, the Prussian Minister
Baron Gerolt, Mr.. Forsyth, one of the Se-
cession Commissioners, Mr.. Ward, of Cali
fornia, Col. Seaton, of the Intelligencer, Mr.
Richard Cults, and Col. Forney, Clerk o
the House of Representatives. g7 ag
1t is stated that Hon. Salmon p. Chase
Secretary of the Treasury, would accept the
appointment of Justice of the Supreme
Court, to fill the vacancy created by the
death of Justice Mclean. .aic D
Great competition exists among Phila.
delphia, New York, and Boston merchants
to furnish the White House. Mr.. Nichol
of the firm of Haughwout & Co., New
York, is now here, and had an interview
this morning with Mrs. Lincoln, who will
shortly visit New York, and has engaged
Mr.. Nichol to supply the plate to be used
hereafter in the grand entertainments of the
President. She patriotically insisted that
the arms of the United States should EN-.
bellish all the plate she had ordered.
The Presidential liveries, it was expected,
would be "Lincoln green," but the splendid
equipage sent to the White House from
New York, was on the avenue on the 4th,
with the coachman and footman in hand.
some mulberry colored cloth overcoats, and
wearing silver-lace hat bands. htc
Visitors to Mount Vernon complain of
its dilapidated condition. Miss Cummings
ham, the Regent of the Ladies Mount
Vernon Association, is South Carolinian,
and her brother, I think, an officer in the
secession army. She is an excellent, &C.
complished, and patriotic lady, but she must
look to her laurels. 80. ...,.
Mrs. Lincoln has given instructions to
the public commissioner, and gardeners and
workmen are busily engaged in preparing
and identifying the gardens and grounds Of
the executive mansion. The first growth
OF spring grass was mown from the lawns
on the 4t6. a 10 -5dm1l en- I'D
By the new arrangement, con6ning the
calls or business to the hours between ten
and one o'clock, the President is this week,
for the first time since bis inauguration, pers
mitted to leave the executive mansion an
hour or two daily, for, recreation. In the
afternoon of the 9Th he, with his lady and a
few friends, rode out to Oak Hill Cemetery,
and passed an hour in that beautiful "city
of the dead" The Presidents visit, with
family and friends, at the navy yard, on the
afternoon Immediately previous, under a
salute OF twenty-0ne guns, afforded him an
opportunity, which be embraced, to examine
minutely the boundaries and workshops, and
the war sloops at the wharf. ~
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-19
VOL. Xu.-NO. As.
From Once Week.
A SCORE OF YEARS AGO.

a SCOHG OF YEARS AGO.
Down by the breaking waves we stood,
Upon q rocky shore;
The brave waves whispered courage,
And hid with friendly roar, 4
The faltering words that told the tale
dared not tell before. E nsla D.
asked if she with the precious gift
Her love, my life she'd bless.
Was it her voice, or some fair wave
Forsooth, scarce may guess
Some murmuring wave or her sweet voice
That lisped so sweetly "Yes."
And, then, in happy silence too,
I clasped her fair wee hand !;
And long we stood there carelessly,
While DER the darkened land
The sun set, and the fishing boats ,3
! Were sailing for the strand. r.
It seems not many days ago els l-
Like yesterday--nO more, i.r .er j
Since thus we stood, my love and !,
Upon the rocky shore
But was four and twenty then,
And now I'm forty.four. . a,1
The lily hand is thinner now, A4'1
And in her sunny hair W-I 1.f2
l see some silvery lines, and on l1s 81.
Her brow some lines of care; ee% r
But wrinkled brow, or silver locks -- .,
She's not one whit less fair. ~ x
The fishing boats score of years ..
Go sailing from the strand;
The crimson sun score of years
Sets Ger the darkened land, go J4.J
And here tonight upon the cliff, b ii
We're standing hand in hand.
'My darling, there's our oldest girl, O. s'
Down on the rocks below;
What's Stanley doing by her side p
My wife says, "You should know,
He's telling her what you told me p
A score Of years ago." sd ,.+.
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/ "a World dispatch says: aAmong those
mentioned to succeed Mclean are Swayne
and Judge Gholson, Of the Supreme bench
OF Ohio. The latter win be- hacked by the
entire bar Of Ohio, and By Senators Irum-
bull, Fessenden and Crittenden. Judge
Logan OF Illinois, member Of the Peace
Oonvention, Is also backed BY the bar Vol
his State."lo ss0dg 1s40 agssss ny 1o si7n, Isl
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-19
THE GARRISON IN THE FORT |.
Names

The embrasures for muaketry on the side
OF The work exposed to the fire Of the bat
teries Of C1mmipgs' Point and Fort john
son have been filled with solid tagging,
filled IN with lead and are now ball and
bombatproof adding materially to the
strength Of the work. Inside, the magazine
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-19
FORT SUMPTER.

Description OF the F0rt.-the Garri-
son---the Floating Battery--.the
South Carolina Forces.
The news of the contest al Charleston,
and the surrender Of Fort Sumpter, gives
special interest to description of that post.
The Herald of the 10th, has a lengthy arti~
Gle, from which we quote the following ex.
tracts: ,aE Eea .-a.sarrr.l ,-7 ug
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-19

NEw YoRK, April IL.
The steamer Vandefbilt proceeded TO the
Navy Yard this morning having been
chartered by the Government. y .sa95 Iis W
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-10-11
Orleans County Company.

The several recruiting officers OF the
Orleans county company of infantry for
the Sixth Regiment collected their re-
cruits at Barton on Thursday last. They
were very comfortably quartered at the
Barton Hotel. On Friday they were
inspected by Dr. Skinner, of Barton, aud
harmonioasly organized under the direc-
ton Of COL Steele, of Derby Line, whose
kind advice and patriotic instruction we
hope they will never forget We give
below a full list Of the officers and pri-
Yates, numbering in all one hundred and
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-10-11

CRAFTSBURY AND THE WAR.-We
understand that Cralt~bury has furnished
nearly forty men for the war, and is still
ready to do more if called for. Besides
this, the ladies have made and sent away
two boxes Of hospital goods" valued at
over 500. Can any other town in the
county make an equal show Of patriot
ISM?
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-10-11

"a OF tle Chinese Emperor, every
one, even those OF his own chamber,
stand Il the greatest imaginable awe, and
on no pratext does any one address him
save with the use of his grand and
glorious titles. 1t is the etiquette in the
Chinese court for the Emperor's physi-
clan to apply the same titles to his dis.
eases as to himself, and accordingly
they talk Of His High and Mighty
Stomachache,' His Imperial and God
like Dyspepsia and His Eternal and
Never-ending Diptheria'
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-10-11

sg' James b. Clay. the renegade son
OF the gallant Harry was captured
by boy not over sixteen! Although
alone in buggy, he was armed with two
double shot guns and two navy revolyers.
But the boy oyerawed him, and he gave
up without a shot.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-10-11

A PERORATIoy.-An egro orator
thus concludes an account OF the death Of
a colored brother: De last word he was
heard to say, de lass word be was h-a,d
to speak, de last word he was heard 10
utter, de last word be eber pronounced,
dc last syllable he hebed, de last idea he
cher calculated; yes, my brethren, De
last word he was eber known to breaye
forth, sound, or arIiculate, was-glory -
Such amplifed perorations are sometimes
to be heard from orators Of renoBn.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-10-11
From the Freeman.
General Fremont.

There has seemed to be very general
disposition since this war commenced, to
shift the blame for every disaster to our
arms, upon the General who commanded
the expedition, or upon the officer who
had in charge the military district in
which the trouble occurred, just as suits
the prcjudices Of those who are making
the complaint. Success against what
ever opposing force, or under whatever
combination Of untayorable circumstances
is too often regarded as the only test, not
only Of capacity and fitness for general
ship, but Of honesty and loyalty Of pur-
pose in the service of the Nation. Just
now it scenes to be popular in some
quarters to cry out against Fremont as
the real cause of the Rebel success, both
at Wilson's Creek aud at Lexington,
just as though, having been appointed to
the command Of that military district, he
was expected of course to make quick
work with the Rebels theeo,aoa guarantee
that no disaster should thereafter happen
to our arms. To be sure, he had to
raise, organize, ar N and equip an
army for this purpose, to keep watch of
the rebels on the Mississippi river, 10
Tennessee, Kentucky, and Southern
Missouri, to keep garrison at Cairo and
Binds Point, to seize Paducah in Ken
lucky, as absolutely essential to the safety
of operations in that quarter, to keep
guard over st. Louis, that imperial city
of the West, to send troops to protect
the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad,
and to do iuuumerable other things.
But all these things seem to be ignored
BY these who assaI him, and he is treated
as tboagh, having accepted the command
Of that district he must be held strictly
responsible, without time to be heard in
' ''' - 's'e'2o ''"' ""P
Pancd to any portion Of our troops. TO
vac
-, '''''5 '' J '''''''' '.',"7'' '"o 'o'
lowing statements from Morris Davis,
member Of Congress from Pennsylvania,
who has been .pru6inu some time in ST
%'' '''' ~" nun . 'I'.'' ''''' - %
LOUIS are interesting ana important
On Tue saturday preceding the siege
0. Lexington ooy2 troops were ordered
to Washington iron ST. LOUIS Gen.
Fremont '"eh had ID >. LOUIS but 'ooo
men, ou' he 'mmelIa'e'y sent on TWO OF
ms ".s' regiments. ne '"l as lney
Ie'1 lae heart must be preserved, even
u t-a aA.'emi'es PERISH. Ide news
i.aI Lexington caused hm to decIlnc
''.''s '"'''' anu e'He'"' o'o'' S0''"'"'
..''''
} .o ''''''A Oh '''"''S !" MISSOURI
''''' ''"' Is 5.'. p mas '''" most e'noar-
''--'' : ''''o''' '"u "''' up 20
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'Contrabands' at Fortress Monroe,

The correspondent Of the New York
Times at Fortress Monroe thus describes
the contrabands at that place;
The order which was so hastily and
inconsderately issued to Gen. Wool
from Washington, to send the conraband
negroes that have assembled here to the
National Capitol has been judiciously
countermanded, and there is a prospect
now that the question and the negroes
will be left undsturbed to the solution 10
which the problem so happily tends.
The country needs and has The ser
vices Of the negroes Unless the lie is
to be given to the adage, tLat 'revoiu-
tons never 90 backwards, then we need
not fear that the well defined sentiments
of the day will suffer a shock, from the
treatment which the negroes receive, and
will continue to receive here. They are
simply in the hands Of men Of good
sense, neither fanatical nor prcjudiced,
but who bring TO bear strong good sense
not only as relates to their present treat
ment, but their future condition. Prac-
lically the negroes and the question are
in the keeping Of the Quarlermastor Of
this Department, Capt, TaIlmadge, to
whom more than all other men is due
the credit of being the author, advocate
and administrator of the conuaband'
idea; and the country may feel sure that
so far as depends on him, prejudice shall
not result to the negro or to the Govern
mcut Tie negroes are systematically
cared for; all their comforts are scrupu-
lousy provided; ne instance Of harsh
treatment has been heard of-while the
productiveucss of the labor performed
by the negro is confessed on all hands.
Under this system the capacity Of the
negro for most kinds Of labor Las been
abundanhy proved. lie needs to be III
rectcd more carefully and watched over
more strictly than the white laborcr.
am inclined 20 think that the circum-
stances under which the 'conrabands are
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-10-11

PATRIOTISM IN OgLEANs.-Orleans
county has furnished four full companies
of infantry and half a company Of cav
airy for the war; besides furnishing not
less than fifty men to the Lamoille com
pan'cs, making in all full FIVE hundred
men. Audyet Orleans has not been hon
ored With a solitary field or staff officer
in any one Of the regiments! We are
first rate TO "hew wood and " draw wa
ter up here, but hardly suitable to be re-
cciyed into fall fellowship with he Byob-
daaggs.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-10-11
Where will the Rebels Attempt
the PotomacP

The reports we have received con-
corning the points at which the rebels
intend TO cross the Potomac are various
and contradictory. All know and feel
that military strategy is but the appliance
Of military science to existing facts.
These facts embrace localities, the position
Of the enemy, his means Of transportation,
his facility for retreat in case oil defeat
and the rapidity Of advancing large bod
les of men upon weakIy-defended points.
Itis evident to the plainest common
sense that the Potomac cannot be crossed
at any point between Fort Washington
and the Great Falls, embracing all the
positions Immediately in front of Wash
ingtou, and above and below it for a mum
Der Of miles. The object of the enemy,
then, must be to cross, if they attempt it
all, either below or above this imprcg-
nable line Of defense.
Should they succeed in crossing,
despite the Potomac fotilla under Com
mander ellis, at Freestone Point, the
mouth of Occoquan, at Aqua Creek, or
at any other point below Washington,
with large number Of men, how could
they convey horses, cannon, heavy mu-
nitions of war, wagons, and tent equipage
across in sufficient quantity or numbers
50 as to constitute force sufficiently
formidable or powerful to take the field,
and advance upon BadensJurg, Annapo-
lis, Or Baltimore? Their means of eros
sing the river consist simply of old fash
toned fat-bouomed scows, few light
river craft, and some very small, indif-
terent steamers, incapable Of transporting
a force Of any numbers, cannons, NUM-
tons Of war, etc., except in the most
limited and ,ime-consisting manner.
'1'' ~ i'os' '',"' P'o''., '"'''' sue
w = - ''''''''"7 ''''y 81 '''.' ''o''s','''
'O''' ~ '"9 mario" peninsula my
o9'" ecu '''e o'''''"c anu o'9s' t's"Ne
o"5' 'n's9 "o''u nave 10 mare" over
most dllllcul' ana rough Io'aS Tor more
IMAM Two days ere 'hey couia re"eh any
ass"iaola point upon our rear, with their
own rear perfectly unpTotec'ed' and
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-10-11

DEuICATIoN.-Nclearn thatthe new
congregational meeting house at Lake
Bridge is 10 be dedicated on Tuesday,
Oct 18th, at half past ten in the fore
noon. The dedication sermon will be
preached By the Rev. Piiny II. White.
CAyALRr.-Ghe cavalry company
from Orleans and Lsmoi!ie counties is
Row full. The recruits from Ibis county
went to Hydepark on last Tuesday, to
meet the rest OF the company and to
elect officers. They will be mustered in
To service at Burlington.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-10-11
INDEPENDENT STiYDiRD.
A. a. EARLE. EDTTOE.
IRASBURGH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER Il, 1861,
Our Duty.

! one great cause OF u'"'N'Gl9 40 wv '~"N'''
engagements with the rebels was owing
to Tire ioempcmuce Of many Of the Off.
cors and men in our army. We fear this
is true. The published efforts of some
in authority to suppress rum holes
high and low, is sad evidence Of the truth
Of this intimation. Hence we rejoice at
lie decided stand taken by Generals
Mcclellan and Butler in cndeayoriug to
suppress SO great an evil; and we hope
they will be sustained by every true
patriot, not only in the vicinity Of Wash
ington, bu, every part OF The country.
Those who baya charge of cnlisdng Off
ce- can do much ia d g. way if they
are meu Of lhe true stamp, and no 9TH
ers are Gil for ,lis duty. Such as seek
out individuals, and after getting them
under the influence Of alcohol induce
lhem to enlist, are a disgrace to the couu-
try, and should be pointed at as objects
Of unmiDigated adherence. No patriot
can pursue such an uuhallowed course.
Sober, intelligent men, we believe, make
lie best soldiers, and will prevent tie
necessity Of frequent court mar;iaIs on
account Of lawless dcpraladoas or acts
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-10-11
OFFICERS.

, numbering in all one hundred a
OFFICERS.
Oscar A. Hale, Captain.
Geo, II. Phelps, lst Lieut..
Carlos II. DwiaeII, I'd Lieut..
Chas, f. Bradley, LIST Sergeant.
NJ. W. Davis, 2d
Wilbur Leach, Sd
L. NJ. Kimball, lgh
Ira D. McClary, 9TH
Jesse Courser, list Corporal.
4. VI. Nye, ID
NJ. L. Page, I'd
0. Stiles, 4th
Dan Mason, 9th
YIN p Cbosmo,o 9Th
N,o.o. Ahhott Tn
a. D.n;, oh
T.r
----- ---- Flier.
n / = l rs
A. Miller.
IL. .. HeItinslll.
H. AIOee.
Joseph L1bbey
James a. Ilace.
George blc&iord.
George I. SABINE.
d. ). Collins.
H. y Oollnel.
Erasmus Harrington.
Lewis Talbot.
Chandler E. Colburn.
Martin Y. Rogers.
Benjamin Place.
William Blanchard.
Daniel Joslyn.
Joseph Page.
Martin l.. Page.
Robert Collins.
Benz. O. Currjer.
HI Bailey.
John Mason.
Jos. W. Luxlord.
Liberty AlIrich.
Moses Abbott.
Joshua S,icknev.
James II. Wood.
II. Byron Parkhurst.
Peter b. Courser.
nj P.r,y
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CorToN AND ToBACCo,-The Wash
ington correspondent Of the Baltimore
SIN writes as follows;
There is no doubt that English and
other spectators are devising means to
run the blockade under the temptation
Of the rising demand Of cotton and tobac-
co, and also the demand in the South for
European manufactures.
II is rumored that class Of strongly
built and fast sailing merchant vessels
are to be fitted out from Liverpool to
run the blockade at their own risk, ex-
pecting a handsome pro fit even if they
lose a vessel and cargo no " and then.
"a The Missouri Republican, sanguine
that al, our troubles will be over by 1851
anticipates a friendly race at that period
for the Presidency between z. G. l.
Beauregard aud G.. b. Mcclellan.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-12-03

E1s Three questions on the right OF
succession are now pending in Europe.-
One relates to the crown of-Den,uark
which 1t has been supposed, the King of
Sweden was aiming after ia his late visit
to Paris and London. The matter has,
however, been differently regulated by
the protocol of London, il it will say
such. The next question relates TO the
successor TO the Greek Crown. King
Otho has no descendants; aud his brother,
who has been made heir, refuses to con-
form to the Greek Church, which is in.
diSpenSable. The thlrd relates to Servia
one OF the northern principalities, ac-
know ging the Sovereignty of Turkey.
Russia has got her finger deeply in TIN.
pie, aud more or less in all three of them.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-12-03
EE Hon. r. J. Walker ha. addressed

e Hon. II. j. Walker has addressed
letter to the editor Of the National Re.
publican IN favor of Congress immediately
making an appropriation for the relief Of
Ireland in view OF the impending famine.
lie concludes 10y saying "Now when SO
many thousands Of Irishmen are periIing
their lives on the battle fields of liberty in
our defense, when so many have already
fallen and others are imrnured in rebel
dungeons, let US show that we are not
uingrateiui, aud when the next great con-
ilict comes, as soon it must, the shamrock,
intermingled with the stars and stripes,
will wave in triumph over the field of
victory for liberty aud Union.