The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-09
FROM CAIRO.

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THE WAR IN MTSSOURE-GEN. PILLOW HAS
2O,0O1 MEN-HE ISSUES A PR0CLHMATI0N--s
q PREPARATIoNS FOR A STRONG DEFENCE.
Special Dispatch to he Chicago Tribune - $50. ~
asnAi tBsi b3aa.ig CAIRO, Aug. lilo r. N. !
Reports from Missouri, to-day, are of q
more threatening character. Gen. Pillow,
is in command of the rebels at New Mad
rid, and has issued a proclamation to the
people of Missouri, of which the following
is verbatim copy :5s7 lasI gaa 3ss f5ilqaI
10 the people Of Missouri: s9.jisss9su ST
| 3"The forces under my command are your
neighbors and friends, and we come at the
instance and request Of the Governor OF your
State as allies to protect you against tyr.
amy and oppression. AsTennesseeans, we
have deeply sympathized with you. When,
you were called to, arms and manifesteda de-
termination to resist the usurper who has
trampled under his feet the constitution Of
the government and destroyed all the guards
so carefully prepared for the protection Of
the liberties of the people by our, fathers,
and when you called for help, Tennessee,
sends her army, composed of her cherished
SONS, to your aid We will help you expel
from your borders the population hostile to-
your rights and institutions, treating all
such, as enemies if found under arms. We
will protect your people from wrong at the
hands Of our army, and while we have every
reason to believe no violence will be done
to the rights of your true hearted and loyal
people, the general commanding begs to be
informed if any case of wrong should occur.
To the gallant army under his command,
who mold in their keeping the honor of Ten
nessee, though composed of Tennesseeans,
Mississippians and Kentuckians, he appeals
as father to his children to violate the rights
of no peaceable citizens, but to guard the
honor Of Tennessee as you would that Of an
affectionate mother, cherishing you as her
sons. The field OF active service is before
you. Our stay here will be short. Our
mission is to place our downtrodden sister
on her feet, and to enable her to breathe af-
ter the heavy tread of the tyranny's foot.
Then by her own brave sons she will main
tain her rights and protect her own fair
women from the foe whose forces march
under banners inscribed with !" Beauty and
Booty" as the reward Of victory. In VIC
tory the brave are always merciful, but no
quarters will be shown to troops marching
under such banner, In this view, and for
these purposes, we call upon the people OF
Missouri to come to our standard, join in
our forces, and aid in their own liberation.
If you would be freemen you must fight for
your rights. Bring such arms as you have.
We will furnish ammunition, and lead you
on to victory. '-''' 30 i.-'s - 7'u'3'e#o
% That the just ruler of nations is with
US is manifested 10 the glorious victory with
which our arms were crowned in the bloody
[signedl asGIDEoN J.PILLow,
-vo3 ! lo ri6fs an Gen. Commanding"
Gen Pillows army is made up of por-
ton of the Union City,, the Randolph and
the Memphis troops, and is from twelve to
twenty thousand strong. They are well
supplied with cannon-ieId pieces and
siege arms. JEFF Thompson, now in COM
mand of Watkins's old force, has moved the
encampment from Bloomfield to within
eight miles of Charleston and about eigh-
teen miles of our lines Part Of Pillows
command, numbering some 5000, are up on
the Cape Girardeau4 Road, between Madrid
aud Charleston. The rebels have, in fact,
taken military possession of the road
through West Prairie from New Madrid
to Cape Girardeau, and are evidently
preparing for an attack upon Birds Point
or Cape Girardeau. However, everything
is in mastery state Of preparation both {
at Camp Defiance and at Birds Point, for
the fight. silio Y ps9ag- ym g535
5s This has been the hottest day the year.
The thermometer marked l04 degrees in the !
shade. "a. 81, s,,....,.t..s,
i77'70s 1Ts',0 ss1 ~ CAIRO, August l.,
.ae Scouts Just 10 report JEFF. Thompson's
command 5000. strong, eight miles from
Charleston, Missouri, and about twenty
miles from Birds Point. Three thousand
rebels are encamped between New Madrid
and Thompson's camp, and eleven thousand
at New Madrid. They are well armed and
well drilled. They have five. batteries of
10 pound field pieces, Differed and manned
by foreigners, two regiments Of cavalry,
: we'll equipped. Gen. Pillow. is infcommand.
He has promised Claib jackson to place
10000 men in Missouri at once.
S CoNDEMNAr1ox OF MIREs.-By the arr
rival Of the Arabia we learn that Mires has
been condemned in the French Court to
suffer FIVE years Imprisonment and pay
fine of 5000 francs, The other members
Of the financial Council des Clemens de
, Tar bava heen acnuiftpd INIT Cont Siynn, /