The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-12
News from the south.

paper since the mails have been stopped to
the seeded States, but by private hands the
Louisville papers occasionally receive the
Southern journals. The following are the
latest items of interest.
The Memphis Appeal of Tuesday, pub
fishes the following proclamation of BEN
McCULLocH to the people of Arkansas, to
which the Appeal suggests that portion of
the organized forces of West Tennessee, the
gallant volunteers, might respond by
" forward movement" in ans wer to the call
of Arkansas to aid Missouri:
PROCLAMATION OF BRIGADIER GNNERAL BEN
MCCULLoCH-Citizens Of arkansas TO de.
fend your frontier troops of Missouri are falling
PACK upon you; IL they are not sustained
your State will be invaded, and your homes
desolated. All that can arm themselves will
rendezvous at Fayetteville, where thew will
await further orders. ALI those who have arms
OF the State will march to the scene of action.
or give their arms IT, those who will not desert
their country in the hour of danger. All organ.
lied companies, whether cavalry or infantry.
will report at Fayetteville, and be at once
formed into regiments and battalions. The
necessary subsistence stores will be forwarded
from this port. Rally promptly, then. citizens
OF Arkansas, and let US drive these Northern
hordes back from whence they came.
(Signed) BEN. MCCUCLOCH,
Brigadier General.
The Richmond EIaminer, which has
always been side by side in extreme views
with the Charleston Mercury, says
Nothing would have been easier than for vir.
plnIa and MARYLAND for Viruinia to
have prevented the Inauguration of Linco DIN in
Washington, and thereby to have driven or
confined the new administration north of Mason
q Dixon's line and, for the first month after
the inauguration, few thousand Southern
troops might have readily expelled it from
Washington. Every day since then it has
been strengthening its position and introdu-
cling troops for defence faster than the South
has levied them for assault. Nothing is more
certain than that, II we had forced them to
fight, without discipline on either side, we
should have whipped them; nothing more
doubtful than whether Northern or Southern
men make the best regulars. By delay, we
lost the advantage which the hardy, indepcnd-
ent, self-reliant habits give to Southerners. A
years drill will make a Northern factory hand
a better soldier than a Kentucky huntsman or
Texas ranger, because the factory hand is
ready made automatOD, and automatic are
what they want in war on large scale.
Two prisoners, one Federal dragon, the
other one OF Ellsworth's Zouaves, arrived in
the Central cars yesterday. Their manner is
defiant and staggering. They say they are
but the advance guard and that Gen. Scott
will certainly march into Richmond, at the
head OF a victorious army, on the Fourth of
July.
1t seems that the Confederates have
proposed an oath, to be taken by all in its
employ. The Portsmouth correspondent,
of the Examiner, under date of June 10th,
writes:
The most intense excitement pervades our
community at this moment with respect to the
test oath administered to Government employ
ees at the Navy Yard last Thursday. By it, 1
am told, they are bound not merely to sustain
in their section and Government, as is their
wish, but equally to obey the within and Ca
price of naval officers CT high and low degree
the measures of service being the Articles of
War. 4 town meeting will probably be held
next week.
The Fredericksburg Recorder of last
Friday says:
In consequence of the superintendent yield
CT the wheat crop, this staple has fallen near
ly hity per cent IN value, and it is thought that
the price will not exceed seventy-fve or eighty
cents bushel. Harvesting in this section is
progressing rapidly, and we presume will close
this week. The quality OF grain is very supe.
rlOr.
w. Ii. Pendleton was shot aud instant
ly killed near Acqui Creek, a few days ago,
by the accidental discharge of gun in the
hands of B. G. Rawlings.
-Ex.Governor Floyd has presented
magnificent pair Of horses to President Da-
Wis. The 9Th Louisiana Regiment, 1000
strong, left Richmond for Yorktown on
Friday last. Gen. Garnett, who has just
gone to North western Virginia to take
command of the Confederated forces in that
region, was Major in the United States
Army, and has for some years been in
Washington Territory. He is Virginan
and said to be an officer of uncommon abil.
ity, and regarded by General Lee with es-
pecal confidence.
Judge Meredith, of Richmond, has
granted writ of habeas corpus in the case
of VIM. Ell. Hurlbut, in prison on suspicion
oil being spy. ~. II. Cialge, who was
arrested on suspicion, has been released on
$500 ball. to await "a further examination.
The Richmond Enquirer, of Saturday,
says:
We have the satisfaction to announce the ar
rival in this city of distinguished stranger
from the sunny cline of France, the land of
Lafayette, and associated with many thrilling
memories Of our first revolution and of our
first war of independence. This stranger is no
less parsonage than Prince Camille de Polig-
nae, a name illustrious in history; and he
comes, as Lafayette came, to draw his sword
in behalf of brave and generous people who
have taken up arms to resist the attempts of
tyrant and despot to subjugate and ensave
them. Prince Polignac served with much gall
lantry in the Crimea, and is unquestonab!y
we'll acquainted with the organization and dis
cpline of the French army. We understand
that President Davis received the Prince yes
terday at his office, in the War Department,
with that urbanity and cordiality for which he