The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-21

was man, and ambitious, which Ameri-
cans can never be, would prefer the Presi-
dental Chair to Louis Napoleon's crown,
for the simple reason that America is, ply
sically, greater country than France.
That the COlonels remonstrance was not
strictly in accordance with military laws"
may be all very true, but, nevertheless, it
has, in itself, SAVIOR of common sense if
the manner of its "getting up" was objec..
tionable. / know nothing of Articles of
War;" excepting as read those you quoted,
and would not study out the unchristian
code if you would give me bran new mo.
rocco bound copy of the Gospels; but it
seems to me as if our regular army was
different institution from citizen forces called
out or accepted for an especial purpose /;
and despite Army Regulations / think there
were some of the gallant volunteer regi-
ments who enlisted for the express purpose
of fighting our battles in Mexico, who would
have demurred had they been ordered to
have garrisoned the forts in their own States,
because the regulars were preferred for &C.
| tual service and / would not wonder, even
now, if the patriotic Governor of Rhode
| Island, who is supporting regiment 1.-THE
newspapers say) in Washington at his own
expense, with no desire for other emolument
or reward than the gratitude ofhis country,
| if ordered to send the companies comprising
it into various localities in the lumber re-
gions of Maine, might find his ardor 80
dampened as to allow the government to
furnish his officers and men with their mess
pork and other rations.
However, as said before, / do not know
anything about how armies are raised or
governed, though there is great deal of
talk here now about nobody, but their re-
spective State authorities, having, as yet,
any right to swear the new troops into SER
vice, excepting for limited number of days;
but that cannot be so, for, if the newspapers
report true, those who first went to Wash.
ington are now to be sworn in for much
longer, or for an indefinite term.
While l am writing, more newspa-
pers are brought in-Jour,,al of Commerce,
May goth and 2lst-(By the Way,the Jour-
lis one of the few christian papers in the
lane, II do not mean religious-a crusader
or Turk may be that land 10 the Col
onel is no longer the only Young American
in the field indeed, be is quite behind the
men of the Empire State. Under the head.
ing, Supervising the Governor" reads,
"1he Governor, we understand, has decided
not to recognize any orders from Washing
ton, except such as are received by him di-
rect from the Federal authorities, a0ithout
the Intervention of Committees" Following
this is preamble and resolution of the
"Union Defense Committee" and remarks
from the Albany Argus:
| bo~ l. n xr,;tl,
| great regret, that Notwithstanding several reg
iments OF these volunteers are ready for SER
| vice, and are anxious to be enrolled tor two or
| more years, they cannot be received by the
| State authorities, under the arrangements they
| have made; therefore,
proceed forthwith to Washington, and urge
their acceptance by the President of the United
| States.
We learn that on receiving this announce
ment, "the President, Secretary Cameron,
and General Scott did not hesitate. They
swept away red tape and circumlocution,
assumed the responsibility, accepted the
| generous tender, thanked New York for
its liberal offer of men and money, and
gave the word to march fourteen regiments
to the scene of active duty" We are glad
the fourteen regiments are ordered, but we
confess we are astOnished at the mode and
circumstances.
Of course there is not very good UNDER
standing springing up between the Federal
and State governments but then, the four
teen regiments received their marching orr
ders. Now if your " laundering" Colonel
had only dispatched Corporal as envoy
Extraordinary to Washington, to have
presented those resolutions" framed by him.
self and officers, directly to the President of
the United States, instead of preferring his
sensible request through an intermediate
official, the probable result is that he would
have received the plaudits of the War De-
partment, and his regiment been reported
now en- route for the National Capital. l
am sorry for him and his gallant men, but
noticed in a late paper, in the disposition
made of the Minnesota troops, that the
First Regiment would constitute the home
guard"
As in fancy see them on their "winding
way" to those frontier forts, memory brings
up picture of the very first company of
Minnesota volunteers, who, in the summer
of 1850, started for "the wars" under the
command of the brave Colonel NJ, also OF
Mexican service. With what ardent en-
thusiasm the men of ST. Paul gave them
parting speeches, and parting smiles. How
the women stood 10 the doors OF the unique
little dwellings which composed the capital,
waving their handkerchiels as the gallant
troops rode by. How noble Colonel NJ.
looked, and how military, too, despite bis
careless civilian attire. Were visions of
of bloody seiges at Palo Alto and ChepuIte-
pee, or of dark eyed senoritas watching the
onward progress of our eagle standard in
his mind, as his hand, a Ia militaire, was
raised in graceful salutes, to the brim of his
palm leaf hat or was be dreaming of new
| glories as he rode by, so conspicuously at
the head of his company, on horse full six
inches taller than the Indian ponies which
his men were belaboring into "keep up"
pace. How anxiously we looked for the
latest reports from the Winnebago coun-
try, fearing the willy foe they had gone to
meet would "dodge" them. How we used
tn Iisfpn at NIGHT pxnpctinU IN hear the