The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-10-25
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT,

posed to him is Major General Gustavus
w. Smith, commanding the left wing of the
rebel army. Brigadier General Charles
Ferguson Smith commands at Paducah.
OF Colonies and field officers there is appa-
rently no end. Illinois has Colonel Robert
F. Smith, 10th regiment, at st. Joseph,
Mo-; Colonel Gustavus A. Smith, 35th reg
iment, in Fremont's army; Colonel John E.
Smith, of the Lead Mine regiment raising at
Galena. Ohio furnishes five Colonies
Smith, viz, Benjamin F. Smith, of the LIST
VIM. S. Smith, of the 18th; j. L. Kirby
Smith, of the Add; T. K. Smith, of the
54th and Orland Smith, of the I'D. Mis-
souri, has Colonel Morgan L. Smith, Of the
9th. We should despair of enumerating
the Smiths who are field, staff or line off.
GERS, suffice it, the proportion is we'll main.
tanned. There was at one time PROPOSE
tiou to raise full regiment of Smiths but
the difficulty there would be in making up
an ineligible list of killed and wounded,
was an insuperable objection.
PENNSYLVANIA HORSES IN CHICAGO.
The Chicago Tribune says one of the
latest outrages perpetrated on the West is
the shipment to this point of broken down
horses, bought up for the army in Pennsyl-
vania. The first installment of these
wretched hacks, some $50 in number, ar
rived from Pittsburgh on Sunday last,
designed for Col. Brackets Cavalry. They
were of all colors and Sizes, and afflicted
with almost every disease in the catalogue
of horse distempers. We understand that
many of the soldiers are ready to mutiny
before they will mount such scare crows ;
and if there is any good cause for mutiny in
the army, we conceive this to be one, under
the circumstances.
ARTILLERY.
The New York Tribune learns that the
Government has had and is now having
constructed more than twenty-five thousand
gun carriages for field batteries.
SENATOR WILSON'S REGIMENT EN- ROUTE.
The movement of Senator Wilson's Reg
iment, the 22d Massachusetts,, from Boston
to the seat of war, last week, was made the
occasion of signal ovations in bis honor.
Adhesion stand of colors was presented,
Hon. Robert O. Winthrop making the ad,
dress. At New York there was a Jolly
breakfast, at which Gov. Morgan, George
Bancroft, William Cullen Bryant, Gen. T.
w. Sherman, Hiram Barney, James T.
Brady and others took a prominent part.
Mr.. Brady presented standard to the
regiment, and MIR. Bancroft made neat
little speech, in which he said:
You 60 into action with the greatest of
causes. How willingly would any one of us
lay down his life if so small sacrifice could
achieve peace. We go in not for the pros.
gerity Of any branch Of business, or of any
State or COmmOnwealth-nOt even for the
prosperity of the country-we go in for the
existence of the country. [Applause.l You
are called upon to stand forth for the COnsti-
tuition and the Nation. We have heard much
talk about the power of the people; it is for
you to demonstrate that there is in existence
people of the United States. Here is great
cause for your exertions. The whole civilized
world are the spectators of the contest. Go
forward, then, men of Massachusetts,, carrying
with you the flag of the Union. Cease to be
men of Massachusetts, or men of New England,
or even men of the North-be Americans
Americans only. [Applause.] Go forward
and contend for our existence as q nation. for
our unity and for our liberty and on the bat
tie field and in the hour of danger, God grant
that you may be shielded.
The Cincinnati Commercial hopes the
President will allow COL Wilson few
days respite before making him Briga-
der General.
WHAT NEW YORK HAS DONE.
The Albany Journal enumerates the re-
giments gone from that State, and those
now in camp or at the general rendezvous,
and foots up total of 84,398; this does not
include the 8,248 three months men, but
it does include $4,000 of two years men,
being the volunteer regiments numbered
from the lst to the 18th inclusive. All
the rest are for three years or the war. This
is better than we had supposed. Now let
US hear from Pennsylvania, with the same
detail of enumeration.