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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-16
The War Element of the World.

Europe has to day under arms four MIL
lions of soldiers! And although the pro-
gramme that was to have made this
battle summer has been entirely changed,
even 10 peace it seems as though the major
portion of the social forces were destined to
be absorbed in purely destructive purposes.
Europe is covered with citadels and armed
to the teeth. Every day new engines of
destruction are invented. Fleets are null
tiplied ships are covered with armor;
floating citadels and batteries are built to
move on the water. England, for the first
time in her history, has grit herself round
with tortresses. Germany, the philosophic
Germany, Switzerland, the neutral and pa
cifc, are perpetually drilling their citizens
10 the exercise of arms. As for France she
has within the last ten years doubled her
war taxes, as England has, during the same
reriod, doubled hers. France borrows
untold millions for war and Eng
land does the same Austria borrows,
Russia borrows, Piedmont borrows-all
borrow for war-even the Turk Wants to
borrow. Amid all this, suppressed mutter-
ings of pent up thunder rumble round the
horizons of the Eurpean nations.-New
York Times.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-16
An Inside View of the Rebels Plans.

The Washington correspondent of the
World under date of August l., writes as
follows:
An English officer who arrived in Wash
ington to-day, asserts that he met one of
Gen. Johnston's aids 10 New York on SUM-
day, and that be personally knew him to be
such. The rebel spy-for he was nothing
else--told the Englishman that Messrs.
Davis, Beauregard, Lee & Co. consider
their victory at Bulls Run as defeat, in
comparison with what they expected and
ought to made it. They had their lines so
skillfully arranged as to draw US within and
beyond their f1anks-to catch US in the most
deadly kind of a trap, attack us with shot,
and musketry, and horse, from every side at
once, and inforce wholesale surrender of
the " grand army of the Potomac" They
had been fighting, be says, all day, in such
wise as merely to indicate determined de-
fence, and by gradual retreat had nearly
lured us into the desired position, when all
their plan was defeated by the mistaken en-
thusiasm of Col. Kirby Smith. That Of
fcer brought on rail road reinforcements
from Winchester, and instead of going
straight to the Junction, as had been posi-
lively ordered by Beauregard, be stopped
the cars near the battle field, formed his
men in solid squares, and marched superbly
to the ground. This was the reserve which
our tired forces saw coming against them,
and before which they retreated in time to
escape the snare laid for them. Johnstons
aid affirmed that Smith was in high disfa-
vor for his error, which was the only move
ment that saved the Federal army.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-16
The Union Men of Kent lucky.

The Winchester (Wy.) National Union
has the following firm outburst of patriotic
eloquence in view of the Bull Run disaster:
Let the men of the loyal States swear
before high Heaven that every dollar of
money in the Treasuly--every man who
can carry gun, shall be freely given to
uphold the government. All idea Of a
compromise is now to be deemed base-it
is to be secuted as dishonorable. There is
but one way in which this Internal conspir-
acy against our government, against our
liberty, against all on earth that we hold
dear, can be quelled; it is for loyal men
everywhere to do all in their power to crush
it. Men and money! millions of both for
the defence of our liberty When disunion-
lists boast of the success of their treason at
Manassas, let them know that a defeat
awaits them defeat, route, a slaughter,
so wild and hot that its heat shall only be
surpassed by that bell of fire that will roast
the traitors in the world that is to come.
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statement to adhere to the increased tariff
of rates. Evidently journalism at the South
is not paying business.
TIE CoNTRABAND SLAVES.
The rebel Congress at Richmond has
passed the following resolution
Resolved by Congress, That the Committee
on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into
and report on the expediency of prescribing
by law, while the facts are fresh and suscepti.
BILE of proof, some uniform mode of taking, au-
thenticating and preserving the evidence OF the
abduction or reception. by the enemy, of slaves
owned by any of the Confederate States, as
also of the age, sex and value of said slaves, to
the end that indemnity may be hereafter ex-
tracted from the enemy.
NEW WAY TO ATTACK FORT PICKENs.
The Mobile Evening News gravely puts
forth the following proposition
Let General Bragg detail a few thousand
of his ten thousand to the work of catching
snakes, and as soon as they had collected
several cart loads of these interesting rep
tiles, let tin or sheet iron shell, or canisters,
be charged with them-the enclosure being
cylindrical and of size to fit the largest
mortar, and so made that it will break to
pieces and liberate its contents upon falling
within the fort. We would warn those who
charge the shells to put only the same spe>
cies into each, as if the different snakes were
mixed they would sting each other to death
before having chance to operate on Billy
Wilson's Zouaves. The corners and inter-
stlces in each she'll might be filled up with a
few quarts of tarantulas, scorpions, centip.
edes and lizards, however, to make close
work, as the snakes would pack loosely.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-16
suggestive Statistics.

The New York Tribune of Friday had
the following statistics, derived from the
last census returns, showing the taxable re-
sources Of the Seeding States as compared
with some of those whose loyalty to the
Union has never wavered.
The average increase of the Free States
for the last ten years has been 27l.9l per
cent. of the Slave States, 1892 per cent.
Massachusetts, with a population of L.
23l ,O65 and an area OF 7 800 square miles,
has valuation of $8l5,237 ABB. Virginia
has population of l,399.73l, and an area
of 81 1852 square miles, and valuation of
only $793,249,68l-less by $2l,937,752
than that of Massachusetts. Possessing an
area almost nine times as great as Massa.
chusetts, water power hundred fold grea-
ter, a soil of unsurpassed fertility, rich min
eral deposits, one of the best harbors on the
continent hundreds of miles of navigable,
river, with all these advantages--the ele-
ments of an empire within her self--the real
estate of the Old Dominion is valued at
$57 ,461,937 less than that of the little Bay
State. Her personal property--even in
Guiding her 273,l70 negro slaves--worth at
Ic6S tudu oil dNCIdSC fdiudtIOu. $ICV,UOU,-
900 is estimated at $62,675,543 less than
that of Massachusetts.
Maryland and North Carolina together
having population of PSI, 1927 greater
than Massachusetts, and a joint area of 55,-
500 square miles, have vauation-includ-
ing slaves valued at 1925, 8OO.O00-less by
$40, AOe ,O2A than Massachusetts The real
estate of Massachusetts, with only 1900
square miles of sterile soil, is valued at
$475 ,4l5,165, which is $3l ,e2l ,345 more
than the value of the real estate of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Texas
and Arkansas combined The real pro-
perty of New York exceeds by more than
$lO,0O0,O0O the combined valuation of the
same kind of property in the States Of
North Carolina and South Carolina, Geor-
gia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas
and Arkansas.
The three states of New York, Ohio
and Pennsylvania have a population Of
9,l33,5l1, which is l,438, 855 more than
the entire population, slave and free, of the
eleven rebel States, while they have yalu
alton of $ll9,77l,8l5 greater than all the
so called Confederate States.
The Tribune adds with justice that the
value of the slave population, included in
the above, has decreased largely in conse-
quence of the war which the rebels of the
the South commenced and are still carrying
on.
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"A New York letter to the Mobile 1ri

"A New York letter to the Mobile 1ri.
bune SAYS: "There is a remarkable man
connected with the Custom House here,
Spaniard. He will pour the contents of
bag of gold or silver coin into scaie-for
it is weighed, not counted-and in a trice
announce the amount in dollars and cents :;
then running his fingers through the shining
pieces, and applying bis nose to them, i'm
mediately takes out every counterfeit coin.
He was never known to make mistake in
propouncing money good or bad, and his
infallible instinct for detecting the spurious
metal is located in his olfactory organs"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-16
A SPECIAL dispatch from Cincinnati to

A SPECIAL dispatch from Cincinnati to
the fremont House says:
Hon. Joseph Holt is on his way to Washing
ton, it is said, to take the place of Cameron.
Secretary of War;
Mr.. Holt would make an exceedingly
able and popular Secretary of War but
the present incumbent has not yet created a
vacancy. Is there any probability that one
will be made?
For the past few weeks, Mr.. Holt has
been delivering bold and strong uncondi-
tional Union speeches to the people of
Kentuck, aud has powerfully contributed to
counterfeit the bad effect that the Bull Run
disaster to the loyal cause might have on
the minds of the people of that State. Holt
openly advocated on the stump the strong
est kind of coercion for rebels. Uncondi
tional submission to the Constitution and
the laws was his platform Chicago 1ri-
bune, It'll.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-16

The Richmond Examiners Portsmouth
correspondent says Col. Smith, of the Lex,
ington Military Institute, will take CONS
mand at Craney Island. Marshal Parks,
Navy Agent OF North Carolina at Ports
mouth. has transferred to the Confederacy
feet Of five steamers, already manned and
armed.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-16

Drafting for troops has already begun
in Virginia. The Adjutant General orders
the militia to repair to the Court Houses
in their respective counties without delay.
About 10000 are wanted. Roger A. Pryor
is in command of the Third Virginia, in
Isle of Wight county.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-16

PRINCE NAPoLEoN.-Prince Napoleon.
born in 1922, is fourteen years younger than
his cousin, the Emperor Napoleon Ill,
and, in the event of the Prince Imperial's
death, stands next the throne in the direct
line of succession, as it was fixed on the re.
establishment of the Empire at the close of
1852. He is gentleman of average knowl.
edge and ability. He is fond of foreign
travel, having visited America some years
ago, and having made voyage to the Arc
tic regions not long ago. Dos
In one respect, Prince Napoleon is what
may be called personal curiosity from
his remarkable likeness, in feature and form
to his uncle, the first Napoleon. This re-
sembiance is positively SO startling that, at
first sight, every locker on cannot help per.
ceiviDg it.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-16

A MELANCHOLY OCCURRENcE.-Mr.J S.
Lightner, an influential and popular citizen
of Lexington, Missouri, was shot on Monday
night while under guard of federal troops.
1t appears that portion of the powder Sc
creted by Ex-Governor jackson was cap.
tured at Mr.. Lightner's farm by the Home
Guards, who also took Mr.. Lightner pris.
oner and confined him on the White Cloud,
lying at Lexington. During the night be
wasmuch excited, land as the guards believed,
intended to escape. 1t is also said that he
attempted to strike them with chair, when
he was Immediately shot, and died in few
minutes. Mr.. Lightner was a director in
the Farmers Bank at Lexington, and a
large landowner and trader. A man of fine
qualities, but rash and impetuous, and un-
fortunately led away by the jackson heresy.
The occurrence is greatly to be regretted.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-16

The rebels burned two bridges on
the Cairo and Fulton Railroad on Friday
night.
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NEWSPAPER PRICES

The Charleston Evening Nes0s has given
up the ghost, and every paper in Charles
ton, Mobile, New Orleans, Memphis, Nash.
vile and Montgomery, has raised its prices
ALL pledging themselves in a published
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-25

ARRIVED.
Steamship Columbia Berry. Charleston. with mdse ano
70 IJss
Steamship Jamestown. Simmer Richmond. Norfolk dc,
with mdse and passengers, to Ludlam Ieineken.
with
gale SSW On
sTlg OCEAN e, Fan RIVER James Malaga Ian IS
SD il comEany Malaga Win brig o5lia stockton
ssSS' GALES s spi sa S'
Dis..s sS @ %
is1ss
s. ''SP 50 passed brig
Brig Indus Anderson, Tonaa, Me5 Feb and II days
Po@ Key Sn to s 5
gales stoys buwarks washed away ports stern dayIts
JOy S LA d " Sn d.y s brr h Mss
queen Of and from Por,isnd FOR Havana; ith . ~
csS God &C. massr 10Th ns, % TerIusas spoke
p brig kpssOR
csass Hs ss s Se. &c &c sgss
:Ss John ~
le, in boz they gone and he tackles hanging in
he % @ s & Sa sn i%,s milling sssy
sspe ws jones' . sqsn to pan
sc6r Loye Peacock Hobart Savannah, days with cotton
Sch. Manhassett Ward Charleston, days. with cotton &c
schr d saudders Adams, Wilmington, NC, days
Schr Anna Hayes, Robinson, PhiIadel phia DAYS.
Schr } y Saunders, Somers, Philadelphia.
schr James Hewitt, Ross Philadelphia.
scbr Triumph Sterling. Gloucester, 3 days
schr Wonderer, Bears, Gloucester, 3 dava.
Scbr Flying Fish, Bearse, Gloucester, 8 days
Schr Era, Mayo Boston, days
schr Milaid Fillmore, Chase Boston. days
schr Joseph Ross smith, New Haven, 2 lays
Scbr Ella Packard New Haven, days.
Soop Oregon, Rhodes Providence days.
Steamer Boston Croker Philadelpsis
Steamer Wesichester, Aldrich, Providence.
inst for Hong kor having the 10Th and 2h In the CUT
Stream experienced most violent gales from NV, and
hove 10 for hours during which time had both paddle
notes deck stove meeting rod and
hui bad y strained ON the ath ascertand the extent
damage and, de. ming impruden yare
ccnuied to redrn TO port for repairs The weasel Is leskng
BELOW.
Br bark Goherstone - days FROM MarseillesBy pilot
boat Mary Taylor
Bark Honduras, 10 days from Belize Hon-By pilot boat
Geo steers
One lark
SAILED.
Ships Mary Hastings, London; Manchester, Liverpool.
Wind durns the day wSw 10 INV, and fresh.
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Our ohincha Islands Correspondence.

CHrScHA ISLANDS, Dec. III, 1850.
Affairs in 1e Ednds-Lo:s of Perurian Iri9de It'll $50
Lsvss-Numtsr Of Ships al the kands--7he Fyeigating
Bus,ncss- ArriYa. Of American Nan Of War
SssamerTh. Americas &.eazser Peruano, dc.
AT present there Is not much to write you, except
perhaps, that President shot through the
abe street. aud the person who did il made good his
cape. This occurred about two months ago.
About three weeks ago, while splendid Peruvian fri
gate beng repaired the floating apparatus here,
che careened ard sunk causing the mme late death Of
I5G men including colonel and several other officers
OF rank IN American gentleman BIAS offered 20 raise the
vessci FOR s25 0Vd the 10 end all the mate
rails
We have about eighty ships at abe Islands The t.r,e
occupied in eigh ing vessels getting shorter and
advantageous 20 shipowners. II takes from sixty
20 seycn;y days TO freight ship OF 900 tons aud up
wards.
An American of- war screw stoamer arrived here
the day before yesterday from tho North She IL about
100 tons. have not yet beer able 20 ascertain her
the new Anner can steamer PerIano " doing a pretty
brE freight and passenger trade in The Isands with
standing the fact that she encounters less oppo
si,ion from British company.
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BARK PrIr before reported ashore Wexford. will
be total saved. she had been contact with
Amercan ship Henry Clay.
BIZ scnR Qulcssrrr sunday the 10Th inst lat 40 IS
fell IN with wreck Of Br schr Quckstep, Capt Dorman
taking her In made his for Boston, keeping
reported When fallen in with the ouickstep was full OF
1aer Of the TO be seen. Capt Sim
supposed they had abandoned their vessel and been
taken on by passing cra The Qucksep taken
Reeys wher at East Boston and on pumping her out 22d
inst the dead bodies Of -four found the cabin
Three Of them were into BERTH and the fourth
and had has feet resting the berth with the others The
bodies but partially clothed and from aer position s
supposed mat the ocksep was struck By sudden squa
and before the could reach the deck sd with
Those Of the crew who deck probably swept
overheard The Quiokstep cleared by apt Dorman
New York on the 2lst nit and was bound 70 81 obn NIB,
with cargo O -FOUR She VIII valuable prize 10 the
fishermen who succeeded IN getting her Into Boston.
Sem MOONLIGHT, Tuth, from Boston vim creenport for
Savannah before reported put back Greenport raky
pared and sailed again 22d inst Her assorted cargo
decks was slightly damaged
scnn Rurn B.tsry-The Greenport walohman Of The 2d
ust says-The schr Ruth uasey while u Bishops
ways foot Of Auy street in this village discovered
on fire about IL o'clock Pm yesterday quantity Of
cushed with slight damsge
scHR Coon Dora (of Pymouhl, Phillips sailed from New
port Jan .r Boston, with cargo 81 molaases She arrived
At Holmes Hole the Nh and left herc The 10Th for her
have heard 0f The arrival OF tho vessel al Boston,
supposed he has been lost The was insured IN
New York.
Sem sRr Rros--provincei yyn, Feb 25sohr Con Knox
from Srruce Head for York before reported ashore
Race Point, e FUN Of water aud will toal loss
Crew saved
MISSING ysssFiThe fishing schr Sweepstakes left Glou.
cost Feb or orge was last seen Nv the sr
Ardfe.s h morning 81 Fe1 b. tho gale
WI there has tdngs from her. The follow.
jpg lat y hsr crew 6eorce Sesrb, master Neal Wa
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Considering the condition in which ex-Secre.
iary Cobb left the public credit the negotiation
must be considered successful one. Very fair
authority predicted that it would not be taken
above IS, and early last week the prospect did
not look very promising. II will be noticed that
most of the loan was taken in New York The bids
from New England were, however, more nuner-
Gus than usual; large proportion Of the com.
bnation bid sent in by Messrs. Ketchum, Son
4 Co. was from New England. II will also he re.
marked that the highest bid was from the Bank OF
the Republic in this city, the financial agent Of
the leading capitalists OF the cotton States. Sc
ve-al bids from the Bank OF the Republic were
considerably above the average at which the loan
was sold. "a the whole amount bid for will be
paid in before the lst Of March it may be expected
that the creditors Of the government, who have
been 80 long kept waiting will al length get the
amounts due 10 them. The banks whose com
bnation bid at 90 gets none of the loan, will be
ready 10 loan on certificates on very favorable
1erms.
The PROCESS a. revolution at the South il grad.
pssy developing tse commercial difficulties (which
have been foretolo in this column. ON Friday
last tree vesssss owned in New York and loa ling
In the port Of Sswannas. Georgia were .eized by
order Of tbe Govepor "a that State in retaliation
for certain seizurea Of arms by the Metropolitan
police Of New York. An examination Of the leg,
questions involved in the seizure Of arms by
State authority does not fall Within the provision
of this article on the face ofit il ould seem that
our Metropolitan police had no authority to seize
arms destined for the seeding States Il IA not clear
however, that the illegal measures adopted by the
Governor Of Georgia are justified by the previous
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VIRGINIA.
OUR STONY POINT CORR EsP0NDENCH.

STONY PoS1 Abemarle Co., Va, Feb. 20, 1861.
Diatolica Plot of Servie Instruction Discocered-Te
Plot ErpOssi BY 7nly Ne9roes-Arret Of Some Of the
Gully Pdrties-White Men Implieaed-A Vigilance Com
mitee at Work, dc.
Our community is in e state of alarming excitement,
having just discovered most diabocal plot of serve in
surrection to be consunmated Mr. Lncons inaugural
ton Have the black republicans been working for this
Has all their delay been 70 kin of all by the blacks
who oppose his eevaton Has Virginia stepped forward
20 mediate TO have her throat cur But thanks
the rusty slave loving negroes have been warned in
time still, families excited, aud and more
than the poor deluded negroes many OF whom have
been arrested and have implicated numbers of white
men, all Of whom have been spotted by vigilance
mlttees
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kerr Charles Bzzet Agnus Mcdonald James Buckley Jobn
Stewart, Matthew West Thomas Jaekman, James Me(,ui.
laugh The Sweepstakes first class vessel OF S sO6
built at Annisqusm IN 1851 and owned Geo Rust
aad Capt John Ritz She insured IA s26 nj th
Gloucester Mutual Fishing Insurance Office. -
Capt Churchill the bark jenkins recently wrecRed
Bangs Island states that the OF the medicine cheat
found upon Jewels Island with the name upon
dcne chest had wrecked He is confident that the
other articles found also from his bark thus rendering
probable vessel lost Halfway Rock has been
supposed.
SHIPBuILpING / BATH, ME-Durng the year 1850 there
were built In the district Bath Is ships barks schoon
ea oops, boats and steamer giving total Of IL S4
Inc Following table gives OF the vessels In the
cSIoors OF New York, Boston, Baltimore Wilmington. NC
aeson Savannah Mobile New Orleans and Galvest0n,at
lAtesl accounts from each OF those porta:-
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NORTH CAROLINA.
A NEW MILITARY ARSENAL,

4 u
The machine shop Of the Atlantic and North Carolina
Railroad in Newbern, y. c., has been transformed into
. military arsenal, where the hands employed
altering muskets and casting shot AMI she'll These
experiments being made nj the suggestion Of the
ergctc President the Atlantic and North Carolina Rail
road John D. WnitfOrd, Esq. The North Carolina aera-
ton Of The oi mGskets by the side Of that of New York.
and the vastly superior to the latter in every
respect The samples OF shot recently exhibited included
a SIXTY four pounGer and six FOUNDER. The shells
forty pound shells. The casting fauess Mr. Whit
iorr that he will take contract the of the
articles North, and will work any sample provided
and guarantee at least good an article.
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sWsD1oAsT fAcr.--in the city & Hartford Conn a,
Tue 2sa INST, Dot gun We nred, rat hen ring ror I
MIG tnrred " nonor % ioe aByerssr ~ the IlrthJay
OF Wagon gt0n. Wne other CT ss AMI torns tb,ar.S
cut the country psn moro less respect ~ he
tia, cit; msdg 10 token 81 regard for the great aaer
Cor Lincoln ast fan. -
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Legal Intelligence.

srlRllH CoI1T ~ nH tNTrD STlfE7, FE. 2f,-
No. e.. George ". Day CT al plaintiffs in error, vs. VIM
A. Nasb61yD u al This further submitted ~
sbe Consideration of the court the printe argument
Hessrs fcpsld aud Porter for the defendants error
No "a Richard Grogg ct al paln's In error, Ro-
bert Forsyth: and
No T5 John Dredgc 81 al plaintiffs IN error, Robert
Eorsy tn The argument OF these continued
~ Mr. was Tor the deen iabts IN error and cluded
ey Mr. Balance for the plaintiff in error.
No I6 Chs'les Ballince appellant vs. robert Foryth
Il a. Ths cause was asgusd by Mr. Balance for the ap
pea4lt ald " MT. Williams for the defendants ir