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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-08


When the 'envoy" from Mississippi,
visited the Missouri Legislature last week,
Lieut.. Gov. Reynolds ordered the mem
bers to rise when the ''envoy" entered =
Mr.. Stevenson, of St. Lonis. demanded by
what law they were compelled to do hom-
age to foreign rotentate? The Lieut.
Gov. ordered the gentleman to take his
seat. The member refused. Quite a
scene took place. Finally peace was re-
stored. the secession envoy was escorted
into the chamber but not more than half
of the members did him the homage to rise.
The Mississippi "envoy" went home with
flea in his ear
Government dispatches have been in
tercepted by the rebels, and the objects of
the Government in such instances frustra-
ted. An order from Secretary Dix for the
arrest of Captain Brushwood, of the reve-
nue. cutter McCleliand, at New Orleans.
was intercepted at Montgomery and for
warded to the Governor OF Louisiana. and
the arrest of that Infamous traitor thus
Pie'eHteu. CccTotdfy INK S OrQer direct
ed Lieutenant Caldwell to take command
OF the cutter, arrest the captain, and in
case of his resistance or making any at
tempt to haul down the American fac, to
shoot him on the spot
OUTRAGE. citizens of Potosi town.
ship, IN this county, who started for Iowa
to obtain provisions, &c, campcd near
Shawnee, Mo, for the night while on their
way East. While they were busyins
themselves with the duties of the camp,
a party OF armed Missourinns came upon
them. demanded their business, and open
ed and searched trunks, boxes, satchels.
&e., In possession of the campers, as
though they had been felon trespassers-
Missouri citizens are always kindly treat
ed by our people, when coming be on prop
er and legitimate business, and this inso-
lent treatment of our verify, peaceablo
citizens was uncailed for Hound Citv
Kans1s) Rt1,orL
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-02-08
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WASHINGTON, Feb,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.
/ lieut.. Halls departure for S. c. with
official dispatches has been postponed for
the present. lie expected to have gone
tonight. s4l
The president to-day sent to the Sem
ate the name of Geo. MeHcnry, Of Penn,
for Consul to Liverpool,
The assistant Treasurer at New Orleans
refused to give up the coin and bullion in
the branch mint to the amount of some
$500, GOO to the order of Sec Dix, on the
ground that the mint has been taken pos
session of by the State of La. On receipt
of this news this morning tie President
called an extraordinary session Of the Cab
met and the whole subject was considered,
It's understood that Senators Benjamin
ana Slidell were sent for to know if they
were aware of these transactions. The gov
eminent telegraphed the Collector and
Treasurer to know tie facts connected with
the same.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27
send the Women Home

Peter Smith has been at Washington and
prying into things. His observation con-
vinces him that there are too many women
about, and he suggests as a good mi litary
movement to send the wives OF the officers
home. On that he says rather iearful!y of
Mrs. Smith:
| don't know, though, but l might add,
" send home tie vile OF every army officer
at Washington" 1t is toe bad that there
should be any necessity tor this, but our OF
fcers are away from their regiments too
much, particularly when their wives are liv-
ing IN Washington. There is something
about calico that causes men to neglect
their duties-what it is l don't know.
Wherever you go in Washington army of
fcers abound at the hotels, theatres. So
looms, concerts, &C., they make up four
flths of the crowd. The men have to fore
60 all these pleasures, ard the officers ought
to be willing to do the same. So l say
send the women home and let them go to
work knitting mittens fer the soldiers
Don't let Mrs. Smith see this.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27

BACHELORS WINTER DREAM.

From the Home Journal.
sit in my chamber by the blazing fire
And dOze away my life,
And the laughing flames leap high and higher
As dream of little wife
On my shoulder feel pressure sweet,
And arms like the snow-oh, whittier =
About my neck in warm clasp meet,
And the flames flush brighter and brighter.
And ringlets of gold pour over my face,
AS my head to her bosom's pillow,
Sinks down in cloud of perfumed lace,
That heaves like foam on the billow
And hear her warm hearts Quickening beat,
And her eyes glow bright as fire,
AS my lips are covered with kisses sweet,
And the flames leap high and higher.
A soft cheek nestles close to my own,
And the sweet smiles Ger it chase;
Like sundrops on a calm lake thrown,
Her dimples the smiles efface-
A tlutelik laugh, and her swelling breast,
Heaven joyOus-high and higher;
How happy my lot, and how sweet my rest,
With wife in front of the fire
And | drink her beauty into my heart,
And the love light Of her eyes
With q crash the red brands fall apart
My wife up the chimney flies.
Thus oft in nay chair by the blazing fire,
doze away my life,
And the knocking flames laugh high and higher,
at my dream Of love and wife.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27
Genera mcclellan

YOU have heard the story hat General
Mcclellan threatened to resign ais position
as COMMANDMENTS Chief OF the forces Of tLe
United States, if Secretary Camesoa's re-
port, is first written, WIS not modified. This
report Gas been going the rounds" for sew
eral days, and 1haddeus Stevens revived il
on Tuesday night in Caucus. But General
Mcclellan, an informed, denies the whole
story rom beginning 10 ED. Certainly, ii
the commander ol cur armies, purely mii~
tary man, were to utter such & threat as
that. he ought to be kicked instantly from
the service. \ man like Gen. Mcclellan
night, if be saw fit, tender bis resignation
after the President Or Secretary OF War,
had issued an ORDER which he felt De could
not obey without violating his principles,
but no true soldier or gentleman, could be
guilty OF the shocking offence OF uttering
position OF the slavery question, it is enough
TO say that he was warm supporter OF
Douglas. He was never anti slavery in his
views, uor is he Low except in reference to
the war. He will not look at the emanci-
patton question at al! III the light OF hu-
manity, but purely 10 military point OF
view. If he can whip the rebels easier BY
overthrowing avery, and If 1t can be con-
stitutionally doue, General Mcclellan will
not hesitate moment. -Sr1'sgbet@ 12oSs-
Republican, 18th
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27

note to him telling him the whole truth
only Ella Champney was afraid to give il
him, and brought it back to me, like tbs
goose that she Is. 1t was all her fault in
the beginning"
"HOw is it possible that this wicked de-
lusion has been kept up so long ?" asked.
" l should have thought that somebody
must have told him."
g" He almost lives in yacht he has, and
doesn't mix much with strangers, nor has
he many acquaintance in Newport. But
what is to be done, now? that is the CUES
ton"
Give me the letter confded By you to
Ella or write another if you have destroy
ed 1t. | viii undertake it shall be deliYeral.
Heis gentleman, though Spaniard, and
though be has been cruelty deceived, viii
doubtless act as Cne. You will probably
not see him again"
John went Out that morning, and in vain
endeayored 10 find Perez. Ii the after
noon we-all OF us--walked out across
what is now Eaton's beach to the second
ami less lrequented one. Oh. that our
footsteps had been me-cifully guided il
any other direction
We were all talking AID laughing merri-
" enough among the rocks, when we saw
pretty yacht mo0Tea 4 lutte distanc1 and Q
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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27

On the 9Th instant, General Wool for
warded large lot of letters and supplies to
Federal prisoners, by flag of truce to Nor
folk-including, for Massachusetts, troops,
nineteen boxes, containing $50 blankets,
$50 overcoats, 700 flannel shirts, 700 pairs
drawers, $50 pairs trowsers, $50 pairs shoes
700 pairs socks, 800 towels, and Ito hand.
kerchiefs.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF FLORIDA,
FoRT PICKENs, Nov. Is, 1861. {
GENERAL--The bombardment Of the 22d
and 23d has elected some facts that are of
Importance, and notice them that we may
il the future benefit by them.
FirSt-That with the most efficient guns
OF the largest calibre, and served in the best
manner, no serious injury can be done to
stone or brick walls, or to guns in sand
batteries, or to troops serving them, unless
probably by riiled guns, if properly protect
ed, at distance Of from two thousand to
three thousand yards.
Stcoud--That shells and hot shot are net
10 oe depended IN for firing even wooden
buildings, unless having in them al incen-
diary composition.
Iljrd--TAat pieces Of port fire are nearly
useless as such ircenliary composition.
Eourth-That brick buildings covered
with slate cannot be FREQ by either hot shot
Or shells at the distance named, unless by
accident, unless the shells have rock fires.
Ffb--That the trouble and expense i'll
cured in protecting forts by sand bag ira
verses, sc, is far more than repaid by the
saving OF the lives of the defenders.
St.tL That no dependence IS to be
placed Gu James rife projectlles, either as
it respects accuracy or range. II / had had
guns to be depended CT l could have ST.
fenced the most OF the eneny's sand batter
les and the guns in Barrancss.
.Seuenth-That ships with their present
armament cannot Tor al hour contend
against rifled guns, and that if our navy is
not at once supplied literally with good RI
fled guns it will be very likely to be dis-
graced.
Ejghtb-That on service here, and be-
lieve the remark applies with equal force
to every river and harbor in the Gulf, a
gunboat drawing six feet water and well
armed with good rihed guns can do mere
and better service than forty gun ship,
or than such ships as the Niagara and
Richmond.
Nmth-That sail vessels are utterly use
less in enforcing blockade.
Ieutb--That PARROTS rifed guns are ef~
fcient, and that forts should be immediate
~ supplied with them and with full sup
ply OF ammunition.
1 would strongly urge that a dozen OF
Parrott's thirty Founders, Or if to be had,
of larger calibre, be sent to this post. with
a good supply of ammunition, as early as
possible.
had one which | found to be excellent,
but when the navy met with such a mishap
in the Mississippi was compelled to let
flag officer Mexican have it and one Of my
twelve ponder Parrot guns to put on one
OF his SHIPS TO save them from beng driven
out Vi the waters by little steamer hay
ing a rifed gun Oh board.
| am, General, very respectfully,
Your obedient Servant.
HARVEY BROWN,
Colonel Commanding
Brigadier General l.. Thomas, Assistant Ad
!jutanu General, United States army, W ash
ington, d. G.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27
THE LATE FIGHT AT FORT
PICKENS.

The Official Report Of Colonel Harvey
Brown.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27

The fort, at its conclusion, though it has
received great many shot and shell, is, in
every respect, save the disabling of one gun
carriage and the loss of service OF six men,
as efficient as it was at the commencement
of the combat, but the ends l proposed in
commencing having been attained, except
one, which find to be impracticable with
my present means, do not deem it advisa-
BILE further to continue it, unless the enemy
think it proper to do so, when l shall meet
him with alacrity.
The attack on " Billy Wilson's" camp,
the attempted attack on my batteries, and
the insult to our glorious flag have been
fully and fearfulIy avenged. l have no
means of knowing the loss of the enemy,
and have no disposition to guess at it. The
firing on bis batteries was very heavy, well
directed and continuous for two days, and
could hardly fail OF having important re-
suits.
Our loss would have been heavy but for
the foresight which, with great labor, caus~
ed US to erect elaborate means of protec-
ton, and which saved many lives. 1 lost
one private killed, enc sergeant, one corpo-
raj, and lour men (privates) wounded, only
one severely
Here follows the usual thanks to the
officers of the Fort and Navy, for their
good conduct.
am, General, very respectfully,
Yonr Obedient servant,
HARVEY BROWN,
Colonel Commanding.
Brigadier General L. Thomas, Adjutant Gen.
eral United States ARMY. WASHINGTON. ID. G..
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27

BRILLIANT CONDUCT OF OUR SOLDIERS
AND SAILORS.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-24
yIuE nj CwS.

.,sn;n North ST ~ arrived at this mort
~ from Aspinwal with kle Pacific mails,
y"o oa9 IN treasure from California, and full
@i',s,ort Of passengers, .inalnlins the officers.
coa'p If the United ST. ass sloop-oi-wsr Lan-
caster. Nh &c 4b . NH inst states tb,t,J
-, .ohe, nrivatcer steamer SA@'eF Is st3 rfls'hsr
s MT among the windward saads-
apo"s 90" c,,,aa the revo)t iti0Es was Progressing
,,asorcra had expelled theS'hs"hs anS t'A'e'iu
%'s1. and coniscated theiIsianoPeV'-
bosv navvs from the South Pacific reps'iiesis I'm
important .,., a.. E.an.;sao, dsu
nv ,e,. ns,aut. passed tAraugh Satt LakeV ty o,
VI. ,n.sar os this week. There is rssshng d parti
To- interest from California ny ulS arrival
rNao generally continued quiet Thoaf estion a.
En- the fitness OF General fseisSa' .or is present
- was being freely oas,assed n his fellow
..ers Of the golden state> Dates fs m the Sand
~ Islands are to September y The shin
a~.;noton. in twenty>six days frr IN Kanagawa
80 arrived at San Francisco - the 18th inst
"-;na some interesting iterAs of news. Tho
$50 states steamer SaginapHSas at Kanauawa
r,n S.hooper Neva, which it thas been suspected
- ;u,.naed to be turned into ? privateer in tn,
~" a..;oe Of our Southern rcb,5ls, had arrived a
W.nasawa. was overhauled by the Saginaw and
e. heinr cleared from '3ll suspicion, had sale
a rain for San francisco,
Tbs Arctic exploring schooner United States
Mr. HAYES commanding, arrived at Boston yeste
dav. We publish in another column DIR. Hayes
s,ocial report Of his voyage assd Explorations
the Arctic regions
We publish in another part Of to-days pap
letters from our Correspondents III farls, witt, e
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-24
xNsEc
bhSc ron Wharf.-The Military RESPONSE
biIitics OF the President.

mh e the patriotic people of our loyal States
nitY' ain a, unlimited faith ard confidence in
,h' Ultimate and complete triumph Of their just
I'M holy cause the integrity Of the Union''-
"a ,tevcr may be the temporary disasters or
lwbacks of the day, we cannot altogether
more the mutterings Of public opinion in
eferencc to vigorous prosecution Of the war
The late unsatisfactory affair on the Upper Po-
tomac, and the reported effective blockade Of
the Lower Potomac by the rebels in the face
of our imposing grand army and river lotilla
are exciting not only expressions Of public dis
appointment, but of public Impotence and dis
pleasure.
Under these embarrassments public opinion
is fast settling down upon the idea that we have
too many old and too many other incompetent
generals in active service, and that it is under
their prevailing counsels that the war.
Like a wounded snake, drags its slow length aleng
The failure of that incompetent old General,
Patterson, for example, to take care ofthe rebel
Johnston, in the valley Of Virginia. is painfully
remembered as the principal cause Of our cxpcn-
sive defeat at Manassas; and while, on the
other hand, from the brilliant campaign OF
General Mcclellan in Western Virginia, we
all believe that he is the man to wipe out the
disgrace of Bull run, we have reason to fear
that he is clogged in his movements by the
cloudy conceits of old men, and OF incompc-
, tent men, who should not be permitted to stand
in his way.
President Lincoln fully commands the sup.
> port and confidence Of our loyal people. In
), maintaining his position in behalf of that wise
n and conservative war policy ''for the integrity
Of the Union" announced in bis first war pro
n clamaion of April last, and by firmly resisting
l. all the attempts of our abolition agitators te
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STEREOTYI ING OF THE HERALD-WoNDERTu
IMPROVEMENT THE ART OF PRINrlNG-By
new process Of acknowledgement to that
used on tt London Times or by any other
journal II, the word--we print, with two ten
cylinder p resses and one six cylinder, $4,000
impressic of the HERALD in an hour. Nor 10
there an. limit to the extent that we can multi
ply coph of the paper in a given time, except
the exp e ase and room for more presses. With
hve tel cylinder presses we can produce
100000 opies in an hour; with ten such presses
2OO,OO'J, and so ON up to million and be-
You'd III from the same type. Before the
light j lg presses, first used by the Herald,
were ] Introduced at the other side of tao. At
liant C, one European newspaper establish
rser t. lin order to meet the increased demand,
pr mt I'd the whole impression double--thab is,
cv er word was set up twice. and two papers
\ rim ted exactly the same. This was justdpuble
fexp ense for the setting up of the matter. The
fast presses adopted by the HERALD, printing
4 tw enty thousand each in an hour, rendered the
b. lropean device unnecessary, and it was aban-
d oned for our plan. Bat such has been the in
reased and still increasing circulation OF she
HERALD that even taese presses are. too slow
for the demand, and we have been compelled
to resort to stereotype process, by which the
type set up once can be multiplied any Maaaber
of times, so that thousand presses LII ght be
a all working at the same time. On tie
!, same paper and inasmush as the type
n set up by tie printers is never subjected
t to the wear and tear Of the press, hAa the Ste
d reotype copies of it. which ara destroyed after
the paper is printed, the HERALD is sAas printed
d from new type every Cay; and hence, as the
: reader mag have Observed, the wonderful inn
d provcmena in the Typography. Formerly
]. the lightning presses, and the immense
e number of copies to- be printed defaced
: the type every few weeks, By the new
# process that difficulty is remedied, and tha
:. paper will always have the same besss.
! tiiul appearance, without the necessity of paa
i chasing new type from tbs founder; IA faca a
4 new stereotype is made every day from ype
: shat cannot gYow old for years, bee iuse amin
a iured by vioAnt pressure. This is d e ultima
a ahulc of imsro' cment in rapid nowspspW print
i. ing NotAirg further can be rcquir "a for any
% amour. OF circulation.
r. TIE New York Tribune and Tnss. in conse.
g uue.nee of the war, have been seduccd in size
Il nd in the quality Of paper, tic number Of en-.
e u!oycs diminished, and the wages Of the re.
= mainder cut down. The stock of these Jour
IL nails has been offered il The market, and they
arc ON their last legs, II they do not get money
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LOOKING Our FOR A NAPoLEoS.-rhe whole
country is now looking out for the Napoleon of
this war. We have plenty Of able generals, but
we have not as yet found our Napoleon The,
old French republic had to kill off great mary
generals for incompetency-an some felt their
own incompetency, and ran away--until at Last
the Napoleon came, and after that victory never
deserted the banners of the republic. We sup
pose that this country will have to 60 through
the same routine to get OF the same result
Only we ought to be able to produce three or
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BouSYss TO Sol sIERs. ElNnER TIE Two
YEARS ENLISTMENT Asrr-I.sawhece will be
founi "a remonstrar 80, Addressed to the Secre-
tary If War, against a decision of the Second
Au iitor of the TT s,suTy adverse to the clai, a
OF y0hn Dunn, ste private of Company g,
Fisa New York Volunteers. who lost his ,rm
astha battle of Tsa Bettal, The claimant er dist
s,t ander the 50 years act, and, being dis abled
POM further csryice.a a his wound, now seeks
. get the on !. hundred dollars bounty; llowcd
by it. Mr.. French, she Auditor, refuses ia sane.
ton the pa 1pGnt OF .ho money, on Il &c ground
that the att ,reaprss a uil service Of two wears.
or during the w.s, 1t is conten led, on the
part of punn thas his term of eryice has OK
PRED ~ the LAW regulating Il @ discharge Of
soldiers disabled while in the me of their duty.
and ihat it caald never have. been intended bv
Congress that those who had distinguished
themselves by their bras, cry in the field. and
been rendered unable ny their wounds 10 CON
niue longer in the s. ,ryice should be deprived
j Of the county allowed by the act. This is a
very rational ano proper view Of the subject,
ana Viii, we rust, have sufficient weight 10
override the Iccision in question. If, however,
the technical wording of the act should prove
100 stror.g TO admit Of this common sense con-
struc hon OF it, steps should be taken to have
!, amended rs soon as Congress meets. Othe Z
wise this one hundred dollars boanty will chi,
serve as q premium for pol!rooncry.