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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29
Handsome Donation to the Widow
of Soldier.

Some months ago DR.. L. d. Boone, OF
Chicago, offered to donate lot OF ground
10 that city or tract Of 80 acres out of it.,
10 the widow Of the first Chicago volun-
.eer killed in battle. At the seige of Lexis
iDgton there were several killed, but it hav-
ing been satisfactorily shown that Edward
Conley, of the Montgomery Guards, Multi
gan's regiment, was the frs. one killed who
lad wife, DR.. Boone sent her note en-
closing her the deed of lot. A gentleman
desiring TO purchase a lot of DR.. Boone,
he sent for Mrs. Conley and gave her the
choice in that block when she had chosen
hers, the DR.. sold one OF the remaining lots
for $500. This donation was most worthi-
~ bestowed, and j. is but proper that the
generous donor should have full credit for
his genuine libera!ity.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29
Effect of the Maryland Election

The Washinton Chronicle, q newspaper
conducted with much enterprise, which has
attained an immense circulation, speaks as
follows OF he ate election in Maryland :
Therefore. We acceo: tae vote of Maryland
as a declaration Of her ao.ding faith in the
Union of these states in the integrity of the
Consultation A.; N The justice OF Mr. Lincoln s
Administration. And, perhaps, . The i-stice
of Mr.. Lincoln and his Administration We nay
attribute the result more than 20 any O.heT
cause. In administering the affairs 81 th;s
Government. The President is exhibiting g.
cons ervative craftsmanship which represents
the true voice OF the loyal North, an1 ap-
peals directly TO the homes. and conservative
feeling OF Union men in the loyal States. The
effect OF his course saved 20 ls Kentucky,
strengthened % in Missouri, awakened the
loyal heart Of North Carolina, and has now
anchored Maryland forever in the waters Of
Union.
The effect OF this election can hardly be
overestimated, particularly 10 the city of
Washington. Not only has it given as
surance to the Government that the people
OF the State O. Calvert and Carroll are
loyal to their obligations, but it is a pledge
to all those who are interested in maintain
ing good order in the district of Columbia
that their apprehension of an invasion by
the secessionsts, and, therefore, OF the de-
struction Of their property, may De dismiss
sed at once and forever.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29
Bridge Burning in TENNESSEE

The burning OF the bridges OF tie Wiz.
ginia and East Tennessee Railroad is con-
sidered by the military authorities as one of
the most important events of the war.
L! the reader will examine map o! the
Southern States, he will perceive that the
Virginia aud Tennessee Railroad is the
great through line, connecting the South
and Southwest with Virginia. Its eastern
terminus is Lynchburg, from which point
railroads radiate to Richmond, Fairfax,
Manassas, &c. From its western terminus,
other roads connect with Memphis, with
New Orleans, with Atlanta, Georgia, and
Montgomery, Alabama.
Over this line one hundred thousand in
surgent soldiers have been brought into
Virginia, and by this way nearly all their
supplies have reached them from the South
west. To cut it off was to cut off the most
vital communications of the insurgents !;
and that this has been thoroughly done, we
have the best reason to know. Nearly
three months ago, one Of the leading Union
lists of East Tennessee described to US the
bridges to be destroyed. The most impor
tant of these is OF great length. and would
require at least six months for even tempo
rary reconstruction two others are of less
extent, but also of difficult construction !;
and to destroy all three, as has been done,
is to cut of the insurgents from their line
of retreat, and to gain width of about one
hundred miles of country for the operation
of our armies. Within this space the pop.
ulation is mainly loyal, and ready to join
our arms whenever we can supply them
with powder, of which the insurgents care
fully robbed them three months ago.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29
The Cost of the War.

The New York Commercial AdvertiSer
speaks OF the expenditures of the Federal
Government as rather under than over one
Million Dollaas per day. The Tribune
deems this gross understatement. There
is not man." says the latter journal, less
than Halt Million soldiers Irregular, vol
an,eer, and militia this day looking to the
Federal Treasury for food, clothing, trans
portation, and pay and our army has hith-
erto cost as fully $1,000 per man per
annum, or about SO per day. We do not
believe the average is below this at present,
especially il the cost Of recruiting and tit
ting out regiments is included. We believe
the outgoes of the Government, including
the cost OF the blockade ard the great
Southern Navel Expedition, are fully 3d.
100000 per day, or at least $7OO,OOO,O0O
per annum. When our armies shall have
been fully recruited, clothed, and equipped,
with cannon and email arms, horses, wag
ons, munitions, &c. &c, it may be consider
ably reduced but We shall not be spending
SO little as 81 100000 per day again till
this war is concluded"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29
cheap Biographies.

We have read nothing more amusing for
some time, than the biographical notices OF
the members of the next Legislature, now in
course OF publication in the Press. When
the motive is considered, the richness OF
the work will be appreciated. We have
some recollection of similar labor perform
ed last year by Capt. FOSTER, of the old
Minaesoticn, just previous to the meeting
OF the legislature, but it turned out to be
another instance of urrewarded literary la.
Dor. Perhaps the disinterested Press will
fare better-we shall see.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29

Plan Of tho Campaign.

The usually we'll informed correspondent
of the New York Times, at Washington,
says: 1t is possible that before this
reaches your readers, this grand army may
advance, but l must think not to a great
battle. We cannot risk one, if the enemy
still holds his positions with his main force
and he will not grant US the privilege, if
he is weak. 1t looks more and more to me
as if the war, instead of being transferred
south, would soon be transferred to the
Valley of the Mississippi. There, as we
advance, we should not conquer swamps, or
forests, but every mile gained will lead US
nearer to the goal of New Orleans. With
the great western river belt in our possess
sion, and the communication cut between
Savannah and Charleston, we have only
one more point to gain, the possession of
the railroad from Nashville through the Al
leghanies, and then, l think, we can afford
to lie STILL and let the rebels work out their
own salvation. We have made great
move, and if it is vigorously followed up,
you will near the gigantic wicked structure
which traitors have reared begin to crack
from turret to foundation stone."
This move South has been SCOTS plan
from the beginning and it is an interesting
fact, that McClellan's plan, which the Gov
eminent asked him to submit when he first
took command, on being opened, was found
to correspond to it in every important feas
ture. This looks as if we had the old hero
reproduced in his former Lieutenant. The
administration is right now the locomo.
tive is on the track, and all it has got to do
is to fire up and let on the steam, and the
Northern heart will lift from the nightmare
that has weighed it down, and we shall &c.
gin to see the end of this horrible war.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29
North Carolina .

The news that forty-6ve counties were
represented in a convention called for the
purpose of re>establishing the authority of
the Federal Government in the old North
State, must De received with considerable
distrust. The time has not yet come for
such demonstrations, and uatil the back OF
the rebellion is broken by the defeat or dis
parsion OF the rebel army on the Potomac,
we can only consider such reports as ema-
mating from individuals who have personal
interests to be subserved.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29
CONSERVATION at the South.

The utmost degree of CONSERVATION, sur
prise and depression prevails all over the
South wherever the news had reached OF
the Union naval victory at Beaufort. The
result of the expedition took the Southern
people by surprise, because it had been
known at Beaufort, for many days before
the expedition arrived there, that that point
was to be its destination, and every prepar-
alton that was deemed necessary had been
made for its reception. CONSERVATION pre>
vailed because it had been demonstrated
how easily the Union feet, even after suffer-
ing the bufietings of a terrible tempest, had
with only part of its force, reduced and
cuptured their forts without the slightest
assistance from the army, and because the
whole OF the military part OF the expedition
mad been safely landed, and are now ready
70 commence active operations inland. De-
preston OF spirits prevailed, because it was
known that this expedition would now be
followed by others with like result THAI it
would now be 20 longer possible to keep
their cotton from these newly opened sea-
ports; and because that now, attacked on
all sides, By sea and land, and with the
Union men o! East Tennessee rising in
their midst, it was plain that their great re-
belion was at last played out, and that
their bogus conlederacy was crumbling 70
piaopC
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29

ON last Sunday morning, Rev. Mr.
Newlin, Pastor of the Presbyterian church
at Bloomfield, N. J. delivered discourse
commemorative of William s. Pierson, late
Corporal Of Company B., First Minnesota
Regiment. Corporal Pierson, who was a
native and resident OF Bloomfield, CHANGED
to be in Minnesota at the time the first call
for volunteers was issued, and at once en-
listed for three months, but subsequently
was mustered in for three years, with the
rest of the First Minnesota. In the battle
of Manassas he did his share to secure this
regiment the high reputation which it gain
ed, but received two MIME balls in his
thigh, fracturing the hip>bone badly.
Abandoned with the rest of the wounded,
be dragged himself two or three miles IL ON
the battle. field during the Sunday night
succeeding the panic, and on Monday night
was picked up by passing ambulance and
taken to the Junction. 1t was Tuesday
NOR ming, however, before he received any
food or attendance. As soon as the .cond.
ton warranted it, be was transferred to
Richmond and placed in the General Hos
pital, where his friends have every reason
to believe that be received the most faithful
attention and care. Amputation of the
wounded limb was finally found necessary,
and was performed by the ablest practical
surgeon in Richmond but his strength
had been too much exhausted by the previ-
Gus suffering, and on August Is Corporal
Pierson died, in the Goth year OF his age.
A letter written to his parents by the SUR
geon who attended him while in the hospl
tai, although dated Aug %, did not reach
them until two or three weeks ago. Mr..
Newlin's funeral discourse was founded on
the text, Flight the good fight of faith"
1t was forcble vindication of the justice
of the cause in which Corporal Person
lost his life, and touching and eloquent
tribute to the deceased.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29

GENERAL SCoTT's MISSION The Boston
Courier abiding to his visit to Europe,
says We believe that General Scott
has taken this summary departure in order
to serve his country abroad From his
great reputation, beth civil and military,
his long and eminent public service, his
advanced age, he unsullied patriotism, and
the public familiarity with his name and
character in Europe, he was the fitting per
son to proceed on such service, and we
doubt not, from these very considerations,
ne would have more real influence in Eua
rope than any number of diplomatists.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29

FaEMosT's STAFF. - The New York
Timss, correspondent says:
learn that there is not the least DISPOSE
ton to interfere with the commands of Gen.
Asboth and Sigel, or any other good officer
who will continue to serve faithfully in the
cause of our country. But there is a blue
lookout for the musical directors" %" adul-
terers OF the chief of staff, y" master-in-chief
of transposition," and all the indiscriminate
bordes OF hangers on in. uniforms who have
lately ridden government horsehesh into car
rion around department headquarters.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29
Memphis Alarmed.

The magnitude OF the preparations in St.
Louis for descent on the South, with
the little wholesome foretaste at the Bel
mont fight have thoroughly alarmed Mem
phis. The papers have called for help from
the Confederate Government, which has
doubtless about as many points echoing the
same call as they can we'll attend to. The
gunboats are nearly completed, and the SAL
lors arrived from the Atlantic coast, and
when the army that has been chasing
Price gets back to st. Louis, the rebels on
the lower Mississippi may conclude that
their cases will be attended to.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29

The Saltwater MeSseager is apparently
20 better pleased with some of the recent
military appointments, than the people o
the State generally. Mr.. Van Voorhees,,
draws it rather mild, however, in the follow
ing paragraps:
He CAN DRAW THE PAY.'-We have not
entered into the controversies going on in the
St. Paul papers with reference to the military
appointments of Governor Ramsey-neither do
we propose TO do so. Some of them suit US ::
while of those who do not. we do not feel dis.
posed to read the riot act to the Governor for
making them. We are willing to look upon
them as mistakes which time will correct
We have been surprised, however in seeing
the appointments justified by such paper as
the Press, by such considerations as the fol-
lowing, copied from the GOodhue county pa.
per- In speaking of the appointment of Mai.
WEIGH. whose funeral has been pronounced
from fifty pulpits, the Press copies from the
Goodhue Republican as follows: "As Lieut..
Wech is prisoner in New Orleans he cannot,
OF course, assume the position. He can. how.
ever, accept the honors, and sometime dratc The
pay
If it is understood that the field officers of
the fourth regiment are only designed for or.
nament and pay, we sail regret that the gal
liant Colonies Lester and Thomas, of the First
regiment, who have been under the fire of the
enemy for four months, have been called from
their field OF usefulness. They are so much
Injured to the duties of the soldier they won
know how to ornament the Fourth.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29

Charles Lanman, the we'll known at
thor artist, who was Mr.. Webster's private
secretary, fishing companion and biograph-
er, has been appointed to one OF the most
responsible clerical positions 10 the House
Of Representatives. This appointment by
Mr.. Etheridge is the more gratifying to the
many personal friends of Mr.. Lanman, be.
cause it was made on the grounds of fit
ness, he having never been politician, ais
though Union man through all of our
troubles.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29

The Vermont Legislature has elected
Peter T. Washburne of Woodstock, Adiu-
tant General CT the State, over H. Henry
Baxter, present incumbent, against whom
there was considerable complaint 10 the
management of his Office. General Wash
burne was Lieutenant Colonel of the First
regiment of Vermont three months volun-
teers. at Fortress Monroe.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29

Gen. Halleck was born on Long Island,
Of Quaker parents. When young his FAM
lily removed to Oneida county, where be re-
sided for many years. His Quakerism van
lshed under military education, and the
rebels of Missouri will pro badly find that
be does not conduct war on peace prin
cinles
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29
System of Tactics for the Army Of the
United States.

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Commercial AdvertiSer says
" Scots Tactics will no longer be toler-
ated in the army, and the galvanized West
Pointers of the past generation, who have
persisted in drilling by them, must now obey
the general order, directing the exclusive
use OF the French drill, first translated by
hardee. After the revolution, the United
States army was drilled by the Steuben
system until 1914, when Brigadier General
Winfield Scott, who had been appointed to
drill Major General Browns army at Buff
falo, translated from the French the system
of drill which has since borne his name.-
The next year it was recommended by a
board OF officers, of which Gen. Scott was
president, and editions of it were published
by order OF Congress in 1921, 1926, and
1885, making it the legal drill and dscip-
line.
JEFF. Davis, wi.hing to annoy General
Scott, and at the same time to reward Col.
Hardee, who was one Of his pets, directed
the latter to translate the French tactics
jus: adopted by the CtGsSeuTs de pincenses,
and the work as published was almost a
fac simile of the original in appearance,
but imperfectly rendered into English. 1t
was published in direct violation of the
law. but the system was in itself meritori-
Gus, (no thanks to Hardee) and it has since
been adopted. Some OF the old school have,
however, refused to drill by it, aud desire
not to wound the feelings OF General Scott
alone prevented the issuing of an order pro
hib;tiDg the use of Scots tactics. Now
that the veteran has gone abroad, his tao
tics will be excluded from the army, and
placed on the shelf with those of Steuben
and Dundas.
Scott was urequalled, in his youth, as
drill officer, and he placed great reliance on
the bayonet, aud the maneuvres in which
it could be used. At Chippewa, when the
British and Americans had mutually adj
vanced, loading and firing, until the oppos-'
ing lines were within eighty yards Of each
other, Scott Immediately executed the
French evc:lti0n "ea pO'e2ce wheeling the
right and lett wings OF his line inward to
such an angie as converged their fire on the
enemy's centre with deadly effect, and then
rushing 10 with the 5ayonet. Then, and on
other occasions, the recruits under Leaven-
worth and Mcneil drove back. with the
bayonet, Wellington's veterans of the PEI
ninsular war, and it was SCOTS opinion
that the present contest could best be ended
by Northern determination and cold steel,
against Southern rashness and rifles.
AaSECEssIoN LADY. The Provost Guard
1
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29
John Charles Fremont again

The downward career of this adyenturer
has been unimpeded by any serious attempt
to break his fall, and we should be content
to let him rest but foc the howl that is
raised against the Administration by few
radical presses. whose ideas of comnlan-
der of department, and his obligations
and duties, is measured and filed by po>
litical picture of man with bis " hair
parted in the middle" clothed in the garb
of hunter, and standing on the highest O.
the high peaks of the Rocky Mountains,
with a just caught honey bee in hand which
he is holding out by one leg to the gaze OF
an admiring world" An argument is
wasted on this c ass OF men or presses, but
lest few sensible persons may have deems
ed his removal without sufficient cause, we
copy the following from the Chicago Ire
buAe:
The Auditing Committee now az work
in st. Louis, composed of men whose patri.
otism and integrity cannot be impeached-
we mean Joseph Holt of Kentucky, David
Davis of Illinois, and Hugh Campbell of
Missouri-fnd that the Investigating Com.
mttee did not reach the bottom OF the
frauds and robberies committed by the men
whom no exertions on the part OF the loyal
men of Missouri could drive from Fremont 8
side To them-Mr. Holt and his assoc-
ates-are due the arrests that have been
made in that city, and we have no doubt
that they will be ready to avow their re-
sponsiblity for those that may hereafter be
necessary. Let the public look for their
report also. If between the two the coun.
try is not satisfied that change in the De-
partment was necessary, and that Abraham
Lincoln Is as much worthy OF public conf
dence as John G. Fremont, there is no
power in truth and no force 10 testimony
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29

At the Newport Naval Academy there
is vacancy from the Second Congression-
sional District of Minnesota.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29

Missionary Society Of the m f.. Church
The General Missionary Committee of
the Methodist Episcopal Church have been
10 session in New York for some days.
The following are the appropriations made
for 1862, together with the appropriations
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29

A..SEcEssIoN LADY. The Provost Guard
have much trouhle with the secession ladies
OF Alexandria. The ladies there have no
hesitation in openly proclaiming their Sc
cesson proclivities. One of them, who
was called upon by captain in Colonel
McLeans regiment, and demonstrated with
for her violent language to one of the
guard, replied that ii she had her way she
would kill all of the Union troops. But"
continued she never said o word to your
guard was talking to a nigger-and
can whip the niger who told you what
said !" The captain reported progress to
headquarters.