The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-05-24

No Won't Of Confidence or No Want OF
Money have learned from the most reliable
authority that parties are now in Montgomery
from Europe, which have proposed to loaI
our Government from fifty to one hundred mil.
lions OF dollars. This is q voluntary PROPOSE
ton, made by parties sent here for the pur.
yose, by European capitalists who desire to
invest their money in our Confederate bonds.
Now, there is some dignity in going on
spree with $lOO,oOO,OOO in pocket, in
contrast with the paltriness of mere $l5,.
100000, not enough to give the crowd a
treat of lager.
The New York Post argues that an
e1ectual blockade of all the inlets to South
ern commerce will most effectually and
speedily end the war.
Let nothing whatever enter into or depart
from the Southern ports from Baltimore to
Galveston, and in less than two years we shall
see complete revolution among the Southern
people, who will insist that the ports shall be
opened. With the total destruction of their
commerce they will very soon ask each other
how they came into such a predicament, and
by their own acts they will Overturn the mill
tary despotism of Davis, Stephens and Com
pany. They no doubt will tolerate it for few
months, but eventually they will throw it off.
NO country can endure for any length of time
SUCH utter restriction and humiliation of its
trade and commerce.
- Hon. Reverdy johnson, one of the
most able sons of Maryland, on behalf of
the ladies of Frederick, presented flag to
volunteer organization in that city, and
made most eloquent speech, from which
the following is extracted:
Though not especially impulsive, cannot
imagine how an American eye can look upon
that standard without emotion. The twenty
stars added to the first constellation tell its
proud history, its mighty influence, and it's
unequalled career. Are these now to be for
ment. Sentiment, to be sure, it is, but it is
one that purifies and animates and strengthens
the national heart. God may be worshiped
Il make the comparison with all proper rever.
ence) in the open field-in the stable-but is
there no virtue in the cathedral? Does not
the soul turn its thoughts heavenwards, the
moment its sacred threshold is crossed? This,
too, is sentiment, but it is one that honors our
nature, and proves our loyalty to the Almighty.
30 it is with our national emblem. The man
who is dead to its final influence is in mind
fool or in heart q traitor. 1t is this emblem
am the honored organ now to present to you,
need not commit it to your constant, vigilant
care that, am sure. it will ever be your
pride to give it. When. if ever, your hearts
shall despond when, if ever, you shall desire
your patriotism to be specially animated,
throw it to the winds, gaze on its beautiful
folds, remember the years and fields over
which, from '76 to the present time, it has been
triumphantly borne; remember how it has
consoled the dying and animated the survivor;
fhof 20 x:nlI A..
. brighter fame the patriotic ardor of Wash.
lngton.-went with him through all the strug-
giles Of the Revelation, consoled him in defeat,
gave to victory an additional charm, and that
nls dying moments were consoled and cheered
by the hope that it would forever float over q
perpetual Union, and you at once feel it's al.
most holy influence, and swear to stand by and
maintain it till life itself shall be no more.
Here it is. citizen soldiers. It is now yours,
and with the assurance of its fair donors that
they commit it to brave and loyal hands, and
with their prayers for your individual happi.
ness-for the restoration of our government to
Its recent peaceful and glorious unity, ana its
continuance as such forever.
One of the Connecticut regiments is
to be armed with Colts breech loading re-
volving rifles. He gives thousand to the
regiment, which are valued at $50 each, or
in all $50,000-a princely donation. This
rifle is terrible weapon; each one carries
five charges in the cylinder, and at the
commencement of an engagement this regi-
ment of one thousand men can in few
seconds, pour in most destructive fire of five
thousand Minnie balls, and afterwards load
and fire faster and with more accuracy, than
can be done by any muzzle loading rifle ever
used in war.