The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-05-10


the applications to get back into the SER
vice, from naval officers who had resigned
from various causes before the present cri-
sis, including large number from the
South, exceed the current designations.
Also, that the Retired List contains many
names which may be advantageously trans
ferred to the active list. The Navy is nei-
Their embarrassed, nor likely to be embar-
raised, by any want of officers"
The Illinois Legislature has passed
the ten regiment bill, and it is now law.
1t provides:
I. For the organization of ten regiments, one
regiment from the men now at Springfield who
would not be taken into the six regiments Or
ganized under the Presidents call, and one
from each Of the old nine Congressional dis
tricts in the State.
II. That when organized and officerd, they
shall 60 into camp for instruction and drill for
thirty days, each within the district in which it
was raised.
III. That the officers and men while thus en-.
gagged, shall be paid by the State, the wages
titled.
Nv. That the sum of one million of dollars,
or so much thereof as may be necessary, is
appropriated to pay expenses.
The North Carolina Legislature met
on the I'd. A bill calling a Convention
was passed unanimously, to assemble on the
goth. The Southern Confederacy flag is
flying over the Capitol of North Carolina,
and that State is virtually now out of the
Union. The Governor has organized a
Camp of Instruction at Raleigh.
The 81, 100000 worth of stock, which
the Comptroller Of New York has been
authorized to issue under the name of the
"Union Defense Bonds of the Corporation
Of the City of New York" has been nearly
all tahen at par by banking institutions in
that city. The certificates are very prettily
eDgrossed, and bear the motto, "The Union
must and shall be preserved" and a colored
representation of the American flag, with
Liberty cap on the end of the staff, and
two tassels depending from it. The stock
bears six per cent. interest.
"A Lumberman writes Us lengthy
letter from New Orleans, a portion of which
we find room for. He says:
This city looks very gloomy in business
point Of view. Most of the merchants will
have to close their doors. We hear nothing
but war talk. The city is full of recruits, and
scores of recruiting officers. They are drilling
men until midnight every night,-and are busy
fitting out privateers of old schooners. The
steamer Star of the West is in the harbor,
guarded by military. They are casting cannon
at the custom house ~ I have been stopping
here for six months, but will leave for home
in a short time.''
Our correspondent then states that he
met at New Orleans, certain Capt. A.
Young, formerly of st. Anthony, who had
been serving in the Mexican army for some
time, and with distinction. Capt. Young
was about to leave New Orleans for Wash
ingtop to secure commission in the Fed
eral army. Our correspondent is unknown
to US, so the reader will have to take the
statement for what it is worth.
We have before us a copy of the
temporary convention entered into be-
tween ALECK. STEPHENS, on the part
of the Confederates, and JOHN TYLER,
BALLARD PRESTON, and others on the part
of Virginia, for the purpose of "meet-
ing present exigencies affecting the common
rights, interests and safety of said Common
wealth and said Confederacy." 1t recites
|. Until the union of Virginia with said Con-
federacy shall be perfected, the whole military
force and military operations, ofsaid Common.
wealth. in the impending conflict with the
United States, shall be under the control of
the President of Confederate States.
Ii. She shall become member of the Confed.
eracy, and turn over to the Confederate States
all the public property, naval stores, and mu-
nitions of war, &C., she may then be in pos.
session Of, acquired from the United States.
Ill. Whatever expenditures of money Vir.
ginia shall make before the union, shall be met
and provided for by the Confederate States.
The Convention of Virginia has ratified
the Provisional Constitution of the Confed-
crate States, with the proviso that the rati
fication shall have no force if the ordinance
of secession is voted down by the people at
the May election.
Go away from home tor news The
Southern correspondent OF the Herald, wri-
ting from Pensacola, says:
The government at Montgomery is over.
whelmed with offers of troops, and the active
private secretary of the Secretary of War, Mr..
J. j. Hooper, is kept constantly busy writing
letters declining the offers. Two companies
were offered from Minnesota.
The Vermont regiment has been or.
gained. The officers are: Col. Phelps,
Lieut.. Col. Washburn, Major Worthing.
Only one regiment was asked, and that not
required until the 3Oth Of May. But the
Legislature has appropriated million
dollars, and authorized the raising of foe
additional regiments, to be put into the
field at once. Already ffty-six companies
have reported themselves ready for sorv;ce