The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-10-18
NOTES OF THE REBELLION.
REBEL QUARRELs.

REBEL lUARREl.S.
The traitors are growing more quarrel.
some as the time for " Presidential " elec-
tion draws near. The Richmond Eramin-
er, an original secession organ, is as bitter
as gall upon Stephens. 1t charges the cots
ton States with monopolizing all the im-
portant offices to the exclusion of the Bor-
der States, and moreover accuses Stephens
of being corrupt man. 1t says L" the
South has done nothing to deserve such an
inHiction as the putting of Stephens in a
position where there would be an even
chance CT his becoming President for five
or six years." from which it appears that
JEFF Davis lease CT life isn't thought to be
worth much; and the Examiner closes its
article thus:
He (Stephens) is the pet, the idol, the hope
of every corrupt spokesman and jobber in the
South. For some reason, best known to them
selves, they think "Aleck Stephens" the great
est man in the country, and that when he
mounts the purple they will be all right. The
circumstance is suspicious one. Let it teach
Us caution.
HOW THE BLAIR AND FREMONT PAPERS WERE
MADE PUBLIC.
The papers in the Fremont and Blair
cases were first published in the Cincinnati
Enquirer. The Cincinnati Commercial,
after stating that Mr.. Belman had been
sent to st. Louis as a correspondent OF the
Enquirer, thus accounts for the appearance
of the papers:
In the course of human events, the Hon. r.
NJ. Corwine, who is fully determined not to
| relax an effort until rebellion is crushed out,
was made judge advocate of Fremont's army.
He of course knew Mr.. Belman. and with his
accustomed courtesy to the representatives of
the press, rendered him the - facilities " usual
in such cases-that is to say, an armed chair,
deskroOm and stationery.
1t came to pass, as Gen. Fremont was about
to take his departure for Jefferson City, that
the judge advocate had a press of business,
and needed the laborS of copyist, He
aavaiIed himself Immediately of the services of
Mr.. Belman, who was to be properly compen-
stated fol- his tolls in making fair copies of
certain correspondence, it being necessary to
forward duplicates OF the papers in the case to
Washington.
Mr.Belman, in copying the letters, found them
in the newspapers. 1t was his leading article
of faith, that nothing upon the globe accom-
| pliShed its destiny until it made its appearance
in print, with proper headlines. Therefore, as
he copied letters from Jessie Benton Fremont,
and A. Lincoln, and Francis p. Blair, and John
G. Fremont. he was astonished at the want of
enterprise in the press of st. Louis, and with
perfect naturaness took copies of the afOre
said for use in his correspondence and so one
copy of the correspondence was sent to the
President, and another to the Cincinnati En-
quirer.
For some days after the event of publication,
st. Louis, Fremont, and Washington City were
in a condition of surprise and wrath. The in
domitable Belman, pan0plied in innocence, was
late in finding out there was a row, and still
later in knowing himself as the instrument
Of Providence visbly working in the nation.
The state of mind OF Col. R. NJ Corwine, ''when
| he learned all, " is said to have been stupen-
dous.
1t may not be improper to sstate in this con.
nection that Mr.. Be!man has iretired from St.
Louis.
GENERAL ANDERSON'S RETIREMENT.
The Louisville Journal of Monday says
General ANDERSON, in conversation yester-
DAY morning, speaking CT his being COM
PEELED TO leave his native State at this time,
says, lie deeply ieglets that his feeble
health renCess it necessary for him to do so.
The selection ., L.5 successor is, however,
entirely satisfactory him.
GENERAL OHDERS-No. 6.
Headquarters DEPT OF THE CUMBERLAND.
LOUIsvIi LIE, KY, Oct. s, 1861.
The following Geographic order was re-
ceived yesterday at these headquarters
BRIGAD.ER GENERAL ANDERSON: To give Won
rest necessary to Re, tOration of health call
| Brigadier General Sherman to command the
| Department Of the Cumberland. Turn over
| to him your Instructions, and report here in
person as soon as You may without retarding
your recovery
[oigned) WINFIELD SCOTT.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Oct. G, 1861.
In obedience to this order | hereby relin.
| quish the command Of this department to Brig.
adler General Sherman. Regretting deeply
the necessity which renders this step proper |
do it with less reluctance BECAUSE my success
sOr, Brigadier General Sherman, is the man
had selected for that purpose. God grant that
he may be the means of delivering this depart
ment from the marauding bands, who, under
the guise of relieving and befriendng Ken.
. tucky, are doing all the injury they can TO
those who will not join them in their accursed
warfare. ROBERT ANDERSON.
| Brigadier General U. S. s., Commanding,
Official
OLIVER d. GREENE, Asst. Adj. Gen'l.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. Z.
HEADQR's OF THE CUMBERLAND
Louisville, Oct. s, 1861. (
| Brigadier General Robert Anderson having
rellnquished the command of this department,
IN General Orders No. G. of this date, the I'M
dersigned assumes command Of this depart.
ment. W. T. SHERMAN,
Brig. General.
OLIVER ID. GREENE, Asst, Adj. Gen.
THE WAR IN KENTUCKY.
! Gen. W. T. Sherman, who has taken