The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-29

the Mississippi river-the only one which
looked threatening to the South. The South.
ern tariff being lower than the Northern,
all goods destined for Memphis, st. Louis,
Cincinnati, and other ports of entry in the
West, will be landed at New Orleans, bulk
broken, and then forwarded to their several
destinations. n.
The Western people will thereby have
more advantages and greater use of the
river than they had before. Instead of con-
Stunning products coming westward from the
Atlantic border, they will receive them
southwark from New Orleans, giving en-
ployment to the boats and railroads on and
near the Mississippi river, and reviviDg the
old business as it fourished before the East
opened its artificial connections with the
West.
RUM0RED SLIGHT OF COL. FREMONT.
1t was generally supposed thatthe French
mission had been assigned to Dayton owing
to Fremont's absolute declination of any
executive fayors. 1t is, however, now un-
derstood that he desired the appointment,
and bad friends here at work for him. Great
surprise is manifested at this inexplicable
slight of the first Republican standard bear.
er. The report that Fremont was over
looked because of his lukewarm support of
Lincoln is unfounded. If it were true, it
should not have prevented his appointment.
FORT sUMPTER--A REVELATION.
1t was stated this morning by Ex-At-
torney General Stanton that Mr.. Buchanan,
Secretary Black, Treasurer Dix, and At
torney General Stanton were in favor of
reinforcement of Fort Sumpter, but the
opposition OF Secretary Of War Holt and
General Scott was so decided as to prevent
the project. Mr.. Stanton makes no con-
cealment of this matter, and is very en-
phatic in his statement, and AYERS that Fort
Sumpter might have been reinforced by
contract. This places different view upon
the matter from the one generally credited,
and gives rise to many criticisms upon the
positions assumed by Secretary Holt and
General Scott. 1t probably would not be
in perfect accordance with military tactics
to throw the men and supplies into be-
seiged fort by contract with an enterpris.
ing skipper, but practical men would not
question the means employed, provided the
object sought was attained. The rein.
forcement, however, of Sumpter was one
thing at the time of which Mr.. Stanton
speaks, and another thing now. Men, metal
and defences have daily accumulated, and
what might then have been feasible mat
ter, may now be utterly impracticable. The
comments made upon the statement of Ex-
Attorney Genera Stanton, suppose that
General Scott looked at the question merely
with refined military eye, hence deemed
no plan of reinforcement practicable, un-
less made by regular military approach,
while MIR. Holt took counsel of his appre.
hension that conflict might be brought on
which would complicate federal affairs, and
drive the border states into the arms of the
cotton traitors.-Ed,tor,ai Correspondence
of the Cleveland Herald.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
The law establishing government print
ing bureau went into effect on the 4th of
this month. 1t is an experiment depending
for success upon the capability and faithful.
ness of the superintendent. MIR. John D.
Defrees, of Indiana, has been selected by the
President to discharge the important duties
of superintendent. Mr.. ID. is printer, hav-
ing been, successfully, ian apprentice, Journey
man, proprietor, &C., &c. For nearly two
years past Mr.. Defrees has been personally
known to the printing craft of the federal
metropolis through his connection with the
House printing OF the last Congress.
| APPLICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Applications for Office continue to pour
in. Already at the Treasury the clerks
have noted and filed away for future refer.
ence, thirty-twO bushels of we'll endorsed
documents. Among the applicants last
week was one from a young lady on the
Hudson river-at least so report says-ask-
ing an appointment for her lover as keeper
OF light house, promising that in the event
OF the appointment being made, the two
would be united and made happy, and she
would assist 10 attending to the government
light. OF course, the appointment was or
dered to be made forthwith.
At the Post Office Department fifteen
thousand applications for Office have alrea-
dy been filed. The War Department EN-.
ploys three clerks to note and file away the
applications. The worst disappointed men
who come to Washington are the little
town and ward politicians, who having
"stumped" their own localities fancy the
whole world, including Mr.. Lincoln, must
be fully satisfied that but for each of these
the Republican party would have been
defunct.
| These gentlemen experience much morti-
fication, when presented to the President,
in finding that be fails to recognize them.
One of them, on being presented last week,
gave his name and residence 10 the party
introducing him, which we're repeated to
Mr.. Lincoln, who took him by the hand and
passed him gently along to make room for
the next one. Our stump orator was not
satisfied with the introduction, and managed
to undergo a second turn of the wheel, but
with the same result as the first. The
crowd present, seeing a chance for fun,
persuaded him to make third attempt,
which also resulted in similar non-recogni-
ton. After this failure be Indignantly
declared he "didn't believe the President
knew who be was" and turning round, took
one glance at Mr.. Lincoln, at distance,
and remarked that "the man who didn't