The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-05
A Union Paper Printed ON Secession
Type.


When the First Regiment of Iowa troops
took possession of Macon City, Mo-, they
found the Office ofthe Macon Register, for.
merly "a secession sheet, vacant-its editor
having evacuated on the approach OF the
Federal troops. Col. Bates, in proclaim.
alton issued on the 18th inst, recognized
the fact that secession printing office, to-
gether with type, &C., having been cap
tured, military necessity" demanded that
they should be rendered available in "pro-
mitigating orders and for other purposes. "
He therefore assigned appropriate persons
from the different companies under his COM
mand to fill the different departments of the
newspaper-selecting F. B. Wilkie, late of
the Dubuque Herald, as editor. The new
paper was issued upon that day, and christ
tened Our Whole Union; or, The Missouri
Register. After racy salutatory follow
a number of matters of interest, including
an account OF the march to Macon
City, the reception of the regiment, the
raising of the stars and stripes by the SOL
diers and the patriotic citizens of the place,
the presentation of a flag by number OF
young ladies of Macon City to the Iowa
boys, and proclamation to the people of
the neighborhood by Col. Bates. The whole
concludes with the following decidedly rich
valedictory, written by Mr.. Wilkie for the
benefit of the seeding editor, johnson.
VALEDIcToRY.-John wherever you are
whether lurking in the recesses of the dim
woods, or fleeing a fugitive ON the open plain
under the broad canopy of heaven-good bye !!
We never saw your cOuntenance, never eX
pect to-, never want to; but for all that, old
fellow, we won't be proud-so, johnson, good
bye. and take care of yourself!
We're going to leave you, JOhnson-gOing
to leave you without so much as looking into
your honest eyes or clasping your manly hand,
and without even so mu.h as giving utterance
to your face of God bless you. We're right
sorry, we are, that you didn't stay with US and
attend to your domestic and other affairs, and
not leave everything; to skulk away and lose
yourself never to return. Oh. johnson, why
did you-how could you do this?
Johnson, we leave you to-night-we're 60
ing where bullets are thick and mosquitoes
are thicker-we may never return-if we do
not old boy, remember us. We sat at your
table-we stole Latin from your Dictionary
of Latin Quotations. wrote Union articles
with your pen, your ink. and on your paper
we printed them on your press--our boys set
leys," your shooting sticks" your ''chases, -
your Equals" your ''spaces," your "rules, ~
your everything-we drank some poor whisky
out of your bottle; and now, johnson. after
doing all this for you, you won't forget US,
will you? Keep US in mind--remember US in
your evening prayers, too, when you say them,
if you do say them and if you put up peti
ton at midday, don't forget US then; and if
you awake in the solemn stiffness of the night
and implore benson on the absent, remem-
Der US then!
Once more, Johnson--our heart pains US to
say it--that sorrowful word--but once more
and forever, johnson, good bye! If you come
our way, call. Johnson, adieu!