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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-05-22
From Missouri.
ST.. LOUIS, May 10.

lCI. hOUiS, Ma w.
To many an aching heart in St. Louis
these are long days. We fear that red
tape will be our ruin. 1t is no exagger-
alton to say that to-day this is the most
important point west of v ashington.-
Here the traitors intend to make the
headquarters of their Western army
This is well known, and in view of its inn
mense preparations Of attack ale making
IL all the River States south of Kentucky,
Ofthis we hear daily-but what is our
Government doing?
No city is more loyal. We are ready
to defend the Stars and Stripes to the
last, and die in their defense; but we are
not strong enough to take q bold stand
and crash out traitors--not strong enough,
we fear, even to protect ourselves from
the traitors in our own State.
The Leg stature is sitting with closed
doors. Rumor says no doubt truly, that
they are about passing series Of acts,the
most diabolical that their wicked lngenu-
itv can invent. They have robbed the
schools fund; they will repudiate the
State debt, seize the railroads and tel
| eoraphs, secede from the Union, compel
every citizen to take an oath of allegi-
ance to the Governor Of the State, max
inc MI mon from the age of 5 to SO
join the amy, or pay fine Sl5O. And
neither last nor least, one clause of the
militia bill makes speaking d srespectful-
" of The Governor treason, punishable
with DEATH -.t
These arc samples of laws that are be-
ing hurried through in secret session.
They will probably all be passed before
you receive this. The money to pay
the July interest of our State bonds will
follow the school fund. and a forced loan
from the banks is freely talked of. The
banks are now ia q state of suspension,
and exchange on New York is worth
from 10 to IS per cent premium.
In this emergency. what can the citi-
gems Of st. Louis dos We viii never
take the test oath-never. We w II pay
no State tax after tie State secedes, nor
acknowledge and allegiance to it. This
will bring down upon us the hordes Of
Secession. What the result will be, if we
have no help from outside, is fearful to
think of. The people of Kansas, Iowa,
Wisconsin, and Illinois are all well dis
posed towards us, and true as. steel to
their flag. They have volunteers mus
tered aud armed, and who would gladly
come if ordered here; but they IRE now
too distant to be available to prevent a
conflict. Nothing but large force here,
without any delay, will prevent the effu-
sion of blood and save this most impor-
tant section of the West uuscathed. A
short delay and it will be too late. s5
A steamboat loaded with arms passed
the encampment at Carlo, .unquestion-
ed, and arrived here yesterday. The
arms are now in the hands of those who
intendto use them to murder our citi-
zens. Another boat-load is hourly ex-
pected. Forty drays were loaded at
at the levee and pass unmolested through
the streets to the trs itors camp. jeff
erson Davis means to push his battle
fields North Here, in this, city, he
means to fortify himself and resist the
armies of the free North West. reg lIa
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-05-22
Governors Message.

At the special session of the State
Legislature, which is now convened ut
Madison, we find the Governor in bis
message recommends that six regiments
of sold ers beput into camp by the State
for service; also, an appropriation Of one
million dollars.
He further recommends that an au-
thority ought to be given to purchase for
the use of the State, in addition to such
arms as are required for the use of regi-
mcrts going into the field, six rifle can
non. The Governor in his closing
address says; u.
1.-The people will never consent to any
cessation Of the war, forced so wickedly
upon US, until the traitors are hung or
driven into ignomipious exile. This war
began where Charleston IS ); it should
end where Charleston was. The Su-
preme Ruler can but smile upon the eff
forts Of the law-loying, government-lov-
ing, liberty-loving people Of this land, in
resisting the disruption of this Union
These gathering armies are the instru
ments of His vengeance, to execute His
just judgments; they are His fairs where
with on Gods great Southern threshing
floor He will pound rebellion for its sins"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-05-22
IN LITERARY MATTERS,

1t will be the aim of the JOURNA AL to
present each week something fresh, pure, at
tractivc.
Each number of the JOURNA AL will con-
tain a summary of the important domestic
News OF the week. III = - I a.a...
If you wish to know more about it, walk
up and subscribe for volume.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-05-22

APPoINrMENTs.-M D. G. JACKSON,
U. S. Marshal for Wisconsin, has made
the following appointments of Deputies
in different parts of the State
Green county, A. J. Sutherland, OF
Monroe.
Monroe county, Judge W. w. Jack
son, of Jacksonville.
Fond du Lac county, A. G. Kinney
of Ripon.
Dane county, s. St. John, Of Sun
Prairie.
Portage county, o. H. Lamoreux, Of
Plever.
Dodge county, Samuel Mclaughlin,
of Fox Lake. 5...la
Brown county, Mr.. Thomas, of Green
Bay. ..r vg.-Hae -io 1aa-I .ss5aa
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-05-22
a Bitter EecIing.

The Richmond Wig speaking Of the
war feeling in Virginia, says:
"There is pride which every man
born on Virginia sal feels in the State
Of his birth.
To see sach a Commonwealth subju-
gated and purtitioned out among sniv-
cling Yankees would drive all her men
to DESPERATION; all her women would
refuse to breed"
So far as experience extends. we
doubt tho truth Of the last remark.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-05-22
POLITICALLY,

Matters are {" a good deal mixed" Just now
and while the JOURNAL will be indepen.
dent of any mere PARTY organization, it will
advocate the principles and sustain the policy
of whatever party proposes to maintain the
Constitution and enforce the Laws. and which
at the same time opposes With vigorous and
legal resistance, the Entertainments Of Slavery
upon the National Domain.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-05-22

FITs.-Old Joel Parker, late Chief
Justice of New Hampshire, on behalf of
Mrs. Parker and other ladies of Cam
bridge, Massachusetts, Che is now profess
sor in the law school there, furnished a
box of clothing to company from that
town, saying very Enthusiastically of
two of the items a 4osE re5
"There are two sizes of shirts and
three sizes of drawers. This may per-
haps answer for practical purposes :: The
"a6solute FRS" which we cannot fur
nish without measurements, we expect
you to give to your enemies
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-05-22

F. A Frankfort dispatch to the Cinciuna.
ii Commercial, May IA, says: " Union
sentiment is growing stronger. Ken
lucky is Overwhelmingly for the Union
-andif forced to it by the Secessionists,
will declare for the United States Govern
rent. 20
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-05-22

THE n. Y. Hsrald's Washington COR
respondent of the 18th said, +" 1t has
been determined by the Government to
move an immense force down the Mis-
sissippi. Nearly the entire Northwestern
force will be pushed in that direction"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-05-22
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LOCAL MATTERS.

As LOCAL PAPER if will lie the aim of the
JOURNAL to give full and accurate Local
News, and edvoeate the interests and make
known the advantages of Prescott, Pierce
County and the st. Croix Valley.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-05-22

There is aphysician in Newburryport
who has attended at the births of three
Oh sands children.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-05-22

CHICAGO, May Ex-senator Doug
las has been very i'll with typhoid fever
ever since he returned to this city. Fears
are entertained by friends that he will
not r. cover. .. .sy-
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1861-05-22
TIL e w A r.
NEWS SUMMARY.


NEWS SUMMAR
MISSISSIPPI WAR NEWS.
Currency Panic in Chicago.
Unienists at Harper's Ferry.
ARREST OF ,SECESSTONISTSi
The Capitol Building to be Cleaned
Out.
wASHTNGTON'S BONES
SAFE. --
EFf In $3.50
JEFF DAVIS TO COMMAND THE
ARMY! 49,. s,.s.z,ss,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-26
Blockade of the Southern Ports.

A despatch from Charleston, dated the
10th, says that the Federal feet off that
harbor, on the 10th, stopped three vessels
coming in, one with the Spanish flag, one
with the British, and the other with the
American. They were detained short
time and then allowed to proceed. The
fleet determined to interfere no more until
orders were received from Washington.
1t has probably received orders by this
time to institute a vigorous blockade. A
despatch from Washington, dated the 10th,
says:
WASHINGTON, April l9.-The President
has issued his Proclamation stating that
there is an insurrection against the Gov
ernmept in several States that laws for
the collection of revenue cannot be execut-
ed therein conformably to the Constitution,
which requires the duties throughout the
country to be uniform. They have fur
tber threatened to grant pretended letters
of marque. / therefore deem it advisable
to set on foot blockade. Therefore a
competent force will be posted to prevent
entrance and exit to vessels from the ports
of seeded States. ------
[signedI A. LINCOLN"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-26
SAINT PAUL, FRIDAY, APRIL &C. 1861.

on account of the dangerous character of
the channel, and the fire from the batteries,
which would have blown them out of the
water. This will be the excuse made to
the Government on the arrival of the yes.
sells at New York. Still, indignation is felt
here, that they did not, under the circum-
stances, even make demonstration.
Your regular correspondent desires to
correct number of errors OF fact which
were published among your general press
dispatches Of the 18th inst. First, no can
nonading took place between the vessels and
the batteries |; second, no raft was ever
thrown out at Fort Sumpter, loaded with
men, and sad havoc created among the poor
fellows third, no eleven shots penetrated
the floating battery below the water line /;
fourth, there was no unconditional surrend.
er, merely an evacuation, according to the
terms of the lIth inst; fifth, Major Ander-
son did not surrender his sword to General
Beauregard, he simply said if he had he
would not have received it from so brave
man; sixth, Major Anderson did not come
to the city, and was not the guest of Gen.
Beauregard; seventh, Major Anderson and
his men were not conveyed under guard to
Morris Island. Your special despathes are
verified by the highest authority, and may
be relied upon.
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Foreign Gossip.

A French editor, criticising the style of
the speeches of Jules Favre, says it reminds
him of an ancient order accompanied by a
fute."
"Livipgston ," has been dramatzed for
the French stage.
A curious remark was made by a French
Judge in the case of Baynaud, who recently
murdered his daughter in cool blood on find
ing her lover with her. He said, that on
previous occasion, when he had found her
in a disgraceful situation, " then was the oc.
casion for you to aveDge the honor of your
name"
The death ofthe Duchess de Mariner nee
Choiseul, at an advanced age, has occasion.
ed the most brilliant notices of her life and
character. She saved her father from death
during the revolution went into exile with
him returned to France at the restoration;
married, and became remarkable for her
great benevolence of character Up to the
last year of her life, from the moment of
their retreat, she annually visited England
to pay her respects to the royal exiIes of
France.
There is much opposition in the italian
Parliament to the idea of making Rome the
capital One deputy said that philosophi-
cal ideas would be ch nged to religious ones,
if they went there.
The Cardinal OF Naples has denounced
three priests for having preached against
the temporal power of the Pope and In IA
vor of Victor Emanuel. He forbade Man.
cini, the director of the Opera, to give the
"Stabat Mater" for charitable benefit,
on the ground of proclamation. 1t was per.
formed nevertheless.
France has 224 lighthouses, and England
but III the United Kingdom, 276.
A curious accident to an English trav-
eller, Mr.. John Burgess, recently happened.
He was on his way from Hopetown, South
Africa, with party to join DIR. Living
stone at the Jambesi. lie had with him
three Europeans, several natives, and three
wagons, which contained, among other
things, considerable quantity of gunpow>
der. On the 22d of August, the party came
to halt, and Mr.. Burgess, after fatiguing
himself in elephant hunt, went to one Of
the wagons, where he laid down to rest and
smoke cigar. In two minutes after, an
explosion TOOK place, be an two natives
we're blown up, the wagons were destroyed
and seven horses killed. The ret of the
party escaped. He was fine young man,
and only twenty-three years of age.
Immense quantities of rain and snow have
recently fallen in the Holy land. The cis>
terms at Jerusalem have been filled, to the
great satisfaction of the inhabitants, as they
have not been before in two hundred years.
Black laces, Cambrai and Lama, the
former as good as Chantilly, are Low the
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-26
Treason in Pennsylvania.

The following bill passed the Pennsylva-
mia Legislature last week:
SEC. l, provides that if any person or
persons belonging to or residing within this
state, and under the protection of its laws,
shall take com mission or commissions from
any person, state or states, or other the enc
mics OF this state or of the United States of
America, or who shall levy war against this
state, or government thereof, or knowingly
and willingly shall aid or assist any enemies
in open war against this state, or the United
States, by joing their armies, Or by enlist
ing or procuring or pursuading others to
enlist for that purpose, or by furnishing
such enemies with arms or ammunition or
any other articles for their aid and comfort,
or by carrying on traitorous correspon-
dence with them, or shall form, or be in
anywise concerned in forming any combina-
tion or plot or conspiracy for betraying this
state or the United States of America into
the hands or power Of any foreign enemy,
or any organized or pretended government
engaged in resisting the laws of the United
States, or shall give or send any intelligence
to the enemies of this state or Of the United
States of America, for that purpose, every
person so offending; and being legally con-
victed thereof, shall be guilty of high mis-
demeanor, and shall be sentenced to under
60 an Imprisonment for term not exceed
ing ten years, and be fined in a sum not ex-
ceeding five thousand dollars, or both, at
the discretion of the Court. Provided,
That this act shall not prohibit any citizen
from taking or receiving civil commissions
for the acknowledgment of deeds and other
instruments of writing.
Sec. 2, provides that if any person or
persons within this commonwealth shall
build, construct, alter or fit out, or shall aid
or assist in building, constructing, or fitting
out any vessel or vessels for the purpose of
making war or privateeriDg, or other pur-
pose, to be used in the service of any person
or parties whatever to make war on the
United States of America, or to resist by
force the execution of the laws of the United
States, such person or persons shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof shall be sentenced to undergo an i'm
pisonment, at labor, not exceeding ten years,
and be fined in sum not exceeding ten
thousand dollars, or both, at the discretion
of the Court
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-26

BY A CAPPoQUIN GIRL.

Oh! if l were tonight in the green land of Erin,
And near our old home by the Blackwater's
side,
How blithe would I sing without sorrow or
A heart that would bound with the flow of
But, smoothly the ocean between us is gliding
For ever the homes of our bosoms dividing :.
Far, far away beyond the sea.
Sore was the day when left you behind me;
Sad was our parting, acushla machree.
Tho 'scaped from the foe that forever would
I brought but my hand, for my heart stayed
with thee.
Bright is the gold have won from the stranger;
Great is the wealth that around me see,
Hard have l toiPd it,thro hardship and danger;
But it never can purchase the love l bear
thee.
l fancy the sun does not shine down so brightly
On this land OF gold, nor so genial and brightly,
As when lived beyond the sea.
No wonder wcpt when left you behind me,
No wonder sorrOwed, acushla machree,
Tho fled from the foe that forever would
bind me,
Your face was as bright as the snow on the
thorn.
That glints in the sun on a cold winters noon;
Fresh as the dew on mild summers morn,
And soft as the air of an old Irish tune.
When speak to my sons of your fame and
your glory,
The lone, haunted rath, and the wild Fenian
story,
Oh! now they wish your face to see!
But they know not how sadly l left you behind
me-.
So fair and so lonely, acushla machree.
Tho fed from the foeman that ever would
bind me,
left with blessing my sad heart, to thee.
Oh! if were tonight on your bosom, dear
Erin,
How gay would drown me a shamrock, l
To pluck from my heart the dark pail it is
wearing,
And weave in its stead a fresh garland of
green.
But, alas it is Fancy brings fitting and
cleaning,
Before my dim eyes--.as I've seen in my
dreaming
Thy sad, sweet smile, beyond the sea-
AS saw thee the morning l left thee behind
me,
A bursting with SORROW acushla machree.
Tho l fed from the black-hearted foe that
would grind me,
l left all my treasure, sad heart in thee.
-Wate'toion (Lreland) Citizen.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-26
Pen-POrtratt of the Cabinet of thu
southern COnfederacy.

A correspondent writing from Montgom.
cry, Ala, on the 9th instant, gives this de-
scription of the members of the Cabinet of
the Southern Confederacy:
The tallest fgules represent Toombs and
Walker still above the medium height
come Reagan and Meminger, while Davis,
Stephens, and Mallory present the average,
although the two first, from their general
build, would always be spoken of as small.
As whole, they are of the lean kind, with
the exception of Mallory and Toombs.
Reagan and Walker cannot be styled posi-.
lively thin, but nothing short of corn bread
and bacon, and plenty of it, can ever re-
lieve the others of that charge.
l approach now rather delicate theme,
for even great men have some of woman's
weakness on the score of age. However, l
make this proviso-they are all overworked
now, and probably not looking their best
and then proceed with boldness.
Tie senior partner we would pronounce
Mr.. Meminger, and next him at once Davis,
Toombs and Mallory; then Stephens,
Walker and Reagan. We would say they
ranged from thirty nine to filty-eight, but
have no other guide than appearances.
Now, let US begin to take them to pieces
singly; we will proceed to analyze the
South Corolinian. MIR. Meminger is a
spare but well built man, of exceedingly
pleasant and childlike countenance His
face is innocent of beard, and displays
rather long shape, with Scotch cheek
bones, and even tan complexion; it is topped
by full suit of long gray hair rampant.
His eyes laugh whenever his mouth does;
the first are deep set, below high and
prominent forehead. In manner he is gen.
tie to meekness, the philosopher of the
party. In repose, melancholy like the sad
eyed Hungarian. In dress, simple and
neat. A scrupulOus attendant at the Epis-
copal services, and the pioneer of public
education in the South.
That nice suit of brown linen contains
the Postmaster General. A crop of short
black hair on the top of his head, and shor:
black beard on the top of his chin, with
moustaches between, gives him rather
hairy seeming. AS before mentioned, he
is rather tall, wide of shoulder and strong
looking, dark complexion, small, black,
piercing eyes, and nose that wanted to be
perfectly straight, but made a slight mis-.
take at the end, and went too far out. He
is rather taciturn, but not cross. The ladies
would call him and Toonbs the handsomest
of the party.
Mallory is the stoutest and jolliest of the
party, and yet not So jolly either, for he
evidently laughs at more than with. He
wears his beard in frill around bis round
face, tiger-fashion, and the few silver hairs
that begin to steal into it and his hair, tell
that tale to his face in the glass every morn
ing which the dearest friend dare not repeat.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-26
Excitement at the Theatre.

A curious incident which we have omit
ted to transcribe, occurred at the Arch
street Theatre on Saturday night. A fe-
verish audience at this place listened, with
as much interest as could be expected to
Edwin Booths rendition of the character
of Richelieu. There is a passage in this
play which had local bearing two weeks
ago relative to the policies of peace and
war. Richelieu speaks as follows:
Remember my great maxim.
"First use all means to c0nciliate-
Here the house was passive and unaf-
fected. r
Richeleu's confessor here interrupts with !:
Failing in that ?"
Mr.. Booth raised himself to his loftiest
height and pointing his finger to the breath.
less house, said
-"AH means to crush."
The applause that followed knew no pa
rallel during the evening. I. was not the
actor, but the sentiment, which provoked
the applause. Another expression in the
play:
"Put away the sword, States may yet be saved
without it"
which is almost invariably appIauded, was
listened to with the utmost apathy.-Phila-
delphia Press.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-26
BROTHER JONATHAN'S LAMENT
FOR SISTER CAROLINE.

She has gone-she has left us in passion and
pride,
Our stormy .browed sister, so long at our side
She has torn her own star from our ornaments
glow,
And turned on her brother the face of a foe!
o Caroline, Caroline, child of the sun,
We can never forget that our hearts have been
Our forehead's both sprinkled in Liberty's
From the fountain of blood with the finger of
fame!
You were always too ready to fire at a touch;
much"
We have scowled when you uttered some tur-
bulent threat;
But Friendship still whispered, ''Forgive and
forget!
Has our love all died out? Have its affairs grown
Has the s,,s curse come at last which the fathers
Then Nature must teach us the strength of the
chain
That her petulent children would sever in vain.
They may fight till the buzzards are gorged
with the spoil,
Till the harvest grows black as it rots in the
soil,
Till the wolves and the catamourts troop from
their caves,
And the shark tracks the pirate, the lord of the
waves.
In vain is the strife! When its fury is past,
Their fortunes must flow in one channel at
last,
As the torrents that rush from the mountains
of snow,
Roll mingled in peace through the valleys be-
low.
Uur Union is river, lake, ocean and sky:
Man breaks not the medal when God cuts the
die!
Though darkened with sulphur, though cloven
with steel,
The blue arch will brighten, the waters will
heal!
o Caroline, Caroline, child of the sun,
There are battles with Fate that can never be
won!
The star-fowering banner must never be furled,
For its blossoms of light are the hope of the
world!
Go, then our rash sister afar and aloof--
Run wild in the sunshine away from our roof !;
But when your heart aches and your feet have
grown sore,
Remember the pathway that leads to our door!
Atlantic Monthly.