The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-05
Later from the South.
CON ELIOT IN TEN NESSEE,

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LOUISVILLE, July l.
The Courier of this morning thinks the
purpose OF raising of men for Government
here is to attack the State guard and dis
band it, and urges good citizens to connect
themselves with the Guard, and place them.
selves in the service of the State, and be
prepared to defend it in all legal manner
when called on by the proper authorities,
and strongly urges the filing up of all State
companies.
Gen. Buckner publishes letter to Gov.
Magofin and reiterates the former state
ment, insisting that the interview with Gen.
Mcclellan was necessarily official because
personal. 1t asserts this position was con-
coded in despatch from Gen. Mcclellan to
the Government, referring to an understand
ing with Gen. Buckner and calling on Ma.
Collin to prevent the occupation of Island
No. l. 1t admits Gen. Mcclellan made no
stlpulatlons on the part of the General Gov~
eminent, but claims his actionl as an officer
OF the Government necessarily binds him
within the limits of the agreement.
The right of Kentucky to claim the po-
sltlon she had assumed was denied by Gen.
Mcclellan. The agreement was to the pol
icy of allowing Kentucky to the laws
within her own limits.
He adds: Whatever view Gen. McClel-
Ian may take of it, there can be no doubt
he will fully comply with the agreement en-.
tered into between US. The wisdom Of bis
policy is sufficiently demonstrated by the
peaceful results which have followed it.
The gunboat Tyler was badly damaged
by collision with the Atlantic.
The Southern mails contain nothing i'm.
portant.
LOUISVILLE, July2.
The Courier this morning says an agent
OF the Government is stationed at some
point on the Nashville Railroad to see
that there is nothing contraband passed
south.
Four companies of Rossius Regiment
go into camp to-day. The delay was occa-
stoned by failure of the contractors to fulfill
their agreement. The regiment will soon
be iull.
The Journal publishes letter this morn
ing dated Knoxville, Tennessee, June 29th,
saying that eight companies of Cavalry and
Infantry have gone from there to Cumber-
land and Wheeler's Gap, to Guard them
and prevent the Federal troops from COM
ing through Kentucky to aid the Union
men of Eastern Tennessee.
They have been encountered by our mas
tive Union men, in the mountains, who
swear they shall leave, and the Davis troops
have sent here for reinforcements. The
Journal adds, we expect bloody fight at
the Mountain Gap for possession of arms.
The Journal says every breath of ours is a
heartfelt aspiration for the triumph of the
star spangled banner. The Courier says,
on the same subject, that it takes for grant,
ed that the authorities of Tennessee are in.
formed of the introduction of armies into
that State and that arrangements have been
made to take possession of every gun sent by
the Administration. The Journal also says
Gov. jackson, of Missouri, is in Nashville
There is no doubt that an expedition
against Missouri is forming on the southern
border of that State.
The Richmond Examiner, of the 29th
states that an agent of the French governs
ment is buying tobacco in that market.
The Portsmouth Courier says the six OF
seven hundred men employed in the navy
yard have been required to take an oath to
obey implicitly in accordance with articles
of war, orders of the President and Secre-
tary OF War and Navy Departments, and
to sustain the Confederate Government
One refused to take the oath and was dis.
charged. He argues thatIbut for the tameness
of the separation sentiment here that he was
not lynched on the spot. Those who ought
to know, believe that many sworn to sup
port the new government will not hesitate
to destroy them should an opportunity offer
1t is clear that Western Virginia is well
represented here. Diving bells here are
being used to recover small guns.
1t is thought the sloop Of war German
town will be repaired in three months. The
Plymouth can be used as floating battery
The same paper says Georgia regiment
arrived there without arms, the Governor
of Louisiana refusing to allow more arms to
be taken from the State. The Pitauune
and other papers, urge the celebration Of
the Nth Of .Tnlv