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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27

chorister, what you really ought to have
sung were words that did not need to be
thus cloaked. They were full Of spirit of
the Sabbath, very ointment box of psalm
ody. These were the words you travested /:
"Welcome sweet day of rest
That saw the Lord arise,
Welcome to this reviving breast,
And these rejoicing eyes,"
Well, what did you gain in giving the
version which, as stated, has startling re-
semblance to Pottawattomie Z Was devo~
tion heightened by your efforts Why
should you do this Music should be the
vehicle of the sentiment. Dear chorister,
does not your vehicle greatly resemble one
of those conveyances known to the travel.
ing caravan, and useful only in defeating
the purpose of surreptitious inspection of
the animal inclosed Don't you remem-
Der how painfully futile were your own
juvenile exertions to see the kangaroo or
some other hairy exotic, through crew
ice? You knew the animal was there !;
you were none the wiser for what you saw,
and the menagerie man was the most de-
lighted party to the transaction. Now,
yesterday the poor hymn (poor only because
exposed to your murderously musical as
saults) was similarly shut up, and inclosed
from all the senses, and for the life of US
we could not have told by any process of
listening, whether you were vocalizing in
English, Italian, or native Indian. Chor-
lister, don't do it any more.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27
XIII.-NO. %
ONLY A PICTURE.

Only picture-and is that all
Only picture upon the wall
The smile so becoming, the cheek so bright,
The eye so dancing with sunny light,
almost fancy my baby boy.
But tits only picture upon the wall,
A silent picture-and that is all
Only lock of silken hair
Lying alone in the casket there
Where is the head that in sportive glee
Was wont to toss it so careless and free!
The baby head that upon my breast
So lovingly nestled each night to rest
Only lock of its silken hair
Is lying alone in its casket there!
Only these relics-and nothing more
Can nought to our arms the loss restore
Must we hopeless yearn as the years go by,
For the bounding step and the beamlng eye;
And all that beauty and life and grace,
So fOndly cherished, retain no trace
Save these silent relics? "Oh, nevermOre
Will the grave to our arms the lost restore W
Oh, woe for love, when from all its store
1t points to these tokens, and nothing more!
When the vacant hall and the silent chair
But echo the groans of its wild despair,
And from all the voices in earth and sky,
Comes back no word to its living cry.
Save the mournful ech0--."Oh, nevermore
Will the grave to thy arms the lost restore y
Oh, Joy for love, when it yearns no more
For that which the grave cannot restore
When it upward stretches its dropping wings,
And in darkness and sorrow still sweetly sings
OF the brightness and bliss of that better home
Where the lost are found and no partings come;
Oh, Joy for love, when its priceless store
There safe is garnered ever more
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27
From the Stone Fleet.

The following extracts are from letter
received in New Bedford, Mass, from Capt.
Willis, of the ship Rebecca Sims, one of the
first stone feet:
There are three to FIVE gunboats together
with the frigste Savannah, blockading this
port (Savapnab) December 9th. Com.
Tatnall's feet are in sight Our flag waves
over Tybee Island, though there are no
troops here yet. The post is held by the
navy, the officers of which are anxious tor
fight Tie first night we arrived the
rebels burnt the wood work OF the light
house. Our gunboats threw about dozen
shells into the woods around it. Fort Pu-
laski is in sight, and looks very formidable,
and being bomb proof it will be difficult to
take. Our officers say if they had had
troops when thay first arrived in here, they
could have taken the city with all ease, but
now the enemy are strengthening, fortifying
and reinforcing rapidly. Instead OF our
ships annoying the people OF this port, they
are sinking their own vessels to keep us out.
saw them sink one yesterday. The citi-
zens of Savannah are leaving fast, and
moving their families inland. We are now
ordered to Port Royal, to sail the first suit
able day.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27
General Halleck.

A Member OF Congress from Pennsyl-
vania states that Immediately after the
appointment of General HALLECK to the
Department of Missouri, General FREMONT
wrote to him (the member) saying that this
was the wisest and best appointment the
President had made, and we are glad to see
that this is the sentiment of the country at
large. The Missouri Democrat, that was
inimical to him at first. grows daily in
admiration of him. His recent orders are
SO energetic, SO unsparing to the rebels,
and moreover are SO rigidly enforced, that
the ardent temper of the Democrat is fully
satisfied, and its grief over the removal of
FREMONT seems to be almost forgotten.
Thus far the command OF General HALLECK
in Missouri has been marked by prudence
and success. His personal demeanor is
also much to the liking OF the general pub
lic He has stated hours at which he is
accessible to all who may have business
with him; without ceremony. he has no
sentries at the door, and no cumbersome
machinery OF aids, secretaries, and orderlies.
A singe sergeant is always IN attendance
to usher visitors aud run on errands. With
this unostentatious style he manages to
keep up the business Of the Department,
and finds time for arranging his plans for
the onward movement down the Missis.
sippi. ass
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27
Eloquence OF Summer.

The Washington correspondent of the St.
Louis Republican gives the following sketch
of the eloquence of Charles SUMNER, the
occasion being the day of mournful eulo.
gies in the Senate on the late Senator Ba.
ker of California
There was an instant rustic, dying into
dead silence when Sumner rose. There is
magic in that mans voice and manner, that
atones for all the shortcomings of his life,
even in the minds of those who hate him
most earnestly. And in the ideas of most
who in these latter days throng the gale.
ries of the Capitol, the majesty of his pres
ence is enhanced by halo of sacrifice, and
the wonderful melody of bis voice sounds in
their ears like the bugle, prophetic OF the
victory to be. Every one listens rapt
when Sumner speaks. Those who curse his
doctrines listen to bis eloquence, and admire
esthetically what they condemn politically.
He talks more than formerly. He seems
to have resolved to omit no opportunity to
strike blow at slavery whenever in sea-
son or out of season an opportunity occurs.
He made a hero of Kinsley Bingham On
Tuesday, because Bingham honestly hated
slavery He rode rough sho1 over facts,
on Wednesday, to show that Baker was
a type of the civilization of the North, as
opposed to the barbarism, fighting which,
he fell. He called him weaver's boy,
whose father was school, teacher he or
phaned him in infancy, whose father lived
to see his son brilliant and successful laws
yer, and whose mother yet mourns him. Yet
be bore the sympathies of the vast audience
easily on, till every heart thrilled with the
passionate energy with which be arraigned,
as the murderer of the dead Senator. not the
General Commanding, nor his superior, but
the power behind the rebellion, saying,
4" Petat-ceSt maoi-slavery.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27
NapoleOn's Idea of Making War.

An uneasy, fault finding gentleman, who
has grown tired of delays, and demands for
additional preparations" has hunted up
the following letter written by Napoleon
to Augereau, and publishes it with the re-
marks: Napoleon has some reputation o
a military man, and yet it appears be could
be in hurry. He could go without trans
portation. He could move without waiting
for the enemy to get ready"
The following letter was written by Ma
poleon to Augereau, on the 2lst of Febru.
ary, 1914:
What! Six hours after receiving the
first troops from Spain you are not in the
field! Six hours OF rest is quite enough
for them. 1 conquered at Nangis with the
brigade of dragons coming from Spain,
who from Bayonne had not drawn rein. Do
you say that the six battalions from Mines
want clothes and equipage, and are unin-
structed? Augereau, what miserable ex
cuses! 1 have destroyed $4,000 enemies
with battalions of conscripts, scarcely clothed
and without cartridge boxes. The National
Guards are pitiful. have here 1000 from
Angers and Bretagne in round hats, without
cartridge boxes, but with good weapons
and l have made them tell. There is no
money, do you say? But where do you
expect to get money, but from the pockets
of the enemy? You have no teams
Seize them. You have no magazine Tut,
tut this is too ridiculous order you to
put yourself in the field twelve hours after
you receive this letter. If you are still the
Augereau of Castiglione, keep your COM
maDd If your sixty years are too much
for you relinquish it to the Oldest OF your
general officers. The country is menaced
and in danger. 1t can only be saved by
daring and alacrity, and not by vain delays.
You must have nucleus of 5000 picked
troops2 have not so many, yet | have
destroyed three armies, captured 40 600
prisoners, taken two hundred pieces of ar
tiilery, and thrice saved the capital. The
enemy are in full fight upon Troyes -? Be
before them. Act no longer as of la'e.-
Resume the method and spirit of '93
When Frenchmen see your plume waving
in the van, and you, first of all, exposed to
the enc US fire, you will do with them
whatever you will.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27
The Massachusetts Seventh.
SELF-DENIAL.


There are numerous instances of noble
self-denial on the part of soldiers. Their
pay per month is $l3. and they receive their
pay every two months. A day or two since
soldier came to the chaplain Of the Seventh,
and wanted to purchase eighteen cents worth
OF postage stamps. ''It is all the money /
have," said he fand / want to write home
once in while" The chaplain knowing
him to be steady, economical soldier, re.
piled, "How is this you were paid off the
other day." 81 know it but there is my
family at home sent them twenty three
dollars then there were the bodies of those
two men who died, gave two dollars to
send them home, and then there were few
little things must have, which took the
eighty~two cents, and here is the other
eighteen, which makes up the twenty>six
dollars" There is self denial for you. I
do not suppose that this is an exceptional
case; there are thousands of men in this
army whose most anxious thoughts are for
those whom they have left behind.
THE ECONOMY OF THE REGIMENT.
l doubt if any other regiment has sent
home larger amount of money than this.
At last pay day the amount was little rising
$4,000. This would average nearly $l9
per man. Such an amount must be accept
ible to the families of Norfolk and Bristol
at this season of the year. The correspon-
dence of the regiment is very large--the
number of letters sent averaging $50 per
day. Some days nearly six hundred have
been mailed. TO show the excellent disci.
pline OF the regiment it may be stated that
the guard house is often without an inmate
and that the offences deemed worthy of pun.
ishment are very rare. Such regiment is
an honor to the old Commonwealth
respondence Boston Journal.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27
NEW SERIES-NO. 42l
sketch OF H0llins the Rebel Naval Com.
s.fJT9 d. mauder.

A reporter who lately went down from
Cairo to Columbus, on flag of truce, con-
tributes the following sketch of the personal
appearance of Hollins, the renowned COM
mander of the ram Manassas:
met the rebel Commodore, Hollins, the
other day at Columbus, or rather on q
steamer just this side, and had quite con-
versation with him, and your Northern
readers will thank me, and your Southern
ones will pardon me if / daguerreotype him.
He is short, say five feet eight, sallow,
restless and observing T; sits in his chair as
if slivers were perforating his trowsers and
penetrating his person quick spoken, earn
est in style, decidedly "tarish" in his manners,
wants you to understand that he is Hollins,
and acknowledge that he is Hollins; gray
haired and gray whiskered, beard long and
porcupinish has a decidedly tobaccoey
odor and complexion; loves to tell good
story, but has not patience to hear one
blows inordinantly, and has figured himself
up to the sum total that he is decidedly the
biggest card in the rebellion pack. After
an hours conversation with him one would
come to the conclusion that be claimed no
nationality, but was cross between an
Albany politician and French ambassa.
dor, with all the low cunning and bombast
of the former, and the all-important, super.
fetal make up of the latter. As to his
truthfulness l may be permitted to say,
that if the stories be told me are true, then
all the Confederate officers have seen are
liars for Hollins said that he had the IA
nous steam ram Manassas up at the skir-
mish with Fort Holt, and all the rest said,
and the Memphis papers corroborated, that
that wonderful piece of naval ingenuity was
still upon the docks at New Orleans. 1t
may be, however, that all the rest we're
wrong and Hollins right.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27

Gen. Stewart who commands the advan-
ced rebel forces at Manassas, and who is only
twenty eight years of age, is the son-inrlaw
of COL (now Brigadier GeneraD St. Geo.
Cooke, oil the regular Federal army. Gen.
Cooke bas another son-in.law who was a
Surgeon in the Confederate army, and a
son in command Of one of the heavy bat,
teries on the Potomac. He is the uncle oil
John Ester Cooke, the novelist, who is Ser
geant ip howitzer company at Leesburg.
Gen. Stuarts command consists of 10000
$500 cavalry and 1880 infantry.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27
The COntrabands ut Port Royal-An In
teresting Account.

Port Royal Correspondence. New York Times
The negroes, as yet, show few symptoms
of vindictiveness but in two instances
they have assisted in the capture OF their
former masters. A Mr.. Cuthbert, the
owner of several large plantations on ST.
Helena Island and the main, was caught
by Capt. Falconer, of the 18th New York,
with the assistance of his own negroes A
small reconn0itering party on the CO0saw
River met boat containing half dozen
blacks and one white man, German bis
boat was seized, the blacks interrogated /;
they belonged to Cuthbert, and we're going
to meet him at a neighboring point.
Captain Falconer took the place of the
captured white man (whom he left in care
of his troops), and ordered the negroes to
row him back to their master. Another
boat containing squad of Union men fol-.
lowed at. short distance 1t was nearly
dusk, and as Falconer approached the
place where Cuthbert stood, waiting his
boat, the latter cried out, Who comes
there ?" The negroes answered and were
recognized. Falconer at once jumped
ashore with the blacks and seized the rebel.
A scuffle ensued, for the Southerner was
armed, and large, powerful man, and Fall
coner small. The negroes took no part
(they had not yet got over their awe OF a
mastery and not till the second boat ar
rived was Cuthbert secured. While he
was rowed off prisoner 10 his own boat,
and by bis own slaves, these burst out into
singing, to the tune of one of their rude
hymns, making the versicIes as they went
along.
OMassa a rebel, we row him to prison.
Hallelujah.
Massa no whip Us any more.
Hallelujah.
We have no massa, now we free.
Hallelujah.
We have the Yankees, who no run away.
Hallelujah.
o! all our old massa run away.
Hallelujah.
O! massa going to prison now.
Hallelujah.
Cuthbert, who had come to the island for
the sake of preventing the escape OF his
slaves, was lieutenant of the boat
a patrol established for the sake of protect
ing the coast at once against the Nation
alists and the negroes. He had, in CONVEX
sation with Capt. Falconer, scrupulously
maintained that the negroes loved their
masters, and wanted no freedom but when
these exulting chants were sung in his hear
ing, he acknowledged that so long as the
Union forces remained, the South Carolini-
ans were in danger from their slaves. He
has been sent North, prisoner.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27

Among the twelve rebel prisoners re-
Gently brought in from North Missouri, is
MIR. John K. Lincoln, of Clinton county.
He is highly respectable, wealthy and in
huential citizen Of that county, about forty
years Of age, and cousin Of President Lin
coin. @ ~
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27

Miss Slidel is reported as being quite a
heroine in England from the ridiculous sto-
ries OF her attempt to save Ter father from
arrest. The Britons want her to bare her
breast" again to see-how twas done.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-10-05
A Friendly Interview With the Robol..


WAsHNeTON, Sept. 25, 1851.
have just learned the particulars of two
interviews, which took place on Sunday last,
between some members Of Col. Hayes sth
Pennsylvania regiment and the Virginia AID
(rebel), stationed on opposite banks of the
Potomac st Great Falls. The river is here
not more than a hundred yards wide, and the
pickets on both sides have occasionally hail
ed each other. On Sunday the rebels invited
some Of our men across, stating that if they
would leave their arms behind them they
would receive hospitsble treatment, and be
allowed to return.
One of the Pennsylvania boys stripped
plunged in, and swan over BE was helped
up the rocks by q Virginia captain, who gave
him bis overeost to wear, and proposed that
be should take q drink of whisky. "If I
drink" said the soldier, 'ft must be to Our
country" every good" said the rebel
officer, 81 viii join you; here's to our conn
tryl" And the men on both sides of the
river joined in hearty cheer. The man re-
manned an, hour OF two, and then swan back,
a little nebulous from the many healths be
had been obliged to drink.
In the afternoon several of the rebels re-
turned the evisit. They were courteously en-
tertained, and exchanged buttons with our
men, as souvenirs of the interview. awe
don't care anything about the war" said
they, ''and don't want to fight but we can't
help 1t. You Pennsylvanians are like friends
and brothers, and we wish we had those
id South Csroliniansagainstu US instead Of
YOU One of the Virginia officers took off
his gold sleeve buttons having no other dis
posal Gift at hand, and received a quarter
eagle in return. "Good Lord J" said be, dts
been long time since Pve seen such a piece
of money! They were all anxious to know
the popular sentiment of Pennsylvania and
the other Border States in relation to the
war; and seemed a good deal depressed at
learning the truth They appeared to be toll
erably well clothed and fed, and did not COM
pl4in of their condition. 81 t.E.t
Two Of the soldiers exchanged letters from
their sEeethearts. Various exchanges of
newspapers, &C., were also made, and in the
act oHr men received q letter from sister of
one ofthe rebels without the owners knowl-
edge. had an opportunity Of reading the
letter this morning. and give you an inter-
esting extract therefrom: Take care of your
clothes the writer says1, for l don't believe
there is yard Of stuff for shirts or clothing
in the whole county. There is not, in the
whole county, pound of coffee or pound
of sugar. Mrs. - uses honey in her tea.
Send some of your money home when you
get it."-CoT. N. 2. Tribune.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-10-05
FROu FORTRESS MONROE.

FORT MONROE, Ocs. ..
Gen. Wool will proceed to Washington
tonight. He will be relieved for the pres
ent at least by Gen. Mansfield, who ar
rived from Washington last night for that
purpose.
One hundred of the mutineers confined
at the Rip Raps were this morning releas-
ed by Gen. Wool and restored 10 duty.
There has been daily flag of truce be.
tween Old Point and Norfolk, for the last
two weeks. TIE steamer Wm. Selden came
down to-day. She was seized by the Con-
federates last spring. She brought some
fifty refugees, men, women and children,
fIom Norfolk, who were sent back, not hav-
ing been supplied with the requisite pa
pers.
Henry MagraW, Of Penn'a, who went 10
Manassas for the body of Col. Cameron,
returned by this flag and will proceed to
Washington tonight.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-10-05
1ELIOIOAIhlOs
important from Wash
IngtOn.
SPAIN THREATENS TO IN
WADE MEXICO.
OUR GOVERNMENT WARNS her
OFF.
Gen. Fremont's Situation in
Missouri.
THE BOROE AT HIS COM
MAND.
GEN. WOOL TO LEAVE FORTRESS
MONROE.
This Afternoons Report.
This Afternoons Report.
FROM AIIssUORI.

ST.. Louis, Oct. 3.
The Democrat this morning in an article
showing why Gen. Lyon was not reinforced
states the entire force under Gen. Fremont
on the End Of August including Lyons
command of 1000 was 1925, of which r.
556 were three months men whose term Of
enlistment was just expiring, leaving san
actual force Of 6,759 men in the entire De-
partment Of these Lyon had 1920 men,
the balance 44S7 men being the total
strength Of Fremonfs available force. At
this time Cairo, Birds Point and Paducah
we're menanced by sccumulsting rebel
forces, and the President ordered Fremont
to take sll his available troops and rein.
force these points, for which service only
4l26 men, including 900 st. Louis Home
Guards could be raised.
Rolla, the terminus of the southwest
branch of the Pacific Railroad, at this time
was the depot of large and valuable guam
tity Of army stores snd munitions, and was
protected by the 9TH Missouri Regiment,
Col. Stevenson, and the 18th Illinois, Col.
Wyman, the former of which was ordered
to march to Springfield, but in consequence
of the total absence of trsnspOrtion, it could
not move.
The article also shows q distribution
throughout the State of the constantly dis
banding three months troops, and says af-
ter the battle Fremont was thoroughly ex-
honerated from blame by very many Of the
men who are now the loudest in condemn
ing him.