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Peace Measures.

.
In different sections Of the federal
union they endcavor, every now and
then. to make strenuous efforts for
peace. Meetings are held and reso-
buttons passed; but with what results
we have vet to learn. We approve
of the motives which prompt the ma
jority of the persons concerned;
but then half Of these demonstrations
amount to nothing in the end on
the contrary, they have a tendency
of making things worse. At such
gatherings will generally bc found
men who hate us of the South with
the most bitter hatred. and they are
such as have received their main sup
port from the rebels but with the
hope Of further ticecin. them, they
graciously atfiN their signatures to Il
scrap OF paper headed "A meeting
for peace measures" and, with hypo-
critical co,lntenanccs and smooth
tongues, they wend their way to the
place of meetin" at the appointed
hour, and aid i'll passing resolutions
most friendly TO their perScc~tcd
brDthers of the South. How affections
ate those Christian men are. They
would not harm hair on our heads;
their hands would be uplitted against
any such thing, while at the same
time their names could be found OPP
positc Il respectable sum on another
list tor-our :lSSiStancc-no but for
CARRYING on the war begun. DO such
men imagine that We of the South
can be 50 easily duprd If 80, they
will discover their mistake when too
late. The under current Is too strong
to deceive the experienced, and we
would advise them to wait 4 little
longer. Peace is not what We want;
but security, and i recognition of our
sections of country rs independent
States under different government.
Withdraw Your armed men from the
batrlc-frlls, and proclaim to the
world that the "Suuthcrn Cnntetlcr-
acy is recognized by You - that we
are Il free and independent people,
havin. no utilization whatever with
the Federal government. Then, and
not till then, will We think Won are
endeavorin" to act tricndl, towards
the South.
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No Lach W -Ams.-ltappc says
the Norfolk Day Book, that our forces
viii soon be thoroughly armed from
accounts we hear from the peninsula.
''Glr boys" there are LAYING in IL sup
ply Of Old -Abe's Very best, on the
sao~t accommodating terms-in fact
~ their own terms--withollt money
and without price in many instances.
t.!r or two more battles similar TO the
Il -:hrl Church affair will give the
Confederate forces more arms than
they want. The news we hear from
or guerilas in that section is that
III y are bringing in from twenty to
thirty good arms per day.
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Rrcciccd ycsterdoy Erc~iny.

y -
Kansas City, June 24.-It is
stated that the Mi~sourianS have
evacuated Lexington. \ fight is re
ported t" have occurred ut Camp
Cole. between the l'ni"niS,S under
Capt. Cook and the Ni>SutlrianS.-
1'wcntv-thrcr Unionist~ were killed.
Cook then fled and til" l'ninni<,> raj
lied to drive off the Mi>>ouriams kill
ing twenty three.
Grafton. Nd, june 2l.-McC!cl
lan's staff has arrived. Mcclellan
pr"clains urprrcntin- the guerrilla
business. He says the @ucrrilla~
will he dealt with according t" the
-rvrrcSt rules of niIital:v law, and
for giving aid or information to the
>outhrrncr~ will l.. held in the clp-
se~t confinement. All persons bear
ing arms except Of known loyalty
will bs arrested for examination.
New York, June 2.,.-l'hr steam
ships Columbia and Dr>"to have ar
rived from Havana. The yellow
Fever had appeared in the city, but
had not reached the shipping.
1t was reported that the san Dom
inican> III some villages had taken IA
stand against Spain.
The Cuban excitement about
American affairs was intense.
Milwaukee, Wis. june 2l.-.A
bank riot occurred here IN which the
citizens demolished Mitchell'~ bank
and TWO other hunks, and injured Sev-
cral brokers offices. The Montgom-
cry Gnar,!S were called out. but re-
fused to fire on the citizens, Tho
Znuave> were called out and fired
buck shot.
Fort Monroe. june 2!.-Grn. But
Ter spent SUNDAY nj Newport News.
but planned no important movement.
II is repnrtedthat Parker of Vermont,
who waS taken prisoner AT Bethel. ha,
been exchanged. He reports receiv-
ing good treatment from the South
erncrs. He saws T.. W. Clark. Of the
New York Sd Regiment. deserted on
the night before the battle. and gave
the SoutlrinerS full information.
st. Louis. June 2l.-Totrn's com
mand returned to Syracuse after pur-
suing GOV. Jackson eleven miles,
:. II. McCulloch, brother of BEN
| McCulloch, has been taken prisoner
The state troops are concentrating
ut Lexington. Lyon is waiting 10,
rc-intorccmrnts. The Kansas troops
came down in boats within reach al
Lexington simuitancousivwitli Lyon
Lanes proclamation calls Kansas
to arms and announces his intention
TO aid the Jnionists of Arkansas
Louisiana and Texas.
| The government is in possession
of the telegraph and will not permit
the ratification of the army move
mrntS.
St. Louis, June 1S.-I'hc steamer
J. G. Swan has arrived from JetferSo,
city, having Blair on board He j.
en- route for Washington city. III,
reports 5000 FederaliSts at Boone
Vile.
\ letter from SOUTHEAST MiSsour
says General Watkins is organising
troops in nearly every county in tina,
] portion OF the State, TO co-operat,
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with tho force from Arkansas, now at
Pocahontas. The arms are being ta-
ken up White River.
Louisville, june 24.-Capt. W. j.
Overton, Of the Courier, leaves to-
night for Nashville, to join the Black
burn Guards for Virginia. He will
act as special correspondent of the
Courier.
The first Southern mail since tho
9th. arrived to-day. Letters will be
forwarded as unpaid letters to their
destination.
Kansas City, June 2i-Thr Wy
andotte building fell in, while fort
men were drilling in it, burvily all.
Some were instantly killed, and many
injured.
New York, June 2.5.-Srvrn hun
day at ll4M14Ic.
In the English House of Lords the
bill rcpcalin" the duty on paper paSSd.
The Manchester Cotton supply
Association held Il meeting aud re-
ported that the result of their eNcr
tionS was rather diSc"ura~ing.
The British squadron bomb;rded
and destroyed Porto \cvo, Il mari
time town in India. killing 700.
Many Spanish cotton factories have
stopped. throwing thousands out Of
employment.
The New Orleans Crescent has the
following:
Mississippi City, June 23.-.'L.
N'xo1 i: Federal steamer and tender
now inside Ship Island Fired eight
guns u; mail boat for Mobile. Fired
also ut steamer SWAIN. Mnilhoa;
returned to New Orleans. T. Il. =.
Pass Christian. June 23-Mr.
Nixon: Sound blocka,let. One large
vessel outside. and three small ones
with tenders inside. Oregon fired at
eight Times. We hoistcd Confederate
states tia" and returned tw" shots.
Nobody hurt. Oregon returns TO New
Orleans. j. l.. HARRIS.
The following dispatches We're al
80 received nv Mr.. GeddcS. til" a~rn,
of tn. Lake steamers, and placed at
our disposal:
Ocean Springs, June 23.-I'hcrr
is IL schooner of Deer Island. and
she has taken three Schn"ncr>. |
shall lay here until find ont it is
safe to 90. ! shall leave, if nrceSsa-
rv. for up the river.
Y I ! l.. -
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ViCkSblll'g sun.

Published in Nickeburg. Miss. by
II. :. Martin. Chas. y. Cone, and
Geo. ii. Elwcll. Terms. so per am
mum for the Daily: Weekly. -. The
sun is the only paper in Wick sbnr=
published every day i'll the week.
Vl-uJ4-.f
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f,/vm Lecsburg, Iu.-The Rich
naond Enquirer. OF the 18th instant,
says:
\ gentleman has arrived in this
city who left Leesbu@ on Friday
evening. The town was in posses
sion of our troops. They had de-
Stroved the trains Of the Alexandria.
-oudon and Hampshire Railroad, to
keep them from falling intothe hands
Of the enemy.
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Thanks t. the obi gin. officers of
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papers.
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yTS 81 HEtEIN ED.-.I fine lot
- Of Dried iiutiain Beet from Tex
~. W hich will h" sold cheap tor cash.
Nv no :22-tf l.. BAt.l,.
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Lesiie's IntirmarV,
AT THE LATE COURT HOUSE,
IL LIP III, - TIP l., E'H'
.iI.IRkET = IREEI.

Oppnxyc Mc Presbyterian CIurrh.
l. fitted up to reeriv" patients at
I'LL times.
The rooms are spacious, we'll Ven
iilatcd. and have every convenience
for the sick Persons visiting I his
Institution for medical trc;,tmrl twill
receive all the attentions and COM
forts of IL home
There are suitable apartments for
Slaves. and the owners may rest as
~urcd OF their receiving proper attcn-
ton.
Shreveport, June lily
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EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-02
General PattersO Explanation.

Gen. PATTERSON has returned to Balti.
more and Gen. BANKS and staff have taken
command at Harper's Ferry.
Before leaving General PATTERSON issued
a proclamation, announcing that as the
term of most of the troops from Pennsylva-
MIA had expired, and nearly all of them were
returning home, he, by order of the War
Department, relinquishes his command.
General PATTERSON has also published a
letter dated at Harper's Ferry on the 22d
instant, explanatory of his movements while
in command, in which be says:
General Johnston retreated to Winchester,
where he had thrown up extensive entrench-
ments, and had large number of heavy guns.
l could have turned his position and attacked
him in the rear, but he had received large rein.
forcements from Mississippi, Alabama and
Georgia. total force of ever $4,000 rebel
troops and 5000 Virginia militia. My force is
less than twenty thousand men. Nineteen reg
iments. whose term of service was up, or
would be within week. all refused to stay an
hour over their time but four, viz.:-Two In
diana regiments, Frank Jarrett's (the Eleventh
Pennsylvana), and Owens (the Twenty.fourth
Pennsylvania). Five regiments have gone
home. Two more go to-day and three more
tomorrow. To avoid being cut off with the
remainder, fell back and occupied this place.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-02
Obituary..

At three o'clock on yesterday morning,
WILLIAM 81. RANDALL, Esquire, one of the
early settlers of St. Paul, died of disease Of
the hesrt.
Mr.. RANDALL was one of the original
proprietors of this city, having been resi-.
dent here when the town was originally laid
out. He has been one of the marked char
acters of st. Paul, from the first. Possessed
of large landed interests here and through
out the State, he took a pleasure in the
development of the city and country beyond
that afforded by bis selfish interests. When
Mr.. RANDALL came to the West be was at
the age when most men retire from active
business; but it was a marked trait with
him that be was always the youngest,
sprightliest member ofany company in which
he might be placed. The generous nature,
and genial humor, which thus environed his
presence with the atmosphere of youth,
hardly forsook him even through the pains
of bis last illness; and following the crisis
of 81, which seriously damaged his fortune,
be carried as jovial face as if the per cent
ages were flowing into bis pockets by the
tens of thousands, instead OF flowing out by
the twenties. Wehave never known more
kindly-hearted man. There are many who
owe their start and success in life to his
generosity very many others, strangers,
stricken by sickness in strange land, who
owe life itself to his nursing; and in our
cemeteries scores of mounds mark the graves
of those who, having no relatives to minis.
Ter to them, in their fatal illness, were
soothed and comforted by the tender hand,
and open purse, and sympathizipg voice, Of
the kind old man with whom suffering was
always bond of friendship. And so it was
that all the community called him 'Father
RANDALL"-testifying in this half conscious,
familiar way to the generous impulses OF
his nature.
The associations we have among US,
whose duty it is to make up the record of
those who took part in founding our City
and State, will assign to Mr.. RANDALL bis
proper place in our history; but, leaving
that to them, we could not do less than testify
to the noble qualities of his character, and
to the loss which our community must feel
in the death of such man.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-02
Sketch OF Col. Cameron.

Among the persons who have fallen in
the first great battle for the suppression of
the present rebellion, we have to record
Colonel james Cameron, Commander of
the Seventy ninth (Scotch regiment.) Col.
Cameron is brother of the present Secre-
tary of War, and was elected to take COM
mand of the regiment on account of the
strong Scotch feeling which be possessed,
and bis Cameronian sentiments.
At the time of the resignation of Colonel
McLeay, the command of the regiment de.
volved upon Lieut.. Colonel Elliott, who
acted as Colonel for a short time, and would
have CALAMITY led bis men to face any dan.
ger, backed as he was by the confidence OF
the whole regiment, had he not had desire
to place at the head of the corps, to use his
own expression, "a Cameron in every respect
worthy to lead our clan."
Colonel Cameron has been described in
the following manner at the time of bis TAX
ing command Of his new charge:
Of splendid proportions, standing over six
feet high and straight as an arrow, he is still
in full vigor, time having touched him but
lightly as he passed. Of most courteous de-
meanOr, and always considerate of the wants
of his men, he is at the same time an admira
BILE soldier, having commanded a Pennsylvania
regiment for some years. The day of his in
auguration was gala day in our camp. When
the ballot had been proceeded with, and the
result announced, the acceptance by Colonel
Cameron of the position to which he had been
elected was received with the greatest enthu.
siasm.
The election took place in the City of
Washington, on the Goth of June, and the
agreea BILE news was instantly transmitted
by telegraph to New York, where it was
received with great satisfaction, the friends
of the regiment predicting all sorts of sue.
cess for the Seventy ninth while under the
command of two such officers as Cameron
and Elliott.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-02
The Principle Of the War-.-WhO ar
the Allies OF InsurrectioA.

To the Editors ofhe Pioneer and Democrat:
The prospect brightens! Good omens
spring from momentary defeat Elimina-
ton is going on. The Tribune desires to
reform the Cabinet which is of too large
craftsmanship and too comprehensive a
patriotism, in some of its elements, to suit
the one idea."
The true principle of the war is rising
into the ascendant, disclaiming unwelcome
allies; and the progress OF events is justify
ing unqualified support of Mr. LINCOLN, in
the aim, not of destruction or mere ampu-
tation, but of restoring living members to
unity, though by the stern surgery of war.
The Rochester, New York Democrat and
Am eriean is in the very front rank of ir-
flnence as one of the organs of the present
Administration. Hear how in the warmth
of its first comments upon the retreat, which
shall call the C. Battle of Elimination -
it discriminates, and confirms the comments
of your correspondent x, as we'll as justi-
fes the confidence of patriots in the head
of the Administration
THE LEADERS.
Again, we must wake up to the fact that the
| leaders of the rebelliOus army are desperate
men-fghtng with halters around their necks.
THE RANK AND FILE.
| We must remember that the rank and file of
the enemy are told that they are fighting for
their homes, their property and the honor of
| their families. All this is untrue, but they do
not know it to be so, and small but active set
among our people and in Congress who are
continually talking of making the war sort of
enlarged John Brown raid against negro slav-
ery, are doing their best to strengthen and en-.
courage this belief. This belief on the part of
the less intelligent of the South is the very Sc
cret of the strength of Davis's government.
He who contributes to give currency to this
idea is the best ally of the Southern insurrec-
| ton.
Such a token of discrimination, on
grounds which will draw all patriots in the
North and South together, is glory enough
for one retreat, and gives omen of joy in
the future, for which our best preparation
is to look upward and give thanks.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-02

That the rebels, in some instances at least,
were guilty of more than savage barbarity
toward the dead and prisoners taken at
Bulls Run. is confirmed from various
sources. The record, in part, as given by
the New York Commercial, is: That Capt.
Haggerty, of the Goth Regiment, was killed
in a charge, and his body was left upon the
field. When it was found the throat avas
cut and the ears and nose ,0ere cut off. Capt.
Downey, of the Fire Zouaves, being over-
powered by members, threw down his arms
and surrendered. "We take no prisoners"
was the rebels reply, with an oath, and the
unarmed man was shot to fragments, re-.
ceiving sixteen balls in his body. They de-
liberately fired upon tvo sUomen (vivandieres)
who were giving wine and water to the
wounded. They shot at ambulances con-
veying the wounded; attacked flags of truce;
fred point blank at the building used as
hospitals, and it is said set fire to hospital,
the inmates of which escaped only by the
windows; they carried the Stars and Stripes
to decoy our men towards them, and then
slaughtered them. Many of the wounded
were found dis6gured like Capt. Downey,
and the features of others were crushed in
by blows from the butt ends of muskets
One volunteer gave to wounded rebel, at
his solicitation, drink of water, and the
inhuman wretch employed his recruited
strength in stabbing with his knife q
wounded federal soldier who lay near him
The bodies of our dead and wounded were
set up for target practice. Was ever such
a record Of barbarism and cruelty? and vel
the list is not complete.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-02
The Object Of the War ON the Part
OF tho Government Declared by
the House OF Representatives.

the House OF Representatives.
The House of Representatives performed
very proper, though not necessary, act,
the other day, in declaring that the war
was forced upon the Government by the
Southern disunionists but that it is waged,
on our part, solely for the purpose of main
tanning the supremacy of the Constitution +,
and that, when this object shall be accom-.
plished, it ought to cease.
The passage of such a resolution was
proper, as it deprives the Northern sympa.
thisers with the Southern rebellion of the
pretence that the Government, under the
management Of Republicans, was carrying
on the contest for the real purpose of SUBJ
jugating the South, by arms, preparatory to
the abrogation of slavery by law. 1t forces
the whole class of grumbling supporters of
the Government, to come up heartily in aid
of the Union cause, or to avow themselves
distinctly in favor of the Cotton Confeder-
acy. 1t leaves no middle ground for any
Northern man to stand npon.
1t was not necessary, because no other
purpose than that avowed by the resolution
Of the House was ever entertained by the
Federal Administration. There was not a
peg of reason or fact on which these North.
ern Thomases could hang their doubts. The
only proper test to apply to any Admins
tration is that of the acts and utterances of
its Executive. And President LINCOLN, in
the first official words spoken by him, and
in every official act performed since, put
forth, and has maintained, the identical
propositions and assurances now embodied
by the House of Representatives in its res.
olution. So, it was not necessary, for any
purpose of defining the attitude of the Gov.
eminent, that the resolution should have
passed at all.
The fact, however, that the resolution was
presented by Mr.. CR1rrENDEN, shows that
the declaration made was considered of i'm.
portance to the Union cause in the border
States. If it can serve any purpose there
in strengthening the Government against
the insidious attacks of such traitors as
BRECKENRIDGE and MAaoFF1N, its passage
was well-timed and judicious.
We respectfully call the attention of
our friends, Messrs. BR1sB1N and PEcKHAM,
to the fact here noticed. 1t will have a
tendency to allay their fears that this war is
to be carried on in reckless disregard of
Southern rights. This fear was the only
formidable barrier between them and the
Administration, which, according to their
late communication, would prevent them
from giving the latter their hearty support
in the conduct of the war. This barrier
being now removed, they will be saved the
disagreeable necessity of turning the Presi-
dent out of the White House, and of ap-
plying "proper principles" to the manage
ment of affairs. A laborious and disagree
able duty, on their part, from the perform
ance of which we are glad to feel they are
now released.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-02

Congress has endorsed the raising of IL
new regiments ofthe regular army, swelling
it to 10000 men but at the close of the
war they are to be dropped aad disbanded
by proclamation Of the President, leaving a
regular force of $4,000. By this compro-
mise bill it is further agreed that the Pres
ident may employ any officers of the regular
service in the command of volunteer forces,
such officers to preserve their army rank,
and at the end Of the war, when the reduc-
ton is made, they are to return to their for
mer positions.