The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-10-04
Notes Of the Rebellion.
THE LOSS IN DOLLARS AND CENTS.

The New York Times thus sums up in
dollars and cents the losses sustained by the
surrender of Lexington
In property, Notifications ready built, hors-
| es and mules stores, munitions of war, and
money, the rebel army under Price have cap.
tured what can hardly be worth to them less
than $2,O00,OC0. In the humiliation of Multi.
| CAMS splendid little army, they DESTROYED what
cost fully $4,000, 900 more, and seized advanta.
ges that S., 000,C00 will hardly dispossess them
| of. The money loss of the Lexington disaster
! to the National Government cannot fall much
short of $l0 00O,0 900. But what is this loss, Sc
we're and untimely as it is, to the loss of hon.
or, prestige and vantage grOt6d to the Union
| cause in the State of Missouri?
The Chicago Post says the loss is not
over estimated in the above paragraph.
But there is another loss, the extent of
which cannot be computed. We refer to
the loss of confidence by the people in the
military men into whose hands the Govern
; ment has placed the management of the
army. Indignation loud and deep has been
expressed, and bitter feelings have been
created by the wanton sacrifice of the army
at Lexington.
THE SITUATION OF LOUISVILLE.
The Cincinnati Commercial of the 25th,
says the city of Louisville is regarded by
| those who know the most of the situation
as in great danger. The rebels, at the first
dash, took possession of twO-thirds of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, in the
State OF Kentucky, and of two thirds of the
rolling stock of the road. They are thus in
force in the very heart of Kentucky, with
good and direct railway communications
with the whole of the rebel states. The
best that General Sherman can do for some
days will be to hold them in check and
there is race of reinforcements going on.
In the meantime the presence of General
Buckner at Bowling Green will have dis
astrous effect in demoralizing the Union
men of that region. The rebels propose to
make another Missouri of Kentucky.
PRISONERS RELEASED FROM FORT LAFAYETTE.
James w. Wall, of Burlington, N. J. !;
George L. Browne, of Cooperstown, N. Y;
and Pierce Butler, of Philadelphia, were
released one day last week from their con-
finement at Fort Lafayette. Mr.. Wall
was committed on the 18th uItimo, Mr..
Browne on the 10th ultimo, and Mr.. Butler
on the Goth August. Mr.. Wall and Mr..
Browne took the following oath:
do swear that will support, protect and
| defend the Constitution and government of the
! United States against all enemies, whether do.
! mestic or foreign, and that | will bear true
faith allegiance and loyalty to the same, any
| ordinance, resolution or law of any state, con-
| ventiOn or legislature to the contrary nOtwith-
| standing. And further that do this with
| full determination, pledge and purpose. with
! out any mental reservation or evasion whatso-
ever.
No oath was rendered to Mr.. Butler, but
he signed the following pledge:
Be it known that l. Pierce Butler, have given
| my solemn pledge that, during the present
troubles, will do no act hostile to the United
States, and will not visit South Carolina with
out a passport from the Secretary of State.
MARYLAND SAVED.
The Baltimore american is warm in con-
CALCULATIONS that, by the timely arrest of
the members OF the Legislature, Maryland
was saved from revolution. 1t regards the
majority of that body as "completely dis.
loyal" and therefore thinks the law of self
preservation justified the extraordinary
measures employed by the General Govern
ment for its suppression. The american
says:
The events which have just transpred in the
| arrest of those who have dared to compromise
our position a State would, in ordinary
| times, have served to cOnvulse the nation to
its centre; let it none the less impress US all in
| the wondrous escape it has enabled US to make
| from the untold horrors of civil war; EXultng,
insured, let us go forward in the endeavOr, in
thankful that our integrity as State is so far
| every way, to strengthen the arm of the Gov
| eminent which has saved US at the hour of our
| greatest need--let US never cease to remember
with gratitude our obligations to the institu-
| tiOns established by Washington.
FREMONT CALLED ON FOR AN EXPLANATION.
The New York Tribune demands court
martial to determine who is responsible for
the reverse at Lexington. The Evening
Post says:
Now, everybody asks, how it is that, with
| fifty thousand troops at St. Louis, Price and
McCulloch should have been able to seize one
of the most vital strategic points in the whole
western country! We have, of course, no
desire to PREJUDICE the case of Gen. Fremont
but he owes to the public and to his own fame
some explanation of the fact.
The Commercial Advertiser, abiding to
Fremonts proclamation and the disgraceful
affair at Lexington, says:
That document was only in keeping with his
whole career in the West, as showing that he
meant to take the reins of authority in his own
hands and ride roughshod, so to speak, over
President, Cabinet, Congress- law, Constitu-
tion-everythiDg, in fact. He was to be the
looming man" in the great valley,
Beneath whose bread footsteps the Ganges went dry,
And tae mountains recoled at the fl ash of his eye"
Unfortunately, our Caesar has been as barren
of great deeds as he has been presumptive in
language and naughty in bearing. 1t strikes
US that it would be time enough to put on such
airs after clearing the rebel hOrdes out of Mis-
souri,.
MORE POLITICAL PRISONERS.