The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-07

thirty'four to every square mile. While
our territory is even less than that of the
rebellious States.
- We take the following items from our
Southern exchanges:
The county court of Albemarle, Virginia,
has appropriated $4,000, and the county court
| of Shenandoah $50, 900 for arming and equip
| ping volunteer companies raised in those cOun.
ties for the defence of the State.
Gen. William o. Butler, one of the heroes of
the Mexican war, and candidate for Vice Presi-
| dent on the Cass ticket in l848, is commander
| OF the volunteers in Kentucky.
Hon. L. G. Hindman, member of Congress
from Arkansas has been appointed Colonel
| in the Confederate States army.
| We learn from the Greensville Is. CO. Noun
tanner that the Hon. j. l.. Orr, late Speaker of
| the House OF Representatives of the United
States, proposes to raise a full regiment for the
service OF the Confederate States.
The Lynchburg Vuginian of the 23d says
large bodies OF troops from the South are
daily passing through that city, and it express
es the opinion that there are not less than CO.,
600 men, armed equipped, and in the field be-
tween Harper's Ferry and Norfolk.
Col. r. A. Pryor has superseded Col. Hodges
in the command of the Sd Regiment at Ports
mouth. Col. Hodges is raising howitzer
corps.
The New Orleans Bee gives up Maryland and
thinks that the Confederate States should re.
Joice at the prospect of her remaining in the
Union, because she allows the federal troops
to remain within her borders.
Hon. j. E. Bouligny, member of the last Con-
gress from New Orleans, has succumbed to the
pressure OF circumstances, and sided with the
rebels. He remained good Union man until
very lately.
greatest villains and traitors which the present
war has produced, are, beyond all doubt,
Hicks, Scott and Harney.'
The New York Herald of Tuesday,
states that mail agent of the government,
who has been Employed in the South for some
months past, returned to Washington on
Monday, and reports that he had an inter-
view with Jefferson Davis few days ago.
whom he represents to be in very low spirits,
He states furthermore that the Southern
army is in a wretched and disconnected
condition, and quite demoralized. This
statement would appear to be confirmed by
the fact that numerous assertions take
place every day in the vicinity of Washing
ton-Secess ionists surrendering themselves
to cur piekets with apparent qualification.
The game OF brag is an exciting one but
the players can seldom be made to face ex-
IRENE danger. The only question is, how
long can the rebels keep up this game
NORTH Carolina is the eleventh in chro-
biological order OF the rebelIous States. The
following table shows the dates of the pas
sage of ordinances of secession
l. South Carolna-December 20. 2. Missis-
sippi-January 0. 3. Alabama-January IL.
4. Probationary IL. 5. Georgia-January
10. 6. Louisiana-January rs. Z. Texas
February l. s. ,xirginia-April Z. g.. Arkan.
Carolina-May 81.
Robert Edmund Lee, the present Major
General of the Virginia forces, is the son
of Harry Lee of the Revolution--W Wash
ington's favorite "Light Horse Harry"
He entered the Military Academy in 1925;
graduated at the head of his class in 1929;
be was then breveted second lieutenant in
the corps of engineers, from which time to.
the present he has maintained his ascendant
cy in the service. Among the public du-
ties assigned to him in bis career, in all of
which be exhibited talents and character of
the highest order, are the following
In 1885 he was astronomer for fixing the
boundary between Ohio and Michigan First
Lieutenant in September, 1886; Captain in Ju-
ly, 1888; Chief Engineer in General Wool's ar
my in the Mexican war, 1876, Brevet Major for
the battle OF CerrO GOrdo, April, lS47; Brevet
Lieutenant Colonel for the battles of Contre-
ras and CherubuscO, August, 1917; Brevet Col
onel for the battle of Chepultepec, in which he
was severely wounded, September, 1S47; SUI
perintendent of United States Military Acade.
my at West Point, 1852; Lieutenant Colonel of
Cavalry, 1856.
1t is said that, a few days before its
adjournment, venable old farmer appeared
in the legislative hall of Kentucky, uncov
cred bis snowy locks, and having obtained
permission to speak, thus delivered himself:
GENTLEMEN am delegated by my county
to inform you that if you hold secret session
here, as you threaten to do, not one stone of
this capitol will rest upon another twenty-four
hours after-good day."
The old gentleman then departed
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