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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-28
Serious Charge Against a Cabinet
Omcer..RObbery and Swindling.

The editor OF the Cincinnati Commercial
is now at Washington, and writes the car
my Correspondence of that paper. In
his letter of the 18th instant, the editor
furnishes his impressions of the weakness
and rascality of the War Department. We
had thought that all the swindling and rob-
berry by contractors and pet officials had
been confined to the States, but, according
to the Commercial, they are performed with
great spirit and boldness under United
States auspices. He says:
AS this letter will probably be printed
about the time the country will be rejoicing
over coming into possession of Harper's
Ferry, it will be appropriate and timely to
make certain structures which are loudly
demanded.
The War Department has done very
poorly, considering the tremendous resources
placed at its disposal. The momentum of
the North has done the work thus far, by
forcing through the War Department the
necessary measures: The administrative
ability required in this emergency has been
wanting. 1t is hoped that wholesome
change in the Cabinet may be brought
about soon by the removal of Cameron and
Welles from the War Department, who are
very far behind the times.
No one ever suspected Cameron of hon.
esty, but there were hopes that he had bust
ness capacity, and that in the position of
Secretary of War, in these times, he would
make reputation for integrity. In truth,
however, he is very incompetent. The
greater portion OF the really important
business of his Department is performed by
General Scott and Secretary Chase. Cam
er0n attends to the stealing department. He
has swarms of relatives about him, sons,
brothers. in. law, and all that sort of thing.
One of bis sons is said to have made twenty.
two thousand dollars on single horse con-
tract, and the details of the transaction
Justify the opinion that there was the most
frightful dishonesty in the matter.
There is an organized band of thieves in
Pennsylvania that have stolen the clothes
from the backs, and the food from the
mouths, of the Pennsylvania volunteers,
until several regiments of the troops of that
State are ragged and half starved. These
thieves are particular friends of Mr.. Came
ron. They have house here where they
copcoct schemes of plundering the govern
ment, and where, of hot afternoons, they
are in the habit of passing the time by
emptyirg dozen bottles of champagne
into bucket of ice, and swilling until they
can hold no more. The Pennsylvanians are
being thoroughly aroused about the robbery
of their State and troops by these scoun
drels, and it is high time they were.
1t would be of greater advantage to the
country than to gain battle to have Cam
eron kicked out of the. Cabinet.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-28
RObbing the Soldier.

THURLow WEED, of the Albany Evening
Journal, bears the following testimony to
the robberies that have been practiced, to
disgraceful extent, by contractors and ar
my officials on the volunteers. He says:
"That Emperor or General, whoever he
was, who advised the hanging of dishonest
army contractors, shosced beth his ,visdom
and humanity. The contractor or quarter
master who robs the soldier, either in
clothes or rations, is the worst kind of an
enemy. This has been done to a disgraceful
ertent. Clothes have been made Of WORTH
less materials. Knapsacks are furnished
made of such wretched stuff as to fall to
pieces the first time they are exposed to
rain. Soldiers thus clothed and equipped
are not only wropged but are unfit for the
duties required Of them"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-28
The Other jackson.

Claiborne F. jackson, Governor of the
State OF Missouri, has recently issued and
published his proclamation, and it may not
be out of place to publish, as in contrast
with it, an extract from the proclamation of
Gen. Andrew Jackson. In his proclama-
ton of 1882, Gen. jackson thus addressed
the people of the South
adjure you, as you honor their memory,
as you loved the cause of freedom to which
they dedicated their lives-as you prize the
peace of your country, the lives of its best
citizens, and your own fair fame, to retrace
your steps. Snatch from the archives of
your state, the dsorganizing edict of its con.
vention-bid its members to reassemble and
promulgate the decided expressions of your
will to remain in the path which alone can
conduct you to safety, prosperity and hon>
or-tell them that, compared to dsunion,
all other evils are light, because that brings
with it an accumulation of all-declare that
you will never take the field unless the Star
Spangled Banner of your country shall float
over you-that you will not be stigmatized
when dead, and dishonored and scorned
while you live, as the authors of the first
attack on the Constitution of your country.
It's destroyers you cannot be. You may
disturb its peace-you may interrupt the
course of its prosperity-you may cloud its
reputation for stability--but its tranquility
will be restored, its prosperity will return,
and the stain upon its national character
will be transferred and remain an eternal
blot on the memory of those who caused the
disorder.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-28
LIEUT.. GREBLE-A MELANCHOLY INCL
DENr.-The Philadelphia Inquirer of Tues.

LIEUT.. GREBLE-A MELANCHOLY INCL
DENT.-The Philadelphia Inquirer of Tues.
day says:
The circumstances attending the reception
of the news of the death of Lieut. Greble
were peculiarly painful. While he was on
the Academical Staff at West Point, he
married Miss French, daughter of the Rev.
Mr.. French, Chaplain and Professor at the
Academy. This lady, highly educated and
gifted with all the qualities which adorn
the thoroughly estimable woman, had been
with her husband at Fortress Monroe until
active hostilities broke out in April last.
At that time she was compelled by the
military necessity of the case to leave the
fort, and return with her two infant chill
dren to the residence of Mr.. Greble's father,
in this city, where she now is. For few
days past she had been busy in preparing
some little luxuries and comforts to dispatch
to her husband by the hands of his father,
who was about to make social visit to
Fortress Monroe; and yesterday morning,
while the brave young soldier was lying
stark and stiff upon the battle field, his wife
was engaged in eager delight over the COM
pletion of the gift which she supposed was
to bring such glad surprise to her husband;
and the father actually departed with it by
the noon train for the South, while the cleo
tire wires over his head were charged with
the fatal intelligence of his boys untimely
death. Never did calamity pervade happy
home at more unreasonable hour.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-28

The tone of the London Times of June 8,
indicates the change of English opinion
with reference to the Southern Republic in
this country. While that journal attempts
to excuse the expressions Of Lord JOHN
RUSSELL on the subject of belligerents, and
to vindicate the policy of British neutrality,
it has progressed so far in the right direc-
ton as to say:
1--WE are among those who think that
the Americans of the North have no rea-
son to despond as to the future because GER
tain communities OF slave owners, differing
from them in interests, habits, and temper,
have resolved to withdraw from political
fellowship with them. The ill,judged as
sertion of a young member of parliament,
that the Republican bubble had burst
gave an opportunity the other evening for
Lord John Russell to express what we feel
sure is the real feeling of Englishmen on
what is passing in the New World. We
cannot exult in the humiliation of America,
not only because it would be no subject of
exultation, but because we do not believe
there is any real humiliation. That, what
ever may be the result of this war, the peo-
pie of the Northern States must remain
among the most powerful and wealthy in
the world, is sufficiently plain to every one
who considers the true cause of national
greatness. Whether Southern Senators
and Representatives be sent to Washing
ton or not, New York must be the COM
mercial metropolis of the continent; Chi
cago must be the Queen of the Lakes the
tide of European immigration must flow to
the temperate regions of the North eli
mate and better social organization must
make the Northern States Individually far
more important communities than the
Southern"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-28
Appointment of Uneducated Military
Men

There is petition in private circulation
among the officers of two or three regi
ments of the regular army, praying that the
practice of exaltiDg uneducated military
men above old officers be discontinued.
Over forty six names are now attached to
it. The signers ask whether it is right to
ignore promotions, in war time, that civil
ians may be made distinguished. Anne xed
is paragraph from the document
There are one hundred and sixty men known
to eight subscribers of this petition, who have
grown grey as Lieutenants. nine-tenths of
them having averaged seven years in the field.
Can the feelings of these men be still when q
citizen just appointed demands from him the
salute of subord inate which he knows no.
how to return
Nine army officers have resigned since
the 18th of May because they were ordered
to serve under persons of no military skill.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-28
Transmission OF Supplies south.

: Secretary CHASE has just addressed ano-
ther circular to the Collector of Customs,
referring to the instructions of the I'd of
May, prohibiting the transmission of NUM-
tions of war, provisions, or other supplies,
to parties in instruction against the United
States. They are further instructed to ex.
ercise the utmost vigilance in arrestiDg and
OBTAINING all merchandise of whatever char
acter, the ultimate destination of which they
have every reason to believe is for the in
surgents against the United States, or for
places under their control.
"If you are satisfied" the circular contint
ues, either from the nature of the articles or
otherwise, that any merchandise, wherever
destined in name, is in fact destined for per-
sons or combinations in actual insnrrection
against the Government of the United States,
you will cause the same to be seized and pro-
ceeded against forfeiture. If, however, you
are satisfied that any merchandise transmitted
for States or places under insurrectionary con-
troll, is not intended for the actual insurgents,
and has b en- shipped or forwarded without in
tent to afford aid and comfort to such insur-
gents, or otherwise to violate the law, you will
simply detain such mer, handise. and notify
such detention, and state the cause thereof. If
such shipper or forwarder personally, or by
agent, shall satisfy yOn the the merchandise so
arrested will not be sent to any place under
insurrectionary control, but will be either re.
turned whence it came, or he disposed of in
good faith for consumption within loyal States,
you will restore possession of the same, and
allow such disposition thereof to be made as
the parties in interest may desire. You will
regard all States in which the authority Of the
United States is temporarily subverted, as un.
der insurrectiOnary control, but any portion of
such States in which the laws of the Union and
the authority of the Federal Government are
acknowledged and respected, will be consider
ed as exempt from any interruption of com.
merce or intercourse, beyond such as may be
necessary in order to prevent supplies going to
the insurgents, or to places under their con-
troll. 1t is the intention of the Department to
leave the owners of all property perfectly free
to control it in such manner as they see fit,
without interference or detention by the off
GERS of the Federal Government, except for
the purpose of preventing any use or disposal
of such property for the aid and comfort of tie
insurgents, or in the commerce with the States
or places controlled by the insurgents
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-28
Capture Of the Privaieer Savannah
Will the Pirates be Hung3
From the Charleston Mercury, June II.

From the Charleston Mercury. June II.
Almost every day now brings news of
Importance. Yesterday brought US the in
telligence of the capture of the privateer
Savannah. from this port. The loss of the
schooner, in times like these, would scarcely
call for moments consideration. But the
circumstances are such as to render the fact
one of great import-perchance the results
may be still graver. With the insane and
blood thirsty spirit ruling the government
of the North, there are probabilities that
the crew of the Savannah will be executed.
The United States Government has said it
the popular clamor has approved the
bloody declaration. Will their bloated
vanity and malice give way to the milder
voice of national law-of rsason and dscre-
ton? Will they not 60 on IN their mad
pathway of violence and lawlessness? Their
course up to this time has been uniform.
Will they at this day pay regard to reason,
justice or law? If they do, what then?
Aye what then2
Let one of these men perish, and we look
to the authorities at Richmond for imme-
date and bloody retribution. We look to
them, and we shall expect them to settle a
strict account of blood for blood.
II a hair Of the head of a single man of
this crew is injured, South Carolina will
demand that the outrage be atoned for-an
eye for an eye-a tooth for tooth-a life
for life. Aye! and she s0iN haze it--no
more and no less on the battle field, and
after the battle. Let one of these, her citi-
zens commissioned in her cause, perish as a
pirate, and woe to the enemy who falls into
our hands,"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-28
Lieut.. Gen. scott as q Campaigner.
In an article on the war, the New York
atlas remarks of Gen. SCoTT:

In an article on the war, the New 7 0rk
atlas remarks of Gen. ScoTr:
"Do not some of us little forget the
character of the man who commands the
United States armies? The secessionists,
and even some of the nations over the wa
ter, understand him better. One OF the
Louisville journals, not many days ago, re-
marked that Gen.. Scott is prOverbially a
slow commander. He is always unpopular
during his campaigns. 1t is only when the
campaign is over, and he has won-as he
always has done-that the wisdom of his
action is understood, and he becomes popu.
lar. Higher praise could not well have
been bestowed upon any commander, for
the parallel is an exact one with that paid
the Duke of wellington. He was always
slow coach--an old fogy. He never
seemed to be doing anything. But he al.
ways won. In the end be was always wor-
shipped. At Torres Vedras, in the PENN
sular war, Wellington could have cut the
French army to pieces, in few hours, with
the loss of half his men. He waited, man.
euvred, and secured advantages for a week
and he obtained much more decisive vic.
tory, with loss that scarcely figured in
the bulletin. Scott could have taken Vera
Cruz in three days, with the loss of three
thousand men; he took it in three weeks.
and lost but hundred or two.
Let one more point be fairly remembered.
Winfield Scott has been in arms for more
than halt a century. During all that time,
as youth, man and veteran, when in COM
mand of any description of force, he has
never retreated one foot. Not that he is
any drawer than officers who have made
nearly as many retreats as advances, but
that he cannot be induced to move until be
is certain of his ability to maintain his po.
sition. Not move will he make in the
present contest, until he feels we'll assured
that he can maintain, in men, munitions of
war, and lines of communication, any ad-
vantages temporarily secured and the last
thing which should be urged upon him by
the government, or on the government by
the people, is precipitation without judy
ment. Neither the newspapers nor most of
the people who talk most freely of the mill
tary position, can do more than show gross
ignorance and presumption in the attempt
at discussing what this or that plan of ope.
rati0ns would effect. So far all goes well,
and apparently as sure as slow. There is
every reason to believe that the operations
of the campaign will be continued to be
carried on with faithfulness and judgment,
and we cannot do better thing than to
express that confidence which we really
have at heart, and wait patiently for that
success which belongs to competent man.
agement in good cause"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-28

The following statement will exhibit the
production of the California gold mines from
their discovery to the present time !:

PArENTs.-Notwithstanding the disturb
ances of the three or four last months of
the year the number of patents issued has
been upprecedentedly large. Seven thou
sand six hundred and ffty.three applica-
lions for patents were made, of which 4,0l9
were granted, including designs, reissues,
and additional improvements. OF these
twenty one were to subjects OF Great Bri.
tain, twelve to subjects OF the French EN-
pire, and five to subjects of other foreign
governments.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-28

The Maryland House of Delegates
passed resolution on the 10th inst, ear
nestIy desiring and requesting the Senators
in Congress from that State to vote for the
recognition of the Southern Confederacy.
The vote was 81 to %.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-28

IT Is estimated that very large proper
ton of the babies born in Massachusetts
during the last month have been named in
compliment to Gen. Butler. Winfield
Scots and Robert Andersons are also very
numerous thereabouts.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-28

A young lady in London, of the name of
Vandermeesh, is exhibiting a number of
trained birds which answer all kinds Of
questions put to them by the spectators.
Cards are marked with numbers, letters,
phrases, words, which are picked out by
birds and form intelligent replies to the
questions. The secret of her training has
not been discovered.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-28
United States Troops in and Near
Missouri.

The correspondent of the Chicago nib
sas, writing from st. Louis, on the 18th,
says that the location of the United States
troops in that vicinity, available for crush
ing out rebellion in Missouri, must even
astonish the Union men. The troops are
posted as follows:
At Keokuk, four Iowa regiments. ...... 400
At Quincy, four Illinois regiments. ...... 4 900
At Caseyville, two Illinois regiments. 80. 1000
At Alton, two Illinois regiments. ....... 1000
At st. Louis, United States reserve, Gen.
Sweeny. .......................4 1000
At st. Louis Arsenal, volunteers and reg
ulars. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
At Jefferson Barracks. ................ 500
At Springfield, Mo-, one regiment Col. j.
s: Phelps. :..........:. :.......: 1900
At Hannibal, home guard and Iowa and
Illinois troops. ...................... 5000
At st. Joseph, home guard and regulars
from Fort Leavenworth. ........ 1000
At Kansas City, same. ................ 1000
At Herman, United States Reserves, Col.
Owings. Observation-Disclosures. 500
At Birds Point, one regiment. ......... LOCO
At Leavenworth, Kansas. .............. 2,C0O
Along Hannibal and ST. Joseph Road. LOCO
Along Northern Missouri Railroad. ..... 500
Along southwest branch Pacific Railroad
(part marching on Springfeld) ..." 1000
Alone main line Pacific Railroad. ... 500
Gen, Lyons expedition. $500
Total forces. ....................35,7O 200
This is exclusive of the forces likely to
be raised in the way of Home Guards and
United States Reserves, at all prominent
points in the State, such as Warsaw, Lex
ington, Mexico, Savannah, Independence,
Bolivar, Cassville, and other places.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-28

UNEXPECTED advance in Southern grain.
The advance of our troops into the Virginia
corn fields.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-28

Il
The following is list of our new ministers
to the leading foreign powers:
Charles F. Adams. Mass. England.
VIM. l.. Dayton. IN j. France.
Cassus NJ. Clay. KY Russia.
Carl Schurz. ....... Wis. Spain.
James E. Harvey. Penn. Portugal.
II. S. Sanford. ...... Conn. Belgium.
James S. Pike. ..... Maine Netherlands.
Bradford R. Wood. N Y. Denmark.
Jacob S. Haldeman Penn. Sweden & Norway
Norman B Judd. 80. Ill. -. Prussia.
Arson Burlngame. Mass. Austria.
George G. Fogg IN H.. Switzerland.
George P. Marsh. VT. Sardinia.
Rufus King ....... Wis. Rome.
Thomas COrwin. 80. Ohio Mexico.
A. B. Dickinson NY. Nicaragua.
Elisha Crosby. Cal. Guatemala.
Allen A. Burton. Ky New Granada.
Jas. Watson Webb. N Y. Brazil.
Jacob NJ. Palmer. Penn Argentine Conf'cy
Thomas A. Nelson. Ohio. Chill.
D. K. Carter. Ohio Bolivia.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-28
The KENTUCKY CONGRESSIONAL E

The KENTUCKY CONGRESSIONAL ELEC.
TIoN.--The election for congressman in
Kentucky took place yesterday. An active
canvass has been going on for some time
between the Union and States Rights (se-
cession) candidates in the different districts.
The nominations, so far as we have learned
them, are as follows:
UNION. STATE RIGHTS.
LIST District-Judge Law. II. G. Burnett.
renee S. Trimble.
I'd District-Jas s. Jack. Joseph II. Lewis.
son and W. R. Kinney.
Sd District-Hy. Order. Hon. A. e. Talbot.
4th Dstrict-AaronHard
ing.
Wickfe.
9Th District-Gen. w.
Dunlap
It'll District--Robert Nal. Horatio w, Bruce.
lory.
9Th District-John J.Crit- VIM. E. Simms.
tenden.
9th District--Wm. H.. Col. J. S. Williams
Wadsworth.
10th Dstrict--John W.
Menzies.
Motto for a Faro Bank. "a good work.
man is known by the number of his Chips"
The Biggest Military thing down South.
Cotton drilling.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-28

Our MINISTERS TO FOREIGN POWERS
The following is list of our new ministers