The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-02-28
OUR NEWS SUMMARY.

The Virginia correspondent of the
Charleston Courier says I" out of the Fifth
South Carolina regiment, numbering eight
hundred men, whose term of service is just
expiring, but one hundred and seventy have
signifed their willingness to enlist for the
war;" .r
The Chicago Tribune, mot the best
authority says that ex>secretary Cameron's
son has been concerned, not only in horse
and beef contracts, but in great variety
of other operations, by which he has area.
dy realized fortune much larger than that
which the brother-in.law of Secretary
Welles pocketed from his commissions for
the purchase of old vessels. Some say that
young Cameron has made more than q
million of dollars!
The St. Louis Democrat says:--" We
regret to learn that Captain Porter is Sc.
riously ill from the scalding be received on
the Essex at the Fort Henry bombardment.
His lungs were seriously affected by the in.
halation of the hot steam"
-Thurlow Weed, writing from Paris on
the Oath ult., says:
have been, in accordance with an appoint
ment made yesterday, two hours with the
Prince Napoleon, who is earnest in our cause,
and encourages me to hope that the Emperor
will deal justly with America IN ms speech.
The interview was pleasant and satisfactory.
The Prince told me that the Emperor regret
ted that he did not see General Scott, for
whom he has great respect, and upon whose
Judgment and opinions he should have placed
entire confidence"
The mystery attached to General Beau
regards movements has been solved by the
Nashville Banner of the 4th inst, which
states that he was in that city on the Sd
inst, and would proceed at once to Colum.
bus.
Francis Catcher, the old negro, who
has for nearly half century acted as mes.
senger to the Secretary of War, at the
War Department, died suddenly in Wash,
ington on the 14th inst. He was at his
post until the closing of the Department on
the day previous to his death. Old Francis
is we'll known to all who have been in the
habit of visiting the Secretary of War for
the last forty years. There are none in the
community, white or black, who have borne
a more unimpeached reputation for respec-
liability and integrity than Old Francis.
The official London Gazette contains
letter from Earl Russell to the Admiralty
in which either of the American beligerents
is prohibited from using British ports. The
port of Nassau and other ports Of the Ba>
hama Islands are specially mentioned.
When driven in by stress of weather, pro-
visions may be supplied, but only such
quantity of coal as may be sufficient to carry
the vessel to the nearest port of her own
country is to be given, and no second sup
ply is to be allowed to the same ship within
a period of three months.
AT the last reception of Secretary
STANTON, at his house, he publicly said !:
"You must fight. If we are defeated, it
cannot be helped. If victorious, so much
the better. But you must fight" 1t is
this spirit which has animated the war in
Tennessee and Carolina, which will soon
crush the enemy opposite the Capital, save
the nation from bankruptcy, and restore the
Republic.
General johnson, of the rebel army of
the Potomac, has issued an eloquent adj
dress to the twelve months volunteers of
his army, urging them to reenlist. He con.
jures them, in view of an impending con-
flict not to initiate the federal three mon tbs
men. who marched away from the scene
of conflict to the sound of the enemy's can
non." In conclusion he says:
The commanding General calls upon the
twelve months men to stand by their brave
comrades who have volunteered for the war,
to revolunteer at once, and thus show to the
world that the patriots engaged in this strug-
gle for independence will not swerve from the
bloodiest path they may be called to tread.
The enemies of your country. as we'll as her
friends. are watching your actions with deep,
intense, tremulous interest. Such is your pc.
sltlOn that you can act no obscure part. Your
decision, be it for honor or dishonor, will be
written down in history. You cannot, you
will not, draw back at this solemn crisis of our
struggle, when all that is heroic in the lard is
engaged and all that is precious hangs
trembling in the balance.
Secretary STANTON has issued an order
for the release of all State prisoners on Civ.
ing parole not to aid the enemy. The or.
der commences by saying that the insure
rection was "based upon a conflict of po-
litical IDEAS" and goes on to enumerate the
emergencies that compelled summary meas.
ures for public safety, and the charges that
have rendered such measures no longer ne.
cessary. He says, the instruction is be
lieved to have eliminated, and to be de-
clining." The order concludes as follows
The President, in view of these facts, and
an xious to favor a return to the normal course
of the administration as far as regards faith
and public welfare will allow, directs that all
political prisoners, or States prisoners, now
held in military custody. be released on their
subscribing parole engaging them to render
no aid or comfort to enemies in hostility to