The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-11


States must not allow themselves to make
conditions with the Government. If Governor
Andrew, whose name we do not find among
the Governors who petition the President. de.
mands for Massachusetts, certain political
terms, then may Ohio and Pennsylvania. Be.
tween these incompatible demands. the Gov
eminent will be left pOwerless. and rebellion
thrive.
Mrs. General Mcclellan is residing in
Orange, New Jersey, with DR.. Marcy, on
the mountain, near LIewellyn Park. The
trustees of the First Presbyterian Church
at Orange, Rev. James Hoyt, offered Mrs.
Mcclellan pew in their church, which she
cordially accepted, and she will be NUMBER
ed among the worshippers at the church
during her residence there. She is heartily
welcomed in Orange.
The New York Times says that the
contract investigating commission of
which Hon. Joseph Holt is chairman, has
already saved the Government seventeen
millions Of dollars.
AT sale of southern captured cotton,
on Monday, prices ranged from 3214a37A,
according to quality. The whole sales
amounted to $l28,OOO.
General Mcdowell is preparing for
publication a vindication of himself in
which be will prove that it was against his
remonstrance that he was withheld from CO.
operation with General Nc Clellan, and that
he desired to advance from Fredericksburgh
to aid in the attack upon Richmond, and
that it was not bis fault he did not. He
will also refer, it is stated, to the charge of
guarding rebel property.
The advantages gained by the change
of front of the army before Richmond, are
thus summed ap by the Cincinnati Conn.,
mercial:
l. A better base of operations is secured
closer to Richmond. and guarded against flank
surprises, thus releasing a great part of the
army from guard duty.
2. The vast system of earthworks on the
hills south of the Chickahominy, upon which
the enemy have been engaged with great as
siduity, and which they boosted were impreg-
nable, have been evaded.
8. Our army, instead of presenting front of
fifteen miles, divided by river and swamps.
to the enemy, is concentrated within space of
five or six miles of comparatively unbroken
country, and advances from the unsavory
and unhealthy swampy region, upon high
ground.
4. Mcclellan, holding James River, may, if
he pleases, by aid of his gunboats and trans.
ports and pontoons, cross it in hurry to in
tercept the fight of the enemy. He may even
take the town from the south side of the
the direction of Washington, which it is to be
hoped will be considered safe while they are
running.
John w. KEGS, editor of the Circle
vile (Ohio) Watchmom, was arrested on
Sunday night last by order of the Secretary
of War and bis Office was closed.
In Cincinnati, on Wednesday night,
George w. Walters, temporarily in charge
of gambling house on Baker street, was
murdered in bis bedroom. The books of the
establishment show that Walters had over
$4,000. 1t is supposed the murderer got
this amount as no money was found. Evil
dences of terrible struggle exist in the
room, although the victim was found in bed.
The murderer is unknown.
The New York Times says, in speak
ing of the repulse at Charleston, that the
best judges of our military leaders never
have thought General Hunter equal to the
command of any military department and
General Benham is altogether too rash, too
excitable, too lacking in ballast, and too
eager for distinction to make it safe to put
large bodies of men 10 bis hands.
In explanation of the conduct of Gen.
eral Fremont in refusing to serve under
General Pope, it may be worth while to
mention that Pope served under FIRE.
mont in Missouri, and that it is no secret
they dislike each other extremely.
Governor Andrew has issued call to
the people of Massachusetts to fill up to the
maximum number all her regiments now in
the field, and for ten or fifteen new volunteer
regiments, in response to the call of the War
Department. The Governor closes els cal
as follows:
Massachusetts, which has never slumbered
nor slept, must now arise to still her efforts
and pledge to all the duties of patriotism, with
renewed devotion, and undivided efforts, the
united hearts, heads and hands of all her
people.
"A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial, philosophers at considerable
length on Buffers famous order about the
sassy women of New Orleans. He con.
cludes as follows:
The Southern women begin to like the
Northern soldiers; and as Beauregard told
them the Northern hordes were coming down
to burn their houses, &C., &C., some Of them
are waiting, like the Sabine women of old, to
know when the ceremony is coming off.
In five years from now the chivalry will be
the common farm hands, and the Northerners
will own all the lands, and marry all the Wild
ows. Then Southerners will find their fine
women will also ''breed like Norway rats !"
that it has not been the fault of the women
that the South has been so sparsely peopled.
The poor women were taught that sich were
men, when of the lot it were hard to find one
that could give the world assurance of man.