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

the past year inagbuying up American
stocks and bonda d. London and selling
them in New York. A few months since
| an American who had some knowledge of
his operations said to him, Why do you
not buy United States Securities ? The
reply war, Not one dollar of ny money
shall ever aid in carrying on that unholy
war; Now no one will pretend TO deny
Mr.. Peabody's right to dispose of his mo.
neg in his own way; but let every Ameri-
can remember that 10 his country's greatest
affliction this man cast the same taunts in
her teeth as her bitterest enemies"
The Iribunes and other Abolition
journals which attempted to make capital
out of the selfsimmoation of Mr.. Colyer,
the negro school teacher at Newbern,
North Carolina, ought to be heartily
ashamed OF themselves, now that the facts
in the case Lave come out, but we do not
see in them the slightest disposition to apol-
ogize for their abuse OF Governor Stanley or
to correct the misstatements they have
made. The Albany Journal, which took
common sense view of the matter from the
beginning, has the following just but cut
ting remarks on voluntary martyrdom:
| We trust the next time Mr.. Col yer comes
up North to play the martyr he will be requir
| ed to exhibit his wounds. We shall insist
| upon knowing whether his grievances are real
| or imaginary before we extend 10 him again
| our sympathies and cur purses. He was in
| New York during the excitement relative to
| the alleged torcible closing of the negro
schools. He addressed the citizens on one or
more occasions. That he did not Set the pub.
| lie right as to what Governor Stanley actually
| did, but permitted the SANDERS against him 10
| pass uncOrrected, is not creditable either TO
| his heart or his head.
in reply to the London Times half.
threat, INSTRUMENTATION, to iorcibly interfere
in the suppression of the revolt in this coanD
try, the Daily New8 OF the 18th justly ob>
| serves:
| From the moment that European soldier
| shall set foot in the United States, the govern
| ment Of that republic will enter upon a new
| era Of its existence. From that time forward
| a return to the old policy of limited armament
| and political isolation will be at an end. A
mighty Democracy, full Of energy and sensitive
| to the quick, and the republic, while losing
| none Of the attractions which, drawing over to
| it the millions Of Europe, guaranty its rapid
! growth, will be compelled by the necessities of
| its position to become and remain great mill
| tary and naval Power. This is not Tor the in
terest Of England, nc: is it for the peace Of the
world
The Paris correspondent OF the New
York Times relates the following incident,
and though he gives 40 name, it undoubt-
edly refers to Simon Cameron
The Union men here are quite indignant at &
circumstance which is said to have happened
in the streets OF Paris the other day, and which
it is to be hoped is not true. s high Federal
functionary lately sent abroad on diplomatic
mission, met in the street Mr. Slidell, when the
latter very properly stopped at a window in
order to avoid his former friend. but now enc
my. The latter. however. went up to Mr.. S.
and, familiaty calling him by name. COM
menced conversation. Mr.. Slidell is reported
to have said afterward to his friends that he
was astcnished at the impertinence Of the Fed
eral functonary in speaking TO him, and did
not desire to renew the acquaintance. The
Union people think Mr.. Slidell was right and
the Federal wrong.
When The 55th New York regiment
vas ordered to retire al Fair Oaes, 20 give
place to the 62nd, an Irish private from the
former quietly took his place among The 62d
with the smiling sa!utatiou, as be locked at
the cap Oh the lock 0: his mu>ket, Dyes,
am wild ye!'
Hon. Emerson Etheridge will deliver
an Grafton from the steps o: the Washington
Monument, in Baltimore, CO the Fourth Of
July. ExteDs!7e preparations tor ce'e0rat-
ing the National holiday have been made
by the Union men of that city.
--Geue.al Ha Ieck has directed the va
rious Division Commanders to send 10 re-
turns of tbs killed and wounded 10 their
several commands daring the siege Of Cor
nth. But few, have so ar, beeu handed III;
bat tie uum5vr OF CASUALTIES will not eE-
coed Jour hundred.
10 the cars at New York, Gen Scott
was asked bis opinion of Mr., Lincoln. "Sir,"
said the old here to the querist, addressing
him with emphasis, "He is on h9Rest,
upright @1an, yery conscientious, and tries
to 90 what is right aOjh all parties; that's
uhat | 5eyiece, and hope yoN are satisfied"
-SeDor Caideron Colantes, Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Spain, has officially and
completely endorsed the action Of General
Prim 10 retiring from Mexico.
The Eastern newspapers complain DIT
terly of Idle officers loaGug about the cities.
In Philadelphia, particularly, the pres
erce of the shoulder strap geatry has be-
come offensive.
The reported arrest of Gsnera! Benham
for misconduct at Charleston reminds US
that this is not the first time during the war
that grave charges have been preferred
against him. The Cincinnati Commercial
says:
General Rosecrans distinctly, pointedly,
| openly, charged him with the exclusive respon-
| sibiIity for the escape of Floyd from Cotton
Mountain General RaSeCranS. CHARGED that