The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-14

Gen. SIBLEY's military commission for the
most atrocious massacres that ever oc-
CURED in the history of the country, will
escape capital punishment at the hands OF
the government. Perhaps the friends and
relatives of the murdered and outraged
victims of the savages, will be satisfied
with this decision.
1t is said that charges of the most Sc
rious character have been made against
General CURTIS, and that he will be sus-
pended from command of the Department
Of Missouri. The dispatch does not state
what these charges are, but they are
doubtless founded on General CURTIS in
ordinate desire to get rich in haste. His
speculations in cotton and populations gen.
orally, have been notorious for long time.
The news from England indicates
trouble on account of the activity of Com.
WILKES in supprcssing British contraband
trade with Southern ports. The speeches
of members of Parliament are generally
adverse to the recognition of the South.
z 1t has been stated that Governor
Stanley sent a flag of truce to Governor
Vance of North Carolina, proposing a con-
ference on State affairs. A dispatch from
Newbern reports that the flag of truce had
returned, with the answer from Gov. Vance
that he cannot act upon the proposition as
desired, but will submit Gov. Stanley's
communication to the confederate govern
ment, at Richmond, for it's action.
The New York Ecening Post says it
can assure the public that all necessary
measures have been taken by the Navy
department to put speedy stop to the
career of the pirate Alabama, and that
news may soon by expected of her capture
or destruction.
One of the reasons of the Chicago Tri
bune for the late republican reverses is,
that the Administration has entrusted ar
my matters largely to democrats. So we
have, as the result of this logic, that the
people, disguised with the democratic man
agement of the war, turned in and
put the democrats in power in all depart
ments. 1t seems to us such logic will
scarcely hold water Ml,r0uh'ee Sentinel
(Repub.)
The rebel papers had an enormous
story of the supplies Bragg had taken out
of Kentucky, and were congratulating
themselves on feast of fat things His
train of spoils was reported to be forty
miles long, and as rich in material as a
caravan from Arabia Felix. The Vicks-
burg Wig, however, reduces the dimen-
sions and value of Bragg's pile consider
ably, in the following paragraph:
A citizen of our city, just from Knoxville,
who has been with Gen. Bmgg's army through
Kentucky, informs us that they did not bring
the amount of supplies out of Kentucky that
we heretofore reported They started with
5000 fine beef cattle, and 500 of which were
used on the march. They had $4,000 yards Of
jeans, but burned up about half of it. They
brought some other articles, but not in large
quantities.
The national capital is looking up.
Six theatres and two circusses are in full
blast in Washington, and the circus tents
on Sunday are used for religious services.
In addition to this a regular New England
Thanksgiving has been ordained for the
first time by the city government, the
following resolution passing both boards
at their last meeting.
Resolred, That his honor the mayor be here
by requested to set apart, by public prOcla-
nation, Thursday 9th November Us day of
thanksgiving and praise to Almighty God for
the mercies of the past year, and OF prayer for
the restoration of peace and OF fraternal feeling
throughout the Union, invoking all citizens to
abstain from their usual secular emplOvmentS
and to invite a proper observance of the day.
A Washington letter says that Mrs.
Lincolns Northern trip was quite as much
one of business as Of pleasure. She is I'M
derstood to be making purchases for the
coming fashionable season, which, by the
way, will not be very fashionable if the
army should meet with reverse, or go
into winter quarters this side of Richmond
In New Jersey, the Democracy have
swept everything high and dry. The Gov
ernor will have, perhaps, $4,000 majority.
Of the five Congressman, four are Demo-
Gratis. In the Legislature the Democrats
will control both branches, and conse-
quently elect United States Senator.
The Hon. Solomon Foote, who has
Just been reelected to the United States
Senate, made an address before the mem
bers of the Vermont Legislature on the
oath ult Mr.. F., who is a conserva-
tive Republican, in the course ofhis speech,
perpetrated an amusing joke upon por-
ton of his audience:
81 am for making this an abolition war;" he
said, in his stentorian voice. [Cheers from the
radicals. Il repeat it," said he, g 1 an for o."
Abolition Var" Louder cheers from the same
quarter. II mean, gentlemen, that am for
the abolition of this rebellion" Not cheer
from that side, but deafening applause gener-
ally.]
The following special order has been
received at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania