The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-22

Dcnluu Iuc WluucI, ouU lue w 1ZRfO was
third. There were only seven runners, and
Mr.. TenBrock's American horse "Umpire"
was about the last in the race.
THE NEW ENDEMIC.
To be rated "unsound"
Showeth wisdom profound,
But our invalids puzzle the craft;
For the common disease,
Incidental to these,
Is-an ague fit, caused by draft.
IN. Y. Sunday Times.
The correspondent of the New York
World writes "Gen. Banks made a des.
perate fight against fearful odds. An off,
Ger of the regular army, who was in fire..
quent intercourse with him during the day,
tells me he was always as cool and calm
when in the Speakers chair, while shells or
bullets were whizzing around him. Major
Pelouze, of his staff, was wounded.
"A contemporary says the eyes of the
loyal North are turned to the negroes of
Rhode Island. The whites of them be
means, we suppose.
"A correspondent of the Traveller sug.
gests that in some way, by proclamation
from the President or otherwise, all civil
actions in law against those who enlist or
are drafted in the army or navy, be sus-
pended for one year or the war, and also all
debts now due and the accumulation of in.
terest on all debts, so that all, both cre1it>
ors and debtors, may fare alike in sacrifices
made for their country, then will there be
one grand rush for the war.
1t is asserted that not less than eight
iron-clad ships, most of them Monitors, are
now in hand in New York city and vicinity
alone. Two of these Are very large vessels,
and will not be ready for some time; but
one of the new Monitors will be ready in a
few days; one is promised By the lst OF
September, and another in Captain Erics-
sons hands, is to be ready in thirty days.
On all these ships the work is going on
night and day alike. On one four hundred
men are constantly employed; one set of
four hundred working by day and another
all night. The work is pressed on as
fast as possible.
They say now 10 Washington that if
one asks Mr.. Stanton what is going to be
done with McClellan's army be exclaims,
" am not General-in. Chief-I know MOTH
ing OF such matters-ask Halleckw If you
ask the President similar question, he
replies, You forget we have a General
who commands all the armies, and makes
all the plans to suit himseIf-ask him. %
And then if you know Halleck and ask him
you'll get the reply, "When you see move
ment believe in it, and not before."'
-Surgeon-Whats the matter with you?
WOuld-be- Exempt-Weak back, sir;
very weak back.
S.-Weak knees, you mean.
W.-Yes, sir, weak knees; very weak
knees; can't march.
S.-Yes. Ill give you certificate
(writes@
upon honor hereby certify that the
bearer, -, is weak in the knees, great
coward, who shrinks from defending his
country. Hope he will be put in the front
ranks where be can't run away.
@, Surgeon" &c.
W. Handing the surgeon a quarterly
thank you, sir. knew l was entitled to
certificate. This rebellion, so wicked and
monstrous must be put down: 1t has done
my heart eOod to see the energy of the
President in ordering draft.
Here reads the certificate and faints.l-
Hartford Times.
"A recent census of lawyers 10 Counec-
ticut gives 32l as the number. The Win.
sted Herald thinks they ought to enlist in a
cavalry regiment, they are so good at
charging.
"A New York paper says it knows of
one young man, robust, vigorous and sup.
posed to be of average respectability, who
cut Oft the forefnger of his right hand to
escape the draft. To escape the conses
quences of this cowardly act, says the New
Bedford Mercurg, he will have to cut off the
forefOger of everyone else.
The new drafts will give the govern
ment one million of men, who can be placed
in the field, if the civil officers of the loyal
States do their duty, in time for the Fall
campaign, fully armed and equipped: To
understand tie immensely of such a force, it
would be necessary to see them drawn up
in array. A line marching in single file,
allowing two feet for each soldier, would
stretch nearly three hundred and eighty
miles, and marching at the rate of thirty
miles per day, would occupy nearly two
weeks in passing given point /; marching
in sections of four, with the necessary room
for baggage trains and cavalry, at the rate
of thirty miles per day, they would extend
one hundred and fifty miles, and the head of
the column leaving given point on Nom
day morning, the rear guard would not
reach the same point till Friday night. One
million of men on paper is easily expressed