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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-14
The Last Words OF Il Christian Patriot.
From the New York Journal of Commerce.

From the New York Journal of Commerce
One by one We lay down our noble dead
in the dust Of the land they have
loved, and that dust becomes more dear to
us as we incorporate in it more and more
of the humanity we have cherished.
Among the brave men who have gone
out to battle, none was more worthy of
the name we have placed at the head OF
this article-Christian Patriot-than Sam
uel F. Willard, Of Madison, Conn.,, Captain
in the 14th Connecticut regiment. Those
who knew him well will bear witness to
the truth of the estimate. But it is not
for the sake Of praising him that we write
this article. 1t is because he left brief
record of both Christianity and patriotism,
which we think both instructive and
moumfuly interesting, and which we are
permitted to use 1t contains much that
is of a private nature, but we venture to
intrude on the privacy which surrounds
every mau's home affections, for the sake
of giving this complete picture Of the
American volunteer soldier, the loving
husband, the devoted patriot, the trusting
Christian, going out to battle in the cause
to which he willingly gave his life. No one
can read the record without emotion-no
one will fail to say such men as these are
the men to make a nation strong" The
diary from which we extract the following
was found in pencil, on the person of Capt.
Willard. 1t was his method of keeping
notes to be forwarded to his wife, from
time to time, and the record here covers
the Sunday when the battle was fought at
South Mountain, and the Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday which followed, clos
ing with the last days battle at Antietam:
On Tor BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS, }
WEST OF FREDERICK CITY, :
Sunday noon, Sept. IA, 1922
The regiment has just halted for q rest, after
climbing these mountains for miles. and rs l sit
upon its summit / dot down a word to you. The
view from here is beautiful indeed, but am too
tired to write much, but you can contrast the
difference. While you and the good people of
Madison were sitting quietly in the church, the
Scranton Guards were tOiling away up these
mountains in defence of our country This is
our ninth days march, and we are all about
worn out with fatigue and hunger; being OIL
the march, we have no opportunity to get any
thing to eat but hard bread and pork. To-day
we started on our long march on hard bread and
coffee alone; marched till four o'clock. Wcare
now in line of battle in the MiddletOWn Valley,
right in sight there is an artillery engagement
---nOthing very serious.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-14
NEW SERiES-NO 466
The Hand of God.
From the Cincinnati Catholic Telegraph, No

From the Cincinnati Catholic Telegraph, Nov. ).
As nation the hand of God has touch
ed Us. The sun of our Indian summer
looks down on scenes of carnage and des-
olation, the breezes culver with the roar
Of battle, and the autumn leaves rustic
under the tread OF hosts rushing into strife.
North and South, there are few kindreds
whose blood has not been shed, few homes
where tear-dimmed eyes do not rest sadly
on vacant places. Fear and doubt are in
our public places-wailing by our hearth
stones. The hand of God hath touched
us.
Will it ever be lifted God visits ma
tons sometimes in wrath, sometimes in
mercy-now SCATTERING them as an earth
en- vessel, now purifying them as wheat is
cleaned from chatf Has He come to Us
to purge or to destroy? History teaches
us that God never destroys nation unless
the whole mass is so corrupted that a rem
ovation is a new creation.
The Jewish nation and the Roman en-
pire are instances in which humiliation
was needed and was brought about. We
hope and pray that our countrE is not.
The mass Of our people are moi corrupt.
The great body of Our population, repre-
sented better in our armies than elsewhere,
love justice, endure privations, and follow
guidance in defence Of what they think
is right The million soldiers now rallied
around the old flag, prove this-and the
hosts of poor fellows who followed Bragg,
baretOoted, across the Cumberland Noun
tains, and those that are shivering by the
Blue Ridge around Lee, demonstrate that
selfshness and corruption have not spread
through the masses of the American peO-
pie, either North or South.
But the people have been proud and
careless, and have forgotten God They
have followed their caprices, and exalted
those who tiattered them into power. They
have deserved to be betrayed by their
own leaders, and have been betrayed
They have shut their eyes upon corruption,
and allowed plumber to become the fashion.
So pride was pampered and judgment for
gotten. In the Sonth, pride instigated
men to adopt and defend the evils and
wrongs of the slave system, in order to dc
fy criticisms, and to declare that slavery
was more sacred than marriage, or than
the bonds Of blood In the North, it led
men to overlook the evils crying to Heaven
around them, hypocrisy, pauperism, OPP
preston, fostering in their midst, to ignore
God, to calumniate and trample upon His
Church.
1t is useless to discuss the question who
struck the first blow. The voice from the
CHASTITY battle fields and hospitals-trom
the frightened public halls and the SORROW
ing homes, is-"Be We humbed under the
mighty hand of God.'
We are not too corrupt to learn justice,
nor too cowardly to do it-but the dema-
gogues-the traitors in place and power,
the wantOn caterers to mob passions, must
go under, if the country is to rise.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-14

Perhaps an angels hand led her; heaven
only knows.
rhemoe was high in the sky; shadows
Of evergreen bushes lay thick and dark to
the right, and to the left glimnered the
, lights from the windows of her home. a
solemn purpose possessed her, strangely at
variance with the folly of her mission,
and with her hand upon her bosom she
stood for Il moment looking down into the
crystal waters OF the well.
Then she began her walk. Slowly she
:ircled the little foot-trodden path; once,
twice, thrice, looking always over her left
shoulder, looking with terrible earnestness
at the dark shadows of the evergeens-tOr
there was a still darker shadow there, and
as she paused it moved and came out in
to the moonli ght. standing there with its
arms extended toward her.
1t was the form of the man who had
once been her promised husband. She saw
him plainly as she had ever seen him in
the body and the flesh, and in that sight
lost consciousness.
When she recovered warm arms were
about her, warm tears falling on her taeePa
and she looked up to see again the features
of her vision. No spirit this it held her
to its heart with the clasp OF life and love,
and uttered words of tenderness and sOr-
row.
Then, as she listened, he told her of
long years of toll, of an altered life, and of
an honorable name made in a far-otf land,
and Of the yearning he had to see her face
| once more. 81 never meant to speak to
you," he said, ''only to look at yOn from
afar; but could not help it when you
were so near me, for | love you as aman
never loved before"
And she put her arms about his neck
and chung to his bosom with trembling
hands, and said only-'Never leave me
| again, never, never
The West Wind sailed next day. but
Rose was not on board: new mission
had been given to her and she fulfilled it.
In that home, OF which true repentance
and life of virtuous effort has made a
happy spot, she lives an honOred and be-
| loved wife, cheering the heart so long
J bowed down by sorrow and contrition, and
showing in her every action that the words
which she heard from that rough preachers
mouth have never been forgotten, and
that the light to which he pointed lie the
beacon of her life.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-14
HGOne to the War;

Looking over some old notes and pa
pers, the other day, l took up a small,
white, folded paper, and opening it, came
upon beautiful golden curl of softesth hair.
Marked on the inside OF the paper was the
pet name Of the lovely child from whose
head had clipped the ringlet years ago.
wondered where he might be now, and
what he might be doing. y few days af-
ter, as if had sought for the information,
was told he had gone to the war.
Gone to the war! The words gave me
a strange chill. 1t seemed but few weeks
since the summer afternoon when, tired
with play, he had fallen asleep, his cheeks
rosy with heat, the very picture of exquis-
lite childish beauty; and / had clipped this
glossy curl from close to his white neck,
without waking the little sleeper. And
now he tolls over dusty roads, through
painless swamps, with gun and blanket
and knapsack, his fair, youthful tace.burnt
by the Southern sun, and his young heart
exposed to all the temptations of the SOL
diers camp-protanity, drunkenness, and
crime; or if wounded, he is trampled by
his friends and foes, perchance mutilated
and brutally abandoned to q worse than
soldiers fate.
Oh, War Horrible, cruel War! that
has been forced with all its horrors on the
peace-loving and loyal sons of the North,
| by the ungrateful, rebellious children OF
that once prosperous republic.
"GOne to the war;" Another, our qui-
ct, dark-eyed, undemonstrative boy, who
must be known to be loved, SO unobtru-
sive was he, and SO retiring, but best be-
loved by those who knew him best. But
the echo Of Sumter's guns fired his North
ern blood; his dark eye flashed, he seized
| his rifle and was gone. And SO, one by one,
and thousands by thousands, all over the
land, they have departed, and many a heart
and home is desolate. From one home the
youngest, the pet, the darling of the house
is reluctantly given up; from the next, the
proud, noble first-born, on whom his gray
haired father leaned; and from the next
| the widows son; and from across the way
every son of the household. Oh! who
but the recording angel shall estimate the
agony, the untold sacrifice called out by
this cruelest of rebellions? Yet shall their
precious blood not have been shed in vain,
if by it is purchased liberty for all now and
forever. If from these battle-felds Liber-
ty shall rise in shining garments, with new
glory on her shield; if, one kindred and
one people, we stand again with clasped
hands of reconciliation, and the black stain
upon our national honor wiped out forever,
then blessed shall they be who can count
their best beloved among the heroes by
whose struggles the glorious result shall
have been consummated. Good speed the
time and shield our dear ones in the day of
battle.-Christian Register.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-14
Mineral Lands in Washington Ter.
ritOry.

The Land Office in the prosecution Of
it's design i'll obtaining full knowledge of
the great mineral regions of this continent,
has recently sent an examiner to make re-
port concerning them in Washington Ter
rltory He followed the surveyed wagon
road route from Fort Walla- Walla in
Southeasterly direction to Lewiston, which
is at the head of steamboat navigation, and
the depot for the Nez Perces and Salmon
river mining regions Here, for miles
around, the land has been located upon
and claimed by American citizens. The
Indians are powerless, except to complain,
and are often the subjects Of cruelty on
the part of the whites, who sell them whis-
ky and practice every species of imposi-
ton when they are in state Of drunken
ness. There are broad tracts of country
that are sandy and unfit for culture; but
the narrow valleys of streams are fertile,
as are belts ofland running back from them.
About these are woodlands, and the Ca
mas Prairie, towards the Salmon river,
containing two hundred thousand acres of
land, which is well wooded and watered.
The slopes of the mountains in the same
direction are we'll calculated for grazing.
The examiner is satisfied that the reports
of gold products in the Salmon river are
not exaggerated. Some claims yield from
five hundred to two thousand dollars per
day. The general average to a man is
twenty dollars. There is a rich mineral
region Of eleven miles in circumference
about Florence, on the Salmon river, on
which there were thirteen hundred claims
worked by over four thousand men. Some
five thousand on the first Of June were
preparing to prospect up Salmon riv-
er to Utah. The gold fields on the
Clear water and its branches, are extern
sive, but not as rich as those of the Sal
mon river. Ten dollars day is the aver
age product to man in the former Here
are some twenty thousand men employed,
and the number in all of the locations is
rapidly augmenting. Settlers of course
desire surveys to be made in the regions
of the mines, and they are recommended.
National lateHigencer
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-14
MONDAY MoRNING,

MInDLETOwN VALLEY, Sept. 10, 1925
These may be my last words; if so, they are
these:
| have full faith in Jesus Christ my Savior; I
do not regret that have fallen in defence ofmy
country: have loved you truly and know that
you loved me, and in leaving this world of sin
90 to another and better one, where am con-
fident shall meet you. I freely forgive all my
enemies, and ask them for Christ's sake t, for
give me. If my body should ever reach home,
let there be no ceremony; ask no higher hon
or than to die for my cOuntry--lay me silently
in the grave initiate my virtues, and forgive al
my errors.
prefer death in the cause Of my country, to
life in sympathy with its enemies.
And now, my precious wife, goodbye. May
the grace of God sustain you, and we will meet
at last in heaven.
Signed in the valley on the battle ground near
Bolivar Heights. Nd.
SAMUEL FRANCIS WILLARD.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-14
VOL. NIV.-NO. %.
OCTOBER.

Falling leaves and falling men!
When the SHOWS of winter fall,
And the winds of winter blow,
VIII be woven Natures pail.
Let us. then. fOrsake our dead
For the dead will surely wait.
While we rush upon the foe.
Eager for the hcro's fate.
Leaves will come upon the trees:
Spring will show the happy race:
Mothers will give birth to sons,
Loyal souls to fill our place.
Wherefore should we rest and rush
Soldiers. we must fight and save
Freedom now. and give our foes
All their country should-a grave.
Wee York E'cesing Post.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-14
SAMUEL FRANCIS WILLARD.
TUESDAY MORNING. Sept. IS. 1862.

TUESDAY MORNING. Sept Is. 1862.
The Division moved yesterday at about 10 A.
NJ, passed through the region of the battle on
the previous day-dcad rebels on every side
Our surgeons administered to the wants of
many of the wounded rebels. Saw hundreds
OF wounded rebels as we passed through diff
fcrent villages. in barns houses, hospitals. 1t
was very sorry sight for our boys-rebels
were strongly intrenchcd on the mountain and
held good position, but fled as the army APP
preached Generals Mcclellan aud Burnside
passed in front Of the army-immense cheering
Rebel prisoners being brought in all the time
poorly dressed but fine looking tellows-act as
though they were glad 10 be taken i'll.
TUESDAY MoRSING-later.
&The battle has commenced. one man killed
within twenty rods of me by shell. My faith
is in God if die / die in the faith Ofmy Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ, who died that l
might live. We are now to 60 into battle. God
save my men, God save me- God save the
United States of America, God bless you my
own dear wife, and may we meet at last in
heaven where there will be no war or sin.
CAMP NEAR PETERsvILLE, MD.,(
Wednesday morning, 18th. {
We are on the eve of a great battle. Yester-
day there was an artillery engagement close by
us, and we were lodging shells and balls for
about three hours. One man was killed within
fifteen or twenty rods of me. Several others
were wounded. We have an immense army
here-McClellan and Burnside are here in CON-
mand-I cannot say mOrc-we are ordered off
with eighty rounds of cartridges-cannon are
booming on every side-my faith is in God.
Ipassed the battle-ground Monday; saw the
dead and wounded Oh every side. l pray God
we may be successful, and that you may see me
again.
And just there the pencil notes close
suddenly, memorably to those who loved
the man, for an hour later he lay dead on
the field of victory, and this pencil story
remains to tell how and why he died.
1t is not often that such a simple history
of mans thoughts, as he approaches
death in battle, is preserved. It's because
of this that it is more valuable. There are
thousands like him in the field. Thousands
like him have fallen Would to God the
end were visible.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-11-18

Citizens were well satisfied with the result
of the trial. The engine throws large guam
tity of water in continuous stream, and it
won't tire out as long as there is fuel and
water-thst's the beauty of 1t. Our hremen
are muscoulsr follows, but they rnustget tired
after = while the steam are engine never
does. The steam FIRE engine runs on water,
hand engines require sOmsthing 8 little
stfOnger to run them successfully, at least
they did in those early days when we ran
with the machine. We dare say favorable
report will be made on Tuesday night by the
committee from the Cornell, with regard to
the experiment with the new engine, and it
viii doubtless become one of the institutions
Of Cleveland. tits particularly necessity
in a time like this, when so many
Of what were our efficient fremenhave gone
I'd the wars. Thoseof the Fire Department
who are at home are good fellows, and viii
do all in their power at fire, but they are
few in number, and their companies greatly
depleted and disorganized. Should fire
occur in an exposed part of the city, the Fire
Department, for the above reasons, would
hardly be able to cope with it. Public OPin-
ion is very much in favor of the steam fire
engine.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-11-18

TRIAL or TIE NEW STEAH FIRE EsGIEE.
"A large number Of citizens were attracted
70 tho corner Of Bond and Superior streets this
morning, to witness the trial Of the new steam
tre engine, which came of at about eleven
o'clock. The engine was made at Seneca
Falls, New York. It weighs 4, GOO lbs, light,
and $500 lbs. with fuel, water, and every
thing on board. It's cost is $3.50. It re-
quires three horses,-tWo for the engine and
one for the hose caTt-an engineer, two dri-
vers, and fireman. The estimated expense
= for running it year is between $4,000 and
8, 500, which estimate covers everything con
neeted with it.
The trial was first made with fifty feet Of
hose, throwing water through a Il-inch
nozzle. From the time the fire was started
until water spTang from the nozzle was just
four minutes, The first experiment made
consisted in throwing water down Superior
street, against the wind. A stream was
threFn distance Of I57 feet. In throwing
up Superior street, with the wind, distance
Of $50 feet was reashed, an average Of Iss1S
feet, which beats the average Of hand ma
ShineE By 90 OF 70 feet
An attempt was made to throw stream
through 500 feet Of hose, but the hose
burst on the frat trial, some Of it being old.
Afterwards in throwing through ten sections
ofhoae, 500 feet, stream was thrown los
fsst, A pepindi0plar stream Of about, 17S
sssf was thrown
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-11-18

COLLISION steamer 7. Whitney,
which plies between Sandusky and Detroit,
was run into about noon on Friday last by
the propeller CuyahOga. The whitney was
bound down. The propeller struck the
steamer upon the end of her shaft, on the
StarbOard side, crushing in the wheel, dis
abling the engine on that side, and other
wise injuring the boat. The Whitney was
heavily freighted, and put back to Maiden,
where she dropped her damaged wheel, and
with one engine and crippled as she was,
made the best Of her way to Kelley's Island,
arriving there on Saturday. On Sunday she
1saehed sanduIky about three o'clock, work
ing one engine. Her damage is estimated
at about $500. Mr.. De Babtist, who owns
the Whitney, has gone to Detroit to charter
another boat to run on the line the balance
Of the season.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-11-18

How 4 CoUETRTHAN WAS TAKEN M
On Friday last man came to retired farm
house in the town Of New Limo, Ashtsbula
county, and represented that he was trav-
eller who had lost his way IN the woods. He
was taken in and Hospitality entertained by
the family, whose name was Stone. After
supper he sat BY the fire and filed the ears of
the simple inmates of the farm house with
fabulous stories Of his travels in for
eign lands, his wonderful hair breadth
'scsPes, moving accidents by food and
field" &C., all of which were deyoured with
greedy ear by his auditory. In fact he i'm
pressed them with a belief that the guest
whose bswildered wanderings had brought to
their door, was very wonderful and impor-
tsnt parsonage, and they considered them
selves fortunate In being able to give him
the shelter Of their roof.
On Saturday morning the wonderful and
fEI0inating stranger asked that one Of the
young men, named Elias P. Stone, would
convey him to Cleveland in buggy. Moth
ing would afford Elias greater pleasure. He
wanted to go to Cleveland to take melo-
deon to be mended, and he would be happy
Of the strangers company. Elias had slept
but little the night before, thinking of
the absorbing narratives which the stranger
had related, while the family listened in
gaping wonder around the old hssrthstOne,
and he thought the journey to Cleveland
would be enlivened BY something further of
the same sort. They started for Cleveland,
the eOnhding Elias and the engaging stran-
ger. On the way the stran ger told Elias that
he had package of 81, 900 which he wished
him to take charge Of until he called for it.
The package was produced, neatly sealed,
and transferred to Elias pocket for safe
keeping. The stranger then bargained
with Elias for the horse, buggy and melo-
deOn, and gave him his note for 5000. Ar
irving at Cleveland, the stranger again urged
Elias to take good care Of the 81, 900 until his
return, and drove away, leaving Elias on the
street, greatly elated with his bargain. The
countryman spoke to some acquaintance
whom he met, Of the transaction, and was
assured that he had been sWindled. On open
ing the package it was found to contain a lot
Of sdvsrtisements in tho form of bank bills.
( Nothing has been yet heard Of the stranger
With the hoEas, buggy and melodeon.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-11-18

TIE Dock THEvEs.-The thieves, Mccoy,
FhomPs9ni and Maloy, arrested for robberies
committed on Bond & Morris dock, last
week, plead guilty to grand larceny this
morning before acting Police Judge Hessen-
mueller, and were bound over to the Court Of
Common Pleas.