The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-04


OF General Dumont's brigade, 10 which was
our Third Minnesota, making a forced
march Of about eighty miles and back again,
to bag John Morgan, but Morgan was not
to be found. The same paper adds: Our
boys made wonderful march, trayersipg
forty seven miles in twenty seven hours. the
dust being ankle deep on the roads and the
heat terrible. About four thousand pairs
of shoes were worn out, and many of the
men were overcome with the heat, while
hundreds are suffering from blistered feet
stone bruises, &C., and enough men were
used up to replenish the Nashville hospitals.
This may be called seasoning the troops"
but it does not seem to be the best method
of keeping the ranks Of the regiments
full"
The appointment of Brigadier General
Shields to Major Generalship, it appears,
is rejected by the Senate. There seems to be
| just now much complaint that Shields failed
| to reinforce Fremont in time to intercept
jackson. 1t is assumed there was no diff
Guilty in Shields reaching Port Republic
bridge before jackson crossed, had he been
so disposed, because his force was in hears
ing of Fremonts guns during his engage
ment with Jackson. We presume this had
something to do with bis rejection, though
we have seen no sp3culations on the sub
ject.
--Uongress in both Houses has voted
that there shall be no legal sanction to po-
lygamy, and that henceforth the distin
gushing social feature Of the many wived
kingdom of Brigham shall be stamped and
punished as plain bigamy. And this is
well.
The victory at Fort st. Charlie, on
White River, Arkansas adds another chap
ter to the fame Of Hoosierdom. The bay.
onet charge of Colonel Fitch's 18th Indiana
regiment, is represented as the most Drills
liant thing CT the kind known in American
annals.
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican,,
abiding to the visit of a deputation of
Pennsylvania Quakers to the President,
praying him to proclaim freedom to the
slaves as the only way of putting down the
rebellion, says " It is curious fact that
the non>combatants are the only advocates
OF this measure. The men who are doing
the lighting DO not ask for it."
The Washington correspondent of the
Springfield Republican says the conservative
Republicans of Congress are in very good
spirits of late, as they assert that Mr.. Linz
coin has taken firm ground with them, and
has compelled the radicals to acquiesce in
bis moderate policy.
Some of the orders relating to the
capture of the bushwhackers or guerillas are
peculiarly significant and easily understood.
We give the point of a few of them
Secretary Stanton says" Let them swing"
General Dix advises to "shoot them on the
spot"
General schofeld says-"Execute them i'm
General Blunt says" Give them no
quarter"
General Loan says" Shoot them when
found"
General Halleck's orders are, .'Let them be
tried Immediately by a drumhead court, and
punished with DEATH"
The Senate Territorial Committee have
reported bill admitting Western Virginia
into the Union as an independent State,
under the name of West Virginia. In ad
dition to the counties in the new State, as
organized by the Wheeling Convention,
those laying north of Harper's Ferry and
down the Valley of Virginia are included
One provision which the convention is re.
quired to add to the new constitution, by
this bill, is one declaring all children born.
of slaves after July, 1861, free for life The
bill opens with preamble declaring that an
act of the Virginia Legislature of May 13,
1861, gives consent to the formation of a
new State within the limits of Virginia.
-Advices from the headquarters of the
Army of the Potomac represent that Colo~
mel Van Wyck, of New York, is recovering
from the injury he received in the leg during
the recent battle. His sword was struck by
a six inch she'll and considerably bent, form.
ing an angle at the point of contact The
weapon, acting as a shield, doubtless saved
his leg from fracture.
Peter Rasmussen, conductor on the
Chicago and Rock Island railroad, was
killed on last Tuesday night, at Trenton
ILL.,, while uncoupling locomotive. The
whole train passed over him. He was SIM
gle, and about twenty .six years Of age, and,
in all respects sober and an Industrious
man.
Captain Symms. of the 9TH Ohio, son
of Peyton Symms, was mortalIy wounded
at Port Republic, his arm was shot off and
be received other wounds, and was left on
the field. The Indianians are trying to
concentrate their sick from Indiana rppi..