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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-25
Plans of the Rebels.

The Philadelphia Inquirer processes to
have some inklings of the subjects discussed
at two conferences of all the principal rebel
military leaders held in Richmond on the
4th and 9th instants. 1t is understood that
they came to the conclusion that they must
lose no more territory. The defensive policy
Was strongly attacked, and both LEE and
BEAUREGABD advised the invasion Of the
North at three points, namely, from Cum
berland or Williamsport into Pennsylvania;
from Louisville and Cincinnati into Indiana
and Ohio, and from Paducah and Cairo into
Illinois. 1t is alleged tina. the following
plan of operations for the remainder of the
summer campaign was agreed upon:-
l. The immediate obstruction of the
James river so as to make it impossible for
Mcclellan to use it as means fer commu-
nicating with the Government, end for the
transportation OF reiniorcements and army
supplies.
2. The reoccupation of Williamsburg,
Yorktown, and the entire Peninsula.
3. The recovery of the whole of the terri.
tory of Virginia, and the repossession of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
4. The recovery of New Orleans, Mem.
phis, end the Mississippi river, and the
expulsion of the Federal troops from Ten
nessee and Kentucky.
When these objects had been accomplish
ed, the Lee and Bearegard plan proposed
5. To make the Potomac and Ohio rivers
at once their base of operations and frontier
line, and to transfer the seat of war from
Virginia to Maryland.
6. To hurl upol Washington, from Rich.
mond, q column of two hundred thousand
troops, the capture of that city, the liberia
ton of Baltimore, and the invasion of the
North at the three points named above.
By becoming in turn the invaders, they
hope to make it necessary for us to keep at
home, for the defence Of our cities. fully five
hundred thousand troops.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-25
Hospital Relief Fund of the First
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of Mr. NELL.

Hospital Relief Fund of the First
Mfnnesota---AccOunt Of MIR. NELL.
We find the following letter on file in the
Executive office OF the Capitol:
HARRIsoN's LANDING, Va, July Sth, 1862.
His Excellency ALEXANDER RAMSEY, Governor
of Minnesota:
DEAR SIR: The change in the base of opera.
tions of the Army of the Potomac having been
successfully accomplished, and there being for
the present no conflict anticipated, 1 have
seized the calm of the last week to carry out
the determination expressed to you last fall,
and on yesterday, my resignation having been
accepted, was q honorably discharged from
the military service of the United States"
As the relief fund contributed for the benefit
of the First Regiment was entrusted to me by
the contributors, ask that you will appoint
some responsible person to succeed me as
Treasurer, and receive the moneys remaining
in my hands.
In the Saint Paul Press of March 9Th, there
was full statement of all expenditures, and
the state of the fund at that time.
Cash on hand March lst, 1852 "A
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-25
Employing Negroes i'm Our
Camps.
A ISLANDER NAILED AND TRUTH
PLAINLY STATED.

At least one Of the SANDERS which the
sire in the rear Journals have promulgated
concerning General Mcclellan, is nailed to
the counter. Senator Harris, of New York,
read in his place in the Senate, on Wednes.
day, letter from Gen. Mcclellan, stating
that he has received all the negroes who
have come to bis camp for protection, and
that be has employed them to perform SER
vices which would otherwise have devolved
upon our soldiers. The supply of these ope-
rat'0es has thus far been insufficient to his
soaxts."
Commenting upon this, the New York
Times gives the following plain statement of
facts in relation to this vexed question of
contrabands:
"This the statement OF Gen. McClelanl
We know to be perfectly true. But the
aama6er OF such negroes who fall into our
hands, and whose services thus become
available, is much smaller than is generally
supposed. There may be thousand at
Fortress Monroe, five or six hundred OF
Yorktown, and as many more in McClel-
lan's army-women and children included.
These are not enough to relieve our troops
to any very great extent, in building forti6-
cations, digging trenches, &c. But what
few are there, are kept at work.
"There is very loud demand just now,
on the part of the public for the employ
ment of slave labor in our camps. This is
perfectly natural and proper. The rebels
have employed their slaves in camp work
from the beginning. Indeed, it is pretty
well understood now that those Southern
men were right who said that slavery
would be an element of strength to the
South, instead of weakness in the event of
war, the slaves to do the hard work of the
camps, dig oil the trenches, build all the
forts, drag all the cannon, and leave the
whites free and fresh for drilling and fight
ing. So far, the slaves have shown no dis~
position to rebel against this usage. They
work apparently as zealously and with as
good will as their masters, in the rebel
service. AT no time within the past TWEEN.
ty five years has the South been as free
from negro instructions, so far as we can
judge, as now.
cit certainly is matter OF the greatest
Importance that, 10 some way or other, we
should deprive the rebels of this powerful
weapon which they are using against us.
But we see no way in which it can be done
until we have beaten their armies. They
keep the negroes at work now and have the
benefit OF their !abors because they have
the control of them. All along the penin~
sula and wherever their troops have
retreated before our armies, they have tax.
en- the able-badied negroes with them, leav-
ing in Our hands only the old, the infrm and
the women and children. These, for the
most part, are burden to US as we have to
support them. Just as fast as We whip the
rebels we can avail ourselves of the labor of
their slaves, and no faster. Wherever we
can get them, We ought to use them. And
we hope that the day is not far off when we
can count the number of them engaged
upon our camp work by the ten thousand,
instead of the hundred, as now.''
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-25

TO the Editor OF TIE Pioneer and Democrat;
The month Of August is the proper time
for importing sheep into this State. There
are m4ny farmess---in fact it is the case with
nearly all-who are unable to import sheep.
They must either buy second~handed at an
advance of so per eeat and then in very
limited way, or Go without. There are
farmers today in the counties Of Ramsey,
Washington, HeDnepin, Dakota and Scott
who want sheep enough in the aggregate
to justify importing If they could co operate.
Some want fifty, some one hundred, some
two hundred-some more some less, none
however want enough to pay them to make
@ trip to Michigan or Illinois alone.
Now ifeach County Society in the State
would act as medium for the farmers to
communicate With each other by, each prin,
cjpai county in the State may send below
in August or September for 500 10 1900
sheep.
If our Ramsey County Society will set
the example by advertising through Con-
mittee for subscriptions for such an expeai>
ton, our own farmers can be accommodated
with halt as many more sheep as they can
buy eecond.handed, and hundreds would
come to the County which would not, if each
man has to wait till be can import, himself.
The example would be followed by other
counties, and thus this most profitable and
productive branch of agriculture, would
receive an impetus which would add largely
to the wealth and resources, and thereby to
the business of our own State. The
Committee of our County Society meets on
Thursday. Can they not combine the
farmers of this county in such an enter.
prise A FARMER.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-25

The first regiment under the new call for
three hundred thousand men, passed through
New York en- route for the seat of war on
Wednesday. 1t has been left for the little
patriotic State of Vermont to lead off with
a new contribution of men for the defense
OF the Union couse. She has sent the Ninth
Vermont to the field without Boosting and
without noise, and has thus become an ex.
ample of patriotism for every State in the
Onion.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-25
Army Changes, Appointments, sc.
Under the above head the New York
papers Of the 18th instant we find the fol.

Under the above head the New York
papers Of the 18th instant we find the fol-
lowing: ~
Capt. Earle s. Goodrich, aid.de. camp, Uni
ted States Volunteers, will repair to st Paul,
Minnesota, and Cooperate with the Governor
of that State in raising and organizing volun-
teers.
Doubtless this convenient arrangement
of Captain G. . to come home to attend to the
po!itica interests Of bis paper, which need
adjusting for the fall campaign.-Pess.
The above paragraph from the Press is
too meanly malignant to deceive anybody,
or injure any one but the person who penned
it. Had any member of the editorial or
proprietary corps of the Press shown his
precious person on the battle field, or done
anything at personal risk to suppress the
rebellion, We should have allowed it to pass
without notice. We have an honest pride
in the fact that two of the proprietors of
this paper at the time the war broke out
have shown their patriotism on the battle
field and won the praise of their superiors
in command, ana that between twenty and
thirty printers who have been employed in
the Office of The PIONEER, are now in
the army, and we do not feel like
submitting to slur upon any one of
them, especially from journal whose edit
ors have remained at home and done nothing
but bawl out "traitor" against every one
who happened to differ from them en- any OF
the phases of the negro question. A jour
ney through the camps of Halleck's army,
at the expense of the State, to whitewash
the delinauencies of the Executive, is all the
proprietors and editors of the Press "know
about war;" for the preservation of the
Union, by personal observation. -
The War Department has sent Captain
GOODRICH to Minnesota in the same capas
city as of other officers detailed to other
States, and so long as he attends to the busi-
ness on which he is sent exclusively, be
should have immunity from the assaults OF
the character We have quoted from the Press.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-25
The Telegraphic News.

The iron plated rebel steamer Arkansas
which has been up the Yazoo river, in Mis-.
sissippi, just above Vicksburg, has made q
dark hole through our Mississippi flot,lla,
and anchored under the guns Of Vicksburg
How much damage our vessels have suffered
is not stated.
The news from General PoPE is quite
encouraging, as it indicates active opera.
tons. Remembering his 10000 prisoners
at Corintb, we are not prepared to credit
the story of 10000 muskets captured until
further advices are received.
The President will soon issue general
orders, which will secure uniformity in all
the military appointments, in carrying out
the provisions of the law for confscation and
use of rebel property.
There is nothing in the latest
dispatches Of special interest. The rebel
gunboat Arkansas, having passed through
our Mississippi feet, receiving broadside
from each vessel, without serious injury,
may be considered almost as invulnerable as
the Merrimac.
About thirty thousand men of the three
hundred thousand lately called for, are ale
ready enlisted, and from the tone of the
war meetings throughout the country, it
looks as if each State would raise it's quota
without recourse to drafting.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-25
The Memory OF Douglas Vindicated.

In the Senate on Tuesday last, Mr.. Pow.
ell of Kentucky made ranking speech, in
the course OF which be quoted Douglas as
opposed to coercion. This brought out
Senator Wright of Indiana, who declared
he would permit no man to SANDER that
great mans memory, without telling him
that Douglass heart and soul were for the
war. Douglas had declared at Indianapolis
on the first call of the President for volun-
teers that the only mistake was in not call.
ing for double the number of troops. Doug.
las was for war sharp and severe, which
alone could make it short one, and for
making the rebels pay the cost it.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-25
ACTING GOV. DONNELLYs REPLY.

ACTING GOV. DONNELLY's REPLY.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, J
Executive office, st. Paul, July 10, 1852 {
Messrs. j. J. Robertson andICharles Scheffer,
Committee, &c.
GENTLEMEN, Your commune alton of the
18th instant. la S been received.
1t seems to me most reasonable and eQuita.
BILE, if a particular county, by the eXer:ions Of
its citizens or by the offer of pecuniary induce.
ments. provides its just proportion Of the quo.
ia of Minnesota under the late call of the Pres.
in case draft OF the MALTA became necessa.
~, to furnish in addition the proportion due
from other counties.
cannot however answer for the view Gov.
ernOr Ramsey may take Of this matter. Neither
can l say how far the law now before Con-
gress providing for the drafting of the militia
may prevent such a course; but should draft
be ordered during Governor Ramsey absence,
and should the Executive possess. as is posi-
BILE, the control of the subject, should GER.
tainly feel disposed to credit to each county
the proportion already furnished by it to the
Sixth Regiment.
The renewed activity now being manifested
in the work of recruiting, and the general int.
rest taken in the subject by our people will,
trust, prevent the necessity of resoltng to
any compulsory mode of making up our qaota
have the honor to be,
Very respectfully, your obd't serv't,
IGNATIUS DONNELLY.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-25
The Third Regiment.

A dispatch from Mr.. DANIEL RoHRER,
Sutler of the Third Regiment, was received
yesterday, which stated that the Regiment
was parOlled at McMinnsville ard had
marched to Nashville, where it is now quar-.
tered. 1t is possible the members will
soon be exchanged, and thus be enabled to
take the fieid again.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-25
bounty to ctiOn of the
City Council.

By the proceeding of the City Council,
at special meeting held Saturday after,
noon, it will be seen that bounty of tsoea.
ty dollars is offered to persons who will en-,
list in either of the three companies now be-
ing raised in the city Of st. Paul, and that
the Council on behalf of the city, guaran,
tees to pay, in addition to the above, the
sum of foe dollars per month to the wife
and children of ,each person volunteering,
during the term OF bis enlistment, the only
condition being that he shall allot eight
dollars per month of his regular pay to.
wards the support of his family.
We are very sure that the action of the
Council in this matter will meet the ap-
prevail Of every loyal and patriotic tax
payer, and will have an excellent influence
10 promoting enlistments. Here is what is
offered to the soldier on being mustered into
service
United States Bounty. 100
City Of st. Paul ................ 1000
IOtal,. s]ooVV
II man has family, this sum can be
left for their support, as the government
furnishes everything he needs in The way Of
clothing, and he has also the pledge of the
city that in addition to this his family shall
have IS per month during the whole term
of his enlistment.
Three companies have been started here
for the Sixth Regiment. They are called
Minnesota Grenadiers,' 81 " Sigel Guards"
and "Union Guards" Each has about
twenty-five men enlisted, and the bounty
offered by the city is given to those only
who enlist in these organizations.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-25
Deaths In the Fourth and Fifth Regk-
mobte.

The following report from the general Hos.
pital Of the army Of the Mississippi, at or
near Corintb. showing the number of deaths
Of members of the Fourth and Fifth Minnesota
Regiments, has been furnished rs by Charles
Nichols, Esq. Postmaster.
George Lind, Private. Company !, Fourth
Regiment-died June 18th.
George scrauth, private. do. do.-died juno
Goth.
Charles j. Ellen. private. company F. Fourth
Regiment-died July 9Th.
Milo N. Scovil, private, company D, Fourth
regiment died July eth.
George Smith, private, company G, Fourth
regiment--died July 9TH.
Justice @. Stearns, corporal, company F,
Fourth regiment-died July 10th.
John w, Hunter, corporal, company /,
Fourth regiment-died July 10th.
Nelson Melee, private, company /. Fourth
regiment-died July 18th.
John Simpson, private. company A. Fifth
Minnesota lniantry-died July 9th.
The above are the names, &C.. of all the
men from Minnesota who have died in the
General Hospital Of the Army of the Mssis-
sippi since the 9th day of last May. 1t may
be satisfaction to the friends to know that
they have had christian burial,
Will you please to pass the above to some
one or all of the editors of your city for publi-
cation, SO that it may have general circula.
ton, and oblige,
Respectfully yours,
GEORGE LORING,
Company E, I'd Iowa Cavalry.
From General Hospital, Army of the Missis.
sippi.
o. NJ. Bryan, Brigade Surgeon in charge.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-25
Adjournment Of Congress.

Congress adjourned on Thursday and the
members skedaddled for home. The House
refused to print the Presidents Message.
The Chicago Tribune says: 1.-THE general
feeling about the affair is, that the Presi.
dent snubbed Congress by sending a mes-
sage iD, so they snubbed him by the refusal
to print it."
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-25
ENLISTrIENTS FOR THE SIXT
REGIMENT.

IN REGARD 40 QUOTAS.
The following correspondence between e
committee of citizens of Saltwater, and act
ing Governor DoDnelly, indicates that where
county furnishes its quota for the Sixth
Regiment by volunteering, such county will
be exempt from the operations of drafting,
if drafting has to be resorted to. This as
surance is certainly just; each locality
should furnish its quota, and 60 locality be
required to do more:
LETTER OF COMMITTEES OF CITIZENS OF sTILLwA.
TER TO ACTING GOVERNOR DONNELLY.
SALTWATER, July Is, '62.
Hon. lgnatius Donnelly, Acting Governor, ST.
Paul:
DEAR sIR-At meeting held last evening.
at Pugley's Hall, it was resolved that the city
of Saltwater should take at once the necessary
steps to furnish its quota for the two regiments
now organizing in the State, and committee
appointed for the purpose of raising funds and
encouraging enlistments. The undersigned,
members of the committee, would respectfully
ask that your Excellency inform us whether
the number of men we may furnish will be
credited this locality should it become neces.
cary to resort to draft in order to raise Min.
nesota's quota.
An early answer is respectfully solicited.
Very respectfully, &C.,
~. ROBERTSON, Sec'y.
CHAS, SCHtFFER Treasurer.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-25
MlnnesOtlans In the Army.

Samuel s. Smoot, of Minnesota has been
confirmed by the Senate as Assistant Quar-
termaster, with the rank Of Captain, in the
volunteer service.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-25

A report was current in Saltwater yes.
terday that Capt. Gold T. Curtis of the
Fifth regiment had died in the hospital at
st. Louis. Capt. @. bad been very sick
for some time past, and the report, we fear,
will prove true.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-25

A Suggestion to Agricultural Societies
On the Subject of Sheep.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-25

CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE GOVERN
IN REGARD 20 QUOTAS.
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Cash on hand March lst, 1852.
10
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EDW. d. NELL.
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-17
rEnnIs PEG sESSIoN.
eENEmAL nrorIl,r1nNs.

No aolao.ion NIrDt mada for absence or with.
drawa unless nccasioned by nlness or dismi.,nI
Pppil5 gl be charged from the date on which lhey
enter,
3oardors must ne provided with six chqnF,5 Of
clothing suitable for the season, six nblp-napk u-
napkn-rnR, glass tumber, silver table and Tea spoon
Lne and fork, and all necessary articles Tor tho Toilet
IHC UNIFORM is--Mazlrine blue dress for win ter
blue gingham for summer; dresses for every day
goods Of rark color; three cOlorod undcr.sklr :
two sun-bonnets. Hats, tho style Of tho soaaon
tn" Academy will not incur the expense Of furnish
ing articles Of clothing or pocket money.
iupils wiz net he allowed 90 FpCnd pocket money
at their own discretion. Snch moneys must be de-.
posted with the Superior Of the ACADEMY.
To prevent improper corrOspOndOnco, al letters 10
coved and sent subject to the porus6l OF the SUI
peror though In no case Is such Corrrgpononr, pro-
hihted a. regards parents or guardians.
Pupils, whose parents or guardians reside Zoo Nash
Vile or vicinity win yisit hoir home, but three
times during The scholastic year
To prevent loss Of time and interruptsaaF tho ez
ercisC5 Of the School, visitors win he reee only on
Saturdays, from to l2 An, and from to g., PM
Parent or guardians wishing 10 place their children
og yards ln The Institution, viii be- received on any
day except Sunday.
For further particulars Application may be made
90 The Mother superior al the Academy or 60 the r.
Hoy, JANEa NUTLAH.
Al business letters 10 he addressed 20 the Mother
Superior, s. Cecilm's ACADEMY Mount Vernon, near
hash'hl'i rem. aug2O-lm