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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-02-28
The Capture of Fort Donelson.

Our dispatches were almost as full as
those of the Chicago papers, and we notice
only few items that have not been pub.
lished here, among which are the following :
The composition of the rebel forces were
as follows: Tennessee eleven regiments,
Mississippi eight, Texas one, Kentucky two,
Arkansas, one, Virginia four, and one bat.
talon of cavalry each from Alabama, Ten
nessee and Mississippi.
The four from Virginia, are probably
among those that escaped with Floyd.
In the afternoon Gen. Grant saw that
something should be done to restore the
spirits of our disheartened troops, and Or
dered General Smith to make an assault on
the west wing of the enemy's works. Gen.
Smith, as soon as horse flesh could bear
him, rode along his lines and ordered his
men to prepare for charge which caused
shouts of joy to ring along his lines. With
out moments unnecessary delay Colonel
Lanman's brigade, the I'd and 9TH Iowa,
and the 18th and 18th Indiana, charged up
to the enemy's redoubt driving the rebels
before them at the point of the bayonet like
frightened sheep, and gaining possession Of
their outer works.
General Smith behaved like one inspired
for nothing less than continual victories. He
could be seen riding along the lines with
his hat swinging on the OPP of his sword,
amid the thickest of the fight, encouraging
his men and cheering them on to victory,
regardless of the deadly missiles flying
arOuDg him. s5..s 4asqesta.i -
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-02-28
Total. 80

Col. Garfield, commanding the Feder-
al forces in Eastern Kentucky, was at last
MISUNDERSTANDING ,lO-makiDg an ad-
vance up the Big Sandy River to Piketon,
with his whole brigade. He is now there,
with a fighting force of between three and
four thousand. The water in the river is
lowering, so that difficulty will be experi>
enced in getting provisions up. No res
bells are reported this side of Pound Gap.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-02-28

PAID ORA letter from. Col Lester,
of the Third Regiment, to Gov. Ramsey,
states that the Regiment received their pay
on the 18th inst. This is the first payment
that has been made to the Third since in
the service nearly six months.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-02-28

-O'Connells oft.reiterated oration--
Hereditary bondsmen, know ye not who
would be free themselves must strike the
blow" has been parodied by an Hibernian
wag as follows: Hereditary tipplers,
know ye not, who would be drunk them,
selves must mix the punch"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-02-28
Col. JEFF. G. DAvIs.-A correspondent
at Sank RAPIDS writes .

"Some of your subscribers not being well
posted in war news, and the pedigree of
certain warriors, would respectfully ask you
to inform them whether Col JEFF. G. Davis,
of the Federal army in Missouri, is son of
the rebel chief JEFF. Davis?" l.8f-N0
For the credit of Col. Davis, who has
the reputation of being an able officer and
a true man, we are glad to INFORM our cor
respondent that he is not the son of the
rebel President, and no blood relation exists
between them. i1oift 4aa r F.er c.{.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-02-28
THE CRUSHING OUT" PROCESS
BY THE RAMSEY CLIQUE.

The Honorable H. L. Thomas, Repre-
sentative from Washington County
and the Editor Of the st. Paul Press,
Engaged i'm very Dirty Business.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-09-09
Gen. Mcclellan Again in Command.

Gen. Mcclellan seems to be again in COM
mand o. all the troops IN the entertainments in
the vicinity of Washington, and this gives
him command Of nearly il not quite, all the
Army in Virginia. How the subordinate COM
mandS are distributed. does not appear. aud
whether Gen Pope is relieved from the COM
mand he lately held, or not, has not been pro
mulgatpd The New York Herald and Baiti-
more AmricaH announce that the troops are
very enthusiastic over this change OF command
ers
The reason for lhis appointment may be found
in the following from the New York Post
" The real truth Of the matter seems u be
that on Sunday a Cabinet mocung was ncd, at
winch it was finally .tcldgd 70 usue orders Tor
the army to hall baek upon the old Potomac line
ior six vr eight weeks, until the new evies shall
have been shgh:ly disciplined.
Gen. lIalicca, understand, iavors this plan
very strongly. Gen. Mcclellan agrees with
him on this point. They say tlat no great risk
IN reference 20 becapi,aI sholld b. encountered
at this moment, as We have an immense new
army pouriog down 70 the iins between the con.
tending rOops
|; is now thought that hundred thousand
troops will be sent up the river to Poolsyile,
Point Of Rocks, and llarpers Ferry. We have
Il large force NOW at Hatpers Ferry and Gen.
Wool went up thla morning to command them
in person SO far nothing is certainly known
of the movements Of the rebels, but they car
not possibly be concealed more than a day Or
Two longer
1t has evidently been settled by those in au-
thoriQ, that The army Tor the present shall be
kept on tbs defensive, ihe lorces shattered by
the recent lighting on the Peninsula aud in Viz
gnia be re-or9anu,d tnl the new leeies be in
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-09-09

Coz. BLuNr.-A correspondent Of the CAFE
DOMAIN, writing from Brattleboro. thus speaks
OF Col. Blunt, the excellent Colonel Of the 10Th
VI. Regiment
II will give great pleasure to the many Der
sonal friend OF Lieut.. Col. Asa p. Blunt of
your place. to learn that he has been relieved
from duty IN the 6th Regiment to take command
ol the l2th reglment-nine months men p,o.
pie III this vicinity feel that no better appoint-
ment could have been made and the esteen IN
which Col, BIun; is held by the Governor is
evidenced by the fact that be has dataino1 him
here, while on the way to join bis regiment, in
order To gam the consent Of government TO his
promotion The companies winch vii. ioin his
regiment may feel assured thar they will hay,
as u commander thorough soldier, we'll proved
on the battlefield, Il wholesouled atrint and
Christian hero. No mau has sacrificed more
for his country, aud better deserves promotion.
The State will have reason, doub, not. Ia feel
proud OF the l2th regiment.
The other officers of the regiment are GOOD
men, and will justify the Governor in his selee.
ton. And we are especially GLAD to see the
editorial fraternity So ably represented in the
field and al. as il is by Major Cummings of the
Phoair' and Sergeant BigeloN. 81 the Times
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-09-09
Butler Organizing Negro Regiments.

We print elsewhere the order of Gen, Butler,
at New Orleans, calling the " Native Guards, "
a body of free colored troops, into the United
States service Gen. Butler has evidently, by
his quotations oi the previous orders of Gov,
Moore Of LOUISIANA, stopped the mouths of the
rebels from protesting against this arming OF
negroes.
We confess that this movement of Gen But
Ter surprises US coming, rs it does, 50 soon upon
the heels Of his controversy with Gen, Phel 90
about arming negroes. 1t is possible, however,
that Butler does not regard his force of white
soldiers as quite SO numerous as he could wish,
AMI is beginning to understand that even the
hep Of black men is not to be dcspised. Ne
cesSlty is quite successful teacher and posi-
oly the Government may yet be brought to see
that soldiers who will fight ior the Union should
not be excluded from our armies because they
happsa 10 be black
Ia tie long list of wounded IN the late bat
tier in Virginia published in the New York
..p1s, hnd only thu following nantes of
Vernon tiers
y WinmerrA, CO A, 4th L. Christian. Co.
h jtl . K. A. llx5y, Go. +. Sd
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-09-09
The Recent Movements in Virginia.

" hat the plans Of our military leaders have been
if indeed they have had any, ia the movements
OF the last month is mere matter Of conjecture
WHY Mcclellan vas recalled from the Peniueu-
Ia ISN'T vet clear Was it because his own po-
sitou was deemed unsafe there. Or tial Pope
was threatened, and iCwas judged best to rein
force nm, Or because il had been determined to
withdraw ON whole army once more TO Wash
moton? The final event seems Is Justify ii, IN
snrnosino that il had been determined 70 make
tne war n .lensiye Ole ca cor uart unal tile
new Ieyies were h tbe fod. md chat The with
arawa} ct Mcclellan was only part Of this
movement. The advance Of Pope 10 the I1api-
dan was undoubtedly another part Of the same
movement, being intended OH y ls . ipnt, and to
prevent the rebel. from pursuing Mcclellan
The troops from tae Peninsula would not have
come North 10 Alexandria, before ii smbatking
Il they had been intcoded merely as a rein
forcement Of Pope and tbe{ woa ID not pfJba-
biy have been sent 10 him atali. had !. not been
necessary 10 order to asSist him in getting ont
of lie humorous positiDu which TIE sudden
movements Of the rebels placed him In. All
the battles that have leen fought, since tie line
Of The Rappahannock was abandoned. have been
made necessary IN order to make way FOR our
troop. to Washington, where they have az last
arrived
The general movements Of me armies Tor tie
last few weeks have, OF course, been under the
direction OF Gen. halleck. PopC's advance
was in accordance with llalieck's orders, and 50
was Mcclellan retreat from the Peninsula and
Popes from the Rapidan. The details Of these
movements were ind er the direction Of the Cen
erals Immediately in charge But there does
not seem to be any way Of reconcing The whole
movement and still keep our faith in Cen Hal
leck with any other theory than that It WAS a
withdrawal OF all our troops from all parts Of
Eastern Virginia to Washington. And il this
was the design at the outset the movement has
been, on the whole, II decided success, although
accompanied with severe fighting, heavy loss of
life, and great destruction OF stores The end
has been reached, and the army that started
from the Potomac last NlarcA with the assur-
ancs Of victory, and with the confident prom
isa and prophecy OF Mcclellan, that it was very
soon 20 nce,mplisb il, work rrike a death
blow u rebellion, and return IN peace to It's
homes, is again back on It's old camping grounds
Of last winter. getting ready for a new start in
its march south
The plans of the rebels seem to be. for the
time, at least frustrated. There Is 40 doub; that
they hoped to destroy Pope and then march on
Washington. But they found the first work
more than they could do, and wisely iorbore at
tempting the second. Since the sharp engage
ment at Chantiily there have been no rebel dem
onstyations in front OF Washington, and the
rebels occupy now no more advanced positions
than they did last winter. Their desperate,
reckless, bold and partially successful attacks
upon us will serve them Do good purpose, unless
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-09-09

GrN PnELrs REslGNAIloN.-A Washington
despatch says that the resignation of Brigadier
General Phelps was accepted ON the urgent per
souai appeal of Hon. John Hickman. It's refu-
sal had previously heea determined upon.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-09-09

The ELEcTloN.-SO far as We can learn, the
regular County tickets have been elected in
nearly every County in the State. In Wind
sor County, Judge Gibson, however. sue
ceeds in reelection us Judge Of Probate
against Mr.. Piugry, who was regularly nomina-
ted. Hon Prosper Merrill is reelected to the
Senate, though after Dr. Powers withdrew from
the ticket by reason OF his appointment uader
the Tax law, Mr. Merrill became the regular
candidate. There is some doubt abou, the
election of States Attorney 10 Addison County
llon. lIoratlo Needhom RAINING against the
regular candidate, Mr.. Blselm. With these
exceptions we believe the regulr tickets have
been everywhere elected.
We judge that SmaIeys vote for Governor
will be no larger than last year, and Coy. llol-
brook majority will bemore than % 600. The
result of the election generally, is emincntly
satisfactory, and shows the peopo TO be nearly
united on State politics.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-09-09


coFporated INTO the army How long this will
take l7 BY no means certain, though we know
that year ago q smlIar work consumed the
eat're wn"f "ndA th' same military man
asement which IS" avg now to have. There is
D" reason TO aPFt'hnG' however that our
T.. we believe orlg t,ki,, hrs,tb,o, smell
and o.ttino ,sady tor ,r,,,, oT.,.i,c onor,.
tions
We are not atrt;ooI,rlv warm Ia our a1mi-
ration OF tao ,r,sr,l.t,oo f NcClsIl,n tb,,,b
we agree .anr ~ lujno a9raacb,,oo,s an5
acIipg ON tb. ID. fem l,c bo may bo.rs -.o,l -.
auyof lis,,nin. and vh.,a !. h,f bo.n
0'''FIn''4u 10 mas me army once mofa along
'1e me '' 4'' F'.oo'ae 'i"'. ''r'aet'lng Pc
cul''fly h''''- mag "cO',tt'a t"'.i d. N Dc
III ''inolana' iA' recent feNslss Oh !he army
make us cai''eAt 10 nave IL safe long enough Tor
u''o ge' over our own Pui'' ana $50 suppose
"'..''t '"i iof me1t slnp1 4ene"sbP caa
l.s's'' Us ''''E 'o' WINE ID 's b'''iI I''mida'
oie entertainments ANA Is Only relelnng at
'acA'' may 'A'e'' ''" 20 near again to'
old story % All q"iet along '1' Potomac ana
'"at' 40 iea.i "'i. 1a 3 grateful relic. L'' a lew
day' nom ''' eIz ramofs that have frightened
the people out oi lher NlJs 10. t'' iast t"7
weeks.
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AFFAIRS IN KrNrrcxY.-rhc rebel, seem 70
be taxing the offensive in all quarter, at this
moment. in the desperlt. hone Of achieving
some signal success before our new troops ges
into ne field and II .snot strange that in their
desperation. with ,her ac i've and able general.
snip, they should bcab.e to hara.. oar separated
forces. and gain. at many points. temporary
success, TINS will account for u.. rebel activity
in Kentucky which now we,,. ,,,t.. threat.
enlng aspect. lexington. IN ,5at state. has
been evacuated by Uni,n -r,..,. ,.d ,..nri.3
y '"I '.'s i's legislature pas ADJOURNED
''''" '''''0'' y '''''' '''.' "'' ''' state at
,''''. '.''e 'e'' ''."''. y ~ '''''F p''e'
F"' ~" WIZ '''"'r " lf''
'''''''''. = wy - '''' my '' ~ ''''1.u' w
l'''hg y O,a' aims ai' q oe looked upon ~
comu o tH-nit..
Their alarm. and ,5e oxci,cpent m ciosi,.
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P'''o'' '"Po'"i''l 'ol "h 'ne interior o' hfn-
lucky 10y the rebels WI offensive demonstsa-
tons along the border, here marauding can be
made FIR Tho ,;,,.. ,r,6t.lJ. -, s..a. g,.
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-09-09

The election here, Tuesday, was quiet beyond
tho recollection OF the Oldest inhahimnt Free
men went one by one and voted, and quietly
went away. CHARLES RsEp. Esq, WAS elected
town Representative by nearly unanimous
vote.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-02

The report of the safe arrival of William
i. Yancey at New Orleans is confirmed. The
Huntsville (Ala.) Advocate of March 10 gives
the following synopsis of his speech on the bad
prospects Of the rebel cause abroad -
"Mr. Yancey is decidedly of the opinion
that the south has no friends in Europe, and
that the north is in similar condition. He
says there is a very strong prejudice in all
Europe against the south in consequence of
an erroneous impression which prevails in
reference to the institution Of slavery. There
are many persons in Europe who consider the
southern people semiciyilized and believe that
negroes are raised upon the plan that stock is.
There Is no disposition to interfere in Amer-
tan affairs
Inc blockade enables the British holders
OF tue great staple (cotton) to realize an i'm.
mense advance upon its cost in coDseouo,,,o
OF the scarcity OF the article These holdars
are the wealthy few, who have the ear AZ Tho
government. another reason for not inter.
lering with the blockade was the beIisf ,Iet.
the scarcity of the article, and the tsn 'rae
prospect oi obtaining n supply from this CON-.
try, would create such demand for Eaat l.,
dia cotton as to increase It's culture IN a con
siderable extent.
"Another reason, in Mr.. Yancey's opin;on
why European affairs will not interfere in
American affairs, s the hope and belief that 4
permanent dissolution Of the United States
will weaken a nation of whose prosperity and
greatness they had become Jealous. They
hope to see the war protracted until both d.
visions are involved in rninous debt, to hang
over them like an incubus for years to come.
lie inclines 10 the opinion that England
and France would sooner interfere to prevent
rec instruction of the Union Than for any
Other purpose Aud he believes that unless
their starving operatives. engaged in the man.
utacture Of cotton fabrics, compel them 10 in
terfere, they will stand aloof until they see
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-02

RUSSELL of the London Times, no longer
engages much attention in this country. We
hear of him occasionally, and there is an oc.
caslonal reference to his communications TO
the Times but his letters are no longer quot
ed and read here, and the contempt felt for
him in the United States has affected his rep
utation in England. He has been as sharply
criticised there as here, and many of his ma
lignant falsehoods have been exposed there
very thoroughly. He came here with a repu
taton which he did not deserve, and received
attentions to which he was not entitled. He
VIII go back stripped of his lions skin, leaY-
ing behind him general conviction of his
dishonesty, meanness, and selt-conceit
This Russell knows very well what the peo-
pie OF this country ought to think of him, and
he probably feels the contempt Of our people
very keenly, tor his misrepres entations now
show great deal of malice, and are very
spiteful In his last letter, it is said. he tells
the readers of the Times that the federal
troops "are getting weary of the war and be
coming clamorous for furoughs" To tbi,
unscrupulOus invention he adds great praise
OF "the constancy and tenacity of the confed
crates" His purpose to misrepresent and in
Jure us remains unaltered, but he shows NOR,
spite and less of the pompous, easy going self
coneelt SO manifest in his first letters In til,
Crimea, and especially in India, there was no
body to expose the tory hireling. In tn
United States it has been different. and h
does not find much pleasure in the result
This man is renegade Irishman. VIII
went to London and enlisted in the service
tue English aristocracy as hack writer. H
letters from the Crimea, published in the Lo
don Times, gave him considerable notoriet
partly because English readers had no 9TH
regular report of the progress of the siege
Sebastopol, and partly because his sketch
were spirited 1t now appears that many
them were quite imaginative, although, at Il
time, they were supposed to be strictly tru
He writes what he is hired to write,-wl
his employers expect him to write,--a
therefore is not free to speak the whole tru
honestly. An honest man, intent on telli
exactly what he sees and expressing his co
victions candidly, would not accept such Ell
ployment 1t is, however, just the busine
to which Russell's faculty has been traine
and in which bis mind is most at home.
all the British empire there is nothing else
mean as the renegade Irishman, who has gu
his home, gone TO London, and sold himself
the "iuling class" in England. Russell W
just the man to be sent TO the United States
write down republican institutions.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-02

SeO' Slegei-An Incident at Pea Ridge,
Mr. D, A. Cleveland, attached to the quar-.
termaster's department of IN, twenty.second
Illinois regiment, furnishes an account of the
battle OF Pea Ridge, in wi ich he was an active
participant, TO the Lafayette Qnd.) Courier.
The following incident is worth repeatinU:-
AT council of war in which Curtis. Jeff
G. Davis, and Siegel participated. the com.
manding general spoke despondingly of the
prospect, and intimated that a surrender was
inevitable; whereupon Siegel remarked. with
startling emphasis -" Mine friend mine
friend give me Davis and de command, and
l show you who has de field in tree hours pi
Davis was earnest for the fight to the bitter
end, and Curtis gave him to understand that
Siegel should have it all his own way. The
responsibility OF the subsequent movements
and the glory OF the next achievements. really
belong to him.
STORY OF GEN SIEGEL.-On the return
Of Gen. Fremonts army from the southwest
Siegel commanded the division that came by
Lebanon TO RUlla. A few miles this side If
Lebanon the army encamped over night on
the farm OF man who was in sympathy with
the rebellion, and his fence rails were ali burn
ed for firewood, and his farm stripped of what.
ever was useful and necessary to subsist the
troops and horses OF the train. In the morn
ing the farmer came with large bill of dam
ages, and asked for payment. The quarter.
master came to General Siegel to know what
should be done about it, Col. Warmoth was
present, and the general asked him whether
the man was a loyal citizen. The colonel re.
piled that he was a conditional Union man at
first, but he had afterwards sympathized with
the rebellion. Turning to the quartermasler
general, Siegel then replied, "AIr. Quarter.
master, then you sympattise with the govern.
secesh farmer did not obtain what he came for