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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-01
John Morgan Routed.
From the Louisville Journal. 2lst.1

lrTom the LOUISVILLE journal, list.
We received intelligence by telegraph and
train from Lexington, on Saturday, of the
surprise and total rout of John Morgan's
forces by Gen. Green and Col. Metcalf,near
Paris, on Saturday morning. We received
very few details beyond the fact that Gen,
Smith left Lexington at midnight on FRI
day, and surprised the marauders, who were
encamped on the Hon. Garret Davis farm.
Gen. Smiths command embraced about
1000 cavalry and two pieces of field artiI-
lery. Morga0's loss is reported by tele-
graph to be ten in killed and twelve in pris-
ouars, his forces fleeing toward Winchester,
Clark county, leaving their baggage be-
hiod, being holly pursued by Gen. Smith.
There were 20 casualties in Gen. Smith s
command General Boyle received later
information last evening, which leads him
to believe that the rebel roat was mere dis
assroas than at first reported.
Mc:gan lad been disappointed or deceived
as TO the temper of Kentucky. He was
heard 10 say at Mlersburg that he had
been promised 20 coo recruits of the best
olooi Of the State, all 1.ounted aud arusd,
out instead thereof he lad received but e
few vagabonds, and had been compelled to
steal horses loy their use TIE fact is that
Morgan, from q partisan leader, has Gegen~
Grated inio & common horse tibet, and this
is acknowledged by most of those who were
under tie influence OF The euchantmant
which distance lent to his exploits. His
former sympathz2rs at Frankfort and Lex
iugt00 sh0u dared muskets and Joined the
extemporised Home Guards, deuounci0g his
actions as those Of common thief and
highway robber, and saying. ''If this is the
way he wages war Tor Southern Rights. we
are done with it,"
Morgan is 20 fighter. His men are no
fighters He and they have won no part o.!
their reputation by Gghting. He is reput
ed to be bold and dashipg in his move
ments, but, although be may be dashing,
he is not bold. He dashes only where be
thinks there is DO danger. He has thou,
sand sp'es to report to him where be can
go without the risk of 40 encounter with G
formidable Federal force and awaiting him.
sell oil the Information, be aims to cash from
ore important place to another, stealing
and robbing and killing wherever be dashes.
at Lebanon. Tennessee, they were over.
taken by an inferior force and routed utter
~ and with great loss. at New Hope,
they outnumoered the Federal forces two
TO one, yet were put to shameiul flight.
a t Cynthlaua they were full twenty to one,
snd 1t Vas CT ar, that, if they bad bsen but
Q TO one, taay woa:d have beeo whipped
ingIorons!y. a. Paris, the feeble resis~
tauce they made scarcely deserved to be
cal:d q fight.
Waen Morgan is disposed Of, SIS We trast
he has been ere this, we shall probably heay
Of &c Giore guerilla raids into the interior
OF Kentucky. His miserable failure, like
;5e skin of a crow uaited to a pest IN q corn
ted, is likely to warn off oil other creaS
lures OF his class.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-01
From Gen. Pope's Department
HEADo'URs ARMY OF VIRGINIA, /
July Is, 1862.
GENERAL ORDER NO. l


Soldiers of army corps, divisions, brigades
and detached commands will proceed imme-
diately to arrest all disloyal male citizens
within their lines or within their respective
sections. Such as are willing to take the
oath of allegiance to the United States and
will furnish sufficient security for its OBJ.
servance shall be permitted to remain at
their homes and pursue in good faith their
accustomed avocations those who refuse
shall be conducted to the South, beyond the
extreme pickets of this army and be notified
If found again anywhere within our lines or
at any point in the rear, they will be con.
sidered spies and subjected to the extreme
vigor of military laws.
Any person having taken the oath of al.
legiance as above specified, and should be
found to have violated it, he shall be shot
and his property seized and applied to the
public use. All communication with any
person whatever living within the lines of
the enemy is positively prohibited, except
through the military authorities and in the
manner specified by military law, and any
person concerned in writing or carrying let.
tiers or messages in any other way, will be
considered and treated as a spy within the
lines OF the United States.
By command of
MAJOR GENER Al POPE.
Gen. RUGGL Es, Col. A. A. Gen. and Chief of
Staff.
ANOTHER DISPATCH FROM GEN. POPE.
To Hon. E. NJ. Stanton, Secretary of War:
A cavalry expedition sent out by General
King on the ed from Fredericksburg, re.
turned last evening early. Yesterday
morning they met and defeated confede-
rate cavalry company, about 100 strong,
stationed near Carmel Church on the Tele-
graph road from Fredericksburg to Rich
mond, burnt their camp and six cars loaded
with corn and provisions and broke up the
telegraph to Gordonsville.
An hour later large body of Stewards
cavalry came up to attack them and these,
too. were defeated and driven across the
North Anna river and pursued till within
sight of Hanover Junction. Several pri-
soners, large number of horses and many
arms were brought back.
A march of 20 miles and the encounter
and defeat of two bodies of cavalry were
accomplished in 20 hours and without the
loss of a man. l have not received the
names of the commanding officer and troops
who have thus distinguished themselves, but
will transmit them to you as soon as partic-
uars are received.
The damage done to the Virginia Central
Ra lroad by the expedition of the 10th in
slant, has not yet been reported.
{Signed) JOHN POPE,
Major General.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-01

10 Zee Grave men Who were VlcClmiZeQ Oy
an utterly incompetent leader, imperiously
demand Of Us q recital of the fact. Had q
man Of GOODNESS and sell. possession been
their Colonel they would have repelled the
gueriIlas with scarcely blow. There
would have been no difficulty in bringing
OF the entire force to this place, but even
this was not necessary. They would have
held their position triumphantly.
Perhaps we should say in justice to Cen
eral L. L. Orittenden, that he had just ar
rived from Indiana, and had not taken COM
mand. A finer body of men that the Third
Minnesota we never saw, and we deeply
sympathize with them and their misfortune.
Let their fate serve as lesson to other regi-
ments and companies, to be careful in their
choice of officers.
From the Nashville Union of the 9th
MORE ABOUT THE MURFREEsBoRo AFFAIR.
We publish the following communication
With pleasure. The statements we made
were given on the authority of highly re-
spectacle members of the Third Minnesota
who had excellent opportunities for know.
ing what they stated; but if there are any
extenuatiDg circumstances we, and the pub
lie, will be glad to hear them. Mr.. Hatha.
way himself speaks Of the surrender as dis~
honorable. '-5
Mr.. EDITOR: desire in as few words as
possible, to correct some small misstate-
ments made by DR.. Butler to you.
Col. Lester was far from being "paral-
yzed by fear" As we were marching over
the field in line of battle, many men if not
the whole regiment. heard him say, "Keep
your line well dressed, boys, it is the best
marching you have ever done," &C., which
was evidently true, and which no man "par-
alyzed by fear" would have noticed.
The enemy numbered in all 1000. They
consisted of the celebrated Texan Rangers,
700 strong, two Georgia regiments of 500
each, and battalion of Kentucky troops.
At the time of the surrender we were less
than 500 strong, and the artillery was near~
ly out of ammunition. Nevertheless, we
would have held our position until rein
forcements had had arrived, if ordered to.
The Texans, as we'll as the enemy gene
rally, had arms of their own choice. Those
had sabres who wanted them, and l do not
remember to have seen half dozen without
revolvers.
The wounded were on a cool, shady hill
side, admirably sheltered from danger by
the nature ofthe ground. The fact that Col.
Lester selected this place instead of the
house which it was necessary to shell, and
which was occupied at the time by the
rebels, is one of the greatest things which l
have yet heard in bis favor.
Gen. Crittenden assumed command the
day before the attack. He as we'll as Col.
Dufield advised Col. Lester to surrender.
Before surrendering, Col. Lester called a
council of war; Five voted for surrender,
and three against. Captains Andrews and
Halt, and Lieut.. Col. Griggs, are the ever
heroic three, who preferred an honorable
death to dishonorable surrender. Capt
Mills was opposed to surrender, but l am
informed, was not allowed to vote on &C
count OF the absence of bis company.
N. P. HATHAWAY, Co. l, Sd Mimi.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-01
Ca Saturday last at louisville, an in~

meuae and enthusiastic uee.;ag was hsid
at tie court hoase. Esssoiatioas were vaan.
iuously passed for TIE presslvAi!oo c! tns
Union al any cast approving me PRESS
dyut's call foT additional volunteers: cle3s-
ipg Kentucky TO furnish he: quota ,htIuei;
requiring those who cannes vo anss5eg To
coutrihata lipesaiy .or The lam; les os.tbdse
who 40 enlist. flopps.ng prompt arress
and punishment OF maraUdiog ban0: uox
invading kentucky, and declaring that
Union rneG witt ot toierate cfficg holders
who have fought CT held office in the Con,
federscy.
, 1862-09-06
An Administration Firebrand.

The last dispatches from the seat of war
contain the statement that " the President,
overborne by the pressure brought upon
him, will issue decree giving freedom to
all slaves, and this before the 18th of Sep
tember." The Tribuae's Washington cor
respondent says that the emancipation
proclamation has been twice before the
Cabinet, but the result, save that it was
resolutely opposed by Seward and Blair,
has not transpired Smith was absent, but
the other members, with the above excep-
tions, are said to have approved the procla-
nation.
We sincerely hope this is an unfounded
report, and if there is particle of conss-
Uency in the Administration, we must be-
lieve it is such. Though on broader
scale, it involves precisely the same princi-
pie more than once attempted to be execu-
ted during the progress of the war, and
more than once directly and emphatically
condemned by the President. That eman-
cipation is pet scheme of the President,
we think there is no doubt; but he has
hitherto been content to rest its fortunes
upon the chances of war, and has therefore
avoided stepping out of this legitimate
channel in measures to compass the down
fall of the peculiar institution" The
terms of the proclamation now under dis
cussion are of the irrepressible conflict or
der-abolishing the slaves of loyal citizens
as well as those of rebels. Whatever may
be the fate of the institution of slavery as
the natural sequence of vigorous prosecu-
ton of the war for the supremacy of the
of course thrown into the scale with the
other interests Of the rebellion. But it is
not necessary to make a proclamation of
this character in order to sustain the gov
ernment, nor is it in accordance with the
principles of justice. On the contrary such
a proclamation can only have most inju
rious effect upon the Federal arms, COM
posed chiefly of men who are fighting for
their country, and not for the nigger-and
also upon the border States 1t would ar
ray the conservative hosts Of the Union,
who regard their country dearer to them
than the negro, against the Administration /;
the effect of which would be to paralyze its
efforts in every direction.
The scheme as reported is too absurd for
belief, and we shall confidently wait for its
contradiction in future dispatches.
, 1862-09-06

PROFITABLE FARMING-A few days
since we paid brief visit to the farm and
garden grounds of Mr.. J. W. Shoemaker,
situated a short distance below the garri-
son. We found him and his amiable lady
at home, enjoying themselves in good old
farmer style-surrounde with all the ap-
pliances for comfort and enjoyment that
reasonable people could wish We always
believed that the owner and lord of the soil
he titled was the happiest man on earth,
and here we found the conviction exempli-
fed. Situated just far enough from town
to avoid its din and confusion-and yet not
too far to be master of its markets-he qui-
etly pursues his avocation, with perhaps a
greater degree of profit than results to those
engaged in the schemes of traffic and trade.
We were too late to see the fields of wav-
ing grain, from which upwards of three
thousand dollars was realized the present
season; but we saw as fine field of corn
as any country produces, and couple of
melon patches which surpass anything we
ever saw m that line, the proceeds of which
will amount to fifteen hundred dollars. A
farm like this in the Walla Walla valley is
worth having.
, 1862-09-06
The Militia Draft.

The draft of three hundred thousand men
called for under the Presidents proclama-
ton, will be apportioned among the loyal
States in proportion to their representation
in the most numerous branch of Congress.
This apportionment will be about 800
men for each Congressional district-say
4,5OO for California, l 500 for Oregon, and
as it equally applies to Territories, proba-
bly, about 500 for Washington Territory.
Every able bodied man between the ages of
eighteen and forty-fve generally constitute
sIiO I-aIlIsI9s sTVoeO. nc uraIV PTUUUous
by lot, and those who draw a prize are in
for it for nine months unless sooner dis
charged. The objection to this mode of
obtaining an army is that men are forced to
go whether they desire or not. The advan-
tages of this system are that it is not left
to the patriotism of the few to fight tie
battles of the country, but forces every
able-bodied citizen to lend hand provided
the draft falls on him-thereby reducing
loud-mOuthed patriotism to practical test.
Besiues, the number can be raised almost
instantaneously, while the volunteer pro-
cess is likely to be slow in future, as nearly
all the volunteer material is usel up al
ready. Volunteers may be more willing to
fight than drafted men, but we are disposed
to think that we would prefer TO take our
chances among those who would be taken
by lot from the entire community, if we
were going soldering. Whether men will
be drafted from this Territory and sent east
or not, is matter of conjecture. We are
disposed to think that the distance, time
and expense attending it, will be such Sc
rious obstacles that we will be left alone,
and thereby spoil some of the fun we had
in store over the contemplation of the list
of invalids supposed under such circum-
stances to be in our midst.
, 1862-09-06

DEPARTURE OF CAPT. MULLAN.-Capt
John Mullan, U. S. Army, will leave here
tomorrow, en- route for Washington City
Uia the overland route, to report in person
to the War Department. Mr.. Gustavus
Sohon, the accomplished artist and topog-
rapher, who has been connected with the
line sine 1858, accompanies him.
Nothing untoward intervening, the Capt
ain expects to be occupied during the ensu-
ing winter, writing out detailed report Of
his past labors, and getting up the neces-
sary maps to accompany the same, illustra-
ting the geographical and typographical
features of the mountain section through
which the Military Road has been located
and constructed.
, 1862-09-06

CHEAP CATTLE-A band OF 100 cattle,
milch cows and one and two years old
heifers, sold, at auction in this city, on
Wednesday, at prices ranging from 81 to
$40. Judging from the prices of butter
and beef in our market-the former ST.
and the latter II to 15c. per pound-the
valley cannot be over supplied with this
kind of stock and the only reasons that
can be given for their selling SO cheap, is
forcing so many cf them upon the market
at time, and the scarcity of bidders.
, 1862-09-06

INTERESTING REVIFw.-Our readers
will find on the first page OF this issue, the
first of a series of articles to be devoted to
the expedition of Lewis and Clark from ST..
Louis to the mouth of the Columbia, in
18Q4 -The-letters under this head will run
through several issues, and they will be
found to contain many very interesting his
toyical facts pertaining to the expedition
and the early settlement of the country
, 1862-09-06
The Mines.

Our mining correspondents seem to be
all taking a respite. We have news how
ever from most of the mining districts,
by the arrival of parties in our city from
them. Mr.. ]. Mcnamara, who came down
this week direct from Warrensville gives
a very fattering account of the mining pros
poets there. He expresses the opinion
that these mines will equal in richness
those of Florence and that they extend
over much larger scope of country At
Summit Flat, the richest diggings, some
claims have yielded as high as seventy five
ounces per day to the rocker. The aver
age yield of the mines he estimates at from
SIG to $40 per day. There are claims
worked now which pay less than an ounce
FER day Notwithstanding these facts,
great mary persons are leaving the mines,
discouraged, and reporting them a hum
bug. There are now about two hundred
men in the mines engaged in mining and
prospecting, and reat many are every day
going in. Goods and provisions were
scarce but one pack train having arrived
there. Mr.. n. thinks the altitude of these
mines is higher than Florence, and per
consequence mining operations must be sus-
pended there very early in the season.
Cold frosts fall there every night, and ice,
" ready made" can be found every morning.
We have conversed during the week
with a number of persons from Powder riv
er, the most of whom came to this city for
provisions. They all report the prospects
there as entirely satisfactory to them. The
only draw back to mining is the scarcity
of water. A large amount of gold is be-
ing taken out of these mines, and those
who have prospected and dug for them
selves entertain no doubts that the mines
are both rich and extensive A number of
emigrants have gone to work there, and
many of them are already doing we'll
From Colville we learn that new dig
gings have been found on the upper Pen
d'Oreille. Also that party lately came in
to Colville from the Kootenai, reporting
that they had found good prospects there.
The Kootenai empties into the Columbia
about forty miles above the mouth of the
Pen d d'Orielle, and it has long been sup
posed that good mines existed there. The
Indians have heretofore objected to miners
prospecting on that river; but our inform
ant says all obstacles of that kind are now
removed.
, 1862-09-06

ANOTHER FLAG-sTAFF.-On Saturday
last, Mossman & Co. raised flagstaff in
front of their office in this city, and from
the masthead flung the stars and stripes to
the breeze. 1t is beautiful pole, and the
highest yet erected in the city. -.
, 1862-09-06

CHEAP FARE.-The steamboat compa-
nies are now carrying passengers from Wal
lula to the Dalles for $40, and from thence
to Portland for fifty cents. This is game
of the Navigation Company, a Ia Pacific
Mail Steamship Company, to crush out the
opposition line 1t is to be hoped that
the merchants and shippers of the upper
country will consult their own interests
with reference to the future and patronize
the opposition line. There is business
enough on the river for both companies,
and who doubts but the Navigation Com
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their old style of exhorbitant prices if they
were allowed to break down the opposi-
ton? 1t now rests with the people of the
upper country alone to say whether they
will pay such prices for their freight next
season as will enable grasping monopoly
to make out of their hard earnings, the
price of steamboat every second trip she
makes. We have frequently, within the
past ten years, seen this thing of crushing
out opposition tried on by the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, and they have been
allowed to succeed, in direct opposition to
the interests of the people whom they
were pretending to serve; and in Oregon,
especially, this monopoly has operated like
an incubus. We hope, for the interests of
our young country and the general pros
perity of the people, that such monopoly
may never be allowed to exist here. Again
we say, patronize the Opposition Line at
least so long as the effort is being made to
kill it off, and in time the Navigation
Company will be compelled to compromise
and carry their freights and passengers at
fair living rates.
, 1862-09-06

New EXPRESS ARRANGEMENT.- Moss
man & Co. will hereafter dispatch an ex-
press from this place to Lewiston, Orc Fino.
Florence,. Elk City and Warrensville by
Abbott & Miller's stages three times a
week.
, 1862-09-06
MARRIED:

CADY-W WEST.-On the 3Oth ult., at the residence
of the brides father by L. j. Rector j p. Mr.. Horace
! Cady and Miss Julia AM We all OF this city.
, 1862-09-06

New Line of Stages to Lewiston
BBOTT & CO.'S STAGES will leave this
N city for l., wiston, res ularly on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,
At 4 o'clock A. N. Through IN Ti0eJ0e Hours.
II. PARKER, Agent.
OFFICE at the Book and Variety Store and Moss
man q Co.'S Express Office.
Sept. 6, 1862. 38H
, 1862-09-06

MORE EMIGRANTs CoMING.-We are
informed that there is quite large train of
emigrants now on the way from Grand
Ronde valley to this place. They intend
to settle in this valley. A number Of wag-
ons are also on the road to the Willamette.
Wagons are arriving in this valley almost
every day.
New STAGE LINE TO LEWISTON Abb
bott & Miller have started new tri- weekly
stage line from this place to Lewiston =
Their stages leave7eyery Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
, 1862-09-06
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.

RumOred Emancipation Proclamation by
the President--SewaTda and blair Opposed
to the Measure.
, 1862-09-06

POPE'S MOVEMENTS -SIGEL CAPTURES
TWO THOUSAND REBELS.
, 1862-09-06
NOTICE.

TINHE undersigned, being duly authorized, will pay
all the liabilities If the late firm Of Humiston &
MADAM on demand. All parties indebted to Humiston
q Madam will please pay to -.,-a,,,-
C. N. HUMISTON.
Portland, July 81, 1862. 36tf
, 1862-09-06

JEFF DAVIS MESSAGE.
THE INDIAN TROUBLES IN MINNESOTA-THE
CHIPPEWAS IN ARMS.
, 1862-09-06

TRADE WITH POWDER RIyER.-The
Powder river trade is becoming quite an
item to>o merchants and business men.
During the week several large pack trains
have fitted out in our city for these mines.
We have noticed also a considerable num-
Der of miners from tat district fitting
themselves out with supplies.
, 1862-09-06
F. A. CHENOWETH,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW.
OFFICE over the "Bank Exchange" next door to-
~ Cain & Nugents Office Walla Walla Sly --
, 1862-09-06

FRUIT.-We have in the market very
meager supply of apples, pears and plums,
of very ordinary varieties, from the Will
lamette valley. The price at which fruit
is held here at present is entirely too high
twenty-five cents for an ordinary apple,
or fifty cents per pound. We suppose the
" cash moneys for de freight is what makes
the fruit so high. .5a
MELoNs.-A watermelon, weighing thir-
ty-three pounds, left at our office this week
by Mr.. ohm Hancock was pronounced, by
all who partook oft, the largest and finest
of the season. A Japan muskmelon, meas
uring two feet and seven inches in length,
furnished us by the same gentleman, vas
also of excellent quality Who can beat
them