The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-06-06

ING US-HALLECK MAKES ANOTHER MOVE.
Special Correspondence Cincinnati Gazette
LINE OF Our CENTRAL ADVANCED
Before Corinth, May IS.
FLAG OF TRUCE.
McCook's Division of Buells army, and
Port Royal Sherman's, of Thomas army,
with some other troops, were under orders
to make reconnaissance in force "beyond
Seven Mile Greek toward the enemy's
lines" yesterday morning the movement to
begin at balfpast eight o'clock. Learning
the direction they were to take, 1 resolved
to avoid the crowding in the roads while
the troops were marching, by riding on
ahead of them to the outer pickets and
there awaiting their approach. l soon had
reason to rejoice at the lucky determines
tion.
Galloping out on the old leading Corinth
road, past Halleck's new headquarters, l
soon left the camps and the forming regi-
ments to the rear. Presently the Grand
Guard came in sight, then smaller outpests
of pickets, and finally, wsthin a mile and a
half of the camps, came the last picket line.
Looking down the next turn OF the road.
beyond the two or three blue coats on duty,
/ noticed group of officers. among whom
were two, conspicuous for the gaudy unie
form of the Confederate army, while the
presence, just beyond, of tall, grey coated
private, bearing white flag, explained the
phenomenon.
Riding up, was introduced to Colonel
Thompson, of General Beauregard's staff.
The cordial warmth of manner, the fine
head, expressive features, and grizzly beard
and moustache were not unfamiliar in
Washington, even so late as the beginning
of the present year, 1t was Mr.. Buchan
ans well known Secretary of the Interior,
Hon. Jacob M. Thompson, Mississippi mil
]ionaire, ex-CODgressman from the very
District on whose soil be now stood under a
flag of truce, and a man still entitled to
Northern respect, as the only one of the
resigning Secessionists who left Mr.. Ba-
chanan's Cabinet without the stain of dis
honor upon his. name.
The Colonel had been sent in by General
Beauregard, to turn over to Gen. Ha!leck
some 62 prisoners, recently surprised and
captured near Fort Henry, Tenn, land re
leased under parole not to bear arms against
the COnfederacy till regularly exchanged J
and to see what Gen. Halleck would agree
to in the way of general system of exchan.
ges. He was escorted by Beauregard's
body guard, tioe body of cavalry from
New Orleans, under command OF Captain
Dreux. 1t might be urgeDerous, after the
very pleasant interview we had, but our OF
6cers could not repress their suspicious that
there was another object besides the release
OF 81 paroled prisoners, and that they were
DESTROYS of learning precisely where our
lines were, and what more they could learn
by penetrating them as far as possible.
COL THOMPSON AND CAPT DREUX.
They had OF course been stopped beyond
our outer pickets, and an hour or more of
pleasant talk filed up the Interval, while
Beauregard's letter to Halleck, and Tbomp-
sons request for persual interview were
taken back to headquarters, and answers
awaited.
Both the colonel and Captain Dreux
made themselves as agreeable as possible,
and there was sort of tacit understanding
by which both sides avoided unpleasant
subjects. The grounds of complaint the
South bad against the North were aud ID
to for moment, but with Col. Thompson
"well. well, we can't STE it in the same
light" tie matter Was dropped.
They were profuse 10 their expression of
regret that the war should have broken out
at all, and particularly bitter against the
Abolltionists. ave don't like to fight you
Northern mem" said Colonel Thompson,
a. 1t grieves US to think of having to meet
men we like as we do you. 10 battle; we
want to fight your abolitionist. l know"
be continued, you have very few OF them
here; tut if You could collect regiment
of them, I'd like to pick out regiment OF
oar fire eaters, and have them brought out
face to lace Cd al open field. I'd be will
ling to abide by the results, go which Way
it would. But we don't like to have to
fight you"
81 do regret one thing" be said again,
addressing himself to an officer command
Jog the pi- kets OF the Seventeenth Ohio,
Colonel Council, whom he had known as al
old line Democrat, "apd that is that the old
Democratic party is permitting itself to be
used by the Abolitionists, and Is now ALSO
luteIy uader their control" Col Cornell
disputed the proposition. HYOu'll see how
it will be when the war is over" said Col.
Thompson. "Even now you can see how
Congress is drifting, and the current is sure
to get stronger and stronger in the same
direction" "But you might have checked
the current if your members had stayed in
Congress-" suggested bystander. "On,
DO we might. perhaps, have pushed off the
evil day little further, but that was all.
Abolition is going to sweep everything bes
fore it, just as we Ioresaw it would. 1t was
just as we'll to meet the matter now as any
time, but we did not expect you Northern
Democrats to help swell the Abolition
nowern t-