The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-15
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ern "brethren" are active at all points, and
threatening our forces wherever established
in their territory. We have not the men,
means nor disposition to be taking their
towns in detail and holding them. We
don't want them, and it don't pay. We
need grand, overwhelming force, to move
over the country, and crush the thing be.
yond resurrection, promptly and finally.
After giving copious testimony of off.
GERS and soldiers of the universal love and
confidence of the army for Mcclellan, the
Springfield Republican says "this universal
and hearty confidence in him is great fact,
and not to be set aside lightly. 1t means
something, and it deserves much more con.
sideration than the malicious inuendoes and
covert attacks of those who have been as.
sailing him ever since he took command Of
the army of the Potomac, and at first con-
fessedly for partisan reasons"
The Chicago Tribune must look to its
laurels. The New York Evcnimg Post has
commenced wholesale war upon our gen.
erals: 1t takes them up in regular order
and this is the way it knocks them on the
head Major Anderson is spoken of as the
officer "who lost Sumter )" Mcdowell,
s'whose laziness and carelessness contribut.
ed much to the loss of Bull Run )" Butter,
"who lost the fight at Big Bethel" Multi.
gan, "who allowed himself to be surrounded
at Lexington )" Sturges, "who failed to re-
lieve Mulligan :" Mcclellan, "who has
nearly used up the finest army ever organs
lied :" Halleck, "who permitted the com.
p.ete evacuation of Corinth;" 3uell, "whose
name is synonym of sloth," etc.
The authorities in Indianapolis have
advices from Southern Kentucky, which
state that the rebels there are rapidly Or
ganizing. A squadron of rebel cavalry un.
der Major Gano, is said to be at Russelville
and there is no doubt but that a general
uprising is contemplated on Monday next,
the day of the annual election. Our forces
have been compelled to fall back upon
Henderson. They can do nothing for the
want of cavalry. The rebels have stolen
and run off all the horses and cattle in the
country.
The armory in Springfield, Massachu.
sets, makes $4,000 stand of arms per
month. In short time it will be able,
with the private shops in operation there,
to manufacture $4,000. guns per month.
The other armories in New England will
each be able to furnish the government
with 200 guns per day. Our firearms are
better than the best Europe can afford, and
we shall soon be making them at the rate OF
100000 per annum.
"A Liutenant in one of the New York
city regiments in the Army of the Poto-
mac sent in his resignation on account of
sickness and the Surgeon Endorsed the ap.
plication for discharge. The matter was
referred to General Birney, who, after Civ
ing it due examination, sent back an answer
upon the paper containing the application,
IN language something like this: "The
General thinks that, with our excellent
medical attendance, and the healthy climate
now enjoyed by the army, it is his duty to
refuse the application" Continuing, he
says that, "After year of rest and peace,
it is not the exhibition of a proper spirit for
men with shoulder straps to tender resig-
nations when facing the enemy"
In recent letter addressed to Joseph
Fell, Gov. Sprague of Rhode Island, who
has just been elected to represent that
state in the National Senate, expresses the
following sentiments
l occupy position independent of all par.
ties or cliques. take ground, first. to pursue
that course which will most effectually reduce
the rebelliOus states to subsection to and respect
for the flag second. that will forever SO far as
human wisdom can calculate, prevent like re.
currence from like causes. when the first of
these propositions is fully established then
will be glad to use all the means and what.
C'Oi army Nou mas given ihC W cStdUllSu luc
second" Respectfully, yours.
The distance from McCelan's head
quarters to the rebel capital by land, is nine
teen miles. By the James river boat has
to sail sixty miles to reach the same desti-
nation. At one point the stream makes
such sweep to the westward that the
course is twenty miles around in an ascent
of only two miles.
"A sceptic visited the late Rev. Dr..
VIM. E. Charming, and told him he could
not reconcile the terrible denunciation in the
twenty-third chapter of Matthew with the
meekness and compassion of the Saviour.
"Let me know" said the great preacher,
"what it is in particular that troubles you"
and taking up the New Testament be be
gan to read the passages, with the sweet
solemnity of bis voice. He had not pro-
ceeded far before bis critic said i: "Ah, if
the Saviour denounced 10 tone like that,
| have nothing more to saw"