The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-05-16

The Washington correspondent Of the
New York Times writes as follows about
McClellans original plan for the capture
Of the rebel army, and how it was crossed
by civilians: ..s..tUeWLa%a
Il is not improper now to say, that General
ninsula was when he had got into position
before Yorktown, to have General Mcdowell
push across to the head of the Peninsula with
$4,000 men, and cut of the rebel retreat that
has now taken place: If this plan had been
carried out, not q regiment of all the rebel
army at Yorktown would have escaped; but
the plan was changed at Washington. after
General Mcclellan got before Yorktown, and
changed without his knowledge or consent.
His enemies blame him now for letting the en-
envy get away, the very thing, above all others,
that McClellan's plan, if followed, would have
effsctually prevented. -
The New York Metropolitan Police
force are attempting to enforce the law
against the concert saloons and the pretty
waiter girls" In the meantime, the keep.
ers of the saloons are preparing to test the
constitutionality of the law, and have en-
ployed Hon. James T. Brady as their coun-
sci. They complain of its provisions with
much bitterness, and declare that, if it is
enforced, some three or four thousand per.
sons, who are now earning an "honest live
lihood " at such places, will be thrown out
of employment, their families rendered des,
titute, and the "pretty waiter girls driv.
en- to the pace for living.
We read the following paragraph in
the Nashville Union.
Several influential gentlemen of .nis city,
who have hitherto been active rebels, have
told US and others in private conversation
that they had been opposed to the reb elion
from the beginning, b"t mad been 6adgered into
it, believing that everything was gone, and
that our sole hope was to fix up some sort of
a government. They now acknowledge that
the government is too firmly fixed in the hearts
of the people to be destroyed, and say that
they are henceforth Union men. The change
progresses steadily, surely AMI irresistibly."
There will be plenty of such testimony
as our forces occupy the rebel strongholds.
The rebellion would never have reached the
point it has arrived at but for the deliber-
ate lying Of its few INSCRIPTIONS leaders.
Many good men have been fairly "badg.
cred" into doing that which they instinct.
lively hated.
The Wheeling (Va.) Intszzigsascer has
a good article referring to Virginia as she
was before the war, and as she will be after
it," 1t shows graphically what we have
always contended, that the war itself is
working more rapidly and efec lively the
abolition of slavery than all the acts which
could be passed or proclamations made.
The New York World, in copying Mr..
Raymond's declaration that if Secretary
Stanton had not interfered with Me- Iellan
Richmond would have been taken weeks
ago, says:
We happen to know, and have KIN own for
weeks, the truth of every word which Mr..
RAYMOND has written. But for Secretary
Stanton's interference with General McClel.
lan's plans, Richmond and Yorktown might
this very day be occupied by our troops and
the rebel army have been bagged or routed.
The shrewdly managed censorship of the press
and its own loyal consideratel silence, have
hitherto kept the public in gnoranhe of this
disgraceful fact. More remains behind, the
timely utterance of which. when the time
comes, no censorship can suppress. For the
present we content ourselves with what has
been said.
Does the Secretary understand?
j. Travis Rosser, who has been ap>
pointed Military Commander of Memphis,
was formerly Secretary of the Territory of
Minnesota, and was a delegate to the
Charleston Presidential Nominating Con,
vention from this State.
The ST. Louis Republican, which has
always been friendly to Fremont, thus
speaks of his present movements:
The ssman of the mountain is looking nm
again. If the President thought he was getting
off one of his huge practical jokes by sending
him to Western Virginia, he will find himself
mistaken. Fremont took his appointment ter.
rbly in earnest, and set about o campaign as
seriously as if he had an immense army, as
we'll as worthy enemy. He gathered up his
$1,000 and pushed for the SUBMITS of the AL.
leghanies with will, and it is now possible
he may perform something Of San Bernard
feat, and slide down on Stanton before Banks
reaches there. The fact is the unfortunate
mishaps Of the Path Finder in Missouri. have
caused him to be moderated by many, who
are now prepared to admit he is really Gem
eral of talent and was only dazzled by militia
ry glory into committing the excuses and
blunders laid to his door.
There is little doubt that the war will,
before many months, be reduced by the
overwhelming strength of the national ar.
mics into species of guerilla warfare On
the part Of the rebels, like that which ex.
listed in Missouri. The rebels themselves
appear to have anticipated this. The fol-
lowing is the bill passed by the rebel Con.
gress, entitled can act to organize bands of
Partisan Rangers"
Section l. The Congress of the Confederate
States of america do enact That the Presi.
dent be, and he is hereby authorized to com.
mission such officers as he may deem proper,
with authority to form bands of Partisan Ran.
gers, in companies, battalions or regiments,
oithor infantry or cavalry tho com N MES