The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-06-20
-Thurlow Weed, who has just returned

SENTIMENTS towards US, ana the people were
little better. But Prince Napoleon was our
most sincere, earnest friend, and lost no
occasion to do US friendly offices. The
British Ministry were divided. Lord
Palmerston and Earl Russell were adverse
to us; other members Of the Cabinet were
warmly affected toward the North. The
Queen, whenever she could say word, al.
ways expressed the most decided sympathy
with us. Prince Albert had always been
the devoted friend of this country, and his
last public act had been to modify dis.
patch which the Ministry had prepared to
send to Lord Lyons.
"A tack manufacturer in Taunton has
sent within few weeks no less than six
tons of tacks to New Orleans, and has re-
ceived an order for two tons more.
Prentice notices that under the operas
lions of the pills administered by our army
and navy, the rebel Qualifications get very
sucdenl " reduced.
"A beggar in New Orleans approached
q well dressed citizen, and held out his hand
for aims. The citizen Offered hin. Con.
federate note. No, said the poor fellow,
taking mourniul survey of his own dilapi,
dated dress, | have too maHy rags already.
--"Only Dutchman." One OF the pa.
pers Published in the rural districts OF New
York, tells story of al assault and battery
bya negro on an anoH- naing Dutch peddler.
The African was too much for the Teuton,
and so the latter got terribly hogged. He
was advised to appeal to the law for the
redress. NO" said he, he sh a niger:
| ish only DGtehn.an." The social inc.
quality was more than the poor peddIer
cared to encounter, and so he let the aristo
Graf go /" unwhipped OF justice"
III all the course of General Haleck
and its results there is cause for national
gratitude. The Mississippi, tie whole
Great West, is restored to the Union BY
his splendid efforts, seconded By brave
army. Reviled at every step by rad;calism
he has kept coolly at his work in his own
way, and the injustice of his defamers re-
ceives fitting rebuke in this hour of the
nations triumph. York Journal of
Commerce.
They tell of a gun contract stopped by
the patriotic Holt, by which banger-on at
the War Department-a middle.man--
would have cleared $28O,OOC by sub con-
tracing and not advancing dollar.
The "cullud pusson" who is travelling
about the country as JEFF. Davis's coach
man." delivering lectures to admiripg Gree
leyites, does not find bis bus ness very pro-
6tabie in Brooklyn. He appeared at the
Brooklyn Institute on Tuesday evening, but
as his audience consisted OF three colored
women, two white boys, admitted on dead.
head passes from local newspaper Office,
and one reporter, be did no. speak, Such
a fail ure in Brooklyn does not speak well
for Beecher's management.
The bill imposing head tax of 50 so
per month on each male Chinese over eigh-
teen, 10 California, it is estimated, will re
alize Sl,75O,OO0 to 100000 per annum.
"A Paris letter pretends to give ID
graphic detail OF the plans and policy OF the
Slidell family, in their united capacity as a
rebel embassy in the French capital, down
to the moment when Napoleon accorded his
latest-and very probably last-interview
to MIR. Slidel. The meeting took place 10
a very quiet manner at the residence of the
Count de Persigny during an afternoon re-.
ception of some of the most distinguished
French statesmen and politicians. Napo,
leon took Slidell to q seat and convgrsed
with him during the space OF an hour, wind
iDg up with an advice TO the rebel leaders
"to lay down their arms, as their cause was
hopeless" Count de Persjgpy left Paris
for London the next plcraing, and it was
presumed that bis journey was undertaken
with reference to the rev shape in which
his Imperial master had produced his idea
of intervention in American affairs.
The following despatch was received
in st. Louis % Tuesday, from General
Halie.k:
CoRINTM June 0. 1862.
Jas. f. Observation-Disclosures OF women and
children in this vicinity are in starving con.
diton. Their husbands and brothers are i'm.
pressed into the Confederate service aud the
rebels have robbed them Of everything, even
to the last milch cow. viii not the Denevo-
lent of st. Louis do something for these poor
suffering people? l will give all possible fa.
cilites for distributing any food that may be
sent Money is of 10 use, for there is no food
in the country to DE procured.
(Sigued) II. W. HALLECK, Mai. Gen.
The message Was read at the Union Meg-
chants Exchange, and two thousand do!e
lars worth of provisions Immediately sub
scribe3. At the cid Chamber of Com.
MERGE, one Thousand was subscribed.
Secretary Welles has addressed the
following letter which explains itself:
To Commander J. 0. Rowan. commanding the
Naval forces Of the Sounds Of North Caro-
lima:
NAVY Urn I,,,. loan