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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
important Circular--.Preparati Of
Ballots for Soldiers.

OFFICE OF THE REPUBLICAN Committed
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRICr, :
ST. PAUL, MINI. Oct. 6. 1862.
To tie ctatrmen of tie Republican, County Con,-
nittees Of the State:
In order that the Commissioners for receiving
the soldiers votes may have placed in their
hands, before entering upon their duties, the
tickets of all the counties throughout the State.
this Committee proposes to take charge of and
deliver to them, all votes which may be sent
here. They should be made up in packages for
each Regiment, Battery, Cavalry Company or
Company of Sharpshooters, which contains
volunteers from the respective counties. and
the packages labelled with the name of the
county from which they are sent, the political
character of the votes, and the name of the
regiment or company for which they are in
tended. Its hoped that the several County
Committees will attend to this duty at once. as
no time should be lost
CHARLES NICHOLS.
Chairman Of the Committee.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
Who Cheats the Indians 2

If our readers will turn to pages 449 and
$50 Of volume 10 of United States Statutes
at Large, they will find that by the terms
OF the treaty there published, the United
States were to pay the See +see-to-an and
Wah-pay-toan bands of Sioux Indians the
sum of 81, 665, 900 for the lands ceded by
them. Of this, 1906, 900 was to be paid
whenever requested. And how do our
readers suppose the balance was to be paid ?
We quote from the treaty.
''The balance of said sum of 81 ,665, 900,
to wit, 100000, to remain in trust with
the United States, and five per cent. inter
est thereon to be paid annually to said In
dams for the period of fifty years, COM
mencing the first day of July, 1862, achich
shall be in fill payment Of said balance,
PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST"
That is to say, that the United States
should for fifty years have the use of the
money of these ignorant Indians at the
rate of five per cent. interest per annum,
lower rate than government has ever
been able to borrow money on, and at the
end of the fifty years should steal the
principal.
The Senate which confirmed the treaty
are not altogether guiltless in this matter.
But still they probably gave it but little
thought, and ratified it because there was
nothing in it calculated to injure the par
ty which they represented.
But what shall we say of the commits
sioners, who, with such devilish ingenuity
planned this scheme of swindling the In
dams, by giving them to understand that
they were to receive this large sum for
their lands, when in fact they only get a
low rate Of interest on it for fifty years,
the principal then going back to the Uni
ted States !? If they would exercise such
Internal skill to swindle the Indians for the
benefit of the government, securing them
selves no benefit, what would they not do
for their own pecuniary advantage
On pages 954 and 955 of the same vol
ume, We find the same trick played on the
Med-ay -wa-kan-toan and Wah-pay-koo-
tay bands the sum pretended to be paid
to them being 1,41O,OOO.
The country should know the names of
these Commissioners. They are LUKE LEE
and ALEXANDER RAMSEY.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
Applicable to the Case.

The following is the article Of war appli-
cable to the case Of Gen. JEFF G. DAVIS
for killing Gen. NELSON:
ARTICLE g. Any officer or soldier who shall
strike his superior officer or draw or lift up any
weapon, or offer any violence against him, being
in the execution of his office, on any pretence
whatsoever or shall disobey any lawful COM
mand of his superior officer, shall suffer death,
or such other punishment as shall, according to
the nature of his offense, be inflicted upon him
by the sentence of court-martial
The concurrence of two-thirds of the
members of the court is requisite for the
capital penalty.
1t may be question whether an officer
abusing and striking another, in violation
of the articles Of war, and not in the exc
cution of any military duty, is sin the ex-
ecution Of the Office" and whether, having
resorted to personal violence, he did not
put himself on a level with the person he
assaulted, divesting himself entirely of his
official character.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
Victory I'm Mississippi.

1t appears from the dispatches that after
the battle of Iuka our forces fell back to
the neighborhood of Corinth, and that they
were attacked at that place, on Friday and
Saturday last, by force Of rebels number
ing about 10000 men, commanded by
Generals PRICE, VAN Dorm and LOWELL,
who were decisively repulsed after severe
contest. Gen. RosECRANs was in command
on the national side. The news dispatch
says the battle was glorious victory, and
this is confirmed by the dispatch of Col.
SANBoRN to Gov. RAMSEY. The Fourth
Regiment was engaged, but had the good
luck to escape serious loss, only two being
killed and small number wounded. Gen.
RosEcRANs has proved himself a good SOL
der in every position in which he has been
placed, and we believe he will sustain in
the future the high reputation he has
acquired
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10

First Minnesota sharpshooters.

Lieut.. Col. PErELER has placed in our
hands letter from Lieut.. A. WRIGHT, of
the First Minnesota Sharpshooters, dated
Camp near Sharpsburg, Sept %, detailing
some of the losses in the Regiment, to
which the First Minnesota SharpshOoters
are attached at the battle of the 18th. Of
the casualties in Company A, we have the
following particulars
Killed-Sampare.
Wounded-Young, Corwin and Charlton
flesh wounds in the legs.
A. Livingston, leg broken.
Samuel Rees, shot through both hands.
McGoffy, wounded in the ARM slightly.
Dickey, wounded through the hand.
Mason, wounded in the face-hs tongue cut
off,
Sergeant Jones. wounded in the neck.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
U. s. Circuit Court for the District Of
minnesota.

Congress, by act of July, Is, 1862, Or
ganized the States of Missouri, Kansas,
Iowa and Minnesota, as North Judicial
Circuit, and, by the appointment and al
lotment of the President of the United
States, Hon. SAMUEL F. MILLER, of Iowa,
Justice of the Supreme Court, will hence
forth preside in the Circuit Court of the
United States, to be held semi-annually in
each of the States or Districts above
named.
The October Term of the U. S. Circuit
Court for the District of Minnesota is now
in session in this city, having been opened
by Hon. r. R. NELSON, one Of the Judges,
on Monday, the 9th inst. Judge MILLER
appeared yesterday in court, and will pre-
side at the circuit term. His charge to
the Grand Jury was forcible summary of
the legislation of Congress, which requires
judicial notice at this ii ne.
The sessions of the court are in a room
very appropriately furnished, under the
direction of Marshal EATON, in Browns
Block, on Third Street. We understand
that some important constitutional ques-
tons will be argued and probably decided
during the current week.
The civil calendars will be peremptorily
called this morning g A. NJ.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
The Ninth Regiment.

The Governor has appointed Lieut.. Col.
ALEXANDER WILK1N, late of the Second
Regiment, as Colonel of the Ninth Reg
iment. Col. WILK1N served through the
Mexican war as Captain, and was elected
to the Captaincy of the first company of
the First Regiment raised in Minnesota for
the present war. Soon after the battle of
Bull Run, for his gallantry in that action,
he was made Captain in the regular
army, and subsequently Major of the
Second Regiment, and afterwards Lieuten-
ant Colonel. We congratulate the regi-
ment on having such an experienced and
able commander
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
The Indian War.

We learn by gentlemen just from Col
SIBIEYs camp, that the Indians are arriv-
ing at the camp in large numbers, and are
sueing for peace. 1t is said that with the
exception of Little Crows band, number
ing less than one hundred warriors, all the
Indians are now in. We cannot learn
what disposition is to be made of them.
The commission instituted by COL SIBLEY
for the trial of such as are charged with
the commission of murders and other out
RACES, have convicted some eighteen or
twenty, and are still engaged in trials. 1t
was not expected that any executions
would take place at present, Or until Or
ders authorizing such punishment had been
received from Gen. POPE, neither was it
known whether Col SIBIEY would expel
the whole tribe from the State, or allow
those claiming to be friendly, to remain.
If any regard is had for the unanimous
sentiment of the people Of the State, not
much time will be allowed the Indians for
flags OF truce or any nonsense Ofthat kind,
and we trust that explicit orders have been
given before this, which will ensure their
speedy removal
Whatever truce may be patched up, We
are sure the people will not cease to de-
mand the removal from their borders of
the entire race of redskins, and any man,
or set of men, who dare to oppose such a
necessary proceeding, for the welfare of
the two hundred thousand people now in
the State, and the hundreds of thousands
of those who are to come, will be over
whelmed with popular Indignation.
The people have lost all confidence they
ever possessed in friendly" Indians, and
have not much left in those who style
themselves "Christian" Indians. If there
are missionaries or traders who are willing
to trust their lives in the hands of these
christians, " or ''triends, :" let them follow
their protegees to the plains of the far
West, and make what they can Of them
as proselytes and customers.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
MinneSOtians Killed.

The Salt Lake correspondent of the New
York Tribune gives an account of an In
dian attack on an emigrant train from
Warren county, Iowa, which occurred on
the Goth of August near Lublettis cut of,
little to the southeast of Frost Hall, in
which several were killed, among whom
were THOMAS HEYMAN and TAYLOR Wa
TERHoUsE, Of Minnesota. A portion Of the
emigrants escaped to the Mormons, by
whom they were kindly treated.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
Col. SanbOrn at the Battle Of Iuka.

We are gratitied to learn, from accounts
in the Eastern papers, of the good conduct
of Col. JOHN B. SANBoRN and the Mime
sofa Fourth at the battle Of Iuka They
all confirm the statements of our own cor
respondent, in every respect The Tribune
account says:
As the other regiments of Col Sanborn's
brigade came up, they were directed into
position by Gen. Hamilton, to protect the
TANKS of the line Of battle already formed,
the 4th Minnesota, Capt. lie Gro, in rear of
the left, and the 18th Iowa, Col Chambers,
in rear of the right, cen echelon The
whole available ground in front was now
| occupied by US, and the enemy, observing
our narrow front and thinking to make us
an easy prey, dashed against our whole
line with heavy force repeatedly, and were
as often repulsed with terrible slaughter
Our men fought ike heroes and held their
ground against tremendous odds
Col. Sanborn nobly contested the field
with his left wing against overwhelming
numbers, amid an awful carnage, until
noble old Col. Eddy, wounded in two
places, was compelled to fall back with his
regiment on Col. Bartelson's SOth Ohio
Regiment, which movement threw both
regiments into temporary confusion.
The conduct OF our troops was heroic in
the extreme. Most of those engaged
were under fire for the first time, yet they
stood amid the shock of battle like vete-
rams, and crowned themselves and their
State with glory.
The 4th Minnesota poured its deadly
volleys with such steadiness and precision
of aim into the attacking foe on the left,
that at each discharge, with decimated
ranks, he broke and fled. This regiment
is mostly composed of trappers and hunters
from the North West, and they wasted but
few shots, and maintained their ground
with perfect ease.
Gen. Jerry G. Sullivan, commanding
the Second Brigade, and Col. John B.
Sanborn of the 4th Minnesota, command
ing the First Brigade, excited and deserve
the highest admiration for tearlessness,
GOODNESS, and daring exhibited during the
whole battle, and for the skill with which
they managed their men.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
The Emancipation PROCLAIM alton.

Two classes of persons are engaged n
misrepresenting the Presidents proclama-
ton of prospective and conditional eman-
cipation. Those classes are
LIST. The Democratic partizans who
hope to make capital in proportion as they
agitate the negro question, and who are.
as they understand, interested in making
the country believe that the administra-
ton has adopted radical views.
I'd. The Radicals who would be glad to
have the people believe that they are in
the ascendant, and who hope, by assuming
that the President agrees with them to
bring pressure upon him that will force
him into the adoption of all their favorite
measures.
The truth is the proclamation is essenti-
ally war measure. The intention of the
President in issuing it was to renaoue Tie ne
gro ont Cfthe rug gour army. 1.-THE slaves
OF rebel masters can free themselves they
are not to be pushed back into slavery by
Federal bayOnets. If the rebel slave-own-
ers cease their hostility to the Government,
their peculiar property rights will not be
interfered with. If they continue their
hostility, they will have no right to slave
property that Union soldier is bound to
respect, This policy will receive the al
most unanimous appreciation of the army,
and where there is no political capital to
be made out of disturbance, it will not
be much quarreled with by civilians.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
Republican County and District
Nominations.

The Delegate Convention of the county,
held Tuesday, made the following nomi-
nations:
County Aut9itoy-T. NJ. METCALF.
Judge Of Probate-H. K. CASTOR.
Coroner-E. INGALLS,
The First Senatorial District Convention
nominated for Representatives NATHANIEL
MCLEAN and j. @. ZIRKELBACH.
The Twenty First District Convention
nominated for Representative ALBERT
WOLFF.
In the First Commissioner District First
and Fifth Wards), HENRY HALE was nomi-
mated for County Commissioner
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
The Northwestern Department.

We print on our first page, an inter-
esting letter from Mr.. CHAPMAN, the Her.
alt correspondent of the Northwestern
Department. Although our readers are
familiar with the incidents of the Indian
war, they will be interested in the view
taken Of matters by lively and graphic
writer, who is at home in every place
where he may be called by the duties of
his profession.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
More Captures by the Indians.

We copy the following from letter dat
ed Grow Wing, Monday Goth ult:
''News is just received here through Max Va
Nose, who has just returned from Otter Tail
Lake, that Donald Mcdonald, his son, and two
English gentlemen, one of them DR.. Shutty Of
Fort Garry, have been taken prisoners by the
Sioux at Otter Tail. Vanosse was short dis
lance behind the party. He thinks that one Of
McDonald's SONS, who was mounted, made his
escape. The party left here on Wednesday last
and the capture was made on Sunday. Vanosse
came through to the Agency in less than TWEEN.
ty-four hours, a distance of seventy miles. He
was chased by large party of Sioux, but can
not state their numbers"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
AT MiddletOWn. Conn Mono

AT Middletown, Conn. Monday NOR
ming, at one O'Clock, an explosion of the
boiler of the towboat Monitor took place,
by which Captain Chase and two men were
killed. The boat was made a perfect wreck
and sunk. It was from Troy were she was
owned. So severe was the explosion that
fragments of the wreck, bricks, timper,
ETC., were hurled across the river into
Portland, and also half mile in the oppo-
site direction, into the camp ground at
Mindletown. The smoke stack was blown
half a mile. The Monitor was well
known tow boat on the Connecticut, and
was worth $4,000 or $4,000.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10

We published a month ago statement
derived from general order of the War
Department, that the enlisted men of the
Third Regiment had been exchanged. We
learn now, that many men of the regiment,
not having seen the order, are in doubt as
to the exchange, and for their benefit, we
publish so much of the order as relates to
the Third Regiment:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 1862.
GENERAL ORDER NO. 11S.
|. The following partial list of officers of the
United States service who have been eX-
changed as prisoners of war, for prisoners taken
in arms against the United States, is published
for the information of all concerned:
*
". * x * Enlisted men captured at
Murfreesboro, Tennessee. by Gen. Forest. fully
exchanged.
By order of the Secretary of War.
L. THOMAS,
Adjutant General.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
Board of Equalization.

The State Board of Equalization met
Monday at the Capitol, bnt were unable
to proceed with the business because of the
non-receipt of returns from a number of
counties. The counties delinquent are
Grow Wing, Freeborn, Houston, Jackson,
Kandiyohi, Kannebec, Martin, Mcleod,
Meeker, Manomin, Mower, St. Louis,
Stearns, Waseca, and Watonwan. The
Board adjourned for one week, during
which time it is hoped the proper officers
will see that the returns are handed in.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
Farmers Not Subject to Peddler,s LIZ
cenSe.

The question has been raised as to
whether farmers, who bring their produce
into cities to sell, would be required to take
out peddler's license. Mr.. Treadwell the
Assessor for the district of Albany, wrote to
the commissioner of internal revenue for
instructions, and received the following re-
ply. The decision is in accordance with
equity and common sense:
TREAsURERs DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 49, 1862. \
SIR-In reply to your inquiry contained in
your letter of the 26th instant 1 have to saw
that farmers, who sell the produce of their own
farms in the manner mentioned by you, are not
subject to peddlers license.
Very respectfully, l.. .
GEORGE s. BOUTWELL,.
JOHN G. TREADwELL, ESD, Assessor 18th Dis
trict of New York, Albany, New York
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
AT aCORINTH.
Victory Complete and Glorious.
THE FOURTH REGIMENT ENGAGED.
COMPLETE LIST OF CASUALTIES.
DISPATCH FROM COL SANBORN TO
GOV. RAMSEY.

fBy telegraph from Headquarters Fourth Mime
nesota Regiment
CoRINTI, October 5, 1927
Sr. PAUL, Oct, 6.
To Governor RAMSEY:
Casualties in the Fourth Regiment, in the
battles at COrnth, on the third and fourth inst.
KiVed-Capt. MOWER, of Company X; PR.
vate FRANK NELSON Company X.
Womaed-Lieut. CRAWFORD, Company E,
severely; five privates wounded slightly; AU.
GUST N. HAYES severely wounded by horse fall
ing on him.
All the wounded are well taken care of.
The regiment conducted itself most gallantly.
The victory was complete and glorious.
Signed JOHN B. SANBORN,
Colonel Commanding
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
General Dana.

We learn that General DANA's wound,
received at the battle of Antietam, is
much worse than at first reported. The
ball lodged in the bone of his leg and is
giving him much trouble. He is now in
Philadelphia, and confined to his bed.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
Indians Convicted.

We understand the military commission
instituted by Col. SIBLEY, have convicted
eight INDIANS of murders and other crimes,
and sentenced them to be hung, which SEN
tence has probably been carried into effect
before this. One of the convicted was the
negro, who was prominent in the attack
on New Ulm
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10

General Wools official report of mat
tiers in his department, connected with re-
cent operations in Maryland, has been
handed in In referring to the surrender
of Harper's Ferry, he calls it disgraceful
and utterly inexcusable The report makes
very little secret of Wool's opinion as to
the parties responsible for the surrender.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10

The Indianapolis Journal has infor-
nation that General Davis has been hand
ed over to the civil authorities of Ken
tucky. and that Governor Morton, who is
the principal witness in the case, is detain-
ed to testify on the preliminary examina-
ton.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-10
The National Finances.

The receipts and expenditures of the
United States, for the quarter ending June
80, 1862, exclusive Of trust funds, are as
follows:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-07-16

camp there is guarded by their own mon :,
are armed, and mast upon due respect b.,
paid to their sentinels. Capt. James A.,
omitted to return the salute of q neero -,
assaulted by the man, and but for his Aal
which received the charge, would have baon
run through
The Federal authorities have been epescod
for several days past III removing al coDvalp.
ceut patients from the hospitals in FredercEs-
burg, and sending them North
A sale Of condemned horses and mules tool
place at Camp Tompkins, near Annapolis, Nd
on Tuesday last. There were some fortv Or
fifty sold-the prices ranged from 81 to $40.
Geo " Randolph, Secretary Of War. Of the
Confederate Government. having ordered there.
lease of the five Messrs Turner, and MessS
Wibert and Peacock, residents Of Virginia,
who were arrested and imprisoned in Rich
mond, Gen Wad#orth yesterday ordered the
release Of 8 like number Of State prisoners con,
fined in the Old Capitol prison.
While Mr.. Buchanan was President, the
oottstown Bank came into existence and out Of
compliment to him the notes contained his por-
trait. But Of late the bank has received 50
man. ,nutilated notes, with the words traitor.
Judas Iscariot," &c, inscribed under the Dor
trait. that it has resolved to call IN ali the notes
bearing the likeness, andissue new ones.
~ - 41,o >,;on;4,, = zro,,rb;.
are gathered il larAe numbers to work upon
Notifications IN and about the CITY. Those be.
longing to loval citizens are receipted for and
the Government is to pay fer their services,
but those Of men known to be III the uon1eder-
ate SERVICE Or guerilla warfare, Or cotton burn