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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21
The Con1iscation Bill.

II there be any one man in Congress who
enjoys Mr.. Lincoln's confidence, and who
endeavors to vindicate and maintain the
policy of the President upon all occasions,
that man is MIR. Browning of Illinois. We
are confirmed in our opinion that the Presi-
dent is utterly opposed to the confscation
of slaves--emancipation by confscation-
measure now pending in the Senate, by the
fact that Mr.. Browning yesterday addressed
that body in opposition to the measure.
The gradual emancipation of the slaves by
the action of the states, with compensation
to the owners, is the policy of the Presi>
dent, and the ultra anti slavery men may as
we'll face the music at once.-Chicago Post,
11M.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21
The V wEEEsKLY PIONEER AND D(ftddooccRAr IT


apa hftuasa vitb tbjpsIolopeea taak Of L. ID.
suit and, uncerfaia 68bting 81 Mere this 40,
the case, but were We unsuccessful, our CAP.
ital would have been periled-the whole
| national cause would have been risked.
The second 6Dua testires Of the pro--
gramme il successive Invasive movements
along the coast, from Hatteras to New
Orleans, all of which are moving cautiously
but successfully, so that a retreat of the
concentrated force at Manassas must be
toward consuming fire in its rear, and
probably after the principal cities Of the
South are in our armed possession. A re.
treat from Manassas must therefore virtually
be disintegration to the main southern army;
persistent occupation of its stronghold
there must be but the postponement of an
ignominious defeat or self dissolution.
The third feature of the scheme is the con.
centration and southwark movement of a
great western force, accomplishing on the
Mississippi, what our " expeditions" are
accomplishing on the Atlantic coast, and
thus completing the grand programme.
Now we affirm three things egarding this
gigantic scheme:
First That its right preparation requir.
ed every moment of the delay which has
been so vociferously and so impertinently
denounced by some of our journals.
Second We affirm that having attain
ed its necessary preparation, this scheme is
now operating with that harmony and eff
cheney which show the sagacity aud energy
of a thorough strategic genius, and it can.
not fail of rapid and conclusive results, un-
less the senseless clamor of the press shall
succeed in disturbing 1t chief point d'appwS
the cool, mastery inactivity of the Poto-
mac force. Here is our only danger-a
defeat here might upset all the scheme.
This force, we say, not only guarantees the
capital and the whole North and East, but
it holds in check the chief military strength
of the rebellion, while the other parts of
our scheme are moving forward with in.
vincible power, and threaten soon to com,
pei the Manassas stronghold to fall in upon
itself, dissolved, without even the honor of a
contested defeat. ........
Third We affirm that, if Mcclellan
will only stand firmly to bis program, the
result will place him in the front rank of
the generalship of the age. A great mill
tary writer justly Gays that "the greatest
victories of the greatest Generals have been
won without fighting" Our leading mill.
tary men know we'll, from their books, this
grand fact Let them not succumb to
popular and needless enthusiasm, and risk
their title to geueralship in history by at
tempts at brilliant risks in any case where
such risks are not necessary.
Washington saved the new born Repub-
lie by his Fabian policy. Let our Com.
mander-in. Chief remember Washington
amidst the wretched clamor of the day.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21
Hughes as a Candidate for
the Papacy.

Correspondence OF the London Star.
., ...... PARIS, Friday, Feb. Ii, 1862.
Of all the projects said to be agitating in
the Imperial brain, that of nominating
Archbishop Hughes to be the successor Of
his spiritual father is the newest, and to
some, the most astonishing, while to others
it is only a further proof of the resource
and penetration of the Third Napoleon.
The project has not been widely circulated
as one fully decided by the Emperor. But
it is sufficiently talked of in some circles to
be worthy Of mention, however, under all
the reserves which must be made in respect
ing the ON dts of Paris. The different in
terviews which the Irish-American Prelate
has had with his Imperial Majesty, would
in themselves have been sufficient to give
rise to an extraordinary amount of gossip
but when it was generally understood that
be was asked several times to lunch at the
Tuileries and positively blessed the Prince
Imperial, what sersatlonists could resist the
temptations Of specializing on the chances
of the Archbishop Of New York finding
himself some fine morning the possessor of
Cardinals hat, and little later the oc-
cupant of St. Peters chair.
have few moments since heard q re-
powned journalist taking for granted the
rumors on this subject, expatiating with ap
parent pleasure on the number of birds the
knowing Emperor would kill by translating
Archbishop Hughes from the See of New
York to the See of Rome. The Ameri
cans, and, of course, the Disconnected Irish,
would be fattered and converted into warm
Imperialists by such step, and man OF
enlightenment and very liberal ideas, in no
way inclined to side with despotic princes
and reactionary Governments, would be se-
cured as the spiritual superior of the Ultra
montana bishops who give such deal of
trouble to the Emperor.
There is 10 ali this talk one thing cert ain,
which may be put forward without any re-
serve whatever 1t is that the Emperor
was prodigiously pleased with the famous
representative o. American Catholicism
and after the audience granted him exs
pressed his appreciation of his capital quail
tiles and sterling good sense. Archbishop
Hughes was about week ago in Paris,
but understand that he has not yet taken
his departure for the centre of the Catholic
world, of which be would certainly make
one of the best and most popular Popes
that ever wore the triple crown, as we'll as
one that we'll understands that statesmen, as
such, have no business in discussing creeds
and imposing them on others.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21

Mr.. Tennyson preiaces to bis last edi-
ton of the "Idylls of the King" a noble
poetic tribute to Prince Albert. The
closing lines addressed to the Queen are
full of noble and touching sentiment:
Break not, o woman's heart, but still
endure;
Break not. for thou art royal, but endure,
Remembering all the beauty of that star
Which shone 50 close beside thee that ye
made
One light together, but has passed and lef:
The crown lonely splendor.
May all love,
His love, unseen but felt, O'shadow thee,
The love of all thy sons encompass thee,
The love of all thy daughters cherish thee,
The love of all thy people comfort thee,
Fill Gods love Get thee at his side again."
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21

oh, Master Genius, on whose shoulders rest
Burdens such 90 the kingliest only bear,
Thou staudest now to thy large work address.
, xsd: ,, cain, IN n..,.,o. - no......a
'Moug all our living great beyond compares!
Only the great are patient; they can wait:
Fools ever fret and chsfe at wise delay. '7' L
And nov, whsn nippant tongues unloose their
hate, eFsE*
Stand firm to thy Just purpose consecrste,-
And let the envious Cascas have their day,
30 slsndered him whose glories manifold q
Halo the nation. Thy work is well begun m
When some men speak of thee as they Of
Washington. '''- .ti-
IN. Y. Journal Of Commerce. q .fs,E
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21

The Memphis A0aSamchs raves fear-
fully over the invasion of Tennessee by the
"Vapdal Hordes" 1t says "She is bleed.
ing at every PORE" that ''her former pres.
iige is obsoured," and that she bids fair to
be 4" held in contempt by her sisters"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21
GENERAL MCCLELLAN.
AN ABLE VINDICA TON.
THE GIGANTIC SCHEME OF THE COMMANDER
IN.CHIEF FOR CRUSHING THE REBELLION.

The New York Methodist, the leading
journal Of the most numerous religious sect
in the country, defends the General TO- Chief
with zeal and ability. We quote in full
an article from its issue OF March l:
THE PROGRAMME OF THE WAR.
Happily for US, the recent national aus
pices render amusing rather than saddening,
the rampant but peurile criticisms of class
OF journals on the plan Of the war, especial.
~ as regards the Commander in Chief and
bis Potomac forces. We do not believe
that there is sound military critic 10 the
country or in Europe, who does not look
with admiration on the policy of Mcclellan
as it is gradually but surely developing
itself, with features at once of brilliant
achievement and final security.
Unquestionably there is a comprehensive
and we'll adjusted scheme at the bottom of
all our military operations; unquestionably,
this scheme proceeds from Washington
What now are the manifest phases OF that
scheme, and what are its coming results?
The first feature that strikes the eye of
the observer is the aggregation of formid
able force in presence OF the national capital,
serving at once for the local security of the
government, aud the holding in check and
impotenoy the main force of the rebels at
Manassas, while the other and almost Bri-
arean arms of the plan circumvent and over
throw him from the rear. Had the "onward
movement" policy prevailed in respect to
the Potomac force, its success against Man>
aisas would have transferred the rebel force
to more southern but still tenable fields,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-23
RUTLAND, VT THURSDAY MORNING,

must now support It as an established war
measure Of the government. In this view the
greatest evil 10 be feared is that the general
result claimed as distinctive democratic tri-
umph, as of course il win be- no matter what
the motives lmpelhng the voters themselves
We're, viii be hailed hv the rebels as indicative
Of growing hostility at the north to the gov
ernment, and 10 the prosecution of the war, and
viii inspire them with renewed courage and
confidence
We have thus mentioned the result, and
the chief causes of the result as they are
now understood, of the late elections. There
will still undoubtedly he good working ma
jority in the next congress with the members
to be elected from other ststes) 10 cooperate
with the executive department of the govern
ment
In the meantime, before the new congress-
men take their seats, which will not occur un-
til year from next December unless an ex-
ira session be called, our armies must have
made such progress as to render the issue of
the gigantic struggle between freedom and
despotsm, with united and powerful nation
on the one hand, and feeble, quarrellng, mutu-
ally-consuming fragments on the other, no lon
ger doubtful to the blindest. May the patriot
ism of the brave volunteers from Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Indiana, which was denied voice
in the recent elections, soon have an opportu-
nifty to make itself felt in the redoubed zeal
and force of their blows upon the head Of
treason.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-23
HOME CORRESPONDENCE.
Grand Division, Sons Of Temperance.
Winooski Oct l6 1869

Ninooski, Ucl. 10, looI.
EDITORS HERALD: The Grand Division of
the Sons of Temperance have just had very
harmonious and pleasant annual session at
this place. The number in attendance, how
ever, was very small, only five Divisions being
represented-those at Ludlow, Woodstock,
Shelburne, Essex, and Winooski.
The following officers were chosen for the
year: Rev. j. Fassett, G. w. p; j. E.
Smith, CIV A.; George l.. Arlington, G.
s.; I. Conner, g. t.; r. Young, G. c.; II. B.
Halbert, G, S.; Rev. N. Kidder, G.. Chaplain.
a pubic meeting was held ou Wednesday
evening, at which the Rev. w. S. Balch did
not speak--it being understood that he had
gone to marry man to his wife, and therefore
could not come.
1t is especially refreshing TO reflect upon
the calm serenity with which our long list o.
Grand Representatives stay at home. More
especially we admire the double-refned shift
lessness of our Rutland friends in being Just
one week toe. late; /; most especially of all Dc
We regret our destitution of any adequate Eng
lish to express the high state of serenity O.
which our late G.. c. must have attained
Had he not passed far beyond the "mode o
being" of ordinary mortals, he would have
dispatched himself ''on board the telegraph, J
rather than have left the Grand Officers to d,
their work, including initiation and installa
| ton, without the rituals and other ct cetera
| that had been committed TO his safe keeping.
sata-,. VI o.. p. G. w. p.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-23

= Gen. Curtis has issued an order, which
reads thus: "The combined forces Of Missouri
and Kansas &c ah army corps in the field, now
commanded by Brig. Gen. j. M. Schofeld,
will be denominatsd the Army of the From
tsrH
Headquarters in St. Louis have received
dispatches to the following purport: "Papers
and dispatches dated as late as the 9th instant
have been received by Gen. Combs from Little
Rock, Ark. Hindman was then at Duval's
Bluffs. Parsons was represented as moving
toward North Missouri, and seeking to unite
his forces with Stearn and Mcbride at Pocha-
hontas. The rebel commander, Holmes, was
at Little Rock. Gen. Schofield had arrived at
Cassville, in Berry County, near the Arkansas
line. Southwestern Missouri is once more
cleared of rebel forces, and the telegraph COM
munication is complete to Cassville. Two d.
visions of the army are left at Helena under
Gen. Carr.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-23

-sI want safeguard" said violent reb-
el to Gen. Nagley, the other day. Har :,
out the American fag," replied the ge..,.r.i !.
"That is the best safeguard | know ,,f6
There are no less than r.rnety-6ve d;far-
ent stamps, required to be used, fym | CEN,
to $50, and to purchase one each will require
$196 So. '
Another draft has been ordered IN Con-
necticut, on account of def ,cienc;es can.ed bv
exenpting men previoust y drafted. The num-
Der now required is alb, ont 1900. The second
draft takes place Oc' .ober 9th. a
In Cleveland. boy of seventeen was ac-
cepted as sur ,stitute for a drafted man, and
received " % bonus He spent the money
ana tnen obtained his discharge on a writ O
ha1eas corpus, on the ground that he wa.
uno> # the age prescribed by law for recruits.
The annual State election commenced
/ yesterday in South Carolina, and continue
two days Members Of the Legislature are 4
chosen, on whom win devolve the election Of
Governor in plaos Of FraaGs w. Rckens. Ii
South CarokaA AZ State officers, a. web q
Presidential sssOt0rs, are chosen by The Legs
lalure.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-23

The VI. MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
AT the annual meeting of this Company
held at Montpelier, during the present week
the following persons We're elected Directors
for the year ensuing:
Washington County-Daniel Baldwin, T. P
Redfeld, Erastus S. Camp, j. T. Thurston,
Charles Dewey.
Orange County-B. w. Bartholomew,
Bennington County-Henry d. Hall.
Lamoille County--W. H. H. Bingham.
Windham Ceunty-F. II. Fessenden.
Chittenden County-Wm. g. Shaw.
Orleans County-Gaius Robinson.
Windsor County-Luther C. White.
Addison County-Calvin G. Tlden.
Franklin County-Robert j. SAKE.
Essex County--Thos g. Beattie.
Grand Isle County--Asa Reynolds.
Rutland County-Merritt Clark.
Caledonia County,. A. Judevine.
Subsequently the Directors made choice O
the following officers:
Daniel Baldwin, President. a.
Timothy P. Redfeld, Vice President
Charles Dewey, Secretary.
James t. Thurston, Treasurer.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-23
Gov. Tops OPINION OF THE PREs1pES1

Gov. Tops OPINION OF THE PRESIDENT.
Gov. Tod, of Ohio, has recently been at
Washington, and in speech made since his
return home, he said:
/ am happy, my friends, to say that have
recently made the acquaintance of Mr.. Lin
coin. had known him before, as weknow men
whose hand we take and are gone. But now
Tve come TO know him. / have had long
and confidential conversation with him. He is
clear and undismayed and am satisfied, per-
fectly satisfied, ;,nat in his hands we have con-
fided tas affairs of Government to hands faith
sai and able. And let me assure you, what
ever the newspapers may say to the contrary
that there is perfect harmony in the cabinet :
Washington. And in my spiAion, al h;ds n
to end the war right soon and that, - I b,
lieve, after this Winter, we shAR have t.ut Itt
LEFT TO do bu. n catch apd hang h la>dus
this internal rsoelli0n.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-23
senaterFoot.

The National Republican thus speak. of
the reelection of Senator Foot, and the salts
faction with which the intelligence of it is re-
ceiyed in political circles at Washington:
eve are gratifed 10 record the election of
of the Hon. Solomon Foot, United States
Senator from Vermont, by the nearly unan-
imous vote of the Legislature of that State.
His election is received with the livehest salts
faction in political circles here. This is Mr..
Foot's third election in the Senate, and is a
compliment never before paid by Vermont to
a Senator; yet ii was worthily earned, and
gracefully bestowed upon Senator Foot. Ever
faithful to his native State, and true as steel to
the interests of our common country, eminent
as parlimentarian and presiding officer, Dig
nlfied and courteous as a Senator and of un-
exceptionable character and spotless purity in
social life, his influence is commanding in every
sphere, and his patriotic efforts for his State or
county are uniformly and cordially sustained.
Vermont has honored herself not less than him
In his fiattering reelection, and the whole
| country is to be congratulated on the result
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-23
BEAunEGARD ro BRAxroN BRAGG.
Cullum Springs, Bladin, Ala, I

July 2o.
Nv Dear General: Your letter of the 22d
inst, was only received last night. give
you with pleasure the following views on your
proposed operations from Tupelo, for | wish
you the smplest success, both on your and the
country's account. .
You had evidently but one of four things TO
do; first to attack Halleck at Corinth second,
to attack Buell. at or about Chattanooga /;
third, to attack Grant at or about Memphis {;
fourth to remain idle at Tupelo. From what
you state, the first is evidently lnadmisslble,
and the last cannot be entertained for one mo-
ment, for action--action-actio is what we
require. Now, with regaad to the other two
propositions, it is evident that unless you rein
force Gen. E. X Smith at Chattanooga he
will be overpowered by Buell., and then our
communication with the east and our supplies
at Atlanta, Augusta, &C., will be cut off; also,
| that partial reinforcement would so weaken
you at Tupelo as to paralyze you for any other
| movements from there hence you have adop-
ted the wisest course in sending TO Smith all
your available forces, except just enough to
| guard your depots, &C., TO the rear OF your
present position at Tupelo.
| The third proposition would have afforded
| you some success, but not as brilliant and I'M
portant in results as the second one; If the
| newspapers will permit you to carry it success
fully into effect for Halleck and Buell., occu-
pying the base of a long isosceles triangle, of
which Mobile is the apex, could get to Chat
tanooga before you, if they should become
aware of your movements, and then you would
have to contend again with superior forces
as usual to US. The moment you get to Chat
tanooga you ought 10 take the offensive, keep
ing in mind the following grand principles Of
the art Of war: First-always bring the
masses OF your army in contact with the frac-
tions of the enemy. Second-operate as
much as possible on his communications with
out exposing your own. Third-operate al
ways on interior or shorter lines. | have ne
doubt that with anything like equal numbers
you will always meet with success. | an
happy to see that my two lieutenants, Morgan
and Forrest, are doing such good service il
Kentucky and Tennessee. When | appointed
them | thought they would leave their mari
wherever they passed. By the by, | thinl
we ought hereafter, in our official papers; T.
call the yankees" "Abolitionists" instead o
"Federals," )" for they now proclaim not onl.
the abolition of slavery, but of all our consu
tutional rights; and that name will have
singing effect on our western enemies. In
tend to issue a general order on the subjec
whenever | assume command.
Sincerely your friend,
IL G r. BEAURSGARD.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-23

From MEMPHIs.-Deserters from the rebel
army at Corinth arriving at Memphis say that
they were nearly starved, and had to subsist
upon acorns and parched corn for several days.
The victory at Corinth has greatly increased
the Union feeling in the State of Tennessee
Cotton is coming into Memphis pretty freely,
considering the efforts of the guerilla parties
To prevent the planters from forwarding it,
Nevertheless they occasionally get a bale or
% into market. General Sherman IS keeping
bright watch upon the novsns.ks Of the a
emy all around Memphs, ~ - y not Ady
10 b takan mAvaroo.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-23

The command of the United States IRON
clad man-of-war Passaie, just finished al
Grenpoint, has been gwen by the Department
to Percival Drayton, one Of the loyal South
Carolinians who have remained in the service
He was appointed from his native State thirty
five years ago, of which he was over twenty
on active dutv ashore and afoat. He was aic
to the flag officer of the Brazil Squadron II
1859, and on his return Wa made ordnance
commander at enc the Navy yards. He ha'
recently commanded The PawHes.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-23

Judge Merrick, of the United States
court for the District of Columbia, has refused
to pay a tax of seven dollars and nine cents,
assessed on his income for the last quarter, on
the ground that the constitution prohibits the
passage of any law diminishing the salary o.
his office.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-23

BARN BuRNED.-The barn and sheds Of
Hubbard Burgess, Of Grafton, with their en-,
tire contents, consisting of hay, grain, corn and
farming tools, were consumed by fire on the
yening of Saturday last. The fire is suppos-
cd to have been the work Of an incendiary.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-23
Beauregard's Letters.

The following are the letters frequently al
luded to as revealing to Gen. Buell. the plan
of the rebel campaign at the West. They
were intercepted while on the way to he filed
in the confederate war department al Rich
mond - -.