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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-14
Gen. Mcclellan.

Hon. JOHN B. HAsK1N, an Independent
"war;" Democrat addressed great meet
ing in Westchester county, New York,
last week, and we extract the following
from the published report of his speech
happen to know some facts connected
with the removal of Mcclellan from gen
tleman, then of Washington, who knew
all about it, and / am going to state them
here, because they rebound so much to the
credit of this reticent. gallant little gener-
al. cloud cheering and waving of hats. J
When he was at Fortress Monroe, an Off
Ger of the government waited upon him
with dispatches from headquarters, con-
veying to him the information that Gener-
al Halleck had been put in command of the
Army of the United States, and displacing
Mcclellan. The dispatches were handed
to him. Having read them, he handed
them to the gentleman, saying, "Do you
know what those dispatches contain. -
eyes, very nearly" replied the gentle
man. "Read them,'' said Gen. McClel-
lan After he had read them Gen. Nc
Olellan said:
You perceive that General Halleck has
been appointed Commander-in-C Chief of the
Army Of the United States: l do not re-
greet it, sir. l have been unfortunate in
not taking Richmond, in consequence of
my plan not having been carried out be-
cause Mcdowell did not reinforce me as
he should have done, and as it was agreed
would be done. My highest ambition was
to have been COMMANDMENTS Chief of the
Army ofthe United States. 1 do not know,
sir, that | have now any command. But
tell the gentlemen at Washington, who
control the destinies of this republic, that
l am willing to accept the command of a
brigade. l am willing even to be Colo
mel; nay, if it is necessary, / will be pri-
vate, and fight out this rebellion and help
to sustain my country. (Applause.)
know that George B. Mcclellan acted
in this way. He returned with his troops
to Alexandria. Then came that second
battle of Bull Run, when Gen. Pope and
Bull Head Mcdowell Qaughter) were
thrown from their saddles, never again to
arise as commanders or as military men
with the confidence of the American peo-
pie. Mcclellan could not reinforce them,
for he was kept sixty hours at Alexandria.
A battle took place, and these two Gener-
ais, although they had superior forces,
were defeated, the rebels were marching
into Maryland, and the President of the
United States, came to Mcclellan and said,
"You must again assume the command of
the Army of the Potomac, or the capital
will be taken and the government destroy
ed" (Applause.) Well, like Cinnatus of
old, or like Washington, when he was
called to the command, Mcclellan at once
accepted. He then became, l say, the
savior of his country; for had he not
taken command the capital would have
been in the hands of the rebels, and jeff.
Davis & Go. would have been in Washing
ton in possession of the government lie
fdctO if not the government de .ju'e.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-14
GREATEXCITEM DAYTON.
ATTEMPT TO BREAK OPEN THE JAIL
AND LYNCH A PRISONER.

DAYTON, Ohio, Nov. il. F. Bell
meyer, editor of the Dayton Empire, was
scot dead this morning by Henry NJ. Brown,
halter of this city.
The difficulty grew out of a personal
misunderstanding between the parties, oc-
casioned by the shooting of dog belong
ing to Bellmeyer, by one of Browns sons.
Brown gave himself up, and was taken to
jail. This affair has OccasiOned much eX-
element in our streets.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 2, 1S62.-A special
dispatch to the Enquirer from Dayton
says After the shooting Of Bellmeyer
the excitement was intense. Several hum
dred persons collected for the purpose of
taking Brown from the Jail and hanging
him. The Mayor promptly quelled the
riot.
In the aftsrnoon the crowd again col
lected in large numbers around the Jail,
but no demonstration of any consequence
was made. About O'Clock, P. M. the
mob again assembled and proceeded to the
jail with two swivels for the purpose of
breaking down the Jail door, and dragging
Brown out to be executed. The guns were
captured by the police. A few shots were
fired and four persons wounded-one Sc
verely. At 10, p. NJ all was comparative
ly quiet. The Mayor, early in the evening,
telegraphed to General Wright for a mill
tary force to assist him in preserving the
peace, and at halfpast eight O'Clock five
companies of regulars arrived at Dayton
10, p. M-The Enquirer says "A gen.
tleman who arrived from Dayton at half
past nine last night, says the parties had a
political quarrel before the election, and
Brown threatened to shoot Bellmeyer, and
that the killing of the dog was the indirect
cat Sc of the renconter yesterday.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-14
The Age of the Earth.
BY PROF. AGASSIZ.

Among the astounding discoveries of
modern science is that of the immense pc
Rod that have passed in the gradual for
nation of the earth. So vast were the
cycles of the time preceding even the ap-
pearance of man on the surface of our
globe, that our own period seems as yes
terday when compared with the epochs
that have gone before it. Had we only
the evidence of the deposits of rock heap
ed above each other in regular strata by
the slow accumulation of materials, they
alone would convince us Of the long and
slow maturing of Gods work on earth;
but when we add to these the successive
populations of whose life this world has
been the theatre, and whose remains are
hidden in the rocks into which the mud or
sand or soil of whatever kind on which
they lived has hardened in the course of
time-Or the enormous chains ofmountains
whose upheaval divided these periods Of
quiet accumulation by great convulsions-
or the changes of different nature in the
cOnfguratiOns of our globe, as the sinking
of lands beneath the ocean, or the gradual
rising of continents and islands above; or
the slow growth of the coral reefs, those
wonderful sea-walks, raised by the little
ocean architects whose own bodies furnish
both the building stones and cement that
binds them together, and who have work
ed so busily during the long centuries
that there are extensive countries, mountain
chains, islands, and long lines of coast,
consisting solely Of their remains-or the
flOurished, died, and decayed to fill the
storehouses of coal that feed the fires of
the human race-if we consider all these
records of the past, the intellect fails to
grasp chronology of which our experience
furnishes no data, and time that lies behind
us seems as much an eternity to our con-
ception as the future that stretches indie
tinitely before US.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-14

Mr.. Ringaurst, who addressed the Phil
adelphia Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton at Philadelphia, described the scene
he witnessed at General McClellans head
quarters the Sunday following the battle.
General Mcclellan requested Bishop
from Minnesota to hold divine service, in
which he assented, and the attendance was
very large. AT the close, the General in
vited the Bishop to enter his tent, and de-
tanned him there until evening, and then
collected his staff and Generals, and the
night was spent in religious exercises.
General Mcclellan stated that the cause
for which they were fighting was inst, but
the prayers OF God were needed to insure
success.
That night tie Bishop slept on the couch
of the General, while that officer slept on
the ground. In the morning, when the
minister was about to leave for the hospi-
tai, General Mcclellan requested him to
say to the brave boys that he remembered
them and sympathized with them in their
sutferings. When the message was CON-
municated to the soldiers, the young men
cried out, 'God bless General McClellan!"
while the others exclaimed, "God bless
Little Mac !" General Mcclellan is in the
almost daily habit of visiting the hospitals.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-14

We take the following from Harpers
Ferry letter published in the New York
Times:
The yeritable Belle Boyd has once more turn
ed up, and was within our lines few nights
since. Her intended was recently taken pris-
oner by our forces. Mr.. Boyd, her parent,
who resides in Martinsburg, was captured a
prisoner for some time, concluded to take the
oath, and is now a loyal citizen, as indeed are
most of the Martinsburg people.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-14

An unfortunate case of homicide oc-
CURED at Annapolis, Maryland, on Thurs
day night. 1t is said that Lieut.. Tucker,
of the 9th Pennsylvania regiment, at
about eleven O'Clock at night, proceeded
to a hotel in the city, and attempted to en-
ter through a window. Through some
mistake, however, he hoisted the window
of the chamber of DR.. Goodwin, who, on
being aroused by the noise, drew pistol
and fired, the ball entering the forehead of
Lieut.. Tucker, causing his death short
time afterwards.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-14

It has already been stated that the tax
bill lately introduced in the rebel Congress
provides for the enormous tax of one-fifth
on all incomes and agricultural products.
Mr.. FooTE of Tennessee-known in Wash
ington of old, as man fplain speech
spoke of this measure in debate in the fol-
lowing suggestive terms:
"The principle on which this bill is
founded is the well-knOwn one of stand
and deliver Gil Bias had it significantly
announced to him on the morning that he
left the house of his uncle, Gil Peres, and
set out upon his wonderful adventures as
traveller, who, it will be recollected,
whilst counting over on the roadside, with
youthful satisfaction, the money contained
in his purse, on getting through with the
process and looking up, saw the hat of a
mendicant extended to him, and the gun
of pious robber of the wayside pointed
towards him, whilst he heard the ominous
imprecation, In the name of God give a
distressed beggar few sous"
Gen. jeff. @. Davis has been indicted
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-14

The resignation of Thouvenal, Fould
and Persigny, Louis Napoleon's Ministers,
is attributed by persons in Washington,
well acquainted with the politics of France,
to party led by the Empress Eugene,
which defends the Pope in his undisturbed
possession of Rome This cabinet change
also indicates a arrangement in Anglo
French policy, and an alliance with Russia
favorable to the United States
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-14

Gen. jeff. @. Davis has been indicted
in Louisville for the murder of Gen. Nelson.
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The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-01-21

of the grant, and will probably recognize
only the Agent or Agents of the State in
making these selections, but as the bene
fits of the selections enure to the coun-
ties it would be just and proper that the
counties should bear or refund to the
State the expense of the agency.
| have thus endeavored to place before
you the condition of the state, so far, as
in my Judgment your action is needed
for its improvement. Your wisdom will
doubtless discover some, perhaps many,
particulars in which Legislation will be
necessary, that have been overlooked by
me.
The year which has just closed ha:
brought to our people new experience
new trials, new responsibilities, and new
duties. Let us continue to meet then
as we have thus far met them, will
neither overweening confidence in, anc
reliance upon our own strength, nor al
Unmanly or craven fear for ourselves, o.
of the hardships we may endure before
we win by deserving success, but witt
patience, calmness, untlinching courage
and an abiding faith in God.
SAMUEL j. KIRKWOOD.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-01-21
Results Ahead.

ES- There seems to be an impression
among the New York journalists, that
important results are shortly to be look
ed for towards crushing out the rebellion.
The Tribune copies the following from
the Times, and says it suppcses the au-
thor OF the letter to be a general officer
holding high position in MoCLrLLAN's
staff. The writer says:
81 write warmly about Gen. Mcclellan, be.
cause know and love the man. Your sugges-
uon TO attack Manassas, even at the risk of de-
feat, on the ground that we had better be beat
en- than rot to pieces is not like your usual good
sense. Any military man would tell YOU that
to hurl our forces against those strong intrench
ments would be sheer madness But Gen. Ne
Clellan has caught them in their own trap
They are like fox in burrow with one hole
where they must soon be forced out, and ther
Gen. Mcclellan will fall upon them like thun
derbolt. The public will not then complain O
his want of energy. | tell you it will be SC
fearful as to have wailing and morning 90 ur
from every Southern household Knowing
what do, and have thus but barely limited al
as the grand plan Of the campaign, repeat that
the rebels are doomed, and Secession will never
again raise its hydra head in the land. TIL
folds Of The giant constructor are nOU Tightening
around the rebellion, and the coming month aciU sc,
ii crushed ont completely and forerer. Again
say, look out for a short war and desperate
one ~
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-01-21
FIGHTING IN KENTUCKY |!
UNION VICTORY.

LOUISVILLE, Jan. 20.-Gen. Thomas
telegraphed to headquarters that on Fri
day night Zollicoifer came up TO his en-
campment, and attacked him at o'clock
on Saturday morning near Webb's Cross
Roads in the vicinity of Somerset. AT
81 o'clock Saturday, p. NJ, Zollicoffer
and Bailey Peyton had been killed and
the rebels were in full retreat to their
entertainments at Mill Springs, with the
Federals in hot pursuit. No further
particulars were given respecting the
losses on either side.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 20.-The recent
fight took place on Sunday instead o.
Saturday morning. Gen Thomas or
Sunday p. NJ followed up the rebels tc
their entertainments, sixteen miles from
his own camp, and when about to attack
them this morning, he found their en-.
trenchments deserted, the rebels having
left their quartermaster stores, tents
horses and wagons. The rebels dispers-
ing, had crossed the Cumberland in one
steamboat and line barge at White Oak
Greek, opposite their encampment a
Mill Springs. 275 rebels were killed
and wounded, including Zillicoffer and
Peyton, were found dead on the field
The 10th Indiana lost 75 killed and
wounded. Nothing further of Fedora
losses has as yet reached here