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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-08
The Rebel Government Recognises
Guerilla Warfare. .The Lex TalAos
mis- to be Applied. 8ra

John B. Clarke, one Of the rebel Senators
of Missouri, in the Confederate Oongres,
has written letter to the rebel Secretary
of War demanding the same protection to
guerillas AZ to soldiers, when captured, and
retaliation in case they are otherwise dealt
with by the National authorities. The
rebel Secretary makes the following reply /:
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA,)
War Department, ,Richmond'Va.,
SIR I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the 10th inst,
and to reply that partisan rangers are a
part of the provisional army of the confed-
crate states, subject to all the regulations
adopted for its government, and entitled to
the same protection as prisoners of war.
Partisan rangers are in no respects different
from troops OF the line, except that they are
not brigaded, and are employed oftener on
detached service They require stricter dis.
cipline than other troops to make them eff
cient, and without discipline they become
terror to their friends and are contemplate
10 the eyes of the enemy. With reference
to your inquiry as to the protection which
the government will extend to private citi.
zens taken in hostile acts against the enemy,
it is not easy to lay down general rule
War, as conducted by civilized nations,
is usually contest between the govern
ments of the beigerents, and private per-
sons, remaining quietly at home, are re.
spected in their rights of person and prop
erty. In return for this privilege they are
expected to take no part in hostillties, IN,
less called on by their government.
If, however, in violation of this usage,
private citizens of Missouri should be
oppressed and maltreated by the public
enemy, they have unquestionably right to
take up arms in their own defense, and if
captured and confined by the enemy, under
such circumstances they are entitled, as all
citizens of the confederate states, to all the
protection which that government can af-
ford and among the measures TO which It
may be useful to resort is that of the lee
taliomis.
We shall deplore the necessity of retalia-
tion, as adding greatly to the miseries of
the war, without advancing its objects and
therefore, we shall act with great circum-
spection. and only upon facts clearly ascer-
tained. But as it is our only means of COM
peling the observance of the usages of
civilized warfare, we cannot hesitate to re-
sort to it when the proper time arrives.
Very respectfully, your obd't serv't,-
GEO. w. RANDOLPH, Sec'y of War.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-08

This individual, judging from the Dayton
Empire, is in q condition of alarm. He is
afraid somebody will assassinate him. The
Empire tells us be has been threatened, and
publishes the following letter, which it says
he recently received:
DAYTON, July 81, 1862.
Hon. C. L. Vallandigham:
DEAR SIR-There is now on hand plan
to assassi'aate you at about ten o'clock P. N.
next Monday, 28th inst. They will either
20 to your house armed and ring the bell,
and when you answer it shoot you, or else
lay in wait for you as you go home. Be
careful, and stay at home that evening, and
on no account 60 to the door as you value
your life. l would give the names of those
who are to attempt it, but they would sus-
pect and shoot me.
From one who has admired your course
in Congress, and hopes no i'll will come to
you.
Respectfully, AS.
PSI may some day reveal my name
to you, and detail the circumstances.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-08
The New Order Respecting Recruiting


WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJ'T GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington, July rs, 1862.
GENERAL ORDERS, NO. SO.
The recruiting detail for each volunteer
regiment in the field will hereafter consist of
two commissioned officers from the regiment,
and one non.commissioned officer or private
from each company. Paragraph Ill. OF
General Orders, No. los. of 1861 is amend.
ed accordingly. Regimental commanders
will at once select the additional men herein
authorized, and the order for detail will, as
before, be given by the commanders of de-
partments or corps d'armee.
II. One commissioned officer of the detail
will remain constantly at the General Re,
cruiting Depot to receive the recruits when
sent to the rendezvous, and to exercise care
and control over them after their arrival
until they are ordered to their regiments.
III. Recruits for regiments now in the
field will be permitted to select any compa.
ny of the regiments they may prefer. Should
the company thus selected be full when
they join it they will be allowed to select
another.
". All men who desire, singly or by
squads to join any particular regiment or
company in the field, are hereby authorized
to present themselves to any recruiting ofs
ficer, when they will be enrolled and for
warded at once to the general depot for the
State or District, there to be duly muster
ed, and to receive the bounty allowed by
law. In such cases enlistment papers and
descriptive lists will be forwarded, as di-
rected in General Orders, No. los, of 1861,
from this Office.
By order of the Secretary of War,
L:rTHOMAS. Adjutant General.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-08

The following extract from a letter
from member of the Thirteenth Brook
lyn) Regiment, New York State Militia,
stationed at Suffolk, Va, shows that the
Presidents new order had not reached there
up to July 26th:
The authorities here are very lax sometimes.
A few days ago minister got q pass through
to Richmond. 1t has since been ascertained
that he carried plans of all the camps, and
now, when it is too late. a reward of one
hundred dollars is offered for him.
master came in to claim two runaway
slaves the other day. While standing before
the Provost Marshal's Office he was asked if
he would take the oath of allegiance, and re.
piled "He'd be damned if he would" Yet,
ten minutes after, he entered the Office, took
the oath of allegiance, regained possession of
his slaves. and took them off with him.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-08
Order by Gen. Buell. ON the Murfrees'
boro Affair.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 80.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE ONO,

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE OHI0,l
In Camp, Huntsville, Ala, July 2l.
On the 18th ult. the force a: Murfrees,
boro, under command of Brigadier General
T. T. Crittepden, late Colonel of the Sixth
Indiana regiment, and consisting of six
companies of the Ninth Michigan, nine
companies of the Third Minnesota, two
sections of Hewitt's Kentucky battery, four
companies of the Fourth Kentucky cavalry,
and three companies of the Seventh Penn
sylvania cavalry, was captured at that place
by force of the enemy's cavalry, variously
estimated at from eighteen hundred to thirty.
five hundred.
1t appears from the best information that
can be obtained that Brigadier General
Crittenden and Colonel Dufield, of the
Ninth Michigan, with the six companies of
that regiment and all of the cavalry, were
surprised and captured early in the morning,
in the houses and streets of the town, or in
the camp near by with but slight resist
ance, and without any timely warning of the
presence of an enemy. The rest of the force,
consisting of the Third Minnesota and the
artillery under Colonel Lester, left the camp
and took another position, which it main.
tanned with but few casualties against the
feeble attacks of the enemy, until about
three o'clock, when it was surrendered and
marched into captivity.
Take it in all its features, few more diss
graceful examples of neglect OF duty and
lack of good conduct can be found in the
history of wars. 1t fully merits the ex-
treme penalty which the law provides for
such misconduct. The force was more than
sufficient to repel the attack effectually.
The modification which the army will feel
at the result is poorly compensated by the
exertion made by some, perhaps many of
the officers, to retrieve the disgrace OF the
surprise. The action fit to be adopted with
reference to those who are blamable, espec>
tally the officers highest in command, can.
not be determined without further investi-
cation.
In contrast to this shameful affair, tn
General commanding takes pleasure in maxi
ing honorable mention Of the conduct of q
detachment of twenty-five men of compa'
nies and II, Tenth Wisconsin Regiment,
under the command of Sergeants w. Mel.
SOD and II. w. Makinson. The detachment
was on duty guarding q bridge east OF
Huntsville, when it was attacked on the
28th of April by force OF some two or
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-08
THE WAR In ALABAMA.
The CANCELLATION POLICY EXPOSED.

Correspondence of the Columbus, Ohio. journal.
The people through the State of Alaba
ma are universally secesh. Here and there
you may find lukewarm FREUD of the Un-
ion or one of those non.committals. They
nearly all will tell you that they were
strongly for the Union and voted against
secession until their State went out" and
then they went With it Internationally, and
these very men you will find the strongest
ard most uncompromising secessionists in
the State.
The mountains skrting the road leading
from Huntsville to this place, are filled with
guerilla bands, who are informed by the
inhabitants of parties passing along whom
they car attack and capture with impunity;
and thus it is that we have lost so many
squads of men who have been detached
from the main army. They viii make a
raid, kill and capture our teamsters and
stragglers, and Immediately retire to their
Businesses in the mountains. There is no
faith to be put in the professions of any Of
the inhabitants. l have known farmers
who had large plantations come and plead
for guard to save their property from be-
ing plundered, who, after their request was
complied with and the guard stationed,
would 90 and inform the guerillas, 30 that
they could capture and shoot them. A diff.
ferent policy must be pursued with these
miscreants, or we will be made to pay dear
ly for our mild policy"
Our part of the army, and Crittenden's
division, of which the 9th Ohio forms part,
in particular, has been scrupulously 0bser.
want to cultivate with these hell hounds,
gentleness, kindness and charity; but the
charm is broken. No faith can be kept
with them. Clemency has had it's day
it has been met in almost every instance
with rufianly requital. This whole policy
must come to an end-they take up arms
for civil war, and those who are left at home
are only 90 many spies to communicate to
their friends the movements of the Union
troops; they have invoked war, and they
should be made to feel it's horrors.
From the Louisville Journal.
The great destruction of cotton, military
stores, means of transportation, &C., at
Florence, Ala, by the guerillas, appears to
be exceedingly discreditabIe to those who
permitted it. Heaven knows that we have
military force enough in that region to do
whatever needs to be done, and everybody
knows how terribly the guerillas swarm
through it and all around it. OF course it
is impossible to keepa strong military force
at every point, but surely such force should
be kept wherever there is a heavy accumu-
lation of public property. If such property
is worth piliDg up, it is quite as we'll worth
guarding after it is piled up. We shall
never have the necessary vigilance till some
of our men in command are severely punish
ed for the want Of it. Scandalous neglect
of duty is passed over too lightly.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-08

The shipments of iron from Marquette
this season, though not so large as was at
first expected, have been about $4,000 tons
considerably over the amount shipped
during the whole of last season. At the
present rate the shipments will reach 20O,.
600 tons, $4,000 more than those of any
previous year.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-08

We are officially informed that since
the promulgation of Captain Christopber's
order in relation to furloughed soldiers, that
be has furnished transportation to nearly
thousand officers and privates who have
been sent to their respective regiments, and
that they are now coming in at the rate Of
over one hundred per day.-Chicogo Josr-
UI.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-08
NEW SERIES-NO. 452

three hundred cavalry, which it fought for
about two hours and repulsed in the most
signal manner.
4Such is the conduct that duty and honor
demanded Of every soldier; and this exam
pie is worthy Of imitation by higher officers
and larger commands.
By command of Major General Buell..
J. B. FRY, Col. and Chief Of staff:
Official: J. NJ. WRIGHT, A. A. G..
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-08

An important order has just been re.
ceived from the War Department authoriz.
ing the appointment of an additional Az
sistant Surgeon to each volunteer regimen> i.
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E33ss nd "a.

State Of Wisconsin, C,rcmt Court .tor IFlo4
Con.,ty
CIaud;us Ellis PIa;n,itI, against IRA Pierce,
Ros. til Pierre his wif', anQ J.4!ln B. Shaw,
pciyaa mrs.
THE State d Wisconsin TO Ira Pierce and
j Rosetta Pierce, his life, defendants above
Ramcd:-
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tic service hereof, exclusive of the day of such
service; and if Won fill to answer the COM
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the Court for tho relief demanded in the COM
pl iint.-Datrd November DIST, 1861
SMITH 4 KEYES and
4-.G- WEBB ( WITTER. PEE Att'rs
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Senator for the unexpired term of tRe
late Senator Bingham, ending March
ith, 1865.
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