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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-02-21

By Mr.. MACON: To amend section
3S, of chapter ll9, of the public Statutes,
relating to discharge OF cOnvicts from the
Penitentiary.
By Mr.. WHITING: To authorize the
Commissioners of Chisago county to lease
certain school lands, being the shore right
of the land for rafting purposes.
BY Mr.. STEVENS: 10 amend the act
amendatory of the act relating to County
Auditors, relating to the sale of delinquent
lands for taxes.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr. CORNELL: That the committee
on printing be requested to ascertain the
earliest time that the Laws can be printed
and distributed after the adjournment Of the
Legislature.
THIRD READING AND PASSAGE.
A bill to legalize conveyances heretofore
made. Passed.
A bill to license Peddlers. Passed.
A bill to amend section 80, of chapter 81
of the Compiled Statutes, relating to the
Homestead Exemption. Passed.
A bill amending chapter u, of the Com
piled Statutes. Passed.
A bill to appropriate money for Musical
Instruments for the Third aud Fourth Regi
ments of Minnesota Volunteers. This bill
appropriates $3.50 to each of the Regiments.
Passed.
A memorial for the alteration of the mail
route from WinOna to Rochester. Passed.
A bill to authorize Judges of District
Courts to prescribe rules and regulations for
uniformity of practice in the District
Courts OF this State. Passed.
A bill to repeal an amendatory act incor-
porating the town of Henderson, and re
pealing former charter. Passed.
A bill to change the name of Hannah L.
Wood to that of Hannah L. Bayard Passed.
A bill for the relief of settlers upon
School Lands. Mr.. PAST moved to recon-
nit this bill to the Committee on Public
Lands, with instructions to amend so as to
remit three tifths of the rent instead of four.
fifths, as provided in the bill. The motion
to recommit the bill was lost. The bill then
passed, yeas %, nays Is.
A bill to locate State Road from Yellow
Medicine to Paynesville.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
The joint convention of the two Houses,
for the election of Normal School Directors,
assembled in the House at II o'clock.
James w. Taylor, of Ramsey county, was
elected for the Second District, having re-
ceived Sc votes.
DR.. A. E. Ames, of Hennepin county, was
elected for the Fourth Judicial District,
having received SO votes.
Charles S. Bryant, of Nicollet county, was
elected for the Sixth Judicial District, hav.
ing received Sc votes.
Rev. Jabez Brooks, of Redwing, was cleo
ted to fill the vacancy in the First District,
receiving 80 votes out of 81 cast William
Holcomb received 10 votes, and J. M. Cros-
by received 8votes.
D. H. Frost, Esq. of Rice county, was
elected to fill the vacancy in the Fifth, re-
ceiving 80 votes, H. F. Parker, Esq, receiv-
ed ID votes.
The Convention then adjourned.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.


The House assembled at 3 O'Clock, and
Immediately went into Committee of the
Whole, on the Railroad Bill, Mr. Burt in the
Chair.
The names of the Corporators in the I'd
section, were stricken out
The 4th section was amended so as to re-
quire the stockholders to be citizens of Min
neSota.
The 9th section was stricken out, and the
following substituted
SEC. g. The prOviso of section 16 of the
act to which this act is amendatory, is here
by amended so as to apply to and include
the branch as well as the main line of said
Road but no title to the lands therein men
toned, shall vest in said Company until the
cars are running upon said Road from Saint
Paul to Saint Anthony: Provided, That, in
no case shall any lands be taken from the
main trunk of said Road to construct or
equip the branch of said St. Paul and Pacific
Railroad, or from the branch to construct or
equip the main trunk, west of the Missis-
sppi River.
The It'll section, amending section 10 of
the Railroad Grant Act, was stricken out
The 10th section, providing for refund
ing of the $4,000 deposit of last June, in
the event of the completion of the Road to
St. Anthony, was stricken out.
The Committee then lose and reported the
Bill back, and asked leave to sit again.
Mr.. WISWELL moved to amend the re-
port, SO as to postpone the Bill indefinitely.
Lost, yeas 2, nays SO.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on House File of Bills
After remaining in Committee until the
title of Bill was read, motion to rise and
report progress was carried.
The House then adjourned.
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mencing on the first day of January, eight

mencing on the first day of January, eight
cen hundred and sixty two. -
For Interpreters to the Consulate in
China, four thousand five hundred dollars.
For salaries OF the Marshals for the Con-
sular Courts in Japan, China, Siam and Tur-
key, seven thousand dollars. ..--
For rent of prisons for American convicts
in Japan. China, Siam, and Turkey, and for
wages of the keepers of the same, nine thou
sand dollars.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the
following sums be and the same are hereby
appropriated for the service of the year end
ing the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred
and siXty-two, namely:
For compensation and increased salaries
to sundry COnsuls, under the act OF second
August, eighteen hundred and sixty one,
fifty-four thousand one hundred and eleven
dollars and ninetySeven cents.
To meet an extraordinary emergency
which has arisen in bringing from Sydney,
New South Wales, eight seamen, belonging
to the ship "Junior," charged with the
crimes of mutiny and murder, guard OF
seven men, and also seven OF the crew as
witnesses, fifteen thousand and eleven dol
lars and ninety two cents, or so much
thereof as may be Just and fair said sum to
be expended under the direction of the Sec
rotary of State.
Approved February A, 1862.
[PUBLIC-NO. TO-
AN ACT authorizing the Secretary of the
Interior to strike from the pension rolls
the name of such persons as have taken
up arms against the government or who
may have in any manner encouraged the
rebels.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House eff Rep
resentatiyes Of the United States of america in
Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the
Interior be and he is hereby authorized and
directed to strike from the pension rolls the
names of all such persons as have or may
hereafter take up arms against the Govern
ment of the United States, or who have in
any manner encouraged the rebels or mani
tested sympathy with their cause.
Approved, February 4, 1862.
PUBLIC RESOLUTION No. 9. Ia
A RESOLUTION in relation to allotment
certificates of pay to persons held as pris-
OnerS of war in the so-called Confederate
States.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives Of the United States Of America IN Con-
gress assembled, That the Secretary of War be
authorized to procure from such officers and
enlisted men of the United States army as
are now or hereafter may be held as prison
ers of war in the so-called Confederate
States, from time to time their respective
allotments of their pay to their families or
friends, certified by them in writing, and
only attested in pursuance of such orders as
may be made for that purpose by the Secre-
tary of War, and upon which certified allot-
ment the said Secretary of war shall cause
drafts to be made payable in the city of
New York or Boston, to the order of such
persons to whom said allotments were or
may be made, and to remit said drafts to
the address of such person as may be desig-
mated in said allotment tickets.
Approved, February 6, 1862.
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SENATE.

THURSDAY, Feb. l3, 1862.
PETITIONS.
By Mr.. SEE: From citizens of Houston
county, praying against the repeal of the
amendment of the La Crescent Ferry Char
ter. Referred to Judiciary Committee.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. NASH: In relation to laying out
Public Highways. Referred to Committee
on Towns and Counties.
By Mr.. HEATON: From the Select
Committee, consisting of the Hennepin Del
gation-a substitute for the original bill to
incorporate the Mississippi River and Rum
River Boom Company. Read second time
and ordered printed.
By Mr.. DANE: To amend an act au-
thorizing the running at large. of animals
passed 1857. Read second time, and re-
terred to Committee on Agriculture.
BY Mr.. HEATON: To provide for more
efficient action in replevin cases in Justices
courts. Read a second time and referred to
Committee on Judiciary.
by MIR. LOWRY A memorial to Con-
gress asking the establishments of a tri-week-
ly mail route from ST. Cloud to Fort Ripley
To authorize District Judges to appoint
Referees in vacation.
10 change the name of VIM. Stahler to
VIM. Heck.
To authorize the County of Dakota to is
sue Bonds.
An act in relation to the State Prison.
To amend the act regulating the traffic in
spirltuous liquors, passed August II, 1885,
10 authorize the county OF Washington
to reimburse certain moneys advanced in aid
of families of volunteers of the First Mime
sofa regiment.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The Senate went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. WEBER in the Chair, for the
consideration of the regular file of bills.
which were reported back to the Senate with
various recommendations and disposed Of
MIR. REINER offered a resolution that the
Secretary request the House to return the
bill passed by the Senate in relation to au-
thOrizing the County of Washington to re
imburse certain moneys advanced in aid of
volunteers families of the First Regiment
Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. WEBER the bill au-
thorizing the County Commissioners of Wa
SEGA County to issue bonds, was taken from
the table and ordered read third time and
put upon its final passage. The bill passed.
On motion OF Mr.. NASH, the Senate adj
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
PETITIONS.
By Mr. JOHNSON Of Harvey Wood
and others, for the modification of the
School Land Law.
An indignant Tax Payer sent in COM
munication inquiring whether the world
was coming to an end, or had the people S
representatives got SO corrupted that this
nation was to be totally ruined Instead
of going to work and passing law to col.
iect taxes of every vagabond, loafer, specu-
lator and other blood-sucker, one of the
Hon. representatives got up bill to give
part OF the taxes to them. Why not pass a
law to sell SO much land as is necessary to
pay the taxes, and give warranty deed !
And in doing so you will be a blessing to
the State" There being no name to the
communication, it was not received by the
House.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING.
BY the Committee of Ways and Means
A bill makingi appropriations to Charles
Scheffer for certain military expenditures,
paid by the advice of the Governor.
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SCHEDULED
OF DEPARTURES FROM SAINT PAUL.

For Hastings, Red Wing, Reade, Wabastaw WInona
and La Crosse, {connectlng with the La Crosse and
Milwaukee Railroad daily, at 6 O'Clock Al
For St. Anthony and Minneapoiis-Twice daily, n
o'c ock A. M, and p. N.
For Man0miu, Anoka, Monticello, and St. Cloud
Mondays, Wednesdays ard Friday at O'Clock A. NJ.
For Sauk Rapids Belle Prairie Fort Ripley and Crow
Wing-hOsc ays, and Fridays at 4 O'Clock A NJ.
For Stillwater-Daily at O'Clock AN.
For M,rine. Iaylor's Falls and Fails of Fl, Crox-
Mondays and Thursdays at O'Clock AN
For Super or-Every Monday, at 4 O'Clock Re.
For Sunrise with connections to Bayfeld-Eyerv
Monday and Thursday At O'Clock AN.
Far Richmond, Sank Center Alexandria, Ponme de
ferre, Breckenridge. and Fora Alb rom be--Mondays
and Fridays at O'Clock A. 4.
For Georgetown, Pembins. Fort Garry, and the
Red Eis5r ssttlenent-Every Friday at o'clock A. NJ
Far further particulars enquire at the General OMcs
Third street, the American, the Office Of
NORTH Western EYrress Company.
st Paul, Nov. q 1851 nnvl3
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The Roads are we'll stocked with First Glass Horses
Concord Coaches, with careful and experienced Drv.
sra. all under the control of competen 'Agents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-09-16

Among our losses We have to lament that
of Gen. Reno, one Of Gen. Burnsidess division
commanders. Gen Reno accompanied the
Hatteras expedition, and bore an important
part in all battles from Roanoke Island to New
BERN
I hear of tie loss Of no other Of ON, general
officers As to the loss Of line and field officers
we have no reports.
I'VE have the numerous aad no doubt ex-
travagont rumors here Of The loss Of the enc,
my. Gen, Lee is reported killed, and the best
part of I4ongstreet's Division captured: Trac-
ing these reports as far as am able, L lind that
Gen. Lee is reported by the prisoners taken as
wounded, and some say killed: zen. Garland,
Of Virginia, is certainly killed Ut prisoners,
probably from fifteen hundred to two thousand
have been captured independently of the
wounded on the field
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10 Gen. HaHcch, Comnaondc1-'n- Chief:
After a severe engagement, the corps Of Re-
no and Hooker have carried the heights COM
manding the Hagerstown road, The troops
behaved magnifcently. They never fought
better Franklin has been hotly engaged on
the extreme left I do not yet know the re-
suit. except that firing indicated progress on
his part. The action continued until after dark,
and terminated by leaving lis IN possession Of
the entire crest. It has been glorious victory.
[ cannot yet tell whether the enemy will re-
treat during the night, or appear in increased
force in the morning regret to add that the
gallant and able Gen Reno is killed.
GEO. B. MCCLELLAN,
Major General Commanding
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MRS. WHITING

WTILL resume her SCHOOL FOR YOIrye
w CHILDREN on Tuesday, the 18th saa
TENDER, and hopes her experience in teacb;ppa
will insure her share o. public patronsge
The schoolroom is eligbly situated pnos
Washington s..reet, No 20, adjoining the LOT oa
which Christ's Church is located
aug 23-ln
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SOAPS

WE have been appointea agents for the sals
w of a newand very superior brand Of FA NJ
lily WASHING SOAPS, which we wish to
introduce in this maj ket.
Our customers will con- ut their interests By
using these SOAPS. We Lave in store an our
usual large assortment Of FANCY TOILET
SOAPS, viz: Brown Windsor, White d., Ho-
ney, Glycerne, Almond, Silver, White and
Notified CASTLE, Transparent in Balls and Bars;
also Soap Powder, Concentrated Lye, &c, &C.,
for sale by LEADBEATER i. co.
8 no 81 Nos. and 7, So,'+h Fairfax street
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HEADQUARTERS, Sept. 15--3 NJ.
Ia INlj.or General II II. HQUsch, General
In Chit: [ am happy to inform you that
Franklin success on the left was as complete
as that on the centre and right, and resulted in
his getting possession Of the gap after severe
engagement.
In all parts of the line the troops, old and
new, behaved with the utmost OF steadiness
and gallantry, carrying, with but little assist
ance from our own artillery, very strong posi-
tons, defended by artillery and infantry. [ do
of p. FL. Hill and Longstreet were engaged
with our right We have taken considerable
number Of prisoners.
The enemy disappeared during the night
Our troops are now advancing in pursuit.
I do not know where he will next be found
Signed, GEO B. MCCLELLAN,
Major General Commanding.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE ARMY, Sep.
TENDER IS, s A. NH. W Haleck, Comman-
der-in- Chief: I have just learned from Gen.
Hooker, in advance, VINO states that his inior-
nation is perfectly reliable. that the enemy is
making for the river III a perfect panic, and
that Gen. Lee last night stated publicly that
they must admit that they had been shockingly
whipped.
I am hurrying everything forward to endea-
vor to press their retreat to the utmost
Signed, e.. B. MCCLELLAN.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY PoToaAC !
/ WAR, Sept, 15.-10 A. n
70 II. II. Ht>Noch General H. ChieE
Information this moment received completely
confirms the rout and decentralization of the
Rebel army Gen. Lee is reported wounded,
and General Garland killed. Gen. Hooker
alone has a thousand more prisoners, seven
hundred having been previously sent to Fred
erick
1t is stated that Lee gives his loss at fifteen
thousand
We are following as rapidly as the men can
move &. 3. MCCLELLAN.
Major General Commanding.
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WENTWORTH SEMINARY

WENTWORTH SEMINARY
TOR Young Ladies-ALBERT + p.oo
l. FORD, Principal DfAoo-
The duties Of this institution will Be rasnr,.,
on Monday, September 18th. 1s'u"'ea
sep 10--lW*;
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NOTICE

DIR. Il. HOWE RIPLEY,
DAVING recently taken up his resloen &c his is
pofessio o and feeling confident Of his 9bii5ty
solicits share Of public patronage lie VIZ
give particular attention to
DISEASES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN
in which branch Of his profession ne - hs pKH
large experience He W Ii also treat T. ~ ~ it,
Al AFFECTIONS on a new and entlrel ls
ferent principle with almost certain SUCCESS
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Sept. 6, 1867. r;na
Gsa~ DR.. r. may be found at NO =; ~ M 11
street. sep ~
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GEN. McCLELLAN's DISPATCHES.

HEADQC ARTERs ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
THAEE Miles FROM MInpLEToWN, ;
September $40 P. NJ.
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MISS ELLEN MARK will resume the du-
lNl ties Of her SCHOOL On TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER Is. The school room IS plea
sanity situated, at her residence, 2i4, King
street, between Columbus and Alfred. Terms
for English br3 inches as usual. Music and
French at professors charges. aug 25-oo5w
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-23

What / have said in regard to slaves,
while commenting on the first and Sec
ond sections, is applicable TO the ninth,
with The difference that no provision is
made in the whole act for determining
whether a particular individual slave
does or does not fall within the classes
defined in that section lie is 10 be free
upon certain conditions, but whether
these conditions do or do not pertain 70
him no mode Of ascertaining is provided.
This could be easily applied.
To the 10Th section | make no objec-
ton. The oath therein required seems 10
be proper, and the remainder of the sec
ton is substantially identical with law
already existing The 18th section sim
ply assumes TO confer discretionary
power upon the Executive with the law,
] have no hesitation TO 60 as far in the di-
rectiOn indicated as | may at any time
deem expedient, and am ready TO say
now think it is proper for our military
commanders 70 employ as laborers as
many persons Of African descent as can
be used TO advantage.
The twelfth aud thirteenth sections
are something better. They are unob-
jectionable, and the fourteenth is entire
ly proper il all other parts Of the act
shall stand. That 20 which / chiefly
object pervades most parts of the acts,
but more distinctly appears in the first
second, seventh, aud eighth sections. 1t
is the sense Of those provisions which
result in the divesting of titles for the
cause of treason and the ingredients of
treason, but amounting to the full crime.
1t declares forfeitiog and extending
beyond the lines of the guilty parties,
whereas the Constitution of the United
States declares that "no attainder of
treason shall work corruption of blood
or forfeiture, except during the life of the
person attainted," True, there is to
be no formal attainder in this case. Still
think the greater punishment cannot be
constitutionally inflicted, different form
for the same ofeDse. With great respect,
am constrained to say, l think this fea-
ture of the act is unconstitutional. 1t
would not be difficult TO modify it, l
may remark that the provisions of the
Constitution, put in language borrowed
from Great Britain, only applies in this
country, as l understand il, to real or
landed estate.
Again, this act by proceedings, in rem,
forfeits property for the Ingredients of
basis, with the conviction of the supposed
criminal on a personal hearing given him
in any proceedings. That we may not
touch property lying within.our reach be-
cause we cannot give personal notice to an
owner who is absent and endeavoring to
destroy the Government is certainly not
very satisfactory, still the owner may not
be thus engaged, and / think a reasonable
time should be provided for such parties
TO appear. and have personal hearing.
Similar provisions are not uncommon in
connection with proceedings in REM For
the reasons stated / return the bill TO the
House in which it originated.
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NEW Rebel Program ne.

The principal Rebel military leaders
held a protracted conference at Richmond
on the 4th and 9th of July, at which the
situation of affairs and plans for the
future were discussed. 1t is understood
that the conference came TO the conclusion
that the Coniederacy must lose no more
territory. The defensive policy was
strongly attacked, and both Lee and
Beauregard advised the invasion of the
North at three points-namely, from
Cumberland or Williamsport into Penn
sylvania; from Louisville and Cincinnati
into Indiana and Ohio; and from Padu-
cab and Cairo into Illinois. Its alleged
that the following plan of operations for
tue remainder of the summer campaign
was agreed upon:
l. The immediate obstruction of the
James River so as TO make it impossible
for Mcclellan TO use il as a means for
communicating with the Government and
for the transportation Of achievements
and army supplies.
2. The reOccupation of williamsburg,
Yorktown and the entire peninsula.
3. The recovery of the whole of the
territory of Virginia and the repossession
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
4. The recovery of New Orleans, Mem
phis and the Mississippi river, and the
expulsion of the Federal troops from
Tennessee and Kentucky. When these
objects had been accomplished, the Lee
and Beauregard plan proposed -
3. To make the Potomac and Ohio river
at once their base of operations and
frontier line, and to transfer the seat OF
war from Virginia 10 Maryland.
6. To hurl upon Washington, from
Richmond, a column Of two hundred
thousand troops the capture of that city,
the liberation" of Baltimore, and the
invasion Of the North at the three points
named above. By becoming in turn the
invaders, they hope to make it necessary
for us to keep at home, for the defence o.
our cities, fully five hundred thousand
troops.