The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-17

sumner mad concluded, MIR. George +.
Train was called for, and upon his attempt
ing to speak was arrested and carried off.
We do not know the particular circum-
stances of the meeting, nor whether Train
was an intruder or not, but the refusal to
hear him and his arrest, unexplained, look
very much as if free speech was not in Or
der at an emancipation meeting in the
cradle of liberty.
1t is generally understood that cold
Abe stands firmly by Gen. Butler, not
withstanding Reverdy Johnson's report of
his mission. A writer in the Transcript
says Mr. johnson is very able lawyer,
but he cannot keep the St. Charles or run
New Orleans.
The Second Wisconsin regiment left
Milwaukee twelve months ago eleven hun
dred strong. 1t now numbers fifty-nine
war-worn and battle begrimmed men. The
bones of their comrades bleach on almost
every blood-stained field of Maryland and
Virginia.
The Louisville JOusam is informed,
on what it considers good authority, that
the whole number of Confederate troops
in Kentucky is $4,000 men, all told, in
Guiding 5000 recruits who have joined
since they entered the State Two thou
sand of the latter have already deserted.
Six thousand one hundred and sew
enty-seven volunteer soldiers passed
through Baltimore, for the seat of war, on
Monday and Tuesday of this week.
Gen. Anderson, of Fort Sumter fame,
is with his family at Henderson, Herki-
mer county, New York. His health is not
yet restored.
The Providence Journal thinks ''the
necessity ought to be very urgent to jus
tify resort to letters of marque. 1t is for
the Government, with a knowledge of all
the facts in the case, to say when the ur-
gency is imperative enough to justify it."
Good faith to the loyal citizens of the
Slave States, and our fair repute before the
civilized world, require that every day of
the next three months shall be turned to
the very best account toward re-establish-
ing the legitimate authority of the Consti-
tuition, and impressing the rebels with the
conviction that all further resistance to it
is sheer madness, the n. Y. WOrH
The Rev. Mr.. Manning, in the course
of recent speech at the Boston fremont
Temple, said:
When the curtain rises in Heaven to reveal
the purest saints we shall see John G. Ere
mont, General Hunter, Henry Ward Beecher,
Wendell Phillips and Lloyd Garrison as the
purest saints in Heaven.
Some friends of Gen. Sigel deprecate
his late asking to be relieved of his COM
mand. His reasons are not all regarded
sound. Though he may have suffered
some injustice, instead of complaining at
being placed under a General who is his
junior in rank, it is thought that he should
consider the fact that the General in ques-
ton has been thirty years in service, and
should rather initiate the patriotic example
of Gen. Banks, who when placed under
command of Gen. Pope, submitted to the
arrangement without murmur.
We are sorry to hear that petitions
are in circulation in Maine, his native
State, asking for the reinstatement of Com
mander Preble, recently dismissed the SER
vice for gross negligence, in allowing the
rebel privateer Ovieto to run into Mobile
harbor in open daylight and under the
very nose of the three vessels of the Block
aiding squadron. Among the petitioners,
we regret to add, are some of the best men
in Portland.
The N Y Commercial suggests that
a much needed reform is the putting an
end to the .jealousies and feuds prevalent
in the army and especially among its Gen
erals. The tone of Nelson to Davis shows
that the hand of discipline is needed upon
those who command as well as those who
obey. ... t
General Alexander McOoOk's corps, OF
Buell's army, marched from Louisville to
Shelbyville, distance of thirty-one miles,
in a little over one day. Such marching
ought to satisfy even the Damphools ofthe
Chicago Press d Tribune.
AT ball in Toronto, G. W., last week,
in honor of Lord Monck, secessionist from
Windsor visited member of his cabinet,
hoping thereby to obtain an invitation to
the ball. He presented his card: ''Mr.
=, Southern Confederacy." The gentle
man took it, examined it, and remarked
sMr. -, Southern Confederacy, eh
Well, sir, our government is not aware Of
such an institution There must be some