The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-04-25

town, New York, on the 18th instant. The
Otsego Hotel was burned, and all the sur
rounding barns and sheds, together with
two dwelling houses and eleven horses.
Loss $4,000. Insured $4,000.
DIR. William B. Moffatt, we'll known
throughout the country as the inventor of
several patent medicines, died suddenly, at
his residence 10 the Fifth avenue, New
York, on the l4th instant.
The Massachusetts, delegation is much
bothered by the contrabands wishing a ref
uge in New England. When they arrive
in Washington they seek Senators Sumner
and Wilson, and leading Massachusetts
Representatives in the House. Sometimes
they are turned over to the contraband de,
pot in Washington. To afford them the
pecuniary aid necessary to carry them to
Massachusetts would absorb the salaries of
the delegation.
Among the persons who received the
rite of confirmation at the hands of Bishop
Eastburn, in Rev. DR.. Huntington's church,
Boston, on Su day week, were Miss Cath>
crime Beecher, the we'll known daughter of
the venerable Rev. DR. Lyman Beecher,
and also a daughter OF Mrs, Harriet Beech.
er Stowe.
"A Washington correspondent Of the New
York Post thus sparks of the prljudices
against the negro among the members Of
Congress:
The force OF tie prejudice against the negro
in Congress is tremendous. bill passed the
Senate on Friday for the abolition of all enact.
mens disqualifying colored people from car
rying the mails. 1t passed without a word of
debate. Yet this little bill is going to provoke
violent opposition in the House. 1t is exceed.
inGly doubtful whether the Postofice Commit
ice VIA report ~ It's favor. It's able chairman,
Mr.. Schuyler Colfax, is opposed to the bill,
strange as 1t may seem to his hosts of Repub-
lican friends throughout the country. 1t is
the force OF the prejudice against the negro in
Indiana and other border States which sweeps
over him and leads him TO deny to the coOred
man fair chance. large number of Repub.
licans vote for emancipation who will not give
the negro an equal chance with the white man
on free soil. The bill from the Senate is per-
haps OF not much practical Importance, ex-
! cept as 1t does equal and exact justice to all
men," The Western members who come from
the counties bordering on the Ohio river say
| that it is impossible to admit he negro to an
| equality with white men in any respect, and
! this prejudice promises to leopard the passage
OF the bill in the House.
- 1t is stated that John Sldell is the
present American editor of the Paris
PGtrie, and that the relation between iour~
nal and contributor has been reversed--he
paying the journal for the use of its columns.
Rev. Charles Robinson, a we'll known
Clergyman OF the Unitarian denomination
died suddenly Of lung fever in Grotop,
Mass, On the 9th instant, at the age OF 68
years.
The famous Whltworth battery of six
guns, which was presented to our Govern
ment by loyal citizens residing in England
and France is now in actual service be.
fore Yorktown. At the last meeting of
the Sons of New England, vote of thanks
was passed to R. Il. MoultoD, Esq, THE
prime mover and originator of this dona-
tioD), and his co patriots for their generous
gift.
The following relation of an impress
i've incident of the war, we find in the York.
town correspondence of the Herald:
After evening drill parade, private John Car.
roll, who was convicted some time since of
lighting fire on guard in disobedience of pos.
tive orders, and falling asleep on his post.
was brought before the regiment. The order
was read adjudgng him to be shot. DEATH
like stiffness pervaded the entire line. The
order dwelt upon the enormity of the offense
and necessity of promptly melting out the pre-
scribed punishment of death. A second order
was now read of pardon. The revulsion of
feeling alike on the part of the prisoner and
the regiment may be imagined. Under the
circumstances the moral effect was everything
| that could have been desired-..a salutary and
effective is the lesson taught as though there
had been no reversal of the first order. Young
Carro'l-..for he was boy only eighteen years
old.-.wept like child when he was directed
to resume his place in the company.
General Burnside having ordered that
brass cannon, taken in the battery at
Newbern North Carolina, where Adjntant
Ste arms of the Twenty>frst Massachusetts,
regiment was killed, should be presented to
his regiment, to be kept as monument to
the memory of brave man, the regiment
has presented the trophy to Amherst Col.
lege, as tribute to the patriotic spirit pre-
vailing there.
Massachusetts is to be assessed for
$1,795.5l6 to meet the war expense
whereupon the Boston Adosrtiser remarks:
State tax of eighteen hundred thousand
dollars is new thing in Massachusetts,. 1t is
| just double the largest tax ever yet assessed
here. Its magnitude reminds us painfully of
those more modest figures once so familiar,
and recalls to mind-as q sort of golden ,ge,
| known by tradition and not to be repeated in
this cycle of eyents-the happy years when
the bank tax with few odds and ends of rev.
| enue kept in motion the whole machine of
| State government The people who
pay the money must take the matter into their
| own hands, and hold to right accountability
and to strict economy those who are entrusted
with them anagement of their municipal ex.
| penses.
Com. Vanderbilt has made Mr.. Lin
coIn n nrccont of hia afeamer Vanderbilt