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Henry Clay's Method Of Treating the
Abolition Question Interesting
Document for the Crisis.

The following letter from Henry Clay
was written to the Rev. Mr.. Cotton, one
of Mr.. Clay's warmest political and perso-
nal friends, and may be found in Cotton S
life Of Henry Clay. The letter speaks
for itself:
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-05-10

n3-The &c Southern Egis'' has more extended cir
cuaion among the intelligent farmers and business
of Hartford, than any other paper in the county No
GO LOCK Hospital" other obscene "Lotery" adver-
tisemehs will appear in our columns at any price,.
large number OF subscribers pay for their paper in ad
vance, and consequently are just the class advertisers de-
sire reach. -
The attention of respectable ndfegtmate advertisers
is directed to the above facts
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1862-01-31
Brigadier General Sigel.

There is good authority for stating that
Brigadier General Sigel has not resigned his
position in the army. We presume that Mr..
Lincoln has intimated his wish that any inten-
tion to do so might be econsidered-which
being the case, our German friends here can
afford to postpone their proposed orations till
moro convenient season.-N. Y. World,
We trust that the World is correct in it's
statement. for General Sigel has shown him.
self an able officer and the country CAD ill
afford to lose his services. But even if he
has resigned or has grievances to redress we
doubt very much whether the popular move.
ments in certain localities in his behalf meet
bis approval.It is said that be is thoroughly
educated military man and if 50 it 10 not pos
sible he can desire or countenance the inter-
ference of the mob in questions of purely
military character; and if be is true patri-
OF and soldier, hs will net throw up his
commission in the face Of the enemy because
the Commanding General does not zee fit to
assign him the command which he may covst
or deem his due. II his grievances are
other than of . military character they
should be made known, and then the peo.
pie, without distinction of nationality, will
claim the privilege of seeing him righted.
The town meeting method of bolstering up
an army officer against superior authority
failed of success in the case of Fremont, as
it should in every similar case.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1862-01-31
The True Ring,

One year ago Edwin M. Stanton was
called into the Cabinet of Mr.. Buchanan,
to fill vacancy caused by atrocious trea>
son. An old personal friend, but political
opponent, wrote him letter thereupon, to
which Mr.. Stanton responded as follows:
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL, 1861.
DEAR SIR: Your kind letter was received
this morning, and thank you for the conf
dence and regard 1t expresses tor myself. You
are right in supposing it to be my determine
tion to do every thing in my power to preserve
and maintain this Government, and the Con-
stitution under which the United States have
been so prosperous. The means you indicate,
/ agree with you, are the proper ones for this
emergency; and, so far as it is possible, they
will be exerted. have an undOubting faith
that this Government cannot be Overthrown-
that it was ordained of God, and the powers
of hell cannot prevail against it. We have
trouble; the City of Washington may be cap
tured; but every effort will be made to prevent
that catastrophe, and even if it does happen,
the revolutionists will be as far as ever from
accomplishing the destruction of the Govern.
ment-but much nearer to their own destruc-
tion. So far from being Indifferent to your ad
vice, any suggestion of your wisdom and ex-
perieuce will be thankfully received. Ny aim
is to perform my duty in the post to which
am called, and shall be happy of any light to
guide me in the true path.
With confidence and hope of the future,
EDWIN M. STANTON.
Gen. WILLIAM ROBINSON.
Is not this the sort of man to whom the
safety of the Nation may wisely be com
mitted even in such time as this?
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1862-01-31
The Defeat of ZolllcOffor.

Further particulars of the Somerset bat
tie are rendered interesting by the high
praise awarded to our gallant Second Reg
iment. With three other regiments, the
Second bore the brunt of the battle for three
hours, aad when the enemy's flank had been
turned, the "Second Minnesota and Ninth
"Ohio charged bayonets with triumphant
"yells, which broke the rebel ranks and the
trout began! The Second also captured
a banner from Mississippi regiment, on
which was inscribed mississippi Butchers
These sanguinary fellows, it appears, had
but little relish for the bayonet, and inglo
riously took to their heels.
The Norfolk and Richmond papers do
not believe, or pretend they do not, word
of the Federal accounts of the fight, and say
that ZoLLICoFFER must have been victori.
Gus. They say, also, that stocks were going
down at such rate in New York, owing
to the failure of the Burnside expedition
and the licking the federals got at the hands
of JEFF. THOMPSON, that it was necessary
to 'steam up" in some way, in order to
keep down rebellion at the North! The
truth probably is, that these papers dare
not allow the misguided masses of the South
to believe in the possibility of the ultimate
triumph of the Federal forces, for fear they
will rise against their unprincipled leaders.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1862-01-31
The Policy of General Mcclellan.

1t is generally understood that Gen. Nc.
CLELLAN's recent exposition, made to the
Congressional committee to inquire into
the conduct of the war, of 60 much of his
views and plans as he deemed prudent to
trust to the public, was eminently satisfac-
tory to those gentlemen, who interrogated
him for nearly three hours. 1t is said that
he repeatedly in reply to questions, frankly
pointed out to the committee their impolicy,
and on each occasion satisfied them that be
was right in preferring to keep to himself
the particular information they were after.
It is certain that the result of their inter.
view has been to bring the committee up to
the work Of laboring to induce Congress to
aid MCCLELLAN in his measures and policy,
with the frank confidence that must be accor-
ded to him if that body would really do their
duty to insure the quick suppression of the
rebellion, that depends so entirely upon the
harmonious concert of action between all
branches of the Government service in labo
ring to work out common ends. More than
one of the committee who went into the in
terview with minds warped came out oft
with the fixed belief that the path of success
in the war, is to stand firmly by the COM
mander-in- chief, and support his measures
and plans.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1862-01-31

Legislative Topics.

COLLECTION OF TAXES BY Town TREA.
sURERs.-A bill is now before the House of
Representatives amending the Act to pre-
scribe the duties of County Treasurers, the
main feature of which is to place the Tax
Duplicates in the hands OF Town Treasurers,
from the 18th of December to the LIST of
February, allowing three per cent. on all
collections except for Town purposes.
SYSTEM OF COMMON SCHoeLs.-The Com.
mittee on Education, in the House of Re-
presentatives, have reported bill "to pro-
vide for General System of Common
Schools, the officers thereof, and their re-
spective duties and powers" According
to this Bill, all sub districts now organized
are declared School Districts, the officers to
be Director, Treasurer, and Clerk, to be
elected for 1862, on the first Tuesday of
May, and to constitute the Board of Trus.
tees. The Director is to employ Teachers,
and provide all necessary things for the
schools. The Town Supervisors are to
appoint Superintendent, to examine and
issue licenses to the Teachers in the Dis.
trict, and visit the schools at least once in
each term-his salary to be one dollar per
day.
For the purpose of maintaining schools, the
County Commissioners are required to levy
an annual tax of one fourth per cent. to be
collected in money, and apportioned from
the County Treasury to the several dis
tricts.
The Office of State Superintendent is
continued, and provides that he shall have
forms and school registers printed by the
State Printer, with carte blank on the
Treasury for the payment Of bis bills.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1862-01-31
Senator Trunbull,s Conhsca,lon Bill.

Senator Trumbull's con6scation bill, intro.
duced into the Senate, is short and direct, ex.
tending to only seven sections. The first
enacts that all property belonging to those
who shall be found in arms against the
United States shall be forfeited to the same.
The second provides that every insurgent
shall forfeit all claims to the labor of per-
sons held to service, and such persons shall
be at once declared free forever. AHy one
claiming to be entitled to such service shall
not only establish his title, but also that he
has been loyal during the existing rebellion.
By the third section the President is requir-
ed to make provision fer the transportation
to any settlement in some tropical country
of such freed Africans as may be willing to
migrate, having first obtained the consent
of the government of such country. The
emlgrants are to enjoy all the rights of free
men. The fourth section makes it the duty
of the President, whenever military or other
necessity requires it, to order the seizure of
property that shall be con6scated and such
disposition of it as he may judge advisable.
The remaining sections provide tor reports
OF proceedings under such orders, with the
deposit of moneys received and arm Dis
trict Courts OF the United States with au-
thority to enforce the forfeiture and per.
form all other matters necessary to carry
out the purposes of the act.
We have already expressed our convic-
tion on tie subject of acts of confscation,
and need not here repeat those views, which
are unchanged by the proposed bill of Mr..
Trumbull. 1t possesses one good feature,
however, in its comforting on the President
power to enforce the act whenever in his
opinion necessity may require it. Such a
provision in an act strictly constitutional,
holding rod over the heads OF the guilty,
while Offering an inducement to return to
loyalty, would likely have a very wholesome
effect in bringing the war to an end.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1862-01-31
The Refugees at Hatteras Inlet
ANOTHER VERSION OF THEIR CASE.


The New Bedford (Mass.) Mercury pub
fishes letter from correspondent who
claims to have made an accurate investiga.
ton of the condition of the refugees at
Hatteras Inlet. He says:
These people have lived chiefly by the prof.
it's of their. fisheries. They have produced
potatoes. They are simple, ignorant, unambi.
tious, timid and unenterprising; but still cum
ming. They look poor, but all have money !;
and all they ask from the government of the
United States-to which they profess to be
loyal-was that corn and -four might be placed
within the reach Of their dollars. Other things
they limited at as among their wants, as tobac.
co, whiskey and other Injuries, but they could
they said, get on if they could obtain flour and
corn. The Commssary at this post, under the
direction of the General commanding, early
made personal inquiry into the real condition
of the people, the result of which was, an or
der to sell them all the -four they needed. In
deed they also obtained whiskey from the
Commissary whenever they could produce q
physicians or an esquire's certificate.
This correspondent reflects severely upon
Rev. Mr.. Taylor and Mr.. Foster, and con-
tends that the suHerings OF the refugees are
not go great as has been represented. He
adds:
They have often been urged to join our stan.
dard, and take up arms in defence of their
homes. 1t was only the other day that q ship
captain asked lad from the country which
side his father had taken in the quarrel. The
youth artlessly replied that his ''father had not
made up his mind he wanted to see if the
federals were strong" This boy told the
story.
We give this story for what it is worth.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1862-01-31
From the Daily Pioneer, Jan. "A.
Killed and Wounded Of the Second
Minnesota Regiment.

Governor RAMSEY received last evening
a despatch from Col. VAN ULEvE, contain
ing list OF the killed and partial list of
the wounded of the Second Minnesota Reg.
iment at the late battle in Kentucky.
In looking over the names, we find some
of them are not correctly given. and we
make them conform to the muster roll as
we find it in the report of the Adjutsnt
General.
The following is the despatch
TO Governor RAMSEY
By Telegraph from Somerset, kentucky
List of killed and wounded of the Second
Minnesota regiment at the battle of Logan s
Cross Roads, on the 10Th inst:
KILLED.
Company B.-John G. Cooper, Cyrenus
Reynolds, Milo Crumb, and John Derese.
Company D-Wm. H. 81. Morrow.
Company E.-Hilon R. Thompson, Saint
Peter.)
Company G.-Frederick Bomback, (Min.
neapolis) Augustus Rommell, New Ulm)
Frederick Stemshaum, and Jacob Wanner.
Company I-Samuel NJ. Parker and Fred
erick Schneider.
WOUNDED.
Company B.-Wm. G. Smith and Corne-
lius White.
Company John Maybold, (St. Peter.)
Company Crank Keifer.
Company Lieut. Tinbroach Stout.
Company K.-First Sergeant Thomas Nc.
Donough, William B. Wilson, and John Ben
son.
And twenty-five others slightly.
Mrs. Van Cleve also received the follow
ing, yesterday:
"Your friends are all safe.
II. P. VAN CLEVE."
This means, that at least there are no
officers that she knows, (and she knew most
of them) hurt. She gives this despatch for
publication in order to contradict villain
Gus reports set afioat Of the death of Major
Wilkin and Capt. Keifer.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1862-01-31

An aged colored woman living in the
family of DR.. Lodge homeopathy of De.
troit, died suddenly, post mortem examin-
alton was held, and the jury reported that
the remote cause of death was disease of
the levicardum, and the immediate cause
was the ipjudicious administration Of Gelse,
minum by DR.. Lodge" The doctor seems
to have administered the dose more as an
experiment than otherwise, and said be was
accustomed to doing so.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1862-01-31
General George HI. Thomas.

Much curiosity has been expressed to know
more of the General under whose leadership
the late decisive victory in Kentucky was
achieved. In the early part of the campaign
be was subjected to the same abuse from the
radical press that has been showered upon
nearly all our best officers, and being ma.
tive of Virginia, his loyalty was even ques-
toned, but we suppose that, as we'll as bis
military ability is now vindicated. General
GEO. II. THOMAS enjoys the distinction of
being the successor to the rebel Gen. LEE
in the regular army. When LEE was in
our army he was Colonel of the Second
Cavalry, and Gen. THOMAS was major of the
same regiment. Both the colonel and lieu
tenant colonel resigning to enter the rebel
service, Major THOMAS became colonel of
bis regiment by regular promotion. Under
the new arrangements of the army, by
which the cavalry dragons and mounted
rifles are consolidated, the Second has now
become the Fifth Cavalry, Of which Gen.
THOMAS remains the Colonel, while he holds
the additional rank OF Brigadier Generalo Of
volunteers. A gruff, tanned bear sort of
looking parsonage is Gen. THOMAS, with q
face hidden by profuse growth of ''sandy"
beard that gives q wonderfully truculent
expression to bis countenance, manner
that partakes rather Of years of command
in camps than of the courtesies in the draw.
ing.room but that is at least frank and di.
rect.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1862-01-31

The reduction in pay per month which
the commissioned officers of the army will
be subjected to if the Senate bill passes
both houses. will be as follows:
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only 'ho fate q Middle Tonne see, Memphis and
Norih,ra Alabama and Mss.sipli taf alo of tie
whole ~ sissippi Valley.
A. 10 the result Of the imp ni.ng collision your
reader may rlst perfectly easy. Ctl-. Gau. 81 aud
Buel'f combined armies viii not only be oyerSiolm-
iug in numbers. but eDbody the very flower OF the
Wttem troops. Gen. Grant cannot now have lc,s
thhn f0,00o troops 10 which Gen. Bu.ll viii add a.
least 1000 more. IL ic-afd 90 the strength IN
which t'e Rebels will meet q e.e hundred thousand
Union soliior, II they dare q meeting, I trust the
Nouhcm public win not acnin be deceived aud ex-
cited into foolish srprehensous by The lilly aud un-
founded stories circulated by unrees0niuy and cow
ardlv people W 90 iho extent Of tie hostile armies
Ia a lato Cincinnati paper observed dispatch from
Cairo representing ihe Rebel force between jackson
and Coriuih TO DO from 1900 20 100000 strong.
THE about az near the truth a. tie reports current
as Winter in the North abou; Gen. Johrsions force
at Bowling Green. We know better here. There
are not - 900 men between jackson and Florence,
and hall Of these consist Of raw levies, which will lo
more useful TO tie Union Generals in getting up
psncs and stampede, than to their own. The militia
mob viii stand no better uan the North Carolina
ciivslry 40 Newbern o.. u.s..
Gen. Buell viii arrive here from Nashville io-t.y
AID &. nme command Of the iogr DIVISIONS on Inc
march 10 Savannah. As Cen. Grant ranks him by
seniority, he viii be oulyG subordinate commander
after tie Junction ID male. / would not be SUI
prised, however, if Gen. Halleck should be d. So
ysuuah before the arrival Of the column from this
place. ard a-sune supreme command.
The following general order has just been made
public. 1t il intended Tor con,fabauds, Newspaper
correspondents, and others:
HEsDgrAA4EHs DisrRlCl o. rHE Or0,
NAsHiiLLz Tenn, Nar1l a., I.tA
GsNrrsL OfpEK No. III ~ psril 7.a.'rer slul %
r,teI g. follow tls remain ~ it. laulf bio Lts
uct son le3i''nate dlty with T.
~ AT persons not officers soldiers suCt ~ omen ser.
wants eauste &c duty with tie amy will be rsquired
10 ,se h ilenIe written certificate ssnei boy t ocels
By whom they may be- employed, whether ~ Iuuic pd
vate cepse ~ aud approved by le ing OH settling
ouh their position duty, ard al Jg9t-es fte my
iaring 'ncb oerf0oate oA Be- Deced tnIafsr Gd
peeled o. faEfi'cacd
ny command G, Bds. Gen. EUELL
JAsgs 3. Fax. 4. A. q. Chief ofSt.h.
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DEATHS OF DISTINGUISHED
PERSONS.
PRINCE wINpIscuGRsrTz.


Prince Alfred Windiscbgraetz Of Auftris, who.
death is reported by the European arrival Of yss.,.
dag. was at one tine Conmander.in-Chisf N II.
An.trian armies. lie was born on the llih Of Ma,
I7s7 and was, therefore, rs years Of age at s tim.
Of his death. On the maternal side, the Prince v..
descended from the great Duke Of FreJand. n.
pinned himself on the purity Of his descent; VA, >,
absouiiat and react.onary in politics; and during Il.
revolutionary movements Of 1875 in the Summer o.
that year. be led the armies which bopba,d.I
Prague, Pesth, and the Austrian Capital n success.
sion. The Prince succeeded, sixty years 40, TO b.
fathers title, and married in 1917 Prncess Of n.
boule Of Schwsizeuberg, by whom be hsd az ebl.
drn. His name viii only be remembere in COZ.
noc,on with the repression Of Liberty.
COUNT NEssELRODE.
The death Of Count Ncsselrode is announced ~
10, arrival from Europe yesterday. hal Rolea
Won Nesselrode was born on board R1Vian gr,,,.
in the port Of Lisbon Dec. II, l7e0 He wss N.
scerded from noble German family, lorg .etled n
she provinces Of the Lower Rhine, who wcrs mad.
At he beginning Of Tie 18Th century, Counts Of u.
Empire. lie bcgsn career in tbs military Or.
vice. b;t early became a.tach1 to tie var.ols embs
sies Of lis father, and shse9ueutly the leajug dpe
maii.t Of Russia Ju 1914, re was promoted 70 h.
rank Of Chancellor a. tie Empire. lie Conducted
the .oreien affairs Of the country until JAY %, lG
four mon rs after The sgbr, OF the Ire.'y .; pe.u
at Paris, since which time DC lived IN re'isemsri
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Whole on the state Of tho Union, Mr.. Dawes 10 the
Chair, on the Pacific Railroad and Telegraph bill,
~ reported by Mr.. Campbell rep, Pal from the
Select Committee on that subject.
After explaining ali irs PROVISIONS Mr.. CAMP
BELL appealed 20 the gentlemen TO give the bill
their careful consideration demanded by its great
public importance.
The Committee rose.
Mr. COLFAX Rep, IDd.), from the Comnitte on
Post. Offices, reported back the bill establishing cer-
tain pOst-rontes. He said IL contained no overland
routea and none which would lead TO dispute No
LEGISLATION was provided excepting in the second
saction. which authorizes Tie Postmaster-6onera 10
change the termini 0f existing mail routes, when
connected with or intersecting railroads, when the
service may thereby 10 improved.
The bill passed.
Mr.. Dunn Rep, Ind, from to Commitee on
Military Aii.rs reported joint resolution extend
ing TO officers and All the men in military depart
rents the provisions Of the act seeming 70 ohcefs
end men in the Missouri or Western Military De-
partments Their pay, bounty, and pensions.
Mr.. BLAIR Rep, No. said no objections sno1id
be made to this ILL., 10 applied only 10 nose VINO
had actually been employed in tho fled.
The resolution passed.
Mr. THOMAS rep. Mlss.) reported bin RON
the Judiciary Committee ID relation To the conpe-
teucy of witnesses in equity and admiralty cases'
RocOmnitted. I'm
SIR. MORRILL, rep, W. introduced biii to
punish and prevent the practice Of pOlygalDy. Re
fegred 20 the Committee on Territories. Adjourned
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NXXVIITH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. ...w.snrsaroy, April s, 1852.

SENATE. ..W.sHIsGroy, April S, 1892.
Mr.. COWAN Rep, Penn. presented petitions
from tho Board OF Irude OF Philadelphia for Com
mistees Of Congress 10 iii during TIE recess to frame
Il General Bankrupt law.
FIR. COWAN also pIreeuicd petition from
citizens OF Pennsylvania. aeains. the pa3age Of q
bankrupt law.
On motion Of Mr.. TRUNBULL Ro,., Ill., the
bill allowing The AtlorRey-'ienemi in conjunction
with the Secretary Of the Interior 10 FIX the sals-
res Of the United States Dislrict-At0rnies was
taken NJ.
Afser n discussion he bill wa postponed, aud tho
Coniscation li taken up.
Nr. HENDERSON (Uu., Mo- conaierei .he bill
OF The mosi important presented 10 The Sen
ate, rot only from the Influences likely 10 follow
from H. but from the precedent II established. Never
had thefs loen more complete victims han the peO-
Die OF Tho Border States since tiis rebellion CON-
menced. The people OF hoih sections met IN TIC
Border States aud knew each other better and stood
ready 10 mediate and 10 try IT, stop Ire progress Oh
TIL Instruction; but The attempts were 81 no avail,
aud tho Border S.ates had thus far suffered the most
ol any. IL WIS hot 20 BE- supposed that tle Border
States have asy particular tympaihy with tho re-
beIoD, after sii the suffering they hai ,1dured bur
he majority mist be careful how they enact any
laws which would folly cor pc'e The rl'iu already
begun. No true lcycr 81 M. Union would willingly
do anything 10 Tend 10 strengthen the rebellion aud
add ferccnlss 10 the war. lie referred % lhe pro-
gse.s Of treason in ihe co1rtry. and said Lessons
were furnish ed by Northern Aholi'ioni-ts and Eng
lnh fanatics, and carefully treasured up by the
Southern oonspiraOrs 10 dtinde and incense The
southern rcpDie, until 10 l2st even honest people
were driven 10 drspoia,ion and rebellion. Brave
and true men ~ tho Border States were oyerawed
by ~ ,Tmed mob. To these mon moderation and
apdDsfs were dos, soo CcpBsss sAsviJ act with
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OFFICIAL WAR NEWS
STATE OF AFFAIRS at YORKTOWN

Great Battle at PittSburg Landing, Tenn