The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-14

~" WYNN IL VIII prODaDiy De
falr question for secession debating socie-
ties, whether the rebellion is wound up or
run down.
Gov. Seymour, the Democratic can
didate for the office of Governor of New
York, says:
We solemnly dedicate ourselves and all we
hold dear to restoration of our Union as it
was. To this end the ranks of our armies shall
be kept full, and the treasury of our nation be
replenished. The support shall not be held
back by us to cOerce government to adopt a
peculiar line of policy. Again, with equal SOL
emnity, we pledge ourselves to uphold our
Constitution as it is against every influence and
threat.
The man who objects to these senti-
ments may make his mind up at once that
he has no sympathy with true patriotism
The scarcity of silver is to some ex-
tent accounted for by the great abundance
of American coin in Canada 1t is re-
ported that country is flooded with United
States coin, and that everybody there is
seeking to turn it into paper,
"A correspondent of the Boston T.uz-
ette7', who accompanied flag of truce to
a rebel camp eighty miles from New Or
leans, few week since, says:
| ave passed large groves of oranges. ripe and
| soon to decay for want of labor to pluck them;
| large plantations deserted, and the immense
| crops OF sugar and corn destined to the same
! fate, and for the same cause. The scene was
| dismal in the extreme, and should be witnessed
| by those northern men who, ignorant of war
! ana It's raVages, complain of it so bitterly be-
| cause they were called upon for increased
| taxes. AT noon we stopped ut the plantation
| of Il Mr.. Webb, and asked of the old black
woman who thrust her head out of a window
at our approach. for food for man and beast
She called small boy, who pointed out to lis a
| spot where our horses might get mOuthful,
and then conducted us into the house where a
sumptuOus repast awaited us of cracked corn
and little mOlasses. Fortunately our hayer-
| sacks were better stocked. and after making the
Old womans heart glad by q present of some
flour bread" we set out once more.
"A spruce young couple visited Saint
Paul, Minnesota, one day last week, to see
friends in the 10th regiment at Fort Smell
ling. They applied at a hotel for lodgings
but were told that all the rooms were full,
except small one with single bed. This
embarrassed them for a while; but after
whispered and earnest consultation, these
young Americans told the landlord they
would take the room, as they thought they
could "adapt themselves to the circum-
stances" SO they went to clergyman
and had the nuptial knot tied, and then
returned to Meii' room at the hotel, emf
nently satisfied with their new relation
AT great Wadsworth meeting held at
Cooper Institute, New York, last Thurs
day evening the following letter was read
from the Hon. WIN. II. Seward:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
| WASHINGTON, October % 1862
| GESTLEMES-Eighteen months ago our noble
| ship of State was driven by the storms of fac
! ton upon lee shore. | came aboard at the
| captains call, to assist at the helm He has car
| ried her safely over some Of the breakers, but
| others are before her and expelled mutineers
are said to be coming back from abroad to
| board and sink her. Whatever may be the duty
| of others, it is clearly mine TO remain at nv
post, promptly and strictly obeyinS orders I
can only say to you and to all other loyal men
on board, be active, vigilant, and persevering.
| If we work in concert and work in earnest we
| shall all the sooner carry the precious vessel
| through all her periiS, and greet the waiting nl-
| tonS with the cry ''Alls we'll" have the hon
or to be, gentlemen, very respectfully, your
obedient servant.
Gen. jeff c. Davis arrived in Louis
vile last Saturday and delivered himself
| up to the civil authorities. to be tried for
manslaughter in killing Gen. VIM. Nelson.
He was admitted to bail and has gone to
his command, with the army of the Cum
| berland.
-EX-Goveinor Morchead, of Kentucky,
was entertained at banquet by the South
ern Club of Liverpool, on the 18th ult.,
at the Adelphi Hotel. Geo A. Holt, of
Kentucky, presided, and the company
numbered about fifty gentlemen, members
of the club. Strong secession speeches
were Of course INDUCED in, and the Con-
federate tlagplayedan important part in the
! decoration OF the room. A few days be-
fore the banquet Gov. Morehead delivered
q lengthy address on American affairs be-
fore the members OF the Southern Club.
The Navy Department has called for
! proposals Tor the construction OF one OF
! more iron-clad steamers, to be built en-
tirely of iron, and to be about 1900 tons
burthen. The bids will be received until
| the 24th instant
Judge McOunn, of New York, has de-
cided that, according to the act of Con-
gress of 1888, no person who has been
convicted Of criminal offence can be en-
| listed into the armies OF the United States.
On Saturday night some burglars broke
| into the house Of Deputy Canal Collector
Seymour Bennett, in Buffalo, and stole from
his pocket the key of the safe in the Canal
Collectors Office. They then proceeded
to the Collectors Office, the doors Of which
they unlocked by means of skeleton keys,
and opening the safe helped themselves
to all the money it contained, amounting
to some 200 in currency. A number
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