The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-11
News and Other Items.

dy has pocketed half million Of dollars
the past year xinulbuying up American
stocks and boDd4 London and selling
them in New York. A few months since
I an American who had some knowledge of
his operations said to him, Why do you
not buy United States Securities p The
reply war, Not one dollar Of my money
shall ever aid in carrying on that unholy
war; Now no one will pretend to deny
Mr.. Peabody's right to dispose of his mo-
ney in bis own way; but let every Ameri-
can remember that in his country's greatest
affliction this man cast the same taunts in
her teeth as her bitterest enemies"
The Tribunes and other Abolition
journals which attempted to make capital
out of the self,immolation of Mr.. COlyer,
the negro school teacher at Newbern,
North Carolina, ought to be heartily
ashamed of themselves, now that the facts
in the case have come out, but we do not
see in them the slightest disposition to apol-
ogize for their abuse OF Governor Stanley or
to correct the misstatements they have
made. The Albany Journal, which took
common sense view of the matter from the
beginning, has the following just but cut
ting remarks on voluntary martyrdom:
| We trust the next time Mr.. Col yer comes
up North to play the martyr he will be requir-
ed to exhibit his wounds. We shall insist
upon knowing whether his grievances are real
| or imaginary before we extend to him again
| our sympathies and our purses. He was in
New York during the excitement relative to
| the alleged torcible closing of the negro
! schools. He addressed the citizens on one or
more occasions. That he did not set the pub
| lie right as to what Governor Stanley actually
| did, but permitted the ISLANDERS against him to
pass uncOrrected is not creditable either to
his heart or his head.
In reply to the London Times half.
threat, characterization, to forcibly interfere
in the suppression of the revolt in this couns
try, the Daily Ne,cs OF the 18th justly OBJ
serves:
From the moment that European soldier
| shall set foot in the United States, the govern
ment of that republic will enter upon new
| era OF It's eXlSCeuCe. FROM tilaC tl!ile forward
! return to the old policy of limited armament
and political isolation will be at an end. A
mighty Democracy, full of energy and sensitive
| to the quick, and the republic, while losing
| none of the attractions which, drawing over to
| it the millions of Europe, guaranty its rapid
| growth, will be compelled by the necessities of
| its position to become and remain great mill
| tary and naval Power. This is not tor the in
terest of England, nor is it for the peace of the
| world.
The Paris correspondent of the New
York Times relates the following incident
and though be gives no name, it undoubt-
eddy refers to Simon Cameron
The Union men here are quite indignant at
| circumstance which is said to have happened
| in the streets of Paris the other day, and which
it is to be hoped is not true. A high Federal
| functOnary lately sent abroad on diplomatic
| mission, met in the street Mr.. Slidell, when the
| latter very properly stopped at window in
| order to avoid his former friend, but now ene
| my. The latter. however, went up to Mr.. S.
| and, Familiarity calling him by name, COM
| menced a conversation. Mr.. Slidell is reported
! to have said afterward to his friends that he
| was astcnshed at the imperlinence of the Fed
| eral functionary in speaking to him, and did
| not desire to renew the acquaintance. The
Union people think Mr.. Sldel was right and
| the Federal wrong.
When the 55th New York regiment
was ordered to retire at Fair Oaes, 70 give
| place to the 62nd, an Irish private from the
former quietly took his place among the cd
with the smiling sautatiou, as be locked at
the cap Oh the lock of bis musket, "Byes, |
am wild ye!'
Hon. Emerson Etheridge will deliver
an Grafton from the steps o! the Washington
Monument, in Baltimore, CO the Fourth of
July. Extensive preparations tor celebrat-
ing the National holiday have been made
by the Union men of that city.
General Haileck has directed the va
rious Division Commanders to send in re-
turns of the killed and wounded in their
several commands during the siege Of Cor
NTH. But few, have so .ar, beeu handed in;
| bat the number OF casualties will not eX-
| coed Jour hundred.
--In the cars at New York, Gen Scott
was asked bis opinion of Mr.. Lincoln. "Sir,"
said the old hero to the querist, addressing
him with emphasis, "He is on honest,
upright man, oery conscientious, and tries
to do what is right a0jdb all parties; that's
arhat believe, and 1 hope you are satisfied"
-Senor Calderon Collantes, Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Spain, he's officially and
completely endorsed the action OF General
Prim 10 retiring from Mexico.
The Eastern newspapers complain DIT
terly of idle officers loafug about the cities.
In Philadelphia, particularly, the pres
erce of the shoulder strap geotry has be-
come offensive.
The reported arrest of General Benham
for misconduct at Charleston reminds US
that this is not the first time during the war
that grave charges have been preferred
against him. The Cincinnati Commercial
says:
General Rosecrans distinctly, pointedly,
openly, charged him with the exclusive respon-