The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1862-06-20

French Government cherished no friendly
sentiments towards rs, and the people were
little better. But Prince Napoleon was our
most sincere, earnest friend, and lost no
occasion to do Us friendly Offices. The
British Ministry were divided. Lord
Palmerston and Earl Russell were adverse
to us; other members Of the Cabinet were
warmly affected toward the North. The
Queen, whenever she could say word, al.
ways expressed the most decided sympathy
with US. Prince Albert had always been
the devoted friend of this country, and his
last public act had been to modify dis.
patch which the Ministry had prepared to
send to Lord Lyons.
"A tack manufacturer in Taunton has
sent within few weeks no less than six
tons of tacks to New Orleans, and has res
ceived an order for two tons more.
Prentice notices that under the opera>
tlons OF the pills administered by our army
and navy, the rebel Notifications get very
suddenly reduced.
"A beggar in New Orleans approached
well dressed citizen, and held out his hand
for aims. The citizen offered him Con.
federate note. No, said the poor fellow,
taking mournful survey of his own dilapi,
dated dress, I have too many rags already.
--"Only Dutchman." One of the pa.
pers published in the rural districts of New
York, tells story of an assault and battery
by a negro on an unoffanding Dutch pedder.
The African was too much for the Teutou,
and so the latter got terribly fcgged. He
was advised to appeal to the law for the
redress. NO." said he, " he ish nigger;
l ish only a Dutchman." The social inc.
quality was more than the poor peddIer
cared to encounter, and so he let the aristo
crat 60 unwhipped of justice"
| In all the course of General Halleck
and its results there is cause for national
gratitude. The Mississippi, the whole
Great West, is restored to the Union bv
his splendid efforts, seconded by a brave
army. Reviled at every step by radicalism
he has kept cOolly at his work in bis own
way, and the injustice of his defamers re-
ceives fitting rebuke in this hour of the
nations triumph.-Neo York Journal OF
Commerce..
They tell of gun contract stopped by
the patriotic Holt, by which hanger-on at
the War Department-a middle.man-
would have cleared $28O,0OO by sub con-
tracing and not advancing dollar.
The "cullud pusson' who is travelling
about the country as JEFF. Davis's coach
man." delivering lectures to admiripg Gree.
leyites, does not find bis bus ness very pro-
ftable in Brooklyn. He appeared at the
Brooklyn Institute on Tuesday evening, but
as bis audience consisted of three colored
women, two white boys, admitted on dead.
head passes from local newspaper Office,
and one reporter, be did not speak. Such
a fail ure in Brooklyn does not speak well
for Beecher's management.
The bill imposing head tax of 50 SO
per month on each male Chinese over eighr
teen, in California, it is estimated, will re
alize $l,75O,OOO to 100000 per annum.
"A Paris letter pretends to givo d
graphic detail of the plaus and policy of the
slidell family, in their united capacity as a
rebel embassy in the French capital, down
to the moment when Napoleon accorded his
latest-and very probably last-interview
to Mr.. Slidell. The meeting took place in
very quiet manner at the residence of the
Count de Persigny during an afternoon re-.
ception of some of the most distinguished
French statesmen and politicians. Napo.
leon took Slidell to seat and conversed
with him during the space of an hour, wind
ing up with an advice to the rebel leaders
"to lay down their arms, as their cause was
hopeless" Count de Persigpy left Paris
for London the next morning, and it was
presumed that his journey was undertaken
with reference to the new shape in which
his Imperial master had produced his idea
of intervention in American affairs.
The following despatch was received
in st. Louis on Tuesday, from General
HalIeck:
CoRINTM, June 9. 1862.
| JAS. f. YEATMAN-Hundredso of women and
children in this vicinity are in starving con.
| dition. Their husbands and brothers are i'm.
pressed into the Confederate service and the
| rebels have robbed them of everything, even
| to the last mich cow. Will not the penevo-
lent of st. Louis do something for these poor
suffering people will give all possible fa.
cilites for distributing any food that may be
sent Money is of no use, for there is no food
in the country to be procured.
(Signed) Il. W. HALLECK, Maj. Gen.
The message was read at the Union Mer-
chants Exchange, and two thousand dol>
lars worth of provisions Immediately SUBJ.
scribed. At the old Chamber of Com.
merce, one thousand was subscribed.
Secretary Welles has addressed the
following letter which explains itself:
To Commander j. O. Rowan, commanding the
Naval forces of the Sounds of North Caro-.