The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-06-27
News, ana Oshsr Items.

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staunch Rspublican papsr, speaks Of the
new emancipation organization in New
York, Of which W.C. Bryant, the editor Of
the New York Epsniag Post, Is President,
and which declares that ono State now in
rebellion shall b recognized as member
Of the Union, except on the condition of
emancipation" as follows
| This is based upon the false and pernicious
doctrine that State can take itself out of the
Union, and that those where the rebellion now
prevails are out. Nonsense no State has
gone out of the Union; and we are not attemp.
ting to bring any one into the Union. We on.
ly aim to suppress instruction in certain
States of the Union, that the laws may be ex.
ecuted and the loyal people hold control. If
| the States could take themselves out of the
Union, this would be foreign war, war of
| invasion, and to be justified on no good
grounds but not being out, we make no con-
| ditions for their return. There is the c0psti-
tuition they must obey that, and we can i'm
| pose upon them nothing different or beyond
that. Mr.. Bryant's League accepts the ground
on which JEFF. Davis started, and it is no more
| to be tolerated than should be nest of seces-
| siOnists.
The correspondent of the Baltimore
Sam says: "Nothing is more surprising to
fnanciers than the abundance of money,
and the high credit of the Government se-
curities. A redundant currency no longer
seems to produce its usual effects of the ex-
pansion Of business and sudden ruinous re.
action. The Federal currency is to be doub.
led in volume in course of another year,
and it is believed that it will be absorbed
by the increasing amount of business"
"A correspondent of the New York
Express, abiding to the attacks upon Gen.
Mcclellan for the successful repulse Of
10000 rebels by much superior force,
says:
General McCleIlan's Grand Army of the Pc.
| tomac, it ought to be understood, and report
| ed for European, if not for American, informa.
| ton, was not broken up into three or four
parts by his tactics, or programme, or con-
| sent, but against all his remonstrances. He
resisted it, in conversation with the Secretary
| of War, and with the President himself. His
army has been reduced. and his plans frus.
trated, by authorities over him, he is bound
| to respect and obey. They have taken from
him at least SO, 600 of his men, that he intend.
| ed for the conquest of the Peninsula, and the
| occup alton Of Richmond. McDowell's corps,
| Woors Qor long time,) Banks, Blenkers
Division, &C., were all taken from his com.
| mand, and his programme for their move
ments all broken up. General Mcclellan s
military character requires the thorough I'M.
| derst anding Of such facts as these, while he is
| Indifferent as soldier to what the politicians
| say respecting him.
There are now at West Point ia
Cadets, % of whom comprise the first class
26 the second class, 80 the third class, and
SO the fourth class. About 80 appoint.
ments have lately been made, but are not
included in the above figures.
The following incident at Memphis
shows what insults our soldiers have thrust
upon them by devils in petticoats
On last Friday evening, a well dressed and
genteel looking woman-said to be the wife
Of an officer in the confederate army-delib.
Indiana regiments, who was on duty at the
| wharf here, and spat in his face. A number
of persons were present and witnessed the
disgraceful act. The soldier looked at the
"lady" for a moment, and with the simple
remark, "you are very polite, madam, in.
deed" removed to another part of his "beat."
DE Quincy has an ingenious but re-
pulsive essay on what be terms murder as a
fine art +; but what he treated with kind
of sardonic humor is discussed in certain
southern newspapers with cool deliberst;on
and earnestness. A recent number of the
Richmond Dispatch, for instance, advises
the assassination of General Fremont, be.
cause be hung two guerilla men in Western
Virginia; and then it goes on to urge the
propriety of systematic murder. Here are
| the horrible words:
| Assassination in the abstract is a horrid
crime, and SO is every kind of killing; but to
slay tyrant is no more assassination than
| war is murder. Who speaks of Brutas as an
assassin? What Yankee ever condemned the
Roundhead crew who brought Charles 1. to the
| block, although it would be cruel libel to
\ compare him politically or personally to the
tyrants who are now lording it over the South?
When Fremont hangs Virginia citizens for de-.
Tending their country, either singly or in bands
of ten or dozen. either as guerillas, militia
| or regular soldiers, not only should two Yam
KEGS be HING, but plan should be found by
which the life of Fremont itself should be made
the atonement, even if it require twenty years
to accomplish it. Two or three cool,
sagacious and determined men-the fewer the
better-ought to be put upon the track of
every such villain, and under every disguise,
amidst every obstacle, and no matter how ma
/ ny months or years it may require, should fol
low him up till they have inflicted upon him
the same fate he has brought upon others.
The Cincinnati Times had correspon-
dent who witnessed the gunboat and ram
fight opposite Memphis and the capture of
that city, who thus reports:
The negroes have been largely represented
on the levee and bluff to-day. They seem to
enjoy the change things have undergone, and
wear self.satis6ed and half.comical air that
convinces one they know the nature and source
of the present war. The darkies were vastly
amused over the gunboat fight, and enjoyed it
as much as they would have done corn husk.
ing.
"Look heah, Massa," said great, jolly,
ebony.faced fellow to me, this morning, in
| front of the Gsyoso, ibid you see ole Uncle
| Abrams boats go froo dem ere shell.boats of
ours2 I gosh. dey drspped 'em like egg.shells.
Dey cleaned 'em all out fore breakfast. Fore
God, it's good ting for Massa Montgomery
dey didn't take all de day to it.
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