The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-05-23

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Henry D. Thoreau, one Of the mos,
original Of American writer's, died at Con.
cord, Mass, q consumption, on Wednes-
day week. He was wen known to readers
Of the Atlantic Monthly. The Post saws :
He was an intense admirer of nature. and
1 much more successful than Alexander Selkirh
in finding the charms Of solitude. He passed
/ nearly year living alone In little hut ON the
wild shores of q New England river. Here he
lived on an infinitely small sum Of money, till.
ing the ground and hunting the woods for his
| support in day time, and in the long twilights
sitting by the door of his log house reading
the Greek and Latin poets. Here, too, he was
| visited often by admirers-for the man, sinpu.
lar as it may appear in this prosaic age, had
| sueh-real devOtees. who used to make annual
pilgrimage to his shrine, simply to converse
| with him.
Rev. DR.. E. II. Chapin's illness has
assumed such temporary phase that he
will probably cease. preaching, and by the
advice Of his physician go to Euoope: in
which case it is bis intention to remain
abroad year. r.s-
In the movement on Corinth, now daily
expected, Gen. Thomas will command the
right wing, with his own division and the
divisions of Gen. W. Z. Sherman, Gen. s.
A. Hurlbut, Gen. [. 4. Dawes, and Gen.
L. W. Sherman, (late of South Carolina,)
Gen. Buell. will command the center, and
Gen. Pope the left. The reserve will be
undar Con McNIorpopJ ". '...
1t is pretty generally believed now
that Gen. Nelson's finding and recognizing
Sidney Johnston's body was sell. | have
heretofore stated the evidence on which the
recognition rested, AS it seems established
that Johnston's body was taken south, it
could hardly have been left On the field. 1t
is now said that the body we found must
have been that of Colonel Preston, of
South Carolina !, who is said to have been
here, and to have remarkably resembled
| Gen. Johnston in features and size. Gen.
erals Nelson and Rousseau had never seen
Preston, and hence their mistaking him for
Johnston was all the more natural-Pitts-
burg Cor. .H~zU@ vg.-..
The representations that the border
State men contemplated withdrawal from
Congress is calumny upon class of men
who have, more than any others in the ma
tional legislature, exhibited devotion to the
country. They deprecate the efforts of the
radical abolitionists to convert the war for
the Union into partisan sectional war,
for the accomplishment of the purposes of a
crazy faction; but they have no idea of
abandoning their posts at juncture so
critical, and demanding the utmost energies
of every staunch supporter of the Union
and the Constitution. ..r
B. F. Brannon telegraphs to the Pres.
ident of the Cincinnati sanitary committee
as follows:
just arrived with two hundred and one sick
and wounded. Five hundred on the way.
There are eight thousand sick at Pittsburg
Landing awaiting transportation. Will be in
Cincinnati Saturday morning. 49,.
"A seduction case at Dubuque was re-
Gently settled by the marriage of the par.
ties. or as the Dubuque Herald has it, the
gentleman agreeing to enter the "mari-
time state. U,E s'- .a -..
The House Of Representatives on Mon-
day passed Mr.. Arnold's bill prohibiting
slavery in the Territories, navy yards, or
upon other public property of the United
States, by the vote of s5 to so. 4.
t-On Sunday week Gen.. Mcdowell
threw pontoon bridge across the Kappa
hammock in eight hours, and crossed bis ar
my upon it, only, it was with great difficulty
the horses were persuaded to believe it was
entirely safe. .s ...
Last Friday morning, at A. NJ, Gen
eral Halleck made a reconnaissance with
10000 strong to within about mile or
less of Corinth. He found the enemy
strongly entrenched and fortified, drawn
up in a line Of battle ready to receive them.
The enemy met our forces in overwhelming
numbers and surrounded part of our cav.
airy who fought braveIy and succeeded in
emitting tEeir way through, witt a loss OF
thirty killed and wounded. General Sgel
and staff have gone to Pittsburg Landing.
-Gov. johnson has issued proclama-
ton, ordering that in every instance in which
Union men are arrested Or maltreated by
marauding bands, FIVE or more rebels from
the most prominent in the immediate neigh>
borhcod shall be imprisoned or otherwise
dealt with, as the case may require. In
cases where the property of loyal citizens
is tiken or destroyed, full remuneration
shall be made of the property of such rebels
in tie vicinity as have sympathized or given
aid, comfort, information, or encouragement
to ihe parties committing depredations.
The order will be executed in the letter and
th spirit. Citizens are warned, under heavy
PENALTIES, from entertaining, receiving or
Encouraging such persons. g
Daniel E. Sickles has been confirmed
"a Brigadier by one majority in the Senate.
Lowell, of New Orleans, has