The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-12
Late News franz GicilInona.

The latest Richmond oaper8 that have
found way to TIE North since the withdraw
al OF our army from the pninsula, are Of
the 23d ult. In an editorial on ." the duty
of Congress " the Richmond Wig says:
The grand army whicn 5esiegea Rich
mond has, by the mastery strategy Of Lee,
been ,riven from its position, ard ony es<
capped capture Or aunihiation by the fail
ure in the execution Of details by subordin
ate commanders. 1t has changed its base;
bur it is still intent on the object for whicb
ii Was Organlzed--the capture OF Richmond.
1t is to be reinforced by six hundred thouss
and men. To meet this new array is the
first duty OF Congress. The enlargement
OF the CONSUMPTION is the obvious remedy :
not with the view OF bringing into the field
as many as the Yankees this is not posi-.
BILE; nor if it were would it be polite aud
wise. Enough men must be left at home
TO produce food to support the army.
Those under eighteen are, as a general
rule, too tender to endure the hardships Of
camp life, and, as was very well said by Mr..
Davis last year, to call them out would be
like grinding seed corn. Those between
thirty five and forty-fve are as vigorous and
able-bodied as at any age, and, if the proper
energy is employed after they are enlisted,
will constitute an ample force to meet all the
powers of the North. OF the 60OOOO new
Yankee leves, not one from east of the Ohio
knows how to fir gun or ride horse, and
six or eight months will be necessary for
them to learn tbesa indispensable qualifcaa
tons for war. Ia the meantime they will
be food for panics. Every Southern man
aud boy can ride and shoot, and they have
only to learn one or two words of command
and few simple movements to be as good
soldiers as twenty years. drilling could
make them
This superiority OF our population YVES
strangely overlooked last year, when we suf.
fered tie finest army ever assembled to rot
at Manassas, and gave the enemy time to
drill their new levies. If we pursue TIE
same policy again we shall again suffer
But il Congress will extend the conscrip.
tICn so as to embrace all between eighteen
and forty five, and if the war is then push
cd. pushed at once, ana into the enemY's
country The new levies of the Yankees Will
avail them nothing but on the contrary.
being it'll better than a rabble rout, will
prove ali Invaluable cid to our ADVANCING
columns
II, in addition, Congress could ;nfusa
little OF the ard0r OF the country into the
President, and persuade him to dismember
the departments OF some Of the Yankees
and Jews with whirh thew ara infactc5 v,o
might look forward to better results at no
distant day, That there are traitors and
spies in the departments no one doubts.
General Lee to elude them in planning bis
attack upon Mcclellan or the Cbickah0m~
my, had TO resort to the extraordinary ex
pedient OF sending 10000 men to jackson.
by way Of Lynchburg and Charlottesville,
as though Washington were the object
aimed at. The ruse succeeded. Mcclellan
was instantly informed of the movement,
and Lincoln made it the ground for refusing
TO send any more troops to the Peninsula.
The same traitors are still in Richmond and
in Office; at least We have not heard of any
OF them being removed.
Tbs City Of Washington must be annihi-
lated. There can be no peace until that
nest OF 1ankees and traitors is exterrniua
ted. 1t is bar TO any satisfactory inter-
vention by foreign Powers; and would for.
eyel constitute bone of contention in the
event of a temporary adjustment The fate
of Carthage must be that of Washington.
Let 'Stonewal" have one lick at it, and we
shall have no more trouble from that quar-.
ter,