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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-03
New York Nominations.

The New York Republican State Con-
vention, for the nomination of candidates
for State officers assembled at Syracuse on
Wednesday last. The hall was densely
crowded, and hundreds of persons were
unable to gain admittance to witness the
proceedings. Judge johnson, of Albany,
was chosen temporary chairman, and de-
ivered an address that was loudly applaud
ed. After the usual preliminaries, COM
mttees on contested seats and permanent
organization were appointed, and the con-
vention took recess till four O'Clock. At
the afternoon session, Mr.. Lyman Ire
maine delivered a lengthy speech, review
ing the address delivered by Governor
Seymour before the Democratic State
Convention. The convention was then
organized by the election Of Henry j.
Raymond as president, with the usual
complement of vice presidents and secre-
taries. Subsequently the following ticket
was nominated:
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
Governor-James s. WadswOrth, of Living
stOn.
Lieutenant Governor-Lyman Tremaine of
Albany.
Canal Commissioned Oliver Ladue, of Her
kimer.
State Prison Representatives, Whitman, Of
New York.
Clerk of Appeals Charles Hughes.
At the State Convention recently held
at Albany, the following were selected
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
Governor-Horatio Seymour, of Oneida.
Lieutenant GovernOr-David r. Floyd Jones,
of Queens.
Canal COmmissiOner-William j. Skinner, of
Herkimer
State Prison Inspector Gaylord j. Clark, Of
Niagara.
Clerk of Approximately A. Tallmadge, of
New York.
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Republican State Conventions.

The Illinois Republican State Convention
held at Springfield Wednesday, nominated
E. G. INGERsoLL, of Peoria, for Represen-
tative in Congress for the State at large,
and recommended the present incumbents
of the offices of State Treasurer and Super
intendent of Public Instruction.
The Republican State Convention o
Michigan, held at Detroit Wednesday, re-
nominated AUSTIN BLAIR for Governor.
PARsoN BRowNLow addressed the assem-
blage.
The Republicans of New York have nom
mated Gen. JAMES S. WADswORTH for Gov.
ernor, and LYMAN R. TREMAINK for Lieu
tenant Governor.
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Death Of Gen. Nelson.

MajOr-General WILLIAM NELSON, whose
untimely death at the hands of an assas-
sin, at Louisville, is announced this morn
ing, was the commander of Division of
Gen. BUELL's Army. He was native of
Mason county, Kentucky. Having been
educated in the navy, and having obtained
the rank of lieutenant, he was detailed in
the Spring of 1861 to command the Ohio
fleet of gunboats. His extensive acquain
lance with the people of Kentucky, and
his large relationship in that State, pointed
to him as proper person, during the bad
health of Gen. ANDERSON, to be sent into
Kentucky to sound the loyal sentiment of
that State, and to strengthen it. Accord
ingly, as early as April, he went thither,
and began the formation of camp and
the recruiting of troops at point between
Garrardsville and Danville, known as
Camp Dick Robinson" Some time
after, COL Geo. H THOMAS, of the Second
cavalry, proceeded thither, having re-
ceived the appointment of Brig. General Of
volunteers, and assumed the command.
Gen. NELSON at once was ordered to form
a camp at Washington, Mason county,
Kentucky, for the enlistment of troops.
He was full forty years Of age, with a
massive physique and commanding pre-
sence. To fine natural abilities and large
experience in arms he added great energy
of character and fine judgment of men.
He it was who ordered the arrest of STAN
TON, Casio & Co., though they were old
friends and companions. He did not re-
cognize any relation in life when duty de-
manded their prostration or sacrifice A
brother, THOMAS NELSON, Of Indiana, is
our present Minister to Chile, and his
brother-in-law, ]. Monroe STOCKTON, Post
master at Maysville. Another brother,
Capt. A. D: NELSON, U. S. A., is now
stationed in St. Paul.
His naval service may be summed up
in few words. He entered the navy as
citizen of Kentucky, the date of his
original entry into the service being Jan.
20, 1910. In 1855 he was promoted to lieu
tenancy after passing through the degrees of
rank. His sea service under that commits
sion was about two and half years. His
total sea service was twelve years and six
months. He was on shore and other duty
for nearly five years, and had been unem-
ployed for nearly five years. His total
service under the flag of the United States
has been over twenty-five years. He was
last at sea in May, 1860, on the sloop St..
Louis, in the Home Squadron. On his re-
turn home he was appointed on ordnance
duty at the Washington Navy Yard, from
which post he was sent to Kentucky, as
stated above, on special duty for the War
Department. He was made Brigadier
General, with commission dating from
September 16, 1861 /; and was made Ma
ior General after the battle Of Shiloh, in
which he exhibited distinguished bravery
and good generalship. Daily Of Tuesday.
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BATTLE OF IUKA.

CASUALTIES IN THE FOURTH.
The Chicago Tribune of Saturday, gives
the following as complete list Of the
wounded in the Fourth regiment at Iuka.
The names of the killed have been pub
lished:
J. Reeder, g. 4th Minnesota, leg, slightly.
J. Ross, E, 18th Minnesota.
A. H. Kellogg, d, 18th Minnesota, ankle.
J. Dizatell, K, 4th Minnesota.
John Ach, G. 4th Minnesota. leg below knee.
Joseph White E. 18th Minnesota. sick.
Henry Harper, I, 18th Minnesota, sick.
John Tobbe, G, 4th Minnesota, leg.
Lieut. Jonas Goodwin, E, it'll Minnesota, frac-
ture of the thigh.
Thos. H. Reeves, C, 4th Minnesota in the hand
G. G. Michael, corp1, B, 4th Minnesota, in the
shoulder.
.Jno. E. Mecan, K, 4th Minnesota leg.
Orland Lindersmith, E, 18th Minnesota, calf of
Geo. Winchel, F, 4th Minnesota left shoulder
A. B. Morse, X, 18th Minnesota back
E. A. Bunker, E, 18th Minnesota, calf of leg.
Thomas Olson, A, 18th Minnesota.
Jas: W. DuSge' B. 4th Minnesota, right thigh,
George s. Clark, D. 4th Minnesota, hip, Sc
G. N. Thomas, G, 18th Minnesota, left ankle,
severely.
S. L. Mormory, d, 18th Minnesota, leg and
lungs, severely.
Charles Oalsem, II, 4th Minnesota: knee Sc
verely.
Patrick Lotus, G, 4th Minnesota.
G. G. Kemble, LIST serg't, d. 4th Minnesota.
j. w. Burdick. corpl F. 4th Minnesota.
w. H. Jewitt F, 4th Minnesota.
- Isaacs, ser'gt ], 4th Minnesota.
j. E. Sampson, d. 4th Minnesota, left kidney.
G. A. Hutchinson, X, 4th Minnesota, right leg,
severe.
E. Sebart. B. 4th Minnesota left thigh severe
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News from Nebrask n .

We learn that Gen. POPE has received
dispatches from Gen. ELLIOTT, at Omaha
city, Nebraska, stating that the Indians in
that region had been melted to depreda-
tons on the whites by Missouri secession
lists, and that he had arrested several of
these rascals.
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The Draft Postponei.

The draft has been postponed by gen.
eral order, until the Goth day Of October
This was rendered necessary by the disor-
gained condition of large portion of the
State.
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Enlistment i'm Ramsey County.

We learn from good authority that oveI
one thousand men have enlisted from RAM
sey county since the commencement of
the war.
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The Philadelphia North american
hears rumor that 5000 of the new Union
troops in Missouri have joined the rebels.
a ing authentic. however, is known.
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Casualties i'm Minnesota Regiments.

We find the following list of casualties
in our First Regiment, at the battle of An
tieum, in the New York Tribune:
FIRST MINNESOTA REGIMENT
KILLED.
Capt. G. A. Holzbon, w. D. Mitchell,
Sergt. j. NJ. Even, NJ B. Meliker,
Corp. o. L. Cornman, d. P Abbott
Corp. Edwin Cox, George E. Joyce,
Corp. VIM. Smith, NJ. q. ShOle,
J. Z. Goundry, George F. Pauchelt,
Robert c.. Simpson, w. Martin,
w. o. Taylor.
WOUNDED.
Capt. d. c. Smith, 4. McCausland,,
ca pu'y {. P. Adams, julius MSi smith,
Slightly, Isaac Stats,
Capt. Geo. Pomeroy, Corp. J. J. Young,
slightly j. Clater,
Lieut. Shipley slightly, H. 3. Chose
Sergt. Maj. E. s. Past L. B. Carter,
Tim. Crawley, Dan. Farquhar,
Nicholas Matthias, J. III. Haner,
G. Alpers, S. NJ Hatch,
Col. sergt. Sam. BloomerT. B. Mason,
A. p Quist. j. Lawrence,
j. P. ShOenback, George Latfiin,
Corp G. A. Oliver, E. Lamden,
w. CoOmbs. George Patten,
G. w. Buck, ". A. Post,
L. H. Sampson, J. w. Walsh,
Corp. B. F. Staples, Charles A. Berry,
w. r. johnson, E. f. Leighton,
John Flatham, II. Churchill,
fisherman, E. c. Barnes
B. X SOule, g. A. Kenney,
J. II. Essency. W. w. Erverts.
G. Hess, j. Helmer,
J. Nelson, Corp. E. T. Owen,
L. Hating E. B. SimOnds,
Peter Peterson, Serg. ID. B. Duley
Corp. A. ?. Carpenter,iC. Comtryman,
John Manning. S. w. Burgess,
II. c. Winters, w. 4. Coy,
Serg. a. J. Underwood Serg. NJ. E. Billings
Corp GIN. Dwellee, Corp. Chas. R. Eldridge
6. w. Bancroft, JAS Benton,
ID. B. Borden, Jas. Chamberlain,
j. I. Coates w. NJ. Coleman,
FlngOr Fingal5On, c. FitZsimmonS,
\. j. Lochrem n B. Mosier
s. Austin, II. II. Quill,
Edward Ryran. w. Scott,
Anthony Steffes Jas. Wilson,
Charles 7. Widstrand, D. Vogalsang.
MISSING.
G. B. Clark, c. c. LOOMS,
Cbas. S. Drake, W. A. Morgan,
a. G. Hospes, I. A. Irwin,
w. E. Cundy, B. FentOn,
V. Middlestadt, T. Ray,
D. H. Wait, Corp. John Williams,
w. c. Riddle, c.. E. Hudson,
VIM. COgger, f. s. Barnes,
/. J. Cutler, Upton Donley,
Total, 12s.
The above is supposed to be complete.
Some of the names are inaccurately given,
but it is the most perfect list that has come
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FmURspAY.. NoynMnER 70, Isoe.
New State,


Within one month the last session of
the 9Th Congress will commence, and
all friends oflhe New State movement,
must Immediately besiir themselves, if
they would secure the admission of West
Virginia by this Congress. Petitions
praying the favorable and Immediate &C.
ton of Congress, are being extensively
circulated and almost unanimously sign.
ed Throughout, the Panhandle nnl the
whole country cast Of the Little Kama
wha, and we alone seem backward in
thus giving expression 10 our views up
on this vital matter; our apparent indis,
position is attributable not to any want
Of appreciation of the advantages deri.
vablO GIom petitioning, nor from lack of
zeal in pressing The matter as soon as
practicable upon the attention Of the re-
assembled Congress, but solely from
having overlooked the matter, in the re-
cent excitements. incident to this place
and this paper Our contemporaries and
patrons We trust, will not fail 10 appre-
ciaie tho force ofthe excuse just offered
for our seeming rerissness in this parlic-
ular. The loyal people of this part OF
the Stale are to-day, as appreciative OF
the advantages of the proposed mode Of
impelling the early consideration of the
desired admission of West Virginia as
any other, aud will not fail to make
their wishes known, by placing their
names upon the petition. Our people
are mol only ready but anxious 10 do
whatever promises to further the imme-
diate admission of our new State, and all
the more soiciIious to thus exert them.
srlves, since the'bose treachery Of that
Davis tool-the recreant Garlic. Let
the blanks be promptly forthcoming and
we will demonstrate that we are second
TO none in zeal for the New State, anil
we suggest in this connection, an early
meeting ofthe active Union men at this
place, TO select canvasserS for the differ
ent Magistefial Districts. Let us hear
from our friends Immediately on this
subject.
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Now or Never.

Since the elections have gone adverse
ly 10 the administration, we feel assured
that the present. Congress must admit US
as separate State, or we never will be
admitted. We fear the 80 b Congress
will turn a deaf ear 10 our entrealies for
admission and thus thwart all onr past
and future efforts for separate existence
as State. In view then Of the proba.
billy of the Congress Just elected. being
inimicel to our cherished desires in that
particular, we hope all will SO act as 10
have no occasion to ask them for any
fayors. We can never be prosperous
or contented people except as an indie.
pendent State, and aoto or nevr is the
time to make sure that Independence
If VIC once are admitmi,tpd it woul be
irevokable, whatever might be the com.
plexion Of any future Congress.
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1860, the number Of slaves in Virginia
was 400. 1897. Of which number only
l2,77l, we're west Of the Alleghenies.
These are but few OF the evils inaic-
ted upon Western Virginia. and the bur.
dens under which she had suffered. but
my object is merely TO call attention to
the speech, and to express the hope that
The people of Ohio, through their rep
'tesentalives in Congress. will. at the
next session of Congress, welcome West
Virginia into the dsterhood of States.
The speech is able throughout. and no
cue can rise from its perusal. without
coming to the conclusion that Mr.. w. is
thoroughly master of his subject and is
an able and fearless representative of the
Interests of West Virginia. Such men
should receive and retain the confidence
of the people.
w n PHILLIPS
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Rebel AtrOcity--sirteen Kentuckiuns
hung by Bragg.

A correspondent from Mt. Vernon,
under date oflhe I'd, says:
To-day wagon arrived here, with
three collins for the remains of Captain
King, late of Grab Orchard, and his two
sons. who were hanged al Cumberland
Ford, with thirteen Others, by Bragg.
on bis retreat. They were charged with
bushwhacking Capt Kog's brother
jock and viii owslsy. "a relation of
Kings, living at HustopvilIe. Lincoln
county,) with some Of the ColyeB Of
Rockcasle. were with the rebels and
gave sanction to the charge, The vie.
tins were mostly members Of Captain
Kings company, raised for the defense
of Crab Orchard. The charge of bush.
whackins. says our correspondent, was
fnl.e. Capt King was taken prisoner in
charge, at tho head Of his company,
upon Kirby Smiths pickets, in the Grab
Orchard raid. He, with his sons, was
confined in the Danville jail until after
the battle of Peryville. Some of tie
citizens oil Kockcastie, together with CHI.
zons from Lincoln and Pulaski counties,
arrested loyal citizen of RockcaSIle,
formerly of the Union army, and, it is
said, he was hung with King. Our cor
respondent says. significantly that they
will be attended to, 1t was rumored
that John Moran was in Somerset on
Sunday, with fifteen hundred cavalry,
which rumor is credited by some
Frankfort Commonwealth.
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Re,renchment.

f0ue Of the 6rst duties of Congress,
upon reassembling next month, should
'ba 10 reduce the salaries Of every person
holding an Office, either civil OF militia
ry under the government, so that each
will only receive what his talents would
command in private life. Every person
except the President, in the civil list,
ind every one in the military and naval
service, except the priva,es and sailors
receive from ons hundred to FIVE hun.
bred per cent. too much, when we con-
slider themagnitude Of the national ex.
'penditures, and the diffusion Of the tai.
ent and native genius Of our people. In
the military organizations of the armies
of the old world, it may be proper
enough to pay an officer as much as a
score Of privates, TO insure respect for
Ulcers, the common soldiers there,
being iliterato and bigoted, mere ma
chines.-but here, general intelligence
obtains to such an extent, among the
volunteers in our immense army, that
majority perhaps OF each company were
equally ss we'll qualified for positions as
their line officers, and knowing fully as
we'll as their superior in rank. what they
are fighting for, and being long accus-
toned to Judge men by their intrinsic
merit, it needs not that their officers
should be decorated with the equipago
of tho old country, to insure respect or
obedience, nor that the remuneration
should be SO dispropcrlionatc; on tie.
contrary these unjust distinctions cause
disgust and singing sense Of injustice.
lie! il ever DO borne 10 mind, thatthis Is
an army Of intelligent frsemca, contend.
log for their known rights, 1t l. high
time We ceased mimicing the paruphema,
La Of despOtic Europe, and modled our af
fairs in couSonanco with the peculiarities
Of our army and our cause.
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From the Army Of tho po,omDc,

Washington. Nov. l0.-IL is stated
upon positive information that The tbels
on the Rappahannock have been re enrot.
ced by 10000 mon, portion of them
having arrived through Richmond ftom
the army operating on the Blackwa'er
below Petersburg. Ani others coming
.ftOm Western SYsgaii,S 0aias Il part ii
Brnggs army, under General LoEipg.
According to the authority ot the Sc.
cessionist> in Washington, Gen. LIE de.
signs to draw our army under Burn,ils
to the Rapphaunock, which ho has rort.
fed and defended vith aIorcp Of 700.
600, while SloucwAll Jackson 'Le Cross
the Shenandoah and attack HIM in tho
flank and rear with 10000 men, whom
he now commands in the Shenandoah
Valley,
An expedition was sent by Gen Helm.
lzolman on Saturday TO the mouth Of tho
Potomac, to break up several smuggling
establishments, which were forw prdng
storas'to tho rebels. Quantities Of goods
and rebel Nancy we're found, and nun.
Der OF wealthy persons arrested and
brought to Washington.
An important Reconnaissance from
Bolivar flights was made yesterday by
Gen. GNnry, with force Of two thou.
sand infantry surprising the rebels at
Halltown, orcupyinc ChOrleslown, and
pushing on to ncnr BorryviIlc, until tho
position of the rebel Generals Longsreet
and Hill in the vicinity of Front Royal,
were discovered, when the party return.
ed to camp, They captured l2 prison.
ers and wounded several. and brought
| home 10 horses and 30 head Of cat,l,,
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The Tax Bill.

The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press, (Foruey, says Of
the operations of the Tax Bill:
Enough is known to enable careful
observers TO stale that the tax bill. iud,
eing from the reports already received
at The Treasury, will produce an almost
incalculable rsyenue-- sufficient 10 pay
the interest on the public debt itself and
to leave 'arge margin for the necessary
expenses of the Government as long AS
the war continues, One very compe.
tent authority states that the income de-
rivab!e from the tax system will exceed
by at least fifty per cent. the amount
con'rmpIatodby sapgunc iramers Of the
bGl.
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1t will be seen by notice in another
portion of to.days paper that an election
will be held in this county on the first
Saturdsyin December, for member Of
the House of Delegates, to gil the va
cuncy occosioned BY tho death of Hon,
Lewis Wetzcl, also for one Justice and
Constable in Dist. No. /; two Justices
and an 0verseer of the Poor in Dist. No.
q: and one Justice in Dist. No. 5.
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damned The country.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
For the Register.
Hon. X. v. WhaIey.


Mn, EDrroa: Permit me, through
the columns Of your paper, to call at
teution to tho speech Of Hon. X. v.
WnALEY, delivered during the last SEES
sion of Congress, on the bill to admit
West Virginia into the Union.
Blu, few of your readers have any id~a
of the tyranny exercised by the 10000
Shareholders of Eastern Virginia, over
the free white population of Western
Virginia, by means Of provisions Of the
Constitution Of Virginia, and also the
special Legislation passed in pursuance
thereof.
Nh. WHALEr sets out by showing the
difference between the social orgdniza-
lions Of Eastern and Western Virginia,
and that this difference was developed to
such degree more than thirty years
ago, that John Randol ph spoke in the
Virginia Convention in 1929, of the
Valley and Western Virginia, as parts
of the State which he might ceA alien
to US, and forever separated from our in
terests and feelings, Torn (the State
by factions, marked by lines which di
vide her into two different paopIe-dis.
tinct in sfoo ing. distinct in possession,
different and autagonislic in interests. s.
Mr., Baldwin, Of Augusta, predicted that
'if slave representation should be fore
ed upon them, the final result will be the
separation OF the State"
So oppressive had the'lsgislatiOn be-
come, with no hope of relief in the or
binary way, that Mr.. Goode, in the con.
vention Of Virginia in 1851, proposed
I That INC !ioutcO OIL Delegates and The
Senate should each be divided into two
chambers, one composed of those east
and the other of the members west O
the Blue Ridge, and requiring votes BY
chambers ani"a majority Of each chan
Der necessary to appropriate or raise
money by taxes, looms, or otherwise.
Mr., Wise said, Eve (tho East) ha,
kept their nose (the West) to the grind
stone for the last seventy five years il
agony"
Ho then proceeds to show the unjus
and monstrous system of taxation tha
no slave, although worth $1,000 or 81
500, can be valued ever $500 for taxa
ton, and no slave under twelve years 0
age can he taxed, although worth sevOr
: or eight hundred dollars.
He thus shows, that over 5000, 600 ,oot
worth of property, owned principally il
Eastern Virginia, has never been t'1at
while every species of property in tn
West has been overburdned with taxa
ton. To show tho monstrous incqUalit
Of this system, | need only state, that i
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w. D. PHILLIPS.
For the Register.
Mason Comfy. Nov. 10. 1862.

Mason County, Nov. 10, 1862.
Mr.. Editor:-Woud it not be es we'll
to admonish the people of Wes'e vir.
ginia at The present time, when Eng
land and France are threatening TO in.
terfere in this rebellion, to use every er.
fort to urge Congress, to take an early
action on the division Of the State? So
il the worst should come, we may be
stricken off from the dominion Of jeff.
Davis & Co. NJ. R.