The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-28

"A volume CT explanations could not
give more complete idea of the cause of
the very dubious conduct of very large
class in the districts from which our forces
have just driven the rebels, than the follow
ing answer given by a mill owner in Ten
nessee to newspaper correspondent who
questioned him as to bis views of politics:
Can't say jst yet.-.we has to be mighty kere-
full how we talk round here. Don't know how
the things going yet. Don't do to hollow afore
we git out of the woods.
Mr.. Enoch Boone the first white male
child born in Kentucky, died at his resi-
dence in Meads county in that State, on the
9Th instant, in his eighty. fifth year. lie
was born in Boonesboro on the 10th of
October 1776. He was a member of the
Baptist church tor fifty eight years.
In the French Senate not long since,
the Marquis de Boissy, husband of the
Countess Guiccioli) took high ground in
favor of the maintenance of the American
Union, attacked England for her hypocrisy
and unfair dealing toward the United
States and declared that it was the duty of
France to maintain the great maritime
Power of America intact, as a counterpoise
to England, and as valuable ally for
France against England.
Professor Joel Parker, the accomplish
ed Royal Professor of the Harvard Law
/
School, at the close of his usual address to
his students at term commencement, the
other day. spoke as follows:
When the instruction shall be suppressed
and the civil war ended, let us be prepared to
welcome once more the seeding Sta ties, as
they are called. under the State adminstra-
ton of staunch Union citizens, to the united
! fellowship from which, as States, they have
been nOminally forced by the treason of the
unworthy portion of their inhabitants.
Let US not attempt or countenance in others
| any attempt, to make what has been called a
conquest of those States and the government
of them by the United States as Territories.
| Such doctrine finds no support in the COnsti-
tuition or in the history of the Constitution,
but is nearly as revolutionary, though not as
flagitiOus as the Instruction itself.
AT General Term of the County
Court of the County of Chatauqua, New
York, at the Courthouse in Mayville, the
Judge, on reading and filing the petition
of the members of the bar, ordered that the
"Sherif procure divers box traps and pro-
coed with all diligence to catch, secure, kill
and skin all skunks which may have their
home under the floors OF the Court house,
profaning this Temple of Justice with their
unpleasant SMELL"
The frgate Cumberland was in com.
mand of Lieut. Morris, son of Commodore
Morris, the captain being absent on duty.
He fought to the last, firing both broadsides
as requiem to his sinking ship, and a more
gallant heart never beat beneath blue
jacket.
The Richmond Enquirer has the fol-
lowing in connection with the Roanoke
Island affair:
An authentic snecdote of Major Hugh W.
| Fry has reached US, and is SO characteris-
| tic of the man that we cannot forbear giving
it publication During the last of the conflict,
Major Fry, with battalion of infantry, was
conveyed to the island to reinforce its defend
| ers. Upon debarking from the steamer upon
|
| "All passengers for Fort Warren will please
take the caches on the left hand side." The
| sally provoked a general outburst of laughter.
| but within two hours afterward, the joke was
proven to have been prophetic the jocose
| Major and his companions were all ticketed
for Fort Warren.
The question has been asked, bow can
one live in the Monitor, since all but those
in the tower and pilot house must of ne-
cessity be under water during an engage
ment. Apropos of this we subjoin the fol.
lowing paragraph from contemporary
The inside life of these iron. clad vessels is a
sort of Calcutta black hole existence at best.
The ventilation is close, and the fire and smoke
| with the bad, confined air, are almost intoler-
| able. The Merrimac had to endure this with
four hundred men. The Monitors men suffer-
ed even more, the vessel being SO much small.
| err. The eyes and nose of almost every man
at the guns literally shed blood.
The Springfield Republican appears to
understand the motives of its republican
contemporary, the Tribune of New York,
in assailing General Mcclellan. The Re
publican says:
| The Tribune also confesses to fear that
General Mcclellan may become democratic
candidate for the Presidency, and thinks it
| good party strategy to spike his guns at this
early date. That seems to be chief motive
| for the severe disfavOr it visits upon the Gen.
| eral.in.Chief. General Mcclellan is its Morde.
| cal.
The New York1Smes, speaking of the
Merrimac, asks some questions that have
probably occurred to some others:
Now, if this sea. monster is capable of effect
| ing such terrible mischief in the event of her
escape--.and if the Monitor is able to sink her,
| as Captain Ericsson says, and the whole COM
| munity joyfully believe. -may we be permitted
to ask two very plain and simple questions
LIST. Why should the Merrmac be allowed to
| repair her damages and get even chance of
escaping? I'd. Why does not the Monitor i'm.
| mediately 60 up to her, take advantage of her
disabled condition, and send her to the bottom
at once, in precisely the same manner that the
| Merrimac served the Cumberland?
Miss Allen Undike, of the town of
|