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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-11

ONE objection to the con6scation and
emancipation of negroes was stated by Post.
master-General Blair in a letter to an abo.
lition meeting in New York, in March last.
He said
The difficult question with which we have to
deal, then, is the question of race, and do not
think it is disposed of, or that our difficulties
will be lessened by emancipation by Congress,
even if such an act was constitutional. 1t
would certainly add to the evaporation of the
non-slaveholding whites of the South, and
might unite them against the government, and
if SO they would be unconquerable.
This is the argument of a member of
President Lincoln's Cabinet. There can be
no doubt that the success of the abolition
lists in Congress, in carrying through their
coniscation and emancipation schemes,
would enlarge the proportions of this war
to years OF blood and destruction, if it did
not inaugrrate war of determination. The
only chance to save the country from such
horrors seems to be the persevering efforts
OF the conservative members of Congress.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-11
Missouri Reclaimed.


A correspondent OF the New York
World, writing from st. Louis on the 23d
instant, says that Missouri is fairly re-
claimed to the Union, and is under the pro
lection of her own loyal children. We
quote the following in regard to her expert
ence of the war:
Missouri has suffered by the war. She
energies from the strife, MANNED, maDgled,
shorn of her strength and possessions, but
still with the elements and possibilities of
wealth clinging to her. She lost third of
her productive population by exodus and
enlistment-she has lost full half of the val~
ne and one third the number of her slaves.
She will be the gamer by the loss. This
year and next year her crops will be short,
but still enough for home consumption.
The stay at home farmers are putting in
corn and grain; the tobacco and hemp are
short of last years average. Things are
settling in new channels. Amid such un.
settlement there is general acquiescence
in the dominion of the Union troops, and
but few and slight Interruptions may be
expected.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-11

The news from the Army is up to Tues
day evening. MCCLELLAN had succeeded
in getting his army to Berkley's Bar, on
james River, about twenty-five miles be
low Richmond, where his force was pro-
tected in some measure by the gunboats,
which performed excellent service in defeat.
ing the rebels in severe engagement. If
the dispatch from the War Department is
truthful, the retreat must have been con-
Quoted in an admirable manner, as only one
gun was lost, and all the supply trains saved,
and the troops remained in excellent spirits,
Notwithstanding the series of terrific battles
in which they had been engaged.
On Monday most terrible battle occur
red, after our troops had reached the vicin>
ity of James river, which resulted in the
repulse of the rebels, through the aid of the
gunboats Galena and Aristook. From the
despatch of MCCLELLAN, it appears that
another severe battle occurred on Tuesday,
when the enemy were beaten badly.
1t is evident the rebels aimed at nothing
less than the complete destruction of the
Army of the Potomac, and would have
succeeded if the gunboats had not been in
the right place at the right moment.
The losses in all these engagements will
make dreadful record. 1t will probably
be a week, or two, at least, before the
names of the killed, wounded and missing,
can be ascertained and published.
The consequences Of this fearful reverse,
cannot now be estimated. The encourage
ment to the rebels, its disheartening effects
on the loyal, the foreign complications that
may arise from it, the delay caused by it,,
and many other probable results, will afford
themes for future discussion.-Daily, 4tb.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-11
AFRIEND OF THE SECOND HEGlMEN,

Presentation. Deiano T. Smith, OF
Minnesota, who now occupies an important
position 10 the Treasury Department. at
Washington, has been in our city for sew
eral days, and was yesterday married to
Miss Matte, daughter of our esteemed
fellow citizen, Chauncey Palmer, Esq. Mr.
Smith is native of Herkimer county, end
with a high reputation for integrity and
ability, ard the most promising talents as
young lawyer, in 1855 followed the " Star
of Empire 2" westward to Minnesota. He
has been State Senator, and has held other
important positions in that new state. He
holds very high place in the estimation oil
the public men OF bis State, and bright
future undoubtedly awaits him.-Otico
Nv. " Paper.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-11
Vows of Vengeance Registered.

Read the thrilling words of the New
York Tribune on the double.dyed traitors
who preferred the slaughter of our brave
soldiers to the success of our arms under
MCCLELLAN. They are known and marked
all over the country, and at proper time
their names will be published to the world,
and handed down to everlasting infamy
Their Senatorial robes will afford no pro-
lection from the vengeance of the people.
The inhuesce of set of miserable aboli.
ton politicians, with Senators and Repre-
sentatives of Congress at their head, took
troops away and have kept troops away
from co operating with MCCLELLAN! 1t
was such Infamous interference-it is be.
yond the power of man to successfully deny
this-that diverted the columns assigned to
this purpose, from capturing the Gloucester
batteries when Mcclellan moved on York
town, and this influence keeps troops now
from the tremendous, the vital, all CONS
handing point of Richmond |! Henry j.
Raymond, Republican, is now in camp; at
Headquarters, and writes, June 10Th !:
ave have all the troops we are likely to
get, and it is believed we have all
we shall need, though if the Govern
ment had been wise 1t scould haze sent fifty
thousand more men to co operate with Nc.
Celan, from some direction. But 1t has not
seen fit to do so. II be takes Richmond with
his present force, he will win all the more
honor, for the fight will be sharp enough to
vindicate bis preliminary prudence. If he
fails IN the attempt, THE RESPONSIBILITY
MUST REST WITH THOSE WHO COMPELLED HIM
TO FIGHT AND WITHHELD THE MEANS WHICH
HE DEEMED IMPORTANT TO AN ASSURED sue.
CESS" If this is not a damning sentence
then we know not how one could be
framed.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-11

General Butler forbids contrabands
from coming inside of bis lines-General
Phelps wishes power to receive and free
them. General P. through General B., has
made this request of Government; Gene
raj B., in forwarding it to the Secretary Of
War, says:
General Phelps, l believe, intends making
this test case for the policy of the Govern
ment. l wish it might be SO for the differ.
ence of our action upon this subject is source
of trouble. respect his honest sincerity of
opinion, but am a soldier, bound to carry out
the wishes of my Government so long as l
hold its commission, and l understand that
policy to DO the one am pursuing. I do not
feel at liberty to pursue any other. If the pol.
icy of the Government is nearly that which I
sketched in my report upon this subject, as
that which have ordered in this department,
then the services of General Phelps are worse
than useless here.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-11
Cause of the Scar.lty of News.

A despatch from Washington says Sec
rotary Stanton's telegraph censorship is
now managed with such strictness that even
teIegraphing what Washington and Balti-
more newspapers are allowed to publish, is
positively prohibited. Journals at dis
lance are welcome to copy these stat ements
when they arrive by mail, but the secretary
devotes his we'll known energies to seeing
to it that they shall not receive them by
telegraph.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-11
Democratic Congressional Nominations


The delegates to the Democratic State
Convention July I'd, met in District Con.
ventions and nominated candidates for Con.
gress.
Hon. A. g. CHATFIELD, of Scott county,
was nominated as the candidate of the party
for the First District.
Hon. VIM. J. CULLEN, of Stearns county,
was nominated as the candidate for the
Second District.
The gentlemen nominated are we'll known
throughout the State as earnest, active
Democrats, and are worthy acknowledgements
for the party.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-11
Three Hundred Thousand More Volun-
teers Called For.

In accordance with the request OF the
Governors Of eighteen States of the Union,
that an additional military force be called
for, ito garrison and hold all of the nume'
rous cities and military positions that have
been captured by our armies, and speedily
crush out the rebellion, still in existence"
the President OF the United States has
issued his proclamation that force of
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND men
additional to those now in the field, be at
once raised for active service. The crisis
of the rebellion" as the gubernatorial me-
mortal says, I" is now at hand )" and there
is no doubt that the country will speedily
respond to this renewed call upon its patri-
Otism.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-11
Compensation under the Tax Bill

In the passage Of this bill through the
Senate, change was made, important both
to the tax paying community and to those
seeking offices. The amount of compensa~
ton fixed for assessors lone of the principal
classes of oficers)by the House was three
dollars per day and one dollar for each hun
dred names on the tax lists furnished to the
collectors. This sum was increased to FIVE
dollars per day, the commission on the names
remaining the same. The compensation
allowed these officers will amount to large
item 10 the national expenditures for if there
should be but $4,000 taxable persons in
each assessment district it would reach, fol
each one, the sum of $4,000 per annum.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-11

The statement that General King de.
cl.ned to take command of Corps No l, OF
the army of Virginia, is not correct. The
whole matter turned upon question of pc.
licy, upon which the Secretary OF War,
General Pope and General King were
agreed, and the latter returned to bis first
choice. There was no dispute nor declina-
ton about it.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-11

John Walter, of the long established
firm of r. Walter & Brother, of Baltimore,
committed suicide few days ago by blow
ing out bis brains. He leaves wife and
six children.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-11
"A correspondent of the New York
Post, writing from West Point, June 9th,

1-1'o- 117'
Captain T. s. Phelps, of the gunbOat Cor.
win. intercepted mail on the Mattapony, on
the 22d, which stated that Beauregard had ar.
rived at Richmond with the main portion of his
army; that thirty thousand men had been sent
to jackson; and that Jackson. with these re-
Inducements and the men he already had,
would at once attack our right flank, about
Mechanicsville, and get around into our rear,
while General Lee, with the main Rebel army,
would at the same time make desperate at.
tack in front. These projects are stated sub
stantially in the letters intercepted.
The sun., 1862-05-14
CHAPTER Kill.

Jc sic had felt rather dull AMI dissatisfied all
the afternoon, though had one asked her why
she could not have told but the sight Of Eric's
radiant face when they met at the supper table
restored her cheertulness at once.
What else was II You had to tell me Z Tell
II now, my dear, said she, when, In the evening
they were alone In the garret.
Eric lay ut full length on the sofa by the great
window, with his curly head in Jessie's lap.
"Debby's match was rather sudden ge, up
wasn't it 7" asked he, not hecding what Jessie had
said
" Rather" replied she.
Z" low old was she when she was married
" Not much over seventeen.
" T6lt is TOO Young. roEdr at uncle
Creep - exclaimed Erie.
" Perhaps no thinks that Mr.. Chestnut Is old
enough for both. lie is nearly forty think.
IT'S most too bad don't YOU think 50, Ics-
sle2 Do you believe that it is Debhy's notion
10 haze that man, or is it a match made by the
oil fulksi"
cit is by Dobhy's own desire that she l. Civ
en- TO Mr.. Chestnut. She is wholly devoted to
him
"Ucis. I think, one of the sort Of men that
JcNitcl. .es all the women. Were y0u not at all
touched hv III, attractions, Jessie =
"I believe not =" said Jessie, laughing; " but
Won need not think AMI talk all the time about
bobby AMI Mr.. Chestnut. Why don't you tell
me what il was you were thinking OF this after
noon p
b. was only thinking Just now, that Debby
was not so old as"
~ asked You what YOU was thinking oT this
afternoon. said Jessie, pulling Eric's hair.
lie blushcd, AMI said, Don't look at me
then. feel bashiul.'
Then how merrily Jessie laughed.
III Shut my eyes, shall | 2 or spread my
rkct-handkcrchlei over your face"
Never mind the handkerchief said Eric,
putting II aside, want all the air can get
while make my confession Jessie. My dearest
sister am in love- and it is an overpowcring
feeling"
lie spoke in a jesting tone but she knew
that he was in earnest. His face showed that.
She had opened her eyes at the word love"
" was now her turn to blush and her face anu
neck we're dclueed With a ruddy hue-hcr hear'
beat wildly, and thrilled with new s,rai,ss I ".
pleasure. In an instant she comprehennsa .i,l .ns
| natuse Of her tealing for Eric. 0E0tLeE Nno ~
The sun., 1862-05-14
CHATTER XIV.

Jessie purposely avoided a meeting with =
on the next morning. She eat light breaki'
alone and went cary to tile Mudio
The artist only was there, AMI the moment,
ewes rested upon the swollen face and dim ,
Of his pupil, he suspected how IL was. III
was trouble between her and Eric. Nothing
could have SO wrung her heart and changed
features.
Without stopping to say moro than -
morning." Jessie passed quickly to her sea
commenced painting.
ting her head and bathing her eyes In cdd
and presently she had pushed back H.
waves of her curly hair, and bound a
brown paper across her foreAoaA Sheh
ped her brushes and was sittlAg with
upon her hand, her eyes closed and anex
Of intense suffering upon her face.
Hcrmcs CARLYLE could not tssr to see hei
lie drew near to her side.
MY child, he said, ''can you not tell mo '
YOU suffer 7"
~ did not sleep well last night she 81
without moving or looking up.
Mr.. CARLYLE stood silently beside her, pittoo
" regarding her sad face. She felt that ho N
She refused to conlide in him. To do So was
pratciul--she would tell him all--it might
her hcurt at any rate there would be one
-ympathise with her, and her secret would,
knew, he as safe with the artist as IN her
heart.
She reached after his hand and LAYING
cheek against it, said with one cony ulslve s"''
Z" Eric is going to be married
Who to ?"
" Blanche Castleton,'
And the heart Of my pet !, broken
was such tender sympathy in the gentle r"
there was such healing pity, and such e'1
love in all that Mr.. Carlyle did and sail,
Jessie could not avoid feeling that she Wa
by any means, left desolste.
How great is the goodness OF God IN giNii
friends
at does not seem to Ine that could be
see them married. Tc see them together
will be all that can endure. IhH ! must
for not for the world would ] have Eric 81
NV true feelings, and he must not suppose =,
am 80 weak minded and nngenerous 40
miserable because he Is happy. He .wls'i'
to take Blanche at once into the closest
Nv poor child would could bear Te
all The pan,,s that must rend your breast.
is one thing, however, that can and will d
intention has been to depart fos Italy in
ately after your union with the man o.
ohoicc-for have long seen that Eric p
your love. had resolved TO daan In my
| to promote Y tur hsppiasfs. ed then i
The sun., 1862-05-14

Developed they wtc nlsn inv,,crato quest .oncr
especially u they 'lspcctci that there wte arv
INK iid ohr wanted tu keep 10 oIr'. self.
" W Gi Nogr own bu. iu".-." Nia = comm nj
Vat thcv hal tr, ~ ictnol until ic.sic f,vin,
alofc lnl J. ,..d. tiu,h, 1t g. thcm
MIR. '."ps health ctn'iEulrg I'oor. b. to, i a
partner IN lii. husin ~, man If nj 'r age
p"' cs~l Of sr'all Properly ard h.ulsont
l~'u. Nr. tre,p WIS r.tl .fkaL'f pleas I
wnh him. nnd in,itc'l him 10 como a. 20 the
loLc.
II w".' lhc ir .rc ,ou o., ~ ui, hi. Ch.s-
rui, ,lil l, "h 'ru lm,o no batt.r .cc
&" ~. !" 70" sure ! can't l'av che viii
tou hrl rn r'1v chtckrt-, ruI oa. aiil an
't.-Ih' ai.i .u:.lr.. DO u.,' ,oufs II a.
houo Vi'h u..'
Ihma ,oD. all W. Cr.,'na; y, III
NOT u..u Dob lkr nu,i itIsmt.,r p II. ,H,it,-
tom! hui when ii "r cr'liill, rro,u J. a..
~ VI 'h'sii.W' ,u.t tNi.t, h. aid hn t',:
Thank yea, - UH, and he r'.lu To-
tile lfty ad,ar.il. utit.
H. ll -,,u .ta. IT,
The sun., 1862-05-14

lr u .rmN,r Erie rc,urnod II MAS = dark
SNOWY ni-ht whrr ne came. All the family,
Including nu s., VIII. ,rpot, iho srll--luc 80,
nov D'mu tou ol 20 purr, wiah our reader,
.lr ilr Ur-l im, Ma. .Ic' lie wa- presented Ia
,h,ir roti..., were .iin; about an .,sr ire
,,lam', The contrast hc'wccu withalt and With
'l. N'.,. IN, bell rang loudly.
"uhl wrs in hopcs W. 'hou'1 lmN" 40
,unpa.N tn-ui-.ul" ~ud lcssic VIII WIS deep
~ ~" -c,ut, of tar Heart Of Nil l..hiJu, 70
hu' whom orc found that H. y! tor W., Eric,
her hool, WIS instantly inrgo, rn.
n ,1uc iu lru'diirs Tor rh' cheerful room
a.d tlc.' at ol familiar face. seat " glow m
p, azure 60 hi, heart hut lH.j' stW immr-
di,''l, th,t li- lo,u So, waste sad his roun-
t,ru. i1-.T'l,
Inv. Err. ,rl he with pain, lu,h,
.'ultt h. h.lnll.r vor2 | am 'ur' that Aua
have ill a very hard thno -
"No. are ri .,hi, my d.ar lns.i'' We lH', od'
.l'u on oar pi-siIc home, and u"lrlN crcIH tA'r-
IlI1 20. ,hc wurll went down in Tie s"a. Ro-
land, Bdc and one pair of pant'lcon' were al
II. property saved
i DIR liiG NV dearest brother, i, {, cnuu d
up. ,o,lr HE Wa. saved How thIutiI {,
G.lu,lsh, We to hc for his great nercyl" Irs.i,
was all pale and trembling irrw terror Al IA,
thought of 'whit night have been. Thanh
/ God that vou have need 10 tru,' The ,en -,
.norol she siaed tcr,entAy
The Portland daily press., 1862-11-01
PRACTICAL TRUSS FILTER.
Commissioners, Not;ce

fENHE undersigned having been appointed by the
Il Judge of Probate for the County of Cumberland
as Commissioners TO receive and examine all claims
gahst the estate of Cornelius B. Butler late of Port
land in said County. deceased, hereby give public
notice that they have appointed the third Monday 5
respectively of tine months of January, February,
March and April A. ID. 1863 at ten o'c.ock \. NJ ,
the time and place for receiving said aims and the
proof thereof. JOHN NEAL. To-,
10 w9w ALBERT MERRILL, Noin TO-
The Portland daily press., 1862-11-01

TUNHE Subscriber hereby gives public notice TO all
Il concerned. that she las been duly appointed and
taken upon herself the trust of Administrative Of
the estate of
ISAAC H. CENTER. late of Portland
In the County OF Cumler' ard, deceased, by giving
bond lie law directs: she therefore REQUESTS al
PEE who IL deled 20 the said deceaseds eel alta
to make immediate pa ment; and those who lave
any demands thereon. 10 exhibit the same for settle.
ment 10 CAROLINE IA. CENTER
Portland. Sept. l6, 1892 w3wlss
The Portland daily press., 1862-11-01

minutes were to launch them into eternity.
They were nearly all firm and undaunted.
Two or three only showed signs of trepda-
ton.
The most noted of the ten was Capt Thom-
as A. SdIer of Monroe county He was now
elegantly attired in a suit of black broadcloth,
with white vest. A luxuriant growth of beau
tiful hair rolled down his shoulders. There
was nothing especial worthy of note in the ap-
pearance OF the others. One of them, Willis
Baker of Lewis county, was proven to be a
man who last year shot and killed Mr.. Ezekiel
Pratte, his Union neghbor, near Williamstown,
in that county. All the others were rebels OF
lesser note.
few minutes after one O'Clock, Col. Strach-
an. Provost Marshal General, and Rev. Mr..
Rhoades shook hands with the prisoners. Two
of them accepted bandages-al the others re-
fused. A hundred spectators had gathered
around to witness the impressive scene. The
stiffness of death pervaded the place.
The officer in command now stepped for
ward and gave the word of command-"Rea-
dy; aim; fire." The discharges. however, were
not made simultaneously, probably through
want of a perfect previous understanding OF
the orders and of the time at which To fire.
Two oi the rebels fell backwards upon their
coifins and died instantly.
Capt. Sidner sprang forward, and fell with
his head towards the soldiers. his face upwards,
his hands clasped upon his breast, and the left
leg drawn half way up. He did not move
again, but died Immediately. He had reques-
ted the soldiers to aim at his heart, and they
obeyed but too implicitly. The other seven
were not killed outright; so the reserves were
called in, who dispatched them with their re-
volvers.
The lifeless remains were then placed in the
coffins, the lids, upon which the name of each
man was written, were screwed on, and the
direful procession returned to town by the
same route that it pursued in going
Friends claimed and took several of the
corpses. Three were buried by the military
in the public cemetery. The tragedy was
over
The Portland daily press., 1862-11-01
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Irk$e,4 3s6, WAsHINeros ST. BATH
LGA '.srerms 81 per day. Stable connected
with house. gf
Bath. June %, 1862 ar
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