The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-05-16
: Washington letters say Mcclellan

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commenced his operations before Yorktown.
Men who up to that time seemed unable to
grasp fully bis grand design and to under.
stand the steps towards its consummation,
now unequivocally and in public avow
themselves among the warmest admirers of
the man whom at one time they were afraid
fully to trust. One letter says on the high-
est authority that whatever may have been
the bearing of certain members of the
Cabinet towards General Mcclellan, they
are now unanimous in giving him an inn
plicit confidence. The highest military au-
thority openly declares that General Nc
Clellan's demonstration before Yorktown,
which he has professionally visited and
inspected, are those of a master in military
strategy. 2st ~
"A late number of the Richmond Er.
amimer contains the following paragraph
about Hon. John M. Bolts:
The conditions on which Hon. John M. Bolts
was released from his imprisonment in Castle
Goodwin by the Court of Inquiry that examined
the charge OF disloyalty preferred against him,
are: First, that after being permitted to 90 to
his residence in Henrico. he shall. with all con.
venient speed, prepare to remove to location
further South; and when the same is indicated
by him, it must be approved by the War De.
partment OF the G. s. Government. It has al.
ready been intimated that, had not Mr.. Bolts,
with his characteristic obstinacy, declared him.
self a VUar Of
Inquiry would have recommended his dis.
charge. Of this we know nothing, but the
conditions OF his release, as specified above,
may be relied on.
AT the semiscentennial of Princeton, IN.
J.,) Theological Seminary, held OF the Both
ult, Messrs. R. L. and A. Stuart, the we'll.
known merchants of New York city, pre-.
sented to the fund of the Seminary $780,
900, as gift commemorative of the filtieth
anniversary of that distinguished institu>
ton. Such donations are not often made
in these days, but they are characteristic of
the gentlemen who have made this. Their
benevolent contributions of all kinds during
the past year, have been not less than $780,.
900.
The New York Tribune is dependent.
Hear its words:
1t is loudly and from many quarters dinned
in our ears that the rebellion is Just ready to
collapse and explode, bat we don't see it. On
the contrary, we believe it has more soldiers
and more arms today than it has ever had be.
fore, and will have more next week or next
month than it has today.
Don't be discouraged, Horace, "mi boy"
you sha mt be hurt.
Captain @. G. Andrews, of our Third
Regiment, at Nashville, is writing inter.
esting letters to the Boston Post. In the
last that has come to hand he reports the
remarks made by Andy johnson to tho reg.
iment. Governor johnson closed thus:
In defending the sacred cause you have at
heart, well know, if occasion requires, you
will battle your flag in blood and baptize it
with fire. I am in the war as your comrade,
not for three months or six months, but for
the entire war and in the prosecution, if need
be, am willing to pour out every drop of my
blood as q free lbation on the altar of my
country.
Mr.. Andrews says in this last remark
Governor johnson advanced three or four
steps towards the regiment and gave ut.
terance to the sentiment with thrilling em~
phasis. His countenance kindled with ra-
diant animation. At its close he was
greeted with loud and continued cheering.
There is a great commotion in Ohio
over the bad conduct of the SD, list and
77th regiments at the battle of Shiloah.
In the case of the SD Colonel Appler
gave the order to retreat and ran, and was
not seen for several hours. The 7lst regis
ment has been ordered to Fort DoneIson in
disgrace. 1t is stated on that which seems
to be reliable authority, the disgrace should
fall upon Colonel Rodney Mason. Officers
who were with Colonel Mason at the bat
tie of Bull Run testify that he showed his
white feather there. The Lieut.. Colonel
Kyle, stood his ground and was killed.
In the case of the 18th regiment the fault
does not seem to have been with the Off
GERS, and the opinion is general that the
regiment was treated with unmerited sever
ity by Gen. Sherman in his official report.
The papers call loudly for the trial and
speedy punishment of the Incompetent and
cowardIy officers,
General Sterling Price, of Missouri,
has resigned his commission in the rebel
army. Whatever might have been said of
Ex-Governor Price, he has shown more
sagacity in the present rebellion than any
other officer in JEFF. Davis army. If he
had remained loyal to his country's flag he
might have been an ornament that the gov
eminent would have felt proud of.
Some of the Southern papers, in be.
moaning the loss of the Crescent City, say
that Texas this year will produce three
million bushels surplus OF wheat, ten million
bushels surplus of corn, and large quantities
ofpork, not bushel nor pound of which
can come North if the Yankees retain posi-
session of New Orleans.