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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-03

Frequent allusi0n has been made to the
scene at Vicksburg Immediately subse-
quent to the terrific assault on the works,
in which SO many brave fellows perishad.
Opportunity being given to bury the slain,
for brief interval foes became friends,
and those few moments before engaged
in deadly strife once more joined hands as
though there had been no war A CORES
pondent says:
On the afternoon of the 25th, by flag Of
truce, cessation of hostiities was agreed upon
for tour hours for the purpose of burying the
dead. The consequence was singularly sur
prising, yet amusing coincidence. The troops
advanced to the line of breastworks The enc
my came outside, and the thousands that few
moments before were using their utmost en-
deavors to take life, were busily engaged in 80
cial lnterchanges, meeting of friends, kind
glances, and friendly greetings. Brothers, class
mates. friends, military commanders from the
same academies, met, and the entire tout en-,
semsble presented more the appearance of q
dra wing-room sOciable than meeting of war
riors. Conversations on politics, war, &C.,
could be distinctly heard but all manifested the
most friendly spirit, and so continued till the
guard announced that the time was nearly up,
when, after sundry social shakes, many wishes
for the different futures, welfare, &C., all re-
paired to their respective quarters to resume
their respective avocatiOns in the morning.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-03
The Monarch Of Roads.

The New York World of the 10th
says: Workmen are busily engaged in
laying down the balance of the double
track on the New York Central Railroad,
between Rochester and Syracuse. The
track has been graded for some time,
ready to receive the iron and ties. It is
thought that an entire line of double
track will be completed during the season,
between this city and Rochester, and be-
fore the expiration of another year, to
Buffalo. The completion of this double
track between Albany and Buffalo, will
largely increase the freighting facilities of
the Central Railroad Company, and add
to the value of their stock The freight
ing business of the Central has assumed
gigantic proportions within the past five
years,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-03

Mr.. PAUL, of the Milwaukee Ne'os,
writes an interesting description OF the ex-
cursion to St. Paul by therailroad capital
lists last week. He dilates considerably
on the annoyance occasioned by the low
ness OF the river, and seems to fall into the
common error that extreme low water al
WAYS prevails at this season of the year.
In describing the meeting at the Interua-
tional, he says:
In the speech of Mr.. Ruggles this evening he
expatiated at some length in favor of the dlli-
nois ship canal, bat his exhortation on that be-
half fell upon unappreciative ears. Before
Minnesota can avail herself of a ship canal
ed from st. Paul southDGrd a distance Of one
thousand miles. The experience of Mr.. Ruggles
on this trip should have demonstrated to him
this palpabe fact. After leaving Prescott the ex-
cursion party were forced by shallow water to
take two smaller boats. The craft upon which
the distinguished advocate ofsbip canals en-
barked, ran high and dry upon o protruding
portion of the rivers bottom, where he re-
manned in durance vile for about ten hours,
when he was relieved by special boat from
St. Paul. In his next report tits to be hoped
he will give the public the statistics of his mis-
fortune, that everybody may know how Min
nesota is to avail herself of the military ne
essity" of running gunboats down from Saint
Paul through Illinois.
We have nothing to say in regard to
the Illinois ship canal, but can say of our
own personal knowledge, that for more
than ten years, until the present season,
the largest St. Louis boats have had no
difficulty in reaching St. Paul, and that
the lowness of water now is anprecedent-
ed within the memory of the Coolest In
habitant," white or red, and that in the
month of June the Mississippi, at this
point, is usually at its highest stage. Will
our Milwaukee contemporary please make
q note of this :?
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-03
Why the Negroes Don't Enlist.

The Washington correspondent of the
"Anti-Slavery Standard" tells us why it
is the negroes do not enlist in the District
of Columbia:
Recruiting among the colored people of this
district is slow work. and it is not surprising
that it is so. The young men among the col
fest any enthusiasm for the war. They are
afraid of the enemy-of his inhuman cruelties
which he knows so well how to pour upon the
head of the black man. The cOlored people of
this district stand in awe of jeff. Davis at this
hour, and it is not simply the old inbred fear
of the slaveholder it is the rude instinct of the
negro which teaches him that the rebel govern
ment is the boldest, ablest, and so far the
strongest. Therefore, when jeff. Davis says
he is going to hang all the negroes he can catch
bearing arms, the colored people here are very
much afraid that he will execute his threat
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-03
Defeat Of General Milroy at Win.
chester.

The details,of the battle of Winchester show
that Milroy had 1000 men. The 18th Con-
necticut and 5th Maryland were captured
almost entirely. The former was over 900
strong, of whom SO are all it can now muster.
We lost three full batteries of field artillery, all
the siege guns on the star fort and the main
fort, 5000 muskets, 280 wagons, &c. OF the
1900 engaged 1,6O0 have reached Maryland
Heights, and probably 800 or 400 escaped to
Hancock and Cumberland, Maryland. Since
the dates containing the foregoing, seventeen
more of Milroys command arrived at Bloody
Run. Pa, and we hear of the safety of four
hundred more.
The Cincinnati Commercial says ''there
is an unpleasant appearance about General
Mlroy's performance at Winchester. He
had an excellent reputation as the COM
mander of a divisions unquestionably
brave and adventurous; but when the re-
spoasib;lity of an independent command
was put upon him, his failure seems to
have been complete
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-03
A Singular Race Of Men In
Minnesota.

We published few weeks ago, an &C
count of trapping expedition of JAMES
WELLS, Esq, of Faribault (sometimes call
ed "BULLY WELSH on the Big Stone
river, where he remained from July 1862,
until May 1868, and during that time, al
though in the Indian country, heard no.
thing of the massacres. On the 21st of
May he came within twenty-one miles of
New Ulm, and saw squad of cavalry,
numbering over twenty men, who ran like
scared dogs, and their commander report
ed that he had met a large body OF Indi-
ans, and had "fallen back for reinforce
ments." The next day he came within
six miles of New Ulnl and met three
armed men who did not skedaddle, and
accompanied him to the town, where he
came near being massacred by the people.
From an interesting account of his trap
ping adventures, which We find in the Far
ibault Statesman, over his own signature,
we extract the following description of a
race of men which he found at New Ulm:
then went on to New Ulm. and reported
myself and guide to Capt. St. Julien Cox, ofSt.
Peter, he being military commander OF that
place. After hearing my statement and also
my guides, he took the Indian into safe keep
ing, and sent myself and family beyond the
precincts of the town, with an escort COM
manded by First Lieut.. Gardner, also of Saint
Peter. This gentleman made the necessary
arrangements for my safety during the night,
and the question here may naturally arise
safety from what? Why, sir, a class or race OF
creatures of the nOndescript order; yet will
try t. describe them: They have white heads,
like skunks and the stencil arising from their
bO lies in iicateS the presence OF the same ami
nal. In stature they are low and squatty. His
tory in defining the RACES has omitted giving
The t creatures name or description. The for
mer am unable 10 supply. the latter VIII: ty
Iney are b tntim- egyed and pot bellied; pop
eyed; the hole in their face. through which
they breathe. Is cover with Il rOOtr; their
ears are large. aud lOp down; ON their fore
heads they weir the mark of the beast and, in
time Of danger. crawl under their wives petit
otis tor protection. 1t was from this class Ut
creatures that | stood in need of protection.
They assaulted me on every side with hideOuS
gestures pushing and pui ing each other
about making cDnvulsivc an insane attempts
at artic iatiOn, which put me III mind OF a
DUtchman heard of once, driving cattle out OF
his cabbl &c but they are not Dutch, neither
are they any relation to thc human amily, or
any other family
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-03

rector has reported the following names
Of the command who are unfit to proceed
on the campaign:
John johnson, private, 90. @, 9Th Min
nesota Volunteers; private Michael Walt,
20. A, Orderly Sergeant Thomas Quinn,
70. l, private Hiram Wheeler, Go. F,
Lieut.. Duncan Kennedy, @. NJ, private
William Pelzer, Co. F, Minnesota Mount
ed Rangers - - ~ -
~ l am not prepared to say what is the
nature of the illness in any Of these cases
except that of LIEUT.. Kennedy, previously
noticed. The Medical Director does not
specify in what way they are unified for
duty, and / cannot make the necessary in
quiries in time for this mail None are
dangerously i'll. ,--.-.. .....
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-03
THE WEEKLY PIONEER DEMOCRAT


The following correspondence has been
handed US for publication: ..i.--e
New YORK, June 16, 1868.
To the President ofMe United States:
In the present emergency win you allow Maj.
Generals Fremont and Sigel to issue q call for
volunteers to march at once to the defence of
Pennsylvania and the nation.
FREDERICK KNAPP, H
.. SIGISMUND KAUFMAN,
f. CHARLES KESSMAN.
ANSWER.
WASHINGTON, June 16, 1868.
10 Frederick Knapp, and others:
The Governor of New York proposes to send
us troops, and if he wishes the assistance of
General Fremont and General Sigel, one or
both, he can have it. If he does not wish
them, it would but breed confusion for us to
set them at work independently of him:
There is, we suppose, no harm in an
expression of regret that the President
should have thought proper to decline the
request of Messrs. Kapp, Kaufman, and
Kessman, or, more properly speaking, to
refer q matter of so much moment to the
Governor of this State.-Ne,O York I1'i-
bune.
As Generals FREMONT and SGEL volupI
tarily left active service, we do not per-
ceive the profit of continually agitating
their return to it. Generals cannot rea-
sonably expect to dictate to the Govern
ment the conditions under which they will
serve it.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-03
FROM HARRISBURG.


HARRISBURG, Pa, June 19.-Gov. Cur
tin visited Camp Curtin to-day, and was
received with enthusiastic welcome. The
soldiers followed him in vast crowds as he
drove around the Camp, vainly endeavor-
ing to find the Commandment
At the unanimous call of the volunteers
he spoke as follows:
He had called to see their officers. He was
sorry that they were not present attending to
their duties, as they shonld be. However, the
men were here, and he would inform them of
what he had intended to communicate to the
officers in writing. He had some credit with
the volunteers, and the reason was that he had
never broken faith with them.
He was sorry there was some dissatisfaction
about this call. He would tell the troops that
they were called out only while this emergency
lasted, and when that was over they would be
returned to their homes. He was to be the
Judge when that emergency was over. Our
soil has been invaded, and we want to drive the
invaders from it. You are called for this emer-
gency and no longer. To be sure the troops
would be mustered into the United States ser
vice, but it was necessary to do this to secure
equipments and pay from the general govern
ment.
1twould be the same if he had called them
out as militia, only they would be mustered for
pay to the State government. If have kept
Ialtn heretofore With volunteers, you can trust
my promise now. Those who come into camp
and sow dissensions are both towards and trail
tors. Cries of ''that's So"
Governor Seymour telegraphed last night
that New York had twelve thousand men for
Pennsylvania. Loud cheers for New York.
The highest devotion of our manhood is called
upon at this hour. And my friends (said Gov.
Curtin, speaking with great seriousness and
earnestness) 1 will not betray you, and I will
pledge myself in writing to what have told
you. Trust me, then, and will send you to
your homes just as soon as l think your seryi-
ces' are no longer needed.
The Governor disclaimed being a military
man. He would be acting in a false position
were he to assume military lead. Responsible
soldiers would lead them. ''And," said he
with much vehemence, II will not play the
Cabinet at Washington upon the army of
the Rappahannock. Loud cheering. No
one regrets more the circumstances that
have necessitated your services, and no one
cherishes more the memory of our gallant
dead"
The troops retired, expressing them
selves satisfied with the Governors ex-
PLANTATION.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-03
The Happy Family.
Fremont sent the following letter to a
New Hampshire abolition meeting:

Fremont sent the following letter to
New Hampshire abolition meeting:
New YORK, June 16, 1868.
Ny DEAR SIR: find that I must give up
my hope to be with you tomorrow. The en-
gagements of which told you, have, as l an
ticipated, obliged me to remain here. To this
tioaal affairs. If had been able to attend the
meeting should have adverted mainly 70 the
point which recent events in the West have
made the uppermost question of the day; and
which the people consider so vital that In Ohio
they are In danger of accepting as its represen-
tative q man who uses the doctrine OF free
speech as o defence and q shield, and not the
flag under which he has served and the con-
duct of whose life shows that he is not willing
to accept it as the complete principle compre-
bending all cases and covering all territory.
In this country, men will go with principles,
and if you allow false leaders to assume yours,
the people will 20 with them, because the
principle carries them. l should have urged
the republican democracy of New Hampshire
to assert distinctly their old principles and to
maintain the noble position which belongs to
them.
hope, my dear sir, you will insist upon this,
and not allow men who are openly thwarting
the objects of the government, to wrest to
their aid the vital principles of your party and
use LucIu III Tic OOulcu0IdIc ldSulOu W ulSlcdu
our own people and to dishonor our old flag
with its Inscription, "free speech and free
press" But while re-asserting those principles
upon which the Administration went into
power, and against which the South rebelled,
I trust your people will mark plainly the
boundary line which separates the former and
men who are really opposing the war, by ma
king equally distinct their determination to
support the Government by putting down the
rebellion; this done, free speech would be Sc
cured; free speech for Wendell Phillips as well
as for Mr.. Vallandigham.
Since l saw you events have brought more
peremptory duties. You people will feel that
they have more need for action than discussion;
but whatever they arrive at, 1 trust that they
will recognize that while we have rebels in the
field or in elections at home, there is neither
victory nor safety in halfway measures or COM
promises. Very truly yours,
JOHN C. FREMONT.
His Excellency Governor Gilmore.
This is merely blow aimed at Presi-
dent Lincoln and his arbitrary measures
Fremont is cunning enough to understand
that the tide is setting against the Admin
istratioh, SO he seizes the first opportunity
to launch his bark upon it for 1864. A
carefulIperusal of his letter will show that
no democratic leader has made SO severe
an attack upon Father Abraham.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-03
minneapolis and Cedar Valley
Railroad.

The following is from the Milwaukee
Ne,cs of Wednesday:
Selah Chamberlain and party yesterday re-
turned to Milwaukee from their trip over the
line of the Minneapolis and Cedar Valley road
tile route mhich as to connect Mlrdukee uih
81. Paul. The party was agreeably surprised
at the agricultural wealth and advancement of
the country through which this line passes
From ST. Paul to Rochester, and thence to
Winona it is continuous garden. Eleven
gentlemen, mostly members of the new organ
ization, consisting of Messrs. Mitchell, James,
Angus Smith, S. S. Merrill, Galpen, Mum,
Russell Sage. Daniel Wells jr, Daniel L..
Wells, and others. accompanied Mr.. Chamber
lain in this tour of inspection, reaching Winona
from Saint Paul, Sunday evening. Mr.. Cham
berlan returns Immediately to commence The
work for Completing the grading and finishing
the road. He assures us that the cars will be
running the whole distance of one hundred and
twelve miles, in less than twenty-four months.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-03
Gen. Pope on the Rights OF Citizens.

Gen. POPE was serenaded in Milwaukee
on Tuesday evening, and in response to
friendly sentiments expressed by Judge
HUBBELI, and others, he said
He had, since his residence among the peo-
pie of Milwaukee, been treated with uniform
courtesy and respect, and he felt grateful to-
wards the people for the respect uniformly
shown to him. He believed it had all resulted
from his disposition to have everything pass off
tremendously between the military and civil
authorities He always believed that the mil
itary should be subject to the civil law, and he
believes it now. The rights Of citizens, such
as the rights of habeas corpus, should only be
suspended in the case of enemies arrayed
against the government.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-03
A New York Colonel and a Virginia
Girl.

Still further on, a certain Colonel, a.
Staff Officer of one of our Generals, noted
for his talant for repartee, and the favor
able opinion which he entertained of his
own good looks, stopped at the house of
farmer, and discovered there fine mich
COW, and, still better, a pretty girl, attired
in neat calico dress, cut low in the neck
and short in the sleeves. After several
unsuccessful attempts to engage the young
lady in conversation, he proposed to her
to have the COW MIXED for his own
special benefit. This she Indignantly re-
fused. The Colonel not wishing to COM
promise his reputation for gallantry. re-
marked that if all the young ladies in Viz
GINA were as beautiful as the one he had
the pleasure of addressing, he had no de-
sire to conquer the Oonfederacy.
With toss of her pretty head, and
slight elevation of her nose, she answered 2
thus:
"Well, sir, if all the gentlemen in your
army are as ugly as you are, we ladies
have no desire to conquer Them" How
are you, Colonel r. Correspondence Neao
York Tribune.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-03
The Northern Peace Party ssnOt one
Inch LOng.ee

The New York Express of the day
the late invasion of Pennsylvania became
known, said:
There is not "Peace Party" in the North
this morning an inch long, in consequence of
the invasion of Northern soil by rebel troops.
And the World said +:
1t is very clear that the only peace that is
possible between the North and the South, is
one that will be conquered by one side or the
other.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-03

flowers, while our eyes are delighted by
their variegated colors.
l had intended to have given yeur read
ers an idea of day in camp, but my time
is limited. Our mail is about to close,
and this will be my last letter, probably,
before we reach Abercrombie.
-,att tHt INVALID. 81
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-03

Captain W. Church, Of Major Gener-
al Casey's staff, is about to establish an
army and navy journal in New York, hav-
ing resigned his position for that purpose.
Capt Church has had experience as Jour-
nalist being graduate of the New York
press.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-03
Second Letter.

EOF 'P0NT0ON TRAINs-RE-
PACKING COafMISSARY STORES ICES
OF INDIANS SABBATH IN CAMP-DIS-
INTERMENT' OF THE BODY OF MRS. HIG-
GINS dc. 2 - "a , ..+ ..
The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1863-06-27

And H. land l." was repeated
from the other members of the Csbi-
net present, Mr.. Seward and Mr..
Blair having mysterous!y disappear
ed.
Mr.. President said the Profes-
sor, Il see that You are not against
me. Will you permit me and the
offended spirits to indulge in mild
but practical rebuke in answer to
these gentlemen p
Father Abrahom-Fire away, Mr..
Beelzebub; only take care that no.
body is hurt.
And so saying the President re-
tired.
The excited spiritualist then clap.
ped his hands, muttered some unin
telligible jargon, when the chairs
upon which Messrs. Stanton, Welles
and Chase were sitting rose with
them to the ceiling, and remained.
each swinging there as if hung upon
hook. " Good night, gentlemen
And so the Professor and I, after
turning off the gas, came away
On parting with him on Pennsylva-
MIA avenue he asked my opinion of
the spirits now, Judging trem the
nights performances. | could only
answer that, while in some cases
these manifestations were alarming,
in others amusing, and in others or
namental, they appeared to be USE
full only in putting money into the
pockets Of such men as Professor
Shockall.
The Morgantown monitor. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1863-1864, 1863-06-27
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