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The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1863-02-06
" Fighting JOe.'s

Thoughtless admirers have contributed
to give to the new commander of the
Army of the Potomac character for rash
recklessness, which the facts about that
General do not warrant. Hooker himself
knows this. "Don't call me Fighting
Joe, said he, lately, |" for that name has
done and is doing me incalculable injury,
It makes aportion of the public think that
I am a hot-headed, furious young fellow.
accustomed to making furious and need
less dashes at the enemy" The fact is.
Hooker is an old soldier of long expert
ence, and to an undoubted bravery and
boldness adds the prudence and caution SO
essential to the character of great Gene
ral.-Eoeninq Post.
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Just as we Expected.

The following, from the Washington cor
respondence of a New York paper, will
occasion no surprise among those who are
acquainted with Indian matters:
Private advices have been received here
from persons in Minnesota who, in the Ca
pacity of teachers and missionaries, have
superior knowledge as to who the really
guilty parties in the massacre in that State
were. The substance of the advices is that
the real murderers escaped with Little
Grow and White Lodge, and joined the
hostile and rapacious wild Sioux of the
plains. 1t is felt that the annuity Sioux
are a sort of barrier against the former,
and their general peaceful disposition is
shown by their giving themselves up to our
troops. ..
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1863-02-06
News from WashingtOns
One Hundred and Ten Men Of
the Harriet Lane Saved. .s
Rock Island Bridge Case.
THE LATE CAVALRY EXPLOIT.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.--The Navy De-
partment has received the report of the
court of inquiry into the Galveston affair.
One of the witnesses, rebel, testified that
10 men were landed from the Harriet
Lane. If 30, the loss of life cannot be SO
great as has been reported.
Among the appropriations in the navy
appropriation bill, is $4,000 for Mare
Island, California.
The Supreme Court has reversed the de-
cision OF the Court below in the Rock
Island bridge case. Itre9uired three piers
on the Iowa side of the river to be removed.
Three of the Judges dissented. Justice
Miller, who was counsel in the case, OF
course did not act
The Herald has the following: Fairfax
G. H., Jan. 29.-The cavalry raid of the
9th inst, g brief account of which has
been already forwarded, was in it's results
rather an important affair. The force
was composed of 1GO men under Major
Hammond. By order of Col. Wyndham
the expedition left Fairfax at one O'Clock
at night, and arrived at Middlebury at
daylight, where they captured twelve rebels
who have been for some time annoying
our pickets, and recaptured fourteen pa
rolled prisoners, several of these last evil
dently deserters Some of them admitted
they were deserters, while others say they
were stragglers, who had been captured.
They stated that they had been robbed of
their clothes, but this the rebel prisoners
Indignantly denied, and said they were
deserters from our army and had volun-
tarily exchanged their clothes in order to
escape more readily.
Among the prisoners was Rev. Mr..
Lardstreet, the Chaplain OF Gen. Stuart.
All the prisoners seem to be well posted
in regard to what was going on within our
lines. Very important information is OBJ
tanned in regard to Stuart's movements.
They all admit that but little is to be ex-
pected from the new conscriptiOn act, as
nearly every available man is already in
the field.
The Times Washington special says it
is ascertained that the rebel government
have regularly commissioned agents at St.
Thomas, Bermuda, Jamaica, and all the
principal points ON the Spanish main.
These agents continually communicate
with the insurgents, and advices received
by the Pirate Semmes are communicated
through these sources.
New YORK, Jan. 31.-A special Wash
ington dispatch states that the prospect is
the Senate, which has recommitted the
Missouri Emancipation bill, will limit the
amount OF appropriation to $1O,OOO,O 900,
as suggested by Mr.. NOEL, and fixed by
the House, and will require the abolishment
of slavery Immediately. Hendersons
project finds but little favor.
The Times special says the Administra-
ton is engaged, through eminent counsel,
preparing to bring before the Supreme
Court the question of the power of the
President in times of rebellion to suspend
the writ of habeas corpus. The Admins
tration is determined to settle this ques-
ton Immediately, as many cases are pend
ing and additional ones springing up daily.
The Wisconsin case is that which the
Administration expects to make issue upon.
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Dependency In the south.

Rebel private correspondence, recently
captured, does not picture the situation Of
the South in the glowing colors in which it
is made to appear in Northern journals of
Southern proclivities. George N. Sanders,
writing from Atlanta. Ga, under date of
Dec. 10th, says to his son Reid, urging the
forwarding of supplies from Europe, 1--WE
want succor, or we must die"
A Southern lady, writing to a friend in
Europe, says:
Isn't this q terrible war? We are heartily
tired of it. and aS yet no prospect of peace. l
wish we were all with you. Richmond is very
much altered, and there is the greatest spirit OF
| extortiOn among our once liberal and hospitable
community.
BY all means stay in Europe until there is "a
much better state of things existing in this
| country. This Is my parting word OF advice,
and prompted by good reasons.
Among the letters captured at Murfrees-
boro, when our troops possessed that
place, was one from Tppah County, Miss,
addressed by Samuel Agnan to Mr.. James
F. Craig, private in Company 3, SD
Regimen: Mississippi Volunteers, and
dated Dec. s, from which we make the
following extract
| Things are evidently going against US here.
| The tide of misfOrtunes, commencing with the
| unsuccessful attack on (:orinth, has not turned
| yet.
He then enumerates their successive re-
treats, and says they are discouraging the
! people. He speaks Of the large number
OF slaves who are continually escaping
from his neighborhood to the Yankee
lines, and mentions plot for an extensive
stampede, which was ''nipped in the bid. "
A white man named Cobb was the leader
of the fugitives, and he had been arrested,
and was to be hung in few days.
Another letter, taken at Murfreesboro,
was from MFR. W. A. Davis, of Mississippi,
to his son in the Confederate army. 1t is
dated Dec TO- We extrat from it
do not know that it is proper, bat will ven-
ture, any how, to give you my views as to the
present prospects for the success of the South,
anu, III q WOiu, tucy ccTEtlluy are cALrcHely
gloomy at present; indeed, if there is any chance
at all, cannot see it, and feel to regret very
much that so many are kept out suffering the
hardships of camp life, under such circumstan-
ces. 1t may be that am premature in this,
but do not see any possible chance for the
South except some extraordinary circumstance
should occur to favor us, and that you know
we have no right to expect. have lost conf
dence in our leaders, particularly the Congress.
The course they pursue or rather the laws they
pass, think well calculated to ruin any people,
particularly under such trying circumstances as
these. The acts of Congress that particularly
object to are the sending Of a man home be-
cause he has twenty negroes instead of press
then the refusal to raise the wages of privates
and non-commissioned officers, especially after
everything else has risen so much that even
fifteen dollars per month would not buy half as
much as eleven would when the war began.
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Napoleon'~ Address to the Cham ber


New YORK. JAN 27.-The SaxOnia has
arrived from Southampton, the 14th.
1t rumored that Napoleon has renewed
his proposals for joint mediation in
American affairs.
The London Observer says that no such
offer has been made to England.
The Emperor has. distinctly intimated to
Mr.. Dayton his refusal to submit any prop
ositions.
At the opening of the Chambers, the
Emperor said that he considered that
France would be tiourishing now if the
American war had not dried up one Of her
most fruitful sources of industry.
have attempted to send beyond the
Atlantic, advice inspired by sincere SYM
pathy, but the great maritime powers, not
thinking it advisable to act as yet, lam
obliged to postpone to more suitable OPP
portunity an offer of mediation, the object
of which was to stay the blood and pre-
vent the exhaustion of America, whose
future cannot be looked upon with indit-
ference.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1863-02-06

Resolutions strongly condemnatory
of the general government, of the action
of the Bipartisan Court Martial by which
Gen. Fitz John Porter was dismissed, and
deprecating the mismanagement of the
war, were presented by Alderman Farley
on Monday in the Board of Aldermen of
New York City, and after some discussion
passed by a vote of thirteen to three.
They contain some hard and fearless
knocks at the Court Martial.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1863-02-06

Hon. Andrew II. Mickle, for many
years one of the most prominent merchants
of New York city, died on Sunday last,
aged 5S years. In 1916, Mr.. N. was
elected Mayor by the Democrats, having a
plurality of 1000 votes over Robert Tay-
lor, the Whig candidate.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1863-02-06
EMANCIPATION MEETING I'm ST.
LOUIS.

Sr. LOUIS, Jan. ga large and en-
thusiastic meeting was held tonight to rat
ify the Presidents Emancipation Procla-
nation. Speeches were made and resolu-
tions adopted approving Of the Presidents
action.
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BURNSIDE I'm pROvIDENOE.

PROVIDENCE, Jan. 31.-Bmnside arrived
this morning, and declined public recep-
ton. Thousands flocked to see him. He
made few remarks in response to the
mayors welcome.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1863-02-06
From Louisiana and
Texas. ...-. ..s y.
Rebel Iron Clad Blown 10
, Atoms. 90 % .''

OPERATIONS OF GEN. WeITzEL
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-07-15
NECA DUDLEY.

The pleasant village Of Springdale was
all agog when Nick Dudley returned
from California-Nick the ne'er- do well,
who had run away from his drunken cid
fathers horse-whip ten years ago, and
now came back, rich
All the gossips of the little neighbor-
hood were in perfect futter. The
young misses donned their brightest
smiles and most captivating calicoes. The
young fellows were furious with envy.
The minister introduced period into
his long prayer with special reference to
"the wanderers RETURN" and, in fact,
never in New England was seen such a
futter as pervaded in this pretty rustic
hamlet when it was rumored and con-
frmed that Nick had really got home.
The poor Widow Dudley had made
her few preparations for the event in fear
and trembling, for she scarcely expected
from her runaway son anything save q
repetition Of her reprobate husband g
neglect, yet she spread her little table
with the best her scanty store afforded,
and 8moothed her faded gown with trem-
bling fingers, when she heard the rum
bling of the stage wheels. To Widow
Dudley and to Nick himself, all this hub
bub aud commotion was lost; neither of
them minded it whit
Nick bought back the old farm which
his paterAal ancestor had succeeded in
mortgaging twice over before he luckily
broke his neck built an addition to the
farm house flung out bay window here
aud piazza there planted shrubbery ;
drove his mother to meeting in new
wagon of rather rakish and sporting
appearance, behind the fastest pair of
chestnut mares ever seen in that country.
But he civilly declined all invitations to
tea-parties, sewing circles, and quilting
bees was invinclble at town meetings
and fancy fairs asked no one to visit
him, returned no calls, and in fact, as
pretty Miss Langford remarked confden-
TALLY to Lizzie Hopkins, and the Dea-
cons daughter, "behaved more like a
savage Injun, or horrid old miser, than
decent Christian, and the handsomest
fellow in Springdale, to boot"
One or two of Nick's old schoolmates,
who ventured to introduce themselves to
his presence, told strange stories of the
interview, and of the wonders to be seen
in the apartment where the returned
Californian received them, politely, to be
sure, but coldly as an animated icicle.-
They spoke of walls hung with rifles, In
dian bows and rich furs of cabinets filled
with outlandish bits of rocks, which spark
led in the sunlight like diamonds ; of sill
yer mounted pistols, barbaric spurs and
bits; diabolical Mexican idols, carved of
solid gold; of gorgeous ceaks flung over
great elk antlers of Indian scalps, tri-
umphantly stretched over hoops and
daube1 with vermilllon ; Of Nick himself,
straugest Of all-tall and sRart, with his
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-07-15

A GoOD CAMP SToRY--A sarrss-
pondent of Philadelphia paper attsohsS
to the Army Of the Potomac, writes tks
following :-"To show you kow ruaors
will spread in the army, I viii illustrate
by an incident The lady friends Of cur
fifth corporal sent him box ; sIsug Ire
many good things in the said box was
life-Sized doll, dressed in foil ZnusyS
uniform, which they won ST ssidiers
fair in your city. The corporal, after get.
ting the box, was taken sick; the Lsys
started the story that the oorpoE4! Was a
woman and had given birth to q BOY.
The rumor spread like wildirs; lsadreds
fosked to oar quarters to sse the xopder-
full phenomenon-a newborn babe-but
We guarded the tent with jealous care,
only allowing pryers to catch passing
glimpse Of the supposed mother .us babe.
We could fud number of mes to swear
they had seen both But the cream Of
the joke was yet to come; the sGrpogal
received ten days furloush sll thcsshs
it was the mother going hons gi,h her
babe some had ID that she was rich
heiress escaping from tyraAt father;
but hundreds believed in .hs nv, 81. sor-
poral and young recruit of Comply l, Of
the ZOuaves d'Afrique."
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-07-15
A MOTHERS PRAYER.

Father in the battles fray,
Shelter his dear head, prayl
Nerve his young arm with the might
OF Justice, Liberty and Right;
Where the red hail deadliest falls:
Where stern duty loudly calls,
Where the strife is fierce and wild,
Father, guard 0 guard my child
Where the foe rush swift and strong,
Madly striving for the wrong;
Where the clashing arms men WELD
Ring above the battlefield;
Where the sitting air is hot
With the burst 'ng shell and shot
Father, to my brave boys breast
Let no treacherous blade be pressedi
Fatherl if my woman's heart
Frail and weak in every part
Wanders from the mercy seat
After those dear, rowing feet,
Let Thy tender, pitying grace,
Every selfish thought erase
If this mothers love be wrong,
Pardon, bless, and make me strongi
For when silent shades Of night
Shut the bright world from my sight
When around the cheerful fire
Gather brothers, sisters, sire
There l miss my boys bright face
From his old familiar place,
And nv sad heart Wanders back
To tented field and bivouac.
Often IN my troubled sleep
Waking, wearily to weep
Often dreaming he is near,
Calming every anxious fear
| am startled by the fash
OF hostile swords that meet and clash,
Till the canpon's smoke and roar
Hide him from my eyes once more.
Thus I dream, and hope and pray,
All the weary hours away:
But know his cause is just:
And | centre al my trust
In Thy promise :-s'As thy day,
So shall be thy trength'-alway
Yet need Thy guidance still
Father, let me do Thy will
IF new sorrow should bsfal-
If my noble boy should fall
If the bright head have blest,
On the cold earth should find its rest;
Still, with all a mothers heart,
Torn and quivering with the smart,
yield him, meath Thy chast'niug rod,
To his Country and his God.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-07-15

Bew TO RAISE SoLDIERs-Mr. Ar
temus Ward, the American Snowman,
has organized company upon an entirely
new plan, which he exprains in the fol
lowing :-"Ima captin Of the Bsldins-
vile Company. | riz grsdooaly but ma
jesticly from drummer's secretary to my
present position. | determined to have
company composed excleosively Of ofisers,
everybody to rank as brigadisr- general.
AS all air commanding Ofisers there Aia't
no jeulsy and as we are all axessdiA'
smart, it amt worth while to try to cut
strip each other. The ides of a company
composed exclusively of cummanders-in-
chief orrigernated, [ sposs l skurssly
need say, in this brane. Considered as
an ides, l fatter myself it's pretty betty.
We've got the tack ticks at oar tongues
end, but what We particularly excel il il
restin' muskits. We can rest muskits
with ANYBODY. Our corpse will de its
duty. Wen be ohopt into ssssidge meat
before we'll exhibit our coat-tails to the
foe. Well fight ill there's nsthia left
to US but our little toes, and svss .hsy
shall deGantly wriggle."
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ULYSSES Academy

Still retains as Principal, Mr,E.R.CAMPBEL1s,
Preceptress, Mrs. NETTIE JONES GRDLEY; As
sistant Miss ADA WALKER The expenses
per Term are: Tuition, from So to Sc; Board,
from 81. 80 to Sl.75, per week; Rooms for self
boarding from 81 to 81. Each term commences
upon Wednesday and continues Fourteen
weeks Fall term, Aug. 9th, 1862; Winter term,
pec.lOth, 1862 and Spring term, March 25th,
1853. 0. r. BASSETT, President.
WV. GRIDLEY, Secty.
LewisYille Lnlv g 1862
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TERMS $3.50 PER kNNUM.
Am oId-EasllOned Woman.

In l777, when the British General
Burgoyne, with his army, was marching
from Canada along the western boundary
of Vermont, woman whose husband Was
in the American army, set ont for tho
grist-miil, accompanied with her hsrse,
which carried the grist on his back The
road which she travelled was lonely, being
nearly all the way through thick woods.
1t was about 3 o'clock in the afternoon
when she LETT home, and as she had been
there many times before in the afternoon,
she thought she had sufficient time to
carry out her plans successfully. She
was we'll aware that if any obstacle sheuld
arise to impede her progress, and detain
her till dark, she might meet with trouble.
| UntOrtunatel y, when she arrived at the
mill, distance of about four miles from
home, she found that she would DO obliged
to wait an hour and half for her grist
At FIRST she thought she would return
without it but u second thought told her
that if she did this, he children would
have to so without their supper. Finally
she made up her mind to run the risk of
being overhauled by wild beasts. Leav-
ing the mill as soon as her grist was ready,
she proceeded on her homswerd voyage
as rapidly as possible, lest night should
overtake her before she got half way to
her destination. Distant howlings in the
wilderness told her that she had not
passed unobservcd They continued to
grow nearer She used every means to
urge her horse along with speed. The
drove of wolves at the head of her horse
were every few minutes receiving addi.
tional reinforcement along the path
Things we're coming to crisis she saw
plainly that in all probability sh. could
net reach her home before she aud her
horse would be overwhelmed, and fall
sacrifice to the wolves. But just then
she thought of means which might ssvs
her own life, but would leave the horse
and grist Of corn to its own fate. Bua
she found this was her last chance. She
accordingly steered her horse under some
trees whose branches came so near the
ground, that by rising from the horss she
could reach them, and at full gallOp the
horse turned under them, and she, by
daxterous leap, succeeded in catching
hold of branch, and climbed up iHto
the tree, while the horse, with the re-
mainder of the load, was off, closely pur-
sued by the wolves. The poor horse,
relieved Of part cf his load. reached
home The gallant woman remained in
the tree until all was quiet aud the
wolves not seeing her when she cams
down, she gained her home in safety
about an hour after the horse.
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AN OUTBREAK Ana IT'S CAUsE.-One
evening lately the quiet of s. street
was broken about midnight by the cries
Of 'Police Police!' One of these faith
tul guardians Immediately reported in the
rear of the block, and from the third
story window lady's head projected
from whom the alarm had proceeded.
The policeman inquired into the troubIs,
and was informed that she could see on
the shed fronting on the next street, a
man who was apparently asleep. Other
neighbors who had been attracted by the
noise also said they could see him coiled
up on the shed, and some thought he had
fallen from the window in fit.
The policeman, thinking that it might
be some shrewd burglar who was feigning
intexication, scaled the fence, reached
the shed, and there found a man rolled
up In travelling shawl sleeping soundly.
After shake or two the man came to his
senses, and in answer to the policeman's
inquiries as TO who he was and what he
was doing there, replied:
"Why, this is my house and this is my
shed, and as have just returned from
the war, where | have roughed it or the
hard ground for eighteen months, | found
it impossible to sleep in bed, and SO l
just took shake down here. So ser.
geaGt, don't trouble yourself, but just get
outside my lines"
What shall we do when this war is
over, if our boys intend to conduct them-
selves in this way?