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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11

The Chicago Post is permitted to pub
fish the following extract of letter, dated
Topeka, August, 23d. Several interesting
incidents are mentioned not before pub
lished:
Topeka, Aug. %, 1858.
Gloom and sorrow overspreads
our town to-day, on account of the ter
rible disaster and bloodshed which has
just been visited upon our neighboring
city of Lawrence.
l shall not attempt a history of that
awful slaughter, but give few incidents
which you have not got through the pa
pers.
Judge Carpenter was murdered in a
most brutal way. They entered his resi-
dence, followed him up stairs, shot and
wounded him; he then ran down stairs;
then they shot and wounded him again
he then ran out doors, and fell just as he
got out. His wife laid down on top of
him, and covered him up 50 that they
could not again shoot him. They then
put their revolvers down to the ground,
and shot under his wife and killed him.
A MIR. Dix was called upon for his
money, and that was handed over, and
they made other demands of him which
he complied with; they then set fire to
his dwelling, shot him and threw his body
into the flames, and stood then with re-
volvers drawn, and through threats of in
slant death prevented the pleading wife
from taking the lifeless body from the
flames.
A woman by the name of Young, who
came to Lawrence a short time ago, and
had been working at different places,
among them General Lanes, and lately
boarding at the Eldridge House, and said
to be the wife of one of the bushwhackers,
acted as a guide. On that morning she
and Mr.. Norton's little girl rode out quite
early on the same road that the guerillas
came in. She met them coming, rode in
town with them, and was seen pointing
out residences in different parts of the
town; and in all those places buildings
were burned; and when they left she
went with them. Gen. Lane escaped by
getting into a .cornfield.
The Rev. Mr.. Parker of this place was
In Lawrence at the time, and very singu-
larly escaped them. He saw them COM
ing and crawled under trundle bed.
Several of the bushwhackers were in the
house within few feet of him, and they
fired three or four large beds in the house,
and fired the house, but did not fire the
bed that he was under. After they left
the house he crawled out into the yard
and the women took the bed-clothing and
covered him up in the yard and kept him
concealed in that way.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11
War Democrats.

The Chicago Post edited by Mr.. SHEE-
HAN, the biographer and friend of STEPHEN
A. DOUGLAS, has the following keen satire
on plank of the Democratic platform of
this State:
The Democratic party of Minnesota is
indisputably war party. They are war
Democrats, every man of them, if we may
judge from the following plank inserted
in their State platform:
4. That the people of Minnesota view with
alarm and regret the manifest disposition of
the commander of the Department of the
Northwest to regard the war with the S;our IN
dams at an end, and we respectfully but earn
estly call upon the President to vigorously prose-
cute the war against them, until the entire race
of murderous savages are either captured and
punished or exterminated.
If these men are not War Democrats
we should like to know who are not
withstanding that they say nothing about
prosecuting the war against the southern
insurgents. How fortunate that the Sioux
are not voting people!
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11
Sim meri Down.

Three of the seven nominees of the
Democratic State Convention have de-
clined, on account of the disloyalty of the
platform. Every Democratic paper in the
State which has come to hand, with one
exception, repudiates the ticket. That
exception is the St. Cloud Union; and we
congratulate the remaining nominees on
its adherence to their fortunes. 1t cannot
be said that the great copperhead party of
Minnesota is without an organ. And, it
is an organ of which LA DUE, McKENNY
& Co., ought to be proud. 1t isn't issued
Oftener than about once month, but
when it comes ont, it tells. 1t sustains
the copperhead candidates and their plat
form, right up to the hit, without ques-
ton or evasion. In its own language:
We endorse convention, nominations and
platform-that is our opinion, simmered dorm!
The Unions party, in November, will
be precisely like its 'opinion."
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11


At an address recently delivered before
the Young Mems Christian Association in
New York, the following startling statistics
were presented:
There are in New York 100, 900 German
infdels; $4,000 persons who don't go to
church; $4,000 families without Bibles
10000 children who never attend school;
5000 vagrant and homeless children who
graduate thieves and vagabonds; $500
sailors in port all the time; floating pop
ulation of $4,000; all sorts of bad books
in circulation, and in any quantity 9o,2s1
arrests by the police last year, three-fourths
of which were traceable to drunkenness;
5000 places where liquor is sold; $4,000
abandoned women, keeping up their end of
the so-called social evil, or one to every
six young men in the city; $500 brothels :;
arrests in 1862 equaling in commitments to
prison one in every twenty-five of the en-
tire citizenship; the cost of crime, pauper-
ism and moral obliquity more than So, OOO,-
900 this year; $1,000 Of wretched people
living in tenement houses $4,000 persons
living under ground. Bless us! talk of
riots; is it not miracle that they don't
have riot every few minutes, instead of
one every ten or fifteen years?
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11

We learn that the force now advancing
on Little Rock, consists of about 2O,0oo
infantry, and 10000 cavalry-the cavalry
under Gen. DAVIDSON, and the whole ex-
pedition under the command OF MAJ. zen.
STEELE. one of the most energetic officers
of the army.
The rebels have been apprised of this
advance upon the Arkansas capital, and
have made all the preparations in their
powers to meet it. KIRBY SMITH has
brought up the rebel force lately in Nor
thern Louisiana, and added to the forces
in Arkansas, under HOLMES and PRICE.
What this force numbers we cannot tell !;
but we have no idea it will be able to offer
efectual resistance to the army of Vicks-
burg. veterans under STEELE. Arkansas
has been fatal to the rebels ever since the
battle of Pea Ridge, and we look con-
fdently for another defeat that will COM
pei them to abandon the State entirely.
Our dispatches received last evening
state that Gen. BLUNT had driven tt e re-
bel forces across the Arkansas river,
Northwest of Fort Smith, to within fifty
miles of Red River, and was then march
ing on Fort Smith, which would fall with
out struggle. Fort Smith is an impor-
tant military post, on the right bank Of the
Arkansas river, about 165 miles North
west of Little Rock When Little Rock
and Fort Smith are in our possession, the
rebel cause in Arkansas will be irretriev-
ably lost.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11
The Enrolment in Ramsey County.

a Tery imperfect list of persons subject
to the draft under the Consumption Act,
has been published, and the blame for its
impgfections has fallen on Mr.. MUNGER,
the enrolling officer. Many names have
been sent in to the Provost Marshal which
were not on the published list, but in al
most every instance they were found on
the rolls, but were omitted in transcribing
for publication. The advanced age of
many of our citizens has occasioned con-
siderable remark, but for this the enrolling
officer is not to be blamed, as in almost
every instance the age of the enrolled per-
son was given by himself or members of
lis family, with full knowledge of the
penalty attached to the offence of misleal-
ing the officer. We believe Mr.. MUNGER
discharged his disagreeah!e duties con-
scientiously and with as much correctness
as was possible unde" lie circumstances.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11
PembertOn.

A Memphis letter, of the 25th ultimo,
denies the report of the death of PEMBER-
TON, but says his men and officers have
sworn to kill him, and he had been taken
to Richmond under strong guard. Full
" two-thirds of his men are said to be in
the field under HARDEE, with their old
officers, having disregarded their parole.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11
Jim lanes DISCRIMINATING Raid in
to Missouri

A telegram from St. Louis states that
Gen. SCHoFlELD has issued an order for
bidding armed bodies of men lot belong
ing to the service, passing from Kansas to
Missouri, or rice rersa, under any pretext,
without express orders from military au-
thOrities
At meeting recently held at Leaven-
worth, Kansas, the notorious JIM LANE Of
fered the following resolution, which was
adopted:
Resolred That so many of the loyal men of
the border as can be spared from home prOtec-
tion be requested to assemble at Paola on the
9Th day of September, with such arms and am
munition as they can procure organized and
supplied as follows: Each twenty men to select
a captain. and bring with them wagon and
one blanket each, and fifteen days subsistence.
The object of the above is best ex-
planned in a speech made by jim LANE, in
its support, from which we quote the fol-
lowing:
You have decided that there can be no safety
to Kansas except through the determination of
the rebel citizens in those border counties of
Missouri. 1 have said that Kansas is in favor
of determination. Not for mere butchery-not
for the qualification of mere prejudice, but for
selfpreservatiOn, we believe in a war of eXter-
mination. Our opinions and judgments were
deliberately founded. DETERMINATIONS re-
peat here that for selfpreservation, there shall
be determination of the first tier of counties in
Missouri, and if that won't secure us, then the
second and third tier, and tier on tier until we
are secure.
will tell you what want to see. Iwant to
see every foot of ground in jackson, Cass and
Bates counties burned Over-everything laid
waste. Then we shall have no further trouble.
The bushwhackers cannot then remain in the
county. for they will have nobody to feed
them-nobodv to harbor them-nobody to pro-
vide them with transportation-no place to
sleep in, and they will then have thirty-five
miles further to march before they reach
Kansas
ask you, if you pass nv resolutions, to
stand by them. The safety of Kansas demands
the devastation of the border for a distance of
thirty-fve miles into Missouri
Tie order of Gen. ScuoFIELD was un-
questionably aimed at jim LANES exter-
minating raid into Missouri. LANES pre-
text for numbering in cold blood all the
inhabitants of the border counties of Mis-
souri,, is QUANTRGLL's massacre at Law
renee, for which not the slightest evidence
has been adduced to show that they were
responsible. Gen. SoHoF1ELD deserves the
thanks of the country for putting veto
on such scheme of butchery as that pro-
posed by jim LANE.
The Mobile Register states that Alex.
81. Stephens is at Nassau
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11
Letter from Gen. Grant.

Gen. GRANT had public reception in
Memphis, at the Gayoso House, Wednes-
day night last The following letter from
the General was read amid deafening APP
plause:
MEMPHIS, Tenn, August 26, 1868.
GENTLEMEN: I have received a copy of the
resolutions passed by the loyal citizens of
Memphis at a meeting held at the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce, August %, 1863" ten
dering me public reception.
In accepting this testimonial, which do at a
great sacrifice OF my personal feelings, I simply
desire to pay tribute to the first public exhi-
btion in Memphis of loyalty to the Govern
ment which | represent in the Department of
Tennessee. I should dislike to refuse for con-
siderations of personal convenience, to ac-
knowledge, anywhere, or in any form, the ex-
istence OF sentiments which have so long and
so ardently desire, to see manifested in this de-
partment. The stability of this Government.
and the unity OF this nation depend solely on
the cordial support and earnest loyalty of the
people. While, therefore, thank you sincere
ly for the kind expressions you have used to.
ward me, am profoundly gratiied at this pub
lie recognition, in the city of Memphis, of the
power and authority of the Government of the
United States.
l thank you, too, in the name of the roble
ARMY WHICH nave TIE nOnOf TO command. 1t
is composed of men whose loyalty has beer
proved by their deeds of heroism and their
willing sacrifices of life and health. They will
rejoice with me that the miserable adherents of
the rebellion, whom their bayonets have driven
from this fair land, are being replaced by men
who acknowledge human liberty as the only
true foundation of human government. May
your efforts to restore your city to the cause of
the Union be as successful as have been theirs
to reclaim it from the desDOtic rule of the lead.
ers OF the rebellion.
have the honor to be, gentlemen,
Your Obedient servant.
U. s. GRANT, Maj. Gen.
Messrs. r. HouGH, and Others Committee,
Memphis, Tenn.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11
standing Buffalo.

From Red River traders we have news
that STANDING BUFFALO has recently been
at Pembina. He avowed himself friendly
to the whites, and stated that he should
spend the coming winter at Devils Lake.
He also states that there are seven chiefs
who are very DESTROYS of making peace
with the whites, and that all the Indians
are in an extremely destitute condition.
Col. MARSHALL informs US that STANDING
BUFFALO has avoided LITTLE Crow since
the massacre, and there is no evidence
that he has ever been with him.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11

"A manufacturer in Boston is building
one of the largest organs in the country,
to be erected in the great Mormon Taber-
nacle at Salt Lake City, which building
will seat $4,000 people. Owing to the
great cost of transportation, the case of
the organ, and the sixteen and thirty-two
feet diapasons, are to be made and finished
in the building, under the supervision of
skillful workman, now en- route.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11

1t is current that prominent citizen of
New York asked Secretary Seward, when
here, what would be done with the rebel
lious States when they were willing to
return to their allegiance to the Union3
Mr.. Seward replied, "WAy, sceW Kill the
fatted caJf!"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11
StantOnia.

A dispatch from Washington states that
Secretary STANTON has removed @. M.
Gen. ME1es, Gen. PIxLEY, Chief of Ord
nance; also. Surgeon Gen. HAMMOND,
and Surgeon CLYMER.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11

A SUCCESSFUL MERcuANr.-The success
ful merchant is always the one who keeps the
BEST class OF goods of all kinds, and as many of
tnem are aware OF the fact they keep the
Chemical Saleratus, manufactured by D. B. De-
Land d Co., at Fairport Monroe county, N
I. For sale by most wholesale and retail deal
ers IN the country.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11

The Mobile Register states that Alex.
81. Stephens is at Nassau
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11
The Lawrence Massacre.

The Chicago Post is permitted to pub
fish the following extract of letter, dated
Topeka, August, 23d. Several interesting
incidents are mentioned not before pub
lshed:
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11
Well Kill the Fatted Calr.n

w. G.. PRESTON.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-11
"A manufacturer in Boston is building

Messrs. r. HouGH, and Others, Committee,
Memphis, Tenn
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-06
lnfOrnlerS.

The existence in the North OF class 0;
men who, in the name of patriotism, are act
ing the disgracetul part of informers, is one
Of the most painful circumstances attending
our national troubles. The system ofespi
onage under any government is despicable
but in a free country it is beyond endurance
When Mr.. Seward told Lord Lyons the
story of his magical bell, he exposed the
whole history of official wrong inaugurated
by the present Administration. But Mr.
Seward, and his colleagues in the Cabinet,
would be utterly powerless to carry out their
iniquitorial measures, if it were not for the
willing tools and emissaries they f nd existing
in every community They are in fact aid
ed and assisted by men who claim to be re-
spectacle and worthy members of society;
but who are only regarded by honorable and
right minded people with feelings of con-
tempt and Indignation.
1t is painful to dwell upon this social deg
radiation An informer is always viewed
with suspicion, no matter how disinterested
he may appear to be in the execution of h S
mission. His position among men of char
acter and standing must be irreparably dam
aged by the knowledge that he is isengaged in
a business from which honor and dccency
shrink. The alleged patriotism which is
pretended to be at the bottom of this infam-
Gus work can not Justify it.
A man cannot be loyal to his Country,
and at the same time disloyal to honor and
good faith He who violates the latter.
must be untrue to the former Such instru-
ments, in the hands of despotic Admins
tration, may do great wrong, and be the
cause of serious injury to innocent and un-
citizens; just as a madman may be
the means ofinfictng incalculcble loss, by
applying torch to the heart ofa great city.
This low work is instigated by spurious
patriotism. 1t is not the offspring of high
and ennobling sense of duty 1t is prompt
ed, too frequently, by the basest passions
which degrade human nature And those
who indulge in it must expect to feel the
scorpion lash of scorn that honest men en-
ploy to whip such "raScals naked through
the world."-[ Phila. Age.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-06
George Washington.

The old copper cent, of early coinage,
has the head of George Washington upon
it. This is the best insignia for Demo
Gratis to wear. George Washington said:
indignantly frown upon the first dawn
ing of every attempt to ALLEVIATE any por-
tion of our country from the rest, or to en-
feeble the sacred ties which now link to-
gether the various parts"
THE Constitution which at any time
exists, till changed by an explicit and au-
thentic act of the people, is sacredly obllg-
atory upon all. :"
'Resist with care the spirit of innova-
ton upon its principles, however speclous
the pretexts."
The spirit of encroachment tends to
consolidate the powers of all the depart
ments in one, which must Greats, whatever
the form of government may be, a real des-
potism
"Lct there be no change by usurpation;
for, though in one instance, it may be the
instrument of good, it is the customary
weapon by which free government is des-
troyed.'
These are democratic, or 'copperhead
principles, to day, and the coin bearing
a representation of the father of these
principles, is proper type for democrats
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-06

The Devil, as is his custom once year,
held an examination to see which of his
imps had labored most faithfully in his
service. Calling them together he ques-
toned them as to what they had per-
formed
4, said one. raised a mighty whirlwind
which blew the sands Of the desert upon
caravan of Christian pilgrims, and they
all perished'
'Pooh!' said the Devil, what Of that
Their souls We're all saved
II said another, sank a ship loaded
with Christians, and they were all drown
ed
But their souls were all saved, so that
did me no good, replied the Devil con-
temptuously.
We'll, said third, in that part of
America from which your majesty has so
often regretted receiving few subjects. l.,
by good management, have succeeded in
having one OF your malestys particular
friends appointed ruler, which was no
sooner effected than he adroitly set the in-
habitants by the ears-fghting over a
question. which he told them at the time
would still remain the same after years of
bloodshed
That's better cried the Devil, and IF
it can be kept up, as you say, that country
will yet afford us good crop
And l. said fourth. have not been
idle in that part of the world. l have cul-
tivated the most intimate acquaintance
with many of their divines, aud have per-
suaded them to drop the Bible and take
up war politics, and they are having a
vast Influence amoug the circles which
have been wont to look to them for ad-
vice
Ia. ha" laughed the Devil, you are the
smartest imp of them all, and shall have
the highest place in my favor, Isee that
| shall have no cause to complain of that
country being unproductive to my king
dom hereafter
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-06

A Noble Trio.

The Democracy Of the West, at this
time, boast of trio of able and eloquent
men, who are rapidly rising into eminence
as statesmen of the first class, worthy to be
compared with the distinguished orators
of our past history. We allude to VAL
LAND1GHAM, PUGH and VOORHEES,. In
foresight and wisdom, in general ability
and in their strength and logic as debaters;
in their eloquencc as speakers and force as
writers, no gentlemen on the Republican
side can compare with them. They are,
too, as devoted patriots as the country can
boast, and possess, in an eminent degree,
the virtue of moral and political courage.
They dare to do right, and take the con-
sequences. whatever they may be. They
do not hatter the country with the Ian
guage of deception and falsehood, but tel
it the truth, as becomes bold and homes;
men addressing freemen and patriots
They are imbued with the same principles
of liberty that inspired PATRICK HENRY,
JAMES OrIs and SAMUEL ADAMS in the
war of the Revolution; and always raising
their voices for freedom and popular rights,
they are hated by every friend Of tyranny
and arbitrary power. To the enemies Of
liberty they are more formidable than an
army with banners" The time servers,
who always go with the tide of popularity
dislike them, for they move only by the
polar star of principle; the venal and cor
rupt fear them, because they have no sym
pathy or communion with them. Mr.
VALLANDIGHAM and Mr.. VOORHEES, have
been in public life since the war com
menced, and history has no brighter page
than that VIII. ..ch records the self sacr6cin e
devotion to principle they displayed under
the most cruel prosecution and proscrip-
ton that ever disgraced our annals. Had
they crnged and bowed TO power, the
highest positions Of the country would have
been offered them. They preferred TO fall
with honor and unpopularity rather than
rise in dishonor to an eminence their tai
en,s would have attained. They will in
the future have their reward, aud be re-
menbered with pride and pleasure when
their detractors and prosecutors are rot
ting in oblivion.-Ctn. Enqx:rer.