The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-05-01

ty-fourth New York State Volunteers, has
lust died at his residence in Buffalo, from
disease contracted in the field.
The London Times has characteris-
tic review Of the volume of diplomatic cor
respondence for the last year, published by
the United States Government. It eulo-
gizes Mr.. Adams; says his dispatches are
the best in the whole collection, being
straightforward and business-iike. In the
estimation of the Times, Mr. Dayton.
shows ability, but is rude and rough COM
pared with Mr.. Adams; while Motley, Cas-
sius M. Clay and Cameron display the most
amusing egotism. Seward is tainted with
his false propositions and assertions, and
his coarse manner Of putting them.
1t is thought that the government will
retaliate for the hanging of Detective Sher-
man by the rebels near Drainesville, on
Friday last, by summarily executing Capt.
Power and civilian in the old Capitol
prison, against whom evidence is said to be
conclusive of their being spies
"A writer in the Philadelphia Press
recalls the statement made at the time of
the Trent dispute, that if Captain Wilkes
had seized the vessel as well as the rebel
ambassadors, the act would have been le-
gal. In this case Wilkes has at least
avoided his former error; and if any Of
the persons and things found upon the
Peterhoff were really contraband, that
point certainly cannot be made by the
British claimants.
-Malakotf writes from Paris to the New
York Times. 81 suppose am not telling
you news you do not already know in in
forming you that the Sumter, which lately
escaped from Gibralter, will sail from Iv-
erpool next week, armed and equipped as a
Confederate privateer, or probably as one
of the cotton ships in the employ of the
Erlanger loan scheme.
Major General Halleck in his work
'On the Elements of Military Art and
Science, says. "Much has been said and
written about military despotism; but we
think he who studies history thoroughly will
not fail to prefer a militry despotism to
despotism of mere politicians.
A correspondent of the New York
Express, noticing the foolish threat of
Gen. Halleck to the effect that treason
at the North" is to be crushed ont, after
the war, by martial law, says:
Remember the prediction of the late General
Nelson, who was shot in Louisville, Kentucky,
who boldly avowed that Halleck was intriguing
to get Gen. McClellan's place as General-in-
Chief, and the removal of Gen. Buell. from the
command CT the army of the West and that he
would if he could, make himself Military Die
| tator! Part of the brave, lamented Nelson's
prediction has been verified to the letter. Let
us 50 wait little longer" and see if he will not
try to fulfill the entire prediction.
The following paragraph from the Ro-
chester On. W 4Adve,tisey, presents some
Of the difficulties encountered by those
who have to deal with Americans Of
African DESCENT
The other day notice was made in this paper
of the arrival OF squad of coored volunteers
from Geneva, recruited in that village under
the auspices of Frederick Douglass, for a Mas
sachusetts regiment. According to the Geneva
Gazette, that squad has melted away to a sim
gle man. 1t says the men were enlisted by
Mr.. Cleggett, who labored zealously in the
work. He enrolled seventeen names. On the
day they were to leave for Rochester to be
mustered, prior to their departure for Boston.
eight of the number were missing Clegget
| came to Rochester with nine, says the Gazette.
On calling the roll here in day or two five
| more were missing. The remaining four were
| got on board the train for Massachusetts but.
! before the cars started. two of them escaped,
and the remaining two went on. 1t is said
| that one of the two has returned to Geneva
| from Boston. The one who remains ought to
! have a commission.
1t is stated that the New York Irib-
une's was the only correspondent On the
iron-clads in the recent engagement off
Char lesion. Admiral Dupont offered po-
sitions to all of them, but all except the
Tribune man declined the honor Hence
the Times; correspondent, who wrote such
lugubrious letter, in order to prove that
our iron-clad fleet was almost totally des-
troyed, was not in the action at all. ~
"A Crown Patent for the lucrative po-
sition of Queens Printer in Canada is
about to issue in favor of Hon. Malcolm
Cameron. The patent was previously held
by the late Mr.. berkshire, and it e. has
been supposed to bring between $15, 1000
and $40, 900 of clear profit annually. Mr..
Cameron the recipient Of this Crown favor,
has been an active and distinguished pub
lie man in Canada for many years.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Times gives the following scene
| in STATIONS den !: e,.oyr i,,n,0 b.-s
The War Department was made dramatic
yesterdayby an Irish woman, of arilazoniar, six
and heart as loyal as brave, who, came under
the auspices of Gen. Schenck. to present tn
Secretary Stanton the American flag pulled
down by Col. Miles at Harpers Ferry when
that post was surrendered to. the rebels s.How
did you secure this, my excellent woman pn
Sure, sir, I just lifted my clothes. and wrap-
ped it round me here, Just as they fiocked into
the parade. ~ The Secretary after thankin~