The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-08-14

IiUudl ilIo udVo Ueen compressed lnlO the
last two or three years of our American
experience; and it would seem as If our
civil war is not to be closed until its annals
shall be furnished with instructive paral-
lels of all the great scenes and occur
rences in past history. This must be for
our probation, for our needful experience
and education, and must be necessary to
qualify our American people for the part
they are to take, and the rank they are
to hold among the great nations of the
earth. There is probably no prominent
character in history, good or bad, noble
or ignoble, honorable or mean, that will
be without parallel in our future history
of the great American civil war II -
ALBEIT of Austria had his HERMANN
GEssLER Of Brunegg; Secretary STANTON
hashis Adjutant General Thomas of Wash
ington. ALBEIT sent his GEssLER to enforce
ducal DEGREES in the Swiss Cantons. STAN
TON sends Thomas to enforce war office
DEGREES in the Southern States. GEssLER
was eminently successful; SO was Them
AS. GEssLEE thought that notwithstand-
ing his success, the people were not per-
fectly satisfied and acquiesced in his COM
mands, only because they could not sue
cessfully resist is 80 -.
Meanwhile, says the historian, seer
tain doubts and fears from he knew not
what cause, arose in the mind of GEssLER,
and struck him with a presentiment that
all was not right. He imagined that
people wore il their looks less object sub
mission to his authority, and the better to
satisfy himself of the correctness or erron-
, eousness of this view, he commanded BER-
ENGEE Captain Of the Guard, to erect at
dawn Of day, in the market place ofAltorf,
pole, on the point of which he was to
place the ducal cap of Austria. An order
was further promulgated, to the effect that
every one passing near Or within sight Of
it, should make obeisance, in proof Of his
homage and fealty to the duke. l-~
/. Humorous soldiers under arms were
directed to surround the place, and COM
pell the passers by to bend with proper
respect to the governing power. GEssIEn
likewise determined that whoever. should
disobey the mandate, and pass the ducal
badge without the requisite sign of honor,
Or should exhibit by his bearing feeling
of independence, should be accused Of dis
affection, and be treated accordingly
a measure which promised to discover the
Disconnected and furnish sufficient ground
for their punishment VI 5a5a,a7o srft.
History, remarks the, historian,
scarcely records another instance of tyr
amy so CALLING, irritating and humiliating
to the oppressed" and SO insolent on the
part of its author" ro.f.o c,itoa,+..
/ But, now, the history OF our American
war, records an instance of tyranny
far more CALLING, irritating and humiliating
to the oppressed, and far more insolent on
the part of its author. And of this new
instance of insolent tyranny, no less per-
sonage than the Adjutant General of the
American army, was the author or instru-
ment. az aa,IT z+ph sif ofa-f lt;.rss
Adjutant General THOMAS was sent by
Secretary STANTON to the Southwest to in
augurate his negro policy, and has given
an account of his proceedings, which was
lately published in the New York Times,
in the course Of which, he says he was
compelled to speak to the troops along
the route in favor Of STANToN's negro POI
Icy. According to. his own account, he
did vast amount of talking" speaking
one day seven Or eight times" He states
that during his tour he met with an Irish
regiment, the Ninetieth Illinois. aails5r
This regiment, which had demonstrated
oits valor and loyalty upon the battlefield,
ahe resolved to insult, Cypress and humili-
atec and having accomplished his malig-
u
bnhnG purpose, SO far as was in his power,
proving himself to I, be meaner instru-l
lnienAeNf atyranny than was Gessler, his
pfot0tapaehe has been shameless enough,
IT'D sxaw Ithalsct boastingly, presuming, no
adpvbtIIthatlihe would thereby oonciliate
fahd pfppiuatathe demoniac spirit Of radi-
calis,h eswhidhsa bat a few months before,
/ hdtaneasjdned hisrloyalty, because Of his
opfesHMed ,ahtiaabblitiopist bias. aosnib III
. Let any sketch waddight make of this
nfdtBe esbce Of4gAnnsoomight be consid-
!, a1sofffp stdtaM YIN pjetgne.GBe reproduce,
y -nud bak wends of fhbeAmerican CESS
d .qroO ,tfohjseoenal5withI tho Goth Illi-
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= tsdt beaigs ofIbssNsman; end Oh exam-t
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