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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-04
How Indian Scares are Manufac-
tured.

The St, Cloud Democrat relates the
following adventure of two gentlemen well
known in this city, and says that two
thirds of the Indian scares have no better
foundation than this:
On Saturday, while DR.. j. V. Wren, Post
Surgeon tor Richmond and Paynesville, and
Captain T. NJ. Newson, G. s., were returning
from Paynesville, and when about three miles
this side, three objects were discovered on an
emlnence a half mile off, observing the move
ments OF these gentlemen as they passed along
IN their buggy. After some inspection it be-
came apparent that they were Indians. and this
ldel was confirmed when one of them arose
rom MS recumbent position, folded his blanket
around nm and started down rayine that led
TO the ROAD some distance in advance, with the
evident intention of cutting our party off.
But they had heard of Indians before and
were not to be lntlmidated by anything of this
kind; and. moreover the doctor had observed
that the miserable rcd-skin had no gun and he
did not fear the bow and arrows. So. giving
the Captain the reins, he took his own rife and
with perfect C olness prepared to give the
wary foe warm reception. They drove along
as before. the near approach to danger falling
to affect them, and they talked as calmly as
though they were sitting in their respective
offices in this CITY. Approaching the ravine.
the doctor got his rifle in position and closed
his tenth firmly. Coming directly opposite,
they found that they were in advance of the
enemy, and stopping the buggy waited for his
coming, prepared to surprise him. After a
moments suspense huge-sand hill crane
came stalking along. and seeing the warlike
array, started OFT on his barn-doOr wings. fol-
lowed shortly by the two others on the hill.
The doctor took the reinS and made the best
time to this city that is on record. After they
reached here the story seemed 100 good to
keep.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-04
From Capt. Fissk's Expedition.
CANT GRANT.
HEAD OF THE Mouse RIVER,
July 81, 1868. }

CAMP GRANT.
HEAD OF THE Mouse RIVER,
July 81, 1868.
Correspondence Of the Pioneer:
We captured two Red River hunters
last evening and have detained them on
full rations as couriers for this m il.
Our march from Abercrombie here TO
the western limits of the hostile Sioux
country, has been attended with every
degree of success.
We have experienced 10 delays Or acct
dents in the crossing OF streams, have had
plenty of water, wood and grass, plenty of
buffalo mea- and other game, have en-
countered no Indians whatever, but push
ing straight ahead with our indetatigable
Captain for Commander and guide. We
are now taking another days rest, with
everybody in the best spirits possible,
realizing that we are beyond the approach
of the Sioux
We passed Sibley's great " Expedition +"
at Lake Jessie.
We have secuted more Of this country
than his whole troupe will ever know of
it. Much solicitude is felt in our camp for
the safe return of the Generals command.
The health of our party is excellent.
Every man is fit for duty. We push on
again tomorrow, leaving the old trail
about forty miles west of here, as it is the
Captains intention to steer straight from
the head of the Coteau to Fort Benton,
leaving Fort Union far to our left.
"Vigilance and forward march" are
our standing watchwords, and with sucv
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-04

The rebel papers announce the death, at
Abingdon, Va, of JOHN B. FLOYD, Gen
eral in the rebel army, but more noted
throughout the country as the great ma
tional thief. He was native of Virginia
had been representative in Congress,
Governor of his native State, and MEM
Der Of Mr.. BUCHANAN's cabinet.
Subsequently an Indictment was found
against him by the Grand Jury of the Dis
trict of Columbia as being privy to the
distractions of certain bonds, amounting
to more than 100000, in the custody of
the Department of the Interior, in the
latter part of the year 1860 The Dis
trict Attorney, OULD, now rebel Commits
sioner for the exchange of prisoners, when
the case came on for. trial in the Criminal
Court at Washington, entered noUe
prosequi, on the ground that FLOYD had
been summoned and requested to testify
before Congressional Committee in re-
gard to the matter.
Preliminary to and as part of the plot
of secession, FLOYD, while Secretary Of
War, as early as the beginning Of the year
1860 directed the transfer of over one
hundred thousand muskets and large
amount of artillery from the Springfield
and Watervliet arsenals to different arse
mails and forts at the South, thus giving the
South great advantage in this regard at the
opening of hostilities.
FLoYD's career as soldier has been in
glorious. He was defeated and came
very near being captured in Western Vir-
ginia. He was next heard of at Fort
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-04

In IN elaborate article or "the Enemies
of the Union, )" the Nmioaui intcHjqencer,
the leading Wig organ Of the United
States, says:
All who would divert the war from its only
legitimate and constitutional object are the
enemies of the Union" and. as such. what
ever may be their social political standing
must encounter the opposition of enlightened
patriots. All who would distract the public
attention from the paramount aim of the gov
ernment, by propounding novel and revolu-
ti0lmry doctrines as the motive of military
operations, which can be legally or successfully
prosecuted only under the Constitution that
arms the nation with its RICH. and power to
Guei insubordinatiOn--;ll who indulge in such
dIsOrganZing specuatiOnS are sowing the seeds
OfdiscOrd broadcast over the land Those for
instance, who with William Whiting ESQ. the
Solicitor OF the War Department announce
that the war has reached a stage in which, 80
far as the government is concerned all State
Lines are Oblterted, in the rcbellious district,
are men who. whether they know it or not,
are both theoretically and practically the
actual aiderS and abettera OF the Contederates"
They are revOluliOniSts just as truly as the
men against whom the nation is il: arms. and
though their di>loyalty takes a different form,
it is none the less overt, and tenGs practically
to fatal concurrence with the designs and
hopes Of the armed SedtiOn.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-04
.An Interesting Document.
From the Detroit Advertiser of August IS.

From the Detroit Advertiser of August IS
The following interesting document now
in the possession Of an officer OF the 9th
Michigan Infantry, was found recently at
Winchester (Tenn.), having been in the
possession of the family of Mr.. Turrey,
torler United States Senator from Ten
nessee. The agreement is in his hand
writing. The signatures are al au.o-
graphy:
We will avail ourselves Of any and every
means, which ma Ority of those >imuiug this
paper NAV determine, to prevent the admis
sion OF California as State unless her south
ern boundary be reduced to 36 dew 80 min.
and. if California be admitted with the boun-
daries prescribed. that such admission be al
owed only after the people of California shall
have assented thereto. This admission may
be allowed, if necessary by u proclamation of
the President
B. B. R. R. A iadh B /. T TuIsc,
Pierre SOule, jeff Davis,
Jere Clemens LEI J. NJ Mason.
August >, 1885,
On the back of this paper was endorsed
tie following, in Mr.. Turneys handwri.-
Ing:
Augrsf-Mr. Soue moved that we resist BIZ
all parliamentary mean the passage Of the bill;
ard the vote stood rs follows for the motion
were M,ssrs. Davis. Tumey, Sou!e, Moron
Yulec-5 against it Were M,ssrs. Barnweil
Butter Mason. Hunter Atchi>on--!. I..st by
tie vote.
The reader familiar with tic debates ol
that DAY will recall tae circumstances UNI
der w!.irh the above pledge was probably
made, The Southern leaders, Us Is wei!
known, were opposed t. the admission II
California as Il free State, coLtending that
it would break the balance OF power, which
had SO carefully been maintained IN keep
ing the number OF free and slave States
equal, and thus endanger the lights of the
South. 1t became apparent, however, that
California could not be kept out OF the
Union, and that it must come IN as Il fee
State An effort was made by the amend
ment of Senator Focte, OF Mississippi, to
fix the southern boundary of that State On
the liue of IS deg 80 min with the ia
tentinn OF organizing the Territory OF Col
ora,'o south Of that l.ue, and subsequently
bringing this in us slave State The above
secret agreement shows how clearly tie
leading Southern men saw that freedom
was getting the advantage, and how despe-
rately they were prepared to resist. As is
we'll known, they utterly failed. We should
say that Mr.. Foote was willing the State
should he admitted with the boundaries
she presented, and the division made after
wards Mr. Davis opposed this, and ad-
vocated the division before the admission,
contending that alter admission the whole
Territory wluid come under the operation
of the Wilmot proviso. 1t will be seen
that Foote's name is not appended to the
above This secret agreement is now
doubtless brought to light for the first time.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-04
aseayy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. stolen.
From the St. Louis Democrat.

From the St. Louis Democrat.
One OF the heaviest rohberit> YER per-
petrated in this rogue-cur-ed city was eff
lrcted Sunday night at the Office OF the
United States Express Company, north
east corner ut Fourth and St. Charles
streets.
At about 8 o'clock yesterday A. NJ, po-
licemen Moore ard Snita, and private
Waterman Wightnan, discovered that the
front or Fourth street. door OF tie United
States Express Company : ctiice WAS open.
The gas WAS yeiy tinIly burning inside.
Owing to the warmth oi the might, the
windows on St Charles street a been
left open. The Ulcers entered and found
the clerk lying almost inseE~ible, and in an
apparently sutftring condition. upon his
bed i'll the middle OF the large front hail.
Near him We're a Gutta percha bottle con-
tanning chlorotorln, three spongcs, and at
his head piece o. cotton cloth that evil
IDENTIFY had been saturated with chloro-
form. At the distance OF two rods stood
the Express Company's money safe, with
its doors open. the key in tie door. With
very much difficulty and after the lapse
of a considerable interval, the clerk was
partially aroused. His mG. c!es seemed at
first >ineularly rigid, and lis situation
rather alarming In Ike back room, on
his couch, lay the porter asleep, with Il
fourth sponge near his face. He was
awakened without much difficulty.
The safe was found to have been robbed
OF the entire contents of tin box, in
which had been Placed, in packages Of va
rious amounts, between fifty and sixty thou
sand dollars in United States Treasury
notes Some $4,000, designed to go by
the Nortl, Missouri train, and consider
able number Of other packages not placed
in the tin box, and $4,000 in gold coin,
were left untouched. In the safe was the
clerks pistol.
Tie rogue or rogues-for it is probable
there were two-evidently entered by one
of the windows left open on St. Charles
street. They then chlorotormed the
clerk and the porter, and took from be-
meath the formers pillow his pistol and
the KEYS of the safe. From a shelf near
the safe, they took small crank or lever,
which had always to be used to prepare
the lock for the key. This fact shows that
the burglars were either very much skilled
in the matter of safes in general, or had
become particularly posted as to this in
dividual safe. They shrewdly lett the
empty tin box behind, and passed out by
the Fourth street door, the key to which
hung up at one side of it.
The chloroforn bottle will contain eight
ounces, and had three ounces of chlOro-
form left in it, indicating that five had
been used.
The principal manager of the express
office, Mr.. Geo. W. Ford, is now absent in
Michigan. The clerk referred to had been
about six weeks in the employment of the
company.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-04
Sketch OF General Isemberton.

General JOHN G. PEMBERToN was ma
tive OF Pennsylvania, having been born
about the year 1878 He graduated at
West Point in 1889, and was appointed
Second Lieutenant in the Fourth Artillery :;
became First Lieutenant March 9, 1912 :;
was an Aid-de-Camp of Gen. WoRrH's
during the Mexican war; was brevetted
Captain for gallantry at Monterey, Sep
TENDER %, 1916, and Major for gallantry
at Molino del Rey, September s, 1S47 !;
distinguished himself also at Churubusco
and Contreras, and at the capture of the
City of Mexico, where he was wounded :;
became Captain in the United States Army
in September, 1850, and resigned April 20,
1861. He then entered the rebel army as
from Virginia, with the rank of Brigadier
General, and afterward rose to that of
Lieutenant General and Major General.
He has been principally engaged in the
Southwest, and being in command Of the
army opposed to GRANT in Northeast Mis-
sissippi, was appointed to the defence of
Vicksburg, the events of the siege and
capitalization of which stronghold of the
Mississippi are, of course, fresh in the re-
collection of the reader.
And so passes away another of the lea
ders Of the rebel army, and another name
IS added to the list, on which stands those
of General ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON,
GARNET, BEE, ZoLuCorFER, GLADDEN.,
Ben. MoCULLoUK, WINDER, GARLAND,
BRANCH, BARTON, MoINrosH, GRAYsoN,
ST. GEORGE Cooke, TwIGGs, RAINS,
"SroSEwALL JACKSON, EARL VAN Dorm,
VILLEP.GUE, HOLMES, TILING1IAAI, FLOYD,
and Others There is something very
striking and impressing in the reflection
he who so many weeks BRAY ed the perils
OF war, pestilence and famine and the
pelils of battle should go out from all
those dangers to die, in an obscure village,
by the hands of an assassin.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-04
Letter from Robert TOOmbs, Late
Rebel Secretary of State.

The Georgia Constituencies of the
Oath of August, contains letter from
ROBERT TooMBs, late rebel Secretary OF
State. He boldly exposes the wickedness
and corruptions of the managers of the
bogus government, and says that the
whole rebellion is rotten, useless and wick
ed,-the laws are weak and rulers OPP
pressive, and the starving community are
impoverished and plundered. We quote
the following remarkable paragraph:
Can say more to expose the boundless folly
of our present financial circumstances? The
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-04

Donelson, from whence he escaped by
night, leaving his associates to their fate,
and giving the reason for his course, that
his life would pot be safe in the hands of
the "Yankees" on account of the preiu-
dice against him. We believe his name
has never been honorably mentioned in
any of the great battles of the war, and
at the time of his death he was in re-
tirement.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-04
Fourth Ticket in Wisconsin,.

The straight Democr9tic and Republi-
can organizations of Wisconsin have made
their nominations for the ensuing election.
The "War" democrats. headed by CnAs.
d. ROBINSON of Green Bay, MATT II.
CARPENTER and others, have issued a call
for a Convention, and lastly the notorious
S. NJ. BooTH is endeavoring to get up a
Convention to nominate regular simon
pure abolitionists. He repudiates the
straight Republican nominees, and de-
clares the Republican party disbanded and
dissolved.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-04
News Away from Home.

J. W. MoCLuNG, on the 2sth ult., tele-
graphed as follows to the Chicago Times
The Republican managers threatened to dis
charge Adjutant General Malmros if he did not
make Petzold withdraw from the Demo-
cratic ticket as candidate for Clerk of the Su-
preme Court Petzold, being a clerk in his
office, had to withdraw or lose his bread and
butter. This is just what we wanted as Petzold
was not acceptable to the Germans, and the
weakest nomination made.
PETzoLD gave very different reason
for his declination. Which is right, MAC
or PETzOLD.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-04

not say a word in respect to them, the
platform, or the convention.
The Shakopee Argus publishes the pro-
ceedings of the State convention, but does
not hoist the ticket. 1t dismisses The sub
ject with the remark.
In our next issue we shall have something
to say with reference to the convention, and
the candidates nominated by it.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-04
Murder Will Out !..ViZ

Through the generous aid of our friends,
we are gradually gathering together ma
terials for noticeable, if not attractive,
biography. The Press favors us with a
few items, occasionally, the raciness of
which renders their verify of secondary
account.
The Press assures us that, in all the
Gigantic public swindles" perpetrated
in this State under the patronage of the
BUCHANAN Administration, we were
"steeped to the top of our head" If any
supporting evidence were wanted, as to
the absolute truth of this, we have 70
doubt the Press would find it in the fact
of the delightfully."- harmonious relations
which existed between the PIONEER and
the BUCHANAN Administration. Surely the
cordial support of that illustrious Presi-
dent, so eagerly and persistently rendered
by the PIONEER, should not have gone I'M
requited. Four years of steady praise OF
the cold Public Functionary, his Cabinet,
and adherents in Congress and the coun-
try, clearly entitled us to share of the
stealings; and tle Press says we got it.
With all the probabilities of the case so
strongly against us, it would, doubtless, be
supertluous to question the truth of the
Press statement.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-04
What Democrats Think Of the Dem
Ocratfc State Ticket.


A lifelong Democrat, of Scott county,
writes
The respectable men of the Democratic party
will not support the State ticket. 1t is sick
ening to see how low the good old party has
fallen.
A rough, honest Democratic farmer
writes from Dakota county
Is the Devil really abroad on earth, again,
"seeking whom he may devour"? and has he
turned his attention exclusively to the Demo-
cratic party? If so, it is clear he's doing the
work up brown" for he has got up a ticket
that he'll have to take back to hell with him
to get supported.
A Democrat, of Rice county, who says
that: this is the first time ever
troubled an editor" adds:
I never voted anything but Democratic
ticket in my life; but what on earth is there
for man to do? am a Democrat; therefore
am not traitor; so, how can sustain such
copperhead platform, in such times as these
try to live an honest man, and hope to die
one: how, therefore, can vote for men with
out character, who represent disgraceful prin-
ciples. When vote for a candidate for high
Office, endorse that man as respectable man,
and endorse his principles as sound and pat
riotic. Now, there are some men on the State
ticket that kr,ow no honest man ought to as
sociatc with; and 1 hear they are all pretty
much off the same piece It is hard to be
obliged to 60 away from your own party in Or
der to find a ticket that is fit to vote for But
don't see but that we shall be obliged to, this
Fall.
A subscriber of eight years standing,
residing in Olmsted county, in renewing
his subscription, writes sententiously:
Well, you've been, and gone, and done it, up
at the Capital, this time, haint you? If lived
at St. Paul. should have got slab, the day
after that Convention, and tloated down the
Mississippi, to wherever the river and Proyi-
dence wanted to carry me, and been thankful
when / got there. We can't go that ticket,
here, and we shant 90 it. If you go it, shall
be disappointed.
The above are extracted from letters
received by yesterdays mail. They are
from strong, Influential Democrats, writ
ten without any thought Of publication,
and expressed, some of them, in terms
more pungent than precise We have no
doubt, however, that they portray, very
faithfully, the general feeling of the intel
ligent, patriotic Democracy of the State.
Never was party so vilely and wantonly
insulted before. Not only have their
cherished principles been misrepresented,
but candidates have been foisted upon
them whom they cannot support without
doing violence to their selt-respect. This
double sacrifice they are not ready to
make; and the consequence will be that
thousands will either remain away from
the polls, or they will vote directly for the
Republican candidates. And the dis
graceful conduct of their party leaders
has justified them, in advance, for the
adoption of either course.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-04

Gen. Meade has just issued an order
which declares that "no passes 10 civil
ians to visit the Army of the Potomac
shall be given except by the Adjutant
General of the army and the General in
command of the Army of the Potomac"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-04

The Position Of Democratic Papers
IN Regard to the Democratic State
Ticket.
The Mankato Record does not hoist the
names of the Democratic candidates but,
instead, speaks of the ticket as ga very
weak one" and one that "does not give
satisfaction to the Democracy of the
State" The Record closes its review of
the convention and candidates with the re-
mark:
There never was a better opportunity to
achieve Democratic victory in Minnesota than
befO re the meeting of the State Convention
viii oh, however. has blasted all hopes of snc'
ces and virtually disorganized the party.
The St. Cloud Union prints the names
he Democratic candidates, but doe,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-04

men as Captain FISK, and ANTOINE FIRE.
NIER in the advance, we move on with
high hopes. WESTWARD.