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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-16
"A Rich Recruiting Scene in HEiIyyau-
E<pe

"A Itich Recruiting Scene in TEiIyyau.
kee.
From the La Crosse Democrat.
To appreciate the following incident
which happened lately in Milwaukee the
reader must open his minds eye to pic
ture in which a stout, big belled, short
haired German recruiting officer, with q
blue cap, broad stiff frontispece-a
short sword-blue uniform one size TOO
small, and raw customer from "fader-
land, with wooden shoes and long tailed
grey coat form the striking points. The
officer was after recruits tor German re-
glment, and thus went for his susceptible
countryman:
"Lo. dere, Hans be dat you?"
Yaw"
"Coomes nit me to be a sojer man."
"Nein.''
"Yaw! Coomes. 1t be so nice as by
TAM"
"Nein-gets Shoot
"NiX! BY tam it is so peter ash goot.
1t be toon all de vile You enlist NIT
me, you gifts Elm hundred tollars bountish.'
"So?"
"1aw! And you gifts such nice clothes
ash never vast Shust looks init met"
"So?"
"Yaw. And in ter morning ven der
trum beats, dat is de gurnelis compli-
lnents to come get some schnaps init
him."
"So."
"Yaw. And purity soon birne by de
trum beets agin and dat ISL de gurnel's
compliments to come eat some sourkrout!
IN sausage NIT him, by tam!'
$50, mynheer?"
"Yaw, dat ish so. Den purity soon
bime by der trum beets and dat ISL de
gurnel's compliments to ride nit him in
de carriage to see your vrow Or your Kat
rina! And den you rides all over de city
NIT him and it no cost you one tam cent?
And bime by der trum beets and dat ish
der gurnel's compliments to come and
schmoke pipe NIT him. And den bime
by purity soon ri ht away der trum beets
like der tuytil and dat is der gurnel's COM
pliments to come and git TN oder hundred
tollars bountish-I links so, but | guess
not by TAM"
"Yaw! So goot."
"Yaw. And den ter gurnel and der
PRESIDENT shakes hands nit you, and you
eat krout nit der Presidents vrow and
you live just like one fighting rooster by
tam. And den in a little vile you say
der PRESIDENT be one nice man, and you
gets un oder hundred tollars bountish,
and der PRESIDENT makes TN grand gen.
eral NIT you purity soon | guess but I
thinks not You go NIT me?"
"YaW!"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-16
A Rebel Yankee Invention and ito
Fate.

The following is from late Morris Is
land letter:
The deserters state that the submarine
apparatus in Charleston Harbor, which
was invented by an ingenious fellow from
the North, who found himself in the en-
emy's lines at the beginning of the war.
and since then unable to effect his escape.
has gone to the bottom, greatly to the re-
greet Of the rebel authorities, who hoped
by its means to blow up the Ironsides, and
drive all the fleet from the roads. They
report that the inventor of the machine
took the liberty of cruising around with it
about when he chose, and frequently, I'M
beknown to the rebels, made submarine
trips down the harbor. By some means
or other suspicious were excited in the
minds of some of the enemy, that all was
not going right, and watch was placed
on the Yankees movements. The desert
ers report that he was caught one night at
work clearing away the distractions in the
harbor, in order to give our iron-clads ac-
cess to the city. He was Immediately de-
prived of his command, arrested, with all
his crew, and thrown into Charleston Jail
to be tried as traitor. What has become
of him my informant could not state. His
machine was placed in the charge of an
officer and five men, and an attempt was
made to operate it, but with partial sue
cess. The last time it was tried, the Lieu
tenant and his crew of five men got into
it, adjusted the machinery, and opened
the valves through which flowed water
necessary to sink the machine to its proper
depth. 1t gradually disappeared from view,
and up to the latest accounts had not come
up again. So the machine, the Lieuten-
ant, and the five men, found a grave to-
gether in ten fathoms of water, and have
probably passed from the sight of men
men forever, and Commodore Ingraham
is busy inventing some other apparatus to
drive the navy from its anchorage and
his SIGHT.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-16

OF the three counties, have I ever seen
such a thing as piece of fresh butchers
meat. That it may be had occasionally
there can be no doubt, but it is certainly
at very rare and long intervals.
SUMMARY.
About One-halt of our poor can neither
read nor write, have never been in any
school, and know little, or positively moth
ing, of the doctrines of the Christian re.
llglon, OF moral duties, or of any higher
pleasures than beer or spirit drinking and
the grossest sensual indulgence. Even of
the small shopkeeping and farmer classes,
1neie are great numbers who can neither
read nor write, and who have never entered
even Sunday-school It is very COM
mon thing for even farmers. who are men,
, uerS o. 5he union boards of guardians in the
.'iu;alu ana eastern counties of England,
unable to write.
Education has advanced him 1.-THE Ia
porer) but little beyond the position which
ne ne occupied in the days of William the
Norman The farm laborer has scarcely
participated at all in the improvement Of
his brethren. AS he was generations coma
by, SO he Is nova physical scandal q
moral enigma, an intellectual cataleptic.
DEMOCRACY COMING.
Ii democracy should ever invade this
country-and the march of events dnring
the last half-century ought to show US
that 1t Will be in the midst of US in a few
y,ears-the people, among the first laws
they Will pass, will establish a great sys-
TEN OF compulsory and gratuitous educa-
ton, and will oblige all parents to send
their children to school. The most strin-
gent educational regulations that have
been eyer put in force are those of Swift
zerland and America.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-16
An Important Announcements from
the Provost Marshal General.

Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
MADISON, Wis, Oct. IA circular Or
der dated Sept. Is, 1863, from the Prov
ost Marshal General, directed in blank to
Governors of States, has been widely pub
lished by the press, which proposed to pay
bOunties of 1862 to accepted recruits OF
new volunteer regiments, which circular
not having been received by Gov. Salo-
mon, he Immediately addressed telegram
to the Provost Marshal General on the
subject, asking that if such bounties were
offered by the Government in any State,
they should be provided for in Wisconsin
also
The following reply, received yester-
day, gives importOnt information IN re-
gard to the draft, the method OF credltlng
Volunteers and assigning quotas, and, as
will he seen. denies that such bounties as
are referred to are offered.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 1863
To Cor. Solomon:
The 25th of October is fixed for the COM
n,oncement of the draft in Wisconsin. All the
,,nIunteers mustered into the United States
Service mn to the moment before the draft, at
which 7 can be advised of the muster, will be
deducted from the quota, the deducting being
made from the enrolment of the sub-district
of which the mastering officer reports TO me
the number from each. If he cannot report
he number of each sub-distrct, then the
deduction will be made by Congressional dis
riots, if he gives me the number from each.
f he cannot do that, then the credit will be
.iven to the State at large. There can be no
additional bounties for new recruits. Veterans
ret $402 in allotments.
(Signed) JAMES B. FRY,
Provost Marshal General.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-16

had given orders for the advance of Hoods
division and McLaw's on the right" There
Is abundant evidence in this narrative of
the bad condition of the rebel army after
the battle. The writer left the rebels on
the north bank of the Potomac, and made
his way through the lines of the two ar
mics, arriving in New York in time to see
the anti-draft riot.-Ciacin,,ati Com.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-08-20

ES-Nearly three hundred refugee
Tennesseeans arrived at Lexington on
Wednesday, under charge Of Col. Lane,
after terrible journey Of nearly two
weeks in the mountains. In PowelI's
Valley a large rebel force Of cavalry at.
tackled them, and though but part of
the fugitiveS were armed, they rushed
upon their ossaiants with yell, and,
cutting passage through them com
pelled them to retreat, The rebels how
ever. carried of sixty or seventy Of the
Tennesseans as prisoners, who were too
much exhausted by fatigue and hunger
to make any resistance, On Tuesday
another large body of these sorely alll c.
ted Union-loviug martyrs reached Lex
ington, and they are coming in contin
ualIy, They are entirely destitute, with
bare heads and feet. Old men with sill.
yer hair, aud boys with the curly haxen
locks of youth, are among them, all hav.
ing left their homes to escape the mor.
ciless rebel ConsCriplion
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-08-20
About Enbslltntea.

As in oil probability the drsfi yin
soon be enforced hero, the following AZ.
tcle from tho Philadelphia North Amer.
icon will be read with interest;
Since the DRAFT was begun substitute
brokers have sprung up like fungi on
rotten stump, Their advertisements
loom conspicuously from tho columns
Of such papers as circulate among the
class likely to be open 10 speculation.--
The brokers charge from 5000 to $3.50
for man, The fact is that the people
who 60 the brokers act unwisely. The
place to apply for substitutes is at the
Office Of the Provost Marshal. In every
district large numbers fmen have ap.
piled for chances to substitute them.
selves for drafted men, Instead of go
ing to tho brokers, many Of whom nl-
verlse, what, nfler all they cannot sup
ply, application should be made 10 tho
Provost Marshal. At Broad and Spring
Garden streets yesterday wc watched
the thing We saw its operation. Men
were coming and going continually
While somo were entering claims for
exemption, others woro negotiating for
substitutes. About $3.50 was the aver
aged price. AT this figure we saw n
number of parties accepted as Substi-
tutes. Whilo wo wero looking on, a
colorOd preacher, pastor of the zoar
Church, in this city, walked up, with a
splendid looking black man by his side.
The man beside him hO had brought as
substitute. He was unhesitatngly
accepted, and in ten minutos aIlerward
was nttirod in army blue, grinning with
satisfaction in manner that showed
two sots of ivory from ear to ear. What
sum he received ii was not our business
to inquire.
"Substitutes" are coming into the city
very largely from other places. They
come by dozens on coasting vessels from
the British provinces. In many cOssa
they arc likely 10 desert in the same
manner. The third class hotels oil a.
bout the city are full of adventurerS,
willing to take bonus of $500 by OSsu.
ming tho responsibility lof falling upon
some other man. We repeat, avoid the
substitute brokers. The Provost Mar"
shols will give all desired Information
relative TO the procurement OF Sutati'
tutes.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-08-20
A Lost Leader.

Those who have been so loud in de-
claring, since the invasion of Pennsyl
vania that the only hope for the country
lay 10 the recall Of General Mcclellan
TO the command Of the Army of the Po'
mac should remember that it will be
very bard for the people TO believe that
the national salvation depends this week
upon an officer whose name was Cheered
with that of jeff. Davis, by a meeting
which insisted that we were "whipped," "
and that we must have peace at any
price.
Nor will the popular confidence in that
commander DO stimulated by the fact
that TIE Common Council Of New York,
a bod celebrated neither for uncondi,
iiouas patriotism nor Tor answering
honesty, ask for his re-appolntmenl by
a resolution, stated to have been prepa-
red by a Mr.. Kcrrigan, who before the
rebellion was declared, in raising troops
apparently to aidit, aud who afterward,
having obtained command in our army,
was caurt-martialod and cashiered.
Neither, as We have heretofore said,
can General Mcclellan himself be sur.
prised by the apathy toward him of all
earnest loyal men, when he reflects that
at oil Copperhopd Conventions his
name is hailed with tho loudest ap,
plousc, and that all the copperhead pa
pers and orators, who are doing their
utmostto paralyze the Administration
and secure the success OF the rebellion,
constantly commend him and his servi
ces
Certainly il was enough TO destroy all
faith in the loyalty OF Vallundigbam that
hisname was mentioned in the rebel
section with admiration. But does any
loya man feel that there is any less pol
luton in the applause Of Fernando
Moods faction than in tha, Of Jefferson
Davis? Whoever consents without pro,
Test to be commended by rebels, or by
masked sympalbizes with rebellion, vol
unfairly shares the odium ofLhe company
he allows TO praise him,
General Mcclellan must see that every
loyal man necessarily asks himself, why
do thsiopen enemies of the war praise
Mcclellan? They do not praise Grant
nor Rosecrans, nor Dupont, nor Foot
norDi5, nor Fremont, nor Burnside
nor SchofeId, nor Butler, nor Sigel, mol
PoFtsTsnor Logan, nor Sedgwick, nor
Cone'r, nor Banks, nor Farragnt, AM
why not? These men are not called up
on 10 protest--ond why not? Theil
fame is unsuliod by tho applause o
Cox, Valandigham, RynderS and Com
pany. the men who are TO be satisfied BY
the appointment Of a commander Of tn,
national forces in perilouS crisis? Is i
not the clear duty of the Government tt
ascertain who would be most agreeObl,
10 the Copperheads and then avoid hin
with energy?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-08-20

BG- The troops detached from the
9th Va. v. l., to do guard duty hero,
are as fine a set Of mon as we have ever
become acquainted with. Their man
uerly appearance and soldiorly bearing
have won the respect Of al those with
whom they have coma in contact
They have won for themselves on envi-
GUS reputation by the bravery they have
displayed upon many hard fought bat
tie fields, and any person who would
cast a stigma on their character by cal
ling them "co yards" &C., would dis
grace Pandimonium with their mean
ness Gal. Rev.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-08-20
whntisConscience.
wendell Philipg. IN bis eulOgy up0a

Wendell Philips, in his eulogy upon
Theodore Parker, said;
The very last page those busy fingers
over wrote tolls the child's story, in
which he says, "no event in my life has
made so deep and lasting impression up.
on me-" a little boy in petticOats, in
my fourth year, my father sent me from
the field, home. A spotted tortoise, in
shallow water, at lae foot Of the rodora,
caught my attention, and 1 lifted my
stick 10 strike it, when voice within
me said, it is wrong" | stood with
uplilted stick, in wonder at the now en-.
otion, till rodora and tortoise vanished
from my sight
/ hastened home and asked mymoth'
err what il was that told me it was wrong.
Wipiug tear from her eye, and taking
me in her arms, she sbid, "some men
call it conscience, but l prefer TO call it
the voice Of God in the soul Of man. II
you listen TO it. and obey it, then il will
speak clearer, and always guido you
right. But II you turn deal ear, or
diobey, then it will feed out little by lit
llO, and leave you in the dark without
guide"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-08-20
A Dead and Buried Soldier Tnrns VI
Alive

The Detroit Tribune of the / Sth inst,
narrates The following story:
"a case Of mistaken identity has been
brought TO our notice, the result OF
which has created thrill Of joy to an af.
flicted mother, and at the same time
shows how easily it is for one TO be
mistaken. In March last Mrs. Julia Es
mond, of Parma, Jackson county, in
this state, received a letter from Cap.
lain Soule, of Company I, Sixth Michi.
gan Infantry, announcing the death of
her son, Edward V. Esmond. The let
ter adds:
"The Surgeon informs me that he was
buried in a beautiful spot by q kind
old lady and her daughter, the grave
covered with evergreens and a nice
head board bearing his name, age and
residence, together with the regiment
and company"
young Esmond, the identical fellow
alluded to in his letter as having been
buried, arrived in Detroit a lew days
ago, and reported for duty AT the bar
racks"
GAS soon as Mrs. Hsmond received
the letter announcing the death of her
son she sent it to Captain Robinson,
commanding at the barracks, with the
solicitation that he should make the ne
necessary inquiry into the case, and, il
possible, aid her in obtaining his remains
&c. Captain Robinson broke the seal,
adjusted his spectacles, and read the let
teL While engaged in reading young
mon--apparently slraugcr--walked
up to him, and with hat in hand await.
ed his leisure. AS soon as he had com
ploted reading the letter heyoung man
aCcosIed him with "are you the com,
msnder Of this post?" Tam," said the
captain. "ThOn | wish TO report for du.
ty, said the stranger II ON from the
Sixth Michigan, and having Just thir
moment arrived from my regiment, DO
sire 10 be sent back as soon as you may
have detachment Of men ready to 60
there" Upon being asked his name he
told it. The Captain informed him oil
the contents Of the letter which he held
in his hand. Tho young man assured
the captain that he was tho Identical
Edward V, Esmond, and desired a pass
to visit his mother. The necessary doc
umenls were of course granted, and hi
departed for his home. The story, nj
stated by him, is that ho was engOgedsir
lkirmish, bu! having col loparatod lioN
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-08-20
A Clgnutic Swiudle.


One of tho boldest and most unscru
pulous swindIcs ever pcrpotruled in this
city, was consumOtod on Thursday last
The facts in the case are as follows:
About two weeks ago q gentecl look,
ing lady, calling herself Mrs. S. E, West
claiming to reside in Sandusky Ohio
came to this city and introduced herself
to Samuol A, Sargent, Esq, Real Estate
Agent, doing business at Room No. 4 in
Metropolitan Hall Block, aud expressed
desire to invest to a considerable extent
in city property. Mr., Sargent deeming
himself fortunate in obtaining a custom
er OF so heavy caiber, placed himself
at her service, and proceeded, with all
requisite attention TO show her such eli
giblc real estate as he controlled, Lots
on the west and south sides were show
her, and terms of sale stated Among
other property which she desired to pur-
chase, was one for manufacturing pur.
poses, for her brother. This was select.
ed on State street, at the price of $3,'
500, A beautiful residence lot, one
hundred and fifty feet square, at the
corner Of Michigan avenue and Ringgold
place, was also selected and bOrgOincd
for, at the price of SO, 500, aud ahe Of.
fered S3,05O for another valuable lot in
the South Division. The bargain for
those lots were closed so far that alb
stracts OF title for them were obtained,
and these abstracts were placed by her
in the hands Of Mr.. Reed, Of the law
firm of Knox, Eustace & Reed, of this
city, for examination, TO whom, also, the
circumstances of the purchase we're rela-
ted. She also informed Mr. Reed that,
in order to make the first payments on
the property, ii was necessary that she
should get draft cOshsd. and, as she
was a stranger here, that she would like
to 6e introduced at the bankers by some
responsible and we'll known person.
For this purpose Mr.. Reed accompanied
her TO the merchants Savings, Loan
and Trust Compahy's Office, on the cor
ner of Lake and Dearborn streets, where
she presented a draft by an Eastern
band upon another in New York city, fol
the sum of $4,000. She also stated
that as she needed but II 900 at the time
she would leave the balance OF the mo
ney on deposit. This apparent fairness
and the fact of Mr.. Reed identifying her
had the desired effect, and she received
the amount named, and the necessary
receipt for $4,000 left on deposit, Since
that time she has not been seen or. hearC
from.
After due course of time, it has beer
asCertained that the draft in question
was originally drawn for the pitiiul sun
of fifteen dollars, and raised to $4,000
by the simple addition Of three clphers.
A gentleman well acquainted in San
dusky, when informed OF the transaction
stated that the name of West, given BY
the woman, was evidently an assumed
ono, as the families Of that name in San
dusky are well known and highly res
pected-[ Chicago JournOl.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-08-20
Attempt by Butternuts to Assasinate
Capt. Geer.

The Springfield 20. } Republican fur
nishes some additional details concern
ing the cowardIy attack on Rev. Capt
Geer in Delaware county, on Sunday
list:
On last Sabbath, at three o'clock p
NJ, Rev. Captain ]. ]. Seer, Of the NJ
P, Church, preached at the Fulton Geek
Meeting House, in the edge Of Della.
ware county. for a brother minister of
the same Church, Rev. 7. B. Graham,
1t was expected that some disturbance
would occur, as the Butlernuts Of the
neighborhood had notified Mr.. Graham
by letter that he could not preach AT
that place any more" and to prevent
violence, quite number Of Union men
from the vicinity of Redwood accompa.
MED the two ministers to their place Of
appointment. A large concourse ofpeo'
pie we're assembled, among whom were a
number of persons wearing emblems of
disloyalty.
After the services, as Captain Gecr
stepped from the door Of the house, he
met a man having on one of these en-.
blems, and stopped to ask what he meant
by wearing it. Without answering the
question, the ButtGrnut withdrew in the
crowd, and at that moment another ad
vauced with a knife and struck blow at
the Captain, which was evidently inlen'
ded to enter his neck, but he parried it
in part, and the knife entered his face
within an inch of his eye, Captain Geer
then knocked the fellow down, and pro-
ceedel forcibly to punish him, when a
third ButtGrnut stabbed the Capt badly
with bowie knife. The blow was
aimed at the heart, but the ruhian's
stroke being misdirectcd by the joslliug
Of the people, it took effect on the inside
OF the arm, Immediately below the axilla,
making a cash to the bone, and about
three inches in length. The william who
Inflicted this wound, Immediately fed
and got out Of the crowd.
Wounded as ho was, however, the
Captain saved" his first man, who. af-
ter being knocked down several times,
was at length ovcrpowered and taken to
the Delaware Jail The other assassin
was captured next day, (Monday,) and
both have their trial to-day, which the
wounded man has gone to attend. al.
though he is suffering much from his in.
juries,