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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09
THE WEEKLY ri MEIER AND DEMOCRAT

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sufficient 70 ms the interest on bonds
already contracted for. This being the
cas-, it s. evident that the system of long
loans bearing interest in gold, must cease,
and substitute beprovidSa for. In this
contingency, common sense would seem
to suggest that the bonds of the United
States, hereafter to be issued, should draw
seven per cent. interest in legal tender,
that rigid system If taxation be adopt
ed, and>an m - bMs be set aside for
the liqnidatss sne sehcipal. The rev.
enue from customs being exhausted, the
government has reduced itself to this me-
cessity. We do not know whether the
public mind of the country is fully pre-
pared for such policy. But we do know
that such policy is the only safe and
sound one, and that any other will eventu-
ate in certain bankruptcy, disgrace and
reputation.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09

able ooosion presents itself All the
sharks are prepared to deyour the dol
phins, and all the dolphins are prepared to
devour the fying-fsh. II was a coura-
geous act upon the part Of such little
fish as PAUL DONKEY, to shake his fists in
the lace of all the sharks Of society. OF
course, having our own little quarrel with
society it cannot be expected of US that
we should speak of it dispassionately As
constituted in this country, it bears very
much the appearance of an embodied
humbug. All sorts OF shams, hypocrisies,
petty rivalries and jealousies, are practiced
in the name of society. Ambitious
mediocrity, backed and fortified by the
almighty dollar, drives its liveried "estab-
lishment rough-shod over genius and
gentility, while it sits with a smile of de-
lighted self.complacency Oh cushions Of
velvet. Our very dear friend, Mrs. PEE
TENTIoUs SHODDY, to whom we are in
debted for good many cups of tea and
scandal, informs Us that she invites Miss
ADELAIDE NORMA to her social entertain
ments, not for the sake Of her company,
but for the sake of her music--a delicate
and refined way OF patronizing the fine
arts. Mrs. PRETENTIOUs SHODDY also whis-
pers to US that Mrs. AURORA BoERALIs is
a hOrrid creature, "because," says Mrs.
SHoDDY, "she has a pudle dog for pet
AN Odero@s thing, with google eyes and
pink ribbon round its neck Not hav-
ing any quarrel with dogs, we occasionally
call upon Mrs. AURORA BoREALIs, (whose
tea is also excellent, and whose scandal is
unexceptionable.) Mrs. AURORA BORE
Ais always looks charming in her sky
blue silk and eyes to match, with pair of
crimson banners hung out on each cheek.
She regards Mrs. PRErEEr1oUs SHoDpY
with supreme contempt, and an exquisite
curl of scorn on the upper lip, "Play,"
says Mrs. AURORA BoREALls, "wh&t did
Mrs. PRETRNT1oUs SHoDDY spring from?
/ have her genealogy at my tongues enc.
Her father was tailor, and her mother a
tailoress. Her husband was q butcher, and
made his money out Of government con-
tract. She, forsooth, to put on airs! She,
who eats her pie with steel-bladed knife,
and her peas with two-pronged forklr
Of course We entirely agreed with Mrs.
AURORA BOREAIIs, as we had entirely
agreed with Mrs. PRETHNroUs SHoDDY.
Our quarrel with society does not extend
to those charming creatures, the ladies.
How could it? We look upon them one
and all as angels. Our quarrel is with
the snobs and funkies, the two-legged
creatures Of shams and pretences, wretched
incarnations of supreme selfishness Some
of these days we propose to have few
words to say about the AMINlDAB SLEEks,
DANDY JIMs, and SOLOMON CRGsusEs of
society.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09
A Cavalry Scout in Mississippi.

A private letter from Col. E. D. OsBAND.
of Chicago, gives some information con-
corning his recent scout in Mississippi,
to which the telegraph has made refer
ence, but not SO fully. Writing from
Vicksburg, Colonel OsBAND, who is now
commanding colored cavalry regiment,
says:
have just returned from the longest scout
made since have been in the brigade. left
here twelve days since with 1900 men and four
pieces of artillery; landed at Bruinsburg, Miss,
from thence marched to Port Gibson, and from
there to Rodney and from Rodney to Natchez
by way Of Fayette Left Natchez by boat,
went to Tunica Bend. landed and marched Oh
Woodville, from Woodville to Fort Adams,
from Fort Adams to Woodville, from Wood
vile again to Natchez, and thence TO Stearns'
House.
captured 1000 beet cattle, 45O horses and
mules, seven army wagons and mules, burned
100000 worth Of corn stores at Woodvile,
cut and destroyed the telegraph for miles, cap
tured half dozen rebel mails, with important
information, also $50 stand of small arms,
three pieces Of artillery, one caisson, 26e
rounds fixed ammunition, 80 prisoners of war,
one captain and two lieutenants, killed fifty
eight rebels, including one major and one lieu
tenant and only lost two killed and five slight
~ wounded.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09
AbOul Peace.

The Washington Chronicle (leth), edit
ed by JOHN W. FoRNEY, has liberal and
creditable editorial on the people of the
South, entitled WORTHY of Thought. "
After asking the question, eff the people
of the South are so tired of the war, why
do they fight with so much tenacity ?" it
answers it by a reference to their social in
tluences and their high sense of honor. 1t
AYERS that no gentlemen could be more
agreeable and no ladies more fascinating.
1t closes in the following unusual strain for
Republican, which is in marked contrast
with what we hear in this quarter from
the radicals:
Personal honor was the absorbing passion of
the SOutherner's life. The standard NAV have
been faulty, but it was rigidly adhered to-
Such men may be heartily sick of strife but
they will not abandon those engaged in it,
They may long for the close of the war, but
they will not desert their colors. They may
deplore the necessity for the dread onset Of
forlorn battle fields, but once on them they
will conquer or die. AS deserters or willing
captives, they know they will be Ostracised
from the homes of the friends they love when
the contest is over. Hence the war will be
continued, and desperate battles be fought,
until, by common consent, the struggle is re-
garded as utterly hopeless, or until such terms
are offered as they feel at liberty to accept
Shall we deal with them as plucky, erring
brethren, whose sense Of honor, defective as
we may think it, must be respected, and whose
pride and character should not be broken down
or shall we undertake to regard them as law
less, defiant rebels. who are to be humbled, II
not exterminated? Do we not want these
courageous men, these enduring high-spirited
women, to unite with US in laying broad and
deep the foundations of democratic society
that, under the inspiration Of free institutions
shall throw all our past prosperity, brilliant as
it was, in the shade3
This is worthy Of thought; and would
that candid men would really think of the
tendency of radicalism.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09

Mr.. CHARLES DICKENS informs. us that
when PAUL DoMBEY fxst made his appear
ance upon this terrestrial stage, he ''doubled
up his little fists and squared off at exis-
tence." The belligerent attitude thus as
sumed by this juvenile specimen of total
depravity, leads us to infer that the young
gentleman was blessed with an early per-
ception of the fact, that society owed him
living, and he was prepared to fight for
it. Everybody is born into the world
having standing quarrel with society.
In truth, society exists quite as much on
the principle of mutual repulsiou, as OF
mutual attraction.
The social particles that are so lovingly
attracted toward each other, are ready to
fly in each others faces whenever a suita-
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09

1t is of great Importance to the 80

1t is OF great Importance to the oom.
mercial interests Of the country that !
national bankrupt law should be passed at
the approaching session Of Congress- lite
necessity to regulate the affairs of insol-
vent debtors is almost universally reeog-
nized, and we believe bill that was an.
proved in commercial circles was before
the last session of Congress, but laid over
A large number of the best business
men in the country, particularly at the
West are now precluded from engaging in
business for themselves by reasons of OBJ
legations which are hanging over them,
and which, owing to causes in many in-
stances beyond their control, they are ut
terly unable to discharge. 1t would be
for the advantage of the country that such
men should be liberated from oblga-
tons which they cannot pay, while the
creditors of such men can lose moth
ing by their relief. Thus, whether we re-
gard the interes: of the community or that
of the individual debtor, a wise bankrupt
law is greatly to be desired. We think
the circumstances of the country render
such legislation peculiarly desirable, and at
this moment peculiarly timely. We have
a national tariff and a national currency.
and we only need, to complete our COM
mercal legislation, that we should have q
national bankrupt law. q
Our members of Congress need to be
informed of the wants of the people, and
this information can be best communicate
ed through petitions addressed to indivi-
dual members or to Congress as body.
Upon those to be most Immediately bene-
fitted will devolve the labor of preparing
and circulating such petitions. We be-
lieve there are very few business men who
will refuse their names in aid of the law
that is demanded by humanity and sound
commercial policy.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09
Gen. Dana's Negro asylum.

By recent order of Gen. DANA, the rich
tract of bottom land on the Mississippi,
known as "Davis' Bend" including the
three islands known as Hurricane, Pal
myra, and Big Black, is reserved for mill
tary purposes, and will be exclusively de-
voted to the colonization, residence and
support of freedmen.
The General is rightly enough some-
what incensed at the tact that rich
land so well secured at such expense by
Government against all danger from
the enemy should be converted
to purposes of speculation by few indi-
viduals. cit was never intended" be
says, "that this security should be afford
ed, at high cost to the government, un-
der pretence of providing 'Freedmans
Home, in order that three or four FORUM
ate persons should be favored with leases
of plantations in so desirable locality"
1t is evident that under pretext OF get
ting up a Freedman's Home" some
lucky individuals were, to adopt a felici-
tous phrase which originated with Gen.
Ewing, " stealing themselves rich in the
name of humanity" To put an end to
this profitable humbugging General Dana
DEGREES as follows:
All white persons not connected with the
military service. will be required to leave the
above limits before the LIST day of January
1866, and after that date no white person will
be allowed to land on any part of the same
without written permission SO to do, either
from these Headquarters, the Headquarters
District of Vicksburg. the General Superintend
ent of Freedmen, or the Provost Marshal Gen
eral of Freedmen.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09

The officers of Internel Revenue have
allowed the publication of the names of
the persons who pay an income tax in this
county with the sworn income of each for
the. year 1868, with the amount of the
special tax Of five per cent levied thereon.
By the provisions of the law the sworn
return of every income in the community
is to be open to the freest general inspec-
ton, but there is no authority for the pub
lication of these returns in newspaper,
and it is very generally condemned by the
business men of the city. It is All ex-
posure Of the private affairs of citizens
that no public officers have right to
make, save in instances where an indi-
vidual is suspected of making false returns,
and in such cases the method of detection
and exposure Ia clearly indicated in the
law.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09

THE catalogue of Yale College for
1876, shows no falling off in the number
who attend that institution; and the full
report given of the various departments
prove them all to be in the most useful
and active operation. There are now six
hundred and forty-four students in the COL
lege, four hundred and ffty-eight being
xcademical, and one hundred and eighty
six divided between the schools for Theol-
ogy, Medicine, Law, and Philosophy and
Art. The library of the college numbers
forty-three thousand volumes, besides
which the libraries of the Lincolnian and
Brothers Societies add twenty-four thou
sand more The Law, Medical and Scien-
tifc departments have each special libra
ries. The sum total of volumes in the
college is seventy thousand
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09
Letter from President Lincoln.

Mrs. BIsBY is the recipient of the fol-
lowing letter from President LINCOLN. She
is a poor widow, living in the 18th ward
of Boston. Her sixth son, who was Sc
verely wounded in recent battle, is now
lying in the Readville hospital:
ExBCUTIvB MANSION,
WASHINGTON, Nov. q, 1s64.}
DEAR MADAM have been shown In the
files Of the War Department q statement of the
Adjutant General of Massachusetts that you
are the mother Of five sons who have died
gloriOusly on the field Of battle. feel how
weak and fruitless must be any words of mine
which should attempt to beguile you from the
grief Of loss so overwhelming; but 1 cannot
refrain from rendering to you the consolation
that may be found in the thanks of the republic
they died to save. l pray that our Heavenly
Father may assuage the anguish of your be.
reavement, and leave you only the cherished
memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn
pride that must have been yours to have laid
SO costly q sacrifice upon the altar of free
dom.
Very sincerely and respectfully yours,
A. LINCOLN.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09
Sick and Wounded.

The following belonging to Minnesota
regiments, were among the sick and
wounded soldiers transferred from Ohatta-
nooga to Nashville, Tenn, on the 18th
instant:
Philo Picket, I'd Battery, sick.
G. Anderson, - sick.
Edward Prisset Co. K, 4th Mimi, wounded
in foot
John Powers, Co. K, 4th Mimi, dlarrhea.
j. Bell, Co. G, I'd Mimi, rheumatism.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON. Nov. q. 1864
Promotions

Second Lieutenant EZRA I. OHAMPLN
has been promoted to First Lieutenant In
the Third Regiment.
Second Lieutenant MICHAEL HUBI, of
the Tenth Regiment. has been promoted
to First Lieutenant
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09

LIEUT.. FRANK McGRADE, First Leutsn-
ant commanding Company d, Second
Minnesota Cavalry, officially reports the
success of the expedition sent with sup
plies to Fort Thompson. He collected
twenty-five struggling Indians on the way
out, and left them at that post. The
round trip was made in thirty-two days.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09

A short time after SHEmDAHS devasta-
tions in the Shenandoah Valley, the rebel
press threatened that Northern cities
would be burned in retaliation, and boasts
were made that the money had been
raised to hire incendiaries. These threats
seem to be in process Of fulflnent. A
few days ago we chronicled daring at
tempt to burn New York by firing hotels
and theatres, which was happily frustrated,
and this morning we have an account of
the burning of an immense lumber yard
contiguous to an extensive government
warehouse, with loss of one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars. None of the incen-
diaries have yet been identified. Gen. DIX
has issued an order stating that they are
regarded as rebel spies, subject to martial
law, and if detected will be brought be-
fore court martial, and if convicted they
will be executed without the delay of
single day. An attempt has also been
made to burn United States property in
Memphis, and person arrested for the
crime, whom Gen. WAsHBuRN proposes to
punish summarily, in case the offence is
proved against him.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09

BuFRAIoEa-A couple Of fine buffalo
calves about nine months old-a' male and f.
male-were brought down on the cars yester.
day, and taken overland on their way to Ohio.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09

Inc low tempenture Of the nights during
the FIRST days Of the month indicated an early
close of navigation. This fact, In connection
with the shallowDeas of the water, produced
gorge of the Ice ct Hastings, and the lost boat
LOOK her departure on the 10th. The month
was rendered unpleasant by snow fall on the
ia'h OF four inches, followed, until nearly Its
cAose, Dy an almost continuous succession of
'osgy and cloudy and rainy days. The
'no" s'oiui, or Rather gale, on the Goth of the
inoh'n' deposited two and half inches. This
was an unusual amour: for this month. But
uhaer The Influence of rain, and protracted
t'aw' The snow has entirely disappeared. and
the last day of the month has been more like
one OF the early spring. The river which
had been frozen sufficiently thick to admit of
the passage of vehicles, is now clear of ice In
front OF the city; and day or two more of
mild weather would probably open navigation
through its whole length. Various predictions
OF the weatherwise have ALREADY been falsifed.
We wait to hear from them again.
The following results are obtained from DO
seryaton of the Thermometer at A. ~ and
2 and 9P.M.
Maximum Of the month, l5th) Boz
Minimum do (22d1. O0o
Highest daily mean (29th). ... 42o
Lowest daily mean (22nd). 70
Greatest daily range (5th) 26e
Least daily range Oath & 25th). ..... 50
Range Of the month 500
Mean temperature of the month ,3Oo38
Mean clOudiness Of the month sc
Mean force Of the wind. ..,2
Rain fell on five days, and snow on four,
yielding in all one inch and nine hundreths of
water
Fair weather prevailed to an amount of pine
days
The prevailing winds were from the South
and Southeast
OONPARlSONe wrtu pORnaR YKAnx
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09
Financial Legislation.

The Washington correspondents ali
agree in stating that the Secretary of the
Treasury in his next communication to
Congress will call for yet larger revenue,
and that the increase of revenue must be
mainly obtained by an additional tax on
imports and articles OF luxury. The Gin
cinnati Commercials correspondent says {:
Fessenden is said to be in favor of still fur
Their tax upon imported luxuries-silks, satins,
expensive carpets, and all sorts of fineries that
are sought for only by the rich, and are pur-
chased now at their enormous prices more
than ever before. Gentlemen are here now
already, from New York and elsewhere, recon.
nOitering the ground, to find out if possible
what kind of merchandise offers the best in
ducement for speculation.
1t only remains to be seen whether the Thir-
ty-eighth Congress at its last session will play
sites OF the nation as 1t did during its first ses
sion. If so the sooner the 4th Of March comes,
the better for the country.
"THE ASSURED AND GLORIOUS FUTURE
OF THE NATION. This is the title of q
Thanksgiving Discourse delivered in the
House of Hope in this city by Rev. FRED
BRIO A. NOBLE, from the text Psalms
xviii. Though ye have lain among
the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a
dove covered with silver and her feathers
with yellow gold" Mr.. NOBLE, in this
discourse argues 1sD that tive are to
have nations" (2O "We are to have a
nation in which the will Of the people con-
stitutionally expressed, shall be the domi-
nant law of the lands" (3O ave are to
have a nation without slave" These
conclusions are drawn from our military
success the past year, and the moral att
tude Of the people during the tendency,
and by the result of the presidential CAM
vas. For sale at all the bookstores.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09

SECOND ASSISTANT SURGEON PRoRBsr1ne,
of the Tenth Regiment, died at Cairo, Ill,
recently.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-15
Salaries in England.

A recent Parliamentary return furnishes
some interesting information in reference
to the salaries of public officials paid out Of
the consolidated fund: IN - s.sTf .
The salary of the Speaker of the House
Of Commons is $3.50 about equal to that
of the President of the United States; the
Sergeant-at-Arms of the House receives
$4,000; Lord Monthagle, as Comptroller
General of the Exehequer, is in receipt of
an annual income of $4,000; the Lunacy
Commissioners, of whom there are six, get
81, 500 year; the High Commissioned to
the General Assembly of the Church of
Scotland receives $4,000 per annun; the
salary of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
is $4,000; that of Lord Chief Justice of
England Is $4,000; the Chief Justice of
the Common Pleas and the Chief Baron of
the Exehequer each S35,O0O; the Lord
Chancellor, the Lord Justices of Appeal,
and the Master Of the Rolls each $50 900 I;
the three Vice Chancellors, the Common
Law Judges, and the Judge Ordinary of
the Divorce Court each $4,000; the Judge
of the Admiralty Court receives $4,000
year; the salaries of the Metropolitan
Police Magistrates and the County Court
Judges vary from $1,000 to 81, 500.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-15

1t has been well known for some dsys
that the peaeemen in Ohio have been going
through great tribulations over NoC Clellan's
letter of acceptance. They have had fre-
quent consultations at Columbus, Dayton
and Cincinnati Vallandigham has been
been on the rampage, but is now said to be
fulley cowed into subjection. The Cincin-
natl Enquirer has a very novel method of
getting over the letter which we commend
to peace men in similar straits. It says:
Our readers know we don't believe in
that plank, but we shall net quarrel with
General MCCLELLAN for regarding it with
favor, simply because, under this admins
tratiOn, it would never be required for use.
Ifelected, and the indications now are that
he will be, we have the conviction that
there will be no necessity for futher fight
ing as the Union will be restored on terms
honorable to both parties, by peaceful
means. '5i- -
This is both an ingenious and soothing
method Of disposing of the matter. There
Is no question but that under his admins
tratiOn there will be no necessity for it.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-15
General Grant on slavery.

Senator Wilson's quotation of Ge- al
Grants views of slavery having n
questioned, the following is given he
precise words used by General Grant "a
letter to Hon. E. B. Washburne, led
August 13, 1868:
The people of the North need not quar-
rel over the institution of slavery. What
Vice President Stephens acknowledges as
the cornerstone of the Confederacy is al
ready knocked cut. Slavery is already
dead, and cannot be resurrected. Itwould
take standing army to maintain slavery
in the South, if we were to make peace to
day guaranteeing the South all their former
constitutional privileges. I never was an
Abohtionist, not even what could be called
apti-slaFery, but try to Judge fairly and
honestly, and it became patent to my mind
early in the rebellion that the North and
South could never live in peace with each
other except as one nation, and that with
out slavery. As anxious as / am to see
peace established, would not therefore
be willing to see any settlement uEIil this
question is forever settled