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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-22

Mace Sloper, Esq. in the K"icker6ocker, te
the folio wing story:

Mace Sloper, Esq, in the K"icker5ocker, tells
the folio wing story:
There wa fellow once stepped out Of the
door of tavern on the Mis- -issippi meaning
to walk mile up the shore to the next tavern
Just at the landing there lay a big ratt-One of
the regular Old-tashiOned whalers a raft
mile long -.N -
Well the fellow heard the landlord say the
ratt was mile long. and he said unto himself
Il will go forth and see this great wOpder and
le5 mine eyes behold the timber which The
hand Of man hath hewn." so he got on at the
lower en- :, and began to al bulate over the
wood in pr tty fair time. But just as he walked
UP the river, 1t walked down both travelling at
about the same rate When he got to the end
at The sticks, he found they were pretty nelr
shore. anu in sight of tavern; SO he landed
and walked straight into the bar room he had
come out of The general sameness of things
took him u little b,ck, but he looked the land
lord straight in the face an settled it in his
own way:
Publican" said he, "are you gifted with
any twin brother. who keeps similar sized
tavern, with duplicate vile compOrtng
wood-piIe and corresponding ci Gus bills, a
mile off from here?"
The t.v, rn keeper WAS fond of fun, and ac-
cordingly said it was just so.
And, Publican, have you. among your dry
goods for the entertainment of man aud horse.
any whisky OF the same size as that of your
brOther's?'
And the tavern man said that from the rising
of the sun even to the going down of the same,
hs had. - .....
They took drinks. when the stranger said:
publican. that are twin brother vi yours is
mighty ii: e MN "a very fine man indeed
kut. do you A...x. I'm Altered he suffers
gOud deal with Chicago diptheria
''And what is thal?" ked the toddy stick
er
1T ia when the truth settles so firm in man
that none of it ever comes out Common doc
tors of the catnip sort. called it lyin.' When
left your brothers confectionery, there was
raft at his door, which he swore his life was "a
mile long. Well. Publican walked that raft
from bill to tail, from his door to your'n. Now
know leg time, an I'm just as good for my.
self as for hOss. and better for thn than any
man you ever did see Ialways walk mile in
exactly twenty minutes on good road and I'll
be busted with an overloaded Injun gun if I've
been morn ten minutes coming here. stepping
over the blamed logs, at that"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-22

nothing to insure it's success bit the faint
futtering of feeble hope. Wegive the ru :
mors in the form that they reach US. We
have made diligent inquiry but cannot
learn how much truth they contain The
reports are too excited; every breath Of
air is freighted withaimagnation and exag-
geration. Buckner may be Threatening
the State, but we are assured that there is
no cause for immediate alarm. General
Burbridge has formidable force organ
lied to meet any invading army. and his
gallant soldiers will stand like a wall of
adanant between Kentucky and her foes
We have taken great pains to perfect eve-
ry arrangement to obtain early and reli-
able news, and when any real apprehen,
sion of alai IN exist, We will speedily lay
the facts before the public.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-22
Expulsion Of Correspondents from
Grants Army.

Two more correspondents, one of them Mr..
WM. SwIvroN, Of the New York Times, con-
nected with GRANTS army, have excited the
displeasure OF the Commanding General for er-
roneous reports, and have been excluded from
the lines:
HEADQUARrERs ARMY OF THE PoroMAc,(
July 6, 1864.
Mr.. VIM. Swinton. duly registered corres-
poudent with this army for the New York
Times aud Mr.. Kent. correspondent for tho
New York Tribune, have, by direction of the
Lieutenant General commanding the armies In
the field, been ordered to leave the lines for
having abused the privileges conferred upon
them, by forwarding for publication incorrect
statements respecting the operations of the
troops, and thev have been warned not to re-
turn This information is published for the
guidance of corps commanders. and should the
parties warned be hereafter found within the
limits of tnis army they will be sent under
guard to the Provost Marshal General ut these
headquarters. By command of
'Majsr General MEADE.
s WILLIAMS. A. A. G.
EDWARD NJ. NELL, A. A. G.
Mr.. SwINT,N's offence was casting slurs du.
ing the eutire campain on Gen BURNSIDE and
his corps.
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Another Alarm I'm Kentucky..Ru.
mOrY Of nvaslORa.
From the Louisville Journal, 14th.

From the Louisville Journal, 14th.
Ken'ucky is again becoming excited
Wild rumors of fearful invasion are ahoat,
and they multiply every hour. Eastern
Kentucky is in blaze of excitement. The
veal by citizens are collecting their nova.
bic property, and hurrying with it to the
more central portion of the State. Ru
inOrs on the street, rumors by panic
stricken refugees. rumOrs by letters, and
rrmors by private kilograms, reach Us in
bewildering confusion, and, If we give
credit to them all, the Invasion of Ken
lucky would assume proportions as fearful
and indefinite as the startling invasion of
the East. So often has our State been
thrilled by such wild reports, that we 40
cept all of the stories with extreme eau
ton. an learn to look the fact c.lmly and
squarely in the face. Many of the ru I.Ors
are too inpr, bable to be true-they are
but the Wild imaginati ms and hssty CON-
clusions of bewiliered minds and tinid
hearts, repeated AMI deeply colOrec ty the
repetition by frightened people. It is
id that BucAner, at the head Of form
idabl, Il roe, is tl,rt ateniny the s q e, IT he
has not already Gro -sed the border. The
f,rce is variOusly estimated from ten to
fifteen Thousand men 1t is arg 10 !, and
with appearance Of plaus.b:lty, t at tho
movement of Buckner is in eaded 10 be il
concert with the invasion in the East.
Willie Early and Breckinrihge ma shall
their thousands in trout OF Washington
an 4 thundsr at the gates Of the capital,
Buckner, with force ample to sweep
everything before him, is to strike at
S,ermsns communications, capture Lu-
isyille and Cincinnati aud scatter wild dis
may through the North. Such is the ar
gument, aud such may possibly be the
programme, but we oannot believeit. The
Oonfederscy is reduced to desperate ex-
tremity, yet We d" not believe that they
will haz ard movement 90 desperate with
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-22

notice vastly superior forces can be hurled
against the invading party. The only hope
for success in such movement depends
upon the surprise of the invaded, the sud-
denness of the blow and ere he has time
to recover and collect his forces the rapid
ity of return to the ori inal base, where
the parties are on a nearl equal footing
Now, did Gen Hunter move in accordance
with these requirements Gen. Crook
with his command joined him at StauntOn,
Wedne day noon, June 18th, where lie had
been resting his command two days.
Already among the rebels it was be-
lieved that Lynchburg was the point at
which We were aiming Yet we lay at
Staunton until Friday morning, the 10Th,
and by short, easy marches entered Lex
ington on the evening of the ll,h, and
rested here until Tuesday morning. the
14th b. this time belief in the rebel
mind had become certainty, and we heard
that they we're taking the Lynchburg stores
to Danville, and making preparations to
resist us at Lynchburg Lexington is only
forty one miles distant from Lynchburg in
the direct route. Gen. Crook he-e i'm
plortd permission to march his own gallant
Kanawha division by this road and sur.
prise and take Lynchburg in accordance
with his own raid-like custom; but he was
refused, and compelled to march with
what he knew was almOst :ata! Il ,wnt s..
Instead Of taking the direct route, Gen.
Hunter leads us eff to Liberty, by va, Of
Buchanan-bOrh trifl;ng places in neither
OF which did We gain any peculiar a'lvan-
tage-taking US by two sides ola triangle,
instead Of the shorter line.
Now notice the result of all this delay
of tour days, and how it defeated our de-
sign against Lynchburg. We arrived at
Lynciburg Friday aft rnoon, attacked and
drove the rebels two miles, and only halt
ed with tie coming night. During the
night the heavy reintOrcements from Rich
mOnd, a division under Early, arrived in
Lynchburg, having been just five days on
the way. This latter fact we have ascer-
tained from undOubted testimony. With
these re-entorcements, the army in Lynch
burg far outnumbered ours, and that, too,
with the addition of strong breastworks,
rihs-pits and forts. In such situation
but one course is left, aud that is, speedy
and cpntiOus retreat. ae 4
Well, the retreat is begun, and certain
ly no complaint can be made OF delay or
idling in this part of the march.
Then, furthermore, look at the disgrace
ful less of artillery to pal:ry pack of
guerilias, not quite 200 in al; what more,
or rather what could te expected than
that such loss would of necessity follow
from the disposition made of the batteries,
Il 4 L = n
ter's command, of the 1st division. They
were made separate train, just as our
wagons. Attempts had been made to in
duce Gen. OroOk to run the same risk
with his tatt ries, but in the absence
Of any positive orders, he managed to
a, old it. tAs
Such, then, seems to me to be the cause
of our failure to take Lynchburg Gener-
al Hunter, although man of high edu-
cation is not the man to go on a raid.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-22

Tho Vermont Democratic Sats Conven.
ton for the nominaiian Ct candidates for State
officers and two electors at large, was held at
Montpelier on the 18th. The nominees ofthe
convention are ~ follow~:: For Governor,
Hon. I. T. Redfisld Of Moa,peliass Lieut.. Gov
ernor. Charles N. Daveaport oe Wilmingtoni
Treasurer. Robert Mex Osmsby. Of Bradf rdi
Electors at Large, EphEaim Chamberlain and
John J. Dcavitt. a series ofresolutions MAIN
ly devoted to deaunciation Of the PTesidenta
administrator. was adopted.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-22

bnrg and he was taken along with the army.
On the w,v to StauntOn a court m,rtial was
called in the case. and Crea upon being brought
up for trial, made full confession of the MUIR
der
The sent nee of the curt was that he be
hung by the neck until he was dead and that
all his eombu,tible prope ~ be DESTROYED.
The dreadful sentence was approved by Gen.
Crook and put into execution the day after
the army left StauntOn, at little place called
Browns own in the presence of large num-
Der of soldiers.
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The Failure Of Hunter.

The correspondent Of the Cincinnati
GazsHe administration paper), wiring
from HUNTERS retreating command in the
Kinawha Valley, attributes the failure to
capture Lynchhurg aud the disasters of the
retreat to the General's inoompetency:
q GEN HUNTER RKspoNsIrLs.
But we didn't take Lynchburc, and
why? Simply because Msjor General
Hunter allowed failure in the q 1T most
important element Uf raid-celerity of
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-22
VOL. XVI mo. 8
HOE our vOCR ROW.

One law dav farmers boy
Was hOeing out the corn,
And moodily had listened long,
To hear the dianer ho-n.
The welcome blast WIS heard at last,
And down he dropped his hoe
The good IN III sho tied in his ear,
Ny boy, hoe out your row.
Although hard one was the row,
10 u~e plowman's phrase,
AMI At the last, as sailors say,
Beginning well to hazs"
eau" said he, and manfully
He seized again his hoe
The good man SMILED to see
Tue boy hoe out his row.
The lad the text remembered then,
Aud proved the moral we'll
That perseverance to the end
At last viii nOb'y tell. ..
Take courage man resolve YOU can,
And strike vigorous blow;
In lifs's great field of toll,
Hoe always out ysar row.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-22
FROM WE~v VIRGINIA.
Newspaper men AM are u5le..Generai
HuMteSss Raid..The Contra abaud...
A Terrible Penalty on a Murderer.

Newspaper men AM are U u5le..General
Hunters Raid.-The Contra ba d...
A Terrible Penalty on a Murderer.
From the Wheeling tel igencer, July r.
On Saturday afternoon Capt Ewald Over,
commander of this post, received dispatch
from Gen Kelly. directing him TO proce.d at
once. by order OfGen Hunter, Ito arrest B.k-
er and Long, editors and prOprietors Of the
Duly Register paner Published in the city
of Wheel NJ West Virginia. and place them
in confinement 1t the military prison in that
city. and SD keep them until further orders.
Also to seize aid suppress the Register news
paper. and take possession of the office aud
safely keep the same until further ORDERS"
immediately upon the receipt of the order
Capt. Over. with o gard, proceeded to the of.
fice and notified the editors of his errand The
employers were notified at once to abdicate
the premises the Office was closed and Messrs
Long aud Baker were escorted to tn. Athene-
u,n in charge OF Lieut.. Knapp, of the Provost
Guard.
What makes the arrest of the REGISTER men
all the more ihcOmprehensibe Is the report of
Whart0ns arrest at Parkersbury, for an article
published in his paper-the Gtssette. Wharton
we all know. is . loyal man and Of course it
was for no act OF intenti nal aid or comfort to
the enemy that he was arrestei. We under
ders,and that the last issue of his paper was
cupptCsS u iAIu UuVtltU. 0tlu ucuCc we udv0 uOt
our usual copy OF the Gusette to see what was
sai
The arrest. of Mr. Wharton has Tired up a
gOsd deal Of feeling among the Union men at
Parkrrsburg a. We learned Yesterday. We pre-
sumo that hs will be speedily released by order
OF the Government Gov rnOr ,reinan has
cent req lest to that effect to lhe -ecre,ary Of
War.
Capt. Over has a. yet received no further or
ders In regard to the arrest OF B,krr and Long,
editors and prpprlet,rs of the DIIy r gster.
They still remain in the Athena im aud the
Office Is in charge ofa guard. The affair has
created very little appa ent interest or excite
ment.
F.f v prisoners arrived Yesterday T, ON Gen.
Cruuks in the K ,nawha Valley. They were
nearly all shipped to Camp Chase.
in the mon b 0f November last q prominent
citiz N of Greenbriar county named David
Crea killed one of General Averil's soldi r.,
who belonged to q company ON picket duty
near Crpas house. Crea first shot the soldier
with q revolver and then struck him in the
head with an axe carried the body to a well
on the D ace aud tumbled 1t in with a view of
cOnceallng the crime.
When the army passed through Lewisbu-g
recep.Iv, on iis way to Lynchburg. negro
m 70 informed some of Gen. Averill's officers
of the facts mentioned above The General at
once ordered the arre>t OF Crea. who vas STAY
ing ct his house, about six miles from Lewis
Arizona miner. [volume] (Fort Whipple, Ariz.) 1864-1868, 1864-04-20
MORE TROOPS.

Ii is matter Of notoriety that fer many years
past nothing has SO seriously retarded the settle
nlsnt and development OF this Territory as the
want Of sufficient troops to subdue the Apacbes.
Unlike the indians 10 the Northern J erritories,
these are yet powerful. audacious, and we'll sup
piled With firearms Their depredations through
out the country below the CHA, have been so
constant and extensive as to drive away large
proportion of the white Inhabitants.
The Navajos, in their pamest days, were not
such skilled and successful maraoders, while
their murders have been as ten, 10 one of those
OF the New Mexican savages. With the estab
lishment OF the Territorial government, the au
thorities at Washington should see TO it thai
troops enough are placed at its disposal to pu
an end TO the aggressions of the Apaches, and 0
all other restless and hostile Indians. Unles
this is done, the civil authorities must for til
present, be comparatively powerless. Our cit
aens must continue to suffer az consequences, an
shose who have risked their capital and lives
Arizona miner. [volume] (Fort Whipple, Ariz.) 1864-1868, 1864-04-20

the opening Of the country, must either still run
the risks, or, 10 many eases lose their invest
meuts
We know that it is asserted and with force
that The General Government prosecuting war
Of unparalleled magnitude has lse for all it's men.
aud that we should be thankful that any are
placed at our disposal The expense OF main
tainlng troops here, is also urged as reason
why more cannot be sent TO or aid We do not,
however 10 view OF all the circumstances, con-
s'der these arguments sufficient to excuse the
government from taking more active measures to
protect our lives and our property When the
Natlone! debt is rapidly increasing. il is Of the
first importance that every proper means 10 Gil
the Treasury should be employed Il is not the
part Of wisdom to save the penny and lose the
dollar. The rapid development OF the great min
ersl Territories ia al end from which the gen
eyal government should not be diverted. Tbs
successful working Of the mines OF Arizona,
would ~ one year, abundsntly repay the COVERT
ment Tor all the expense Incurred in sending
troops enough here to break the power of the
Apachea beyond recovery. At present, we have
bat sbout half regiment Of men, scattered st
remote distances, over country three times as
large as the State Of New York. Ii the nature
OF things II is utterly impossible for such force
properly TO protect theiT posts, and at the same
time to effectually Gght a strong, shrewd. and
savage enemy isDiiiaF with the country and ia
Businesses. At least one full regiment is requi-
site to the work and employment might be given
70 two. This would DO most Insignificant draft
upon tbs great araies OF the United States. Il
could not be missed. and yet it would secure be-
lyoDd pefadventure, the opening and occupancy
of this new FL Dorado The working Of gold suc
lsilver lodes equal to any 10 the world, and tbs
Iupbuild:ng OF a State from which, in few sbor
years, the National Treasury would reap reve
Enue as surprising as acceptable.
Absorbed and anxious as the authorities a
Washington must be, in the great contest TO
the life Of the Republic, we cannJt believe tina
they viii 90 indifferent to the appeals OF tn
iGovernoF, of the General commanding the De
apartment, and of tho people. for better protection
10 this distans, bat important region. The estah
, IIishment Of civil government here, without tn
necessary military aid to make the country hab
table for the white man, were farce which Cor
gress, 9Th all its short comiDgs, would hardly al
tempt 10 play. A-.
Arizona miner. [volume] (Fort Whipple, Ariz.) 1864-1868, 1864-04-20
WoOLSEY,s EXPEDITION.

Lack OF provisions compelled Col. WOoisey
and his men to return 10 the Aqua FRA Ranch
on tie ] 9Th inst They had but one square fight
besides that described 10 our last IL was at
Quartz Canon, on the 4th lust, where they sur
prised raucheria and succeeded in killing SIX
teen Of the Apaches. When the provisions gave
ont, the party were 10 sight 'oi the upper valley
OF the Salt River, and of Big Rnsnps .anchsriss.
They thought il best 10 reserve an attack, until
they were better prepared to follow it up. The
passage from the upper valley Of The Verde TO
that OF the salt River hitherto considered almost,
If not quite mpraeticabls. was found TO be COM
Pssali.e!y easy. The country IS described as
consisting Of high table lands, with 6ne pine,
oak. and red-fr timber. and water in taaks
Big Ramps valley is large and attractive, with
al apparent abundance OF timber and water. BE-
lyond it, On the southeastern side the mountains
are Of a granite formation aad look well loI
mineral Mr. Henry Clifton hs: given Us fal
notes Of The expedition, which we shall print il
our next.
The following proceedings have been handed
, N foI publication
! WooLsEY's RANCH, April IL, 1864
!. Al a meeting Of the members OF the late ex
pedtiOn against the Pinal Apaches, held at tbi
place this day, AIR. j. e. Dunn was called u
preside, and Henry Clifton vas appointed Secre
tary
8 MessFs- AIsop, Beaucbamp and Clifton wer
Iappolnted committee on resolutions, and pro
/ lposed The following, which was unanimousl
adopted
REsoLvED, That those men who have or sha
volunteer to tight the Indians in this Territor
should 10 their absence on such duty, be protect
l. ed in any rights or claims they may have 10 tn
It Territory, either 10 placers, quartz, or wat
i claims, and that we pledge ourselves to suppo
i and protect them against any and all perso!
y who may attempt to deprive them Of such RICH,
s. by reason OF any alleged default of work or il
Improvement during their absence. or for sixty ds
ii thereafter.
I'D The following were also unanimously a
in proved gNs.ae nA gst
Arizona miner. [volume] (Fort Whipple, Ariz.) 1864-1868, 1864-04-20

ABRAHAM LINCOLN Mr Lincoin's present
apparent inevitable denomination and reelection
do not result from organization or intrigue.
They are the fruits of the awakening Of the Reo-
pie TO the necessity OF re elec,ing the men who
have bad the war in charge for nearly thseS
years, and who ought 10 finish the work. We
have never known so little management to pro-
duce result Ii has been as readily anl as
easily done IS putting on al old shoe. Nobody
can make anything out OF it. for (nearly) every
body was in favor Of if. Il has not come from
ljobbers, or contractors, or politicians. The
people thought there was gold in Lincoln at hrst.
and nos, finding il out, they propose TO keep
him where be is, for bs enriches and protects
the loyal and parioas and INDUCES the heretofore
ldlsloyal
! The Washington Chronicle +" wslI sums up
the elements of bis remarkable popularity:
The Republicans believe In bin. for he was
Their party choice the loyal Democrats believe
in BIN, Tor he has been kind aud consldeFats 10
them, and has always, in the most magnihcen,
manner, recognized their devotion 10 the country
I His action 10 Missouri where be refused 10 b.-
come partisan Of extreme radicals. and he
action in Maryland. where he refused 20 become
a partss. Of slave sristocrats, rave united around
him men Of extreme differences Of opinion. and
they will support him as the leader OF lhe Unior
party in the Presidential campaign.
Arizona miner. [volume] (Fort Whipple, Ariz.) 1864-1868, 1864-04-20

NEW Mexican Merchants who have feared the
road fro8i The San Francisco Mountain. to this
post and to the pew mines. will make note OF
the Chavez cutoff Leaving the Colorado Chi
quito, near Leroux's Fork, at the point where
the Whipple road first touches it, 90 miles west
OF Zuni TO which the route is comparatively un-
Objectionable, they have less than M hundred
miles through generally smooth, and we'll wa
tered and wooded country, with abundant graz
ing, to this region. They car come 10 far less
time than by the San Francisco Mountain, and
without risk OF their wagons or animals. II
Colonel Chavez should discover, as he will en-
deavor to, on his present return trip TO Inc Rio
Grande, a way direct from Zuni by the Zun
River, TO the San Francisco RIVER, it will be |
still greater improvement on the old road. Blu
with the cut off already found, we shall oe much
surprised if the enterprisng traders on the XII
Grande do not make haste TO supply this Terri
tory with the goods and provisions which it s.
, mach needs, and which il has The gold to pa
for. ECa ~ ~