The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-07-29
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF TELE.
GRAPHIC NEWS.

The Philadelphia Pres is in high glee.
because Mr.. Henry May, formerly Dem
ocratic member of Congress from Mary
land declares he will have nothing to do
with the Convention unless it is unouali-
fiedly in favor of peace, and asks: "would
1t not be strange if we had a four-corDer-
ed tight in 1864, just as we had in 1862"
IL would be very strange if the stipendia-
ries OF Mr.. Lincoln should succeed in divid-
ing conservative men in 1864 "a thew did.
with the aid of the "Rebel Conspirators "
IN 1860. In our opinion the plot will fail.
-Ihe N. Y. News insists that Grant
crossed the Rapidan with 24o, 900 men.
The E@press states that from KNOWLEDGE
obtained from high military sources. this il
an error; that he crossed with oplv 1917
600 bayonets-that is, infantry. Grant
had cavalry and artillery besides. but all
included there were not 100000 men.
We have it from good authority that Gen.
Sherman began his march upon Atlanta
with movable column of $4,000.
The Illinois editor of the St. Louis
Democrat, Gntense radicaD who has re-
Gently returned from Washington, express
es the opinion that one reason why Mr..
Chase resigned the Treasury portfolio,
was his conviction that the Federal Union
had "gone up I'm other words that the
rebels would not be conquered. The
statement that Mr.. Chase is about to visit
Europe to remain until the war is over
would seem to give some color of proba-
bility to this supposition.
The dispatches are principally devoted to o
sketch of severe battle which occurred about
four miles north of Atlanta on the 10Th inst.
The rebels made the attack on our right in
great force, but were completely defeated, and
retired in disorder, leaving most of their dead
and wounded on the field. On the succeeding
day Qhe 21sD, the enemy were driven to their
works Immediately around the city, and on the
22d, one account says o portion of our forces
entered the city. Another report, which seems
the most probable, says our forces obtained
possession of elevated ground which COM
mands the town. 1t is scarcely necessary to
| enlarge on the importance of the capture of
Atlanta Bling in the heart of the Gulf
States, it was supposed to be peculiarly
safe, and therefore well adapted for ar
mories, arsenas and supply depots. 1t
was moreover the centre of the railway system
! of that section, whence men and material
could be adyantageously distributed to all
| points. Three main railroads diyerged from it:
the road to Chattanooga on the north the
Georgia road, running east to Charleston and
the road on the south, which forks into that
leading to Montgomery and Pensacola on the
southwest and into that running through Ma
con to Savannah, on the Southeast The city
Is laid out in circle, two miles in diameter.
1t FORMS says recent refugee, one vast Gov
ernment stOrehouse. Here are located the ma.
chine shops of the principal railroads the
most extensive rolling mill in the South, foun.
dries, pistol and tent factories, &c, &c. In ad-
dition, the Government have works for casting
shot and shell, making gun-carriages, cart
ridges, caps. shoes, clothing, &c. Although
the rebels have probably removed much of
their stores and machinery, yet their loss in
these must be considerable.
The whole country will mourn the loss of
Major General JAMES B. McPnERsos, who fell
in the battle. He was graduate of West
Point, from Ohio, was appointed Second Lieu
tenant OF the Engineer corps July 1, 1858. He
received the appointment of Major General of
Volunteers Oct. 8, 1862. He was one of the
ablest and bravest Generals in the service
Gov. SEYMOUR of New York takes the
same ground as the Executive of our State in
regard to recruiting in Southern States. 1t Ia
known that this provision in the new act was
not favored by the Government, but was adopt
ed merely to secure the repeal of the commu-
tation clause, the representatives of some of
the Eastern States. particularly Massachusetts,.
which had recruiting agents in the field, de-
mandngit.
The Herald states tina. Secretary SEWARD
has determined TO make formal demand upon
the British Government for the surrender OF
he pirate SEMMEs