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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-10-14
OUR OOUNTRY,S HOPE.

The following beautiful lines were written
by Mrs. o. D. MILLER, of Merrimack, N. H.,
and was read at Democratic ratification meet
ing in that place: ,..t
In darkness unlit save by wars lurid cleaning
Our country is sitting In tears and in blood,
FROM the wounds In her breast the red torrent
Is streaming,
And the surges of trouble dash DER like a
Though crushed by her sorrow, one anchor re-
maineth, - =.
To cheer her sad heart through this pitiless
night;
One beacon of hope her torn bosom sustaineth.
And brings to her soul an assurance of Jipht'
For the hour has arrived when her true sons
awakening
Shall burst the strong chains that have bound
them so long;
When in firm peaceful phalanx the vile letters
breaking
They'll spring to her rescue with triumphal
song. 4.-t.F ..-
Your leader is waiting-McC lellan the peerless,
And free floats his banner above you to-day.
Fall into the ranks then, undaunted and fear
less, a,-.
And meet your opponents in battle array.
Let your motto be Peace, Constitution and Union,
AS given by your Fathers a sacred bequest;
May their glorided spirits in earnest CON-
munion,
The truth of the principles taught you attest.
Then on be your course like the sun-god so
glorious,
May you sweep away strife from our suffer
ing land;
May the white wings of peace-the bright
seraph wave DER u.s.
And the Holy One prosper the work of your
hand.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-10-14
An Attempt TO D1sfranchfse Mary.
land.

The only Democratic press in Baltimore
the Evening Post-was suppressed by
Gen. LEW. WALLACE on Friday last. The
following is the order:
EIGHru ARMY CoRPs, MIDDLE Dept
BALTIMORE, Sept. 80. :
To the Editors of the Evensng Post:
As the surest means of preventing your Office
being made the subject of violence, you will
discontinue the publication of your paper, the
Ecening Post.
By command of Major General Wallace.
OLIVER MATTHEW'S.
Captain and A. A. G.
The pretence for the suppression of this
journal is, that WALLACE feared his SOL
diers would attack the office. The people
of Maryland are thus left without daily
paper to advocate the claims of Mr.. LIN
coins opponents. The World closes an
able article on this outrage on the press,
with the following words from Senator
WADEs manifesto:
If the supporters of the government fail to
insist on this, they become responsible for the
usurpations which they fail to rebuke. and are
Justly liable to the Indignation of the people
whose rights and security, committed to their
keeping they sacrifice.
Let them consider the remedy for these usur.
pations, and having found it, fearlessly exc
cute 1t.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-10-14
End OF the Money Panic in Chicago.

Abuu VA tAAO iAoASy Il saHAC Asa ShACShssOs
CHICAGO, Tuesday Evening, October 4.
The panic has almost entirely subsidized.
But yesterday and business was at per-
feet stand-stll-there were no buyers
our merchants stood appalled,
could not be had at any price-Eastern
exchange was drug and could not find q
market at las per cent. discount-even
gold went begging at $50 when it was
quoted in New York at 100. To-day
everything was changed. Our bankers felt
stronger-there was better supply of
greenbacks on hand-business men depos-
tied freely and checked out lightly-there
was no "run '-everybody felt easier,
smiled and seemed happy. Confidence is
restored The brief storm has blown past,
and business will speedily resume it's won't
ed activity.
1t is true currency was not plenty, and
none of the bankers discounted paper but
those of our merchants who had money
were not afraid to use it, lest they should
increase the panic and break the banks.
Most of the bankers received large remit
tances yesterday evening and yesterday
morning, but the experience of the past
few days has taught them to husband their
resources, and they sternly said "no " to
every applicant. This is well. The error
of undue expansion, which caused the
present panic, must be carefully avoided
during the next few months. Besides, the
provision season is close at hand, and our
beef and pork packers must be attended
to. There must be no more stalking of the
funds in whisky, wool, stocks, gold, &C.,
for the present; but close attention to
the legitimate requirements of trade and
commerce..
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-10-14
Little lilac in the Army of Potomac.

COLUMBUS, O., Tuesday, Oct. Mr. Ed
ward. one of the messengers to the field for
distributing Union tickets, has just returned
from Grants army. He reports the best feel
ing among the soldiers in the army in favor of
Lincoln and johnson. and that the Union, or
war ticket will receive an almost unanimous
support. The soldiers feel the highest respect for
Mcclellan. and aciN not permit acord to be said
against him, but they express the determination
to vote against him because he is on the Peace
Copperhead ticket, and that they cannot sup
port.
We clip the above from the dispatches
to the Chicago Tribune. The messenger
says explicitly that "the soldiers feel the
highest respect for MCCLELLAN, and will
not permit word to be said againt him -
What would those soldiers say if they were
compelled to read and listen to the vile
personal abuse heaped on Gen. MCCLELLAN
oy Republican papers and orators at the
North?
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-10-14
NEWS FROM LAKE SUPERIOR.
To the Editor of the Pioneer:

To the Editor of the Pioneer:
LAKE SUPERIOR, Oct. l.
The people of Lake Superior are graft
fed that the State of Minnesota are taking
an interest in her Lake districts.
Mr.. Curtice has arrived and entered the
field to survey the Vermillion Lake Iron
region. The locality of the specimens of
native iron brought out, will be defined
and the land prepared for market.
DR.. Hanchett, the State Geologist, now
on the Lake, will visit the formation, and
report its strength, length and breadth.
Mr.. Johnson, the Engineer of the Mis-
sissippi and Lake Superior Railroad, has
commenced to locate the line from Duluth.
Though it may be better late than never,
yet these parties have been sent out too
late to effect all the objects in view this
season. The streams are swollen, and the
low lands are too wet to make much pro-
gress this fall, and an early snow may
drive them off before they have fairly
commenced work.
October has generally been favorable
field-work month. Mr.. Curtice has fifty
miles to pack his supplies to the COM
mencement of his work. Mr.. johnson has
no insurmountable difficulties to overcome,
but gradient of 400 feet to surmount in
less than six miles, beset by gorges and
spurs, presents a problem that taxes the
judgment of experience, and which ought
not to be solved in one short month, in
volving as it does the most expensive sec
ton of the whole line. DR.. Hanchett's
mission, so far as iron is involved, cannot
be completed if Mr.. Curtice fails to COM
plete his. Thus any failure in good weather
will prove disastrous to all three of the
much needed researches, and only the most
favorable October will enable the projec-
tors to realize any benefits from these too
late expeditions.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-10-14

THANKS OF THE aENERAL-u.cHIEF AFTER An
WASHINGTON, Sept. 80, 1862.
Mag. Gen. Mcclellan, commanding, &c.
GENERAL: Your report of yesterday, giving
the results of the battles Of South Mountain
and Antietam. has been received and submit
TED to the President. They were not only
nard fought battles but well earned and deci-
ded victories.
The valor and endurance of your army in
the several conflicts which terminated In the
expulsion of the enemy from the loyal State
OF Maryland, are extremely creditable alike to
the troops and to the officers who commanded
them.
A grateful country, while mourning the la
mented dead, vii! not be unmindful of the
INV. HALffEcK, General-iu-Cbief
But what was bis rewards Read it as
follows:
ORDER REMOVING GENERAL MCCLELLAN FROM
COMMAND.
WAR DEPARTMENT., J
ADJUTANr GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, Nov. S, 1927
BY direction of the President of the United
States it is ordered that Major General McClel.
the Potomac, and that Major General Burnside
take command of that army.
By order of the Secretary of War.
(Signed) E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adj't. Gen.
GA thousand thanks and your hero
ism will forever be appreciated" wrote the
President to Gen. Mcclellan. "You
have won not only hard fought battles but
well earned and decided victories, and a
grateful country will not be unmindful of
the honors due you" wrote the General
in-Chief to Gen. Mcclellan. And yet,
the General to whose consummate abili-
ties his enemies were thus constrained to
pay such tribute, has been kept for near
ly two years out Of active service, and vir-
tually in exile, while the utter failure of
score of incompetent commanders has in
the meanwhile been demonstrated. What
is the reason? 1t is simply-it can be
only-that the Administration is afraid of
bis greatness and deprecate his success.
But grateful country will now show it's
appreciation of bis heroism and confer the
honors due and promised Gen. Mcclellan,
by electing him to the highest office in its
gift.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-10-14

LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Gov. Dennison, the new Postmaster Gen
eral, vice Montgomery Blair, has qualified for
his position, and entered upon the duties of his
Office.
The rebel Gen. Page has been acquitted by
the military commission of the charge of de-
stroying munitions of war at Fort Morgan after
surrender.
--Hallet Davis g. Co.'s extensive piano forte
mandatory in Boston was entirely destroyed
by fire few days since. The total loss is
100000.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-10-14
Fifth Regiment.

A private letter from an officer of the
Fifth regiment, dated Brownsville, Arkan-
sas, Sept. 18th, says:
We are now up in Arkansas, thirty miles
east of Little Rock. We march tomorrow
west to the Arkansas river, some thirty miles
above Little Rock, and thence north towards
the State OF Missouri. The health of company
F is good. three only on the sick list and four
teen in the whole regiment. We lost two
killed in the battle of August %, in Mississippi,
George Warts and Andrew Israelson, both of
Hennepin county, and corporal r. NJ. Davis, of
Waseca county, wounded"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-10-14
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
Secretary Stanton to Gen. Dix.

Rebels Defeated with Great Loss In
GeOrgia.-..F0rest I'm a Starving
COndition...SOn of General Me1gs
Killed by Bushwhackers...Ge
sheridan Still at HarrisOnburg.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-10-14

DEATH OF CAPTAIN SPEKE.-The Asia
brings intelligence that Capt. Spoke, the
distinguished African explorer, to whom
belongs the honor of having discovered
the sources of the Nile, has been acciden-
tally killed. No dates or particulars are
given. Capt. Spoke has published num-
Der of very entertaining books Of travel,
and bis loss will be much regretted in the
literary world.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-10-14

Col. E. d. Townsend, Acting Adjutant
General, has been appointed Brigadier General
and Major Thomas M. Vincent, Assistant Ad-
jutant General, promoted to Colonel.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-10-14
Dispatch from Butler--The Enemy
Driven TO their inner Line.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA.
AND NORTH CAROLINA, IN THE FIELD,
October 7-7:30 p. NJ, 1864.
To Lieut.. General Grant:
Birney has retaken Kautz' old position. driy
ing the enemy in. The inner line of entrench-
ments around Richmond extends from Derby
town road to connect with Weitzel on the left
near Fort Harrison, and there has been no
movement at Petersburg to-day. We have
much the best of the days work., 900 at
least Of the enemys killed and wounded, 100
commanding Fields division, is reported by a
lady who saw the body as killed.
(Signed) B. F. BUTLER,
Major General.
No dispatches have been received from the
commands of Generals RQsecrans or Sheridan
later than were reported in my telegram of
yesterday.
(Signed) E. NJ. STANTON.
Secretary of War.
Another Dispatch from Butler.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TIE JAMES,
To Lieut.. General Grant:
At the signal to advance at =. NJ, took
the offensive. sending Birney with two divis-
ions towards the Derbytown Road. The ene
my retreated as he advanced, and Birney has
reached and occupied the entertainments
which the enemy took from Kautz and were
terrifying for themselves.
Our loss has been small-not One-eighth of
the enemy. We have about 100 prisoners.
(Signed) B. F. BUTLER, Maj. Gen.
Dispatch from Gen. Birney.
HEADQURTERs 10TH ARMY CORPS, 1850 A. ST.
October T.
To MAJOR General Butler:
We have repulsed the attack of the enemy
on our right flank with great slaughter.
The troops seem to be Fields and Pickett's
divisions. I send you batch of prisoners
am extending my right flank. The enemy
seem to be entrenching on the Derby road
(Signed) D. B. BIRNEY, Maj. Gen.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-10-29
The Indiana Treason Trial.

The examination Of HARRISON, Score
tarv of the Sons of Liberty. was closed
at Indianapolis yesterday. The develop
ments were stunning, One of the coun-
sci for the defense. when he saw how the
case stood. withdrew The object Of the
Order was. it seems, to overthrow the
State Governments. release rebel prison
ers confined in the North. and inagurate
civil war III the West, for the purpose of
aiding the rebellion. At the head of this
conspiracy was NALLANDIGuAM DoDD
was a mere tool NALLANDIGIAM IS now
making speeches for MCCLELLAN. and
I DopD has taken the place of the former
in Canada
Now we would like to know why VAL
LA>pI6HAM Is not arrested. This con-
spiraCv Is serious business We see
that il came near plunging the country
into civil war The people barely es-
( capped the horrors Of domestic strife
Il Is due to the people--the honest peolpe,
without regard TO the party-that every
/ one of the leaders. and especially the
chief conspirator. should be punished
The interest of society. the dearest rights
of the people demand that the iron hand
of the law lay hold upon the scoundrels
who were thus plotting in darkness q
bloody revolution in the North and it
especially demanded that the leader-the
/ Supreme Commander. be placed in pris-
on and on trial with his subordinate con
I spirators-Cia. GG-st.s OFT 20
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-10-29
Ballot Box Stumnu.

The Philadelphia Telegraph, Of the I4th in
stan:, says:
The effort Of the Belmont CoPPerAead Com
mittee TO fl our ballot boxes with fraulule ut
votes "a led OF its Object. Our streets We're
thronged with gangs OF New York strikers
and shoulder hitters" who roamed from poll
% pou il Democratic Wards, and voted with
out let or hindrance. 1t j. estimated that IN
this city alone three thoasaad iraldairat votes,
were deposited by parties from New York,
New Jersey and Maryland to say nothing Of
refugees and paroled Rebels, Of whom thers
are thousands in cur midst, and Willie too
cowaraly to remain IN the rebel ranks, openly
eSPousel their sinking cause yesterday at the
ballot box Notwithstanding ihese the Union
cause has swept our city with biast that i a
sure forerunner Of the election Of Abraham
Lincoln at the November election
The attempt was made Yesterday In several
places TO carry out the childish hreat Of Fl &c
fight As a consequence. the various station
houses this morning are filed with promising
crews OF poor dupes, whose blackened eyes and
battered noses affori abundant evidence OF the
Il success Of their scheme
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-10-29
Fruits of Sheridan's Victory.

Sheridan 5 prisoners are now reported
at about 5000, loo were brought into
Harpers Ferry on Monday. Loo had
been previously brought in and Loco
were left .at Nuclss ter. Our cavalry
are gathering in many stragglers from
the rebel ranks. The number Of rebel
officers captured will not fall short OF
800, and the entire loss of the rebels in
killed, wounded, prisoners and strag
glers is estimated AZ over 5000. ker-
shaw,s division had - ncw brass cannon
made in Richmond; % OF these were re
captured and $4,000 stand Of small arms
have been gathered from the field
Ii Is ascertainel that the rebels had
five infantry divisions with their com
PIGMENTS of artillery, and five brigades
OF cavalry engaged in the tight.
Our wounded are being rapidly con
veyed from Winchester 10 Martinsburg.
Col Dan Macaulev. 18th Indiana, was
wounded in the thigh in the late battle in
the >hanendoah Valley He commands a
brigade IN the 18th Corps This Is the
second time be has been wounded
The eighth Minnesota Regiment. be
fore leaving st Paul for tho front, voted
for President. Out OF 800 votes, Mr.,
Lincoln received $50.
The home vote in Ohio for Congress
men. nearly all official, shows a net
Union majority of 25.7>5. Fourteen
Union Congressman are elected by the
tae home vote. The soldiers vote will
elect three others, leaving two for the
Democrats TO crow over. lis 4 pity
they have even two.
The MARYLAND supporters of slavery,
applied on Monday to the Superior Court
of Baltimore for a mandamus, directing
! Gov Bradford to throw out the vote of
the soldiers on the new Constitution. The
/ petition was refused, and the case was
carried TO the Court OF Appeals. The
Soldiers don't vote anywhere, To suit the
Copperheads, and hence the efforts to
. to prevent their voting At all. The Cop
perieads are equally opposed to their
/ fighting, and hence they rejoice iii mill
/ tary disasters But they have had moth
ing in this line to rejoice over lately.
The funeral OF the late Major Gen
Birney, took place with much military
display at Philadelphia, ON Friday. 1t Is
said that the General almost III the hour
OF his death displayed his patriotism in .
/ very impressive manner. Arriving N
! Philadelphia on election day, though
1 nearly overcome BY the disease winch
soon proved fatal, before allowing him
self to be taken home, he insisted upon
being carried to the polls to vote, as i
citizen. for the cause for which he had
fought rs a soldier
The soldiers vote in Maryland gives
the new Free State Constitution over
1000 majority.
One hundred and twenty SIN bounty
jumpers and their accomplices and bro
I llcrS. have been arrested at indianapolis
and will NE put to service without houn
lies. They mostly hail from New I ork,
and some OF them are represented tc
have become quite rich i'll their nefarious
| busines
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-10-29
ASTOUNDING FRAUDS

Some of the New York State Agents.
appointed 10y Gov. SEYMOUR to receive
the soldiers votes, have committed as
founding frauds in forging soldiers bal
lots-opcning the envelopes, taking out
the genuine Union ballots and replacing
them by MCCLELLAN ballots. Several
of the State Agents were promptly arres
ted, and an investigation at once institu-
ted \ dispatch from the regular
Associated Press reporter. states that
MosEs J. FERRY, New York State Agent,
in custody at Baltimore, made full con
fession. He acknowledges the forgery
Of large number. and gives the names
of parties who assisted him, Several
prominent persons are said to be impli
Gated. The soldiers having repudiated
the Copperlead candidates, they were TO
he thus made to vote for them. And the
party guilty Of this transaction is that
which has been bawling about election
frauds, and prating about free election
or free fight But this fraud; these
forgeries; this yillainy, are in perfect
keeping with the rebels and their Nor
ther allies. The party that eonspired to
overthrow the goyeTnment,now conspires
! to violate the ballot box, and to carry ~
/ fraud the election OF their candidate for
the Presidency. This development will
/ 90 far toward opening the eyes OF honest
men who have been blindly following the
lead Of corrupt New York politicians. It
! will raise storm of indignation through
/ out the country that viii sweep before it,
and bury in infamy the scoundre!ly lea
! ders vino have thus attempted to trample
upon the sacred rights Of American
soldiers; and violate the vital laws cree
ted for the protection Of the ballot box.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-10-29
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. u

Col. Washburne is pushing vigorously
Dan Voorhees, to Congress IN the 9TH
District. The proof OF fraud accumu-
laIes daily, and a mass of evidence will
be presented i'll support of Washburne' 5
claim To the seat which will carry the
certain conviction with it that Voorhees,
owes lis certificate of election to the
most unblushing frauds.
The friends Of Col. Alexander b. Crane
Of the S5th Regiment, who was the
tuion candidate for State Senator in the
District composed of Nigo and Sullivan
Counties have served a notice and made
arrangements to contest the election of
the notorious Bayless w. Hanna, on the
ground that Hanna had not resided in the
District one year previous TO the election
as required by the statute. Hanna re
moved with his family to Montgomery
county in December last and only re
turned in the early part of the summer.
The bounty jumpers and agents who
have been swarming here from the Eas-
tern States are coming to great grief
The Provost Guard is picking them up
at the rate of a dozen per day, and the
authorities are determined to visit upon
them the severcst penalties of the law
Dodd has been heard from by his
friends, and Is in Canada apcing the
martyred exile Nallndigham. The find
ing in his case has not yet been promgl
gated.