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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-25
Another Letter from Secretary Chase
..Hfs Views as to His Candidacy.

..His Views as to His Candidacy.
The following letter from Mr.. CHASE
was written to a friend who had informed
him that the current of feeling in the Ohio
Legislature was setting in for of Mr.. LIN
COLIN, and urging him (Mr. CHAsE) to state
his views and wishes in the matter:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 49, 1864
MY DEAR SIR: Your kind note is just re-
ceived. As it has been SO long on the way,
have telegraphed you that will reply by mail.
At the instance of many who think that the
public interests would be promoted by my
election to the Chief Magistracy, a commit
tee composed of prominent Senators and Rep
resentatives and citizens has been organized
here for taking measures to promote that OBJ
ject.
This Committee through subcommittee
has conferred with me. and have explained
to them the objections which seem to me to
exist against any use of my name in that con-
nectiOn. They have taken these objections
into consideration, and assure me that they
think ought not to refuse its use and 1 have
consented to their wishes; assuring them
however that whenever any consideration, by
them, or by the friends of our cause, thought
entitled to weight, should indicate the expe-
diency of any other course, no cOnsidera-
lions of personal delieacy towards me should
be allowed to prevent its being taken.
If know my own heart, desire nothing so
much as the suppression of this rebellion, and
the re-establishment of Union, order and pros
peritv on sure and safe foundations. And
should despise myself if I felt capable of allow
ing any personal objects to influence me to
any action which would affect, by one jot or
title, injuriOusly, the accomplishment of those
objects. And it is source of real qualification
to believe that those who desire my nomina-
ton desire it ON public grounds alone, and will
not hesitate to act in any mattar which may
concern me, upon such grounds and such
grounds only.
OF course under the circumstances, desire
the support of Ohio. If however, it shall
be the pleasure of a majority of our friends in
Ohio to indicate q preference for another, I
shall c,ept their action with that cheerful ac:
quiescence which is due from me to friends
who have trusted and hOnOred me beyond any
claim or merit of mine.
Respectfully, your friend,
8. P. CHASE.
Hon. JAMES C HALL
On the 26th February the expression
of a. preference for the present incumbent
of the Executive Chair was made by a
caucus Of the members of the General As
sembly of Ohio, assembled in the ball of
the House of Representatives This was
the action limited at in Mr. CHAsE's
letter OF the 18th of January Gas above),
and lie promptly wr, tie to the same gentle
man the letter of withdrawal from the
Presidential canvass, which we printed a
few days ago.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-25

1t is said that the Secretary of War
has reversed the decision of the Provost
Marshal General, that districts which had
not filed their quota must stand the draft,
even though the State had in other dis
tricts raised more than enough surplus to
fill this deficiency.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-25
The Presidents Call for 100000
More.
The Draft to take Place on the
18th Of April.
Bounties to Cease ON the list Of April.
The following Proclamation appeared
in the Chicago papers of Wednesday, and
ought to have been telegraphed here
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, MARCH IA, 1851


EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, MARCH ID, 1864.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 100.
In order to supply the force required to be
drafted for the navy, and to provide an ade-
quate reserve force for all CONTINGENCIES, in ad-
dition to the Five Hundred Thousand men
called for February 1st 1864. the call Is hereby
made. and draft ordered, for Two Hundred
Thousand men, tor the military service of the
Army. Navy and Marine corps of the United
States.
The proportional quotas for the different
wards, towns, townships, precincts, election
districts or counties will be made known
through the Provost Marshal Generals Bureau,
and accounts will be taken Of the credits and
deficiencies of former quotas.
The 14th day of April, 1864, is designed as
the time up to which the numbers required
from each ward of CITY, town. &c, may be
raised by volunteer enlistments, and drafts
will be made in each ward of city, town, sc.
which shall not have filled the quota assigned
to it within the time designated for the num-
Der required to fill said quota.
The draft will commence as soon after the
18th Of April as practicable The Government
bOunties as now paid continue until April 1st
1864, at which time the additional bounties
cease On and after that date, one hundred
dollars bounty only will be paid as provided
by the act approved July %. 1864.
Signed ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-25
Strength of the Army.

Tie forces of the Republic have never
been more formidable as to numbers and
morale, than now, and the spring cam
paign will fairly open with larger army
than ever. The following is given as the
pun,hor of Voluntary enlstmentS:
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-25
number of voluntary enliStments :


TO sIloW the actual gam OF tne army,
the 100000 re-enlisted veterans must be
deducted, as well as the killed, wounded,
prisoners, and disabled during the year,
s'id to amount to $4,000, which would
leave the army 100000 larger cow than it
WAS January l. 1853
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-25

The Naval Committee of the House has
entirely exonerated the Navy Department from
Senator HALE's charges of Encouragement
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-25

The Henderson Monitor of Monday, has
the following paragraph about the shooting
of a deserter by Provost Marshal:

Inst as we are ready to go to press, we learn
that Deputy Provost Marshal Bridenthal shot
a man In Washington, Lake township. He
savs that he went out to arrest Herman as
Scserter and shot him while he was trying to
oscene. while others aver that the act was un-
uroyoked. and through sheer malice. We for.
Resr comment until we hear further particu-
lars The taking Of life should 6s only Dc resort
U ,,,asns fails and he who would recklessly take
the e life Of q fellow being is not to be envied.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-25
Return Of CAivaIry.

Return of ChivaIry.
In New Orleans, on Saturday week, af'
ter grand review of the military by Maj.
Gen. BANKS, banner Was presented to
the artillery corps, on behalf of the New
York ladies residing in New Orleans. We
are indebted to the New Orleans Times
for the following details Of another cere-
mony, which seems to shed a brilliant but
soft light on the rugged but wrinkled front
of war;:
After the presentation of the flag was over,
an incident occurred that involuntarily carried
the spectators back to the days of chivalry: 1t
was nothing less than the adoption OF Miss
Mary B. Banks, the promising daughter OF tne
General. not yet in her teens, as the daughter
of the Fourth brigade. This beautiful young
Iadv was present In black riding dress, with
red Zouave jacket of rich design, elegantly
embroidered, wearing a three cornered hat,
with plume of red, white and blue.
Major Nash, of the Second Illinois cavalry,
made an appropriate, chivalrsc speech, pestow-
ing high encOmium upon the STATES oI MAS
sachusetts New Hampshire and Illinois, and
nromising that their sons in the fourth brigade
would feel renewed energy in battle IN delend-
ing the honor of one so young ana lair, con-
Gliding with the announcement that, lin the
name II the officers and soldiers OF the brigade
here present, adopt Miss Mary !: Banks, as
the daughter of the fourth Brigade General
Banks, at the request of the young lady, repli.
ed, and Colonel Dudley, as, commander OF
the fourth brigade then introduced Miss Banks,
just turned of her twelfth year, as the daughter
of the fourth brigade. This ceremony being
completed, the various regiments were formed
into two llres and reviewed. -4 -
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28
From Knoxville

The excitement regarding Knoxville is
totally unfounded. The demoustra tions oil
Lon2street were intended only to recover
forage ground taken by Foster, and the lat
est inform alton is that he has retired. and
our troops are in winter quarters. General
Foster anticipates no attack, and is able to
repel any, from Longstreet. There are good
reasons to doubt the truth of the report that
Lee has reinforced Lougstreet. No active
operations need be expected in th at vicinity
for weeks.
General Vance and brigade, captured
near Knoxville, arrived here to night
Vance had captured one OF our forage
trains, when Sturgis went in pursuit and
captured the entire rebel force.
General Grant left for st. Louis today.
Efforts toward the reconstruction of a
State Government are being made through
out the counties of Middle Tennessee, but
with little hope of its early return to the
Union.
The radicals. with Governor johnson at
their head. favor calling convention to
nu!iify the Constitution and frame new
one on emancipation principles:
The East Tennesseeaus are reyiyino
their old project of forming separate State
of that section.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

OF all the reports sent to Congress at th is
time, that of General Halleck is by far the
most important. 1t is the work of law
yer rather than of a soldier, and it max es
out a good case for the Gereral-in-Chief.-
The array of facts which it presents. how
ever, is unanswerable, and these facts prov
beyond all doubt that two of our most ser-
Gus reyerses those at Fredericksburg, in
December of las year, and at CAicamauga,
| in September ast,-were owing directly to
the interference OF the President with Gen.
Halleck's plans, and to the fact that the
President up ED a certain General in posi-
tive disobedisnce to the orders of the Cen
erAl-in-Chief. Singularly enough, this
disobedient General was the same in both
cases, namely: the Butcher at Fredercks-
burg. If ever these was a title well be-
slowed this is the one, and Burnside is
the man to wear it. The loss of life on the
part of our brave soldiers, caused by these
two acts of characterization on the part of
Burnside. is absolutely frightful. At Frede-
ricksburg our loss in killed and wounded
was fifteen thousand, although the official
statement made it only twelve thousand
At Chicamauga our loss in killed aud wound
ed was fully twenty thousand, although the
official figures, as reported to General Hal
leck and strted by him. are only sixteen
thousand three hundred and fifty. Here,
then, is the blood of thirty five thousand
men, uselessly. needlessly slain by the OBJ
stinacy aDd unitfess for com mand of one
man.-COr. Chicago Times.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

SOLDIERS PRIsoNs. We learn from the
New York News that the prison used in
that city to conine deserters. is but one re-
move above the famous "Black Hole" OF
India. The prison is fifteen feet by twenty
with an inch of filth on the floor. Not a
bench, bed or chair to lie or sit upon. In
this den were crowded last week eighty
prisoners, and some of them have been
there over month, day and night. The
horrors of snch prison can be more easily
conceived than described. 1t seems as il
some avengipg spirit had suddenly resolved
to summon, one after another, in rapid sue
cession, the evidences of Administrative
cruelty. corruption and fanaticism. Every
day brings some startling disclosure of mi
guilty, darkening the shadow of guilt into
which the Abolition factions weave at theil
accursed looms.
Wo 10 the poor negroes. left to the mercy
of these pittiless fanatics, when white men
the soldiers who must toll and bleed for the
back idol. are thus treated with brutality
that would excite compassion if visited mp
on the beasts of the field.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

TChildren, don't talk about each other.
Don't cal, one of your schoolmates ugly,
another stingy, another cross, behind their
backs. 1t is mean. Even if they are ugly,
stingy, or cross, it does no good to repeat
it. 1t makes you love to tell of faults-it
makes you unchartihle-your soul grows
smaller-your heart loses its generous blood
when you tattle about your friends. Tell
all the good you know about them and car.
ry the sins 10 your own heart, or else tell
them to God and ask Him to pardon them.
That will be Christ-like. If any body says
to you, 80, that Mary Willis did such a
naughty thing!" call to mind some virtue
that Mary possesses, and hold it up to her
praise. For your own sake, learn to make
this habit.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

GA letter received at Washington
from Federal officer in prise at Richmond
says:
The prohibition, as und erstand, is against
Government supplies, the receipt of which
has caused universal dissatisfaction here,
and has proved a great annoyance to all
concerned. As one of the committee Of dis
tribution, cheerfully accord 10 the authori-
ties here every credit for the facilities they
have afforded US makip proper distribu-
ton of all quartermasters' stores, in which
from three to five of US have been daily en-
gagged since the 10th OF November last
The articles stated to have been lost, man y
of them, sold by own men to guards, both
at Belle Isle and here.
In some instances the guards placed over
them have proved false to their trust, but
whenever discovered, have been promptly
punished.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

STATITIcs FOB 1663.-During the year
1868, 263 persons lost their lives by rail
road accidents in the United States, and
GIL were injured. In 1862 the respective
numbers were 264 and Ut.
By steamboat accidents in 1868, 255 per-
sons were killed and IS wounded. In 1862,
220 were killed and 20 wounded.
The losses by fire in 1868, including only
those cases where the damage was over
$4,000, amounted to 100000, against
ST.. $4,000 in 1862.
The marine losses for 1863 amounted to
S2O,531, 800.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

tThe editor of the st. Louis Chris tian
advocate says that as the slavery question
is now settled, he can give his attention 70
matters purely religious. Good. While
the negroes are freezing or starving, he
ought to frd time to be very religious.
This war has already cost more than the
entire expenses of the government from
Washington to Lincoln. 1t is nothing to
get into debt, but it is sometimes death to
get out of it.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

GA recent Salt Lake City letter speaks
of the new theatree erected by the Mormons
as one Of the finest in the Union, and adds:
Last ightI counted in Brigham Young's
family box ninety-three women and child
rem, and the box was not near full. He oc-
cuped an elegant private box with his two
faYorite wives.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

@The Richmond Enquirer, of Deem
Der 18th, says there were more papers print
ed in Georgia, before the war. than are now
printed in the whole Southern Confederacy.
notwithstanding which there is scarcity of
printers. The reason assigned for it is, th at
OF least rs per cent. of the printers are in
the army.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

0TThe Cincinr att Sanitary Fair mana
gers were too loyel to receive Vallandig-
hams autograph letter, but they were not
too respectable to sell Tom Hyer's, Joe CO.
burns and Izzy Lazarus, Their loyalty
and propriety were about equal.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

ST. MICHAEL.-Legendso of his apparition
on the crest of some insulated hill are fire.
qusnt in medieval times; and for that rea-
son churches erected on rising ground or a
crag, especially near the sea or overlooking
river, were dedicated to his name, as in the
we'll known instances of St. Michael's of
the Peril of the Sea in Normandy, and the
famous St Michae's Mount of Cornwall L.
One of the most curious supersttions was
one current in the tenth century, that on
every Monday morning ST. Michael cele-
brated high mass in heaven with a choir Of
angels. He is usually depicted holding a
lance and banner with a red cross, and tri m
ping on a dragon, or else as weighing souls
in balance. Bishop Hall says that a red
velvet buckler was preserved in a castle of
Normandy, and shown rs the identical
shield carried in his combat with the SER
psnt; and Bishop Patrick says that in 1907
the Bishop of Avranches thought it prud ent
to prohibit the exhibition OF the red target
and dagger. He was universally regarded
as the conductor of souls to Paradise; and
frequently, as at Malmesbury, a chapel,
dedicated 10 his honor, was built in the
cemetery. In CGuguao houses his chapel
was built over the great door, and at Christ
church. Hants, is erected above the Lady
Chapel. In towers there was usually an
altar of st. Michael, and the great towers of
Pay and St. Benoit- sur Loire were nam
ed aftor him, and very possibly the Angel
Steeple of Canterbury cathedral, which de-
rived its name from a gilded figure of an
angel which surmounted 1.-THE Church
mans Family Magazine.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

6rIn the siege of Knoxville nearly a
hundred houses north of the railroad man
of them among the mot tasteful and ele-
CANT in the place, though constantly with in
the federal lines, were burned for fear thew
might become cover for sharp shooters.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

FThe Bath ship builders have sold
three million of dollars worth of ships to
Europe since the war. This was good
But they left two millions of the money
their profits probably-on deposit there,
which was better. Give US Maine man
for keeping what be gets.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28
Commercial.
NASHVILLE MARKET.
THURSDAY, Jan. 81

THURSDAY, Jan. q, 1893
Sugar-New Orleans, Az to 1910. -'OO'
MoLAssEs.--New Orleans, Bbls. II cents:H.1.
Bbls. TIC. '-"n
COFFEE SO to 9716c with upward tendency
~WHEAT.-Red 81 20@1 %; White 81 sOCSI AZ
FLoUR.-Selling tfrom Sc 5O@7 50. '''
Whisky Market firm Ross & Newell's pre.
MUM sellingi at s5c. Pt'-
Crush Sugar, 1870.
Gran &C 1870.
Loaf &C 1870.
BAooN.-sides Sc; Hams 1o@12c; Shoulders
SO cents.
LARD.-10 to 12c, per b.
HEMP.-$120 to 1925 per tom
ToBACoo.-Sellinga at 7@116c lbs.
MAcKEREL.-Bbls. No. 2, SIS; Halfbbls. 75o,
Quarters $500. WV
SALT.-5oc. q bushel.
IRoN:-Bar Iron 2S<; Nail Iron 611l@s; Horss
Shoe 35z95c.
NAILs.-$5 25 for 10d.
RIoE.-10c. % 1b.
FEATHERs.-4S cents Tbs.
FLAX SEED.-$2 25@2 So per bushel.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

1t is pity that Wilson's resolution to
expel Senator Davis, of Kentucky. did not
carry. II a man aUiW stay in such an as
sembly to the ruin ofhis character and m an :
illness, we should be glad TO see him kicke j
out even by jackas .-DuJuque Herald.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

lMPR0VEMENT-The Roman Empire was
upwards of three hundred years crumbling
to pieces through corruption and usurpa ton.
The Abolitionists of to-day do more to ruin
this country in one year than the old Ro-
mans (even after they became corrupD did
in one hundred
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

0TThe coolest day ever known in Gin
ciunati occurred on the 9th of January
1856. The mercury stood at fourteen de-
grees below zero in the city and twenty two
degrees below zero on the hills.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

TThe Chicago Journal says we have
called President Lincoln an idiot. We
never did. One. time we tried to be as
sarcastic as we could, and called him honest
Old Abe,
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

A teamster got stuck in the mud near
n ashville, and let slip a stream of oaths
A chaplain passing was shocked, nd asked
My friend. do you know who died for sin
ners" DID your conundrums, don't you
see that I've stuck in the mud?'
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

TThe men under "Stonewall' Jackson
have already raised $1,000 toward themon-
ument to be raised to his memory.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

GA Southern paper gives the following
big statistics about John Morgan.
John Morgan has fought 63 battles and
has been successful in 81; taken $4,000
prisoners; killed and wounded 10000. and
destroyed S50,Oo0000 worth of property:
taken $4,000 stand OF small arms, so pieces
of artillery, and 10000 horses, and travelled
Il. 900 miles.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

eTThere are on the rolls an array of
100000 United States soldiers, or there
nbouts, of which number about 500, 900 are
actually in the field The country is pay.
ing officers for 400 600 soldiers.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

@Seventeen thousand two hundred
and nineteen persons were com mitted to
prison, in Philadelphia, during the past
year, seven hundred and four of whom
were females.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

0JIt is calculated that at the present
time there are about 26O, OOO English YES
sells on the sea and that they are manned by
above one million and half of seamen.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

An IMMENSE ARMY.-The largest army
now in the field is the army of thieves. 1t
is commanded by. the Love of Plunder.-
It's most destructive charges are made upon
the peoples money. They are great raid
ers upon Qreenbdcks.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

NTThe election of Gov. Hicks to the
Senate from Maryland, is triumph of the
conservatives over the radicals.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

@Your home paper is worth half doz-
en- foreign ones. You are personally inter-
ested in keeping it up. The only way to do
this is to increase its subscription list which
may be easily done by application.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

GA gay contrabapd of Beaufort told a
news aper correspondent that she was the
wife of the officers of the Massachusetts,
regiment.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

0TThe Roman Catholic churches of
New York city collected up wards of SIS. 900
on Christmas for the benefit of the several
orphan asylums connected with that de-
nomination.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

0-There are 10000 men on the army
pay rolls and about 100000 in seroice, with
officers FOR about million and half.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

e Il A P LAM $500 COAL OIL
LAMPS OF EVERY SIZE AND STYLE
AT FROM so CENTS TO Sc. CHM
NEYS. SHADES, WICKS, ETC., at
dec17 R.ALBERT:S 25 stroat Z
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

SILVER PLATED WAREy-CASTOR
SPOONS, FORKS, TABLE CUTLERY,
ETC., AT LOWEST CINCINNATI PRICES
deel7 R. ALBERT, I'd street.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

TThe Iowa Legislature has reelected
Jas. WGrimes, Aboltionist, to the United
States Senate from that State for six years
from the 4th of March next.
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-28

rThere are sad accounts of disease
among the sheep and cattle in great many
parts of England