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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-22
The Gold Bill.

The gold DILL reported by Mr.. SHERMAN,
from the Senate Committee, provides that
it shall be unlawful to make any contract
for the purchase, sale or loan of gold or
foreign exchange for future delivery, or
for payment of differences, or upon any
other terms than immediate actual delive-
ry of said coin, and immediate payment Or
actual delivery of currency promised to be
paid. 1t provides, also, that none but
bona .Jide owners in actual possession shall
make contract for the sale of gold or for
eign exchange, except at the place of bus
mess of the buyer or seller. All contracts
violative of this act are void The penal
ties are fine of $1,000 to $4,000, or
Imprisonment from three to twelve months,
or both. This bill was drawn up at the
Treasury department In opening the dis
cussion on this bill, on Friday, Mr. SHKR-
MAN of Ohio, submitted the following let
ter from Secretary CHASE:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, April II, 1864.
SIR: Notwithstanding the diminished
an. cunt of u s. Notes in circulation, and the
gradual withdrawal from use or currency of
interest bearing U. 8. notes m:de legal by the
face the price of gold continues to advance.
This effect can only be attributed TO one of
two causes, and is probably due In part to
each First, the increase OF notes of local
banks. and second, to the efforts Ofspeculators
l have already submitted through you to the
consideration of the Committee ON Finance, a
bill intended as remedy for the first evil. and
now beg to submit to your consideration bill
intended as remedy for the second. 2
The first, if it becomes a law, will have.
doubt not, most salutary consequences. The
effect Of the second will probably be more i'm
mediate, though, perhaps, not OF such perma.
nent' Importance. / ask consideration for both,
] and the favorable action of Congress. If APP
! proved, It must not be thought, however, that
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Promotions and designations.

Captain O. s. ULINE is appointed Major
of the Second Minne:ota in place of Major
JOHN 3. DAVIS, resigned on account of
physical disability. We learn that Major
DAVIS will soon assume the command of a
splendid river steamer now in course of
construction at Cincinnati. ..
Lieutenant TEXTBOOK STOUT has been
appointed Captain vice UL1NE, promoted.
Sergeant GEORGE W. SHuMAN has been
commissioned Second Lieutenant vice
SronT, promoted.
Sergeant JAMES 8. TURRIroN has been
appointed Second Lieutenant in Company
K, Seventh Regiment.
First Lieutenant DAwLEY and Second
Lieutenant EARLE, Of the Second M.nne-
sofa (HoroHK1ss) Battery have resigned
and their designations have been accepted.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-22
slave and the North all free-rather than to see
the country once more under Democratic mis-

slave and the North all free-rather than to see
the country once more under Democratic mis-,
rule. ~nEf
The Times sums up thus:
If the Second District of Ohio have chosen to
| send Alexander Long TO the National Congress
as their representative. he has u right to be
beard as such without Intimidation or con.
straint o. any kind whatsoever. His repre-.
sentative character is at an end the instant that
| freedom be interfered with tits useless to saw
that he has abused his representative trust
| Tha. is n matter of opinion. and Of it his con-
slituentsare the only lawful judges.
Wilkes was the vilest wretch who ever sat in
the British Parliament; yet when Parliament
airy majority used arbitrary power towards
him, the wrons shook Il e kingdom. What is
Mr.. Longs case to-day may, next year, be Mr..
Stevens case, or Mr.. Conway's case, or Mr..
Grnnens case. or some other representatives.
case, whose language two thirds Of the body
may choose to put down as reasonable. No
debater in that body can in future be safe if
this precedent is established.
The New York Eoening Post is still
more severe and caustio on the subject.
1t says:
But there is more than question of mere
party cxpediency in this matter. Mr.. Longs
opinion. He thinks the rebels must be allowed
to go in peace or be extirpated. and he stated
his Moughas catmiy and respectfully IN proper
wOrds. We do not concur with him we do
not think il necessary TO cOncede the independ-
ence Of the Confedcracy, (Which is an impossi-
bility in our view, nor to eytirpate the peop.e
eff the South.
We are not, however, unwilling that those
who have como to other conclusions should
have full liberty To express them, whether in
the newspapers or on the floors of Congress.
If they carry that liberty to the extent of overt
acts OF treason, they can be arrested aud pun
iShed. 4
but If they remain 'c;hiin the dnsits Of JAR de-
bate, IF trey contrOcert dryuase.st by argument. If
they present only logic, etoqueace, appeal. IN 0v0r
of Mesr rieUs, they are but exercising tie rights
uhich be!cny to all .treenaen.
We have only to add that, all these az
gumeats seem to lis 30 have equal force
against the secondary instrument Of in-
tmidaticn used by Congress when it casts
its vote Of censure upsn, the sentiments
uttered by any member. Il anything, the
vote of censure is d greater grievance
than q vote of expulsion, since the former
enables less vote than twO-6higds to cast
stigma hich may i@ros It's victiga 10 re-
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The Coming Campaign.

The New York Times, Specializing about
Gan. GRANTS probable plan in Virginia,
thinks he may adopt the palpable one,
often discussed, of debouching an army at
some point south Of the James River, and
marching by Petersburg toward Rich
mond. With seventy thousand men
threatening the rebel capital from that
direction, and eighty thousand under
MEADE pressing the rebel lines on the
Rapidan, LEE would be obliged to fall
back under cover of the Richmond works.
His force would be inferior to either of
the invading armies, SO that GRANT need
violate no rule OF strategy in this double
invasion. Again, the Times thinks it pos
sible that GRANT may compel the evacua-
ton Of Virginia at once, BY grand move
ment from North Carolina. Fifty thou
sand men marching into the interior Of
that State from Weldon, cutting the rail
roads, would compel LEES immediate re-
LIcdG, duu uduSfcC tllC cCde Va WesA AeOeA'
North and South Carolina. The great OBJ
jectious to this movement are the Difficult.
ties of transportation of such a large body,
and the long line to be defended from
Weldon to the railroads Yet these may
possibly be overcome, and then Genera
GRANT conquers Virginia without battle
The Herald speaks Of the. coming cam.
paign as follows: - 9, 3ao1 2aiai aI
Elod Upon the campaign that we are about toyen
| gage in there depends the greatest issues ui,or
| which men ever went into .battle. We fvb
for the principles of free government. and 70,
the existence Of a nation whose institutions art
| the hope Of the downtrodden, people Of ever,
land Our success in this campaign must in
I. sure the integrity of the United States by IN,
final overthrow of the rebellion with lie,
| beaten aud Richmond Incur hands, the rebel
i will be definitely driven out of Virginia. Ten
! ,nessee and rNorih Carolina. and the Souther,
|, COnfedereey, will, be- crowded into the ,cotSo,
States. aud reduced to such dimensions that d,
one can consider its final ldcstrnctl0N' a. an,
more than question Of time. And the sue
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-22
sEsEEMLX SUMMARY OF grrEy.~.
GRAPHIC NEWS -,

= "A force of rebels has again entered psa,
cab, KY, and carried Off large amount NJ
plumber oous "
There is no truth in the reported pos.oon-
ment of the draft pI.I.s4 "a
Tho rebelnewspapers claim that $3.50, eco.
ooo OF their currency has lately been funded.
by The explosion Of the beilers of the
grnooat Chenango, in New York harbor, forty
persons were scalded, and senno of them "a
tally. 1900 -
MI, SEEyENs, from the Committee of
ways and Means has introduced q bill Lowing
TAX OIL one-fOurth of one per cent. each
month on the notes, bills and other obligations
intended TO be circulated az money, of all the
banking associations of the country. save thoss
authorized by Congress-, or in other words. the
National Banks, und in deiag!s. OF making re-.
turn as required, to the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, tax Of enc per cent. per
month is to be levied upon their issues accord.
ing to the best information the assessor can OH
tain. This is doubtless intended what has been
often threatened, as q measure to tax all other
than National Banks out of cxistsace: bu. to
make suro work Of it, after oae year FROM the
passage OF the act, it is made unlawful for any
person, bank association, or corporation to is
sue or circulate any obligations designed to cir
cuiate as money. This bill, Il it passes.
Will wind up al banking institutions
operating under State Laws, or compel
them to purchase tho bords o6 the United
States and become National Banks No time is
to be allowed for outside pressure against the
bal, as Mr.. CoLFAH!, it is stated, will inme-
diately demand the previous, question on its
passage. The Government will swallow, at
one gulp, all the banking c5pital Of the country.
A fight occurred at Winchester Va. on
Friday, in which 80 to TOO were killed On both
sides, bus the resaIt Was Union triumph.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-22
Captain Fisk's idaho Expedition.

The New York Times says the state
ment that Capt FISK had abandoned the
projected expedition to Idaho is erroneous.
Another expedition of considerable impor-
lance, under bis direction, is being prepar
ed to leave St. Paul about the 95th 81
May for the new Eldorado, via the Yellow
stone
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-22
J AIN P A q L.
Railroad Lands.

The first division of the St. Paul and
Pacific Railroad has sold this spring over
twenty thousand acres of its valuable
land grant, mostly to actual settlers, and
the demand is constantly increasing. The
nearness of these lands to the river and
the railroad, and the favorable terms of
payment, are inducements to the emigrant
that cannot be disregarded,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-22

CONSTANT GsIND.-The local of the Des
Moines Register thus describes the life Of
au editor OF daily paper. There is more
"truth than poetry" in his remarks ON
the subject. He ssys: $3.50 - M
The general reader may think it il an 90 d.,
matter to grind out original paragraphs 1 Isy
after day, and year after year, with no relief a.
hope of respite. We have the honor to tS;n ~
differently, There is no business more com con.
hnag d aHH aoosous than that which belongs
about it "f which the uninitiated have '. ,n
more conception than, an owl las of the,
Of enlightened patriotism. The labor rU p aas
5 days psa Ms; office one day
very considerable sum hyt IN s'nyS 70
one one. Gay y repeated every day 10 the year eK-
cept SUNDAY, II begins to look fS.m;dable
IL Is an esennl grirldiamnio9 10 b,ygiIT,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-22
Securities at Securities at

The following is comparative state
ment of the condition of the banks of Min
nesota on the first Monday of April, 1854:
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-22

CAiT. SPRAKE, the African traveller,
mentions the Wakidi, an African tribe of
stark naked people, who live Up in trees
have small stools fixed on beh;ad, always
ready for sitting-wear their hair hanging
low down the back, all covered with cow
RE shells-suspend beads fcOm wire at
tached to their ears and their lower lips
and wear strong iron collars and bracelets.
This people are SO fierce in war that no
other tribe can stand against them, though
they only fight with short spears. sqgs
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-22
have exhausted its ammunition with the
firing of only $50 shots, it is not improb-
able that the result might have been diff
ferent We append description of
FORT PILLOW

FORT PILLOW.
Fort Pillow, Tenn, ia a fortified position on
the Mississippi River two hundred and thirty
eight miles below Cairo, which fell into our
hands two years ago one of the earliest fruits
of the fall of Island No. TO- With Fort RAM
dOlph short distance further down the river,
it was originally fortified by the rebels as the
defense of Memphis distant a few miles be-
low. 1t bears the name of the rebel CON-
mander of that name. On the 18th Of April,
1862. our gunboats and transports arrived be-
FIRE Fort Pillow. and on the 4th of June this
fort and the one below were evacuated and the
way clear to attack Memphis. Both forts were
reported weak by our Officers and neither able
to hold out against a vigorous attack by river,
while from the land sides they were almost in
de ensible. Since that time Fort Pillow has
been held by our forces as an outpost of Men,
phis, and for the protection of the river trade.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-22

The Securities on deposit with State Auditor for
the circulating notes of tho Bank Of Minnesota
as follows:
o. s. Bonds a. par value. .$341 500
Minnesota 7&S per cent at par value. ..... "a OtO
$500 6aO
The outstanding circulation is. ........ Alb 261
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-22
PrOn4RsiOns.

Firss LcutcnaIi. FRANK II PRA7r, Of
Company \, Seventh reginaht, to Re Cap
tain, vice BURT promoted.
Second Lieutenant WILr.LAsa Thomas Ia.
be Flrss Lieutenant. vice PRATT promo.
ted
Zen. ohsLET, III, an 1rder elsewhere
published. compliments Ghpt. PRATT very
highly
"AoIe Number of Esfbels Captared.
Ehe report Of the Commissioner General
OF prisoners, accompanying the Secretary
OF wars Report just Published, shows ths
total humber of Confederate officers ana
faen captured, by US since the commence
ineht OF the war, to be | lieutensnt gen.
eial, major generals, % brgadiers, lS6
colonies, 14S lieutenant co!one!s, 9s4 ma
Jors, 294 captains, SSH lieutenants,
1865 non-cOmmissioned officers, l26, 1856
privates, end S, 500 citizens. OF these had
on hand. at the date of the report are
1929 officers and men, among whom
were ! major general, and 2 byigadiers.
There nave been 12I ,93T Coafederates
exchanged against 6,e00, Fatlerals re-
turnetisin completion of exchanges. Off.
GERS all beth sides sre computed at
tielE exehangeable value in eriyates.
Stree the date of the above report there
have been less than 1000 exchanges, and
very lew captures or either side, coase-
Gnensly the figures are approximately cor
rect. NO statement has been furnished
oy Our government OF the lumber of
prisoners held by the rebels.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-29
The Chicago ConventIon.


This dav-hn anniversary Of The bril-
d.y of Benedict Arnold, the prince OF
traitors, Of wh,;aa Judas Iscariot vas the
fafher-is an important day, inssnuch
as The rebel sympathizers meet in Con-
vention to nominate As a candidate for
the Presidency some one who. il elected
will consent to peace on the basis of .
dissolution Of the Union and the rseog-
milton Of the Southern confedsrac,.
The man thus nominated will receive The
supporter large body Of voters Here
in lies the Importance OF the event
The probability is tia. George b.
Mcclellan will be the not1ines. and that
the platform will be atvo-fsced concern,
which can be construed sny way to suit
different localities. This is fsvorile tao.
ties with our opponents. ~ -
McClellsn's nomination ulll be bit
terly contested BY The ultra Peace men.
Que of their chief organs has said thoz.
sands of them, if Mcclellan is nomi.
mated, will vote even for Ldncola in
preference It's opposition to him 10
very fierce. Unless the Peace nsa
back squarely down and stuitify them
selves, or unless Mcclellan gives score;
pledges that viii satisfy them. thsrs i
bound to be split ia the Convention.
Mcclellan, the grsvs-digger Of the
Chiekahoniay, IL nominated, viii BE-
come the grave-digger Of the bogus De
moeracy. Fit sexton for 50 pusrid .
csreassl
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-29
Warrlck County Unlon Convention.

On Friday, August Goth, the Union
men of warrick county held Convsn-
ton at the Court House, for the purpose
of nominating candidates for county off,
ces. The Court House was packed full
of people on the occasion, and the great
est enthusiasm was manifested
Judge d. s. Gooding addressed the
Convention in three hours speech. he
was earnest and eloquent, aud worked
his auditors up to thu highest pitch Of
enthusiasm.
a glee club composed mostly of young
ladies', sang Union songs to the great de-
light of the audience
The following persons we're nomi-
mated:
For Representatives.. F. St. Clair,
Chaplain of the 65th Regiment Isdiana
Volunteers
Fer Sheri6-Capt Hooker Mellen, Of
the 1st Indiana Cavalry.
For County Commissiouer-Romey
Perigo
For Surveyor-Fielding Davis.
I For Coroner-Cspt Dyer Hazen, OF
the lS6th Indiana Regiment
A friend informs us that all the nomi-
nees are or have been soldiers.
Chaplain ST Clair is well known here
n
as a Union man 10 the core, and an elo-
9uent champion Of the good cause If
elected he will make au able and infu-
entail Representative for old Warriek,
The next General Assembly will be one
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-29
Union Meeting Outpourlng OF the
Masses,

On Saturday evening last about fifteen
hundred people assembled in front of the
Branch Bank, in this city, to listen to q
speech from Col. Conrad Baker, Union
nominee for Lieutenant Governor.
At halfspast seven o'clock the light
was started on two gas-burners which
had been placed on either side of the
stone platform forming the top OF the
steps to the portico. On either side Of
the front Of the high and spacious por-
tico, we're two arches, between the large
pillars; within the arches we're two es-
cutchsons, displaying stars to represent
the States, on blue field, and below
we're the thirteen alternate red and white
stripes, These arches we're beautifully
Illuminated by Chinese lanterns, shaped
liked stars, globes, and cylinders, and
ornamsnted with the National eolors
notices, aud emhlemS. Chinese Ian
terms were also festooned between the
pillars of the portico. Two American
hags hanked the speakers stand, and
back OF all was placed an immense Ma
tional flag, forming an elegant back
ground for the brilliant display of lights
an colors in front.
These handsome and imposing accom-.
paniments were arranged by Mr.. 7. l.
Z
COnant, whose specially it is to CRAFTY
the eye with elegant surroundings on
public occasions. and whose taste and
skill ars admired by all
The meeting was opened by music
from the Crescent City Band. The ir
inspiring strains charmed the multituds,
while all eyes were dazzled by the gEs.
tening lights, aud the sparkling and
streaming of rockets. -
Col Baker commenced his speech at
a quarter-past eight O'Clock, and spoke
an hour and half His speech was
argumentative aud full of matter for
thought as are all of his public efforts,
de read the documents to prove his
statements and propositions. He fast
eusd upon the rebels the rasnans;-
bih'y for the war, and proved to the sat
isiaeiion of every fair-minded man pres.
ent thai JEFF. Davis would not eompro-
mise on any other terms than the
recognition of the Southern Confeder.
acy, and that the only course that the
| loyal people could pursue was to crush
the rebellion by force of arms. He also
proved that President Lincoln and biz
Administration, and also Congress, had
made all possible efforts to eoneiliats
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-29

List or Appointments for Messrs. Al
len and Niblaek, Candidates for
Congress, First Congressional Dis
trict.
Evansville, Yanderburgh County, Mon
day, Sept 5, at u P. h, at the Court
House.
Vaudeville, Posey County, Tuesday.
Sept 6, at p. NJ
Foseyville, Posey County, Tuesday,
Sept g. at p. NJ
New Harmony, Posey County, Wednes-
day, Sept. 7, at / p NJ
Mt Vernon, Posey County, Thursday,
Sept 8, al r. NJ.
Black Hawk Mills, Posey County, Fri
day, Sept ., at ] p NJ.
School House, near White House, Per
ry Township, Yauderburgh County, Fri
day, Sept o. at I p NJ.
Cefr s Dale, Union Township, Van
d-ibi,st county, Saturday, Sept. 10, al
+. NJ
Lamasco, vanderburgh County, Sat.
urday, Sept 10, at II p NJ
Henry Becker's, German Township
yanderburgh County, Monday, Sept. IL
at p NJ
Peter Bohn's, Center Township
vanderburgh County, Monday, Sept. IL
at 7 p. NJ
Newburgh, warriek County, Tuesday
Sept. IL, at p NJ
Yankeetown, Warrick County, Tues
day, Sept IL, at 7 p NJ
CrowvilIe, warriek County, Wednes
day Sept Ii, at p NJ
Lynnville, Warriek County, Thursday
Sept IS, at p. NJ.
Millersbureh, warrick County, Thurs
day, Sept Is, at 7 p NJ
Boonville, Warriek County, FRIDAY
Sept l6, at T.. NJ.
aug 22d&wtd.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-29
Judge Nlbiack's Position on the War
nneSllnn

"If am elected 90 Congress. 1 Will
never vote 40 DRAFT amy man inao
the services and ~ 4 were your Rep
resentstIve new, wauid vote 10 re-
peal the present law authorizing n
draft.
sentative, vote amy moro men nor
money, under any circumstances,
for the further prosce ntion of the
war under the poltey upon which a.
Is conducted.
al am totally opposed 20 the em-
ployment OF negroes as soldiers, or
10 the interference by the Govern
ment with them, In any way or una
der any eireumstanees.-
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-29
Dyspepsia,

A4d ia sstestnt train n symptoms. IL acts more,
hse slsasm than madeleine. There IL nothing
Ia tho range ef the Aatsria Mrdica that fer me-
meai hear enmpArison sith Il Ia this disease.
can asesent % this Wonderful plant may be.
huna "a TIE nth edition Ct tao Z. :. DiapensAto-
Hry, pztcs t1sT aud ltss sa
series - experislsH = IN which Or. Ball has
baen ior yssfs enesx ! has just bern brought 10
AEne2essfai torminsi iaH aud he Il new enabled to
oher 70 tbs puddle combination q C~trOn, with
other approved tanies. the whee preserved IN the
hsst quality o. eapfsF-aistiiled Bourbon whisky,
NAtch h = euAndeHt has pc equal ia the world.
He mteht furnish = volume of certificates, but
the public have losg since learned 20 eHtimsts
things 81 their true value The safest uan is. fer
every one 10 set for himseif the virtues Of . rev
nlrdicina Give
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-29
Cedron Bitters

One trial and you vii Eeqer uss any others
II i not ufrcssarY 70 publish tong list Of dis
eases far which the csdrun Bifiers are ) specific
la an diseases Of the STOMACH, BOW
ELS, LIVER OR KTDNENAt
In all affections Of the BRAIN DEPEND
ING UPON DEHANGEMENT OF
THE STOMACH on HONSELst
sn GOVT, nHEUMATIsM AND NEH-
RALGIAg
And IN FEVER AND AGuEt
tits dnstinri 20 supefre3s all other remedies. II
not ouly cures thess diseases. but u FnKvKxTs
them.
A vine glass fuli Of the niitsrs taksu N ksar
before each ncai win ohviaie the 81 ects Of the
most unheaithy cimsfe, and screnn fhn person
taking Il against disease under the most trying
exposures.
sold By DrugE.sta aud Grocsrs geneTauy.
e1-Dr. JOHN POLLS PEhelpai Qmos, Flnh
street. fsoaisvilia, Ky.
Sold b. PETER VIERLIzo,
tebs sole kernf. Evansville. lad