The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

| ment, but one far more dangerous to r. 'I I;
coin and the Republican party IF the Ch;c na, ao
Convention dominates Gen. Mcclellan mon =
reasonable platform, the vote of the Armv of
the Potomac wi4 be largely estranged from the
should not be overlooked, and which time viii
develope with far more perspicuity than now
| seen.
The above tallies exactly with our own
private information. We learn from the
best authority that Gen. GRANT, notwith-
standing all the Republican journals have
said to the contrary, is just as much of a
Democrat as he was when he first drew
his sword for the Union, and just as ar
IDENTIFY desires the success of the party in
the ensuing election. "Glorious HAN
COOK, and nearly all the fighting generals
in whom the soldiers have confidence, are
as true to the Democracy as they are to
the Union. Whatever the WAsHBURNEs
and HURLBUTs may do, we are sure that in
the Army of the Potomac abolition terror
ism will not be allowed to interfete with
the free circulation of Democratic news
papers, the free expression of opinion and
free ballot.
The Change in the Conduct of the
War.
To illustrate the change which has taken
place in the manner of conducting the
war, we reproduce the proclamation of
Gen. DIX, addressed to the people of Ac-
comac and Northampton counties, Vir-
ginia, on the 18th of May, 1861.
HEADQUARTERS,
BALTIMORE, Nov Il, 1861
The military forces of the United States are
about to enter your county as a part of the
Union: They will go among you as friends,
and with the earnest hope that you may not.
by your own acts, be forced to become your
enemies. They will invade no rights of person
or property. On the contrary, your laws your
institutions, your usages, will be scrupulousy
respected. There need be no fear that the
quietude of any fireside will be disturbed, un.
less the disturbance is caused by yourselves.
Special directions have been given not to in
terfere with the conditions of any persons held
to domestic service and, in order that there
may be no ground for mistake or preteXt for
misrepresentation, commanders Of regiments
and corps have been instructed not to permit
any such persons to come within their lines
The command OF the expedition is entrusted to
Brig. Gen. Henry ii. Lockwood, of Delaware
State IDENTICAL in some of the distinctive
features OF its social organization, with your
own. Portions of his force come from conn
ties in Maryland, bordering on one of yours
From him, and from them, you may be assur
ed of the sympathy of near neighbors, as well
as friends, if you do not repel it by hostile re-
sstance or attack. Their mission is to assert
the authority of the United States; to reopen
your intercourse with the loyal States, especial
ly with Maryland, which has Just proclaimed
her devotion to the Union by the most tri-
umphant vote in her political annals to restore
to commerce its accustomed guides by re-es-
tablishing the lights on your coast to afford
you free export for the products of your la
Dor, and free ingress for the necessaries and
comforts of life, which you require in ex-
change; and, in word, to put an end to the
embarrassments and restrictions brought upon
you by causeless and unjustifable rebellion.
If the calamities of intestine war, which are
desolating other districts of Virginia and have
already crimsoned her fields with fraternal
blood, fall also upon you, it will not be the
fault OF the government. 1t asks only that its
authority may be recognized. 1t sends among
you force too strong to be successfully OPP
posed force which cannot be resisted in any
Lightly. If there are among you, who, reject
ing all overtures of friendship, thus provoke
retaliation, and draw upon themselves conse-
quences which the government is most anx-
lOus to avert, to their account must be laid the
blood which may be shed anG the desolation
which may he brought upon peaceful homes.
On all who are thus reckless OF the obligations
OF humanity and duty, and on all who are
found in arms, the severest punishment war;
ranted by the laws of war will be visited
10 those who remain in the quiet pursuit of
their domestic occupations, the public authori.
ties assure all they can gfve-peace, freedom
from annoyance, protection from foreign and in
ternal enemies, guaranty of all constitutional
and legal rights and the blessings of just and
parental government. JOHN A. DIX,
Major General Commanding.
When this conciliatory proclamation wss
sent among the people of those counties,
there were no less than $500 rebels in
arms there, reinforced Ivy $500 troops
three days afterward. Mark the sequel
The rebels dispersed ,cihom firing a gun,
and this portion Of Virginia has since
been faithful to The gocernmem Com
pare the fruit of this policy with the re-
suits of the bafbarous code enforced by
Beast BUTLER and the imbecile fanatic
HUNTER! Who doubts that the policy in
augurated by Gen. DIX would have ended
the rebellion long ago?
The Campaign World which will be
published early in September, has received
orders to such an extent as to warrant the
expectation that its first issue will amount
to foe hundred thousand copies Verify
the ball is rolling on.
A NUMBER of the citizens banished from
Paducah to Canada by General Paine.
have gone to Washington to lay their
grievances and the conduct of Gen. Paine
before the President.
To PREPARE UNLOCKED ToMAToRs rop
SUpPER.-For family of half a dozen ner-
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