The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-09


two hymns which he followed with q few
words of affection to his wife, unconscious OF
the significance of each act, and then was in q
moment translated to that state whose very
life and atmosphere are continued alteration
and perfect love.
Tho successful candidate for Governor
of Nevada il II. G. Blaisdell.
The President ftequenters at the
White House cay, has commenced in good
earnest on his annual message, and de-
clines to see but very few visitors. Its
great feature will be the peace question,
and it will probably be treated quite diff.
erently from the numerous published pro-
phecies.
The Times Paris letter says:
The attack upon st. Adams, Vermont, under
the authority Of warrant from jeff Davis, is
going to have singular result The eeces-
sionists about here are now discussing whether
they may not, under like warrant, attack
and pillage the American legations at Paris,
London, and elsewhere.
Henry Ward Beecher, in his Thanks
giving speech, abiding to the recent cleo
ton, said:
The minority did not initiate the damning
sin of the South and fly to civil war. This
noble acquiescence is worthy of all praise
am proud of those l opposed. Their conduct
is noble. Whether they were right or wrong
before, they are right now.
Mr.. Seward, in bis letter replying to
an invitation to Lincoln festival in New
York, held on Thanksgiving day, said:
Let US now forget whatever was irritating in
the conflict, make just allowances for unavoid-
able mistrust and constitutional differences of
opinion. and SO secure that popular unanimity
in the national cause without which armies
and craftsmanship, by whomsoever directed,
must prove comparatively Intellectual
Thomas S. Townsend, of New York,
has written out in detail, history of the
rebellion from the fall of Sumter to the
present time. Every circumstance is re-
corded, with the greatest accuracy, and
the immense amount of labor which Mr..
Townsend has bestowed uponIhis compila-
ton may be imagined from the fact that
up to this time fifty large blank legders
have been required to contain the matter.
Governor Brown, of Georgia, has
issued letter notifying the editor of the
Millcdgevllle Chronicle and the "whom it
may concern," that G. G. Baylor is not
clothed with any political or diplomatic au~
thority whatever from the State of Geor-
gia. He was made by the Legislature of
that State commercial agent of some
sort to visit Europe but instead of cross
ing the Atlantic he went to New York and
assumed the role of peace ambassador,
whereupon Gov Brown revoked bis COM
mission He will now probably enter into
a copartnership with Greeley, Sanders ard
Colorado Jewett.
-Msior General John 4. MoClernand
and BrigaGier Generals E a. Payne and
Neal Dow have resigned their commissions.
Gen. Pope has gone to City Point,
and it is rumor. d that he is to have com
msnd Of the second corps, lately com
manded by Gen. Hancock
Hugh Mccullough, Comptroller of
Currency, has decided to authorize no more
banks to be organized. Banking corpora
tons now existing can, however, change
themselves into national banks.
The following officers have just been
dismissed the service:
Lieut.. Arthur White. of the Union Light
Guard. Ohio Cavalry Capt. Hugh Donaldson
independent battalion Minnesota volunteers
The following officers are dismissed for absent
ing themselves from their commands during
the engagement of October 10Th last Capt
James Hughs. 10Th West Virginia volunteers :;
Lieut.. Martin Hook, 18th West Virginia vol
,ateers; Lieut.. P. T. Poe, 18th West Virginia
volunteers. The dismissals in the following
eases are confirmed by the President: Assis-
tant Surgeon J. j. Saunders, LIST Iowa cavalry,
for being drunk and useless to the service; LIST
Lieut.. John G. Johns, 10th Illinois cavalay, for
drunkenness, repeated disobedience of orders,
associatng and drinking with private soldiers,
conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman.
and absence without leave; I'd Lieut. G.
Chapman, 9th Michigan cavalry, for want of a
due appreciation of his position as an officer in
the United States service in having required a
dishonorable discharge from the same; Lieut..
j. H. Runnyan, 10th Indiana, for cowardice
and struggling from his command when it was
front of the eneHy