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The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-04-29
xRankss Defeat....The Folly Of the
Army spreading Ont.

JOB said that "the price of wisdom is
above rubies.' Our Government may
perhaps learn, by sad experience, before ft
It is too late, that wisdom is more valuable
than cotton. The whole experience of
this war shows that the concentration Of
our forces has been one Of the greatest
necessities of our cause, and that neglect
in this respect, has been one Of the most
fruitful sources Of our disasters.
Yet. while the rebels are raiding through
Kentucky, and sackipg and pAlaging Pa
dncah. on the Ohio River-storlniDg Fort
pillow and putting its garrison to the
.vord. and ravaging through Tennessee,
.,a even menacing the city Of Memphis
Gen. BAsxs and others, with large force.
withdrawn from points where their SER
vices might render essential aid to our
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-04-29
Garibaldi and Human Nature.

We learn that GARIBALDI is abou. to
land in England and will be entertained
by member of Parliament. Why does
he go to England? We think he does
not know himself
Italy and GARIBALpI are not exactly
pari passu. Mr.. GARIBALDI was candle
maker in Cincinnati and went back to his
country, where he found bis native land
in distress and her liberties in danger,
and having warm heart as every good
man ought to have, and perhaps having
caught some of the Promethean heat of
American freedom, he returned to his coun-
try to initiate and perhaps with design
to emulate what he had witnessed. He did
nothing in regard to Italian affairs, more
than thousands of the people among whom
he had resided aud learned his lessons of
liberty would have done, had they been
the natives of country which had pro-
duced DAME, an ARIosTo and TAsso.
Itlooks like something we might see at
our cheap shows of great men, when GAR
1BALDI will consent to go to England and
exhibit himself and his lame foot for the
benefit of the groundlings and the curious.
As far as GARIBALDI is concerned, he
has shown himself brave man and pat
riot, but we know he is not WASHINGTON
nor BOLIVAR, and until the English will
recognize that WASHINGTON was the great
Father of Liberty, and would be willing
to honor his doctrines and his name as
their cockneys will probably pour out their
libations to GARlBALD1s lame foot, we
think that the name and cause of GARI-
BALpI and liberty would not suffer if he
staid in his homestead in Caprera and let
the cockneys drink their half-and-half and
die in the purlieus of London without see
ing him
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-04-29
New Regiments Of Artillery Au-
thorized.
Governor NIiller,s Reasons for De-
clinIDg to Recruit for them.

The following dispatch from Provost
Marshal Fry, authorizing the organization
Of new regiments of Artillery, and Cover
nor MuLERs reasons for declining to re-
cruit for them, we have obtained from the
Executive office:
WASHINGTON, April 20, 1864.
Governor of Minnesota, st. Paul:
The Secretary of War has ordered that new
regiments of Heavy Artillery that may be Or
ganized and filled up to the legal standard of
1,738, officers and men. within twenty days
from this date, will be received and credited.
If regiments are not full on or before the 10th
of May, the recruits will be put into other Ar
tillery or Infantry organizations. This order
will not postpone the draft. but such troops as
may be raised prior to the draft will be de-
Quoted from the quota for draft.
Governor MILLER deems it inexpedient
to recruit under the above authority for
the following reasons:
Fnst-Because new recruits are twice or
thrice as valuable in old organizations as they
are in new organizations, and about 5000 men
are necessary to fill the present Minnesota
regiments and detachments.
Second-Because it would be impossible to
raise regiment within the period specified,
and the recruits would consequently be as
signed to the artillery of some other State. or
to an infantry organization.
Tkird-Because if such regiment could be
recruited no increase of bounty or other ad-
vantage would result to our citizens, except
the installment of some forty new efficers,
which is deemed unnecessary to the efficiency
of Minnesota troops, or the interests OF the
service.
Fourth-Because Minnesota, like her sister
States. contains few towns that will not be
induced to strike boldly for the Union by any
appeal save that of the draft. and the period
has avriven when laggard districts should be
required to fill the quota.
We believe the above reasons assigned
by Gov. MILLER for declining to raise new
regiments at the present time, will he gen.
orally approved. They are certainly sound
and evince better knowledge on his part
of what is required to make our armies
efficient, than is shown by Governors of
States who are constantly besieging the
Department for permission to raise new
regiments. If the States will only keep
their present organizations up to the max
imum, the rebels will soon be obliged to
give up the contest.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-04-29
Freedom of speech.

It has been well said that blunder
is worse than a crime. We think that
the late conduct of the lower house of
Congress, in attempting to expel Mr..
LONG, of Ohio, for sentiments uttered in
q speech, was such mistake as is charac-
terized by the above apothegm. However
honest the mover of the expulsion resolu-
ton and those who voted for it may have
been in their action, it is certain they took
very poor way of showing their patriot
ism and that all their zeal and loyalty
does not, in the eyes of anybody but blind
partisan zealots, retrieve or palliate the er-
ror they have committed in this i'll advised
business. s9s@ tt4 ltlia
Every sensible newspaper in the country
is condemning this faur pas of Congress
in most unmeasured terms of disapproval.
They all unite in regarding the attempted
expulsion as most dangerous precedent,
and some go SO far as to stigmatize the
act as the result alone of spirit of intol-
erance and fanaticism. The New York
Times is unsparing in its rebuke. II init
mates that the same spirit might. with
equal propriety, have ordered Mr.. Lone
Immediately upon the delivery of that
speech to have been taken by the Ser
geant-at Arms to one of the corridors and
hanged by the neck until he was
dead; which act, it says, would have
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-04-29
SEVENTH AND TENTH REGI-
MENTS ORDERED TO CAIRO.

Gov. MnLEE received yesterday the fol-.
lowing dispatch from Oapt. ARNOLD of the
Seventh regiment:
ST. LOUIS, April 10.
To Co.. Miller, st. Paul:
The Seventh and Tenth regiments are order
ed to leave for Cairo Immediately.
j. X. ARNOLD.
The appointment of such an officer as
Gen. HARRY PRINCE, from tho A my of
the Potomac, to the command at Cairo,
Columbus and Paducah, shows that some
thing is to be done to check the raiding
operations of FoREEsr, BUFoRD, CHALMErs
& Co. We learn by private dispatch
that Gen. RosECEANs says our Seventh
and Tenth Regiments will soon return to
st Louis
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-04-29
Stand From Under,

The resolution ef the Chicago Board of
Trade that all their transactions, after the
first of May, should be based on the Ma
tional currency, is already producing quite
a commotion in Chicago, and yesterday
we learn that other currency was quoted
at "a per cent. discount. There will,
doubtless, be strong effort made to drive
it out of circulation.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-04-29
cause, are dispatched up among the bay
GUS of Western Louisiana, hunting after
ambushed rebels aud concealed cotton!

cause, are dispatched up among the bay
GUS of Western Louisiana, hunting after
ambushed rebels aud concealed cotton!
If this large and lately defeated force
were not after cotton what in the world
were they after away up at Shreveport,
La, only few miles below the big raft on
the Red River; SO far off and so secretly
or trifingly employed that the first thing
We hear about them is that they have been
badly defeated with a loss of only 1000
men and "a cannon!
There stands Charleston seemingly as
impregnable as ever. Richmond still de-
fies our approach. Wilmington still sup
plies the rebels with contraband arms and
munitions of war. Mobile is in statu quo
anti beluns. Savannah has not yet heard
the sound Of hostile federal gun, and
Georgia, with something like the prosper
GUS security of peace, feeds the Confed-
crate armies and repels every attempt at
invasion of her soil!
We all remember the old fable of the
fathers will to his sons when he presented
them with q bundle of fardels and told
them to stick together and they would find
in the fruits of his bequeathed precepts
fortune. The only way to conquer the
rebels we think is to crush their heart ard
their masses, and then if the robbers and
scoundrels will still insist on guerilla con-
fict, they must be learned that there is
timber enough in the country to build gal
lOwses for all of them.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-04-29

BRACKErT's BATTALION We learn that
MAJOR BRAoKErr has received orders to be
IN readiness to march for Sioux City On the
lst OF May. Lieut.. BLAKELY, ordnance
ohcer OF this Gistri t, received yesterday
the arms and accoutrements, which will be
immediately issued to the battalion. DR..
y. . JOHNSON, Of Minneapolis, has re-
ce'ved the appointment of Surgeon.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-04-29

No MORE LETTERS By EXPRESS The
american Express Company announce in
milwaukee papers that the Government
has forbidden their carrying letters oy Ex-
press, and hence they can receive 20 more
OF them
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-04-29
Chicago Election.

The charter election of Chicago came
off on Tuesday last There was about q
three-fourths vote. As no Mayor was to
be elected the principal contest WAS on
Police Commissioner ard Aldermen. Mr..
THOMAS B. Brown (Repub.) was elected
Police Commissioner by about 800 major
ity, over Mr.. SEOsLBAou (Dem). The
Board Of Aldermen will be a tie, each
party have sixteen members.
The Republicans gained four Aldermen,
viz: two in the First ward, one in the
Twelfth and one in the FOnrteeCth ward
The Democrats elect their candidate in
the Thirteenth ward by ten majority. and
the Republicans theirs in the Eleventh
ward by only eleven.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-04-29
tenth Day OF the Sword Contest

From the New York 7 lines. April ID
The sword excitement is IS great as
ever; yesterday there were six hundred
and seventy seven votes cast, making the
total vote to last evening st the fourteenth
street building, $685.
OF which Gen. Mcclellan received. a $40
Sfen. Grant. ........ -................ $3.50
Scattering. .......... ............. 46
Total, as above. ,395
McClellan's majority. ................... 391
One gentleman, in q bold hand, wrote
the following on the subscription book,
making it cover one hundred votes, and
for which he paid 800:
MCCLELLAN TO HALLECK
HYtpoUAETERs ARMY OF THK POroMAC,(
August 4, 1864.
Clear in my convictions of right; strong in
tn consciousness that I have ever been and
try; knowing that no ambitious or selfish mo-
tivcs have influenced mo from the commence
ment of the war, | do now what have never
done hefore-I entrcat that this order may be
rescinded.
The above is an extract from McClel-
lans letter to Halleck, written at Harri-
sons Landing, begging to have the order
to evacuate the Peninsula rescinded, that
he might make another advance on Rich
mond
The anti MCMILLAN men are getting
alarmed, and have opened offices in va
rious cities of the West for the reception
of votes for GRANT. 1t remains to be seen
what result will be produced by this effort
We think, however, it is well understood
that all MCCLELLAN men are also GRANT
men, and t1at the contest against General
MCCLELLAN is principally carried on by
those who are not very warm friends Of
either Of these Generals.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-04-29
The DRAFT.
Towns Deficient to be Drafted to
the Full Amount.
DISPATCH FROM COL. FRY.
70 Col. JOHN T. AvERlLI, A. A. p. M C.

TO Co.. JOHN i. AVERlLl, a. A. L. NJ ".
WASHINGTON. April, II, 1864.
The excess of towns will not be credited to
different towns except the town retains the
credit for it's excess, and deficient towns are
responsible for this deficiency.
J.B. FRY,
n'o Provost Marshal General.
A translation of the above makes it evil
dent that all towns which are deficient are
to be drafted to the whole amount Of their
deficiency. without regard to the excess on
the quota of the State, which will be cred
tied on future calls. Therefore, in the table
published by the Boards Of Enrolment,
the third column, headed "deficier!!,"
designates the number to be drafted ircm
each town, instead of the last column,
which, under the decision of Col. Fry, goes
for naught. This decision will bear rather
hard on some of the towns which are def
cient, but no one can question its justice.
Under the drafting system the Govern
ment keeps open accounts, not only with
the State, but with each town, and those
deficient cannot make up their deficiency
from the excess of Others, but must con-
tribute their full quota.
If the draft is enforced, the State will
have contributed over one thousand men
above it's quota.
New Regiments Of Artillery Au-
thOrHed.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-04-29
Terrible Explosion "s, the Gnnboat
CheuangO.

\ terrible accident occurred on bCard i
the Uuited States guDboat Ohenango, in
New York harbor, on Friday last. While
going down the bay she exploded her port
boiler, killing several and scalding about
thirty persons Some OF them will die of
their Injuries. The wounded men were
transferred to the Rose rs soon IS possible,
aud she steamed up To the Navy Yard, to
have them sent to the Marine Hospital
At the Hospital the scene was one of the
most intense excitement. About thirty
noble men. in all stages Of suffering and
torture were lying outstretclled upon beds,
their bodies mess of raw and burning
fiesh--some screaming in intense agony,
Others moaning ptifully. while Others were
quiet and subdued, their blackened and
swollen faces showing the acute suffering
within. As soon as they arrived they
were stripped of their clothing and bathed
;n oil and lime water, and covered with
copiOus covering of flour, which kept the
air from the raw flesh. Everything that
medical skill and science could afford was
done for the poor nnfortunates.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-04-29
TIE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT

JOSHUA GlDDNGs on the floor of the
House. This not having been accom-
plished, however, the Hon inebriate few
days after, in despair, cut his own. throat
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-04-29

At the time of the New York riots much
abuse was heaped on Gov. SEYMOUR for
his efforts TO have !, most unjust appOr-
tionment of quotas corrected No epithet
was too vile to be applied to him, but he
persevered in the line Of duty he had
marked out, aud succeeded in reducing
the quota of the State some $4,000 men.
Now that the passions excited by the riot
have cooled off, we find the following re-
solutions in the proceedings of the State
Assembly, reported unanimously by the
Committee ON Federal Relations:
Resolred. That the thanks of this House be
and are hereby rendered to his Excellency Gov
ernor Seymour, for calling the attention of
the general government at Washington to the
errors in the appOrtionment of the quota of
this State, under the Enrolment act of the Sd
OF March, 1868, and for his prompt and eff
cient efforts in procuring n correction OF the
same.
Resolued, That the Clerk of this House trans
NIT to the Governor an engrossed copy OF this
report and resolution.
The question upon adopting the resolu-
ton and report was Immediately taken,
and the resolutions adopted by unanimous
vote of the House. Thus both parties
united in paying just tribute to an off,
Ger. who amidst the assaults and billings
gate of tho organs OF the party opposed
to him, persevered in his efforts to see
that Justice was dona the State, and thus
saved the people of the Empire State
nearly six millions of dollars of expense. b.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-04-29

One gentleman, in o bold hand, wrote
the following on the subscription book,
making it cover one hundred votes, and
for which he paid 500:
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-03
Foralgn NaWa.

Nav YoRE, May 2.-Tne City OF Wash.
ing'oh, from Liverpool on the morning Of
the 20Ih aud Queenstown 90 the 2Ist OF
April, arrived here this afternoon.
The steamer Bavaria, which left Ham.
burg tor New York on the l7Ih uIt., was
captured by Danish frigate at the mouth
OF the Weser. She had large number OF
passengers on board. The ship and cargo
was valued at I2O. 600 pounds sterIiug.
The Honsa was stopped by the frigate at
the same place, but alter an examination
OF her papers che was allowed to proceed.
The Germauia. from New York, was at
Southampton, but would not go to Ham.
bhrg. She landed her passengers and
would probably discharge her cargo at
Southampton.
The London Times attributes a slight
rally In the Confederate loan aud reac.
tiou in The Paris BOurse, to the open def =.
aucs of France on the Mexican question,
by the House OF Representatives at Wash.
ingtOn. The Times thinks, however, that
the action OF the House will be ignored or
reITacted.
Cyrus W. Field had been giving ban.
quet 10 the supporters OF the Atlantic Tel.
rgraph. Messrs. Adams aud Bright were
present, and exchanged international cour-
Iestes.
The public were startled on the 18th BY
the announcement that GaribaIdi's visit
was to be abruptly terminated, aud that
he would leave London en- route for Cap.
rea on the 22d.
The PrussIans assaulted and captured
Duppel on the morning of the 18Th ult
capturing 80 cannon, and from two to
three thousand prisoners The Prussian
loss IS stated at two generals, so oticers
and 600 prlVAIes. The Danes are saI0 ~
have lost between 80 and 100 officers, and
4, 900 men are reported hors du combat.
Tue victory WAS received with great re.
Joioiug at Berlin.
1t was reported that the PrussIans oc.
cupied Alsen, aud that the occupation Of
the whole of JuIland was resolved upon.
LiUsrpOOE, April 2l.-Ths reported cap.
turs OF the steamer Bavaria by Danish
frigate proves unfounded. she reached
Southampton on the night ofthe 10Th.
The Danes have retreaIed from Duppel
to the Island of AIseu.
Some members OF the conference met in
London on the 2Olh. The representative
OF the German diet was absent and the
conference adjourned unitl the 26th.
Garibaldi is reported to have consented
to reconsider his determination to quit
EugIaud on the 22d.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-03
2g Telearaph.
Miaeellaneona Itamn.

NRw YoRK, May 7.-Ths Herald's New.
bern letter, of the 2sIh, says:
Information has been received that the
authorities have taken possession Of all
railroads in the south for the next sixty
days, during Whichitime NO citizens will
81 allowed to travel on them.
1t has also been learned that troops from
Charleston, 8. c., have been brought to
Wilmington, and there relieved troops who
have since proceeded to Richmond.
The same paper also says:
There are various exciting rumors sfoat
byt all was quiet on the Rapidan up to
last evening.
A special to the Times. from Washing.
ton, 1st, says:
a despatch was received to day by the
Government, from Fortress Monroe, sta.
ting that the rear OF Beauregard's army
pissed through Petersburg yesterday
morning. His force is estimated at from
$4,000 to 10000.
Nothing of note transpired at the front
to day.
The pickets Of both armies extend up
and down the Rlppabaunock and Rapidan.
A considerable force is reported at Fred
ericksburR, throwing up more earthWorks
on the heights.
The -ebels are reported witbdraw wing from
Madison @. H., and concentrating in front
OF our left and centre.
One division of LongstreeIs corps. &C
cording to deserters, is at Hanover juno
tion as a reserve.
On the same authority Lees strength Is
stated at upwards of loo 600 men.
RumOrs prevail that Gen. Banks is su-
perseded by Gen. Augur.
Toe Worlds New Orleans letter reports
that the evacuation of Texas ny our forces
has began.
1t also says a report has reached New
Orleans that Gen. Polk is at Camp Moore,
20 miles from New Orleans, with from
1900 to 20 600 men, to move at once on
Port Hudson or Baton Rouge.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-03
Fight with Mosby's Guerrillas.

WASHINGTON, May The Star says
the cavalry expedition sent out from Vienna
last Thursday, under command of ColoueI
Lowell, returned to that place yesterday,
after having visited Lees6urg aud Apper.
vile.
Near ApPerVille portion of MOsby's
guerrilla baud was encountered, when n
sharp eight eusued, which resulted in the
loss to the rebels OF two killed and four
wounded and twenty. three taken prisoners.
nUl. Lowell lost three killed and four
wounded. He returned safely to Vienna
with the 23 prisoners captured from Mosby
and also three blockade runners. 70 horses
aud a large quantity Of wool, tobacco, and
other contrabaud goods picked up on the
route
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-03

~BIBLR DEPosIroRY.- the
most immediate aud urgent wants Of ives.
Virginia is good supply of the Holy
Scriptures. We uuaersrAud steps have
been lskeu to establish. upon a liberal
scale, a Depository of these In Wheeling
for sale and gsa.uitous distribution IN the
city and the interior of the State.
The American Bible Society has ap.
pointed Rev. t. C. HartshOrn, wto, for the
last eight years has been its a gent 10 Ohio,
to the suPerinteudeuce of It's york In West
Virginia. He has already commenced his
work 10 earnest among Us, one eoDgrega-
tion-FOurIh Street Methodist Episcopal,
responding to his appeal last Sabbath with
baLdsOme contribution OF over eighty
dollars. Az meeting, held on yesterday,
of the Clergy OF the city and friends of the
cause, Bible Soeig,y for Wheeling and
vicinity vas orgaD,E go with the proper Of.
firess and Board of management. CON.
mi:tee vas appointed to make arrange
meats Tor = general meeting of tbe frieods
Of tae eiu-e, of which We presume due
ro;ice will b. giseu at an early day.
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The Fort Pillow Butchery.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-The Sub. Com.
mittee on the Conduct of the War have re.
ported from Fort Pillow. They took 81
dispositions. all of which more than con
firm the newspaper accounts Of The mas.
sacre. They say It would be impossible to
sxaRgerate the cruelies con mi ted.
The Senate bill granting presumption to
certain lands in C4IITorniG was passed.
The bill to regulate the foreign and
coasripg trade on The northern and north
eastern and northwestern frontiers of the
UuIted States, has passed.
The internal revenue bill was received
from the House aud referred to the Com
mittee on Finance. On motion. !, 900 ex-
ira copies Of the bill were ordered to be
printed.