The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-30
,.. WASHINGTON. Tuesday, Dec. 20.
BY the President of the United States.


BY the President of the United States.
A PROCLAMATION. e.. .>....
WHEREAS, By an act Of July, 1854, entitled
IAN act further to regulate and provide for the
enrolling and calling out the national forces,
and for other purposes,"it is provided that
the President of the United States may, at his
discretion, at any time thereafter, call for any
number Of men as volunteers for the respect
i've terms Of one, two and three years, for mil
itary service, and that in case the quota or any
part thereof, of any town, township. ward of q
city, precinct or election district of county
not so sub-districted, shall not be filed within
the space Of fifty days after such CALL the Pres
ident shall Immediately order draft for one
year to fill such quota or any part thereof
which may be untitled; and '
WHEREAs, By the credits allowed In accor-
dance with an act of Congress, on the call for
five hundred thousand men, made in July,
1864, the number Of men to be obtained under
that call was reduced to two hundred and forty
thousand; and
/ WHEREAS, The operations of the enemy In
certain States have rendered it impracticable to
procure from them their full quotas Of troops
under said call; and '''.'
WHEREAS, From the foregoing causes but
two hundred and forty thousand men have
been put in army, navy and marine corps, un-
der said cab of July 10, 1864, leaving defc-
iency on that call of two hundred and sixty
thousand men;
Now, therefore, I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
President of the United States of America, in
order to supply the deficiency, and to provide
for casualties in the military and naval service
of the United States, dc issue this my call for
800, 900 volunteers, to serve for one, two, or
three years. The quotas of States, districts
and sub-districts under this CALL will be as
signed by the War Department through the
bureau of the Provost Marshal General of the
United States, and in case the quota, or any
part thereof of any town, township, ward or
city precinct, or the election district of coun-
~ not so subdivided, shall not be filed before
the 18th day of February, 1868, then draft
shall be made to fill such quota. or any qnota
thereof, under this call, which may be untitled
on the said 18th day of February, 1865.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed. [L.s.l
Done at the city of Washington this 18th
day of December, in the year of our Lord 1864,
and of the independence of the United States
OF America the eighty ninth.
(SigneO A. LINCOLN.
BY the President
w. Fl. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
Prom Fort WadsW0rth.--The S1sse.
tons Disposed to Make Peace.
Gen. Sibley, yesterday, received advi-
ces from Fort Wadsworth. There is no
Indian news of any Importance, except
that the Sissetons seemed disposed to
make peace, and were gradually separa-
ting themselves from the hostile bands
and drawing towards the Fort, with the
intention of giving themselves up and
making treaty.
The buffalo had all disappeared sudden
ly. There had been previous snow storms
on tho prairies, and the roads were block