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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-30
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

a John d. Posten, Democrat, has been elect
ed delegate to Congress from Arizona. DR.
Leib. formerly of Chicago, was the abolition
candidate "a.
In the billiard match for the champion
ship, on Thursday night, Kavanaugh beat Tie
man. 573 points in 1900.
The reports relative to Indian massacres
on the plains were much exaggerated. Not
over fifty persons were killed, and the stock
captured did not exceed 1000.
The Montrose (ScotlandD Reriew has the
following: ''We learn from quarter quite re-
liable that the Earl Of Airlie, who has gone to
the United States, carries with him the views
of the government on the present aspect of af.
fairs. and will offer himself to the Confederacy
as a medium of communication with the Brit
ish government" f9s
: -Bowles, of the Bowles Springs, Indiana.
has been arrested by order of Major Gen. How
ey on charge of treason.
The Republicans of Kansas have split upon
the Jim Lane question and are running two
candidates for Governor. s}9 ,natss-.'
The Louisville Democrat of the 18th saws
when the guerillas boarded the ,Bardstown
train, several gentlemen handed over their
watches and money-amounting to about
s4,ooo-to lady upward Of fifty years of age,
who was On her way to this city. She man.
aged to escape unmolested by the guerillas,
and with others walked eight miles to Lebanon
junction, and reached Louisville Monday with
her booty. H'1A9s9i.. o. tf si&Hops
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BEREAVEMENT

's - r.t. bt. WAR IMPAIRMENT,
..... Washington, Sept. ZIP. Ms
Major General Dir, New York:
1.-The following has just been received at this
Department. ....4.,
Cedar Creek, where the rebels crossed yes
terday at P. NJ. is short distance this side of
Strasburg. Sheridan had pursued the rebels
over thirty miles from the point where he at
tackled them at daylight on Monday:
HARrEEs FERRY, Sept. %
To L. NJ. Stanton:
Reliable news from the front state our army
was crossing Cedar Creek yesterday at 8 P. M.
There has been no further fighting.
The following list of rebel generals killed
and wounded is correct: Gems. Rhodes, RAM
sur, Gordon, Terry, Goodwin, Bradley John
son and FitZhugh Lee.
From all can learn the number Of prisoners
will approach 5000. -.. = ,.v.t
Indications are that the rebels will not make
stand short of Staunton. They are evidently
too much pressed to make fight. 2, .rt1
(Signed) j. D. STEVENSON,
- @r Brigadier General
Gen. Grant transmits the following extract
from the Richmond Sentinel of yesterday.
"a slight ripple of excitement was produced
here yesterday by the report that a raidlng
party was advancing on GordOnsville and were
, fithin few miles of that place. The result of
2ur inquiries on this head is that early yes
terday party of Yankee raiders whose num-
Der is unknown visited Rapidan Bridge. and
after destroying it proceeded to Liberty Mills,
five or six miles above, which they also de-
stroyed. From the latter place they are be-
lieyed to have gone back to Culpepper." n
The operations alluded to by the Sentinel
were by a force sent out previous to the battle
of Monday. ...-,,...tc.
(Signed) z. N. STANTON, I.
....-.., Secretary of War
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Death of DIR. Potter OF the Sixth Reg
iment.

Our correspondent with the Sixth Reg
iment announces the death of DR.. Angus
TUs o. POTTER, Assistant Surgeon of the
Sixth Regiment, at Helena, Arkansas, on
the 18th inst. A private letter from Col.
Crooks to DR.. WHARTON, of that date,
gives the following particulars:
am very much afflicted by the sudden death
of poor Potter. He has been at my headquar-
tiers comfortably fixed for over two weeks. He
was convalescing. He visited the hospitals
last night and prescribed, and at seven this
morning he was dead. He died of congestion
of the spleen, liver and lungs and suffered
very much. l will send his remains to his
home in MantOrville, Dodge county, as he
asked not to be buried on the hill here. His
effects will be disposed of as required by the
regulations.
DR.. POTTER was man of robust con-
stitution, and had devoted all his energies
to the noble regiment with which he was
connected during the severe sickness
which has stricken down so many of its
members the past season. Letters from
the regiment have frequently mentioned
his valuable services in glowing terms. AS
a fitting memento to his character we print
below the following communication
DEATH OF DIR. POTTER, 9TH MIMI INFANTRY.
When the hand of death arrests the tottering
step Of age and closes the eye enfeebled sby
years on the cares and troubles of the world,
! though affection may mourn for the departed,
yet we feel, Notwithstanding our sorrow, that
the sleeper has finished his task upon earth.
| and ''rests from his labor" But when the
young, the intelligent, and the brave, is strick-
en- down by the destroyer, like the beautiful
flower by the tempest we are stunned by the
shock, and almost feel unwilling to acknowl-
edge the wisdom of the dispensation of Him
who ordereth all things for our own good.
Such has been the case in the subject of this
notice. He has been taken away from among
the living at the very opening of life, when the
future in its bright uncertainty" appears to
the eye of the young to promise nothing but
joyous happiness, he has sacrificed his life in
the faithful discharge of his duties, "healing
and nursing his sick comrades" Always cheer
ul, willing and ready for duty, his loss will be
deeply felt by his regiment; but he has passed
away like the signing of the west winds breath
to that other, brighter world beyond the skies,
from whence no traveller returns
J.. -s,l ~ RESIGNED OFFICER,
9th MINI. Infy.
ST. PiUI, Sept. o. 1864
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OFFICIAL DISPATCHES,
Secretary Stanton to Gen. Dix.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON,

WAR DEPARTMENT, WAsHINGToNl
Sept %, 1864. :
TO MAJOR General Dir:
Dispatches down to o'clock last night have
been received from Gen. Sheridan. A portion
of the rebel cavalry having turned off to Front
Royal, were pursued, attacked and driven be-
You'd. The cavalry were still pursuing the en-
envy.
The rebel infantry made stand at Flint Fl ill.,
a strongly entrenched position beyond Stras-
burg, which was attacked by our forces last
evening and the crest carried and held by our
troops.
There is reason to believe that later dispatch
es were captured last night by Mosby near
Winchester.
Gen. Stevenson reports that Sheridan's sup
ply traips arrived safely at Winchester last
night.
(Signed) E. NJ. STANTON.
Secretary of War.
WAR DEPARTMENT. !
.t.t WASHINGTON. Sept. 20-9:3O p. NJ. >.
To Major General Dir:
The following is the latest intelligence re-
ceived from Gen. Sheridan:
HARPER's FERRY, Sept. POS p, NJ.
To Hon. 4. u. Stanton: g.. -g
The body of Gen. Russell has arrived. As
soon as it is embalmed it will be forwarded to
New York ...,,.....
Gen. Mcintosh with his leg amputated has
just come in and is in good spirits.
Several officers from the front report the
number of prisoners in excess of 5000 The
number of battle flags captured was fifteen in
stead of nine. All concur that it was COM
plete rout.
Our cavalry started in pursuit at daylight
this morning. Sheridan when last heard from
was at ReamstOwn.
l sent forward this morning ample medical
supplies. Full subsistence for the army goes
forward.
If you do not hear from me often, it is be-
cause of the distance we are from the scene Of
action, and because l only send you such in
formation as | esteem reliable.
(Signed JNO. D. STEVENSON,
Brigadier General.
The President has appointed Gen. Sheridan
q Brigadier General in the Regular Army and
assigned him to the permanent command of
the Middle Division.
Gen. Grant has ordered the army under his
command to fire salute of 100 guns at seven
O'Clock tomorrow morning IN honor of Sheri-
dams great victory. ...
A dispatch just received from Gen. Sherman
at Atlanta says everything continues well with
him. assI .l.r e
The reports to-day show that the draft is
proceeding quietly in all the States. In most
of the districts vigorous efforts are continued
to fill the quota by volunteers before the
drafted men are mustered in. ''f
(Signed) E. NJ. STANTON,
'fN 'af "a Secretary of War.
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likely to escape your attention than they would
be niue. If there be anything wanting which
is within my power to give, do not fail to let
me know it. And now with brave army and
a just cause may God sustain you
Yours very truly,
HEADo'Rs ARMY OF THE SYSTEMATICALLY
May 1, 1864.
To tie President:
Your very kind letter of yesterday is Just re-
ceived. The confidence you express for the
future, and the satisfaction for the past in my
military administration, is acknowledged with
pride. 1t shall be my constant endeavOr that
you and the country shall not be disappointed.
From my first entrance into the volunteer SER
vice OF the country to the present day I have
never had cause for complaint. have never
expressed or implied q complaint against the
administration or the Secretary of War, for
throwing any embarrassment in the way of my
vigorously prosecuting what appeared to be
my duty. Indeed, since the promotion which
placed me in command of all the armies, and
| IN view OF the great responsibility and import.
ance OF success, l have been astonished at the
readiness read with which everything asked for has
Deen yielded, without even an explanation be-
my asked; Should my success be less than
desire and expect the least can saw is the
| fault is not with you.
| Very truly, your obedient servant.
| U. s. GRANT,
| Lieut-General Z. s. a.
1t appears by the news by the Persia that
there was a report that a large and swift
| steamer had arrived at Bremerhaven which
hoisted the Confederate flag, and is said to he
commanded by Semmes. Official information
received in Washington states that the vessel
to which allusion is made is one of those built
| at Bordeaux, supposed on rebel account, but
which sold to the Prussian Government, SO the
latter part of the agents story is untrue
| Admiral Porter has left Washington for Cairo
| to resume command of the Mississippi squad
ron.
The recent arrest of the Lake Erie pirates
| is owing partially, if not altogether, to the
| friendly Offices of the British authorities in
Canada in accordance with instructions from
| Lord Lyons.
NEw YORK, Sept. 22.-The Commercials
Washington special says over 1900 soldiers
| have been sent to Graut and Sheridan from
camp of distribution within ten days. A smaller
| number is in camp now than ever before
FremOnt's letter of withdrawal is regarded
here as calculated to have about an equal effect
on both parties. ....
Thenew rumor of peace negotiations has no
| foundation. f-
| Benjamin F. Wilkins, Chief Clerk of the
| Stamp Division of the POstofiice Department,
| has been arrested for fraudulent transactions
A Philadelphian named Alexander has been
arrested as an accOmplice.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Between Lincoln and
Grant.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.--The following is q
copy OF corresponding ewhich took place be-
tween the President and Lieut.. Gen. Grant,
which may. prove interesting, as it furnishes
an inside viewaof military affairs: EBEisH
&ExEcurIvE MANSION, "+l
g.: WASHINGTON, April 30, 1864.
To Lieut.. Gen. Grant: ~. 11
Not expecting to see you before the spring
campaign opens, wish to express IN TINS way,
my entire satisfaction with what you nave
done up to this time, SO fac as understand
1t. The particulars Of your plans neither
wsa a Ssased With this wish not
10 obtrnda aiiv restraints upon you, while I
am ydry anrious that any great disaster or cap.
ture Of ,onr men in. great numbers shall be
a9ddGd. Nj Know Ithat these points are LEES
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-01-21
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.

ICosr OF MoDEgS NAvIE-The French naval
nous cost Of modern navies. as compared with these
ployed. In the days Of Nelson it was calculated that
cost Of a vessel, aud that the cost Of each gun was
about 5000. For steam wooden :rigaJts, the cost
per gun is now rated at from S25. 600 &c $50 900,
and fer iron plated frigates it exceeds $4,000. The
Edinburgh ReVieL states that the UaIri2r trigate.
ready for sea. represents $4,000, 900 Of the public
money; while the -uiHotdUr nom building, and TO be
covered by D inch plates, Will represent -, 800, 900.
As this thickness of plates has been shattered by guns
already in existence, II is now proposed 10 build other
vessels with s aud 10 inch plating, IN which case I
single snip will cost about 5.00O.6 900 Tie r -riec
says 80 The Americans are confident that they can
carry and work st sea l5-inch guns, throWing 44o-
pound shot, with charges of powder sufficient to
pierce and destroy a ships side composed OF So inches
of solid oak and l inch Of iron lining, protected with
81 inch plates. They have destroyed such a target
at 100 yards distance, and they have done this with
cast iron guns and cast iron shots. Ii will not DO 10
shut our eyes TO such eyentualities. In designing
these additional iron-clads, which is too evident Eng
land will De compelled to build, the increasing diff
cuities OF the question must be fairly considered, and
the cost boldly confrontel' In our opinion, such
huge iron-clad war ships, now proposed for the Eng
!ish navy, might be very efficient at sea against IN
.erIOr vessels ; but in most cases they would De use
less IN America, for attacks on harbor fortihcations
or batteries, owing TO their great draft OF water
ranging from 70 to 30 feet. They would not be able
to come within u range of ten miles from New York
city.-ScleAtyfc -imeTlcGn-(
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-01-21

ANDREW JoHNsoN.-At Nashville, Tenn, n meet
ing was held in August, to rejoice over the national
successes at Charleston. Andrew johnson delivered
n speech in which he declared himself al emancipa-
ZIONIST, and urged the emancipation OF slavery in
Tennessee and elsewhere. The Nashville Union thus
sketches mis- remarks:
slavery was a cancer on our society, and the
scalpel of the statesman should be used not simply
to pare away the exterior and leave the roots TO pro-
pagate the disease anew, but to remove il altogether.
Let us destroy the cause Of our domestic discs sions
and this bloody civil war. Ii is neither wise nor Just
to compromise with an evil so gigantic. lie avowed
himself unequivocally for the removal of slavery; the
sooner il can be effected the better. Some inconve-
nience might, most likely would, follow, tie u porarily,
but these would be more than compensated with the
grand impulse given TO all our interests by the sub
stitution Of free for slave labor. He was for imme-
date emancipation, if he could get il If this could
not be obtained. he was for gradual emancipation /;
but emancipation at all ereHts
He invoked the people to cast off the slavish fear
which had hitherto sealed their lips On this question,
and speak and act hencefOrth as freemen should.
The slave aTisioeracy had long held its foot upon
their necks and exacted heavy tribute from them.
even to robbing them of free speech. Let the era of
freedom be herceforth proclaimed to the non-slave-
holders of Tennessee -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-01-21

DRUNKENNESS IN ENGLAND by a Parliamentary
paper lately issued, it appears that in the year end
ing Michaelmas 1851, there were 81, l23 persons,
male and female, convicted Of drunkenness in Eng
land aud Wales ; but in the year ending SIichaelmas,
1862, the number convicted reached the high amount
OF o., 80, whilst not less than 100, COO were proceed
ei against before justices Of the peace for being in q
state Of inebriety. Thus the dishearteuing increase
OF more than 5000 intoxicated persons was proved
10 have occurred lSt year The proportion Of
drunkards convicted to those taken up did not alter,
being in each year &C per cent, Of those charged
with this offence to our national character. What is,
what must be, the result Of this unhappy addiction
to an excessive use OF alcoholic fluids: England,
which is the wealthiest of the three Kingdoms, is
deepest in pauperism. The police force costs us
81, 579 ,222 per annun, one half of which has been
stated to be necessary in consequence Of the preya-
lence Of drunkenness. For every drunken individual
that fails into the hands of the police, twenty-five
others are only just sufficiently sober to escape
judicial exposure. Day by day our mosr experienced
magistrates affirm from the bench that were it not
for the effects of Intoxicating agents, they would be
lightenei Of half their labors.-LaHcet.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-10-01

from the enemy, and instead of alternating
the South, there are now no evidences of
fearful fealing growing up between our men
and the rank and file of the rebel soldiers.
Let my enemies prove to the country that
the destruction Of slavery is not necessary
to restoration of the Union. will abide
the issus.'
saw that the President was not mere
joker, but man of deep convictions, of
abiding faith in justice, truth and Provi-
dence. His voice was pleasant, his manner
earnest and emphatic. As he warmed with
his theme. his mind grew to the magnitude
of his body. I felt I was in the presence
of the great guiding intellect of the age,
and that those ''huge Atlantean shoulders
were fit to bear the weight of mightiest
monarehies." His transparent honesty,
his republican simplicity, his gushing sym
patty for those who offered their lives for
their country. his utter forgetfulness of self
in his concern for its welfare, could not but
inspire me with confidence that he was
Heavens instrument to conduct His people
through this sea of blood to a Canaan of
peace and freedom. J. 7. MILLS.
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WHOLE No. $50.

The Spirit of the Chicago Convention.
The venerable Henry G. Wright attend
ed the Copperhead Convention in Chi
cage. In letter to the Liberator he SAYS
''I have witnessed many public gather
ings in various cities In Europe and Amer
lea, but never before have I witnessed a
gathering of so large a number of brutal,
drunken, ferocious men as I have seen gath
cred from all parts of the nation in this city
the past four days. Multitudes of them
are armed with reviewers and Bowie knives.
and they make no secret of the fact It Is
computed that there are fifteen thousand
here from abrood The watchwords that
have been put forth in speeches made in
and out of the Convention, and which have
been endorsed by silence and otherwise, are
such as the following: Down with Lincoln
By ballots or by bullets Z 'Subiugation of
the North to Shareholders and their allies by
ballots or by bullets 7 The government
shall be placed in the hands Of the Demo
cratic party by ballots or baYonets =
Burn, desolate and deyastate, wherever a
partisan of Lincoln dare show his head i
CIT the throat Of eVeJ.y id Lincolaae =
This was repeated over and over In speech
es made IN front of the fremont House,
and the question was put to the multitude,
will help US 2 yes, yes, yes, we will
was the response made by many in the
crowd. 81 free ballot or free fight =
This has been the favorite motto put forth
by all the leaders, and as they have explain
ed it, the simple meaning is, The election
of our candidate or a civil war at the North
This has been avowed in words by many of
the speakers, and this idea pervades all that
has been said in and out of the Convention.
The Nc Clellan party had imported about
one thousand of the Roughs of New York
city, headed by Isaiah Rynders. to clamer
for Mcclellan Some five hundred of the
same class were imported from Philadel-
phia, headed by the same Rynders, to aid
in compelling the Convention to nominate
Mcclellan. Many leaders of guerrilla
bands in Missouri and other slave States
are here, brought on to see to it that the
Convention is true to the Southern rebels.
One spirit has pervaded all the speeches
and proceedings of the Peace Democracy,
of all parties and opinions, ever since they
began TO assemble in this city, to-wit q
spirit of hostility to the present Admins
tration and its policy to save the Republic
by crushing the rebellion and abolishing
slavery, and determination to overthrow
it, if not by ballots then BULLETS. If they
cannot gain this end at the ballot box in
November, they have determined on civil
war at the North. This has been the ami
mating spirit of this Convention of Peace
Democrats. 1t has been repeated over aud
over in their speeches."
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CONGRESS.

Capt. Sidney Clarke is an able, thor
ough going energetic and Industrious man.
He is a sef-made man, and man Of sterl-
ing and unbending integrity. He possesses
those qualities which will make him most
useful member of Congress. We give him
our most cordial support because,
1st-He has been regularly nominaten by
Convention of the loyal party of Kansas.
2d-He is not Fraudte.
3d-He is not a sectional candidate.
4th-He is not supported by Copper
heads.
We do not propose to reply to the bill
Iingsgate which the opponents of the Ra-
publican Union party in Kansas are in the
habit of filing their newspapers and their
speeches. But we will mention two or
three points which, in their mad vitupera-
ton they aim to make against Sidney Clarke.
1st-He is Lightning Rod Clarke.
2d-He is Carpet-Bag Clarke.
3d-He is friend of Lane.
We remember a man who was once call
ed thinker Farwen." He received the tt
tie because in an early day he started out
from the State of New York to make his
fortune in the Western wilderness. He
possessed nothing in the world but his tin
ner's trade and set of tools which he could
carry with him as he travelled on foot. He
paid his way TO tie Territory of Wisconsin
by tinkering as he travelled. lie establish
ed a small business at Madison. He pros
pered. He displayed capacity and energy.
His neighbors elected him to office. He
discharged his duties to the public with in
tegrity and ability. He waa promoted.
He became Governor of the State. He ex-
ercised the functions of that high Office with
dignity, honor and credit to the State; thus
ennobling honest industry, and stern man
hood, and setting an example to the labor
ing youth Of that State worthy of their
imitation.
During all the time he was thus moving
up from his humble origin, there was SET
of his political opponents who thought to
State by stigmatizing this man as thinker
Farwell." Did they succeed in crying him
down? Not at all. He went up upon his
honest merit
So if Sidney Clarke was dealer in light.
ming -rods, and from that occupation was
sent by his neighbors to the Legislature,
and has been kept in public position ever
since, this is an endorsement of his char
acter " hIeh Is OF the very highest credit tc
him. The howlers will make 70 capita
against him among the honest voters of tht
State by attaching to him the cOgnomen
Lightning rod Clarke
We have said that Mr.. Clarke is a man o
integrity. We defy proof to the contrary
Let the men who, by insinuation, would
charge him with dishonorable conduct il
Office, make their specifications and prove
them. They do not even make speoifca-
tons. They set up howl, apply epithets
and presume that they make an effect upor
the public mind by such means.
Mr.. Clarke as the candidate Of the Re
publican Union party of Kansas, has re
ceived the highest endorsement ofhis party
The people will triumphantly elect hin
to Congress in November next.-Atchiso,
Free Press.