The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-25
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT
THE BLACK FLAG AGAIN FOREsHADowED.

THE BLACK FLAG AGAIN FOREsHADOwEO.
From the Richmond Dispatch March 8.
These documents discovered On the
body of Colonel Dahlgren) furnish unmis-
taxable evidence of the objects, purposes
and designs of the enemy. To liberate the
prisoners was legitimate and proper, but
"to destroy and burn the hateful city, %
and " not allow the rebel leader Davis and
his traitorous crew to escape" was as in
famous in design as it was contemplate in
execution. The cowardly wretch shrunk
from the effort; he avoided the south side,
and when attacked exhibited nothing of
the desperation and courage he had laid
down for his "picked command" Dahl
'gren will never go sAcking again. Lieut..
Pollard formerly clerk in this city with
Mr.. ]. R. Bridges) has secured Richmond
against the "oakum, turpentine and tor
pedoes of this burglar. Soldiers! read
these papers, and weigh well their purpose
and design. Will not these documents
take OFT the rose water sentimental mode
of making Pennsylvania campaigns?
Should our army again 60 into the enemy's
country, will not these papers relieve them
from the restraints of a chivalry that
would be proper with civilized enemy,
but which only brings upon them the con-
tempt of our savage foe? Decidedly, We
think, that these papers will destroy, dur
ing the rest of this war, all rose water
chivalry; and that confederate armies
will make war after and upon the rules
selected by their enemy.
NO MORE INSULTS TO RICHMOND.
From the Richmond Enquirer, March7.
Gen. Bragg has determined to order fif-
teen hundred cavalry to be permanently
stationed around Richmond. Such force
picketing the roads will effectually protect
the city from the insults of raids, as we'll
as the country from their injuries. Such
cavalry force in front of a raiding party
will always check them until the cavalry
from Gen. Lees army can come up. Such
a force has always been wanted here and
the fact that no cavalry was permanently
attached to the Richmond defenses, has
encouraged the enemy in making these
raids. The presence of these fifteen hum
dred cavalry will relieve us from raiding
parties. If Gen. Hampton with his "six
hundred could, blown and exhausted by
hard travel from Fredericksburg, overtake
and capture so many what damage would
fifteen hundred fresh cavalry have done
under such leader?
LOOK TO YOUR ARMS
From the Richmond Enquirer, March g.
Never was there time when our South
ern people ought to take so well to heart
the saying, that " eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty" as now. Within the
last week this city has escaped doom as
awful as ever befell or could befall any
city on the face of this globe Three
thousand ferocious horsemen, blasphem-
ously invoking the blessing of Almighty
God, essayed to sweep through our capital
with the naked sabre in one hand and the
pistol in the other. Six thousand equally
ferOcious prisoners were to have been let
loose, with an order to kill our President
and Cabinet, and burn 1.-THE hated city.''
If these horsemen had got in by surprise,
if these prisoners had been suddenly let
loose, our town, from Hollywood to Rock
etts, from the basin bank to Navy hill,
would have been one volcano of fire, and
amid the explosion of magazines and lab
oratories, and the burning of armories,
stores and dwellings there would
have been heard the appalling shrieks
Of thousands, nay, tens Of thousands,
of women and children burning in
the flames, rape and robbery, muir
der and massacre, would have reigned
supreme, and Yankee horsemen, IS per
the programme laid down by the demon
Dahlgren, under the orders from that in
carnate fiend, Lincoln, would have fed and
watered their horses outside the city, (for
because of the flames inside, they could
not do so), all the while contemplating
with devilish delight the horrors within.
And even suppose no woman or child per-
ished in the flames, but escaped to the
hills around, what would have been their
fate, without food or raiment, or roof to
cover them? They would have died in
thousands from fright, famine and the cold.
Look well to your arms, then, men OF this
city. Wait not till the last moment to
call at the armOry for arms or ammuni-
ton, or an exchange of arms; but have
everything at hand and in good order, so
that the call to arms may be answered in
stantly. HOrSemen travel fast, and come
down with a swoop. Be ready to meet
them.
CONGREGATIONS NEAR RICHMOND.
From the Richmond Dispatch. 9
Three several confiagrations occurring in
almost opposite compass points from the
city, within several hours of each other,
leads to the belief that they were kindled
by skulking Yankees, who, perhaps, be-
came separated and lost in the late raid,
adopted this plan of signalling each other
and getting together. We have heard
much talk of country patrol to protect
the farmers of Henrico from such resist
ance as lighted up the country on Friday
night, but we do not know of anything
that has come of it. Had such patrol
been in existence on Friday night, the
100000 worth of property destroyed,
might have been saved.
THE AMNESTY PROCLAMATION.
From the Sentinel.
Among the appliances which Fitzpatrick
brought with him to help in taking Rich
mond was beautiful supply Of the am
nesty proclamation of Abraham Lincoln.
Long live his most serene highness! We
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