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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02
The Draft fin New York.

1t is well known to the public that Ho-
RATIO SEYMOUR, after close investigation,
saw fit to request the government to ap-
point Commission, for the purpose of
discovering and reporting errors in the en-
rollment returns of the first ten Congress
sional districts of New York State, en-
bracing the cities of New York and Brook
lyn. The War Department admit the ex-
cessive quota, but charge the responsible
ity for errors upon the neglect of the peo-
pie of the State. In other words the De-
partment signifies its intention of enforc-
ing the draft in defiance of admitted er-
rors, and takes upon itself deliberately the
responsibility Of provoking riot and blood
shed.
In addition to the claims set forth by
Governor SEYMOUR, it now appears, upon
careful and reliable investigation, that
New York city has furnished over $4,000
naval enlistments, for which credit has
never been gwen, and for which the CITY is
entitled to credit under an express Con.
gressional enactment.
The results OF this investigation have
been laid before Gov. SEYMOUR, and will
be laid by him before the Secretary O
War. It is anticipated that the Depart
ment will find means of evading the de
mands of Justice, and enforce the draft
The reasons for the policy being pursue,
by the Administration are sufficiently oh
vious. New York city is good for ma
jority of 10000 against ABRAHAM LIN
COLIN. To reduce this majority and carr
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02
More Insanity.

"Strategic JOE" bellows like mad
bull because our bulletin contained brief
announcement that portion of our forces
we're driven from the Weldon road. He
was walking out to recuperate from bis ex-
hausting strategic labors when he saw the
news, and was SO affected that he took
run through the whisky-shops, constantly
calculating, "GRANT has been whipped
like hell" but when he returned to his
strategic den, and found the news not quite
so bad as he expected, be thought some
copperhead must have uttered the pious
words above quoted. He fou d, awaiting
his return. the anxious faces" of a few
shoddyites, office-holders every one, anx-
ious only because of the supposed effect
of a reverse on their pockets, fer this class
is not often very much distressed at any
thing else, and never, at the fruitless
slaughter of our brave soldiers. But
.iStrategic JoE," satisfied them that in the
affair we were relatively strengthened
and they went off "cursing the copper
heads" "Strategic JOE" logically took
Richmond two years ago for the special
benefit of the same class, and their curses
then so freely vented on the incredulous
public soon "come home to roost," al
they will in this instance. The end is moi
yet. The persistent attempts now being
made to conceal and belittle every reverse
will react dreadfully when the people fint
that our magnificent armies have waste,
away, and call for ''five hundred thou
sand more" bursts upon their startle
senses. They win hold to rigid accoun
the vile creatures who have systematicall
deceived them with lying bulletins of vic
tory aid promises of the speedy suppress
sion of the rebellion.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02
Soldiers Decentralization to County
Committees.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATED
St. Paul. Aug. %. 1864.

OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATED
st. Paul, Aug. 20, 1864.
e. The political committees or others having the
matter IN charge in the several counties, are
requested, as soon as the nominations are made,
to prepare and apportion their tickets into sep
arate parcels, suited to the number of soldiers
from their respective localities in the various
companies, regiments and battalions from this
State now in the service of the United States.
These parcels should then be enclosed in sep
arate envelopes'and endorsed, iu alegible hand,
with the name ofthe county, the political COM
plexiOn Of the ticket, and the company and
regiment for which it is intended. For exam
Pile: Fillmore County Union Tickets, for
Co. B, 9TH Reg't MINI. Vols.," or Dakota
County Democratic Tickets, for Co. A.. Hatchs
Battalion" They should then be gathered into
a single package or bundle for such county and
forwarded to this Office, by express, expenses
prepaid.
The care and arrangement of tickets is no
part OF the duty OF the Secretary of State, but
he cheerfully volunteers such service, provided
he be not saddled with expense nor subjected
to unnecessary labor. The committees or per-
sons interested in the several counties are, of
course, best informed as to the particular mill
tary organizations through which the voters
from their localities are scattered, and COM
pliance with the above directions will greatly
simplify and facilitate the labors both Of the
Secretary of State and the commissioners for
receiving the votes
1t is earnestly urged that the various nomin-
atoms be made and the ballots forwarded to
this office as early as possible. The various
and remote posts to which the regiments of
this State are now assigned renders prompt &C
ton the more imperative. Heretofore many
of our soldiers have been debarred the priv
lege Of voting because, from want of ballots,
the Commissioners were compelled to delay
their departure to period too late to admit of
their reaching all the posts.
Let this hardness be remedied. It is er.
tainly due to the gallant defenders of our ma
tional cause that all who desire may be afforded
the opportunity to exercise their right of suf-
frage in the important ell ections now approach
ing. .n
The Commissioners should be prepared for
their duties by the 10th and on no account
should their departure be delayed beyond the
18th OF September. D. BLAKELY,
Sec'y of State
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

the State is the object Of the President,
and he deliberately adopts . policy which
may create civil war in the streets Of New
York city. This condition of affairs can
be conveniently seized upon as an excuse
for placing the city under martial law, and
obtain military supervision of the polls.
The Administration is desperate, and we
must be prepared to see it adopt desperate
measures to retrieve it's failing fortunes.
The Democratic party must be thoroughly
organized and fully determined to exercise
it's rights at the ballot box. Any attempt
to coerce the ballot will kindle the flames
of civil war.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

To PREPARE UNLOCKED ToMAroRs FOR
SUppER.-For family of half a dozen per-
sons, take six eggs, boil four of them hrrd
dissolve the yolks with vinegar sufficient.
add about three teaspoonfuls of mustard.
and mash as smooth as possible then add
the two remaining eggs raw, yolk sand
white, and stir we'll; then add salad oil to
make altogether sauce sufficient to over
the tomatoes well; add plenty of salt and
cayenne pepper, and beat it thoroughly un-
til it frosts. Skin and cut the tomatoes q
full fourth Of an inch thick, and pour the
sauce over, and you have dish to tickle
the palate Of an epieure, and crafty the
taste of the most fastidious.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

The disafection which exists in the Re
publican party towards the nominees C.
the Baltimore Convention, and which en-
braces most of its distinguished leaders
will probably eliminate in the Withdrawal
of both Eessrs. LINCOLN and FREMONT
from the campaign, and the substitution
of a candidate who will combine upon one
platform, all the disafected elements The
political manifesto of WADE and DAVIS
which commits them against the support
Of Mr.. LINCOLN, does not embOdy any
statement of principles which would justi-
fy the expectation that in any event they
could lend their influence to the support OF
Democratic candidate; and the sympa-
thies of Secretary CHASE, HORACE GREE
LEY, FoRNEY ard the New York Evening
Post are all on the side of radical aboli-
tionism, as represented by WADE and DA-
Wis. Gen. FREMONT has been already
sounded upon the subject Of withdrawal
ofhis name with view to the nomination
of a Few candidate, and, in his reply,
while evading a definite answer until be
can consult his constituents, indicates a
willingness to do so, provided a platform
can be adopted embodying radical abo-
lition programme. The different move
ments therefore among the Republican
leaders, involving as they do much of per-
sonal ambition, all have one object in view,
and that is the nomination of new can
didate, upon platform securing the unity
of the party, and calculated to renew their
present lease of power for another four
years.
The individual selected to conciliate the
opposing elements, and cage the happy
family, is FoRNEY of Pennsylvania, whose
projected mission to Europe is shlewdly
suspected to be for the double object of
restoring his own health, and the health
OF the party whose politics he has adopt
ed. CHARLES francis ADAMS, our present
Minister to England, is the person to
whom Mr.. FoRNEY is accredited, and
whom he expects to prevail upon to &C
cept nomination from the hands of a new
convention. If Mr.. ADAMS indicates his
Willingness to accept, LINCOLN and FIRE.
MONT are to withdraw. We acknowledge
this to be shrewd dodge upon the part
of the party in power, and we hereby pro-
claim in advance our high admiration of
Mr.. ADAMS abilities, while dissenting in
toto from his political principles. But re-
spectacle as are Mr.. ADAMS antecedents.
and great as are his conceded abilities, if
he becomes party to this scheme. it will
only be like second CURmus, to throw
himself into the gulf and perish. It is in
favor of principles and not men that the
present campaign is to be fought, and the
restoration of the Union and the estab-
lishment of peace is only possible upon a
platform of Democratic principles.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

COMPANY E, 18th Regiment, was organ
lied Monday, by the choice of JOSEPH
HARLEY, Lake City, Captain; JOHN S.
MouLToN, of Lakeland, 1st Lieutenant !;
]. J. BEATTY, of Guilford, I'd Lieutenant.
Capt HARLEY, is an ex-member of the
Minnesota First; Lieut.. MouLToN was for
merly of the Minnesota Third, and is
highly recommended by all who know him
as an excellent officer. The officers of the
Third have presented his name as candi-
date for Major Of the Eleventh. The COM
pany to which he is now attached is largely
composed of veterans, and is full to over
flowing with as good men as ever shout
dered muskets.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

The following are the delegates elected
to the Democratic State Convention ::
JOHN URI, SAMUEL SHAW, A. M. GARDNER,
VIM. 81. AMsBuRY, WIN. A. JOHNSON, JACOB
SONGS, A. 7. JAMES. The delegates to
the District Convention were instructed
to vote for Gen. @. q. ANDREWS, for can
didate for Congress. The proceedings and
excellent resolutions we shall print to-
morrow.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

A NUMBER of the citizens banished from
Paducah to Canada by General Paine.
have gone to Washington to lay their
grievances and the conduct of Gen. Paine
before the President.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

The Campaign World which will be
published early in September, has received
orders to such an extent as to warrant the
expectation that its first issue will amount
to foe hundred thousand copies Verify
the ball is rolling on.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02
Voluntary Enlistment i'm Second Dis
trict.

The enrolling officers of this District are
of the opinion that about one half the
quota of the District will have been filled
by voluntary enlistments before the 9th OF
September, the day appointed for the draft.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

WILLIAM d. Il. DOLBY, of Scott coup-
ty, has been appointed recruiting lieuten-
ant of the Fourth regiment.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02

GOLD yesterday closed at 234aa2S5. If
MoOIELLAN is nominated it will go down
to 200, and if elected to 100. Mark that
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-02


QUoTAs.-The recent assignment of
quotas under the 100000 call has disturb
ed some towns which are in excess under
previous calls, and they write to know why
their excuses are not deducted. 1t was
not deemed necessary to make the deduc-
tons or deficiencies in the publication of
the quotas, as each town was presumed to
know what they were. By substracting
the excess from the quota, or adding the
deficiency, they will find the number OF
men which they respectively owe the gov
eminent under the present call.
We have heard the names of Messrs.
RICE, GILMAN, GoRMAN, CULLEN, MORGAN
and HEARD, canvassed as candidates be-
fore the Democratic Congressional Con-
vention. We give the rumors for what
they are worth. These gentlemen are all
able to speak for themselves.
We learn from Mr.. SoUIREs, the tele.
graph manager here, of the sudden death
of Mr.. A. B. SMITH, proprietor and super
intendent of the Wisconsin and Minnesots
Telegraph Company, which occurred last
evening at Saratoga Springs, New York.
GOLD yesterday closed at 2a4aa2S5. 1
MCCLELLAN is nominated it will go dowr
to 200, and if elected to 100. Mark that
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-27
Tho Old Currency ana the EeTg
Six Per Cents.

It is net generally known that The old
currency may be funded ig six per cent.
bonds which the Secretary Of the Treas,
ury is authorized to Issue TO the amount
of five hundred millions Of dollars. The
bonds arc to bear interest at tho rate Of
six cent. per annum, and thus six hca;
drcd and sizty-six dollars, thns invested
will yield the Same amount of Interest rs
ono thousand dollars in the fon: pcr
cents-forty dollars per arSnm in both
eases. So the holder Of the rotcs viii
lose nothing in amount Of interest, by
neglccting to fund thom at their OK,
pressed value in four per cents. and
funding them hereafter at the rate of
sixty-siz cents on the dollar in sig per
cents. The interest On the six pes cents
is secured by the pledge Of the revenues
of tile Confadcracy derived from its i'm
port duties con 6tton, tobacco and naval
stores. No Fuod or revenue is PLEDGED
or set apart fof the payment Of the inter-
cs5 en- the four per cents. The ho.ar&
of the six per cent. bonds will h yTa,
ferret creditors Of the Goyc7nmeut. SO.
cured by the mortgage OF eotIi"jcm!
amount Of lis royonuoo; Is isrgobs"!:
the most Desirable dis?"si';2t . Il
male of what remains ofrl'e eurcn"! go
tic amount Gif ore thirj;, in:o the Ue7
six per nts.-I5|amo,!d Ernm'aor,
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-27
Forrest VietoTioua A.e.ai;2 !

Adviccs from North .l;5sjaSirPi Gsaya
tue Meridian Ciario0) report that !,ar
resi- has. .had aro'i.oT cngaeamdot "i''
tL; Yankees near |Ibit?'s station, 'teu
miles from Memphis, IN, eil9 Charjcs'%a
Railroad, iii which he :;il't5 en': wcrGa
cd a'largc number Of the enemy and
took fifteen hundred prisoners The
number of prisoners taken u.ay Jc oSog.
gcratcI, hut Of The fight amd VIC: ~
therc is no doubt
There is a G2r@aT family in G4,ana,
wko ia daily conversation use The -Eis
lish language --Dpa tbe uathcr tcoc',es
I.cr chiiIrcn he sGmo G@Go.,.G ir& ~
she Used io,rcpeat in hcr chiih'o@, away
back on tAc river Rhine. One night,
as ii;'ic I.atacss: ! rrcc;oga cH0P ci
yorne far 5ummeri, w.:s 4aicljy ." :
tlrrorG', Lis cYcnia1 .!Gyo;ions he sudden
ly cicc;rifcl Jal as.:mi-nei lis mi.lcs
-Dy cz inning: "i!a. :-hJ do "o al.
ways talk Iaa;.2c aud ?tay Gyr'oaa /:
Is God Duis!,~a;i %
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-27
An Enlish1nan's impressions Of Mr..
4 r,rnnlnn

An EniSh1nan's impressions OF Mr..
and Mrs. Lincoln.
George Augustus Sala, the sprightly
English maga>ipist, and now acting as
the American correspondent of the Lon,
don Telegraph, writes to that paper the
following account of his presentation at
the Yankee Court, with his impressions
Of the Northern Sovercigns =
x y $: The Blue Parlor-if blue
and parlor it was-was somewhat, but
not ipconvcniently crowded. Ladies and
gentlemen were flying in smoothly and
silently. stood on tiptoe to see if |
could catch a. glimpse of the lady to
whom was to Represented, but in lieu
thereof l became suddenly aware of a
gentleman, who had no need, so TIL was
he, to stand on tiptoc in order to look
down on me, and on the ertire assem-
blage. And yet that assemblagc, in its
male portion, number some very tall
men. Mr.. Sumner edged me between a
couple of groups, took me into corner
where the tallest man of all was, said
SOME few, polite words, and the next mo-
ment my hand was in the cast iron grip
of Abraham Lincoln. As to his grip
talk to me of packing cotton bales or
screwing ocean steamers off the stocks
by hydraulic pressure; amuse me with
tales Of the big bear of Arkansas hard
est hugs; feed them with stories of the
Demonstrators crushing out the bones of
a goat in single convolutiou tell me
about Professor Harrison, the strong
.map:whe: crus hes pewter pots between
Ibis fingers, and the Russian Count Orief,
who crumbles up silver salvers just as
Mr.. Golden said he would crumplc up
Russia-likeIa sheet of paper.
Narrate to me all these. fables, but
they are nought in comparison; they are
Zephyr breaths, fairy footsteps, butterfly
persiaage, when named in company with
Abraham Liucoln's grip. He doesn't
smile when he takes your hand; be does
not ring it like bell, nor wave it like
flag. He merely takes it, and quietly
and silently squcezes it into dough.
Great results are said to follow the "put-'
ting down his foot" by the President on
any public matter. If he were to "put
down. his hand on me, 1 thought utter
and irretrievablc collapse must follow.
The general cast of Mr., Lincoln features
must be familiar to you through the pho
tographic portraits in the London shop
windows. His actuelappearance is even
nearer approached by the admirable car
toon sketches of Mr.. John Tenniel in
Punch. With a curiously intuitive 6deli-
ty Of appreciation, Tenniel has seized up
on that lengthy face, those busy locks,
that shovel beard, that ungainly form,
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-27
A Great Comet Predicted.

The following, says an English paper,
is an extract Of. a letter just received
from Melbourne Professor Newma-
ger, on three ycrrs' scientific visit from
Bavaria, tell US that in 1865 q comet
shall come so close as to cndangcr this
our Garth ; and should it not attach itself
Gas one globulc Of ofquicksilvcr to anothcr,)
aor annihlatc US, The sight will be most
beautiful to behold. During three
nights we shall lave no darkness, but
be bathed in the brilliant light of the
blaziug train.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-27
- TTT7 CAMDEN s. O., "WEDNESDAY M0LSN1N95
Doull Murder by a Boy.

The Savannah Ncsos, ofThursday, re-
ports the following lamcntable occur
renee :: l..
Two Children Shot.-In tho mayors
court yesterday; a small boy named
William Craven, said to be not than
eight years Of age, was brought up
charged with shooting white child
named Alice Cullen, aged three years,
and negro girl, named Virginia, about
twelve years of age; the property of Mr.:
J. G. Watts. 1t appears. that Mr..
VIM. r. Craven, the uncle Of William,
bad left loaded gun m his house, which
the lad' got possession Of, and with which
ho threatened to shoot some Ole Be-
tween seven and eight o'clock on Wed
ncsday night, he aimed the gun at the
above named children, land discharged it.
The gun tas loaded with large turkey
shot, and the contents took effect i'll the
head of Alice, causing her death in
about ten minutes. Virginia the color
cd girl, was shot in tic side and died on
Thursday morning, about three o'clocl;.
The Mayor remarked to the relatives Of
the boy that this was another occurrence
Of great criminal carclessness, ard that
the parent was Tot free from fault who
placed loaded weapons in such positions
that they could easily be taken by chill
lrcu. In this instance, through the
carclcssncss Of those who had this boy in
charge, tno human lives had baen sacri,
feed.
Since the above was in type coroncr's
jury hare rctarncd vcrdcts in both
cases, that the deceased came to- their
deaths by gunshot wounds inflicted by
William Irwin Craven, and that he i:
guilty Of murder. The boy is only be-
tween eight and nine years Of age.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-27

0, stop ? minute, papa;
Dotell me-cau you say
What It's that makes my letter
So very fat to-day: r
o, how laugh and caper,
To think how glad you'llhe
To teal the ugly wrapper,
.Aud-see both Kate and me!
Whenever you are weary
With study or with care,
And feel right Ione and drGry,
Without one low one near.
Take us-indccd, there's comfort,
trou'll tind to. your surrri>c,)
In seeing Nntic's smiling face
i And Masgic's loving eyes.
Well come and frolic round you.
And with our might and maip.
Will brush away the cohwcbs
ThoughtsctllcS OH your brain:
And you will whisper fondly,
How sweet the portion thcns
When God. the God of pity,
Gives us onc homH again.
Your afeciionate daughter,
VI. =. :.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-27
The Old Bnll Run Battlefield.


4 correspondent of the Philadelphia
Lgmirer gives the following description
of q visit tc the old Bull Run battle
field :
A poet might fad here in the :ugg's.
tive relies Of the deadly strife The theme
of an epic; or painter might Illustrate
on canvas the horrors Of war from tie
memcntocs here left Of its rnthlass work.
Bullets arc picked up and exhibited j.:
the handful, and soldiers VIE r2:ticip-
ated in the fray arc comparing ct the
same time their gathered nein?ntoes and
their personal rccol!ections Of the bloody
field. In the long, luxUr;ant grass Gle
strikes his foot against skulls and Bones,
mingled witbthc deadly miasil4s Sh.t
brought them to tic earth. Hollow
skulls lie contiguous to hcinisphcgc5 Of
exploded shells. The shallow gFaTcs
rise here and there above the grass,
sometimes in rows, sometime. alone or
scattcrcdEat Irregular Intervals. Throuhh
the thin layer Of soil that hides the
nameless hero who gave bis life for his
country, one sees the protruding ribs
whence the rain has washed their cover
ing, a foot Or an arm reached out beyond
its carthcn bed once l saw one Of these
long slccpcrs covered snugiy up to the
chin, but with the entire faco exposed
and turned up to the passer BY; orc
could imagine him soldier lying on
the. field wrapped in his blanket but
that the blanket was of clay and the face
was hcshlcss and cyclcss. In. one case a
foot protrudcd, with the flesh still partly
preserved in another an entire skeleton
lay exposed upon the surface, without
any covering whatever. The tattcrs of
what had been his uniform showed that
he had been q cavalryman. The flesh
was,of course, ,dccomposel.; but the tan
ned and shrivcllcd skin still cncascd
the bony framework of. the body, and
even the fiugcr nails were in their places
The ligamcnt that f&stcn the joints
must have been preserved, for he was
lifted BY the belt which was still around
the waist, and no; bone fell cut of its
place