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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-09
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Richmond papers
say that in the battle near Atlanta our troops
were at first repulsed, but finally drove the en-
envy back with heavy loss, including the Lieut..
Generals Palmer and Hardee.
Gen. Lew Wallace, in company with Gen.
Grant, visited Gen. Warren at the front yes
terday. RumOr gives Gen. Wallace an impor-
tant command in that Department.
New YORK, Sept. 5.-The Commercials
Washington special says it will require several
days to arrange the credits and quotas of the
several States, and therefore the draft cannot
take place Immediately.
At noon to-day one hundred guns were fired
in the City Hall Park in honor of the capture
of Atlanta.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ga salute of one hum
dred guns was fired to-day by order of the
President in honor of the victory at Atlanta.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-There is no truth in
the published report that an Envoy extraordi-
nary from the Emperor Macmillan has ar
rived in Washington. l
B. B. Rouceault, Minister Plenipotentiarv
from Venezuela, was to-day formally presented
to the President by the Acting Secretary of
State. The usual assurances of friendship
were exchanged.
According to an official statement the amount
of fractional currency in circulation is TWENTY
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FROM Missouri.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. D.
1t is reported on authority considered relia.
Chalk Bluff, twenty miles from Charleston,
Missouri; a part Of them were expected to at
tack Charleston, while the remainder should
dash into Cape Girardeau. This doubtless is
Tom Freeman's gang of guerillas on an excur-
sion into Missouri, as the accounts from Shell
by placed him in the vicinity of Helena where
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 6.-Gen. Rosecrans being
satisfied that the citizens of Copperfeld, Boone
county, have encouraged bushwhackers and
other bands of outlaws; and that Thos. Water
man, who was the only support OF widowed
mother and two sisters, was recently shot on a
steamer lying at the wharf in that town by a
gang of these villains, he ordered draft of
$4,000 on the disloyal citizens of said town
for the benefit of the mother and sisters DIVA
terman.
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Georgia Seeking Re.admission to the
Union.

The statement in the New York Times
that commission is in Washington from
the State Of Georgia to ascertain upon
what terms she can be re-admitted to the
Union, gives interest to the following
statement from Governor BROWN, of Geor-
gia, in his late message. 1t will be seen
that nothing is said here of separate indie
pendence:
Mr.. Lincoln has declared that Georgia and
other States are in rebellion to the Federal Gov
eminent. In authorizing war, he did not seek
to restore the Union under the Constitution as
it was, by combining the Government to
sphere of limited powers. They have taken
one hundred thousand negroes, which have
cost them half o million of lives and four thou
sand millions of dollars, and now seek to re-
pudiate self-government,, subjugate Southern
people, and confiscate their property. The
statement of Mr.. Lincoln, that we offer no
terms of adjustment, is made an artful pretext
that it is impossible to say when the war will
terminate but negotiation, not the sword, will
finally terminate it. We should keep before
the Northern people the idea that we are
ready to settle when they are ready and will
recognize our right to selfgOvernment and the
sovereignty of States.
This, we believe, is the position to which
vast majority of the Southern people is
fast coming, or has already come. 1t may
or may not be concession which the JEFF.
DAVIS government is willing to make, but
certain it is that if the people of the rebel
lions States could be approached on the
subject of peace, they would be found, as
Governor Brown AYERS, "ready to settle I"
on just and honorable terms. It will be
the mission of the Democracy, through the
election Of the Chicago nominees, to thrust
aside the barriers erected in the way of
such consummation-to substitute the
terms of the Constitution for those of the
Niagara manifesto-and thus to place in
sympathy and communication with each
other the Peace-and- Union-desiring people
of the North and the Peace-and-U niOn-de-
string people of the South. Who, with a
spark of patriotism in his soul, will not
earnestly pray for the success of this be-
nign endeavor?
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FROM SHERIDAN'S ARMY.

New YORK, Sept. 6.-The HeralGs Bunker
Hill correspondent of the 4th. saws General
Crook was attacked by the enemy last even.
ing, but we repulsed him. We took 100 pris.
oners.
New YORK, Sept. 6.-The HeralTs cores
pondent with Averill on the 18th, writes: Yes
terday the operations of Sheridan's Right in
the direction of Winchester was entirely sue
cessful.
About 1890 A. NJ, Lomax's division of rebel
cavalry, then REINFORCED to five brigades, at
tackled our line one mile north of Darksville, on
the Winchester pike, seven miles south OF
Martinsburg. The attack Of the enemy was
made with gallantry, but they were as gallant
ly repulsed, although we had engaged only a
portion of the command and the offensive par
ty had their whole force in action, we having
for short time maintained the defensive in
order to allow the enemy time to develope his
strength.
We took the offensive and drove Lomax's
division at very rapid rate over fields and
structed breastwOrks, distance of nearly five
miles. Arriving at this point, the enemy at
tempted to make stand, opening rapid fire
from his artillery and using his whole cavalry
force to prevent us from crossing Mill Creek
"a small stream which crosses the pike and
empties into Occoquan). The engagement in
this locality was of short duration, but intense
tons of Powell's and Schoonmaker's brigades,
and would have taken his artillery had our men
been able to get across the creek in the manner
they advanced. As it was, the enemy partly
escaped capture by mere accident.
In this action the LIST Virginia cavalry made
spirited charge of great gallantry under It.
Chase, and drove the enemy, who was charg-
ing at the time. Having come upon the enc
my's main force. we skirmished during the rest
of the day while preparing for other move
ments.
Yesterday when we were fighting Lomax's
division, Rhodes corps came down to the at
tack, but fell back during the night. The en-
envy left on the field quite a number of wound
ed and many dead horses. Having passed over
the road, we found the rebel loss very light
compared with our own.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. GA special to the
Bulletin from Harper's Ferry, dated the 9Th
inst, says an ambulance train of 800 wagons,
after leaving the wounded, was captured by
Mosby. The train being without an escort,
Capt. Blaser pursued the rebels and recaptured
fifty horses and prisoners. Maj. Kellogg of
the 123d, and DR.. Smelling of the 35th Ohio,
are among the prisoners captured by Mosby.
There was no fighting at Berryville on Sun
day, and there is no news from there to-day,
(Monday)
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FROM CINCINNATI.
John Morgan Surprised, Defeated
and Killed.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 6.-During the storms of
Saturday night and Sunday morning about five
inches of rain fell. Nearly all the railroads
centering here were damaged by the washing
away of tracks and bridges. The damages
have been repaired and the trains will run on
time to-day.
The outstanding crops in this neighborhood
are nearly destroyed. The storm at Dayton
was very severe, prostrating trees and fences.
The Commercial publishes the following dis
patch:
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 5.-The following
official telegram from Gen. Gillen was received
early this evening:
BULLS GAP, Tenn, Sept. 4, 1864.
To Gen. 1sNsst0n:
surprised, defeated and killed Morgan at
Greenville this morning. The killed are scat
tered for miles, and have not yet been count
ed, but will probably number from fifty ito one
hundred. About seventy-fve prisoners were
captured: Among the prisoners were Nor
CAMS staff. We captured one piece of artillery
and a caisson. The rebel force outnumbered
mine, but the surprise was complete.
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A VAIL FROM RICHMOND.

New YORK, Sept. 4.-The Heralds City Point
correspondent, writing on the 18th, says Rich
mond papers affect to ridicule the idea of the
Weldon Railroad being vital to their occupa-
ton Of Petersburg and Richmond, but gen.
eral dependency betrays itself in the same
ISSUE A correspondent writes from Ream's
Station battle-ground several days after the
withdrawal of our forces, who speaks sorrow-
fully of the thorough destruction of nine
miles of track and iron by Hancock's corps,
and pronounced its repossession by the rebels
hopeless and impossible. He says the crops
adjacent to the railroad on both sides are en-
tirely destroyed the entire distance, and fences
destroyed, the troops using it to fire the timbers
of the track, and houses and barns are gener-
ally reduced to smouldering ashes.
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FROM CAIRO AND BELOW,

CAIRO, Sept. 4.-The steamer Belle of st.
Louis brings $50 bales of cotton for st. Louis.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 3.-The wheather is excess.
lively hot here. Numerous fatal cases of sun.
stroke occurred, including six soldiers.
The Union men along the river below New
Madrid organized and armed themselves under
Granville Hays. They already had several
fights with guerillas, killing a considerable
number of them.
At the request of the War Department the
18Th ulinOis-1OO-day men-cOnsented to eX-
tend their services fifteen days beyond the reg
ular term of their enlistment.
Brig. Gen. Jos. E. Mower is promoted to q
Major Generalship.
Gen. Paine issued an order prohibiting trade
between this city and Kentucky until further
orders.
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The Effect and not the Cause..A PA.
per Currency.

From the New York journal of Commerce.
The political economists who have 80
loudly insisted that shadow was better
than the substance, are now both vexea
and astonished that the people grow thin
on the favorite diet. The musical enthu.
siast, who vainly hoped to teach his cow
to live without food, and had actually
brought her to straw per day, could not
have been more perplexed by her death
just at that interesting crisis of the exper-
iment, than are these theorists at the is
sue OF their promising schemes. 1t will
not do for them, however, to confess their
failure; and they are making many inge-
NOUS endeavOrs to divert attention from
the causes Of popular suffering; by ami
madvertirg upon the effects.
We need not stop to enquire whether
the paper money system, which has
wrought such a revolution in the financial
world, has done any good which could not
have been as readily attained by adhering
to hard money basis. We have never
changed our own opinion on this point4as
uttered in solemn warning at the outset.
We believe that the industry and ecohomy
which would have been enforced bv the
pressure necessary 10 preserve specie pay.
ments would have had salutary effect on
the people. Extravaganza would have
been checked by an irresistible power.
Frugality would have been taught by An
unfaiing monitor. There would have
been no need of statutes against specula.
ton. The buoyancy of feeling which has
resulted from the use of this artificial
stimulus, is like the spirit rations some
times poured out for the soldier on thn
eve Of battle; it may create an unnatnraI
Indifference to the horrors of the nass;na
scene, but supplies neither courage oS
endurance. It is possible to furnish this
stimulus in such abundance that the an M
lite may become vitiated until the object
8 forgotten in the excitement of intoxica.
ion. There Is danger that many among
Is have now reached that stage Of excite,
nent; so that the end of the war and tia
lib OF this tide of nominal wealth INV
olling in upon them, would be as painful y
8 the drunkards return from Bis de-
auch. aaogfa k3bs1 E8ssI
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SIXTH DISPATCH.
Order for Burning GunpOwder for
=; Political Purposes.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 1864. !

EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 1864.
Ordered, 1st. That on Monday the 9Th day of
September, commencing at the hour of IL
o'clock, there be given a salute of 100 guns at
the Arsenal and Navy Yard at Washington, and
on Tuesday the sixth day of September, or on
the day after the receipt of this order, at each
Arsenal or Navy Yard in the United States, for
the recent brilliant successes of the forces of
United States in the harbor of Mobile. The
Secretary of War and Secretary Of the Navy
will issue the necessary directions in their re-
spective Departments for the execution of this
order.
I'd. That on Wednesday, the 9TH day of Sep
TENDER, commencing at the hour of II o'clock
(noon) there shall be fired salute of 100 guns
at the Arsenals at Washington, New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburg,
Newport, Ry.,) st. Louis, and at New Orleans,
Mobile, Pensacola, Hilton Head and Newberne,
the day after the receipt of this order, for the
brilliant achievements of the army under Gen.
Sherman in the State of Georgia, and capture
of Atlanta. The Secretary of War will issue
directions for the execution of this order.
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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SECOND DISPATCH.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF GEN. SHERMAN.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. {

"AShiN0AON1 SCk'Cs u.
To MAJOR General Die:
Gen. Sherman's official report of the capture
of Atlanta has just been received, dated twen-
ty-six miles south Of Atlanta, at six o'clock YES.
terday morning. They had been detained by
the breaking of the telegraph lines already re-
ported:
Our army withdrew from about Atlanta and
on the 30th made break on the East Point
road and reached o good position from which
to strike the Macon road.
Slocum was on the right, near Jonesboro' !;
nv near Jonesboro, and entrenched his troops
within half mile of the railroad.
The enemy attacked him at P. NJ, and was
easily repulsed, leaving his dead and wounded.
Making strong opposition on the road, I ad-
vanced the left and centre rapidly to the rail-
road and made a good Judgment and broke it
all the way from Rough-and-Ready down to
Howard, near Jonesboro'.
threw my whole army between Atlanta and
that part of the enemy entrenched in and
around JonesbOrough.
We made general attack on the enemy at
JonesborOugh, the 14th Corps (Gen. JEFF. C.
Davis) carrying the works with ten guns and
about ], 600 prisoners.
The enemy retreated south, and we followed
him to his hastily constructed lines near Love-
joys Station.
Hood finding we were on the only road he
could retreat by and between, considerable
part of bis army blew up the magazine in At
lanta and left in the night.
The 10th Corps Gen. Slocum, took posses.
sion of the city.
So Atlanta is ours fairly won.
Since the 5th of May we have been in one
constant battle or skirmish, and we need rest.
Our losses will not exceed ], 200, and we have
800 dead, 250 wounded and over 500 prison.
ers.
(Signed) w. T. SHERMAN.
A later dispatch from Gen. Slocum, dated
night of the Sd, at Atlanta, says the enemy de.
stroyed seven locomotives and eighty-one cars
loaded with ammunition, small arms and
stores, and left fourteen pieces of artillery,
arms.
Deserters are constantly coming in our lines
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OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
Secretary Stanton to General Dix,
BY TELEGRAPH.

One of Stant0n,s Big Stories Soon
COntradicted.-The Capture of Allan
ta..Rebel Army Escapes with Small
Loss after Destroying their Ammu.
milton, &c.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.
To Mayor General Die:
The following telegram from Gen. Grant has
just been received:
CITY POINT, Sept. 4.
To Hon. E. w. Stanton:
have Richmond papers of to-day They
contain rumors from Atlanta, but say that the
War Department has received no official infOr-
nation. l do not rely upon the rufnOrs.
have no doubt, however, that Sherman has
gained great success. Before the dispatches
of last night were received announcing the oc-
cupation of Atlanta by our forces, the fact was
known to our pickets-the rebels having hal
lowed over to our men that Sherman had
whipped Hood-that the latter had lost 40
600 men, and that our troops were in Atlanta
All quiet here.
1signed) U. s. GRANT,
Lieutenant General.
Forty thousand is big figure, but that is
the way it came, spelled out, FORTY
THOUSAND" Our Southwestern telegraph
lines continue down, and this, with heavy
storm which commenced this afternoon and
which is still prevailing beyond Louisville,
may damage the lines so as to hinder the ar
rival of details from Atlanta for day or two.
CSigneO E. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
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FROM THE SOUTH.
The Richmond Press on the Chicago
Nominations.

IN, WASHINGTON, Sept, 6.
q Inc Richmond Sentinel of Saturday says Of
nclai advices from Gen. Forrest to the LIST inst.
nave oeen received here. He says the enemy
evacuated the Memphis and Charleston Rail-
t tua" up TO Memphis, and that the Yankee
.oops are moving up the Mississippi river
Gu Toute 70 Virginia and Missouri.
rr LILY vance OF North Csrolina, has issued
Ploclamruon Offering free pardon to the
many oeserters lurking in the woods and
m In threatening the extreme penalties
~ ;ne law 10 those caught as well as against
like felons. "'o ""n'e"
Inc Senhnet. commenting on the Chicago
nominations, says, Mcclellan, who was former
ly decided war man, is represented to have
greatly modified, If not, indeed, abandoned bis
belligerent sentiments The support given him
to give confirmation to the report, and nothing
would be easier than for Mcclellan to re.
concile declaration for peace in the present
state of the question.
AS to Mr.. Pendleton's position there is no
uncertainty. He is an ardent peace man, and
the fact that such man was nominated is
strong proof that McClellan's position cannot
come after the nominations will be brief. Two
months will close it and decide which shall
rule. Perhaps there are no two public men in
the United States separated by greater ami
mostly than exists between Lincoln and McClel.
Ian and their respective partisans.
There is probably no one by whom Lincoln
would not prefer to be beaten than by McClel-
Ian. This will add venom to the contest.
In another article the Sentinel says if we have
peace we must conquer, and we may conquer
It speedily if we but perform our duties at this
juncture as we have hitherto.
Let us not remit our exerti0ns because the
enemy seems much exhausted and the pros
poets ofpeace seem improving That exhaus-
ton will speedily disappear, and he will pre-.
pare for new and mightier efforts if dampened
zeal and diminished numbers on our part give
prospects for peace and independence now so
bright will soon fade away and vanish if the
ranks of our armies be thinned by deserters,
by the Indifference or neglect of our home
keeping people, or by the careless discharge Of
their duties by our enrolling officers.
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FROM MEXICO.

New YORK, Sept. Ga Matamoras paper
declares the French and Agerine troops were
lately defeated in four pitched battles in Mex
leo. The date of these conflicts are not given.
The Mexicans were led by Gen. Al, and in
accordance with the terms of the battle no
death. Col. Salacio officially reports that he
claims to have won on the 9Th of July at
Zeichlin, in Mexico victory over 1900 Inn
perialists, putting them to flight.
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FOURTH DISPATCH.
Thanks to Admiral Farragut and
Gems. Candy and Granger.
EXECUTIVE MANSION

EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, September 3, 1868.
The national thanks are rendered by the
President to Admiral Farragut and Mai. Gen
the recent operations in Mobile harbor and
against Fort Powell, Fort Gaines and Fort Nor
gan were planned and carried into execution,
and also to Admiral FaTagut and Maj. Gen.
Granger, under whose immediate command
they were conducted, and to the gallant CON-
manders on sea and land, and the sailors and
soldiers engaged in the operations, for their
energy and courage displayed, which under
the blessing of Providence have been crowned
with brilliant success and won for them the
applause and thanks of the nation.
(SigneO A. LINCOLN.
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President to Maj. Gen. w. T. Sherman and the
gallant officers and soldiers of his command
before Atlanta, for the distinguished ability,
courage and perseverance. displayed In the
campaign In Georgia, which under Divine
Power resulted in the capture OF the city OF
Atlanta. The marches, battles, sieges and 9th
er military operations that have signalled this
campaign, must render 1t famous IN the annals
of war and have entitled those who participa-
ted therein to the applause and thanks of the
nation.
(Signed) A. LINCOLN.
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four millions, or an increase of nearly ten mil.
tons within the last month.
NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-The Commercials
Washington special says five of the officers of
the Kearsarge have arrived there to give evil
dence respecting the conduct of the English
yacht Greyhound.
conscripted North Carolinian now here
says the condition of that State is terrible.
Inc CONSUMPTION guard and citizens shoot each
otner daily. He thinks the rebel home guard
WIN pc DushWhacked out Of existence soon.
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SALUTE AT NEW JERSEY.

TRENTON, N. j., Sept. 5.-Gov. Parker has
ordered the firing of thirty-four guns in honor
of the victory of our troops at Atlanta to-mor-
row ct IL o'clock.
One hundred guns were fired this evening by
loyal citizens of this city in honor of General
Sherman's victory.
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SHIP OF WAR BURNED.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-The Navy Depart
ment has received dispatch announcing the
burning of the q. 8. Frigate Brandywine, on
Saturday forenoon at the Navy Yard at Nor
folk, with all her stores. The cause of the fire
is not yet known, nor any particulars.
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FROM CENTRAL AMERICA.

New YoRK. Sept. 5.-Advices from Panama
state that the Chifian Chamber of Deputies re-
solved that the Mexican Empire ought not to
bean onened to all nations. A law has been
passed in favor Of an Offensive and defensive
agreement between all the South American Re
publics. SAY f
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SALUTE AT ALBANY.

ALBANY, Sept. 5.-By direction of Governor
Seymour flags were displayed from all the pub.
Lie buildings and 100 guns fired at noon today
in honor Of the occupation of Atlanta by Gen.
Sherman's force, and the victories of Admiral
Farragut in the harbOr of Mobile.
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AS WE EXPECTED.

editorial where it says: We henceforth fly
the banner of Abraham Lincoln for the next
campaign, choosing that rather than disun-
ion and political servitude which our oppo-
nents would give u.s.
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Sixth Judicial District.

The Democracy of the Sixth Judicial
District have nominated DANIEL Buck of
Blue Earth county for Judge.