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The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-12-16
Mlnnesosa Soldier I'm Southern
PrlSOnO.

We are permitted to make the following
extract of private letter from Sergeant
Major JONI W. PRIDE, of the First Min
nesota Battalion, who was taken prisoner
with others of the Battalion, before Pc
tersburg, soon after the Battalion joined
the Army of the Potomac. The letter is
dated Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland,
December /:
p Thank fortune am once more in the land of
Uncle Samuel arrived ut this place on Sat-
urday last. never tclt better in my life than
when jumped ashore. could hardly keep
back the tears. I was the only one that come
of the First Battalion. We have all been mus.
tered for pay and as soon as we receive our
money we are to bs furloughed for thirty days.
There arc only four Minnesotians here, one
from the Second regiment, one from the Fifth,
one from the Ninth, and myself. There were
twenty two of the First Battalion captured,
and none have died that know Of l was not
sick day during my imprisonment. Twas in
the celebrated Libby at Richmond, the prison
at Danville, Va, where arrived on the Fourth
of July, and had only one hard tack for my
breakfast and dinner was in Sumter prison,
Georgia. where remained from July 10th till
the last of October, and then went to Camp
Lawton Prison, near MILAN, Ga, where was
paroled.
will give you list of the names of all the
prisoners Of the First Battalion, and where
they are, as near as l can tell. The following
OF the First arc In Camp Lawtop, Georgia:
CorporalS A. Alfrees. ID. Bond; Privates Danl
Sullivan, Turner Pribbc, julius Harvey. Her
man Stackloffe of 81. Anthony, E.. j. Hamil-
ton, e. F. Parker, E. 4. Carpenter, j. G. Ba-
ker. Peter Burgh and E. a Rider. AL in very
good health.
The following are in Camp Florence: Ser
geants John Way, Joshua Dyer; Corporals NJ.
8. Reed, - Irvine and J. B. Clark: Private
Daniel Perkins.
Private G. III. AbnLams was left at Camp
Sumter Hospital; Private ". Nhalon as left
at Danville, Va, and do not know what be-
came of him.
There were about 200 of the Ninth captured,
and about half OF them have died.
You may publish the above list for the iu-
formation of the friends of the prisoners. If
you think proper.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-12-16
Caught In q Trap.

Some days since the Press went into
ecstacies over what it was pleased to con-
slider settlement of the Florida difficulty
by the smart trick OF sinking the vessel
after her capture.
The New York Times says, "it is to the
interest of the rebels and abettors of re-
bellion that tho destruction of the vessel
should be made to appear, not q thing of
accident, but of design"
The Press therefore stands convicted of
"aiding the rebellion " by making it ap-
pear that the destruction of the Florida
was thing of design.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-12-16
Another loan.

The more far-seeing Of the administra
ton leaders are in trouble about the pros
poets of another loan. The question is,
Can interest in gold be pail for any larger
Indebtedness than now exists2 The New
York Erening Post, discussing this. says ::
The government debt upon which gold
interest is now promised amounts to $961,-
17O,791, the annual interest upon which is
$56, ,646,6 ,604, or nearly tilty-seven millions
of dollars. The main resources of the gov
ernment to meet this consists Of the re-
oeipts for customs. During the current
calendar year that is, from January 1st
to November lst, 1864 the customs res
enue ut this port amounted to $50, 041 lis,
of which 1856, 204 were in gold cer;iti-
Gates, 81, 15l, ,066 in treasury notes, old de-
mand notes and other government paper,
and S51 ,734, 648 in specie. Hereafter, if
the present policy prevail, nearly all the
receipts will be in gold We may assume
the total for the. remaining two months
here, and the yeaf's receipts ct all other
ports, at $24 900, 900, making ninety mil
lions of dollars for the year 1864
It is easy to see that if this is continued
on the same scale for the future, that the
issue of gold bearing b-nds might be
largely increased, say over five hundred
millions, without danger of swamping the
resources relied upon for the annual in.,
terest. But sagacOus men perceive that
we cannot go on importing at this rate un-
der our present financial system. 70 raise
ninety millions in duties requires an i'm
port at its foreign gold cost, Of at least
two hundred and fifty millions This, if
paid for in domestic exports st Currency
prices, with gold 22O,would require ship
ment of produce to the home valne of five
hundred and seventy-tive millions. Many
estimate our probable imports for the next
year at only one hundred and thirty mill
ions, giving gold revenue of only fifty
five millions and they argue from this
our Inability to fulfill any further promises
CT gold.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-12-16
+ FfGEas Between Soldiers and de-
seTters,
MCONNELeVIYLR Pa. Dac. 8.

MCoNNEIaVIIGR. Pa, Dee. 5.
A fight occurred at Timber Ridge yes
terday, between portion of company &,
of the 201st Pennsylvania mounted in
fantry, and some delinquent conscripts
and deserters congregated at shooting
match. The soldiers advanced, and the
Provost Marshal went forward to hold
a ..parley with the conscripts They re-
fused to listen to him, and Immediately
commenced to fire shots at him, none Of
which took effect. The soldiers then Op-
ened fire, when general fight ensued, last
ing for about Ell hour. The conscri pts and
deserters were finally driven over two
hills, skirmishing being kept up the
whole way. The fighting was carried
on principally in the woods. The casual
ties were slight. The conscripts lost one
man killed and two wounded One of the
wounded men was captured. The remain
der, being familiar with the country, made
their escape into the mountains. None of
our men were injured. More affairs Of
this kind may be speedily looked for, as it
is determined to bring these outlaws to
justice.
Mr.. G. H. Osborn, an able CORES
pondent of the New York Herald, died at
Port Royal on the 10th ult.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-12-16
saAsscYsS Late Raid.

WASHINGTON, Dec 5.--The 7ribune's
Shenandoah special says the rebel cavalry
under General Rosser made clean thing
Of their cavalry raid to New Greek, Vir-
ginia, last week. They returned passing
Moorfield on Sunday, en- route for New
market, having four pieces of artillery and
from three to four hundred prisoners and
drove Of cattle and sheep which was
daily augmenting by captures along the
route of march. Three pieces of the ar
tillery were captured in skirmish previ-
Gus to the attack on New Creek. They
spiked and left in the woods several pieces
of ordnance which could net be removed.
They spent Sunday night near Moorfeld
and resumed their journey to Newmarket
the following day, carrying their prisoners
and booty with them, and having accom-
plished tue object of their expedition, fell
back with their plunder.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-12-16

DRAFT RENDEZVOUS. s.--Col. GEORGE N.
MORGAN, formerly of the First Minnesota,
now of the Veteran Reserve Corps, has
been appointed to command the Draft
Rendezvous at Fort Smelling, and Col
BRYDOLPH has been ordered to join his
regiment at Detroit All who know Ool.
MORGAN will extend to him hearty well
come. He is q popular officer, and many
bloody fields attest his bravery. 49,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-12-16

Mr. IAEoolN informs Us il his message
thst lie las "no doub: of the poaoe,' and
duty OF the Executive under the law ufna-
tons to exclude the enemies of the human
race from a,s osylums in the United States.
II Congress should think that proceedings
in such cases lack the authority of law, or
ought to be further repudiated by it, re-
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-12-16

President Lincoln has withdrawn his
order interfering with the execution of the
rebel Major Wolfe, at Saint Louis, in
retaliation for the murder of Major Wilson.
The matter now rests with Gen. Rose
@ ans. f s..
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-12-16

PAID ORF.-Majcr SxlpEI has been en-
gagged for a few days in paying off the dis
charged members OF the Third regiment
Each man received about 5000 Major
PnNNEY, Paymaster Of this District, has
been ordered to St. Louis, and will be sue
ceeded by Major VIM. Smith. b..
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-12-16
Essstrsss at fIilledgevillo.
Tne following appears in the Richmond

The following appears in the Richmond
papers;
MHLEDGEvILLE, Ga, Nov. ?5.
To Mr.. Collins, Mayor Of Macen:
SIa-Our citizens have been utterly despoil.
ed by the Yankee army. Send US bread and
meat, or there will be great suffering among
us. We have no mules or horses What you
eend must be brought by wagon trains. The
railroad bridge aud the bridge across the Geo
nee have been burned. The State house, cx-
ecnive mansion and factory, are still left no.
send us relief at orce.
(Signed) r B DEGRAFFORD.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-12-16

DEATHS IN HospIrAL-The following
Minnesota soldiers died at Memphis last
week: CLARK S. GREEN, Company Fl, 9th
regiment; Corporal OLE Z. STRANDS, Go.
6, 10th regiment. ,..... .. .....
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-12-16

THE standing committees of the Senate
were appointed yesterday. Mr.. WlLKlN-
SON is member of four committees: on
Revolutionary Claims (Ohairman); On
Territories; on Manufactures and on In.
dian Affairs. Nr. RAMsEy's name appears
on one, committee only-that Of Post
Offices and Post Roads.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-12-16

,Muller.
On the second page win be found a full

On the second page win be found full
and interesting account of the execution
Of Au1Lzn, the English railway murderer.
In his last moment on earth the clergy
man who attended him heard him utter
al did It, " and this is taken as conclusive
evidence of his guilt. But it appears that
Just before he was led out to execution,
MULLER had written out and left with the
sheriff document containing his last de-
liberate words as to his guilt or innocence.
This is produced in the Court of Alder
men after his execution, opened, read, and
found to contain reiteration of his inno-
cence and of the story told by him during
and after his trial The question is, which
is most worthy of credit, this document or
the words wrung from him at the last nc
ment of lifeH
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-12-16

The scouts at Fort Wadsworth have
killed recently 1874 head of buffalo between
there and the James River This will sup
ply the commissariat with s prime lot Of
Ioof
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-12-16

Sergeant HRNRY PLowMAN, of Co. B,
I'd Cavalry, has been promoted to I'd Lien
tenant.
Sergeant ARCHIBALD MoGlLL, OF the ID
Cavalry, has been promoted to ID Lieu
tenant ..,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-12-16
Promotions I'm the Ninth Regi.
lncnr.

Second Lieutenant CLARK Sw1NaLR, of
Go. G, has been promoted to First Lieu
tenant, vice CHRIST. BECKER, killed in
action.
Sergeant JOHN BKAUuEU has been pro-
NOTED to the Second Lieutenantcy made
vacant by the promotion Of SwINaLE
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1864-12-16
The Draft.
Mum be1 OF Men Furniahea ny
MinpesOta.

Col. AvKRnL has furnished Us with the
following official statement showing the
number of drafted men, substitutes and
volunteers furnished by the State of Min
nesota under the call of July 18, 1864, and
The number for the different terms of SER
vice. Also the number furnished under
all calls:
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-09

TREATMENT OF SuNsTRoKE.--Warm
weather and hot suns are now upon us.
and we may expect more or less Of :. coup
de soliel," or sunstrOke, to follow. A per-
son whose uncovered head is exposed to
the rays Of ! vertical sun is not unfre-
Quently attacked with sort of fit, which
s0metimes bears q semblance to apoplexy;
but 1t other times is more like an ordina-
~ swoon. The proper remedy for an at
tack Of this kind, during the primary tit,
IL to pour cold water over the head. This
IL the plan pursued by the natives of In
dia, who are particularly exposed to the
affection In question. It is said that sum
stroke may be avoided by wearing hand
kerchief or cloth soaked In cold water in
ones hat while exposed to the direct rays
of the sun.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-09

RAIN.-Our town:..has finally been the
recipient Of splendid showers OF rain. On
Monday and Tuesday mornings most
plentiful quantities came down causing the
farmer TO rub his hands in great glee ut the
improved situation Of his crops. Rainis a
good institution--in dryWeather,- Fremont
Cbwntv Union, Isl,
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-09

L
lowing practical suggestions to the hearty
UniOnists OF that section: f s.
Now that the enlistment Of colored sol.
diers In Kentucky in large numbers 10 .
fixed fact, we suggest that sharp eye b
kept on those C0pperhead editors, who are
always fishing for contracts with the army
and pocketing the money Of the admins
tratiOn which they 90 unsparingly abuse.
An ex-Member Of Congress from KEN
lucky informed % last winter that . Ger.
tain Copperhead editor from his State
made the following remark to him, in
Washington, before the enlistment Of COLI
ered troops had begun: politics II played
out, and we must try to make some mpns
ey, for the country is going to the devil.
II the administration want to arm Tho
negroes, / say let them arm them, and 1
will give it the support Of my paper; but Il
must help to support me by giving mo 4
good contract, or shall not be able to
sustain myself Our informant il gem
tleman Of the the highest character and
unimpeachable veracity, although The SUE
opponent Of the enlistment Of colored sol-
diers, and denounces Il a. utterly luminous.
We suppose he failed to get the desired
contract. Now what We would urge -
this, that these Copperheads shall NOT %
allowed to trade @ suffers, newsoeaie1ss
etc, in these negro camps which tney nave
,hlsSaguasdsd 90 vils1y we a%cns = the a
negroes for the following reasons:
Thev win take advanfage Of the negroes
irnOrsnce. and try 70 cheat them. &4eg
They will demoralize them by setting
Thew viii play the spy in our camps, and
rive Information TO the former owners Of
~ They WIN insult and corrupt the colored
famales who come into the Camr. aaa.
They will poison the negroes by sailing
adulterated liquors.
they will steal clothing and ratio@s from
them, and t1ade these for the country pro-
duce, which they will sell to negroes atten
prices. s
They will use every opportunity to enable
guerillas to cut of detached parties of neg
70 troops.
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The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-09

suited from the action Of the Government
during the present civil war, it ID due ex.
clusively to what has thus lawfully been
done with those two ends Of extinguishing
slavery and certifying freedom always in
view. Nor has this Government any rea-
son to Be disappointed with the results
The country has sustained very destruc-
tive war for the period Of three years. Yet
IL 10 not here that national resources or
credit fails. II 10 not here that patriots are
to defend the country Of their
birth or their choice; nor IL It here that mi
ners, farmers, merchants, artisans, and la
borers lack either Subsistence or employ
ment, with abundant rewards. The num-
Der Of slaves 10 rapidly diminishing, and
The number Of freemen continues TO aug
ment, even during the convulsions Of do
nestle war, moro rapidly than ever free
population advanced in any other country,
Or even in our Own.
Respectfully submitted.
WV n QHwApn
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means. However statesmen in other coun-
tries may have ut the beginning misun-
dersto0d thenature and direction of the
present civilwar, that nature and that d.
recti0n were not misunderstood by the
OF the United States. Il was
forseen here that the seditiouss attempt to
divide the American Union, If not disc0ur-
aged by other commercial and maratime
powers, would not merely produce great
commercial and social embarrassment in
the u nited States, but that, II it should be
persisted in and protracted, IL must seri-
ously disturb the commerce and industry
Of other nations. Upon this ground.
United States earnestly demonstrated with
foreign States against their award Of unus-
ual commercial and belligerent privileges
to the insurgents in derogati0n Of the SOW
ereignty Of the United States. A
When, however, it was fully disclosed
that the insurrectiOn aimed ut nothing less
than to separate fifteen Of these States from
the rest, and to re-establish them within
our own lawful territory, ~ one single In
dependent nation, upon the foundation Of
American slavery, this Government did
not hesitate, so far al authorized by law, to
draw upon all the resources Of the country,
and to call into activity al the energies Of
the American people to prevent 80 great q
crime. It farther resolved to devote its
best efforts; within the limits Of interna-
Gonal law and the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States-6rst, to bring African slavery
to an end throughout the world; and Sec
ondlyy to strengthen the interest Of free
labor upon the American continent. It
recognized and entered into commercial
relations with free States founded on Afri-
can colonization. II refused market for
slaves, and it pursues the slave trader on
the high seas, and denies to him an asy-
lum on our own shores. On the contrary.
it invites honest and industrious freemen
hither from al parts OF the world, and
gives them free homes and ample fields,
while it opens to them virgin mines and
busy workshops, with all the privileges of
perfect civil and religious liberty.
So fAx ~ increase Of Immigration has re-
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-09

amounts to . conviction, that this war viii
not terminate until Slavery, the essence Of
crime and 1.-THE sum Of villainies," Il tles-
troyed completely and irretrisvably. Hes.
ven grant that 90 it may be. Do you know
how these skin aristocrats rave over the
nes0 theory Of nsiscegesedtiOs or the mixture
OF the races. Here we have . practical IL
lustration Of their duplicity and inconsis-
tency In the very worst form Of miscegena-
tion-incestuOus amalgamation,
All the rest Of the old mans slaves (floAt-
ing capitaD passed by at this time with
their traps and papooses. shouting on the
road TO- glory and to Freedom, "Come
along! Come alongl We're gwine to hAb
our FreedomV This night % excited these
poor white slaves, who, knowing their ina-
bility 70 80 along without the boy, began
% cry 10 the most distressing manner, and
there in the midst Of them stood this old
believe Iwouldhave been justified in break
ing his neck. IL saf a A !. II
We advised these poor people to stay, an
they Wsre perfectly safe, being inside our
lines, and in case We fell back We would
manage take them with us; and In the
mean time, II the old man ill-treated them
We wonld come back and chastise him.
SO We went away and encamped that night
ON the banks Of the sluggish and malarious
Pamunkey. Let me say to you, with rev..
erence, that this country would abolitionise
the devil. We seem to have settled down
TO the regular operations of siege. Every
thing is favorable to US. We believe Grant
to be the greatest General of the age, and
every soldier seems to be animated with the
spirit OF the Commanding General. Lee has
been driven q distance of 20 miles, and is
now emphatically in his last ditch, within
the sound Of his own church bells"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-06
{ Proceedings continued on I'd page ]

SALE OF n. c. sBoNDs-The $4,000 North
Carolina coupon bonds advertised for sale by
Kemp p. Battle, President of the Chatham Rail-
road, brought Saturday last the following
prices: $4,000 at 305 and interest. $4,000 at
800 and interest. s3S, 800 was bought By Rich
mond firm, the residue by citizens of this State.
We regard the above as good Sale.-Raleigh
Conservative,
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-06


ssg~ The statistics cued from the British Reg
istrar Generals report gives some curious details
as to the ages at which, men are most likely to
marry and women to be married After woman
passes twenty, her prospects begin to fade Taking
the years 1859, 1866. and 1861, we fad that sew
enty eight girls were married at fifteen years of
age, no males. At sixteen, seventeen youths
entered the state Of matrimony, six hundred and
thirty seven girls. For both sexes, twenty seems
to be the most favored age fer marriage. In 1861
the number of each sex then married were forty
eight thousand four hundred and nnety-fve men
and fifty thousand six hundred and forty women
At twenty-five this proportion was reversed, the
number being twenty-six thousand four hundred
and seventy-three men to twenty thousand six hun
dred and seventy three women; and at thirty the
difference was still more marked, for while ten
thousand six hundred and tweEty-one men married
at that age, only seven Thousand eight hundred
and forty women found husbands. The males
having once obtained the preponderance main tain
it to the last. At seventy, find one hundred
and nineteen men marrying, and only twenty -one
women; thirty men and three women at seventy
FIVE, and eight men at eighty to two women.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-06

,sg- Transient advertisements must be paid for in
sdvance.
gey" Advertisements not marked On the manuscript
r - snaciGc time will be inserted until forbid, and
charged accordingly.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-06

ANOTHER RAID.-From letter from reliable
gentleman, to Mr. Young, the Commoner from
Yaucy county, We learn that the East Tennessee
tories made raid upon Burnssville and sur
rounding country, in Yancy, Sunday the goth
Nov Jackson Stewart, on our part was killed
ha ing seven balls shot through him, and sixteen
of cur mitiamen were captured. Mr. Robt. Pen
land was badly abused and beaten by the raiders,
and good deal of property destroyed or car
ried off-RG2cigh ProgreSs.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-06
Approved June II, 1864.

An Act to authorize the formation of commands.
to be composed of supernumerary officers, who may
resign to join such commands and to limit and re-
strict the appointment of officers in certain cases.
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-06

CHINESE WoRsmP-A Chinese Josshouse, or
temple for heather worship, was dedicated in San
Francisco on the 23d ofAugust IL cost eighty
thousand dollars. band Of tapestry, embroidered
with feathers and gold and silver thread, which
adoIns the place, cost one hundred and ifty dol.
gold leaf aud tinsel. The priests shout, screeeh,
yell, groan, spin round amid the racket Of gongs,
drums and fddles, aud smoke opium until they are
quite drunk, when others relieve them. The
finger nails of the chief priest are actually longer
than bis fingers, and are twisted like an auser.
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IT I'll E
WRR ~ IS STERN Z FL DRMOGnAE.
1Published every Tuesday,0
WILLIAM J. YATES,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

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$50 IN ADVANCE.
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PUBLIC ACT
Passed at the First Session Of the Second Con,
gress Of the Conf nfcacrate 4States-lS64.

An Act to authorize the manufacture of Spirituous
Liquors for the use of the Army and Hospitals.