The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-11

my's bullets, because they happen to stand fast
in particular spot, at a particular time. His
great idea is, that all this dreadful loss of life
can be obviated, By the men STANDING about t,co
feet back of rhere they aoould oervise hare stood
and about fire minutes ot1errards The idea is a
grand and simple one; and if realized in .prac-
tice will make JOSH the next President, in
which case, as JOSH says, cabinet officers and
Senators will cease to snub him as they do now
The delusion seems to grow upon Uncle CY-
RUS that he is still member from the Second
District He walks with look Of profound
reflection, and when he takes his ''OpedildOc, "
he does it with the air of a man who has pat
ronage to distribute SO rooted has the con-
viction become in his mind, that the other
morning when DoNNELLY came to take his seat
in the House, he found Uncle CYRUS occupying
it, busily engaged in ranking documents and
answering letters. DONNELLY asked him to
leave. He refused, and had to be carried out
on the shoulders of the Sergeant-at-arms and
three firemen, believing Justify.
He is about to file his papers contesting
DoNNELLYs right to his seat He swears that
if sweat and "OpedildOc" can do it, he will
GUST him.
That disting dished patriot and statesman,
GEo. E. II. DAY, Of st. Anthony, has opened a
school on Pennsylvania avenue, to teach little
negroes the Constitution. The Judge believes
that when the Declaration of Independence
said that all men were created free and equal,
that it meant that the negroes were created q
little equalizer than anybody else, and that the
true way to prove your devotion to the Union
is to stick your nose into the negro. The
Judge says that the true way to end all this
trouble about diversities of color is, to meet
our dark brethren half way and produce one
universal shade of Jmf. 1t may be said of thi
illustrious man, what can be said of fc w the
oretical reformers, that he puts his doctrines
diligently into practice, and that through his
exertions a brighter day has arisen upon many
a poor benighted African.
The prayers of all good men will accompany
the Judge in his good work.
l was somewhat premature in announcing
Capt FIsKs lecture on Idaho" for several
reasons, the first of which is that he didn't
arrive here until ten days afterwards, the other
reasons 1 will give in my next letter. They
are all good and sufficient ones.
The Captain had an interview with President
LINCOLN the other day. He was introduced by
BILL MURRAY. The President wanted to know
whether Idaho" was any relation to "Ho
every one that thirsteth." The Captain said he
though it was for the population of that
country were the thirstiest set of cusses he
ever saw.
At this interview the Captain presented Pres
ident LINCOLN with a magnificent piece of gold
ore about the size of a pea. Speeches were
made on both sides, which will give in my
next letter. MURRAY, in the exultation OF
the moment and with the natural etfusion of q
generous heart, gave the President and Capt.
FISK free passes over thefSt. Paul and Pacific
Railroad for six months!
The President was very much impressed
with Capt. FISK, and told MURRAY afterwards,
privately, that he would like to make him
Major General and put him in command of the
Army of the Potomac, but it was evident the
Captain lacked one great requisite of public
man-self conJidence. Now, if FISK had been q
WAsHBURNE bis fortune would have been made.
There is still grand hubbub here about who
is to be the next President, but am still of the
same opinion as expressed in my last, that if
RAMSEY and DoNNELLY will only continue to
lay back, keep mum, and keep their weather
ewes Open it will be one Of them : or as JUDGE
GooDRICHs Niger used to say, "bofe."
shall probably in an early letter give you a
translation of the Judges last speech, in. Bel
GUM, On the Pyramids" The Judge mixes
up ''Pharaoh NeckO" and the "Widow Ma
loneys Boarding House, in a style that took
the breath out of the sncans and that cannot
fail to he highly interesting to the people of
st. Paul. Yours for the Union, d. T.