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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-23

and their homes in the South. After
studying the characters as well as it was
possible to do in the brief time allotted to
us, and regarding all the surroundings, it
Is our honest opinion that large majority
OF the captives could not have seriously
injured the Union cause if they had been
ielt with their friends, and even no re-
versation.
Colonel Fairleigh and Major Maeruder
take me pest possible care Of the prison.
ers under the circumstances, and allow
them every privilege consistent with their
ideas of duty. The quarters are airy.
comfortable and healthy.
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Keep IL Before the People.

from Stewards Auburn Speech, Sept 3d.
The war is at its crisis. 1t is clear therefore
that we are fighting to make Abraham Lincoln
President of the whole United States, under
the election of 1860, to continue until the 4th
OF March, 1865. In voting for President of
the United States, can we wisely or safely vote
out the Identical person whom with force and
arms, we are fighting into the Presidency
No, no. You justly say no. 1t would be
nothing less than to give up the very object of
the war at the ballot box. The moral strength
which makes our loyal position impregnable,
would pass from US, and when that mighty
strength has passed away, material forces are
no longer effective, or even available.
Nothing is more certain than that either the
United States and their Constitutional Presi-
dent, or the socalled Confederate States and
their usurping President must rule within the
limits of the Republic. therefore regard the
impending Presidential election as involving
the question whether hereafter we shall have
Constitution and country left US. How shall
we vote then to save our country from this
fearful danger? fVote Lincoln in again. You
have hit it exactly my friend. We must vote
Lincoln in again and fight him in at the same
time. If we do this the rebellion will perish,
and leave no root If we do otherwise, have
only the alternatives of acquiescence in per-
petual usurpatiOn, or of entering an endless
succession of civil and social wars. Upon these
candidate, consider the recommendations of
the Convention at Chicago as tending to sub
vert the Republic.
The Constitution of the United States
says
The executive power shall be vested in O
President of the United States of America. He
shall hold his Office during the term of four
gears.
Mr.. REWARD claims that the Confederate
States have not recognized ABRAHAM LIN
COLIN as President, and consequently he
has not served four gears as President of
the achole United States. "We must
VOTE LINCOLN in again., says SEWARD,
"and FIGHT him in at the same tine."
If the Abolition party does not succeed
in roting him in in November, they intend
to fgh1 him in next March. Revolution is
boldly proclaimed as the alternative, if
LINCOLN is defeated at the polls, by Mo-
CIEILAN, as he certainly will be, Mr..
SxwARD throws down the gauntlet. LIN
COLIN is to hold over by force of arms, un.
til he has served four years as President
of the Dhole United States. We are ready
to meet you on that issue. We will meet
you at Philippi.
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The Reason of the Cruelty to Our
Captive Soldiers.

Even Administration papers are begin
ming to open their eyes to the downright
duplicity of the War Department in the
matter of the exchange of prisoners.
The Springfield Republican gives the fol-
lowing summary and judgment of the
case:
Early in the present year Maj. Milford pro-
posed on our part to exchange man for man
and officer for officer. The controversy about
negro prisoners Yves afterwards renewed by
General Butler, and the rebels made no reply
to this offer till the 10th of last month, when
Commissioner Ould signitied the acceptance of
our offer. Maj. Milford sent his dispatch to
Washington, and on the last day of the month
informed Mr.. Ould that he had received no re-
ply from Washington. Thereupon Mr.. Ould
printed the whole correspondence in the Rich
mOnd papers, to show that the Confederate
government was not responsible for the failure
TO renew exchanges.
The letter of General Butler to Mr.. Ould is
dated, SIN the field, August (no day. y and the
purport OF it is that the government will not
exchange according to its own offer till the
cOnfederateS agree to exchange black as well as
white soldiers. There the matter sticks. Gen.
Butler argues forcibly that the government is
under obligation to protect all its soldiers,
without regard to color, and that the rebels
erty since we have freed them and they are
no longer property. But the fact remains
that might 'ecocey oil our ao]site soldiers IN
rebel hands by tie proposed exchange, and net
hold a Jorge balance as hostages for the colored
soldiers acAle tei, status IS IN coatroUersy Gen.
eraS Butler scholly fails to make out any necessity
for tearing our achate soldiers to suffer md die On
southern prisons; 1t does not help the case Of the
negroes one ioto, and we cannot find in his let
ter shadow of reason why we should not ex-
change man for man till we recover every one
of our white soldiers from the enemy. The
honor of the government would not at all be
compromised by it. on General Buffers show
ing, and we adjure the President to interpose,
and not allow this important matter TO be so
cruelty mismanaged any longer.
It will thus be seen that even this
wretched negro business offers no excuse
for the heartless conduct of the admins
tration toward our unfortunate soldiers in
the hands of the rebels. 1t is clear that
they do not want an exchange of prison.
ers, for when their own offer was accepted
they backed out Of it.
There can be only one motive, and that
a most villainous one, for this outrageous
cruelty to our captured soldiers. The adj
ministration wants to keep them in South
ern prisons so as to be able to spread sto-
ries of their sufferings about election time,
and thus help them in the canvass. They
condemn our brothers and sons to cruel
captivity to make political capital out of
their torments, and to keep up the enmity
between the North and South. We defy
any one to give any other tenable expla-
nation of their conduct.
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the single object of doing my duty to my coun-
trv-Letker to Secret0,v Cameron Oct. 1861.

the single object of doing my duty to my eoun-
try.-Letser to Secretary Cameron, Oct., 1861.
Whatever the determination of the Govern
ment may be, I will do the best can with the
Army of the Potomac, and will share it's tate,
whatever may be the task imposed upon mo-
Letter to Secretary Cameron. Oct, 1861. a4*
Neither confscation of property, political
execution of persons, territorial organization
of States, nor forcible abolition of slavery
should be contemplated for mOment.-Letter
to President Lincoln, July Z, 1862.
In prosecuting this war, all private property
and unarmed persons should be strictly pro-
tected, subject to the necessity of military OPP
eratiOns.-Letter to the President, Ju!y7, 1862.
Military arrests should not be tolerated, ex-
cept in places where active hostilities exist
and Oaths, not required by enactments consti-
tutionally made, should be neither demanded
nor received. Letter to the President, July z,
1862.
declaration of radical views, especially
upon slavery, will rapidly disintegrate our
present armics.-Letter to the President, July 7,
1862.
| If it is not deemed best to intrust me with
the command even of my own army, simply
| ask TO be permitted to share their fate on the
neid OF battle.-Dispatch to Gen. H0llecE, Aug
| 80, 1862.
| - q, enent anu cOnuucG Vi CALI
palgns the direction should be left to profess
slonai soidiers.-Gen. McCleAaps Report.
By pursuing. the political course I have al
! ways advised, it is possible to bring about a
! permanent restoration of the Union-a reunion
| by which the rights of both sections shall be
preserved, and by which both parties shall pre-.
serve their selfrespect, while they respect
each other.-Gen. McClellan's Report.
1 am devoutly grateful to God that my last
| campaign was crowned with victory which
| saved the nation from the greatest peril it had
then undergene.-Gen. McCellan's Report.
| At such time as this and in such struggle
| political partisanship should be merged in 0
true and brave patriotism, which thinks only
of the good of the whole country.-Geo. Nc
ClellGns Vest Point Grafton. ft'r.
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JOHN. B. BRISBIN, Chairman,

STATE OF MINNESOTA, EXECUTIVE Dept,
ST.. PAUL, Sept. II, 1864. )
Hon. JOHN B. BRIsBIN, Chairman Democratic
State Central Conn.,, st. Paul. him..
S1R-Your favor of this date is just received,
and respectfully reply:
LIST. That 1 appointed Mr.. Dunn in good
faith as War Democrat.
I'd. That he was confirmed as such without
a dissenting voice by the Senate of Minnesota,
part of which was Democratic.
Sd. You know, as lawyer, that l have no
power to remove an officer after such confirm
alton.
18th. You know, IS a lawyer, that if your
charges are true there is another tribunal be-
fore which you could have secured remedy.
9TH. You know, as lawyer, that l cannot,
as you request, give the votes to, and exact the
duties from, but one of the said Commits.
siOners.
9th. You know, as lawyer. that if Andrew
G. Dunn has been guilty Of perjury and the
other offences charged, that the Courts, and
not the Executive, are authorized to try him.
It'll. You know that had l the power to try
him, no legal evidence has been presented to
me supporting any of the charges brought
against him.
9Th. You are entirely mistaken when you
say that he was last winter nominated and
elected Clerk of the House as a Republican
candidate; all the members of both parties,
as AM informed Joined in the Union caucus.
9th. Your messenger. Mr.. Johnston, desired
to know whether would give pass to some
man of your party TO follow and watch MIR.
Dunn will give letters to one or one thou
sand lOval citizens OF any party, recommending
their admission into the military department in
question but am not authorized by law to
appoint an Inspector of Mr.. Dunn's conduct,
and of course would not name the object OF
the party so visiting the army, nor would it be
necessary that should do SO.
Respectfully yours.
STEPHEN MILLER.
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Democratic HIeetings.

John NJ Gilman and VIM. Sprigg Hall will
will speak as follows:
Sept 26-Cottage Grove.
- 27-Afton.
I" 28-StillWater.
. 29-Marine.
g 30-Taylor's Falls.
Appointments will be made for Gen. Cor
man and Dillon O'Brien to speak during the
same week in Hennepin and Aaoka counties.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-23
DOnnelly Again.

Let the last glimmer of hope die out of the
eyes of the rebels when they behold spread
out before them the dreadful prospect Of four
years like the last-an unbroken monotony
of misery, desolation and death.
The above is from the Hon. IeNAr1us'
speech on accepting his nomination. Only
four years more of bloodshed! That's
nothing, is it, DoHHxLLYs Cool! isn't it,
DoNNKLLY1 il.~
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-23

in New Brunswick, N. j., the work.
ingmen have had, since 1850, five building
associations, each of which has been sue
sessful in providing its members with
homes. The general plan is, for each
member to pay in one dollar month, for
each share of stock he subscribes. Each
share of stock is entitled, after a certain
time, to one loan Of 5000. The loans are
offered at each monthly meeting, and
awarded to the members entitled thereto
who offers the highest premium. These
societies have enabled great many work.
ingmen in New Jersey to build themselves
houses and pay for them in a few years.
who, otherwise might never have been
able to build.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-23
OUR CAPTIVE SOLDIERS.
UNION SOLDIER TO SECRETARY STANTON.

Twenty-Five acres of homestead.
Meadow, orchard, and spring,
And amid the laden fruit trees
Tee voices of song-birds ring.
Where the ripping stream glides lightly
BY the fields of rustling corn.
And the winter hearth shines ruddy
When the summer days are gone.
left that dear old homestead
In the North, to join the fight,
To brighten our cOuntry's honor,
Or die to set her right.
To fight mid the smoke and rattle,
Where the deadly bullets hiss,
To find death in battle,
But not such q death IS this.
Twenty-Five acres of miro,
Cut by filthy trench,
Stumps, and swamp, and briar,
Vermin, offal, and stencil.
Through that black ditch is crawling
The DRAWINGS of sink,
Rippled with living CORFU upton,
And Hsss we have to drink.
Thirty thousand wretches
People this region internal;
Fathers, brothers, husbands,
In misery seeming eternal.
Twenty-Five acres of white men
ooh, happier those who fellD
Whenever newcomers enter,
They whisper, 6 Is this help"
Naked, with nothing to shelter
Against the hot suns ray;
Hungering, wasting, starving,
Dying hundred day.
Horrors no tongue can utter,
Horrors of which could boast
No Black Hole of Calcutta,
No pen on the African coast.
Oh! you who have brought US to 1t,
And left us in our despair,
(No hope Of exchange or succor,)
As You sit in your cushioned chair,
Think what will be your portion
In the future-not one of bliss!
Tomorrow III cross the ''dead line"
And make an end of this.
THE STOCKADR PRIsoN,(
Georgia.
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The following is list Of the Field, Staff
and Line Officers of the 18th MINI. Vol.
Infantry. in the order of their rank:

The following is q list Of the Field, Staff
and Line Officers of the 18th MINI. Vol.
Infantry, in the order of their rank:
Colonel-James Gilfllan.
Lieut.. Colonel-John Ball.
Major-M. Maginnis.
Surgeon-McMahon.
Asst Surgeon Gabrielson.
Adjutant-H. D. Brown.
Chaplain-C G. Bowdish.
COMPANY Il.
Captain-Frankliu Paine
LIST Lieut.-JOseph B. Jones.
I'd Lieut.-G. w. Fertig.
COMPANY f.
Captain-J. w. Plummer.
LIST Lieut.-James Shaver
I'd Lieut.. W. Stacy.
COMPANY C.
Captain-H. N. Angler
LIST Lieut.-Albert Hall.
I'd Lieut.-W. F. Bowen.
COMPANY d.
Captain-L. Webb.
LIST Lieut.-C. P. McAlexander.
I'd Lieut.-Philo Halves.
COMPANY E.
Captain-J. Harley.
LIST Lieut.. MOultOn.
I'd Lieut.. j. j. Beatty.
COMPANY l.
Captain-C. E. Thurber.
LIST Lieut.-A. G. Hawley.
I'd Lieut.-R. G. McCOrd.
COMPANY a.
Captain-Adam Buck.
LIST Lieut.-Augustus Smell.
I'd Lieut.. o. Bruins.
COMPANY C.
Captain-E. Potter.
LIST Lieut.-H. j. Neil.
I'd Lieut.-James Cannon.
COMPANY II.
Captain-Joe 8. Eaton.
LIST Lieut.-A. Creig.
I'd Lieut.-Henry Pennell.
COMPANY x.
Captain-G. F. Tyler.
LIST Lieut.-B. G. Prentiss.
I'd Lieut-R. Thomas.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

ST.. PAUL. Sept. Is, 1864.
Hts Ercel.ncy, STEPHEN MILLER, Governor of
minnesota, ST. Paul, Minnesota: -
Section six of the act to enable soldiers in
the service of the United States to vote pro-
vides for the appointment of two commissioners
for the Military Districts therein named They
are to be appointed by the Governor by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, and
shall be selected equally from the two recog-
nized political parties of the State.
Andrew G. Dunn of Faribault county, is ac-
credited by your appointment as commissioner
to represent the Democratic party in the Mis-
sissippi District-the most considerable and
important district of those enumerated in the
act.
We respectfully submit that the only means
of determining the political standing Of an in
dividual is bv reference to the organic repre-
sentatiyes of the party. Judged by this stand
ard. Mr.. Dunn is not Democrat, and if ever
qualified for the position he enjoys. has become
dispossessed of qualification and is no longer
eligible to serve. o,
The Democratic Congressional Convention
of the First District repudiated him for cause.
The last Democratic State Convention dlsOwn-
ed him for reasons exposed upon its minutes,
and the Democratic Central Committee ap-
prove most fully the action OF the two Conven-
tons.
We insist. therefore, that the Office is vacant,
as fully as it would have become by the remov-
al of Mr.. Dunn from the State.
Among the reasons which have induced the
action referred to, are the following: Mr..
Dunn was elected County Attorney OF Fari.
bault county upon the Republican ticket and
against the Democratic nominee. He has since
been an avowed and blatant Republican poiltl-
clan. He was elected upon recommendation
of Republican caucus by Republican vote
Clerk of the last House of Representatives, the
functions OF which he discharged. He has
since been delegate to the Republican Judi
cial District Convention. and also to the Coun-
ty Convention of his county, in the former of
which he renowned In public speech what
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-23
PIONEER DEN1OCRAT

ever Democracy he may have had. He has
stated moreover, in public that in his belief
no means, direct or indirect, were repre-
hensible which would operate against
the success Of the Democracy in the
canvass impending; and that it would
| to furnish the Democratic ticket to soldier;
and has VIGOROUSLY within day of this writ
ing committed himself to support the Republi-
can nominee to the Presidency, thus disquali-
tying himself by q pledge of official perjury
for the position he adheres to, by the intima.
ton that he will disregard the obligation i'm
posed upon him by the act in the delivery of
| Democratic votes.
In view of the suggestions above, we re.
specially urge that the position claimed by
Mr.. Dunn is vacant and should be supplied by
| the appointment of Democrat therein that
| if not vacant it is occupied by man unfit and
| self-impeached who should at once be removed
| and supplanted by man within the meaning
| of the act of assembly; and finally, that the
| interests of great and patriotic party should
| not be jeOparded by the retention in office OF q
person against the emphatic protest of the en-
| tire organization, when the power OF re-
| moyal is so obvious for the causes enumerated.
The Democratic Central Committee OF the
| State therefore requests the appointment OF a
recognized Democrat" in the place OF MIR.
Dunn. In the event of q disinclination with
| your Exeellencv either to treat the office as
empty or to exercise your undOubted power of
removal, we request that the Democratic bal
lots be delivered to Allen Harmon, Mr.. Dunns
colleague upon the commission, for distribu-
ton among the soldiers, to the end that the
party may at least have the service OF an honest
and conscientious man who will fairly accom-
plish the objects of the act, and that the State
may be relieved the expense of Mr.. Dunn's per
diem and mileage.
| By order of the Democratic Central Com
mittee.
JOHN. B. BRISBIN, Chairman.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-04-13

That there was some mystic idea at
tached to the number Of seven, is plain,
by its being made the number of perfection
among the Jews The rabbis maintain
that seven things were created before the
foundation of the wOrld-the law, repent
ance, paradise, hell, the throne of God,
the temple, the name of the Messiah
The reason which Philo and Josephus give
for the number seven having been held
sacred by the sect of the Essenes, may
have been very satisfactory to themselves,
but to US 1t conveys no meaning 1t is,
say they, because it results from the sides
OF a square added to those of triangle.
Cicero is not more explicit, when he says
that seven is the knot and cement of all
things, as being that by which the natural
and spiritual are comprehended in one
idea. That the Creator rested on the
seventh day after the world was formed
and ordained that the seventh day in every
week from thence should be kept holy, IN
commemoration Of the glorious work, seems
TO have invested the number with peculiar
sanctity, and accounts for its being SO often
connected with matters pertaining to reli-
gious worship. This connection is so
striking, that, in reading the Bible, it can.
aOt escape observation. Not only was a
Sabbath ordained in every week, but sab
batical years were instituted Ever
seventh year was a Sabbath of rest and
set apart for leaving the ground untitled
to maintain, as far as possible Calmet
observes, 'an equality of condition among
the people, in setting the slave at liberty,
and permitting all, as children of one fam
lily, to have the free and indiscriminate use
OF whatever the earth produced; to inspire
the people with sentiments of humanity,
by making it their duty to give rest, and
proper and sufficient nourishment, to the
poor, the slave, and the stranger, and even
the cattle; to accustom the people to sub
init and depend on the divine providence,
and expect their support from that in the
seventhsyear, by an extra rdinary provision
on the sixth-a blessing which the Crea-
ator graciously promised and miraculousy
fulfilled. In like manner we're the Israel
ties provided with double portion of man
IA in the wilderness on the sixth day, for
a supply for the seventh day. Every seven
times seventh year was jubilee. The
great teasts of unieavened bread and taber-
nacles were observed for seven days The
seventh day of the seventh month was
ordained a feast for seven days; and the
Israelites renamed in their tents for seven
days. Seven days of mourning was the
allotted observance. The men of Jabesh
Gilead, after they had performed the fu
neral rites of Saul and his sons, tasted
seven days Joseph mourned for his
father seven days. Miriam was shut up
seven days to be healed of his leprosy
The number of animals, in many of their
obligations, was restricted to seven Balaam
prepared seven bullocks and seven rams
for a sacrifice. In cleansing the temple,
King Hezekiah offered sin offering of
seven bulloeks, seven rams, and seven he