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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-26
Peace in Georgia.

NEW YORK, May 13.-The Savannah
Herald, mentioning the capture of Au.
gusta by Gen. Wilson's forces, says it was
accomplished without opposition.
The steamer Comet is making regular
trips between Macon and Savannah. The
Macon NeDs of the 26th says the best of
order prevails in that city, and that there
are no collisions between the soldiers and
citizens. The Augusta Chronicle congrat-
ulates its readers on the bright prospect of
immediate and lasting peace, and trusts
the new era will be an era of good feeling,
of noble deeds and practical virtues. 1t
says: cit behooves the people of the
South to accept peace in a frank and cor
dial spirit, and to collect their remaining
energies for the task of renovation. We
are satisfied that with wise system of
policy the material beauty and grandeur of
the South can be fully restored, and even
greatly enhanced, before the expiration of
the current decade" The Augusta Senti-
mel says the Government stores in that city
were plundered by citizens. Some private
stores also suffered heavily.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-26
blooming TWICE in the season, the second of

+ p. sas i. &rstl
blooming twice in the season, the second of
which is seed producing, and the large, which
blooms but once. The latter is not generally
known, being limited to few localities. It is
far more productive than the small, grows COM
paratively better on !poor soil, but its hay is
course. The time of its ripening the seed rem
oers it well adapted to mixing with timothy,
which, by its strong growth, assists in holding
up the clover, for 1t falls on the ground when
raised by itself alone. - -.
Inc objections to clover are, that having q
root with crown 1t is forced upward by the
expansion OF the soil in winter freezing, and is
Ul!en frozen out. To q considerable extent
TINS may be helped by rolling in the spring, It
Is biennial plant, and not perennial, and
nenSe requires to be resown often. But it
lsaoly fseeds itself when not pastured too
closely In the tall, and meadows of mixed
c s;, and timothy, will endure many wears
wltnout breaking up. ~ 49,
., lsed 1op.-In low, moist, or wet situations
:! me req top is an excellent meadow grass. for
!! y! inner than timothy, but in dry grounds it
10 70 almost worthless. 1t is o pest to dry pas
lures, roofing out nearly all other grasses. vet
producing very light yield. AS meadow
grass 1t has most excellent quality in its late
ripenlng, and In its remaining long uniniured
after maturing its seed. To the farmer there
fore, who has much meadow land and a limit
ed amount of labor, it is valuable because of
these qualities, 0o Va
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-26
Another Letter from Gen. sherman

Another Letter from Gen. Sherman.
Major General SHERMAN has written the
following letter in reply to circular from
the chairman of the committee on arms,
trophies, curiosities, relics and autographs
for the Chicago Sanitary Fair. 1t was
sent from the headquarters of the military
division of the Mississippi, in the field, Ra-
leigh, N. O., and is as follows:
RALEIGH, N. c., April 20.
James B. BradweU, Chairman of the Committee
on Arms, Trophies, &C., Chicago:
DEAR SIR-Owing entirely to my cratic life
of the past four months, your letter of March
%, did not reach me till yesterday. l think
you will appreciate my motive when 1 say that
phies of war to even q Sanitary Commission.
My mind and attention are so absorbed in 9TH
er matters, that hardly pause to gather the
thousands of little tokens that would interest
Others and it may be the sale would realize
a sum of money that would relieve the wants
of many widow or orphan left desolate by q
war that seems to me causeless and horrid in
the extreme.
But l have already sent to my wife who
seems deeply interested in your fair, few ar
tc,es, and will send circular to some of my
officers, who may have collected some things
of interest, so that, in the end, without prom.
Using much, Imay be able to contribute lit
tie to the advancement of a cause in which
feel much interest.
But there is something unseen, unheard and
not susceptible of sale, that will gladly con-
tribute to you all. will so direct the mighty
force at my command, that the war shall cease,
and the catalogue of widows and orphans will
begin to lessen instead of increasing; and, bet.
ter still, will soon send to their homes the no.
BILE fellows from the mighty northwest-not
lame or sick, but brawny and hardened in the
open air, with broad chests and strong arms,
and a love of home and country intensified by
their long absence. If l can only enable them
to reach Chicago before your fair closes. they
will be as liberal of their money as a sailor of
his money, and 1 will thereby contribute as
much as if were to send you cart load of
broken shells, old muskets, or other war
trophies. With respect, your friend,
w. T. SHERMAN,
Major General.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-26
Crossing the Great South Carolina
Swamps.

When the conference took place between
the officers of Sherman's and Johnston's
armies, preliminary to the surrender, Gen.
Wade Hampton expressed bis surprise
that Our army ever got through the great
swamps between Columbia and Camden.
A graphic letter written by Lieut.. L. W.
Wo!cott, of the SD Illinois, to his friends
in Batavia, and published in the Aurora
Beacon, gives the following account of the
march which so astonshed the rebel Off
GERS:
Monday the goth found us on the road to
Camden, which we reached by very circuit
GUS route on the 24th Gas we crossed the Wa.
teree twenty-five or thirty miles higher up than
the town., and on the Goth arrived at Tiller's
Ferry, on Lynch Creek. The last four days
had been almost one incessant rain storm, and
had rendered all the streams many times their
usual size As far as we could see into the
swamp there was nothing but water and trees.
But it must be crossed, and in our turn we
struck in; l with my pants under my arm
and my shoes hung on my bayonet, which l
carried on my shoulder. There was places
waist deep in the road, and the unlucky wight
who got out of the road was sure to go in out
of sight Worse than the depth was the cold,
which was intense, and the swamp was three
fourths of mile wide. don't believe shall
soon forget how cold water feels. 1t seemed,
until got benumbed, as if it would freeze my
feet and legs entirely off from me, but expe-
rienced no ill effects from it.
The first regiment over hadn't time to dress
before the rebel cavalry made their appearance
in force, and one or two companies were de-
ployed as skirmishers rather in GshabiUe, as
their entire costume was composed of shirt,
hat and a cartridge box. They captured a
few prisoners just from Lees army, who ex-
pressed great wonderment at the way the
Western Yankees dressed in the winter. We
remained here two days and half before the
train could be got across, then March 1st)
took the Cheraw road and marched eight miles
not getting to camp till II p. NJ. During the
next three days we moved forward slowly, by
reason of bad roads, arriving at Cheraw on the
afternoon of March 4th. Here were found
large amounts of ammunition, supplies, equi-
page of all kinds, cotton, and thirty five pieces
of artillery, one of them bearing the inscrip-
ton. Presented to the State of South Carolina
by friends abroad"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-26
Present Condition of Mount Vernon.
The Washington Star of Saturday says |:

The washington STAR OF Saturday says
recent visit to Mount Vernon found the
place in q good state of preservation, none of
the ravages of war having extended In that d.
rection. The scouting parties of both armies
have always regarded 1t as neutral ground. The
agent of the Mount Vernon Association re-
mains at the mansion, and is bitter secession.
ist not having visited Alexandria since the
war, in consequence of the necessity of taking
the oath. His wife, however, subscribed to
the oath, and is allowed to come to the city
for supplies.
The house remains precisely as 1t was four
years ago. The same table aud blank book for
registering the names of visitors stands in the
hall, while the key to the French Bastile. pre-
sented by Lafayette to Washington. hanging
over them in Its little glass case, and speci.
mems OF wood and minerals above the doors.
The agent, with his wife and two or three chill
dren, occupy suit of rooms on the left of the
hall, and few negroes inhabit the kitchen.
The tomb, SO often described, remains un-
touched. A lonely "Phebe" bird has built
against the wall inside and with it's plaintiye
monotonous call is the only thing to break the
dead silence of the spot 1t is subject for
congratulation that SO little expense is required
to put the premises in as complete order for
the reception of visitors as before the war.
The fences need some repairs, the shrubbery
requires trimming, and o few vacant places in
the flower garden might be filled with plants,
but beyond this little remains to be done. The
landing place is in perfect order, though the
tide will no doubt be of sufficient depth to per-
NIT light draught steamers to land. It Is I'M.
derstood that arrangements are now on foot
for reopening the mansion to visitors. and that
in a short time excursion trips TO this spot will
be regularly made.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-26
A Real Romance of the Harem

A young Belgian girl named Cordelier.
niece Of the proprietress of we'll known
English shop in Pera, has gone over to the
faith of Mecca for love of seductive young
boy. For some months past she had been
in the habit of going frequently to harems
in STEAMBOAT to take and execute millinery
orders, and in the course of these business
visits appears to have made the acquaint-
ance Of the young effendi in question. The
entente was, we believe, entirely unknown
to her aunt, who, on her sudden disap-
pearance on Sunday week, remained for
several hours in anxious ignorance of her
whereabouts.
LATE in the evening, however, a note
from the fair runaway put an end to her
relatives suspense, by announcing the step
she had taken, and firmly stating her de-
termination to embrace her lovers faith in
spite of every opposition. A personal in
terview on the following day at the Turkish
house near the AL bazaar, where she had
taken sanctuary, failed to shake this reso-
luton; and accordingly, on Tuesday, she
went before the cadi, and made the first of
the necessary declarations which precede
formal admission into the pale of Islam.
The Belgian Legation then interfered, and
later in the week the young convert-who
is about 10 years of age, and possesses the
buxom personal attractions which are dear
to the eyes Of eastern connoisseurs-was
brought before the minister of foreign
affairs, in company with the national drag
oman
Here, again, she declared her resolute
purpose to adjure Christianity, in spite of
all that either Alali or Pashaler, the drag
oman could do to urge reflection before
finally committing herself to so grave a
step. In view of this obstinacy, the Belgi-
an authorities now deny her right to make
the change, on the ground Of non-age;
and the Pope temporarily acceding to the
objection, her final reception into Mussul-
manism is suspended, until the receipt
from Brussels Of specific proof of her age.
-Levdnt Herald
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-26
Secretary Seward. His Condition.

Warrington Cor-espoI dence of the N. Y. CONNER
cial Advertiser Ma TO-
Mr., Seward has expressed a desire to pre-
sent the marquis de Moutholen, Louis Ma
poleons new envoy. who arrived here last
night. 1t lis doubtful whether Surgeon Gen.
Barnes will consent, but the secretary OF state
will doubtless himself write the reply of Presi-
dent johnson Gas is the custom) to the remarks
of the pew minister when presented. Mr..
Seward'sbroken jaw is knitting the fractured
parts being held together by ingeniouSly in.
vented springs, which come around on either
side of the head and under the mouth. His
face is somewhat disfgured by the result of
servered the right salivary duct. The secre-
tons have accumulated, forming quite a
bunch.
Correspondence of the y. Y. Times.
WASHINGTON May 1O.-Mr. Seward is re
covering steadily and rapidly. Indeed his
general system is as sound and his general
health as good as ever. His wounds do not
pain him now, and the gashes on his face and
throat have healed. Owing to the long delay
in setting the bones of his broken jaw, which
was caused by the subsequent assault, the
healing there has been slow and is still imper-
feet. He has worn the ingenious and servcea-
BILE steel frame, by which his jaw is kept in
place. now about week, and is getting used
TO 1t somewhat. At first it prevented his
sleeping, so that it prevented his gaining
strength, and he grew nervous; but he can
now sleep soundly with it, and only feels it as
an inconvenience and annoyance. As it in
cludes two or three large articles, kept in a
fixed position within his mouth it of course
interteres somewhat with his articulation; and
as it prevents him from taking any food except
in liquid form, fed TO him in a teaspoon, it is
scarcely to be expected that he should gain
strength very rapidly. Nevertheless, he talks
great deal, walks about the house, goes up
and down stairs without assistance, and takes
long rides without much fatigue
Mr.. Seward talks freely OF the assassination
and of all its circumstances and antecedents.
He has more than once within the last two
years told me in conversation that We should
never emerge from this great war without
political assassinations. They might be at.
tempted in the hope of aiding the rebellion, or
for the purpose of aveuging its defeat: but they
were morally certain TO come For his own
part he had made his personal arrangements
with view to the possibility OF such close Of
his own career. He was never insensible OF
the extent to which the great body of the slave
holding oligarchy held him responsible for the
political and moral changes which prompted
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-26
Another Leaf of History.

The Philadelphia Press publishes copies
of letters written six years ago, by James
Buchanan (then Presidency and Fernando
Wood, to Gov. Wise, of Virginia, concern
ing John Brown. These letters were found
among the gubernatorial archives in Rich
mond. That of Old Buck informs Wise of
plot, which somebody from Troy had
revealed, to rescue Brown from the hands
Of his keepers. The letter of Fernando
Wood is more important, as showing very
forcibly the spirit of that wiley politician.
This letter we here reproduce:
FERNANDO WOOD TO Gov WISE.
New YORK, Nov. 2, 1859.
My DEAR SIR: Read this letter over care
fully, and, whether cOncurring or not in its
views, believe it emanates from your friend,
and man who has thorough knowledge OF
the pulse of the people of the Free States.
Your proceedings and conduct thus far, in
the matter of the conspiracy at Harper's Ferry,
meets with general approval, and ELECTS COM
mendatiOn from your enemies. The firmness
and moderation which has characterized your
course, cannot he too highly applauded, and to-
day you stand higher than any other man in
the Union. Now, my friend, dare you do bold
thing, and temper justice with mercy
Have you nerve enough to send Brown to the
State Prison instead of hanging him? Or rath-
er, should ask whether such course would
be consistent with your own sense Of duty,
for | know that that is the sole controller of
your own official conduct. Brown is looked
upon here as the mere crazy or fool-hardy en-
issary of other men. Circumstances create q
sympathy for him, even with the most ultra
men of the South. am of this latter class, as
by recent speeches you may have observed
No Southern man could go farther than N.Y.
self in behalf of Southern rights; but yet, were
l the Governor Of Virginia, Brown should not
be hung, though Seward should be if l could
catch him and in such a course my conduct
would be governed by sound policy The
South will gain by showing that it can be mag
unanimous to fanatic in its power. We who
fight its battles can gain largely by pointing to
such an instance of "chivalrv." You can
judge of Southern sentiment better than my
self; Ican judge of Northern sentiment bet
ter than you. If the South will sustain such
an act, the whole North will rise up en- masse
to applaud it.
have thus briefly and frankly discharged
my duty as your friend, to give advice under
trying circumstances.
Very truly yours.
FERNANDO WOOD.
Hon. H. A WISE.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-26
About Grasses.

7imothy.-Nearly ali the hay which enters
into the commerce of this country is made
from this grass. 1t has greater weight and
more nutriment in the same bulk than any other
kind. its great yield, its adaptation to land too
moist or wet for grain crops, the time of its
maturing being after the grain harvests, and
the continued growth of nutritative elements
in the blades and in the stalks during and af.
ter the Towering and the ripening of seed,
make it the best of our grasses for hay. Cut
at this time when it retains the ripened seed,
it unites more than other grasses the nutrition
of the seed with an uDdiminished value of the
stock and the leaves. The change it undergoes
is very gradual and hence delays from the de.
mands of other work, or unfavorable weather,
are not unusually injurious. Its defects are
that it does not start early in the spring; that
the aftermath grows slowly, although 1t Is
very nutritious, and that when fed alone as
hay it is binding from its heating qualities.
For the farm stock it is best to feed it with
other less heating foddering substance, as corn
fodder or clover hay.
This grass is indigenous to Great Britain,
b,ance of the panicle 70 a cats tail But in
this country it has derived its name from limo
thy Hanson, who was the first to bring it into
public notice.
Red Clorer Although this plant belongs to
the leguminous family, yet in common use the
word grass embraces clover, anu from THIS TACT
and its use as grass for hay and pasturage, it
is here noticed as a grass. 1t occu pies higher
position than any other grass in the economy
of the farm, for its hay is unequaled for farm
uses; its second crop yields seed of great
commercial value; as pasture, from the be.
ginning of May to the LIST of September, it is
superior to any other; and as a fertilizer for
the soil, by blowing full clover crop under.
MAS no equal in any other plant. To its
heavy and enrching top it adds corresponding
root, which penetrates deeply, adding to the
depth as well as to the fertility of the soil.
As pasture, it is better adapted during the
summer season to fatte ming purposes than any
other grass for farm stock. but especially for
cattle, hogs and sheep. Its adaptedness to
fine summer butter. making mas rendered the
butter OF New York so superior. and it's suit
abeness for hogs has assisted much to swell
the pork product of the West to Its great
ness.
The red clover Is Of two kinds-the small,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-26

the Nbellion. And they knew much better
than some of our own people, the fact that from
the very beginning of this war to its end, his
counsel and advice have ALWAYS been for the
boldest and most vigorous measures for its
prosecution.
Mr.. Seward talks very freely of public affairs.
He has now, as he always has had since nc
knew him in the Senate, the protoundess COZ,
fidence in Andrew johnson. IL was very
easy, he said, to tell in the Senate by tneia LILY
and bearing, what men were httea iot eo ,aro
in a time of revolution, and what ilen "ele
not and he never had moments doubt con-
corning johnson. ..o LII.
Unless something should retard the knit iIt
tino together of the bones of the jaw, he will,
at the end of two or three weeks, be fully
competent for his highest duties. President
Johnson has never tor nr n o,her So umn' VI
placing those duties in any otner hanos.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-26
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT


lhere mas been a disposition in some
quarters to conceal and belittle the mart
taken by Gen.. MEADE in the capture of
Richmond and the surrender Of INNS
army, but his friends are confident that
when the detailed reports of Gen. GRANT.
and his subordinates are published. the
country will fully realize how much it is
indebted to him. The Boston Advertiser,
excellent authority, relates one incident
of the pursuit of LEE, which may account.
to some extent, for the erroneous impress
sions which the public have received of
Gen. MEADE:
AS soon as the exact line of retreat was dis.
covered on the morning of the 9th, General
Meade directed Wright, with the 9Th corps, to
move in westerly direction, hoping to inter-
cept the enemy and strike him on the flank,
while the I'd corps under General Humphreys
continued the direct pursuit. Gen Sheridan,
who now only had his cavalry, had. already
moved rapidly to the left, to cut off the head
of the column. The result of these admirable
dispositions was, that the enemy's rear
guard, under General Ewell, being hem.
med in by the cavalry in front, the Apo
mattox on the right, the 9th corps on the left,
and the I'd corps in the rear, surrendered after
a stubborn resistance, near brook known as
Sailors Run. 1t was on this occasion that Gen.
Sheridan SO far forgot himself as to write, in
an official dispatch, II attacked them with two
division of the 9Th corps, and routed them
handsomely" Whereas Gen. Wright was the
officer who attacked, and he was under the
immediate orders of Gen. Meade, and had moth
ing whatever to do with Gen. Sheridan, whose
entire command numbered not over 1000
mounted men, while the I'd and 9Th corps had
together not less than $4,000 men actually in
the fight.
1t is the object of this brief review, not to
depreciate the unquestioned merits of Gen.
Sheridan, but to show that the whole credit by
no means belongs to him. In no one engage
ment did Gen. Sheridan handle one.half so
many troops as were commanded by Gen.
Meade. TWAS Meade's troops that carried the
rebel lines by assault, and it was his troops
again that made the decisive charge at Sailors
Run. At no period during the toilsome pur-
suit were they wanting in the right place and
at the right moment.
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