The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-08
FROM THE SOUTH.


Union Meeting I'm virgfnia....Nevvs
from Mississippi....Manif OF
Methodist Bishops.-.GeneralL Lees
History Of the War...-Arrests OF
Rebel Onfcers.
New YORK, Sept. 4-The Worlds special
| says the recommendation of the late mass
meeting in Richmond that similar meetings
should be held throughout the State of Viz
ginia is being carried out. They have been
called in several counties. One held on Friday
at Halifax Courthouse passed resolutions &C
cepting the abolition of slavery as an accom-.
plished fact, pledged their efforts for full
! restoration of the Union, and endorsed the
! reconstruction policy of President johnson.
The HeralGs New Orleans correspondent
agent to proceed up Red River and seize on
behalf and for the benefit of the State all the
| cotton purchased by Henry N. Allen, formerly
rebel Governor.
Capt. Semmes, of Alabama pirate notoriety,
and his son, are still in New Orleans.
nor Sharkey, OF Mississippi and Gen. Slocum,
this correspondent says: To the Governors
circumstances at Washington that the military
refused to honor the writs of habeas corpus
issued by local judges, both Secretary Seward
and stanton reply that although the President
| mas appointed Provisional Governor, martial
law is still predominant in the State, and it is
the duty Of the national military to preserve
peace and mete out justice, for the accom-
plishmeHt OF which important objects the
people OF Mississippi have not vet demonstra-
ted their ability or disposition. It is thought
the result OF this Misunderstanding will be the
resignation of Gov. Sharkey.
| NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-Pastoral manifestos
to their focks from three Methodist bishops
OF the South and from the Episcopal bishops
of Alabama are published. They recognize
the unmistakable fact of failure to destroy the
political unity of the country, charge on their
people cheerful submission to the powers
that be. acquiesence in all the results of the
war and return to good citizenship under the
national government, but they are more intrac-
table on the subject of church reunion with their
Northern brethren, claiming that the latter
have repulsed previous advances made with
this object, and insist that future proposals
must come thence.
Rev. Mr.. Wilmer, Episcopal Bishop of Ala
be necessary to resume their prayers for the
President of the United States until civil au-
1 thority is fully restored in their State.
At q Convention of Georgia Episcopalians il
was resolved that they would resume their
connection with the Church, North, whenever
their Bishops should concur in pledged good
faith to their brethren of other sections of the
late Confederate States.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-The Heralds Rich.
mond correspondent says General Lee has,
within few days, practically set about the
task of writing history of the war. The
forthcoming work will be written from the
rebel standpoint and in this view will cOnsti-
tute an exceedingly valuable contribution to
the historical literature of the century.
| General Lee is living in great quiet and hu-
! mility on an obscure and well nigh inaccessible
farm, the property ola friend, in Cumberland
county. Virginia. His sons and q nephew,
| with slight aid, comparatively, have raised
ane crops of corn on White House farm.
The grand jury of Maryland on Thursday re-
| turned indictments for treason against Bradley
| T. johnson. Geo. Freaner, John G. Howard,
7. Fitzhugh, and III. G. Gilmore, the guerrilla.
Captain Hitchcock, Provost Marshall, made
| the arrest this A. NJ. m
The Heralds Fortress Monroe correspondent
of the LIST says: General Miles having ascer-
tanned that the late rebel Capt r. Winder, son
| of the deceased rebel general of that name,
| and whose name is among those appearing in
| Virus Indictment. is at Drummondt0wn on
! the Eastern shore. issued an order for his ar
| rest. Captain Hitchcock, Provost Marshall,
| made the arrest this morning, and the prisoner
| was to-day sent to Washington to await such
| disposition of him as the military authorities
| may direct. l am told, that in his treatment
| of our prisoners he claims to have acted in ac-
cordance with the instructions of his Govern
| ment. efa
| New YORK, Sept. THE Charleston Cour-
Ter of the 31st says it is stated that decision
has been arrived at that only those will be en-
| titled to vote at the approaching election for
| the convention. who were actually legal voters
| in 1860. If the report be correct. it disfran-
chises all who may have attained the age or
who may have become qualified since that
time, and conflicts with the intent and spirit of
Governor Perry's proclamation. based upon the
| arrangement made by President johnson, that
laws in relation to suffrage, in force prior to
secession. should alone be valid.
| A movement is On foot to invite President
johnson to extend his contemplated visit to
Richmond as far as Charleston.
New YORK, Sept. 1.-The Macon cori.po
dent of the Augusta Transcript after referring
to the brisknes5 of trade in that CITY, says that
new feature in trade had developed itself,
which promises much good to the South. II
is the resort of merchants to Louisville and
Cincinnati for their supplies of new goods and
Western products. No more than half the
| time is consumed by thr trip in getting his
supplies, compared with getting them from
New York. Also said goods can be purchased
| in the Western cities as cheaply as In New
York -
| NEW YORK, Sept The Herald learns that
| the iron for the Georgia Central Railroad has
been purchased, and that repairs will be for
warded with despatch.
| Macon papers contain an account of an al
tack by four highwaymen upon Major General
Wilson. The General succeeded in putting to
flight three of them, and captured the other
The Atlanta Iatelli9eDcer says the 150th ILL
! nOis have been ordered TO AllatoOna, Ga. The
| 6Sth New York veterans have been ordered TO
| Atlanta. The 149th Illinois have been ordered
| to occupy the railroad from Adairsville to the
| Tennessee line. and the 18th Indiana from
| Chattahoochie to KiDstOn.
| The hucksters at Macon were charging one
| dollar per pound for butter. The authorities
I. direeted, and an order OF market prices was
issued, compelling them to sell butter at TWEEN
ty-fve cents.
New YORK, Sept. A Macon correspond.
ent says it is dangerous for citizens to walk the
streets at night, from the carelessness of negro
sentinels. who are very prompt to shoot. if
men do not stop when challenged.
The Journal f. Messenger, the publication OF
which was interdicted, has been resumed. Its
editor has been released from imprisonment;
but does not resume his position.
SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS
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