The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-02

"A Washington correspondent says that
the average pay due each soldier is &25o, and
the government is ready to pay off and dis.
charge every man of the two armies here.n
The Evening Post says gentleman of that
city inquired of Governor Nye, OF Nevada, the
other day, what he thought of J.ff Davis in
petticoats. "Think7 p said the Governor Il
mink 1t Is the last war hoop of the rebellioni"
Prentice, If the Louisville journal says:
Everything planted by God in t. human heart
dictates, that If JEFF. Davis was party to the
internal conspiracy, his body shall rot and
tacken on high in the sun and wind and rain.
but we hope ard trust that 10 such deyilish
crime can be proved on him, and that no Sc.
verer measure will be found necessary than his
lifelong exile from the great and glorious land
he has sought to destroy
"A special to the Pest, dated Washington.
Path, says: /" 1t is understood that all the rebel
officers concerned in the a.rocious starvation
OF our prisoners will be excluded from the
benefits OF the amnesty proclamation also the
Fort Pillow murderers. It will also break up
the great landed estates, by requiring all poas
sesslng UGH to take the oath of allegiance.
Tile friends Ct Gen. Sherman and Secretary
stanton are endeavoriRg to reconcile tho form.
er to the latter
-Ihe arrival In Washington of the rebel
dov Brown. of Georgia, has already been men,
toned. The Star says he was dressed In an
oio-iashioned but neat and clean black cult Of
Clothes and appeared to have plenty of money.
as he paid for the hacks, which had been hired
at his request, in greenbacks. He was quite
communicative, and did not deny himself the
pleasure OF iDdulging in his old habit of de-
nouncing JEFF Davis. He Is still in the Old
capital Prison, butt is thought will be paroled.
| "A letter from Raleigh by gentleman con-
Versant with the slaveholding sentiment In that
State and Georgia, says that the late slave own.
ers OF that region will try 10 coerce the negro
population into system of .serfdom. They
rely upon starvation to compel the freedmen
10 work without wages, and will let their plan
tations run to waste rather than hire their la
Dor. The hatred of the negroes has been In.
tensified by the sympathy and assistance the
black race have given the Union army. The
writer relates many instances of the barbarity
OF Shernan's soldiers towards their colored
riends, and Gays that now the unfortunate
freedmen know not what or whom to trust.
The Chicago Post says the Tribune of thu
| city refused to publish as an advertisement the
| business notice of the new Republican paper
about TO be established there. This fact will
give the new paper about three times the no
tice 1t wonld have obtained had the Tribune
quietly published the advertisement In ques-
ton. Such policy is terribly mistaken in Its
character.
during prayer for the President in 81.
Fauls church ut Richmond, several ladies'
whose husbands have taken the oath OF alie.
giance-bounded from their knees with great
alacrity. In the litany which followed, the
clergyman, without changing his tone, substi.
tuted these miserable sinners" for "us mis-
cradle Sinners" and an audible litter ran
through the congregation.