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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-19
Adjut.nt General nIalmros.

We learn that Adjutant General Oscar
MAIMRos has rendered his resignation, for
the purpose Of accepting the consulship at
Galatz, toswhich he has been lately ap-
pointed. It is due to Gen. MALnRss to
aay that he has discharged the arduous
duties Of bis Office with fidelity and to the
satisfaction of the people of the State, as
well as to the large body Of our fellow
citizens now in the military service, with
whom he has been brought into intimate
relations: Always courteop. and gentle
manly q inyshis business as wenf as his social
intercourse, he has won bosts r tr'.nds
who will regret his deparl1: Tr01. the
State. cAiI eld2uod' Tgoy auf6es1 (: sri g.
Capt JonN PsIlER, forRerfy Adjutant
of the old Minnesota First,9has been apo
pointed as the successor Of Cen. Mi sauRo ss.
He achieved fine reputation as soldier,
and bearssheporable scarsoirHe is thor.
ough business man, and fully understands
the duties of the office. Ee:tt nj dioi ,.s91
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Another story.

i The Halfbreed named VICTOR ALFRED,
mentioned in, yesterdays PIoaEER, and
who gave such 9 seemingly honest account
of himself to Generals OuRTIs and smLEY,
which we published, yesterday told alto
gether another story He told General
srBIEY yesterday that CAMrBE1L had told
him all about bis intended attacks upon
the whites, and further that there were 800
Indians coming down to attack three differ
emit points one north, of the Minnesota,
and two south. The boys statement yes
terday confirmed nearly all Of OAMPBRLLis
confession. There is evidently but little
reliance to be placed upon bis assertions, as
he can hardly tell straight story twice
over. He was, by Gen. SIBLsY's order,
again placed under guard, to be held for
further developments. ne ~. =. f.i,, ID
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Grants Elephant.

Gen. GRANT has recently had house
and furniture presented to him at Phila-
del2his. An army correspondent writing
about the matter says: "Some Of the army
men say that Gen. GRANT has gone to take
possession of his elephant, as they irrever-
emily denominate the house given him by
the Philadelphians. They doubtless think
that the General, who does not fancy being
trammeled or hampered, will regard him.
self as under obligations to every one who
contributed toward the purchase OF the
house, with their families and friends, ana
will have to be trotted out as the gallant
Philadelphia on all public occasions'
After having taken possession OF bis ele-
rhant. the Lieutenant General will return
here, and will establish himsslf de faao
and de lure the General-in- Chief of the
Armies of the United States" as IT,
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The Southern Historian.

One of the editors of the Richmond
Examiner and the Southern historian of
the war, EDWARD A. POLLARD, who has
produced several volumes, has written 9
letter, which appears in the New York
NeDs. He says: avI 3ad5 5y5tIsI l..
I know very well that the canse of the con-
federacy is lost. recognize the fact before
nv ewes of Northern success in the war. / am
not disposed to dispute or disparage the au-
thority which that success has established. 1t
is only the fool who splits against the wind.
In his letter he has good deal to say
about "honor," and wants to get M
Virginia party in Virginia, and for "Vir-
GINA to return to the Union as of her own
will and deliberatiOn. '"' 1-',' W. /.
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The Cut Direct.

The telegraph states that when Gen.
SHERMAN passed through Richmond he
refused HALLEoK an interview, even when
the latter wanted to make an apology for
his attempt, in connection with STANTON,
to humiliate SHERMAN in the eyes of the
American people. The cut was richly de-
served. SHERMAN could not have acted
otherwise and maintained his self-respect.
The bloodless hero of Corinth was brought
to Washington to "crush out" McCLRI.
Lam, and succeeded in doing 60, but in at
tempting the same process with SHERMAN
he made disgraceful failure.
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The 6 solid MEM, Of boston

II | ~ Z = -
d Here are some of Boston, rich men and d
corporations u Charles 3SFsanois Adams
$a2s,soo; James M. Beebe, $s4s, 200:
James NJ Beebe& Co., 81 100000; Peter
@. Brooks, $4,000; John Bryant, ST..
GEO. 200; Andrew Carneys heirs, s41s,-
900; John O. Gray, 100000" Augustus
! Heam1mnes1nway, $2,16l 400; G., F. Hovey &
70, $500, 900; 10. Howe &,Co,, $780,.
900; William Phillips. $7o2, 900; Presi.
dent and Fellows of Harvard College,
'$571 900; Old South Church, $3.50, 900:
Josiah Quincy, $eOs,ooo; David Sears.
8, 2ls 400; j. z. Thayer 4 Brothers.
s., 4lb, 900; Noses Williams, s. o5s, GOO.
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Financial .Cyphertng.

On Monday JAY Cooke reported the
subscripttiioansto the National Loan (7-sos)
at $l6, l65, 300. The lsrgestvas from the
banking house of FISK & HAroH, Of New
j York. Their telegram was in these words:
; 81 t,dt be-. 20 N New Yonk, May 9, 1885, ..
10 yay Cooke, Subscription agent, Psila.: az ,,
we send You greeting from our, new Office.
NO. 0 NassaQ street. Order for Us five Choc.
Jaws A,exaa Ter and ninety -four hundred (94OO)
(SigneD ~ a87bnuG FISK & HATCH.
Ohoctaws, in $50 cypher, mean mill
lions, and Alexander means fifty thousand,
The total order, therefore, was for $5,-.
Vo9, 4OO. aL.l,-Lra 90 +. - ~ =.
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q We are informed by "A, @, SHGH, ESQ.,,
that company Of nineteen persons from
Kentucky passed here this week for King
ston,7 AeeRer county, and yesterday four
! families dlI from Lewis county, New York,
passed Peg up 70 Aarysville, on i ! the Grow
River, all seeking homes. Mr.: sn1rHs
familiar acquaintance throughout the Min
neapolis Land District makes him valu-
able medium between the new corners and
that country. We learn from him that
the emigration to the northwest this year
has far exceeded any previous year since
1860. Ell rrr 4c.;f ,lcf.ft No. M iers.,all \.
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rhs r.sien.l Dsbs.

On the $slst Of March last the oficiAl
statement showed the public debt to,be
two thousand three hundred end dxty-
seven millions. The laws il Operation
provide for six hundred Millions more, IA:
the seven-thirty foam now being ,sosrapidly,
taken up. This is eved to be- sufioi' mt
with the, ordinary receipts of the govern
nent. to meet all expenses and all accruing
liabilities up to July LIST, 1866, making the
debt at that-time; therefore, s.. a67, 000,-
900; of this amount, So, 800, 0OO, 900 is
interest bearing debt, the remaining $780,
600 900 being legal tenders and fractional
4 currency Tt4r4 not bearing interest. Of the
interest bearing debt in existence March
81 LIST, about fifty millions of five per cent.
notes tac will undoubtedly ,be cancelled on or
before fore ting 4lstpf July, 1855, apd # IS fur
dtheE believed that enough surplus funds
will be derived from ths1 1890 loan and
4 sales esq of public property during the next
year, 70 absorb esob over. a hundred millions Of
| the temporary deposits and certificates, of
indebtedness,' reducing the, debt by that
much, Which will ALLOW the funding Of
$e7, oo t0,o00o{Io Of the fractional currency
and greenbask currency, leaving out of the
$780, od; 900 and $25o, 0oo, 900 Of inter.
est bearing debt Oh Tie 'fst 81 :JuivZo 1919
at P present ,. rates Of interest paid. The
average rate of interest for several years
will be six peracenial9n9a GoiaU aiI s.
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A copPerhead Doing well.

In the release Of certain notorious rebel
sympathizers of Missouri, on condition of
residing outside the State, they were re-
quired to report to the Provost Marshal
weekly. One of them recently reported
in the following cheerful strain: ,as
10 me froDoss Marshal, Depaysnes of Me
DEAR Sra: ] am alive and kicking. I am at
W0fk on farm four miles northeast of Quincy.
Illinois, at the rate of twenty six dollars ner
month; payable monthly In greenbacks. am
at work for q fine old gentleman, and he has a
-eaafmng oaagh love her, and she says
Bhe loves me.--6o, by-ti1e next time + ~r r..
pot. shall probably tell you how we have
nsdeit.
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Gen. Blu tier has Made another Speech

Gen. n B1 tier has Made another Speech
On the evening Of May 1, Gen. B. F.
BUTLER made q speech to the "Union
League Club" in New York city. The
marrow of the speech is to be found in this
sentence = ~ -lsGj l"i Oh ,'a12 r
4 i1,,, 'saerar fE-r q.
would insist, before any measures should
De taken to bring back 9, revolted State, that
the inhabitants, in their primary and fanda.
mental law as part of the frame of govern
ment should solemnly provide that, there
should be neither Slavery or Secess;on in their
State, and that Rebel debts and Rebel yotes
should be alike repudiated. ,oD Oh Z ~ o."
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Military Arrests. I'm Wisconsin and
Minnesota. -.

. The Madison Journal Of Monday says
that by direction of Gen. DAVIES, on a
telegraphic order from Gen. CURTIS, Judge
o. D.. BUsH was arrested on Thursday,
and placed in confinement at Camp Ram
dali. By the same authority Judge HAIR
vEY BRIGGs was arrested on Monday, and
also sent to Camp Randall for confinement.
No copy of the charges against them has
yet been received at Gen. Dawes head
quarters. The Milwaukee Ne,os says all
the parties arrested are Republicans.
Withina short time two citizens of Min.
nesota have heen arrested and hurried out
Of the State, with no opportunity of ascer.
tanning what the charges were against
them, of getting bail for appearance, or of
seeking the benefit Of legal counsel. One
of them was taken to Washington, and
Immediately discharged, nothing appearing
against him. The other was arrested by a
juvenile shouldes-strap, and taken down
the river, we know not where, nor upon
whatpretence. How long will our Repub-
lican friends sustain such things?
We believe the universal sentiment at
the North at the present time condemns
these military arrests. This sentiment
ought to reach the administration in some
way. The suspension of the hobeas corpus
shuts out all hope of relief in these cases
N0Ni .9e SlVH law. i.t-fs s S 81 L.. - n.
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THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMocRAr

Last evening . boy, about sixteen years old.
MADE bis appearance In town, fnauirinp for the
residence OF Joe Campbell, under rather s ms
Plclons circumstance, Is he was riding gray
ter with bit attached to II by, sstrinr'' 1 He
was directed to CampbellS honsa N Tn
verse ana there inquired for John CsmnbelI.
He was then promptly arrested and lodged In
the st. Peter Jail. g await further develop
,he Inc appearance Of the boy indicates
Suer iStatesaaaa, Mav 10, ~ Is So.
The boy referred TO in the. above was
brought down to SC Paul, where els now nov e
confined by order of Gen. eiBIl1. He
was examined by the General, andciaimed-
that he was trapping above Redwood, and,
about three weeks ago met JOHN CAMP
BELL and the party of Indians which COM
mitted the outrages near Mankato.l he
remained with them about a week. CAMP
BELL represented himself to; be scout in
the employ of the United States govern
ment, and wanted couple Of Indian po-
MES. :. Hegave the boy q horse to- bring
down to the settlements and exchange for
the ponies, paying him ten dollars in cash
and promising him fifteen dollars moreeinf
case of success. He was to bring the
ponies when obtained to Wood Lake, and
if he did not find JOHN CAMPBELL to turn
them loose. The boy came downt through
the settlements as far as Men dota with the
horse, butwas unable to effect, the ex--
change. The boy seems to- be, honest in
his statement in regard to his sapposing
OAMrBEIl was in the employ Of the Gov
eminent, although it is a little singular
that he should not have bis suspicious
aroused from OANPBE1Ls directing him to
turn. the ponies loose at Wood Lake. He
is . wild looking fellow with long shaggy
hair hanging down over bis face and upon
his shoulders, and looks like an i'll weed of
the prairies.a He left home without his
parents consent some time ago, and tried
to enlist at St. Paul. He says OAsPBEiL
and the Indians when he saM them, which
was some time before the murders were
committed, were dressed in the habiliments
OF the Wnltes.i o7a' unsa.. - ,llg!z uaa q,
Z, The boy claims to- have come from
France, and says he has brother who
was Lieutenant in the Corps d:Afrique
of the French army in Algiers, and was
afterwards at the siege of Sebastapol.
Gen. CuET1s was present and mademanyl
inquiries about the intentions Of the In.
dams and the condition Of affairs on the
frontier. The. boy, We understand, came
near being lynched at St. Peter before he
left.s .vtn%h 2 y .eEt 40 = 4 $3.50
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Capt. James L. Fisk.

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Times says: "Captain JAMES
L FISK, who has had several exploring ex.
petitions in the Northwest, has rendered
his resignation in the service for the nur.
pose of leading colony Of twenty thou.
sand settlers and miners to the rich region
of the headwaters of the Yellowstone River
country He is receiving many recruits
from officers and soldiers now going out
of the service" -I
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r.e u.urp.s,on. OF seere,.ry stanton.

4 The Usurpattons OF Socfosafx os~hsOA'
The st. Paul Press, which has witnessed
the usurpations of Secretary STANTON for
Years without uttering word Of condem-
nation, or single protest against arbi.
trary acts, wholly unwarranted and I'M
necessary, and in direct violation OF the
Constitution, is overwhelmed with indig-
nation at the recent order Of the Secretary
for the suppression and destruction OF GER
tain photographs and plates of President
LINCOLN, which belonged to firm in New
-York,-If the PIONEER had used such
language concerning the acts of any men,
Der of the national administration as the
following from the Press, we should have
been denounced as copperheads and
traitors, and menaoaed with pains, al and nd
penalties: T 4 IL aiiF IiGm8T ~ b3ms
The peremptory order of Secretary Stanton
to deliver up the plates to, a, provost marshal
or military officer should not have been complied
with, and any attempt to sieze or destroy them
should have been met by resistance on the
spot |; and If taken by universal force, they
shonid have been reclaimed by, the whole
power Of the civil law And if there be any
virtue in civil authority, we trust that all its
this high handed outrage upon the rights and
liberties of the ciiizen.CA fGii !:la h.gg II
When the Republic was menaced with de-
struction within and without it was justly al
legged as an excuse for summary acts of power
in derogatiOn of the civil tribunals that they
were necessary to the public safety" But
the State necessity which was the only justif-
cation Of these arbitrary proceedings, has
ceased with the perils which created, it, and
for the substitution of the ines ponsible tyranny
of military power for the wholesome securities
of civil law. And the sooner Mr.. Stanton Is
disciplined out of the habit of consid ering HIM
self the military master Of thirty million truck
ling and submissive slaves the better for the
country and for himself: :; ii bsT.oVdI Oh
In common with other Democratic Jour-
nails, we have ceased protesting against
the acts Of the tyrant and usurper, in the
hope that Republican journals would event.
ually take high ground against practices
which, if tamely endured, will result in the
destruction of Republican institutions.
Some Of the recent edicts Of the Secretary
of War have been sharply criticised by the
ablest Republican journals in the country.
They have plainly assured him that arbi-
trary acts which were excused during the
heat of war: cannot now be perpetrated
with impunity 5 5 s.9 os:t wa ..,-: ,; 4 st.a
The old proyerb, s'eternal vigilance is
the price of liberty" ought to be iAeface-
ably stamped upon the memory Of every
American citizen, and in, view Of the
stealthy encroachments Of military power
upon the rights of the people, las defined
in the constitution, State3and national, it
WILDE well to lay to heart the truism that
"no nation ever lost it's liberties in q day. "
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The Amnesty Oath.

The oath prescribed for all rebels in
Richmond and other places South, who
apply to renew their allegiance, is as fol-
lows: sr - .rrf-sa. aa:a -Et-s
-, do solemnly swear. in the pre-
sepce Uf Almighty God, that will henceforth
faithfully support, protect and defend the Con-
stitutiOn OF the United States, and the Union
of the States hereunder; and that will in like
manner abide by and faithfully support all acts
of Congress passsd during the existing rebellion
with reference to slaves, so long and 40 tar az
not repe led, modified or held void by Con-.
gress, or by decision of the Supreme CouTt
and that will in like manner abide nv ana
faithfully support all proclamations OF the
President mate during the existing rebellinn-
having reference TO Slaves, so long and SO r5s
a. moi MOD fled or declared void bv decison e
the Supreme Court-so help me God.
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- Brea,,er.

General eIeHsy has received a dis
n B q, from SD Fs4rnDsa dated May
z Eating that the camps Of Hslfbr .sI
and happers atEood Lake had been re-
moved to the pSst q Camp Pope, some
nlsy miles this W G from Wood lake. he
repore that they became consideroh1v
alarmed, as they began to see numerous
parties OF Indians in the vicinity of Wood
LAKE Ool. PFAENDER further states that
the Indications are increasing that there ara
large numbers of Indians on the way down
to the settlements. - Y 4 alSG
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Letter from Dillon O,Brien, ESQ.
TO the Editor u the Pion.t,:' ,.3 '"..'@t"-
Allow me, through your columns, on the eve
of my departure for New York, as the accred.
tied agent OF the Minnesota Irish Immigration
Society, to thank the gentlemen who contri.
buted the funds necessary for my mission. .,.
DR.. J. 81. Stewart was the principal mover
in the matter. and to his jealous exertions, to-
gether with the friendly aid given by the Hon.
G. D. Gilfllan, the success achieved is dine
Hon. Geo. L. Becker was much interested in
the movement, but was prevented by sickness
from taking an active part. When the sub.
scription list is closed it will be published in
the st. Paul papers, together with the action
taken by the Minnesota Irish Immigration So
ciety at its last meeting. la Ia OLE
am well aware that the last Indian raid
80 contemplate in numbers, yet 80 sad in its
results to few-may have. to a certain ex.
tent, an Injurious effect on immigration to Min
nesota at the present time; but, I believe.
eventually It win turn ont beneficial to the per.
manent prosperity Of our young State.
For the authorities must now see that It Ia
not sufficient TO drive back the Indians to Ger.
tain points, leaving them there to starye like
hungry wolves, sooner or later to return TO the
settlements. to rob and murder. It is an Indt-
ans faith that 1t Il better to die with ful,
stomach than with an empty one, and don't
know but that Aeis right a.s ~ -ge
fhe Government should at once, with a
strong force, drive the Indians west Of tho
Missouri. Then, when they are thoroughly
eubdued, make treaty with them-liye an To
1t, and In the future preserve their helnIess
savages from that class Of civilized white men
VINO grow lat, sleek and respectable on Indian
the low cunning and thieving propensities Of
the fox with the inscriptions appetite of the
vuiture: s3i ri remain, dear cir. : y
Truly yours, DILLON O'BRIEN.
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soldiers furnished by minnesota.

; According to the figuring of the Adju-
tant- General, Minnesota has furnished to
the army Of the United States. since the
commencement of the rebellion, tscenty-
three thousand three hundred and tsoenty-
one (2S, 321) men = The whole:population
of the State in 1860, as shown by the Off
cial census, was only 72,O42, and proba-
bly, does not much exceed 200, 900 at the
present time. We doubt if any State in
the Union exhibits 8 better record. f5
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Il me o Extraditiohi treaty!

The! ;WorM contends that the govern
ment had no other means Of Furnishing the
accomplices. of BoorH harb8red in Cana
da, than BY publicly ! branding, them + as
jnurderera and proclaiming them to be
outlaws. 2Atrocious as is their crime, the
circumstances under which it was commit
ted do not bring It within the provisions
of the extradition treaty, 2 Their acts Of
completely, whatever they may have been,:
acere not committed aoiibta the United
States. The astipulations relating to this
subject in the Webster AsRburrttssnn treaty,
are embraced brace in its tenth article, which is
t agreed that the United United Stat State, sand and Her
tons by them ii their ministers, officers Of al,
thorities, respectively made, deliver up to jus.
tice; all persons who. being charged with the
crime Of murder, or assault. with intent to
commit murder, or piracy, or arson, or robbie
~, or forgery, or the utterance Of forged pa.
pers, committed within the Il jurisdiction of
either, shall seek an asylum; orIshall be found
within the territories of the other: Provided,
that thisshall only be done upon such evidence
of criminality as. according To- the laws Of the
place where the fugitive or person 30 commits
ted shall be found, would Justify his apprehen-
sion and commitment if the crime or offence
had there been committed; and the respective
judges and other magistrates of the two gov
.ernMents shall have power, jurisdiction, and
authority, upon complaint made under oath,
to issue warrant for the apprehension of the
person 80 charged, that he may be brought be-
fore such judges or other magistrates, respect
lively, to the end that the evidence of GRIMM
atty may be heard and considered, and f. on
such hearing, the evidence bedeemed sufficient
to sustain the charge it shall be the duty Of the
examining judge Or magistrate to certify the
same to the proper executive authority, that a
warrant may Issue for the surrender Of such
fugitive The expense f1such apprehension
and delivery shall be borne and betrayed by the
party who makes the requisition, and receives
the fugitive. -, ., ,''.-. i''.'. - -, ?
, The crime, murder, is embraced in the
treaty ), and as accomplioes in a murder
are indicted, tried, and punished under the
statute against murder, their, extradition
would have been obligatory under the,
treaty had the acts which connect them
with the crime been committed within the
United States. But inasmuch as they were
not committed within the limits of our
Jurisdiction, we are without any means of
legal redress. They can neither be sur
rendered under the treaty, nor is there
any British statute under which this par
ticular crime is punishable. To fix upon
its perpetrators, therefore, the indelible
brand of public infamy, is the only way in
which they can be made to suffer. ~. p, -. ;,