The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-09
0uR WASHINGTON LETTER.


WASHINGTON, May 20, 1865.
This city, like other fashionable boarding
schools, has its periodical vacation, which In
DAVIS of yore was anything but q "holyday."
Coleridge's description of certain city in Hol-
Lind was then by no means inappropriate. Now
the streets are thronged with the war worn
veterans of q hundred battlefelds, officers In
their brilliant uniforms. the gay equipages OF
foreign ministers, fine ladies in their silks and
"sweet scented" beaus In their kids. The
hotels are crowded-the theatres draw-the
papers have something to publish. The aven'
mes 10 the departments are filed with men from
the east, from the west, from the north and
from-the South (there are offices IN Dixie 70
be fillei) with claims, with applications Tor
amendment. and select few with an ~ d-
dressr to be inflicted on the President.
The great trial of the assassins has closed on
the mart of the prosecution. The defence tnus
far ia very weak-its object to prove character
or rather reputation. and alibis. 1t Is saio tna'
Reyerdy johnson is preparing an argument 70
the jurisdiction of the court. Star cna"oer 10
an ominous word, and the grand right OF trial
nv peers in open court priceless prlVhege
rnder our government. Whatever be the
Mode of trial I trust in God that every one,
man or woman, high or low, VINO pio''eu' "
planned, or struck the blow, or conceiVeo 'ne
thought, or spoke the word against the iie Oh
Abraham Lincoln, may be hanged without oen-
eft of clergy or the laws delay. The trial pro-
ances no excitement-the national heart ex-
bausted itself In the first dark hours OF the
great grief
Minnesota, loyal, self-sacrifcing, neglected
land of beauty, 80 long absent, now Snail
speak thy name! My adopted home nome VI
trusting friendships, and generous impulses IN
saddened hours, and dark experiences my az
tacbment hath never wavered, nor loyalty iai-
tered to thee! am glad to inform you that
there is now some prospect that the State WILL
receive the protecting care OF the Government
With her own borders bathed In BLOOD sne nus
unmurmuringly sent her brave boys 70 the oa'-
flea of the Union, and for four years sun req IN
the want of adequate protection. 1t Is not pos
sible that the Government can longer neglect
tn upard the State against the savage RenoS
aronnd her. Gov Ramsey and Senator WILL
kipson have had interviews with the president
and War Department, and are promised tne
sSoption of q policy effectual and decisive
Tbese gentlemen have done everything pos
s;ble for the protection of the interests OF tne
State. Gov. Ramsey, though absent, came on
a special mission to Washington for that pur
nose. and urged upon the Government imme-
date action in relation to the recent masssacfe'
in the State.
Pacific measures have been tried sufficiently.
There is but one course lett-exterLniha'lon'
We have tried to live in peace with tnem-"e
have tried to teach them, to civillze them' "
convert their precious souls, (save the mark)
All in vain. Now exterminate them-ouchs'
chiefs, squaws, papoOses and ALL ana eno 'n'
,,occasin tribe forever. Western men uhoei
stsnd what Indians are-these Eastern human
,tariaus know nothing about them. Some Que
has come on here with grand plan OF lndian
medication. SO it always is when anything oe-
c;sive and practical is proposed, some fanatic
with his closet theories will immedlateiy sus
pest something of a universal love-ieast' az
which whites, niggers and Indians may all e 81
down in loving harmony. So 1t Is, II you Will
allow me to perpetrate bit Of poetry;
"The lover may
Dstrust that look, which steals his soul away
The babe NAV cease to think, that 1t car pray,
with heavens rainbOw-alchymlsts may oouo'
The shining gold-their cruclole gives ou''
Rut Faith. fanatic faith, once wedoeo last =,
To some dear falsehood, hugs 1t TO the las''
You folks at home like to know "who all
are here. Gov Ramsey has left TOR nome
Senator Wilkinson is on a visit to Richmond u
inaugurate Gov. Pierpont, who was elected
Governor OF Virginia by the town councii o
Alexandria-that de!ectable city OF fshmong
ers. Gen. German and lady, Hon. j. w. lay
lor. Hon. Ivan Etten, are here. MaJor-no"
Lent. Col.-Paulding, is still Chief Paymaster
department of Washington. j. Jay Knox goes
to Norfolk, as Cashier of National Bank there
Mr.. Joseph Graudelmeyer is experimenting
the Globe Office press-room.
and now 1 approach the great event OF 1he
age-the splendid pageant of the grand army
of the Republic passing in review, to the ma
sic of the Union, before the high ofhcers aho
multitudes of people from the cities and towns
to hail the return of the heroes OF the heid
Streets. house-tops, balconies, windows, ever!
available space, all were occupied with womer
waving handkerchiefs, and men cheering
Neither tongue nor pen can describe the scene
| The papers have been full of descriptions. 'ne
creates. desire was to see the Western t'oops,
and General Sherman was rapturously ineereo
from the Capitol along the whole length ol 'ue
Avenue. The Western boys excited tne graz
est admiration in every beholder. Thele are
no such troops in the world. II is wondtrlui
that the South held out so long. Now the din
of war is hushed, and the survivors OIL tne
bloody struggle return to their homes once
more, to receive the thanks of their country.
men, The Minnesota Battery. and the I'd and
4th regiments were in the review.
Alas! could but think how many brave
hearts lie buried on lhose flr-off battle-felds
Friend and foe-uc longer oes-sleep in those
undistiuguished graves. Their names are writ