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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-04-14
THR CULTIVATION OF CuCCoRY.
Two Hundred Pounds Of Chicoory
Seed sent to Gov. Miller by
Gen. Sanford, q. s. Min
lister, at Brussels.
Directions for It's Mode
OF it, Distribution among our
Farmers.

In response to an application from Gov.
MILLER Gen. II. s. SANFORD, o. s. Minister
to Brussels, that tried friend of Minnesota,
has forwarded to the Executive 200 lbs. of
Ohicoory Seed, with the following letter.
The seed will be gratuitously distributed
to the farmers of Minnesota in parcels not
exceeding one pound each, upon applica-
ton to WV. r. Smith of Minneapolis, Sec
rotary of the State Agricultural Society,
with whom it has been deposited by order
Of the Governor.
BRUSSELS, Feb. II, 1866.
TO His Erceuescy Stephen Hitler, Governor of
Minnesotd:
DEAR SIR: have sent to New York, via
Liverpool, to be forwarded thence to you by
express, two sacks, containg two cwt of Chic
cory Seed, which take leave to present to you
for distribution among the farmers of the State,
with the hope that its culture may prove ad-
vantageous to them and to Minnesota.
Chiccory is cultivated very extensively in
this country as a substitute for coffee, and is an
important item Of the exports of the country.
1t requires a rich, dry soil, and should not be
sown on the same tract for successive years, as
it dracs the land. 1t is generally sown here
early in March, more thinly than turnip seed.
The plan are thinned out when the first leaves
appear to distance of one foot apart, and as
the great object of the cultivation seems to
have been large roots, the more frequent hoe
ing and loosening of the earth around them the
better.
Sometimes the oiled is put in after the early
potatoes, and the roots are then sufficiently
advanced for gathering by November. They
are frequently left IN the ground to be gath
cred during winter as wanted, for the frosts
here are of long duration, and roots do not
suffer from them, and may also add, are little
affected by drouths.
The small farmers here sell their roots green
to the manufacturers, the price being about sc
per ton lgold) and a fair crop is twelve tons to
the acre
To raise for seed the roots are left in the
ground through the winter, and the seed gath.
cred the following September. If the plants
are then cut close to the ground, the root
takes development and becomes again succu-
lent and marketable.
The chiccory known to commerce is made
by drying the roots in kilns made for the pur-
pose, and reducing them afterwards at trifing
cost to q granular condition.
Tho farmers in Flanders paying from $500 to
$500 Cgold) per acre for their land, with heavy
expense for manure, find it profitable to raise
chiccory for export to the United States at two
cents per pound. Itseems to me that the Min
nesota farmers, with their cheaper and richer
lands, viii find no difficulty in competing
under our present tariff, with them for our
markets, where 1 see it is quoted at twelve
cents.
wish you success in ito introduction, and
with my best wishes for the prosperity of the
State.
am, very respectfully your obt servant,
H. 8. SANFORD.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-04-14
Surrender OF Gen. Lee and his
ArmYs

We print this morning the deeply inter
esting dispatches received last night by
Governor MILLER and Gen. SHELLEY, an
nouncing the surrender of Gen. LEE and
his army, with the correspondence proceed
ing that event between General GRANT
and General LIE. Although the dispatch
Of Gen. GRANT received on Saturday, an
nounced that be was very confident Of re-
ceiving the surrender, very few could re-
alise that the grand oonsVmmation was 80
near at hand, and therefore the news was
received with thrill Of glad surprise.
The correspondence between General
grant and Gen. LEE is in the highest de-
gree honorable to both. 1t exhibits tneif
manly and magnanimous natures, softenea
instead of hardened by the terrible s'1ne
through which they have passed ohANi
could make the advance without the sus-
piciou of weakness, and tender such terms
a. LIE could accept without humiliation.
They are, substantially, the same as were
eiyen to Gen. PEhBERroN at VlcksDarg.
Tho officers and uen are paroled, retain
their private property, and have liberty to
return to their homes, under pledge not
to engage in hostilities against the United
States until exchanged. All the rebel
cannon, muskets, transportation and mu-
nitions of war, are delivered into the hands
of Gen. GRANT. The voluntary surrender Of
Gen. LEE and his army, as prisoners OF
war, virtually relieves them from the pains
and penalties Of treason, to the extent OF
personal security at least. We suppose,
however, that it does not relieve them
from the operation Of the confscation law.
We look upon the surrender Of Gem
LEE as the harbinger of speedy and hon.
orable peace, which shall restore the Union
of all the States. The rebels must see
that, with the destruction of their princi-
pal army, it is useless to continue the con-
test. The fate of LEE and bis army will
soon overtake JoHNsroN-inGeed, it is more
than probable that he has already surren-
dered to SHRRMAN-and Mobile before this
must have fallen. The war is virtually at
an end, and the great work Of pacifcation
must now commence.
The friends Of President LINCOLN pre-
dict that he will earn bright and enduring
laurels in the work of peace now opening
before him. We pray that be may not
disappoint their expectations. he will not,
if he takes counsel of Generals GRAFT,
and SHERMAN, and, may we not add, of
Gen. LEE, instead Of the politicians who
are only inspired by hatred and personal
ambition. May be have wisdom to lead
our distracted country into the blessed
paths of peace. If the result shall prove
that he does not possess it, then our glori.
GUS successes have been achieved in vain
and all our blood and treasure are worse
than wasted.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-04-14
Unfuiflled Prophecy.

Mr.. L. P. WALKER, the first rebel Sc
cretary of War, in a speech at Montgom-
cry, April IL, 1861, says:
prophesy that the flag which now faunts
the breeze here will float over the dome of the
Old Capitol before the first of May Let them
Try Southern chivalry and test the extent OF
Southern resources. and it may eventually float
over Faneuil Hall.
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Response OF Gov. Miller.

The following is the response of the
Governor to the announcement of the sur
render of Gen. LEE:
Sr. PAUL, April II, 1865.
Hon. E. ii. Stanton, Secretary of War, Wash.
ington:
Your war telegram gratefully received.
Thanks be to God who giveth us the Vic.
tory" STEPHEN MILLER,
Governor of Minnesota,
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The Herald,s Washington speci

The Herald's Washington special
says some time ago, Slidell, rebel repre-
sentative in Paris, gave a mortgage to a
french banker for 500, 900 upon his prop
cry IN New Orleans. The banker now
claims the property under the lave of Lou
lslana; Suit will be instituted in the Uni
TED states Court, and it will be made a
test case.
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Commissions,

The following commissions were issued
yesterday by Gov. Miller:
lst Lieut. Geo. V. Mayhem to be Can
Co. /, 7th Regiment, vice McElvy, re-
signed.
Cd Lieut.. Josias E. West to be 1st Liet
Go. ], 7th Regiment vice Mayhem promo
ted.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-04-14

RAYMOND rebulDs the President fol-
going ''to the front" and entering Rich
mond:
Mr.. Lincolns life may 30 of no special value
to himself and Of no more value to Others, con.
sidered merely in his personal relations, than
that of any other man. But his official posi.
ton makes 1t of special value to the country.
any lingering desperado in Richmond, or Of Of
any stray bullet In the field, unless some speial
services can be rendered by his personal pres
ence.
The Times argues that bis "taking of
might throw our whole political organize
ton into hopeless and needless confusion II
or in other words, into q state of "in-
coherency."
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-04-14

-Ex-Speaker Colfax is in Chicago MAX
ing preparations to start on the first OF May
upon an extended journey across the West
ern plains to the Pacific coast, intending
to stop in Colorado and Utah long enough
to post himself upon the resources and
prospective development of those terrific
RES; after which, be will visit California,
Oregon and Pugetb Sound.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-04-14

Mrs. JEFF. Davis is reported 70 have
left Richmond for Galveston, Texas, two
weeks ago.
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List Of Drafted Men in the Flint
District,
Blue Earth County.

Blue Rarti. County.
BOX FAKE
Ernt ~! - nocum, John A. Potter,
A'e'on' Mathies K. Miller.
GeorgesToner, Hsr, s,.,,
Henry Goodrich, Jno kc J1soo9!'
Henry d. Page, PatricF n uM'
Theod"re Ha;n. Matthew Schumacher,
AA'' na4nRe' Henry swowble.
, ~ MEDo.
E MDln Sewell. John Faley,
T;Ns ~ IN p; AaJioF, silas Babcock.
Franklin Abrams, Dsniei M Sneu;
MAPLEroN,
Lyman Moore, John c,a
John Mccullough, Frederick S;5.o,
David Smith, Albert Gate. 'Sn'
Joel Gates, Charles FoT
VIM. GROCER, VIM. Wild
Milton +. Mills, Reuhan O I.to,,.,,
August Rothetuck, George Wilson
Amos WISE Thomas Bowman
Augustus Rood, David Henesv.
Collins c. Mscbutt, David Graham.
SHELBY.
Henry R: Case. Geo. W. Cooper,
Edward B. Childs, VIM. n. Beta.
Nathan y. Gardner, Geo. w. Marsh,
Willie Perrin, Judah Darling.
SseoAo OOu0ty-
ATRoRA.
Frederick Kruckerber- George W. TopliE
ger, John Rauchine,
y. w. Gr1mshaw, John Halleck.
Joseph c, Cary,
6dwln y. Steele, Sidney A. Gordon,
refer peterson, Clarence &. Hull.
CLIFTON FALLS.
Mm. Harris, Ralph Stout,
Chas. w. Strong, Geo. Scribner.
Danlei 4; Morrison, A. a. Pelsey,
xoney Dewitt. John Harris,
VIM. N. Arnold, Moses Hutchinson
WIN. d. van Etten, Asa Carpenter.
DOVER.
Wesley Pitcher, LAFAYETTE Stevens.
AndenS Edmonds Walter Dahlglick,
John Wedenrick. John Langton,
Corydon Ring, Frank R. HicRok.
LRAOND.
Christopher c. Wlker, VIM. r. Mansin,
johnson Parcher, Sanford Kinney. Jr.
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Rice County.

h1ce County.
BRIDaRwATER.
Amos King, Charles w. Tillon.
FOREST.
John Jones, Timothy o. Grady,
VIM. Degmon, Joseph Thompson,
r. N. Barrett, Thomas Maroney.
John P.Stout, r. j. Madison.
John B. Cover, John Dunn.
Eric. Gunderson Martin O'Bries.
H. C. Davis James McMahan.
wHEATLAND.
Priest Felix, D. B. Mccormick.
WEBSTER.
John Mallory, James Kregan,
Michael Grunt James Dunn.
James Gleason, Stewart Humphrey,
Frederick Myers, John Lahy,
Stanley B. Barton, John Kinney.
WHEELING.
August Meyer, VIM. Frederick,
John Thompson, Ole Shervin,
Jacob Buckman, Jacob Grobb,
II. Z. Eckman, Andrew Helgerson,
Charles w. Embury, Nathaniel Mayfield.
Ludwig Hanson, Hugh Mcdonald,
William Yess, Chas, Kicknoff.
David stevenson, Frann Buckhin,
Frederick Ripho, Henry Wildly,
Ole Thunsteran, Halver E. Sloland,
Henry Anderson, Frederick Kreft.
Frederick Hutchfeld, Osmund Amundson
Frederick Heburg, Frederick Heerefte,
Jacob Blann, Lewis Aslegeon
Gunther Amunson, Henry G. Rolling,
Frederick Rolling, Christian Dyke.
Ole Cabberson, VIM. Winter,
Porter Amondson, Henry c. Mensing.
John Curtis, Wilson Spencer,
Gilbert Houskum. Russell j. Embery.
lie Sueur County.
DERRYNANE.
Jacob Marlock, John Dyer.
ELYsIAN.
F. j. Conway, Geo. H. Sterling.
John Tobias, Christian Gregar.
Frederick Dahn, John Brown.
KILKENNY. f go
Benjamin Spence, Michael Lynn.
LANEsBURG.
Mathew Fisher, Fred Kuck.
Albert Scatka, John Matthewson.
MONTGOMERY.
William Leo, Anton Ober. ....
SHARON.
Geo. varickle, Joseph Thomas,
Enoc Layton, George White.
David Spence, Patrick Shea.
WASHINGTON.
Dan Mulverhill, John Farrell,
Martin Curry, Martin Farrell,
John Healy, s George Bluhin. =,
In compliance with an application
made at the War Department, one of the
largest siege guns will be sent from Saint
Louis to Galena, the home of Gen. Grant,
to be fired there in honor of the fall
of Richmond.
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pie can hope for nothing from the enemy
but disgrace aud ruin. The impoverist.
ment and euslavement of our people arc
the only terms offered by the enemy.
Mr.. Lincoln promises To be reasonably
mercifuG he will not shed unnecessary
blood, moi more than decimate us-one
III every ten for the gallows, so much he
can promise. But as to contiscatiou;
that is the law of the land. aud. until
repealed, must be executed. That his
people have great debt, his soldiers de.
serve much at lis hands, and while he
would like to be merciiul in the matter of
property, justice Ia his soldiers will not
permit him To hold out any great hope
that much property can be spared Ia tito
people of these States. He is humane.
but he must be just. Rebellion is sin,
loyalty is virtue-the one must be pun
ished; the other rewarded Such are
the prospects of peace. Thank God that
the prospects at war are much brighter
cannot be darker than those of peace
At most We can only be killed in tho
fight, and that is the worst that Mr.
Lincoln promises Then war and fight
is 10 he our work let ns 20 nanfully
Ia out duty, and let Us leave peace in
the hands of God, until his wise provi-
dence shall see good 20 bless us with its
honorable attainment.
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The Anti Dn,i. Crusade ut Richmond

New YORK, Feb. l2.-RiChmond pa
pers of the 9th contain severe animad-
versions upon the course of JeIi. Davis
on advising his cabinet that they should
not resign in Difference to the express
desire of the rebel congress, as they (the
cabinet) are responsible only to him and
not to congress or the people. The pa
pers demand a reform on the part of the
Executive, claiming that although their
armies were u 'Ue erOuS and violent enough
to defy sGbjugation, and tho material re-
sources Of the country ample for the
supply of the army and the people, the
papers claim tho first has been scattered
and squandered until the armies i'll the
field are insufficient To resist the invasion,
aud supplies growing more limited daily.
The capture of Savannah i, claimed to
be a disgrace to the Contederacy, and
there is painful total want of conf
dcnce in the administration of Davis III
Richmond.
In the rebel Congress Wigfall and
Hayne made a furious onslaught Ou Da-
Wis on the 9Th.
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FROM PETERSBURG.
Fruits of the Late Contest,
Death of Wounded Officers
The Operations abOnt Petersburg on
the 9th and 7th.
Press Dispatch.l
NEW YORK, Feb n.-Richmond papers
of the 9Th have the following:

NEW YORK, Feb. n.-Richmond papers
of the 9th have the following:
PETERSBURG, Feb. There was heavy
firing on our right yesterday and to-day
which resulted favorably to our arms
During a reconnaissance made against
Pegrain, beyond Hatcher's run, yester-
day, the enemy attacked and forced his
division back some distance. He wasre-
inforced by General Gordon's division,
when in turn the enemy was forced back.
A second time the enemy, being rein
forced by corps, attacked and drove our
men until the latter was strengthened by
Mahon's division. commanded by Finne-
gan. A grand charge by the three di-
visions was made and the enemy's lines
broken. A running fight was kept up
until dark, when the Yankees took shell
ter in their works on Hatcher's run, from
which they were net driven. General
Pegram was killed. Many of the enemy
were killed and wounded and few taken
prisoners Our loss is several hundred.
This morning the enemy advanced up
on and charged our lines South of Bur
CESS mill, but were handsomely repulsed.
In charge upon the enemy, General
Sorrell, Of Georgia, was painfully wound
ed Very heavy firing was heard late
this afternoon in the same direction, but
the cause is unascertained.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
The Exchange Of Prisoners
General Grant at the Capital.
Lieteuant GeueraI Grants Testimony
before the War mmiftee-Compii'
meuts on the Floor Of the House.
Press Dispatch.

WASHINGTON, Fob. Il.-Gen. Grant
was before the committee Oh the Conduct
of the War this morning. The following
question was asked him: 1T is stated,
upon what authority know not, that
YOU are charged entirely with the ex-
change of prisoners" Answer,-"Ihat
is correct, and what is more, nave 81
fected an arrangement for an exchange
of prisoners, man for man, and officer for
officer, or his equivalent, accord
ing to old cartels, until one or the other
party has exhausted the number they
now hold / get great many letters
1aily from friends of prisoners IN the
South, every one of which l cause TO be
answered, telling them that this ar
rangement has been made aud that L
SUPPOSE exchanges will be made at the
rate of 1000 week, and just as fast as
they can deliver prisoners to us Will
receive them and deliver their prisoners
to them, and the Salisbury prisoners
will be coming right on. l myself saw
Col Hatch, the assistant commissioner
of exchange on the part of the South, and
he told me that the Salisbury and Dam
Vile prisoners would be coming right on
at once. He said that he could bring
them at the rate of 5000 orc 900 week. "
Ouestion-.Is there no impediment in
the wayl" Answer-"There is no im-
pediment on our side l could deliver
and receive every one OF them III very
short time, if they will deliver those
thew hold. We have lost some two
weeks lately on account VI the bad
weather
Soon after the reading OF this part OF
the testimoney before the committee on
the conduct of the War, Lieut.. General
Grant came into the hall, accompanied
by several friends. AS soon as he was
noticed, crowds gathered around him to
such an extent as to interfere with the
order of business. Mr.. Mallory moved
that the House take a recess tor i've nlln-
utes to pay their respects to Gen. Grant.
This was unanimously agreed to, and
members generally then thronged around
him. He then came to the rail i'll front
of the clerks desk, escorted by Represen-
tatiye Odell. Members were formally
introduced to him by the Speaker OF the
| House. There were frequent outbursts
of applause from the floor and galleries
REPRESENTATIVE Schenk, in order that the
Lieutenant General might be officially i'll.
troduced to the Representatives of the
people, moved that he be invited and
escorted to the Speakers stand This
was unanimously concurred in. Gen
Grant was escorted by the Speaker to
the stand, when the latter said:
GENTLEMEN:-I have the honor to in
troduce to you our heroic defender in the
field, the Lieutenant General of the Uni
ted States, Ulysses s. Grant.
The introduction was succeeded by
another outburst of applause from the
floor and the galleries. Gen. Grant bowed
in acknowledgment of the compliment
and after slight pause retired from the
stand The audience again applauded
as he withdrew.
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The Trial of St. AIbans Raiders.

MONTREAL, Feb. 1O.-The st. Adams
raiders case was up again to-day The
prisoners counsel asked for further delay,
for reasons stated in affidavit, which say
that four officers were sent to Richmond
Davis who was arrested in Ohio and
sentenced to be hung as spy; another
left OH the 18th and was in Washington;
ON the 23d another was captured at Will
mington, but escaped and returned to
Canada; and fourth was despatched:
Mr. Hughes, advocate, went to Wash
ington and endeavorod without success
to obtain a pass to Richmond. In reply
to letter. Mr.. Seward wrote him that
the government could hold no communi-
cation or correspondence with him, and
that he was expected to leave the coun-
try without entering the scene of insur-
rection OF communicating with theinsur-
gents. He saw tho President and
the British charge dc affairs without sue
cess. He wrote second letter to MI.
Seward, TO which no attention was paid.
Application for further delay wasrefusei,
the refusal is generally looked upon as
deciding the case against the prisoners.
The court adjourned until to- morrow
forenoon.
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From Vtorgaazin. 4.

NEW YORK, Feb. IL A Morganzia Let
ter states that Major General Hnrlbt
had been on visit of inspection To that
post, where he found the notifications
and troops of General lllman's command
in the best possible condition Contin
nous scouting parties and rcconnois-
sancrs from Morganzia, keep the rebels
at distance from that locality Cap.
tain Guest. of the I'D regiment, was rr
Gently accidentally shot oy sentinel
The recent expedition against Far1rr's
guerrillas, ON Raccoon bayou, succeeded
in destroying some half dozen of thoir
rendezvous, the capture of two steamer
loads of stores, and the scattering Of a
band of the scnundrcls
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WHEELING. w. V. MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY l3 Il
killed and wouuded-2d division
wounded; Sd division, IA killed.

killed and wouuded-2d division %
wounded; Sd division, IA killed, So
wounded.
Cavalry diyision-Officers, killed 4,
wounded 9. Men killed IL, wounded 81.
Sixth corps-Men killedno wounded
lS.
Total killed and wounded-9l officers;
lib men.
In the first report it was stated that the
I'd division of the ID corps were the only
troops actively engaged, which report
did Injustice to the Sd brigade of the Sd
division commanded by Brevet Brigadier
General .McAllister. This brigade was
detached from the division and sent to
the support of Gen. Sniythe. They took
position on his right, near the tucker
House. where they threw up strong
breastwork. About the time they had il
completed they were relieved by Gener-
al Ramsey. but were ordered 10 occupy
the ground between the latter and Gen.
Smythe's right. Before they had time
to get into position the enemy made their
appearance in three lines OF battle, evil
IDENTIFY expecting little opposition at
that point. This is when the desperate
fight of Sunday afternoon took place, and
had McAlisters brigade not stood their
ground as they did the 2d division would
have been flanked and the enemy, gain
ing the Vaughn road, wouldlhave been in
a position to assault our main line, and
would undoubtedly have caused us much
heavier loss than that reported above.
General McAlister is highly compli-
mented by Gen. Ramsay and other Off
GERS for the gallantry displayed by his
men
No lighting has taken place since Tues
day Deserters who came in yesterday
say that rumors were current iii their
lines that Sherman was in possession of
Branchville, after a sharp engagement,
but they have no particulars They also
state that Gen. Lee was present at the
tigbtat Hatcher's run OH Monday. Not
withstanding his personal efforts to urge
his mon they could not be induced to
fight with anything like tho spirit they
did formerly This fact WAS also noticed
by many OF our officers, who saw the
rebel officers endeavoring in turn to urge
their men at different points.
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The Indignation Meeting iB Richmond
Press Dispatch

New YoRK, Feb l2.-Ths Heialds
Washington dispatch says: 1t is under
stood here that dispatches hayu been re-
ceived from City Point stating that
Richmond papers of the Ilth confirm
the report OF the capture of BrlnchyiIle.
and also contain report that Charles
ton was evacuated
A partial account Of great rebel
meeting in Richmond OH Thursday noon,
shows that Hunter presided, making d
lire-eating speech. followed by JEFF. Da-
Wis, BENZ Marshal, Gilmer and others. -
jeff aud his cabinet, Lee, Longstreet,
Hill and staff in full uniform, and all the
rebel functionaries in Richmond were
present. The gathering OF traitors and
r9bels wa, one of the largest ever held.