The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-01-20

mand at Fortress Monroe, he planned th
massacre at Big Bethel, which sent thri
Of horror through the country. Accom-
panying the expedition of Commodor
SrRMsHAM to the coast of Mort
Carolina, as the military commander
that brave officer soon reduced the rebe
works, when BUTLER sent ashore
few troops to occupy them, and the'
straightway posted to Washington to real
all the glory that rightful]y belonged Il
SrRINaHAM. Sent to New Orleans with
instructions to effect its capture, he waited
at Ship Island until the brave FARRAauT,
passing through hellish fire, had remov.
ed every obstacle, to peaceful occupation.
He then entered the city as a conquerer,
and ruled is afterwards as depot, enrich.
ing himself, his relatives and retainers, by
q systematic course Of peculation and plum
dering. Baton Rouge and Vicksburg
were almost defenceless, and his orders for
their occupation were explicit, but he was
too busy to attend to such small matters,
and consequence was they were soon made
almost impregnable, and their subsequent
capture involved the loss of thousands
of brave men. This was the proclama-
tory period of the war, and the North was
30 dazzled by his crispy orders, that it was
not until the civilization Of the world had
become scandalized and the good cause
almost irreparably disgraced, that our
Government began to estimate his military
services. They were found so insignificant
when compared with the just expectations
of the public, that he was displaced by
Gen. BANKS, and sent into retirement,
which ought to have been perpetual. At
the opening Of GRANTS campaign against
Richmond, through influences too strong
for the President to resist, he secured the
command of about 10000 men, destined
by Gen. GRANT, to capture Petersburg.
His grandiloquent bulletins of achieve
ments, that afterwards proved to be the
baldest shams, and of his utter failure to
accomplish the work assigned him, are
known to all. We next hear of him
as the protector of the Dutch Gap Canal
channel through which our iron-clads
were to approach Richmond. Thousands
of men were employed on this work dur
ing the whole summer, and its success was
pronounced beyond question. The other
day the news came that the end was blown
out, but that the water would not run into
it, and that it was utterly useless for the
purpose designed. 1t is said, however,
that the commerce of Richmond will be
benefited by it after the close of the war.
An expedition is planned for the re-
duction of Wilmington, end But
LER placed in command of the land
forces. Our gallant navy silences
the rebel works, and the redoubtable BEN
lands to make the assault After taking
look at the rebel earthworks, he concludes
they cannot be carried; without wait
ing for further bombardment, he re-em-
barks his men, and coolly announces to
Admiral PORTER that he will sail the next
morning for Fortress Monroe. This put
the climax on the unbroken series of Bur
LKR's failures, and Gen. GRANT sent to the
President demanding BUT1KR's removal.
The President acted thereon with COM
mendable promptness. Thus ends, we
devoatly hope, the career of one of the
greatest military humbugs Of the war.