St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-05-23
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with funeral pomp the ,remains Of her murder
ed sons. The 1victlma of The Baltimoresnnob
will soon be tenderly laid beneath the Suil
which smoked with the first sacrifcial blood
Of the Revolution. -Thefurf Of that venerable
and honored State will glimmer With lovelier
emerald, and its siolete hold amid their blooms.
: new and holier incense, when the earliest
martyrs Of our army of liberty shall have beef
laid to rest beneath them. We envy her her,
graves. A more abiding honor than that ofr
storied urn or bronze entablature eonsecrates.
them They are more glorious than 1monuS
ments. Honor to the State, and TO the dead ..
garland Of Immortality, wafered with the tears
oftwo,ne,, and hallowed with the grateful and
enduring memories Of people.-N.sY! World
41 MAy RHxrr, IF South Carolina, Paymassaf
in the army, has seeded from-the. Federal
Government, leaving a balance of $4,000
against:him unadjusted.'Nc ii IaIHpli@
GEN. soorr> vim b Is years ola oathe first
of June, 1861. IH!F Tgw",l
War TERxs.-A battalion is : body smaller
than regimept-7say lwo Or four companies71ss
and is commanded BY . major. a regiment Is
composed Of eight companies, and is command
cd hyxs colonel; it, has also at lentt nant col
onel'ahd = major. Brigade is COMPOSE two
or more regiments, and is commanded by =
brigad,er general. A division is composed of
two or more hrigades, and is commanded by
major general. Lieutenant general is an Office
created in honor of Gen. Scott. at er the war
with Mexico, and is, in this country, peculiar
10 him only a. :: - n@.:"+' e.; z*t- - $50
PExxsYLvAx1Axs pay to fight for their coun-
try. What . contrast this is to the rsbe' Gus -
tom of forcing aliens, 'neutrals, and negroes
into their ranks. Cot. Pipea, Of Cambria Co,
comes forward with a regiment, offering tho
State thousand dollars bonus il he and his
gallant companions are allowed to draw their )
swords and pull their; triggers in, the defense
Of the Union W no will dare to assert aftsar
such devotion that the people Of the North are.
towards? .,:I-*1 : ,5&-(
! LEAD IN s.SxALL, PAcKAGEs."-A Southern
gentleman, on the occasion Of the seizure of
! the steamer Hillmhn; It. Care, was very Sax
ious to ascertain If the lead-laree qsantities
| OF which were piled upon the levee-was TO be
held back as coutrabana. lie was informed
that it was hereafter to be issued to :disnnioa-
lists in smaller packages. 80 80
ARMS FROM EScLAXp. The Cunsrd steam
ship Africa, lying at the dock in Jersey City.
is now being unloaded Of Enfield rifles, sof which
she has about 10000, consigned to3the United
States Government. -Nev York Iiee., 18th,
! Ross WlNANs has been discharged, according
to orders received from Washington, on his.
J giving his parole # honorrthathe would do no
act openly or covertly hostile to the Govern
4 ment Of The United Staies.|- [! : = = ) :
TnEFrigate Minnesota, At Hampton Roads.
has already seized three hundred thousand
dollars worth Of ships and tobacco This looks
quite like paying expenses. :.5~i
i Mr.. Herbert: Superintendent of Mt. Yer.
non, says there is no foundation for the report
that the remains of Washington have been re
moved from their resting place. ,>..,, ,