St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-07-04
Letter ftorn Ruth Hal3!'

b.; I7f WINERY Ill ---~ II TE9!P AtG f3idiy
Il ~. .,,,s o CHICAGO, June %, 18el.9a
IL D1AR ,EpiroR 81 6nd that; With let
ter writing, q With other 1vigtueeser yiese,:
habit II 4 everything. Q i Hayias for some
time cea.ed to bore yop With ts..yaFnssRso nssso ! !
came near giving up altogether until I for
tnnately recollected your unregenerat state
and concluded that a.triaing penance might
.be good for ysrFsal .s.osgaadT s..
You know that DIR illinois claims stEsler sstlter
IN extra amount Of patriotism from being
the starting point Of The President, whom
al parties now delight TO honor, conse.
quently when the flag, fever broke out We
took it naturally and the disease: was virru-
lent 70 = degree. Not only did every pub
lie building Aaunt its s'tanner on the outer
w.lls;' y bntthe private dwellings, followed
suit until the Stars and Stripes were at >
premium, and patriotism became expen-
sive. Shops were decorated with them,
Ice Cream Saloons sported them, and cv-
cry Indian at the Tobacoonists who for
merly presented cigars to q weedless pub
Tic, now waved triumphant'y "Qur F!!SSy;" F!!SSy;.''
OF course, also, all the men, young old,
middle,aged, handsome, ugly and between,
earnest, energetic, and lazy wanted te en-
list, until wo poor women folks we're
obliged to screw one finger or the corner
of pocket handkerchief into our eyes and
melt their. courage with tears. 6, Insspite of
all endeavors the streets are splashed with
red flannel. Zouaaves With coral 'topknots
like spring chickens and aame-colored CON
tinuations, are continually to BE met
with, while Hecker Jaquers in sober
grey tone down our brilliant Vol
untecrs-noble, generous, self sacrificing
fellows are they al. Ged bless sbem - -
And may.they teach the Sou.herners ere
they return the one lesson they need, that
as men for doing, daring, enduring they
are as far beneath Northerners as they
claim to be- above negroes. We have
manufactured for them, We have supplied
them with bone and brain, but We owe
them one debt-a thorough drubbing.-
Lash them into their places as they have
done by their slaves; they have stolen,
and lied, and run a.ooy; let them be re-
warded according to their works. Bah! !
they are dirty subject; inodorous as their
prime staple, tobacco, which We are every:
day obliged to trample under our feet, AZ
We hope to do them ere long I have no
patience xith the sickly senti mentalism Of
newspapers who blow bot and cold, who
perch themselves on, the fence, who win
not commit themselves and who preach Of
fraternity. French fraternity, forsooth- =
we will have none ont. The insults We
have received must be wiped out with
blood the war to the knife, = fair field,
and let the best man win; assured that It
will not be the enervated slave of his own
passions, for the drone who lives on the Ia
Dor Of the working bee is no soldier ;
Douglas is dead; a great and powerful
mind gone to its rest. His failingls, as
they ought to be, are buried in his grave,
his noble qualities held in afFectionate re:
membrance. The demonstrations Of sor.
row At bis death were. heartfelt as well as
universal, and his funeral beyond every
thing impressive. -: /, ,s..y
Ip2addition to the stagnation caused by
the war excitement We have had the peri:
odical spsm: in, our currency III under
stood the tricks of bankers and brokers
as we'll a. the manoeuvreso of sejockics,
7 might be able to give some explanation
of the misery which periodically pros
trates business and robs those whom the
Sculptures enjoin should .bo5 cared for.
namely, the pootAiby = set of sharks only:
one degree better than lawyers, whom the
Lord permits ,en 4e earth a perpetual
reminder of the plaques once, inflicted, on.
the uaruly Egypt;.ns. :::s>eao >om soaer5
Of course pieces Of amusement langaish.
in these times. 50 thcatrieals are dull;
concerts .dulhr, and shows ,dullest. Even
Of new books We hear nothing, for there
are but fsv'' publishing houses Wiling to
send ont : xorks. s. during the collapse of @
tt,de. So the maeasines, especially: "Old
Kniuk," "graud, glorious e Kuiek, !" though
discussed in ayalIcr" dress to The dis