St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-09-18
CAPTAIN EARLE >. GOODRICH.
From the 81. Paul nreaa

TTOW tNG ~. raul xT(oe,
Captain Earle 8. Goodrich. Editor Of tho
I'one<r and Oen'oc1ot is bound to win distinc-
ton, and equally bound to win it. on some the
stre less bloody than the battle field.
Nowadays, when anybody gets to Be 4
postmaster in country town, or clerk tc
some federal official, he 1t once faueiss that
he is duece Of a fellow, and entitled, by viz
tue Of his office, to manage the political affairs
Of the country. to control primary meetinks
and dictate the choice Of conventions.
That is what siled Goodrich last xipter.-
The Federal pap which Cyrus got tor him made
the fellow crazy, and be naturally supposed
that Cyrus would be able to fulfill the rest 0:
the bargain, by turning over 10 him the whole
Republican party, body, boots and breeches.-
But. after trying it on the Legislature, and
limiting, to his great sYrprisc and ehagrip, that
Cyrus endorsement was not quite the "In hoe
';gnu'n cinco'' that he had been led t. antici-
pate, he suddenly changed his base of opera
tons and fell back on Washington for further
supplies. where he was consoled for his ill-luck
at home by rowing commission as Captain
of-nothing in particular; a military posi-
ton which suited him 70 hair, as it had tho
double advantage Of being lucrative and orna.
mental, without being at All dangerous.
Further to crafty these peculiar tastes, he
was assigned to a place on the staff Of Genera,
Shields, Of which his personal beauty and the
magni6cence OF his uniform were the mos,
conspicuous attractions, during the brief but
happy time in which that famous General wss
engaged. With mis- ragged and ah ,eless brigade
IN guaruing the property OF rehels. and cir
cumventing the efforts of Fremont 10 catch
Stcnewall Jackson.
These brilliant exploits having satisfied h;o
J ambition for active service, he retreated t.
Washington, where his court friends, DESTROYS
Of making the Captains military talents ana
pay useful in sphere better adapted to his
! Northumberland their own views, contrived to
get the War Department 10 ordor him back to
St. Paul, ostensibiy ''to cooperate With Gov
Rom.ey in raising volunteers" service in
| which they and he knew thst his assistance
was no more required than fifth wheel TO 4
! wagor. and to which, moreover, he has not
| contributed single hours attention since hia
| arrival at St. Paul some two months q %.
| The purpose for which this curious order
Was obtained was. first, 10 insult Governor
Ramsey by publicly associating with him in
| the dutios of his position. bitter and invete-
! rate personl enemy, and, second, to find some
military prete1t for sending Goodrich home,
where he might enjoy the euoluments and but
! tons Of a United States army officer, while
conducting his usual fall campaign against
Governor Ramsey.
Cyrus. certainly, deserves credit for the in
genuity Of this device for making Uncle Sam
pay the expenses Of his political fugliug.
Newspapers have heretofore been carried on
indirectly At the expen~e Of the United States,
but the Pioneer md Democrat is the firet in
stance which we can recall Of paper not only
eubssting upon the patronage Of the Govern
ment, but whose editor is directly paid BY the
United States to carry on his private business
and wears the uniform Of = military officer on.
~ to lead columns Of 6urgeoiss. 20
! The Editorial Captain, however, l.avine no
time in tho pressure Of his editorial cares du.
ring the summer months to ':co- operate With
Gov. Ramsey" seemed to regard the outbreak
OF the Indian war AZ q favorable occasion at
last to eco operate" 49,,
lie accordingly accepted IN ornamental 20.
sition on the staff Of COL Crooks, and gallant.
~ advanced with Col sibley's expedition on
Fort Ridgley. at . safe distance. however,
tehind the l6O horssmen who had been sent
ahead the day before to clear the way OF indi
ans. But an extra session OF the Legislsture
being called meanwhile, the Csptsin seemed t.
think thst Fort Ridglsy Was not good plse,
TO ''co-opsrats."~ "7*S -sz" il 1ahf >
At this juncturs, being opportuosly hetet
by very oonGdarats horse, 10 found j. md
denly necessary once more 70 5ssnr1 boHo;
and the promised ''co- operation" a. o1le ed
meneed by series Of savage and lynn d
slsughts on Governor Ramsey, through 81
columns Of the Rosesr 4 Democrat rs e,li1i
slaughter, however, has - yet ensued %
I 0Au8t If a Gltln inadvarto ncv A HAA ~aS& y