St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-08-07

armies, has gone on as usual. The Presi-
dent docs not feel himself bound to en-
force laws which strike at the root of the
Rebellion. While our men are used as
police force to catch the slaves of rebels,
it is Of course our men who keep the slaves
at work to support the rebellion and the
fewer we send there the better. 1t is our
own armies which have been fighting
against themselves Without their. aid
the Union force was invincible. IF we
ha6 acknowledged the Southern Confede-
racy, at first, and made a treaty with It, we
should have had to fight them, perhaps
before this time, but in that case we
should have met them as enemies, aud used
all the ordinary means Of warfare to SUBJ
due them; bit as it has been we have
been their main siren 9Th against our
selves-have spent our time keeping four
millions Of loyal people at work for the
Rebellion at home, and sending hundreds
of thousands of our bravest men to-pro-
tect rebels and crush the loyal Millions
How can we expect anything but defeat?
Nor need we wholly blame the President.
The people, ut home turn and twist, and
prevaricate, and fear to speak the word
which would cause him to call all loyal
men to our standard, under promise of
freedom, as their reward. Nothing less
than this can meet the case. We never
com crush this rebellion wlthoW the aid of
the SLAVES; and the sooner we give up
trying the better. In two more years
such war as we have had, we will not be
able to defend ourselves, at home, against
the fire and sword of our Southern inva-
ders. We therefore call upon all sane
men to stay at home and do all in their
power to strengthen our home means Of
defense; and, if they are drafted and
compelled to 60 to make it point Of con-
science to shoot such commanders as re-
fuse or neglect to obey the laws, aud
give our armies every aid and advantage
known to the laws of war.
The editor of the New \ ork Times
vouches for the authenticity of the follow
ing letter. Read it. It was written af-
ter the disasters at Richmond. Read it
and say if our armies had not better be
called home, instead of sending others:
CAMP NEAR FALMOUTH, Va. J
Sunday Afternoon, July 9th, 1862
An officer of the Brooklyn Fourteenth
had occasion to step into and use privy
in the yard of a citizen, who met him as
he came out, and accosted and insulted
him outragcously, yet dare not retort be-
cause he had infringed npou general Or
der in his strait, which provides that none
shall enter private residence or grounds
without special instructions. On the
strength of this encyoachm,ent, a guard
vas demanded and obtained to patrol IN
front Of this cesspool, aohose ouncr IS an
open, avo,ced, bitter secession;st, and
hates the oery sight Of the damned YAM
KEGS. A hospital has recently been open
ed at the north end of the city, in which
there are over two hundred PATIENTS
This hospital is spacious stone building,
formerly a clothing works or mill, but
wholly unprotected by shade, and fronting
on the dry and dusty street Near yb
lives Mrs. Owen, whose sons to the num-
Der of three are in the rebel SERVICE, and
no doubt her heart is with them. The
trim shrabbery, the ia1iting shade of the
thick, clustering trees, the refreshing YER
dure Of the sloping lawn in front, no doubt
looked pleasant and attractive to the few
convalescents who were able to drag their
feeble, trembling limbs across the road,
through the gate, up the gravelled walks,
where they sought to fill their canteens with
the cool, clear water from the we'll within
the yard. They were metby the virago own
ing the place, and repealed with epithets
worthy the habitues of Catherine street
Market. They were neither permitted to
to fill their canteens or rest themselves in
the shade, but ordered to leave and
keep clear of the premises. After
this she was furnished by Captain Mans
field with guard, who was instructed to
shoot these bold and daring hospital patti
ents, plethoric with disease, riotous and
jubiliant with calome) and EPSON salts, if
they dared to enter these premises again
without permission-qualified, perhaps, by
saying if they could not be kept out any
other way. That these things ought to be
known, cannot be denied and yet it
would be worth my commission to make it
public and assume its responsibility my
self and yet these things are discourage
ing to those who have taken their lives in