St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-31


been outside the county line no school house
anywhere in the vicinity that cae hear Of
farm on ~ opsa, or partly cleared, space sup
parting serah pinss about ten acres eaelosed
and growing corn this il all the crops .ad
all his family will have the coming winter to
live upon few sickly looking chickens and
two OF three sictiy looking pies no cows, no
horses, NO barn, Grouse and barn together,) no
ANYTHING in short but poverty. Tho pigs any
one Of them would not make Mianesotian ,
good hearty meal. They orc, ~ indeed are
all the hogs have seen in Miles,, of the long
drawn out kind. Their shouts would make
excellent double-barreled shot guns-their
ears would make . mule blush. The breed
must Be peculiar 70 Miss. 1fthere was . mu-
scum in St. Cloud would certainly have one
Of these nondescripts stuffed and shipped
there. The proprietor told me to-day that but
for his corn-hi. all-he would move away
he fears We may have fight, and as Powells
and our batteries coQnsnd the road and in d.
rect range Of his house, suppose he thinks
some other place would be just as safe should
We have occasion to use our guns Poor man
saw this afternoon At least twenty head Of
mules being grazed on his corn. Was this the
field Of = rich man believe me (from what
have seen) Gordon of guards would have 70.
sented such IN outrage. can't refrain from
uttering the belief that our Government is pur
suing very mistaken policy In simply occu.
pying the enemy's country-protecting the
rich mans property always-havins = few
take the oath Of allegianee-not worth the pa
per this is written on, and if any are to suffer,
the poor man invariably. Take, for instance,
that rich farming country from Risnzi to Holly
Springs over which We have travelled. The
Gov. through proper officers should have de-
manded Of each citizen his portion Of the war
tax and other back taxes, have taken it in for
age and beef cattle, anything that would 60 to
subsist the army. Instead of this We passed
well-filed cribs our horses at the time on half
rstions, men likewise, yet plenty Of cattle and
poultry Of all kinds to be had-for money. To
my mind nothing would bring these people 20
quickly to terms as to touch their pockets and
take their stuff. In three months one univer-
sal howl would go up from every part Of the
South wherever We 60; but - it is, they smile
and rather ike our easy way Of doing things
They are intensely bitter and will not love US
until brought back into the Union by some
other means than the easy, good natnred. way
Of doing things now in vogue. Do you sup
pose thst as we marched out Of Ripley and
through many miles Of fine farms that We
made single cow ert mot bit Of it. Here.
too, are thousands of acres Of corn growing.
Next fall let the Gov. take possession Of it, or
else. it will 60 to support tho fine army Of the
South. Bashsls will be shipped wherever
wanted and promises to pay seven years hence
will be deemed good pay by these same farm
ers who have no notion, - near % 7 can learn
that the Southern Confederacy is st all ssplay-
ed out" But to return to my neighbors over
the way and to give you some idea Of the in
telligeuce Of many Of the people down here.
will write as near as lean conversation which
I had with them to-day.
Old lady observ on my cap metal plate
with the letters "Minn. I'd b. on it's
that your name, Sir?"
"No, madam, that is the name Of my State
and No. Of our Battery
Old Gent-"Minnesot.! Iowa is north of
Minnesota and Illinois is north of that, be-
lieve."
explained the geographical position Of
the State. grew eloquent upon the advan-
tages Of Minnesota and stated the bushels Of
grain per acre, the number of bushels Of DO
tatoes, &c.
Old Lady-"Well, an done gone!'
Old1Gent.-"Wsll, I am done gone!"
This expression is much used among Ger
tain classes in this part Of the south and
seems tantamount to the expression some
times used in the North, Il want to know"
'Yes, Sir; forty bushels per acre is a very
common yield and our potatoes are about
eight times as large Is yours"
The whole four in chorus-'.1 am done
gone!"
ave have fine climate, many farms can
be had one-half timber the other half ready
for the plow." (Old lady looks iucredulous.)
Here people have no notion Of what prairie
is or what meant when I first spoke Of the
prairie. 'iou can buy in the market town
where live -four At $s per barrel, pork $3.50
per hundred weight, (old lady lins her specs
and looks straight At me-young lady opens
her mouth wide, not very email either) We
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