St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-05-15

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From Ies 81 sss.i;siISsz T..
1t sssslkat 90 rebels 4 virginn are
in hs; and thsystrangers from
othst; Southern states wY have crowded
Richmond for months past are leaving the
city in hdste.ss Fhs, Richmond E1ami1er
of the 2ad Aprii asserts that h sthe1sbel
Congress had not nearly got through.with
its york when it dismissed itself, =aad-san
away,stoothe surprise its trisnasana the
entertainment of its enemies s54tWeat ef
occupationocertainly was not stheleasoanf
the Adjournment ''c says The Era.riper;
"their' record SHOWS that the tariff hung
in n'edia& while one hundred aad forty
nine miiitary- oommissioae~lay-..epeesd
on the table. NJ Tho fight seems to have
reused the anger ofsome Of the Journal
lists Of that town who would probably Ike
to accompany the retfeaang orators, bit
the. necessities Of daily pappeer" prevent.
The Richmond WAig grows facetious oser
the flight: ::*s' s-w :. x. Il 77-.-
=. For fear of accidents on the railroad, the
stampeded Congress left yesterday in q
number IF the strongest and newest canal
boats These boats are drawn by mules of
approved sweetness of temper! Toiprotect
the. stampeders from the snakes sandabvIl-
frogs that abound along the line Of the, ca
nal, General. Winder has, detailed a. regi-
ment of ladies' to march In advance Of The
mules and clear the tow:path of the pirates
The regiment is armed with pop sguna4 of
the longest range. The ladies will accom-
panys the Jstampedefs9to a.secjuded.cavc in
the mountains of Hepsidam, and leave
them there In charge Of the ehAdfen Of
the :yicinasse, until Mcclellan thinks pEqp-
er to let them come forth. The ladies' re-
turn to the defence Of their couhtry:4 os
The Examiner takes the matter moro
seriously, and calls the> hight h aan 16'daff5us
example to all classes ~ ~ q ao"4<'o
It is done by the votes Of the Ssnetors
Of those very States which have beensloud-
est In their professions of spatrfotism md
'ralor:.a'' Many, Of them now thinF aRaeh-
mond insecure, ta1k about The probability
Of eyacuatinng Virginia. ('.temporarily''J in
case of a defeat, and wish to- be safe Ton
their cotton. plantations when Tho event
takes place. [7'> oE@ e'' Il; E'1san 7ea
!. This is al very ven, but Ve cannot 4gree
With the Examiner il What hlloxs;o.
'o1Theysexhibit in this. way of thinking a
very narrow vision, moat imperfect: idea
otswhat is passing here; and are complete
ly:in3 error as to.the future that. lies close
before them. :. t.ia1 2Jt 7, 7sia:a.e.s7
5 $ We think, on the contrary, sthats they
show very clear apprehension Of Axhat
is passing here," and that they are + peftsct-
ly right in epdeavoring to use athe futur.
that lies before themp inpacking upsheir
.va}uable,, and getting ready for u further
Aight to . place ef safsty-or a. leap into
the last ditch. These hiding copspirsltors
are like John B. Floyd at Donelsop, they
dare not be caught Whoever surrenders,
they "cannot atfoor rd'' to fall into the hands
Of the, Union men. = =: ...'i ss.'' ~ "a'.h
But tits not 'the Congress" alone which
is s.runningsaway-4 The following singular
letter ffonr Danvilte, indthes Richmond
D'spate1 .,| Of April ,27th, shows how gen.
egal i: the desire Re to A. I.dy7 sds , ID
The present appearance Of ,Danyille re.
minds oueuyery sforcibly lIof, the cities Of
refuge spoken of TO- the Old Testament
Scriptures; From all parts q, the frontier
and sea-coastf Of this State refugees. are
flockingsto this point. Already the hotels
and sprisate boarding houses are crowded.
; Not having anticipated such an access
sion to their population, the resident citi-
seps had not laid in such supply of, pro-
visions as would be sufficient ips order that
all may have enough. Thus, eatables sell
very high, and the prices have % upward
tendency. But.ths- country around US is
rick. and fertile, and tobacco, (Which has
thusifar answered al purposes with the
tarmens, will give way to corn, pork, peas,
potatoes. and other articles more easily d.
gested than the weed. o 'a%Gs1ni
"EI rags. stst 2a.hGa.ntrn3. dosiIkff
''Danvilte is, a village on the borders Of
Virginia5and North 'Oarolina,fand sis ,m-
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