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The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-03-04
NEW LIVERY STABLE.

THE SUBSCRIBERS HAVING OPENED LIVERY STA
ME at Peck's old stand east Of the Post Oaic. are
now prepnr let Horses and Carriages Also, In car
nv passengers to any point they wish reasonable terms
STRONG 4 DoUD, Proprietors.
Hn sdale, Mich Dec. 10 1860.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-03-04
REBEL, DESPERATION.

Several OF the rebels showed during he
engagement recklessness Of life that proved
their desperation. One Of them mounted the
brcas,wolks in full view of our forces, and de-
fed the id Yankees; but hardly had his
defiance passed his lips before he fell pierced
by a score Of bullets.
Another remained outside Of the rifle-pts
after all his companions had retreated behind
them, and fought with bis sword against half
dozen Of the Unonsts who had surrounded
him, and were anxious to take him prisoner.
They asked him several times TO surrender,
but he had declared he would rather die, and
die be did on the point Of Union bayonet; !;
but not before be had slain one and wounded
three of his advcrsa'ies.
One Of Of tho prisoners has since given me
tho history Of this desperate sccessionist. He
haG inherited large fortune; married wife
in Tennessee; squaniered his means in rotous
living aud dissipation; s'pa'at,d from his
spou" became reckless; .oi cd the amy
aud declared his intention to live no longer
than the first battle. He redeemed his fatal
promise, and closed his wild career needless
martyr TO an uuholy cause.
A lh rd scce:sionist, a private in a Missis-
sippi company, left bis companions in arms,
and, with horrid imprecation, rushed into
the midst of one Of our regiments, bis hand
g,asping his musket barrel, and aimed blow
at an Indiana captain, but was shot dead with
a revolver hy bis opponent.
UNION RRcKLEssNEss OF LIFE.
Three members of the Eighth Illinois rush.
ed over the rife pits after the enemy bad nc.
treated, and pershed fighting against thou
sand foes,
On Saturday, young man James Hartley,
who had lost brother the previous day, swore
TO be revenged, aud in one Of he sorties
by Il g rebels, attacked six Of them single
handed; killed three Of them, and lost his
own lfe
Corporal Mooney, an I'ishmen, seeing that
the staff Of ono Of the regimental flags was
shot away and picked up the Stars and Stripes
and wrapping them around his body, rushed
over the parspet of the outworks, and, crying
"Come on my brave boys was blown to
pirces by shell.
HAIR BREADTH ESCAPES.
A Lieutenant. Colonel in an Iowa regiment
during the fierce contest Of Saturday aftrrnoon
had nine bullets put through his coat, and
yet sustained no injury.
Peter Morton Of the Thirteenth Illinois had
the case Of his watch, which he wore in tis
upper vest pocket, Immediately over bis heart
torn away by q canister shot, and the watch
still continued 10 keep time.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-24

,est. Then, if they fool that they will
be allowed to fight the rebels and hot
compelled to protect and pet them, they
should 80 With rush, and mako an end
Of tho business. II the war is to be con.
ducted -, it has been, tho sooner tho
Southern u Confedclacy is acknowledged
the better, Cor We are further off crushing
it now than We were a year ago, But, if
President Lincoln will adopt the new line
Of policy which treats rebelsas enemies and
gives them the full benefit Of the laws Of
war our men must hurry to the field.
Every third man can be spared, and q
few months will complete the work.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-24

and Mcclellan, General in Chief Of the
Amiss Of tho Union, his headquarters to
b IN Warrington. They arc all remain.
Ing r. s'asss qxo until ii, arrival there.
The President will soon issus orders to
carry the eouasoat'on act Immediately and
atsiossutly. !. - i
" The new iron.plated rebel ram Arkau-
a. loft tho Yssoo river and ran the gaunt.
let Of our gunboats to Vicksburg. She
WA injured. though TO what extent is not
known. Our loss 81 killed aud wounded.
Hamilton, N. c., has been captured by
our troops, after .sharp fight. Our loss
one killed and several wounded. The n
envy left 40 or so dead on the field.
10000 have already been enrolled IN.
der the late call.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-24
Telegraphio News.

The news Of the past week has been Of
but slight importance.
Gen. Pope sent detachment 70 . point
within IS miles Of Richmond, whe,e they
destroyed tho railroad and telegraph line
for several miles, burning the depot, de-
stroying 10000 cartridges Of musket am
mupition, one hundred barrels OF -four
and other valuable property belonging to
he rebols. Our loss, one wounded. Gen.
Pope appears to be carrying on affairs in
bis department with vigorous hand.
Gen. Halleck has been appointed BY
IT,. Pycsident, with tl's advice Of Scott
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-24

LEcTuRE.-Mr. Moore, editor Of the
Masonic Reuiew, Cincinnati, Ohio, de.
livered lecture at the Seminary, last
evening, on Burns-llis Homes aud Hab-
it's, His Loves and Songs. It is 4 6ne
literary production, was we'll delivered
and WAS doubly interesting to folks like
ourself to whom the poems Of Burns sup
piled the place Of Mother Goose in infao-
cy; and who love the broad dialect in
which many Of them are written.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-24

On Thursday, a bill passed both
Houses Of Cong, ess, providing that on and
after the first Of August all postage ard
other U. s. stamps shall be received for
all dues Of less than Eve dollars, and which
may be received in exchange for U. 8
notes. Tho treasury department will at
once make arrangements for issuing large
quantities Of new stamps, exactly like the
present ones, except being printed on a
much thicker Iaper and without gum on
them. These can At any post Office be ex.
changed fsr'the ordinary STAMP.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-24
Withdrawal.

Since the above was in type we have
advices from Col. Miller positively with
drawing his name from the canvass. He
learns that "the work Of volunteering goes
on slowl Your forces in the field are great
y reduced and the ''old Aag' has not a
man to spare; ner should it appear, to the
world, that any one Of its supporters is
seeking to leave his post"
lie has right to decide, and We re-
luctantly acquiesce. OF course, our next
choice is Lieut.. Gov. Donnelly.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-24

We have seen aud used ''The Little
Giant Sewing Machine" Of which Mr..
Gibbs is agent, and find We can sew with
it quite readily and beautifully. Its price
puts it within the reach of most families
and it will surely save many a weary hour
OF stitching Mr.. G. is citizen of North
field, MINI, and is there esteemed an
honorable, upright man, and We can rec
commended him to the patronage Of our
citizens
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-24
The Congressional Nomination.

In claiming the nomination for Lieut..
Col. Miller, We claim it more for this dis.
trict than for him, personally. Northern
Minnesota is entitled, to the nomination
aud has put forth no other candidate. AS
to his engagements in the army, We feel
that he must leave it soon unless there is
a marked change in his health for he
will not long be able to perform his duties
there. He still hopes to serve until the
brunt Of the war is over and, would not
be calico upon to assume his COMPRESSION
al duties, if elected. until Dec 60 with
in five months Of the expiration of his
time Of enlistment. Some, are sufficient
ly ungcncrous to urge against him, that
he wishes to get out Of the army. The
sheer comes with bad grace from young
er aud healthier men who never went in
to it. lie volunteered as a private sol.
der, and as such would have served if he
had not. unsolicited, received the appoint
ment he now holds. He could have had
an honorable dismissal, months ago, on &C.
count Of his health and only his uncou-
querable desire to strike every blov he
can, for bis country, has kept him in the
service. There could certainly be no
tinge Of cowardice or dishonor attached to
his name, for resigning at any time and,
as we have before stated, it is highly i'm
probable that he will long be able to con-
tinue in the field. He has certainly serv-
ed his country we'll, aud faithfully there
led our regiment nobly and been at
his post in every engagement it has yet
been in; and, as Minnesota has many
men who could take his place in the field,
provided this war is to continue into the
next century, it is but an act Of justice to
him. and honorable acknowledgment Of
his service to call him to a post which no
one doubts his ability to gil with honor to
himself, and benefit to bis State, while it
would give him an opportunity to regain
the health 10 ct in her service.
Withdrawal.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-24
The New Levy.

In another column will be found 4
proclamation from the acting Governor of
Minnesota calling upon our people to
gil up their quota Of the new levy Of
300, 900 men. We cannot see that our
State can spare many more men until
our growing, bountiful crop is safely har-
vested. The country must be ted as well
as fought for and, it would be bad econo-
my to take our laborers away aud let our
grain drop back into the earth.
It's . painful fact that thousands Of
our Minnesota farmers have left their
homes, to be planted in the Potomac mud,
overtazed At ditch-digying on the York.
town Peninsula, converted into pack
mules ia Kantucky aud Tennessee, and
manufactured into guards Of honor, for
the property Of rebels in arms and seeking
their lives on oil occasions ; and, unless
this plan Of conducting the war is to be
changed, We do not think there is any
use in any more men going. Three hun
dred thousand men is but drop in the
ocean Of lives which must be sacrificed if
We are to keep such men As Mcclellan
and Halleok in the field and pursue the
policy Of scattering our Union troops over
the country in squads to prevent tho es.
cape Of slaves, aud keep ono another from
getting any subsistence in the enemy's
country.
We will soon know whether the Pres.
ident il going to carry out the policy in.
dica.sd BY tho cou6scation act and in the
mean time our men can gather the har-
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-24
The Negro Regiment.

Read Gen. Hunters answer to Wick
litfe's questions, to be found ON our First
page and say if 1t is not the uoblest docu-
ment the war has brought forth. What
loyal man or woman will not say: God
speed him, in the work which will save
the lives Of thousands Of northern men
who must otherwise have persisted in Car
Gina swamps.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-24

Tho City Council Of St. Paul has re-
solve to give bounty Of $40 to all vol.
unteers enlisting in any Of three Compa.
MES forming in that city for the Sixth
Regiment. Also, t. give IS per month
to the wife and children Of such volun-
teers, provided they shall allot So per
month of their pay.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-24

Congress adjourned on Thursday last
and the members returned home. The
House refused to print the Presidents
Message. The Chicago Tribune says:
1.-THE general feeling about the affair is,
that the President snubbed Congress by
sending message in, so they snubbed him
by the refusal to print it,"
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-24

Earle s. Goodrich, Of Pomatum no.
toriety, aid.de.camp on Mcclellan 's.staff
has been ordered to repair to St. Paul and
cooperate with the Governor ia raieing
and organizing volunteors". Bah!
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-24

Ia We will receive wheat, oats. corn
four, wood, good butter, eggs, or anything
else We can use, in payment Of subscrip-
,ions to tho DEMOCRAT or debts due the
establishment. Now is the time to SUBJ
scribe or settle old bills.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-24
Republican state Convention.

4 Republican District Convention, for the
Second Congressional District Of this State,
will asa '",hle at Saint Paul on the 3Oth inst,
a. 'Hs' clock ", for the purpose sf nomins-
tin: cAn4i,late for Member Of Congress from
the Second District.
The different counties in the District will b.
entitled to be represented in the Convention
by delegates who are bona Jsde residents Of the
counties from which they are accredited, as
follows.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-24

BY order ofthe State Central Committee,
ROBERT F. FISK, Chairman.
w. L. WILSON,
ANDREW NEsSEL,
G. n. WHITNEY,
J. 3. GILFILLAN,
GEO Y. WHITE,
OF the State-Cen.ral Committee.
8. Paul, July I'd, 1852.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-24
WAsHIsoTos, D. G., July, 10th, 1862. .a'7'
N~r~~< NuAr~o An No., Ia hss~n

sSs2's WAsaINo1ox, D. g., July, 10th, 1862. 7"7'
ED1roA DEMocRAT.-Now let Minne-,
sofa b. proul---uot Of her abundance Of
money-not Of her Candidates lately nom.
mated for the next House. Of Representa-
tives because they are understood 70 be.
pro-slavery Democrats; one Of The Douglas
and the other Of tho Breckenridge stripe
Of INSTRUMENTATION, and anti-war pro;
clivitics unless it be for tho preservation
Of slavery even at the expense of the free
Unio" men Of the North-not for these
principles represented BY the ticket now
IN the 6eld-no-but becacse OUR PRES
ENT DELEGATION IN CONGRESS Is a UNIT
UNDIVIDED and fully up to the standard
Of the strong-kneed, strong backed Repu6-
hcan. upon the Warpolicy. to be adopted.
Yesterday, Senator RICE, yes HENRY
NJ. RICE Of Minnesota, our sound young
State, kicked the old bunker Douglo--
Bfcckenrid experimenting Dem.
ocratic platform out Of the U. S. Senate
Chamber, and stood up like m.nn-like
u Union-loving patriotic man-and pro.
claimed himself in favor Of the confsca-
ton bill, by which the President is author
ICED to employ, in the army, the slaves Of
the rebels, in any way he, or the officers
in the field see propcr-ia work upon tie
Notifications or as soldiers to give all such
their llberty-also, to con6scatc the whole
property of the rebels and to-day, he
told the writer he desired to have no more
guards around rebel property but to have
our army subsist upon tho property of the
rebels when in their Country; and, that.
now the war should be short but terrible
and every means within the po'oer Of this
Union be used to crush the rebellion.
This is the policy he has advocated for
a long time before the com,nitte upon the
war and now, our delegation in Congress
is as perfectly united as good old Vermont
who never voted wrong.
Alas now for Minnesota iudian--robb-
ing Democrats FIR Senator Rice the gen.
Senator" has gone ahead, if it
were possible, of Senator Wilkinson and
Reps Aldrich and Window, all of whom
ale firm as rock upon the same question
A new policy is to be inauguated in
on this var-the mighty power
of the rebellion must be struck down or the
Union given up to ruin.
Five hundred thousand brave mon,
with strong arms aud willing hearts are
ready to build onr forts, dig our bitches,
do the work for our armies and, row our
boats, as we'll as pilot them. All the uay
they ask is rations and all the bounty they
require is freedom.
Let us accept them, and then will
humanity rejoice not only in this country,
but in Europe and throughout the world
Then the Great Powers of Euorpo will
say ,; the Union, the Government is right
the rebellion will soon be crushed-the
war at an cn1--y. will not Interfere.
CHIPPEWA.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-24

Extracts from private letter written by
Alex Kinkead, Of tho Second Minnesota Bat
terry to his brother at this place1
CAMP NEAR JAclNro, Mlss.,
July 18th, 1862.
DEAR BRorHEn.-The day after the date of
my last letter to you Camp Clear Creek) our
company was under marching orders for Hol-
ly Springs, westward from Camp Clear Greek
about sixty miles. Our route lay through
much the same appearing country Is that de-
scribed by me in my letter from 'before Cor
inth," until We arrived at the village Of
Rienzi. Keeping westward course the eoun-
try preserves the same high, rolling character,
but improves in appearance, being we'll eet-
tied, farms of large size and houses better
than any had before seen water good and
plenty. Rienzi is ON the Mobile and Ohio R.
R., and from the number Of warehouses and
stores must have done hourishing business
previous to the breaking out Of the war. Our
first days march (forced) carried US beyond
Rienzi eight miles, hating at eleven O'Clock.
OF again at three in the morning, and encamp-
ed at the pleasant village of Ripley. You
cannot imagine the severity Of these marches
in hot climate like this. All day long the
road is obscured by dense volumes Of fine i'm
palpable dust peculiar to this yellow, clayish
soil. Alter going few miles ones throat be-
comes an oven ones nostrils anything but
whatnostrils ought to be. The consequence
is if one opens his mouth he ohokes-he tries
to breathe through his nose and cannot. Men
choking rush frantically to every well AMI
brook. I have seen we'll drank dry in half
An hour. Perspiring freely, every particle
of dust that touches sticks fast, and such
set Of weary, dusty, woe-begone looking
men IS one may see after = days march
canuot be pictured. have seen some Of the
drivers Of our Battery pull tho harness of their
horses and drop upon it asleep under tho hor
ses, heels. T3A'H.'
Ripley, our place Of encampment the Sec
ond day out, is the handsomest, most New
England looking place, I have seen in Missis-
sippi. A contraband now in our camp, tells
mo that the people are rich and intensely aris-
tocratio. It IL esteemed disgrace for lady
to sew or do work Of tho most trivial charac.
tsr. l must say 4 At tho place IL very prstti-
" laid ont, tho yards and gardens neat and
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-24

On Saturday last the Governor re-
ceivcd official notice of the resignation
ard discharge Of Rev. E. D. Neiu, Chap
lain Of the First Regiment. We are not
informed of the reasons which induced
this resignation.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-07-24
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The Exhibition.

r2+fs no 1Sj2QxO4C1O0.
e
. The second exhibition for the Soldiers
aid Society was postponed on Friday on
account Of tho rain, and came Of on Tues.
day evening. The Seminary was denscly
crowded-all the sitting and standing
room being occupied with an audience
that loudly testified their approval. The
performance was much more refined than
the former one; and showed great care
and labor in preparation. The acti' 6 was
fine, except that, occasionally. the actors
turned aud addressed the audience in
stead Of one another, or Of soliloquizing.
For instance in "Exaggeration Extraordi.
nary" after Col. Marvel and Capt. Vaunt
took leave "Caustie" arose and addressed
the audience instead Of Mrs. Simple, and
retired leaving her TO address her closing
remarks likewise to the audience, forget
ting, entirely, that they were representing
a guest aud hostess, in private English
drawing doom. So, in the charade of the
"Masterpieco," where "Harry" is max
ing love to "Miss Curtiss' he spoke bis
asides to the audience. When "George"
came in, and found them quarreling and
dismissed them, he delivered bis bachelor
soliloquy to the audience and "Nellie"
in the frame, when "Tilly" entered, spoke
her aside, to the folks on the seats.
In that same charade much better eff.
feet might have been produced by "Til-
ly's" crossing the stage, and going out at
the opposite door, in tho scene where
"George" engages her as maid of all work !;
and when she declared that the eyes Of
the picture followed her all around she
should have walked back and forth to give
them an opportunity to follow her.
When "Penpucker indigo" in the cha
rade Of 1.-THE Blue" showed his torn hand
kerchief for "Lady Violet's" iaspec-
ton he turned square around, held it up
aud made public address, forgetting en-.
tirely that he was~a private gentleman de-
livering Caudle lecture to his wife, over
the breakfast-table. in his own parlor.-
Also in. the winding up Of that charado
the audience was again appealed to, to
witness tue reform which was to be brought
about in that household.
An actor should be altogether oblivious
of any observation except that of those on
the stage with him. Col. Marvel, Capt.
Vaunt, lilly Jones, Lady Violet, limo
thy Stubs and Lettice did their parts ad-
mirabl in this respect as did Miss Curtiss
in the love scene; and with the excep-
tons mentioned the acting Of all, was fne.
George at work on his great picture. run
ming to see after its safety and examining
"Harry's, sustained his character excel.
leut)y well, as did Caustic until the clos.
ing speech. The "speech on the crisis"
by "Major Cheekenoush Dlowhorn" was
capital burlesquc without being in the
least coarse and the duet "Lct US dance
on the sands" by Mrs. Palmer and Miss
Mitchell was exquisite. Altogether we
doubt if theatrical company IN the State
can excel our am ateur performances.
The music was by Place, futile and
Lamb and was unusually fine, even for
them. J. Grandelmyer served as door
keeper, and all went off TO everybody's en-.
tire satisfaction.