St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-08-21
then by their rebel mxsters, as tho com.
laahders Insisted on al parties claiming

naanidsrs insisted on al parties claiming
|ooussabandsa to- prove their! loyalty and
aakes the oath Of, allegiance Amongst the
nnpber were four turned over to me for
hospital purposes. In the winter months
the hospital was quite full Of sick and
Wounded, no white person could be- indu-
sad, either for love Or money, to wash the
slivthing Or clean the sick. If our poor
fellows were not attended to both by care
and proper cleanliness, typhoid fever, cry.
|apelas and hospital gangrene would have
been the death Of several Of; them. Un-
der this condition Of things one .,olored
women and three colored men turned in
aud did al the washing aud cleaning up Of
|the soldiers, besides cutting wood and
[lsuling water. The entire time 1 had
charge, there were nearly one thousand
[;patients 10 the hospital, and the kindness
and sympathy Of these unfortunate contra
bands. wore unceasing, the most strict
csahliuess was preserved by them all,
Fthrou5 h. For these services, by which,
the lives Of 50 many Of our faithful Union
soldiers were preserved to, the country,
what was the reward W .ich these nnfortu.
nate slaves received Finding Columbus
|sevacuated, and Fort l'oneisoh surrendered, ,,
the rebek master of Eliza, who. had con-
tributed ten thousand dollars to the South:
EerH Contnderacy, came in aud took the
oath to our government and rcolaimed his
|slxve, who, with her child, was surrender
Esdlz Thus this poor creature vlo had, by
.avingat lives of our soldiers, purchased
hetseit' ten times over, is restored to her
master, as a reward for her loyalty and
Eher Invaluable services to our government;
Is ii to" be wondered at if our soldiers cry
shame upon such = policy The master
[of oneIot the men, called Erasmus, picked
up: courage on seeing how easily his rebel
: .nfele obtained +po ession Of the woman,
Ianu he cariic in and took the oath aud
claimed the slave. Bdt Erasmus resolved,
if possible, never again to return to slave
~, and hid. in the.voods until . suitable
opportunity should allow him to cross tho
Ohio. A soldier volunteered to carry him
Eotsn but just ssE they were seatering the
boat the poor fellow WAS seized upon by the
niggsr catchers, and tn last ] know Of him
he was in jail. 80 ." - Il - ,:'' :.
William Yaibrow, an exceedingly INTEL
ligent slave, had belonged to a surgeon in
the rebel service, and was taSen ln Nash
vile, where he had been hired by his mis-
tress to work for the rebel army in cover
ing saddles: This poor fellow was one Of
the most idtelli gent men l had about the
hosoital and, rendered invaluable eervice
to the cause, and ne now rots in Jail here
Until claimed by the rebel owner. I couli
give You you The history Of another slave, who
brought to General Grant the impoatant
news of the flight of Floyd from Fort Dom
elson, and the distress of that garrison .
but ! fear would be trespassins on your
columns. Suficit to say that he barely was
saved by the humanity Of DR.. Hewitt,
Medical Director of the command, who re-
fused to- surrender him. to gang who
claimed him under the laws Of Kentucky
Is it to be wonderd a. That our Govern
ment has to evacuate every important
place taxed almost as soon as our brave SOL
diets have conquered ; it q Ia it to be
wondered, at that We are so slow in subdQ-
ine the Southern States if these loyal peo7
,ple are to be treated in this manner j. B.:
.s7True, s. the slaves, have been So
taught 6. to believe that the Yam
kees.s would give them; liberty !; and
are. 50 utterly without hope from any
other quarter that many: will come g but the
masses cannot thus be touched BY any
enthusiasm fer escape which would call
nasters from the rebel army to guard y !5,t their
property, and no 4 change has been made,
which approaches, 10 any measure TO- the
terrible nature of the occasion. McClel-
Ian has planted himself upon ,;.: :t.,.
y g IA narrow neck Of Land" .,.G,a:..
between . deep river and impossible:
Fsvamps where retreat Or advance is inn
possible and where he will doubtless spend
the winter in drilling, the new army; for
:he Rebels will not take him, as they
might, He is too useful to them where he
j., and unless the loyal people teach the
President that he is still their servant AID
compel him m 70 do hs ht daoty oy Or resign hi'
place, We are lost, lost, lost, ,.,.,l sG, .&''
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I" 'T%'" The Master Race. ">tt, g.
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10 HThe following, from the, Richmond
/ Mig, should put to the blush every man
claiming the name Of American to think
that one 30 poor, 80 corrupt, 30 besmearcd
With the slime Of treason, could BE found
amohg them who could indite such IN ar