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St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24

Death istlaily recruiting his army, makes
u tolcrab,,c testimonial Of the respect and
veneration inwhich Gen Halleck holds
the Divine Institution aud his determine.
ton not to wound the preludioes Of his
Southern brethren by admitting their Un.
ion chattels within our lines and thus
learning something Of the movements Of
their aristocratic masters. It is just this
and nothing more, for our army Of Pitts
burg was surprised and cut to pieces for
want Of kuo Wedge Of the encmy's proxin-
lty and numbers knowledge which
thousands Of slaves would have been glad
to communicate if they had been received
aud protected Or suffered to 60 their way
in peace. Was there ever anything in
the history Of war to match the Stupidity
Of commanders who thus sacrifice their
armies to a punctillous vencration for the
rrejudices of their enemies
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24

al debt, it is a small thing that ten miles
sqarc out ofthc twosthirds Of our nation.
al domain which is cursed by tho atrocity
should be rescued from the presence Of the
crack Of the whip and the footsteps Of
fear. But, small ~ it is, it is q great, a
very great matter.
It proves that Lincoln 10 President and
not 10 Holt, as we have supposed. Ken,
lucky does not govern the administration.
We have not King Log ut tho head Of
the nation. Our chosen President has .
back bone and stands on his own feet
He keeps his own counsel aud executes
his own will. OF this, the signing Of thus
bill IS conclusive evidence, and thus We
are freed from the onl y apprehension We
have ever had of him. His honesty we
have never doubted, but his clesrheadel-
ness and strength Of purpose we havc.--
The doubt is set at rest. To us he ap.
pears very, very, slow, but 'larse bodies
move slowly" Had We been in hi' place
there would not have been slave in this
country on the FIRST day Of list August
TOR we should have proclaimed immediate
emancipation, as military MEASURE, just
after the battle Of Bull Run, with compen-
s4tlon to l'yal shareholders; but then We
are small specime" Of humanity aud the
President is considerable sized man. If
he will maize haste to d. right ever so
slowly We will try to wait and always be-
lievc he is doing what he believes to be
best.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24
Hurry Up"

Thomas NJ. Newson, Of St. Paul, will
deliver his celebrated lecture "Hurry Up,"
in the Seminary, st. Cloud, on Tuesday
evening next, the Goth. lie proposed to
lecture for the benefit of the Soldiers Aid
Society Of St. Cloud, but as we have no
such organization at present, we have ta-
ken the responsibility of appointing the
lecture without the Intervention of socie
ty, fer the mutual benefit of the lecturer,
who will be greatly benefited by the op-
portunity Of seeing our thriving city, and
of the inhabitants who will have then the
benefit of hearing one of the oldest labor
ers in the field Of Minnesota literature 49,
This lecture has received high encomiums,
from good judges. So turn out and give
him full house. Admission 10 cents
Time - o'clock.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24
Sad Death Of Governor Harvey.


Governor Harvey. of Wisconsin, was drown
ed on Saturday night ut eleven o'clock, when
passing from one boat to another, at Sayannsh,
Tennessee. The body had not been found
when the dispatches left.
How inexpressibly sad indeed! When
we parted from Gov. Harvey two months
ago how improbable it appeared that now
his high place of usefulness would he va
cant. 1t wa, his place to provide for the
comfort of those vino we're riskiug life in
their country's service and superintend
the provisions for their families, and how
he labored day and light to secure to the
soldiers from Wisconsin all they could
reasonably expect from their State author
tiles. In the first rush Of enthusiasm his
Predecessor had expended all, and Gov.
Harvey took charge Of the executive dc.
partnlcnt of the State when the treasury
was exhausted of all funds which he could
appropriate to the soldiers use: and the
large debt due the State from the General
Government was unpaid, hut amid great
discourasements he was unwearied in de-
vising ways and means to fulfil the obliga-
tions to the families Of volunteers which
tal been entered into by the State before
his administration. We learn that he was
on his way to give personal attention to
the wants of the wounded Wisconsins
when he was thus suddenly snatched from
the field of his labors to the enjoyment Of
his reward
lie was large.heartcd, generous, kind
ly man, in personal appearance somewhat
resembling our own Gov. Ramsey, mod
81 IT Industry and perscve1ance-of un-
doubted integrity and u.staiel morality,
at least he Was 20 >!e ;cribed to US by those
in whose opinions W. have confidence and
who knew him we'll, and Ill We saw of
him confirmed the story.
He commenced life poor, was school
master in Wisconsin. and s to the high
est place in the State through the conf
deuce inspired in his business capacity and
integrity, for he was not lawyer aud not
remarkable as public speaker. lie
leaves no children, but his wife will be
mourncr indeed, for their domestic rela-
tons were peculiarly happy. She was
not only his hou<ekeeper, but his counsel
lor and friend. May God comfort her.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24
"A Correction. Z
Caow WINo, MINI,
Anil I'd. 1872

- ss#S:..i Esss W. AOVSs
EpIroR DEMooRATs-Sone weeks since
your correspondent y. NJ" ia the 90
count Of tour % tho Pineries stated Incl.
dentally that tho Ronas Catholic Chapel
was the only house If worship 10 this
place.
This is . mistake into which any one
passing through might easily fall. Your
correspondent will no doubt be pleased to
learn that the scriptures are read, the Cos
pei preached, and the praycrs offered here
in language "undentanded Of the PEG.
ple." ..~.>.
You will do US the justice to make the
correction equally public With the orig;-
nal statement. ~.v.< ....:1a
We have here an humble chapel of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, built in the
summer OF 1860, and tho not yet finished
internally, it has been in use for more than
u year past-divine service being celebra-
ted on two Of the Sundays in each mouth.
Our chapel stands in u grove of low pine.
overlooking the river above the town, aud
is ornamented with beautiful window of
stained glass llolc.iu-the- Days patent
covers mile square of land north Of the
town site Of Grow Wing, and this is the
nearest building to it. We ave eight lots
adjoining the church which we're selected
in 1856, secured in 1857, for parochial
and missionary purposes. =
Since the 4th Of August, 1859, the wri:
ter has resided at this point, doing mis-
sionary duty both in the settlements and
in the Indian country, travelling from 1000
to 1900 miles each year. The design Of
all this expenditure of labor and means
in this remote portion Of our G. untry is
more especially to bear witness to the
heather race whose Reservations begin
here, that we believe the Christian Faith
and consider it for them, IS we'll Us for
ourselves: the True Light that shinetll
from Heaven, the means whereby a rem-
uaut may escape TEMPORAL and spiritual
destruction.
Very Truly Yours,
+. STEELE PEAKE.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24
The Killed.

The St. Paul Press gives list Of five
Brigade commanders, twenty-"ue Rcgi-
mental Field Officers, tl,rty-eight Cap.
tains and twenty Licutenauts killed in the
Corinth, or Pittsburg battle, and adds that
when full reports come in no doubt It'll ,
number of Lieutenauts will be fifty. This,
with at least fifteen hundred privates and
Thousands Of wooul.i twin whose ranks
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24

INDIANS We met gentlemen while
travelling who had resided for some time
at the Chippewa Agency and he in formed
US that the change, for the better, in the
condition Of the Chippewas was very re-
markable, the past winter. They had
suffered much from the delay in the pay
ments but when their payments did come
the Agent insteal Of being preceded, &C
companiea, Or followed by gang Of idlers
whose business it was to rob the red man
of his small annuity by making him drunk,
Superintendent Thompson went to the
payment accompanied by U. S. Attorney
Nourse and Marshal. Cleveland, vh.sc
apccial business it was to look after the
resident whisky sellers and bring them to
condign punishment. Their efforts have
so checked the traffic that our informant
remarked:
IL have seen but three drunken Indi-
aus around the Agency this winter, while
formerly there WIS seldom, if ever, q
night when they were not bowling around
like Sc: of devils"
We remarked that this must be highly
crafty ing to the few white inhabitants,
and that the change was very creditab!e
to Superintendent Thompson.
"Oh yes," was the answer, "Thompson
is going to make a god superintendent,
but its Nourse that's after the whisky sell
lers. and tell you he's sharp one Most
Of them have cleared out for fear Of him,
but one fellow has given bail and is back
ut the old trade"
We would suggest to friend Nourse that
this may be case asking attention, if To-
wishes 70 keep up his reputation as chief
terror to evil doors amongst this inveter-
alto class Of sinners, WHO live By robbing
and degrading the 1udian.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24

HURRY UP.-Mr. Newson, formerly of
the Times in his recent lecture at St. Paul
on "Hurry Up, said many good things
Tho following extract on the question of
slavery is as true as the gospel Of St. John.
Slavery may commit any crime, and parti-
Fan demagosues will justify it. The lec-
turer said
."500,000,000 of dollars (including the
expenses Of North and S 'uth) and for
what? Slavery! 10000 human lives, and
for What? Slavery. Billions of wealth
wrecked on the ocean of bankruptcy and
by what? Slavery! An immense public
debt! and for what? Slavery! 1t was
slavery that corrupted every department
of the Government It was slavery that
applied the torch to the Temple of Freedom.
It was slavery that fred the first gun at
the sacred rights Of 70, 100000 American
citizens Slavery can commit any act in
.dccalogue Of crime and yet even now while
thousands Of our friends are bleeding and
dying upon the battlefield in defence of
Freedom. Slavery has constitutional rights.
So has tho robber. So has the midnig ht
sssssin. 50 has tho murderer.
The Euterp.isescame up .gain to-day,
(Frtday) ~
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24
"The Silver Lining"

The dark cloud which, has hung over
our nation, since its birth, gathering black
ness every year and every day, until late.
ly it has fallen as pail below our hill tops
ard shroudcd our valleys in deepening
mist, has lifted at last to the lower limbs
Of our primcval forests one reut in the
black sky shows that the sun is shining
b>yond-that even 10 our cloud there is
silver lining shed from the radiance Of the
world beyond where God, and Truth, and
Justice reign. SLAVERY IN TIE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA is ABOL.
ISHED THE PRESIDENT HAS
SIGNED THE BILL, AND TO-DAY
NOTACHAIN1 is CLANKED IN THE
SHADOW OF OUR NATIONAL CAP.
toll!
Surely "The Lord God Omnipotcnt
reigneth, let the Earth be glad" How
many, many, weary years it is since We
walked over great part Of a township
gathering signatures to petition for the
abolition of slavery in the District Ct Co.
lumbia. 1t was before we had seen our
sixteenth summer, anil we'll do we remem-
Der the arguments We were wont to use to
convince the old Pennsylvania farmers
that negroes have souls. From then un-
til row we have been laboring in some way,
almost without hope and praying without
faith, that God would avert His judy
ments from our land by bringing US, as a
nation, to repentance and works ,nete for
it. The judgments have come, and up to
this time it has appeared to US as though
God stood, as man with an earthern >es-
sci in each hand, dashing them against
each other for mutual destruction-that
the more guilty would be the more com.
pletcly shattered while both should be bro
ken to pieces. We never could see any
reason to suppose the Lord was on our side
for We were not on the side of Ri ght and
He never espouses the wrong. While
our nation is divided into two factions
fighting for the privilege of continuing
an dre-estahlisling system which converts
mcn, made in the image Of God, into chat
tells personal-which denies them the
rights of marriage, the right t" learn to
read aud the right to wages for their work.
God can never take sides with either AS
Thomas Jefferson said long ago ale has
no attribute which can take sides with US
in such conflict :" but this abolition Of
slavery in the District IS an important step
towards placing us on the Lords side.
It 10 q small matter compared to what
the North hasa right to expect and de-
mand after all the insight We haze had Of
the devilish nature Of the institution We
have 50 long cherished. After it has
stepped our land in blood and loaded COM
iug generations With mountain Of natioo'
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24

10 We will receive wheat, oats, corn
hour, wood, good butter, eggs, or anything
else we can use, in payment of subscrip.
tions TO the 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, 1862-04-24
State News.
Very Truly Yours,
f.. STEELE PEAKE.

HEAVY SHIPMENTS TO BE MADE.-It
is estimated that one aud half million
bushels Of wheat are awaiting shipment
on the Mississippi, aud st. Croix, north Of
La Crosse. We think the estimate too
small. Large quantities Of pork are also
in store, awaiting the opening of navie.-
tion. The movement will commence in a
few days. &tN.oater Messenger.
TERRIBLE ACCIDEST.-On Saturday
afternoon the 9Th inst, says the Winona
Republican dangerous accident befel Mr..
Il Z. Paine, residing in tho vicinity of
Wyattville, which threatens to DE- prive him
Of his life. While feeding his horses in
the barn, he stumbled and fell toward them,
when one of the animals kicked him vio-
lcntly on the head, producing terrible
wound. The physicians called, took from
the bruised aud fractured skull several
pieces Of bone and nearly tea-cupful o
viscous matter. His recovery is very
doubtful.
The FLooD.--The Minnesota river here
is now, Friday morning, at flood height
wi,hin about three inches Of US high as last
spring, when 1t was higher than 70. ten
Years past. The river here reaches from
hill to hill, and is nearly mile in width.
St. Peter, nevertheless, is high aud dry,
with the exception Of Wainwright's stone
warehouse, on the levee, which has about
five feet Of water in the cellar.
We learn from the Mankato Record that
the Blue Earth river is higher than ever
before known, and that the fine bridge
ACROSS that stream, between Mankato and
South Bend, has been swept away. This
bridge cost about $4,000. Other bridges
and several mills on the river have been
washed away and materially damaged. The
lower part Of Mankato is under water
HoMIcIDE.-On Wednesday last, the
10th, an atfray occurred at widow Thomp.
sons near Big Lake in Sherbune County,
in which brother Of Mrs. Thompson kill
ed German by dea'ink him heavy blow
on his head with the sharp edge Of an Ak,
bur, ing it deep into his skull. The muir
derer was arrested At the North Minueapo-
lis Bridge. . ..........- .... a. =: !
SAD CAsuALTY.--About two weeks ago
George Raymond, one of the oldest citizens
If this county, wkile engaged III telling; >
tree in the southern;part. Of the town Of
lie Ray, was dangerously injured BY tall
ing limb. We understand he was alone at
the time, and was found some hours after
the accident several rods from the plaee Of
its occurrence on bis hands and knees in
the snow, with his, COLLAR bons. shoaldsr
blade aud three ribs broken, and bis lungs
badly injured = be was splitting blood: -
AonAtT1o lnd1peKdsNl. -.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24
Every effort will - made 70 gi<s sis
LATEST war AEW$.

BY means of the daily mail. land getting reg
ularly the St. Paul Daily F'ress) We ore ensblsd
to receive the latest Telegrsphic Ksvs and lay
it before our readers in the country scene, ths,
they could obtain it by almost shy ptksr-ps
per. In case Of important events trAaepirina
between our days Of Issuing, ~ print aud
send extras" to our country subseribSrs.
without any extra charge. l.. 9;:E
Much attention will be paid to clipping aad
compiling State News; while every evest OF
Importance which takes place in town, WILDE
carefully noted In thALocal Co111ns.s
The DENocRAr will also contsin Original
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other States, Miscellany. News, Items. end
great variety Of other reading matter, making
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St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24
Pittsburg Landing.


that the "g'e1t victory near Cor;n:' came
so near being great defeat, that our army
was saved from total rout only by the su-
perhuman cxertions of our brave soldiers
that We were laid liable to overwhclm.
ing disaster by the want Of precautions on
the part Of Gen. Grant Our gala 1t ar
my lay for month, expo ed hourly to tho
attacks Of a greatly superior force, IF
whose numbers and positions they were
wholly uniformed, while the enemy knew
our weakness, and chose their time to at
tack us at great disadvantage. So that
they slaughtered our men by the hundreds,
drove them back from their camp, burned
their hospital ten 8, crowded with sick, and
tn many cases, the sick in them, and were
only prevented annihilatinS Grants divis-
Jon by the indomi'aLle perseverance of our
mud sill' heroes. The grand reason Of
all this is that Gen. Grant, with all his
bravery, is pro-Slavery to the hearts core,
and is quite as anxious to preserve South
ern institutions as to crush the Rebellion.
1t was he, who after the surrender Of Fort
Donclsvn, sent slaves fourd there, back to
their rebel masters, and permitted rebel
officers, taken as prisoners, 10 retain their
body servants and carry them around with
them as slaves. lie goes upon the plan
Of con;uering the enemy without Offend
Ing them. So, he rigidly carries out the
order of Gen. Hallcok to exclude fugitive
slaves from his lines, thus cuts himself off
from the only means Of learning anything
reliable Of the oncmy's positi IN and mum.
bcrs. The almost universal testimony of
our soldiers is that with all the pretentions
Of UniOnisln in the seeded States, their
only trustworthy accounts of the plans and
purposes Of the enemy comes from slaves.
But for fear Of offending Shareholders, and
their .raitorous sympathisers Of the North,
both Hallcck aud Mcclellan refuse to avail
thu m elves Of the services of these faith
full allies; and the result is that McClel-
Ian is held ut bay year by tier Of wood
en- guns at a cost of five hundred millions
of dollars to the natior and Grants divis-
ion of lalleck's army is cut to pieces by
foe at whose mercy they had lain for a
month. The Cincinnati Guxette says.
"In this fatal security our army lay for
nearly month, inviting attack, and await
ing the massing ot the e"emy's forces to
make it. TO attack it was no evidenca IF
great generalship in the enemy Not to
have attacked would have shown utter in
competency. 1t is hardly necessary to
add to this picture by mentioning the fac:
that our Generals rightly ercI~de the on-
Iy means Of Information If the emen.v's
movements ant force. amd h,s disable
Meurmy IN one essential particular IN the
art o. acur.
How many more precious lives are to
be sacrificed on the altar Of our National
Moloch? May the Lord have mercy on
US, nation Of tyrauts and slaves support
ing two great armies cutting each other to
pieces for the honor Of perpctuating hu.
man bondage.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24

BuRBANK's SrAaEs.-A gentleman of
Lake City in communication to the
Times makes the following Aattering re-
marks on the manner in which Burbank S
stages are managed in that part of the
State:
"Quite puff appeared in a late num-
Der of the Times on the Line of Stages
running up and down the Mississippi, be-
longing to Messrs Burbank & Co. In my
opinion this is the Stage line, head and
ears above any other-East or West.
with all the bad roads, snowdritts and
mud, which has crowned the past winter,
there has been no failure, no. ecen for one
rip-and the people along the line owe
Mr.. Burbank their most profound thanks
for his cxcrtions tC give them daily mail
Mr.. b. has complete armament Of coach
es, horses and DEMONSTRATING all told,
one hundred and sixty of the finest horses
in the world, on the route from St. Paul
to Lacrosse.