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

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maudess,T will cps it avtof thc-pqpe5 pusto
it aqthrAeaa Of h\et6f Me,tius papet
COLLECT III ID i n.nS tAoI cdnhnl ncbsesy
the% tqsas. 4hY an|esss''paa - w.t.
Ten - ! doubS cdlSm4 ;Eaaabnly kn pte
81! sille s Of tR pap>k; thos>saeisty viz ap,.
point committee to attach the names all
to our copy Of the petition and forward it
to the President. Every woman inn Otis
ENTHUSIASTICALLY sign good.
friends take hold Of it in earnest. The
President i. ovtsb9gaaby th4 Ppb'ig qob1
timent Of the Border States Let him
hear the voice Of The people q ths North
A. Ill., Fse@lsncs, ), Abreaa~ oLiaco1, the Rresi-
le<lsat # tie Un''ed, stetsis;, sa, 81 s7otryna
-qyKnowlpg'that yoar E1cetleucyois7 "a
miliar with the wants of..ffontier life, We,
the women, oftNorthsrnn! Minnesota; 'vv5buld
respectfully ye are ri sEe, %
he s borders Of eivillzpytioq exposed 10 the
depredatiops Of 'hostilesavages, s., of athe wolf
and, bear, in q eouatry' butt very, iasuf-
s6ciently supplied with schoolhouSes a.
churches, with tho. buildings and fences
necessary to Shelter the community, ana
protect the crops; yet, we have, cheer
fully consented that our builders and rail
spIitters, our natural protectors and labor
ers, should leave us here and join the ar
mics Of the Republic, to preserve and PEI.
petuate our good and glorious govern
ment, and we are still willing if necessary,
that every man shall &c.: while we remain
ut home to fill their places in hboring
and to provide and send them as many
comforts as possible and, we would earn
estly entreat your .Excel'ency, to take
council Of the abundant kindness Of your
own good heart; and, by your authority.
US Chief of our armies, see
to it that our husbands, sons and brothers,
be no longer subjected to unnecessary
privatisns, in the epemy's' country, from
want of shelter and sustenance, through
the mistaken leniency Of their, command
els in using their authority to protect the
property Of rebels against the pressing
needs of our suffering soldiers. -,
We earnestly ask that your Excellency
will, as far as possible, compel the rebels
to bear the burdens Of the war into which
they, have plunged the country. y..1 II.
Also, we eptrcat your Excellency to de-
lnand Of all commanders Of Divisions, that
they invite and except all possible sassis-
lance from loyal men, without distinction
Of color or condition, not only that our
friends may be- relieved from exhaustiug
toll, in an uncongenial climate; but; that
our armies be- as much as possible, sup
piled with soldiers from amongst loyal
black men, bond Or free, 50 that the Off
ces, fields and workshops Of the North be
not unnecessarily deprived Of their occu-
pants and we, of those who are dcarer to
US than life. d: D., e !~"s.. ~.-' 70; II
I'VE have no. wish to be unjust or cruel
toehe black man, but object to the whites,
of'both sections Of our once common coun-
try, carrying on var Of mutual EXTERN
nation, which must, if not arrested, leave
thiss country to the negro. We believe
that negroes are good enough to shoot
rebels, or to become tar{ cts for rebel balls
and victims of Southern pesstilerce; and
beg e, your Ezcellespcey so to regard them
and spare our friends when You can with
out injury to our common cause. = = ~