St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-09-18
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:, THURSDAY, SEP
s1bse;rviianst % che success III, of the ~ar. aud
70 this cnd. the entire resources Of The
snemy's country are subject" Our nil
itary commanders have been naanifestly
unjust, to the injury Of their soldiers, in:
Z matter which is justified BY common
sense universal military custom that is,
or rather allowing the soldiers
heretofore to pay exhorbitand prices for
'veKetabler; since in hot climate like this,
vegetable acid IS necessary TO mix with,
20 much salt food, Is ! pre- entative toscur
w. Several cases Of scurvy have? come
under my own NOTICE. Now, our com.
'msnders have had the power Co. enforce
BY compulsory means the right to getveg.
:etables without stealing, At any time, and
this little fact goes to shew how closely
our commanders have sailed to = positive
sympathy With rebellion, d esinced by y
nice rgard for their feelings and proper
y in the matter Of sentinels mentioned ii,
2 former letter. Think Of it'll ride up
to- = farmers gate . sentinel balts me !;
the proprietor: approaches; can let me
have onions At 10 Genus each, new. potas
toes $3.50 per bushel, so cents Cor . head
Of cabbage; refusing anything but coin il.
payment. thus draining che army; Of coin
to enrich the Golfers Of JEFF. Davis, and d.
9 taking advantage Of the demands cre.-
ted BY the march Of = large army, to
charge exhortitant prices for produce
Again, their people ignor. the existence
Of Northern Government in refusing to
to take our paper money-insult the vic.
torious soldier At their gates BY telling
HIM that ''your treasury notes have no
foundation; your Government 10 bank
rupt-no, your cash or none Of my onions"
Ye gods and little fishes Did ill Gener-
aiship die with Washington All common
sense with Webster and Clayl Has Mr..
Seward and the Secretary Of War blindly
run contrary to the universal custom Of
var and military rights clearly lain down
by eminent writer's on belligerent rights
Intentionally, or has Congress wire pulled
and stupidity carried on the war BY throw
ing clogs in the paths Of our cabinet oAi-
Gers? Will the President zee that our
rose tinted Generals do their duty? VIII
Uncle Sam take possession Of the thou
sands Of bushels Of corn nov ripening 10
this State and to be used to subsist rebel
troops if needed? We shall zee Carr,
out the principles Of the Con6scation Act
and what will it be? Nothing. absolute
ly nothing, not clearly the right and duty
Of our authorities to see enforced from the
very beginning; nothing not sanctionsl
amid all civil sd people by the hard ne.
cessities Of var. These are the necessary
sec"mpaninents Of VAT not it's object, nor
its glOrics. 81. H.. =.a. ..... e:
BY passengers just arrived learn tha,
last nights train from Tuscumbi. vas fir.
ed into by guerrillas and five meo killed
One hundred and 6fty bullet holes have
been counted on the cars. a.: -..-... ..
The land is Of better quality here than
it is some. fifteen miles away though al
the land through would be considered
poor. in Minnesota. There is plenty oi
teaches, but almost all .re Of, the natural
kind. l have tasted but little grated
fruit. No cotton growing. A great deal
cf corn. Around Iuka the corn look.
we'll. ~.... ....... ..4' Il.