St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-12-03

Al ShlS moment MaJOr OtFOuS .WA1s-
pcred in the Generals car a piece Of
information which caused him to COM
pare the faces of the master and the
slaye. Tbs resemblance between them
was. striking. v..,% -"
"Is this woman your daughter p
asked the General.
"There are reports to that cftect,"
said Landry.
Che insolent nonchalance of the man
as he replied to the last question, so in
famed the rage Of all who witnessed it;
that it needed but a wink from the
General to have set dozen infuriated
men at his throat. YAe General pere-
ly said, ::
II am answered, SIR" J..
The General, for once, seemed de-
privcd of his power to judge with
promptncss. "He remained for some
timc," says an eyewitness, "apparent-
ly lost in abstraction L. shah never
forget the Singular expression. on bis
face ,,., ,..,: :. -. .;
II had Been accustomed to see him
in storm # passion Ct any instance sf
oppression or fragrant ilpiiqstiee but op
this occasion he was too deeply affected
to obtain relief in the usual way. g..
ILLS twhpie, .qir was oqe Of detection,
almost listlessness bis indignation too
intense, and his anger too stern, to find
expression even in his countenance. ,
Never have sceh that peculiar look
but % three or four occasions similar
to the one ! an narrating, when I knew
he was pondering upon the baleful
curse that had cast its withcring bli ght
upon all arcund, until the manhood and
humanity we're crushed out of the peo-
pie, and outragcs such as the above
we're looked upon with complacency,
and the perpetrators treated as respect
cd and worthy citizens and that hs
was realizing the great truth that, how
ever i;an might eadeavor to guide this
war to the advantage Of favor;te idea
or siasacidq9s holie the Almighty was
directing ii surely and steadily for the
publication of our country from this
greatest Of national sins.
"'After sitting in the mood which l
have described, 1.-THE general again turn
ed to the prisoner, aud said, 10 quiet
suodued tone Of voice:
"Mr. Laudry, l dare not trust my
self to decide to-day what punishment
would be meet for your offense, for am
iii that state Of mind that fear might
exceed the strict demands of justice.
l shall, therefore,, place you under
guard for the present, until I conclude
upon your sentence"
The next morning came troops OF
Landry's friends to tell the General
what an honorable, what "high,toned'
what an amiable gentleman Mr.. Lam
dry was, and how highly he was &C.
spcctcd by ull who knew him, They
said that he had had his losses; the
war had half-ruined him; his friends
had observed that be had been ;1rita-
bte Of late, poor man; and, no doubt,
he had struck his daughter harder than
he inteuded! Ills wife and his other
children came to plead for hun. A le-
gal gentleman appeared, also, to do
what was possible for him in the way
Of argument.
Gen. Butler decided the case thus:
Landry should give his daughter her
fsscctllvY,. .and settle upon her a thou
sand dollars.
Being in mortal terror of Fort Jack
Sun. he gladly complied with these
terms. The poor girl went forth that
Jay free woman, and trustee was
appointed to administer her little for:
tune and see that no further harm be-
fell her.
.. 1t was a light penalty for such a
crime I wish the General had treatdd
the case In Wellington-rudg for
three pYles and "a rope, and had tho
wretch hanged. that Sunday. morning,
in the nearest public square. God
and man would have applauded the
deed, und there would have been 40
more woman whipping in NeX, Orleans
while the flag Of the United States
Aoatcd over the Custom House.