St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-07-09
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'i'osffsA sArtr11ss 1xlhEBn1D,on.
,dt zasio Of asis, .:.--44 j,v ed :ad,
z;tgo Lieut.; 4; stn lGsyr, sMaho, ,teturned
f.. days siaas fyem rtb rtbe syaiai yaiainity ef Vieks-
burg, we we arez are ilnadsbted; for a pnpdlo Of let-
ters written-te~soadiers in the rebel army,4
and by hin hin tapMtaffstds wRiEe campaigning
in Mississippi. >, ,Most, ,ofsthems sare datea
from different : ppoffttiioo5s : of Georgia zThie
paper used Is If q geoarss quality and ddiil5-e
gr color, ,,ana, ,theripk 80 pale that much Of
thae writing isl is,uainieAiggibtle.. The major
ity are Mere home letters.e l., sx.:;,
The universal expression iis2 for peace
but fhe time when this. coveted boon shall
be,epjoyed1aone seemlto Aaye ,any.idea:
1poasery sectiona the sconseriptiiso.no4 is.o4 lay IS
being enforced, With the. utmost. origor;-
one:sayH; Sour eoaatry, is sin n.::lle :thle grsat;
lest, ,nproer ;ssoldRgs are here sweeping all
before them AID taking them, t. Il he
Another ssIhe; country IS; Al,
|mestsdestitute, Of, men. If the var doesn't
,stpp there! swill be- a world Of, widows apd
II And another: 5r'There are. = =
great many dsrt Idessrte1s scattered aa1e about
through the eopntsy.a vThey, have m pretty
well taken out; off, this country; all That
come under, the seeon:eyilpt !aw, though; thse
officers are still riding around" n1d. iCasalry.
arc busy; securing, the county in al A. Al;
reclions forIdeseEters, and; conscripts who
hare concealed, themselves. hG!*' lies. si6I .;,nr :
Provisions are scarce as we'll as high.
Many: congratulate themselves upon hay:
ing saceeeded in 4 securing 3 certain nun:
bezzos bushels Of Icorp, :eyen at enormous
prices. a9o9ane One writer ste states; eest; "Corn is
s scarce ard selling at $l509 59s to $500 per
bushel; salt, 90 cts; Per pound and pork
at s2Q per hs9dredr y g 3D. M as' fst4er writing
to his son from Hall 4|n,u County l,R GeoFgis,
gives the fqlgleeyYiippg ,agur IS; aCorn from
81 toe.s5 per bnshell;. aopr, SIP per sack
bacon, 81 per H.; i IN smntilch COWS from SIS
to s1oo; and fodder 8 per and hunared;r' =
wife writes vitette t9 lp her tls husband ;; 81 bought
A halebushel, ef;sweet potatoes land paid
IS for thomY EserJehiagois, np|here.' 80 +
have sold right smart 't?)I'of eggs III "a
dollar dozen and somo chickens at a DOL
lar pair. Some sse1l for more, but l thiaK'
that is. .enohgh:" ".nesia;, >t;aE q,
ii eConfedetate, money,edoea mot appear to
lravesthe entite!1eon6denco@f the people
}Ssyg ones, ..Theq Confeaerste money is
'oried doMnmby some pretty considerable,
thoagheif weiwhip the,7Yankces<it win be
as good as any papertnoncy''1s5 Another
states that '::theto are a good many who 'doo
pot wti.ntsto' 'takeaC Confederate money! -
/ Some Of the ideas thatlpe.vadethee, low.
er clssses7can be learned from the follow
ing extract :1'.1>ihave' jgoeito sbclieve the
Yankees arc the urgodlestt set of fellows
Oh the globe. They show no quarter,
Fnot eve.' to- women and;chilAren. They
Fired on o1flths'iwunendandj cKifarsp qs they
we're leavidg the Citynf Frederick sbW e."