St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-08-20
EDITOR AND PR0PRIETOR.
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rsesa s. = ~ *cck frs kthe Expedition:
- c1ar ArcH3 3os, July slst, 1868:
FalESp MrrcHsL4 . friend and ,,n.-
s'Ant reader Of yodf paper thought that
small scrap sofensws about,tke expeahion and
our regiment would to aeeeptss,slAv
az We hayss ba;sS, been 4 thls saK esye:n : days.
saa ags hsaE!sx s;s1 ef i assqrs yap. w.
aave to % about tyo miles for wood, which,
dtthoatH III aftubfrhnsStS the bows
with passes to 60 outside the lines and roam
over this bsad'isslt9 dried up country. We
,sse enjeyps ~ ths. delicaeie$Eofl the season
here Hard tack plain, boiled and fried salt
pork, and desecreted vegetables form our food
while "a decoction. Of; oak leaves which the
tCQm%'lissary calls tea, serves asa, substitute:
for that much misrepresented herb. SIM.
pose VIC will soon have orders to leave th;x
camp as QUE fortidcations are nearly compile
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Our correspondent here narrates the
cvets given in the letters publish ed
last week. ID To>.!'0i 7ui
: With .tegardto tRc:Ifsllotiiig, i've wish
to take no'Hpart in the controversy, but
publish 13f the H; stafements at the request Of
Il 'ttstsblss9 9. Is ..; SsIb.iJ, {,}!dA !. L..
you know the follOvines Metz.
Reports hex. haye been circulating, arising fro.
statements in regard to the acauittal Of L;r,t
Mayhem, that made imnpprress{onns ahfa,orable
to Capt. Libby:o No,Abtiee was taken of them
at first, as they were deemed unworthy Of no.
tice, but as camp rumo'rs msghiffy just like the
tihseeibiack' crows" ~e thidR i hith time
that the Truth should be known, so as to re-
move. any eEEoaeaux apiaiAa That a4.ney~ have
Ss;2 ter%sa ie rs rsssrd, o 'he ceptaiag course
IN The nattlu, ass4 M;s.iIsn
1t is well known-in St. Cloud that L;en.
Mayhe~ adid mot orecrtit}ahS c6mpsnny. he
pledged his 'weril es saegentlennn; noyGspt.
Libby. 1T stths Company ~ and some we'll known
clti1ens # st. Gl99nd, tbat be Eeuld not hold
any position in the Company unless elected
BY them but VII Company va "a. 81 oress-
lzed, Jos: q. West was duly 4itsted's ID Lei.
tenant, NfGMayhew not only s;li' aot' receive
one votes but was inevenaexent nonin.ted.-
'S4ll be ra5sseAi to keep .hit preniss! ind re-
maiyped yl9t in ths Company as ID Lieatenant Will
commission from SSysE2er Es kansty l thqs de-
Af6r tqylng 9arioass oass'A'fsyjstt, Asys /, eds!dt IL! Can't
,Libey's 's'remova1 from ths Itonpaayjj Mr.! NAV.
he" trdmp+d ''p 'thaig ID and pref.trJathem'
against tile: Captain. who xss tried by court
martial ard h' he'nerebly ,sceuitted, aeswith-
s'arains nll ths herd svwsaf'ps veg M MPy r. pr'nci
= al The trfbaf IF Lieut. May,hew,; Tie 0; court
would not wait for the arrival Of the three
principal s~i,xssscs' ohahtees Captain's side
Another fact might be worthy Of MENTION
none Of the court were of Capt. 'Llbby's par
ty' 50 far as folitacs' are conoernsd.' The last
two faeth go,to show. that it is, not d all un
likely that t1be1ee, was some partially; shown.
nAs fqpptt pp Libby is highly esteemed BY the
Company and the res. Of the regiment, i Il rs
tie wish Of Tie officers that the truth should
tie Known at home in regard 10 Tie matter, as
well sit is known here Is. *,'* *} H."
= Yours; Respectfully, 4 ii 5,3:.,1i
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