St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-02-12

prophet. said he would. Then, I have
not heard .hat the daughter Of any Men,
Der Of Congress or other high official has
yet eloped With any Of the newly emanci-
ps.ed' Apallos, who have been accounted
50 faseisatiDg By our pro- Slavery bretb,e en-
aud sisters, that thsy supposed nothing
less than the social law Of chattlehood
could prevent oar ladies' from rushing pel,.
nell into their arms. In short, il appears
to me that the zcolored folks Of this Dis
ttiot are quietly solving tho great problem.
Of the age, and pstting to shame all the
much ado about finding splaee to which
they can be sent when their freedom shall
be acknowledged. The folly. tho blind
ness, the madness Of seeking to expor.
laborers from country like this, where Ia
Dor il the great want, has always been .p-
parent to radicals, and if the indications I
see, in the short spuce Of time have been
here, be correct, the despised colored man
will tax the ingenuity Of his maligaers to
find apologies for their hatred aud perso-
cntion.. ,..' - i '-=.": : n r III ia
Abolitionists have always Thought and
said that all temp tation to insurreetion
would be taken away by emancipation, and
that negroes would work for wages more
readily than for lashes. Common sense
and all the teachings Of history verified
their words, and now the freedmen Of
this District are adding their testimony to
that Of those in the West midas and Hay
ii. Yet tho old cry is kept up more
violent, it appears u me, than ever before,
for no adder ever stopped her ears more
:determinedly than. those who feel that
their own nobility depends upon the black
mans slavery-of those who know no
way to elevate themselves but by putting
some one else down. It appears a if our
pro Slavery people feared the competition
Of the negro, and believe that the only
way t. prevent Bis outstripping them in
the march Of mind, is by claiming him
hand and foot.
BY the advice Of our good friend, Mr.:
Haven. Of Pittsbure, took the 5 P. NJ.
train and went onto Philadelphia, which
gave me four hours there and daylight to
nde through Maryland. The road from
Philadelphia was down the Delaware Riv-
er, through Chester-which is little
daughter Of Philadelphia-through VIII
mipgton, busy little bodybuilding city,
across the State Of Delaware, through
Maryland and the streets of Baltimore.
where the Massachusetts, soldiers were as.
sassinated. The road is superb-equal to
the Pens.> Central in the 6rmness and
smoothoess Of the track AMI the views
Of the Delaware and the great ships on her
bosom are perfectly glorious. To have
seen them is :. joy forever, and any one
from the West visiting Washington either
on business or pleasure should come and
60 by that route.
At one point the iron.horse divides his
burden and runs it side by side on to the
top Of = great boat which paddles it across
the mouth Of a river, an inlet Of Chess
peake Bay-1 forget the1 geography Of
that region and have no atlas handy
The motion of the boat under its monster
burden is quite imperceptible. It strikes
the opposite shore without a jar and the
cans trucdle Of and thunder on: This is
in Maryland, and dles Of soldiers guard
the road aud the boat. Here an ancient
and woebegone African came on board to
sell apples, but refused postage currency:
He appeared to be trading for: Massah's
benefit ard to care little for the busi;e ss.
At two other points the road crosses the
mouths Of broad rivers on bridges so firm
that they rush on without any motion diff
ferent from that on the solid earth. The
country is thinly settled, and looks poor
-oad there Is a call for tea. I have
been writing all day by way Of reating.-
The gas is burning. and I hate gas light.
The rain il falling, falling; and, oh, the
mud i III: ;:@f..
: Talk about IN army moving in this red
cl.ysover which the skies weep half the
winter! oh, no! When General No.
Clellan got rid Of tho Autumn months he
insured safety to his friends Of Richmond
until next June. By the way, l have
heard great deal Of Democratic-Secessiou
talk since I lett home, and every enemy
Of MI. Lincoln's .Administration whom 1
have met, II q friend. Of Gen. Mcclellan.
In one breath they will condemn the war,
o. e. a. n