St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-05-19
FROM THE SEVENTH REu1mENT.

FROM THE SEVENTH REGIMENT.
TAe Seventh at Padxcah-A vieo Of tie cily
-Ravages cfesr-Ntyro soldssrs-S9avery
IN it, eeee,s-E1 etsmsnt- Principles o.
rebel sreha"ge-Sentiments Of Col. 'Hick.
How tie SsusntA feel-South<tn beGuty al
d;scoant.
'PAuuoAn, Kr, May OH. 1854.
EolroR DxMocnAr.-Our feg 1hent ar
rived here April 28th, and was ina,nediate.
ly'pl1ted on picket duty.
"Paducah. the scene Vt Forests recent,
raid, was, before tha., a beautiful Southern
city. with numerous'tne, though to Miuus
so'i"ns, quaint looking buildings. encircled
BY large and pleasant lawns, aud surround
cd With shade trees of almost every de-.
scrip'ion; But during the battle one hun.
dred buildings were destroyed, mostly by
our gunboats-the rfeKels having taken
shelter in them-and the ruins as they
stand remind one mos: >forcibly Of the des.
olations Of war, but when viewed in IN mr.
tistic light. give an air Of picturesqueness
and antiquity to the place which is not
without charm even for eur practical,
matter-of fact descendants Of 1'ankeedom.
The negro soldiers, i've hundred Of whom
are stationed here, are 'prsud Of the vic.
tory our party achieved and anxious for a
repetition Of the fight. hahy d them fought
their masters, and hali-brothers in the last
battle. The rebel General Thompson. who
was killed, had Brother and two cousins
among the colored Troops. who fought
'btavely, and YET we hear OF this Same black
brother Weeping over the remains Of tho
rebel General.
If viewing slavery As it is-seeing black
'w6men With children nearly Whites not
enough to'cause one TO cry out against the
curse OF slavery, and does not prove that
it is the S8uth and not tho North that
e9ud!lzes the races, then all other argu.
ment would prove fruitless.
On Sunday. May LIST, IN intense excite
ment was caused among the citf1ers by
the report that large force under Beau
fort was marching on this place. The
drums called to arms and VIC were soon oil
ready to meet the enemy. feeling for the
first time since our enlistment that We
would have the opportunity Of Producing"
the feuels. All expected fight. a nag
Of truce was 1t atHgth sssh approaching
our lines. ana tile Adjdtant who WAS tert
to receive 1t, Vas intormea that they wish
ed to exchange surgeons-thcy having
left ours some sixty miles in the interior,
and wished to take theirs; We furnishing
= horse, they promising to return ours
with the horse. 1t is unnecessary to say
they did not succeed in this. 1t is thought
their object was to learn our strength, in
which they sigually failed. Our scouts
engaged q party about the same time, kill
ing three and taking three prisoners.
The excited citizens soon returned from
the boats that had sAr.eaA4nsd up ready to
convey the women aid children aerSss the
river and am sorry to say that among
leaving everything they possessed without
an effort to save it.
During the preparation for battle, our
men were without an exception as cool as
though only preparing for dress parade
never knew them in better spirits, or more
anxious for the command to move forward.
Col. Hicks, the gallant commander of
this post. said III a speech few days since,
that while one taah remained alive, he
would surrender neither to Forest nor
Beaufort. This Was received by the 7th
with such cheers as must have convinced
their commander Of their hearty concur
renee. With such men as these. headed
by Col, Marshall,' Lieut.. Col. Bradley and
Maj. Burt, if you ever get intelligence Of
our being in a battle hero, you may prepare
either to hear Of glorious victory, or 70
erect monument to the memory, Of tho
Sevcntht for to surrender 10 these Gener-
ais, after the Fort Pillow massacre, would
be little better thaa murder.
Capt. Mckelvy and sergt. Hussey IRE
still on duty at tho Myrtle street Prison,
St. Louis. General health Of the regiment
good. Very tsuly,
J. E. WEST
P. S.-You may soy to the pretty Ia
dies Of MINES ota that all soldiers who
love beauty and intelligence, are longing
fora furlough permitting them to visit !.
land where both can be found.
ARTHUR for June opens with an engrav-
Ing appropriate to tho season, "Rose.''-
Several pages ore devoted to fashion plates,
and there IL the usual amount Of reading
matter by the well-known writer's for this
home magazine. Among the rest is very
sweet poem, ''Beneath the White Mounts
Shade" by "Minnie Mary Lee" the nom de
plume of Mrs. VIM. H. Wood, of Sank Rap
ids, 49, - III g., -. .., .:..
ARRIVAL. OF. GENERAL SuLLr AT ST.. Jo-
sxPH.-Brigadier General Albert Sully,
who has been engapod the past winter and