St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-10-13

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Observation-Disclosures SWISS.
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i':great Mud Turtle Union Victories d~;nt. :
T. '"g'&ss4 10 1'ro4peo's Haas r1paltiu, Don
"fHIsy1foo 70 zAzs feetaa .fon, ii. sRe<leesor-
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tr'tted'illntss Is ny apology for f1ru 10,
keetingg g. j. :ysodt odt renders posted IS to to2'tth The
doihgs this, the Center Of r. Excitement iittu entt
duiins thu past summer, ,f of rebel raids
and other copperkead amusements in rn n,iea To too
tedious 10 mention IL" When Brsec,kiin1- ,ki1
ridge expected to sack tie city, tic Joy
Of the original inhabitants VI was 8 ppast 5
theft power Of eonesA'meenntt,' .annid aha nuo,t .
few 81 them openly boosted thaatt ia Il 50
many days, (all designating tie i; same DC
timc;) tie p'ublic buildings !" would lie
mass Of ruins. Some thought il 4 pity, ii
butto4heir mind the necessity 11ff'S 1off sus. i
tainloig the Confederac5 by!' ! making til.
Capitol valaeless To the Y Yankees nkts.,' did
more than Justify the prospective proslpaa AM,
predetermined blowing up and burning
down ofthe' buildings in in viii cl SO mi ma:
|ny millions Of the National wealth ea,lth have, IA;
been invested, Nothing but that Prov Prov:
idencee which is surely s guarding dif Z this
Republic Notwithstanding The gross ..r er: Il:
rors; the Sins and mistakes ifI If rebels
and people, ever prevented til, taking
and destroying OF Washington at the
time Of that fr.t invasion last summer.
Had 7Brcckinfidgc' been able to get
his7 guns in position the day he in.
tended to make the attaek;, 1000 mel. men
could have taken The forts onn" the
Northern side of the city and shelled it
at leisurc| With the number. Of ,rraai-
torssand prisoners here, any successful
defense by'the loyal inhabitants would
have been impossible s but the invs::
sefs"~erc detained. by 'their plumber
and much sooner than they had thought
possible, the Sixth corps was brought
from City Point and thrown into the
exposed forts. 7u1 q :so'h"1''.. ~ b,
=. The Administration never perhaps
actedwi so much pronpt.tude and
skin as at that critical tinie,, and when
thearch traitor thought the Capitol he
had sought soi enter as: its chief masiss!:
'rute lay at his mercy, defended 'princii-
palty by his scout allies, To-! he look ed
and'thci Greek cross, the badge Of Scds-
wick's heroes looked defiance over the
ralnparts Of Fort Reno 1,'t t>':,.> os|
F l7:never could account for it,. but
that apparent danger Of the Capital was
the first thing which for three wears
has given me a hope of salvation to the
Government. The administration has
fallen so far short, ofimy idea of justice,
Eand the people have given so little sign
Of re?cr tance under the terrible chas,
tisements Of God, visited upon :. us for
our National i'ti'n j, sin Of oppressing Cod.
suffering poor, that hat: I have felt as a
people we deserved and, would receive
destruction: But, our dwelling: is in
the Northern part IF the city where the
thunder Of the cannon at Fort Reno
was very plainly heard, and when the
poor contraband women, all hanging in
rags, with faces and voices full Of
wretchedness and fear, their babies
clasped, to ,their breasts and little ones
clingins to their knees,, Ca came ne! to 70 me ,te
say, "What do you tink Missus? ? will
de Yankees 'e !, be able.tq keep dem out ?''
FL ''l could lot4ns answer with afeeling Of per:
feet certainty, "They will never throw
shell Or ball inside the corporate limits
Of this city! !..... -
I realized the upprepared state Of ou'
defenses, but l -knew~that. the wheels
of Gods Providence could not turf
backward. He had delivered thcs.
poor oppressed. out Of the hand of tn,
oppressor and he would not again giv'
! them to the. .speiler, Thousands o
them are His not only by creation bu
10y Redemption, and for years have be
; seiged His throne with the prayer, 0
faith HI taken ken up from the lips Of dyin,
fathers san and i mothers, for the day Of de
liverance: s; There has been a wild
. spread belief in the present generatio,
that they should sing the songs Of tha
4 Jubilee which their ancestors have bee
praying for for two centuries. Tc thei