St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-11-03
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--Mr. Do""etIy's re-elee.'en = ..eeessity to
the State.
WARRINGTON, Oct. pod, 1864.
.<DEAH nkMpck4r.- last evening
there was ! fine torshlisgsht procession
here in honor, Of the Union election
victories 1t Was very govd for WASH
ingtdh,H where ninetecn-twonticths of
the fixed white Inhabitants are are III sym
pathy with Southern rebels and sol
course, in favor Of Mcclellan. These
stood ut the corners and sroaped, and
Kissed, and hurrahcd for "Little alac;'
these SALON and hotel keepers, fat and
*leak, who loafed around their. doors
while the thunder of robel cannon. re-
yerberated around the National Capt.
TIL threatening it aud, our national ar;
chivcs with destruction, stood last
evening aud hurrahed for Mcclellan,
as the Union torches past It VS. sig
ni6cant. In the procession were hun
dreds Of heroes, from our hospitals, who
had sealed their devotion to their couu-
try with blood, and who are Inpatient
y awaiting a return Of strength to 90
back and fight it out: On the pave
ments were men too cowardly to defend
their own homes against invasion, re-
Wiling the very men who came, post.
haste, from the trenches on the south.
ern side Of Richmond, to huri back the
Democratic hordes who would faiu have
laid our public buildings in ruins and
blotted our Government from the fam
lily of nations. Here We are surround
ed BY Southern men known to be in
sympathy with secession men who are
only kept ont Of tho rebel army by
cowerdice and wish to preserve their
property, and to man they are in IA
vor Of Mcclellan. How any loyal man
any one really in !savor Of preserving
these States under our Government
can act with them is more than | can
comprehend. 10" '+ ,.:::":.
In tho North people do not real;ze
how truly he is the southern candidate.
They have been told that the rebel ar
mics cheered on hearing of his nomi.
nation but do not believe it. Here We
know it to be trae. Men heard the
cheers: and have heard the rebel pick:
cts, at Richmond taunt our pickets
with their confident expectation Of his
election aud the recognition Of their
contederacy, men whose word I cannot
doubt and who have assured me of the
fact. His war letter is only a trick to
catch the votes of war democrats. The
peace men understand this and support
him heartily. q: ." ....'5 1872
This southern rebel city, which is
kept i" the Union and compelled to
obey the constitution by Northern bay
onets, is all Of a flutter with Mcclellan
flags. One of these was burned by
coming in contact with torch in the
procession, aud there is much ado about
Northern vandalism, although the club
in which the torch was carried dis.
claim the act as at all intentional aud
offer to replace the flag. l saw it two
days before hanging so low that it trail
ed on the backs Of horses passing under
it and boys were pulling it with their
hands. As it was in the middle Of the
street and must have been near twenty
feet broad it would have been strange
if so many torches could have passed
without firing it.
In the procession Minnesota appear
ed with fine transparency bearing the
State Seal on one side !; "North Star
Union Club" on another; "Our eli
mate Kills Copperheads - and ''Trea-
son cannot survive our Winters !" on
the others. Our old friend, Will Kin.
kead, was one of the Committee Arrang-
ments and Is, I think, responsible for
the notices. As he has gone to st.
Cloud on furloush, the people can call
him to account if they do not suit their
IDEAS, He has q: civil appointment in
the War Department, is steady as an.