The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-17
Departure of the Sixth
Regiment.
The March through the Streets.
An Ovation without a Committee
Of Arrangements.
VETERAN APPEARANCE OF THE
Regiment.
The Scene and incidents AT the
Levee.

The Scene and Incidents at the
| Levee.
| From the Daily Pioneer of Wednesday.
In expectation that the Sixth Regiment
would reach the city from Fort Smelling yes
terday forenoon, the streets were thronged at
an early hour with people from the country,
while the windows of nearly all the buildings
along Third street were occupied by ladies,
waiting to see the regiment march by, and to
cheer, with smiling faces and waving hand
kerchiefs, the gallant men on their way to re.
inforce the grand army of the Union in its
regiment did not reach the city till o'clock
last evening" they found vast crowd along
Third, who welcomed them with hearty cheers
as the column came in sight at the head of
the street.
Marching down through the crowd, which
gave just room for the column, marching by
sections, the soldiers responded to the salutes
from their fair friends, and to the general dis.
play of flags in their honor, with cheers, an
swered by the crowds gathered at every con-
venient point with renewal of cheers for the
regiment and for its officers
The sidewalks, and part of the street, all
along, were filled by the crowd, which includ-
ed large proportion of ladies. The windows
of most of the stores and offices were occupied
by ladies. Every house in town, where flag
is owned, displayed the stars and stripes. And
although, perhaps, there were more noisy and
exciting demonstrations on the departure of
the first regiments for the seat of wa, the les
sons impressed upon the people by the expe-
riences of the last three years were manifested
in the profound feeling which seemed to gov
em the spectators in paying this honor to the
soldiers of Minnesota.
| Nearly thousand strong, hardy, active
looking, intelligent men-going to the front,
as the others have gone, and to leave there,
perhaps, in unmarked graves of the battle.
field, many of their number-the heroes of bat
ties yet to be fought. But, not like the I'M
trained hundreds who went forth in the earlier
days of this war, strong only in their good
cause, ardent devotion to the Union, and pride
of organization, this regiment with yet full
ranks, has seen two years of service and is
equal in drill and discipline to the best of the
veteran regiments of the armies in the field.
| Its services in the field will be in proportion
more valuable than those of new regiment,
and we may confidently anticipate that it will
win for itself, should occasion be given, as
likely will be, reputation for valor and endur-
ance second to none, while it will not fail to
preserve that better name for honesty and
gentlemanly behavior which has been given to
our Minnesota regiments.
Covered with dust and heated by the march
from Fort Smelling, marching at the route step,
and with their attention attracted on all sides
by the shouts of their friends, or the cheering
welcomes of the crowds, yet the regiment in
moving through Third street, bore unmistaka-
bic appearance of long drill and ample prepar-
ton for the discharge of the duties of camp or
battle. field.
When the regiment stacked arms on the
levee, and broke ranks, surrounded as it was by
great crowd of friends and relatives of the
men, there ensued those scenes of parting which
have been often witnessed since this war began
and as often described, yet are now just be-
ginning to be appreciated since we have wit
messed the few hundreds that return of the
thousands who 60 away. 1t seemed as if nearly
every man of the regiment was met by his kim
dred and friends.
At about ten o'clock last evening, the regi-
ment having embarked, the Hudson and Enter
prise moved out from the levec and
headed down stream. With cheers from the
crowd that had remained and answering cheers
from the soldiers growing fainter as the dis
lance from shore increased, the parting ended.
Our gallant Sixth Regiment has gone to the
front.
Cord WooD GROWING NOtwithstand-
ing the fact that most peoples wood piles de-
crease instead of increasing, and notwithstand-
ing the very dry weather this season is sup
posed to have checked all vegetation, it is a
fact that in wood yard on Robert street, the
piled up cord wood exhibits unmistakable
signs of increase and vitality, in young branches
and green leaves, but little less than the growth
of the forest trees for the season, though the
wood was cut and piled up during last winter.
Who shall say that the drouth is running all
vegetation, when even cord wood is growing!
But If the drouth is not fatal to vegetable
life. it has marked effect upon animal life.
As an instance, we may mention that citizen,
returning from visit to the Sixth regiment,
picked up on the Fort Ferry road several
young ducks, covered with dust and looking
as if water would do them good. After bring
ing them home, he gave them bath, the re-
suit of which was that every duck died. They
had not been accustomed to water like ducks
born in moister ATTITUDES. :..i
MANKATo.-C. 81. Slocum, Editor and
Proprietor of the Weekly Union, is our agent
for the sale of the Daily and Weekly PIONEER