St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-06-02
r THE telegraph being ott .of order
east of La Crosse, NE St Paul papers
contained no telegraphic news last even
ing.


In the Press-the domestic "Thun-
derer"-of Sunday is the following in
connection with the announcement of
the third days drafting:
Follow this copy of the Ptsss into the
quiet home of some young man, as he sits
down, surrounded by 4relpless family,
and turns 70 tie list Of drafted men. All!
Why does he start and drop the paper with
IN exclam alton of pain, and press his hands
to his eyes? We can guess. He has found
his own name Oh the list. We can imagine
him saying, 'This is indeea sad blow. l
am too poor to get substitute, and must
leave my helpless family perhaps never to
. return, with utterly No means Of support
There are many such cases as this.
Far different are the feelings Of the rich
man who finds his name among the con-
scripts. "Well" he multers, ''lhis little
Joke Will cost me $500; but no matter
this war has made ME rich, and can
stand it.
I'm coming Father Abraham
- Three hundred dollars more"
Were it not for the injurious tcnden-
, cy Of the above extract, it would be
passed by, and willingly, as a piece Of
mawkish sentimcntali'y, the offspring
Of some verdant youth not chargeable
with possessing common seLse. But
the Stiffness of the writer leads him up
on ground trod for the most wicked
purposes by the enemies of the Govern
ment, and its appearance in paper
making such pref ,nsions as does the
Press, is deserving the censure o. all
armies.
The paragraphs quoted above are but
modelled after hundreds that have ap-
propriately graeed the columns of the
copperhead press since draft was FIRST
. resolved upon, end which were intend
cd to incite those over whom they had
influence to resist the operations of this
-. measure of the Government. Previous
10 the riot i'll New York, the opposition
journals Of that city teemed with Jus,
such pictures Of MISERY Among the poor
and the self:gratulations OF those
whom "the war had made rich."-
Whether Intentionally or otherwise
these paragraphs arc calculated to pro-
duce the same results.
Moreover, it is an infamous slandc,
upon the young men Of Minnesota,
Thank Heaven, they are made Of bet.
ter stuff than the writer of the article
in question, aud their, sturdy frames
demand some stronger food than the
lacteal nourishment which supplies the
blood in his veins, ahd which would ev-
cr prevent his leaving home to aid in
the defense OF his country. There are
few men who could enter the army
without inconvenience to themselves
and anxiety as to the comfort of their
? family. The same liability exists when
they respond by volunteering as when
they await the operations Of draft.
In cases where men, either through
apathy or hostility to, the interests Of
the nation, expose themselves to the
operations of this fihal resort of the
y Government to maintain our armies,
each one should beat all times prepared
to answer if his name be called. SO
this agonising picture of man starting
with a cry Of paie, dropping the paper
and pressing his hands to his eyes, Is
but a sickly reflection from the brai,.
Of the writer-unless it depict the con-
.dition Of some poor >coppcrhead who
fears that he will have to confront his
friends in open conflict. ',;a7 eJ,s.1 e.
As the mere individual feelings of
r.. !. e., writer, these extracts would excite
. nothing more than a smile Of mingled
pity and contempt, but as they appear
tin, and area apparently sanctioned by,
! che Ress, they should not be let paps
~ in silence, as they are calculated to
liz. harm and that only. FL ." T..
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