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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-10-14

PrpIrc DER The Secretary Of ibs
Treasury. Hon. William P. Pessendeu.
h.. published detailed statement Of
the public debt. up to the 3Oth Of SeF
tember. 1t exhibits the dates Of the sev-
eral authorizing acts, the character Of The
loans. she rates of interest, the times of pay
menr. the amount Of interest and whether
payable in coin or lawful money, and also
the amount OF debt which bears no interes,
IL closes with the following recapitulatiou
.fuoTnf
out5fGndin5. iniUaf
Debt bearing IA
tsrest in coin SS2s ,Oo5,S4l ~ oo4,o"o't4o I'D
Debt bearing
interest IN
lawful money 5o4 ,5e5,sIso % N-lIV,lSl q
Debt on which
interest has
ceased ooo,rtOF
Debt bearing
no interest 467,944, s2971
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-10-14

FOR ELECToRs AT LAEGE-
DANIEL KELLOGG, Of Brar-i-5oro.
ALBERT l. CATLlN, ot BORN n.
FOR DIsTRi,I Il
First Disg. ;. ". b.
Second L" Rylaud E...-.-,!, y. L-,.. dish
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-10-14
Union NATIONAL TICKET.

FOR PRESIDENT,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-10-14

The Convention. then, With three cheers
iir the Union. adjourned sigs dir.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-10-14

Committee on Resolutions.
L. b. Englesby, Burlington;
q. G Benedict.
c. NJ. Gay. Rutland
W p. Davis, D. Adams
j. II. Flagg, Wilmington
The Convention Adjourned to half Iast .ae
o clock.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15

Miss Captain McDocald, Lieut. Jennie
Crawford, and Orderly Mary Howell.
Their object is to press bed clothes and
articles for the use of the army, act as
spies, and as our entertainers daughter
expressed it, "Make the Union girls
come down."
With postagc:cdrrency thanks for
the Inequalities shown us, we moved
off a mile and camped for the night.
At three in the morning of the third
day out we sadd]ed up and searching a
couple of houses before dsybreak sped
on our way homeward with the prison
ers. We rode forty-tive miles, arriving
in camp at eight in the evening, all
we'll, hearty and ready for another
trip up the Tennessee Valley. We
travelled over one hundred miles.
From information it appears that
Wheeler's plan is to effect Judgment
in East Tennessee aud in conjunction
with force from Virginia, to interfere
with our communications in such a
manner as to lead to raising the seise
of Atlanta 1t is well known this is a
favorite project with the rebel govern
ment. Whether feasible or not, is a
question.
The country through which we
passed had immense fields of corn grow.
ing finely. Those who have planted
we'll this year, will realize excellent
crops. Fruit, apples and peaches, are
in abundance this year and large guam.
titles are being dried for winter use
The people have been impoverished
but, with their crops and what they
get by carrying garden truck to Chat
tapooga, the nearest market, they will
be able to live through the winter. A
very little cotton and tobacco is cult
waited, it being mostly to meet absolute
wants. There is great Scarcity O.
salt. We were asked for the article
by every family. Bacon is also. scarce
Had the rebels possessed this portion o
Tennessee this year, the crops would
have been of incalcutable benefit t.
them.
DIXIE.
August 3lst, 1864:
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15

die in that mythical place in TIC South
entitled "the last ditch" We also had
squirrel rifles, shot guns, horse pistols,
small pistols and half dozen sabres.
The Union ladies in the house gave US
our dinners and while eating we were
entertained with stories Of the perse-
cutions they had undergone. Among
other interesting matters they give us
an account Of a female company compos.
ed OF the young lady rebels in that
neighborhood, which was regularly or
ganized and oficcred. Only think
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15
GEN. sULLY's OFFICIAL REPORT,

Gen. Sibley has issued an official
copy of Gen. Sully's report, dated July
31st, of his battle with the Indians,
west Of the Missouri. He found the
Indians, numbering about 600 lodges
and 5000 warriors, occupying nat1-
rally Strong position on the side of a
mountain. Sully's force numbered
1900 men. tie estimates that 100
to $50 Of the Indians were killed. The
following tribes were represented bv
warriors in the Indian camp: Unkpa-
pas, Sancanes, B]ackfeet, Minniecon:
CUES, Yanktonais, and Santres. The
day after the fight, party Of Indians
approached Sully's pickets with flag
of truce, but were fred upon and driv-
en- away before the General was mott
fed of their approach. ...se.
At the date Of the report, Gen. Sui
ly intended to march immediately 70 the
southwest towards the Yellovstoae, and
expected to meet the 1odians again in
force.-I'ioneer.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15

ter, ability or int1unce Cekcepe emoD9.
the vilest, the most selfish elements Of
the country all welded together for
one purpose by the cohesive love of Of
flee and eagerness for public plunder-
the sweatmoney of slavery. flowing
freely in behatt of their vile partizah
schemes ;-such are the men and buch
the scenes that have turned Chicago
the past week into Pandemonium, light
ing it up with the lurid hell-6res OF
disloyalty, treason TO the Government;
open opposition to every measure taken
for its preservation, bitter hostility TO-
all progress or devotion to the cause of
true liberty, based on answering fealy
to country; and skulking towardiee
that shirks duty and secretly stabs 10y
airy while it affects friendship and
worshipful devotion therefor.
J 'There we're as many conflicting
opinions as shades of complexion III the
Convention. The principal leaders,
and by ali odds the strongest men, were
out and out peace,at-any-price Demo:
Gratis. Realizing, however, the utter
folly Of offering genuine represents:
tive of their sentiments to the Amerii--
can people, as they would gladly have
done, they concluded to gid their nau-
seous pill, and nominate some one that
could be twisted and manufactured to
suit all tas es and all creeds. They
could afford to do this while virtually
holding the reins of power, and so con-
trolling events as to really subserve
their own selfish interests. So peace
platform was showed under Mike Lei
Ian, and he now stands on it the puppet
of the peace party-a weaker man than
Buchanan or Frank Pierce-with the
doubtful military prestige Of Antietam
and Yorktown to make him palatable to
the Democracy, and his well-known PHI
ancy as a cats paw, and love Of slavery
to certify him as zone of their Sort to
the radical peace faction. Already the
papers begin to sing hossannas in his
praise. He is the greatest chieftain Of
the age" born of poor but respectable
parents" and so on, through the whole
biographical chapter, illustrated with
numberless side chants, choruses, &C.,
the well-gteased machinery Of party
working to admiration Of shouting pit
and gallery. Such candidate-6sh and
towl-good Lord and good Devil in ono
lis perhaps the most available those
conspirators who are plotting to sell out
their country and its birthright for a
mess of pottage to JEFF Davis, could
select. We believe, however, he will
not succeed ed r r:c; God that the ma:
ton in its present critical hour may
never be cursed by the calamity Of el-
evating such a man, with such associa-
tons and under such auspices, to power.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15

SLowNEss OF AR.-Park Goodwin
at a war meeting held in New York re-
Gently said:
-" Europe says we are slow. I re-
member that the great Wellington took
six years to drive Napoleon out Of
Spain, a country As large as Virginia,
and then he retired because of reverse
elsewhere. Four nations, OF Europe
took two years to occupy the Crimes;
a country about As large IS New Jer-
sey. England took twenty-eight
months to repreas the Sepoy rebellion;
about as great an undertaking Is 10 put
down = rebellion among the negroes of
South Carolina county. France has
in more than year succeeded. in get
ting only about one hundred and eighty
miles into Mexico, where she holds u
very insecure position. We think that
England had better look at home be-
fore criticising the movements of our ar-
mics"
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15
A SCOUT IN THE TENNESSEE VAL
LEY.

In the vicinity Of Chattanooga, in
southeastern Tennessee, on the north
slice Of the Tennessee river, Waldroh's
Ridge rears itself in mountain like pro-
portions, and running parallel with the
river for distance Of eighty miles,
Joins the Cumberland Mountains in the
vicinity Of Knoxville. The valley ly-
ing between this ridge and the river is
designated the Tennessee Valley. and
is from two to five miles in width. The
country is undulatlng, and where it is
not cultivated is covered with heavy
growth of timber on the bottoms with
a slight growth of oak openings. It is
very fertile and we'll watered BY numer-
Gus creeks, which rise among the hills,
and never failing spriugs-the most
beautiful aud prolific 1 ever saw. Large
plantations and small farms dot the val
ley every few miles, while villages of
respectable size are few.
Unlike other localities In East Ten
nessee, the people of this valley were
intensely southern in their views and
their persecution of the few Union PEG.
pie was bitter. But two years have
wrought a changc-the' rebels have
gone into the rebel srmy, leaving their
families, and the Unionists predomi-
nate. Those Unionists who have not
entered the federal army are now rap.
idly organizing, under the sanction of
the President, into companies Of Home
Guards for immediate service in their
own localities, for the purpose Of root
ing out rebel sympathize,s and hunt
ing down and summari!y mastering out
guerrillas. They enlist for one year,
are rationcd, clothed and armed, by the
United States Government, they fur
nishing their own horses and receiving
the allowance for so doing. OF late
squads Of from three to twenty pass onr
post, in all kinds Of clothing, on their
way to Chattanooga and the next day,
return with the cavalry jacket, rein.
forced pantaloons, U. S. blanket and
the trusty 'En6eld;" regular soldiers
OF our Uncle. The stout hearted and
tholough-going nominee of the Union:
lists, and Governor Of Tennessee, ANDY
JOHNSON, has the direction of these
Stnte organizations.
The rebel General Wheeler, who a
short time ago came dash,ng up from
Atlanta and after an unsuccessful
knocking at the door of Dalton, for q
surrender and permission to displace
the line of Sherman's communications
proceeded on to the Knoxville road
tearing up a few rails, and struck the
Tennessee river some fifty miles above
Chattanooga, capturing a few Of on,
, men who were engaged in getting GU
timber for the Government saw mill
at Chattanooga. During his opera
tons number Of his Tennessee troop
came over the river to spy about tn,
country and visit their families ant
homes. The knowledge Of their pres
ence becoming known, scouting par
| ty was ordered to start from this ~
~ ,pp the valley gather informs
- llunohel gentlemen q
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15

our bewildered senses with, "Get up
and saddle, qnlck!" A DELAY Of an
hour waiting for a squaa Of home
guards to accompany us gave an oppor-
tunity to make coffee and roast few
ears Of corn.
Joined at last by our. Tennessee
friends we moved briskly off; now
passing through dark, deeply shaded
woods and then emerging into the open
moonlit fields, with here and there a
farm house, about which all was quiet
! and still. We continued on our way ton
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15
teen men d
were order
ort in tho mof

occupied By e1 EN- in making prepa-
rations for an absence of three days.
Good serviceable horses we're selected
and their feet well looked to; halters,
brides, saddles, buckles and straps
were examined. rations were well
packed in haversacks; arms were ia.
ken apart and well oiled, cleaned and
carefully put together; and .accoutre'
ments and ammunition were thorough
ly inspected. Early in the morning
~h,,a1r- -nranaration. was still going. on
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15
THE MOUNTAINS OF LIFE.
ny JAMES a. CLARK.

There's land far away mid the stars, are told,
Where they know not the sorrows of time;
Where the pure waters wander thrO valleys Of gold
And life is a treasure sublime;
'Tis the land of our God tits the home of the soul,
Whore ages Of splendor eternally roll,
Where the way weary traveller reaches the goal
On the evergreen mountains q life
Our gaze cannot soar to that beautiful land,
But our visions have told Of its bliss,
And souls by the gale from its gardens fannie
When we faint in the deserts of this.
When sometimes have longed for its holy rcpose
When our spirits were torn with temptations ant
woes, =,
And we've drank from the tide of the river that now
From the evergreen mountains of life.
Oh the stars never tread the blue heavens at night
But we think where the ransomed have trod,
And the day never smiles from his palace of light
But VIC feel the bright smiles of onr God
We ore travelling homeward through changes ant
GLOOM
To a kingdom where pleasures unchangingly bloom
And guide is the glory that shines thro the toni
From the evergreen mountains Of life.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
DIXIE.
August 3lst, 1864:

The Chicago Gazette makes the fol-
lowing scorchiag review of the great
Coppeshead Convention, its platform
and nominees:
"The long agony is over-the fierce
contest between belligerent peace men
and equally determined Mcclellan adj
herents-the speeches-thc treason
spouting-the clangor of beiis--tt.: c
clash of brazen music-the firing of
rockets and blaze Of Roman candles
has at last come to an end. Chicago
breathes freer, and once more can we
move about the streets without jostline
against disguised rebels, malignant
peace men, blatant Mcclellan howlers,
and roughs making the night air hide
Gus with shouts for Jeff Davis, Vallan-
landi CHAM, &C., and with the drunken
blasphemies, incidental to such a mot
ley and miscellaneous crowd. In one
sense the city has received benefit jim
the shape of sundry dollars spent in
our midst from the pockets Of visitors,
whose number has been estimated as
high as 10000, though we think that
an exaggerated figure, The air has
been 1lack; with curses against Abe
Lincoln, the "nigger," aud the war
This has been the universal cry, the
beginning and end of all speeches, in
Convention and oft of it. Not royd
of fault with JEFF Davis, his tyranical
ujutpations, the wicked rebellion he
inaugurated, the outragcs, murders and
devastations he and his maraudcrs have
committed. Not a word Of cheer 70,
our soldiers, fighting and struggling in
the front to preserve the Liberties and
life of the nation. Not a word thai
could be tortured into an open, unqual
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15
THoM1[
BLACKSMITH.

4 IL kinds Of work done in the best
/ IL possible manner. !. Particular atten-
ton given to horse and ox-shoeing, plow
work, and repairing Of all kinds. Shop in
same building with Henry w. Weary.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15
the DEMOCRAT
u published at St. Cloud, Stearns County.
Minnesota, every Thursday afternoon.
s.. : 4 I
oss,os-CoRSlR Tu1Ep AVENUE AND WASHINGTON
STREET.
Y. B MITCHELL, Editor l. Proprietor
TERMS 1,
rHO DOLLARS A YEAR, IN ADVANCE.

RATES OF ADVERTISING.
Ons column, one year, SIS 90
One-half column, one year, 40 90
Ons-fourth column, one year, 25 90
o. column, six months, IS 90
One-haif column, six months, so 90
Qne-fourth column, six months, Is 90
One square, ono year, 10 90
One square, Blk months, 90
Business cards, FIVE Tines or less, SIS per
aunu;n; six lines, Sc; seven lines, 81.
Legal advertisements at statute rates.
TTen lines of this sized type constitute a
tquare, and cards will be charged proper
tionats to the space they occupy in BREWER
solid.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15

pattern; Tuthans Ike Ike Kynders, the
noted New York bully-each with his
clansthen, and petty fuglers and follow
ers, called to order BY an uncirvumcised
Jew, expressly imported from Austria
to preside over the opening ceremonies,
and foot the bills for fireworks in be.
half Of the Rothschilds, who have dab.
bled some in Confederate stock, or want
to effect loan (,ohen Mcclellan is
Presidency to the nation at usurious
rates linen of which the above spec.
linens are arc trqqe types-without charac
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15

~ For all kind. Of JOB WORK
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15

10 Of loyalty.
Convention J. What a NOM
living coipses like Amos
loublc-dycd traitors like VAL
wordy squirts like Train ;
Els Of the Phernandy Wud
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15
ANTON SMITH;
BOOT AND SHOE STORE:

A full supply Of
Boots and Shoes,
BUFFALO OVERSHOES & MOCCAS1NS,
Kept always on hand, and for sale at ia
vorable prices.
A good stock Of Leather and Shoemaker
Findings.
Particular attention paid to Custom Work.
The highest market sprice in Cash paid
for Hides. ANTON SMITH.
Washington av., St. Cloud. v6n19-1y
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15

III j.. w., .M,ET.ZRoTH, =
i. j.. MERCHANT TAILOR, o.
WOULD invite his friends and the pub
W. lie to cali and examine his New Styles
to Gentlvmen's Furnishing Goods. Partic-
ular attention paid to custom work. r.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15

II o B w O r. TX
OF al kinds executed with neatness and
dispatch, and at reasonable rates.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15
WILLIAM j. PARSONS,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
U. Q. Bounty, Claim and Patent Agent,
ST. CLOUD, MINI.

1)RACT1CES in all Courts, State and Fed
eral; prosecutss claims before any Of
the Departments # Washington:
NJ Particular attention paid to the col
lection of Bounty and Arrearages of Pay
Of Soldiers, Pensions for Discharged SOL
diers or for the heirs Of those who have
died in the service.
Office in Sd story, Brokers' Block, over
]. G. & H. G. Burbank & Co.. v6n23
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15
St. Cloud
BOOT -AND SHoF7
S H 0 p

JAMES BIGGERSTAFF
HAVING opened Boot and Shoe Shop
Ill on St. German street. two doors above
Burbank & Co.'S store, is prepared to make
boots and shoes, Of every style and quail
ity, at
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15

REASONA BILE RATEN
Repairing done with. care. He respect
fully invites his friends to call and see him
at his new stand.
JAMES BIaGERSTAFF.
st. Cloud, Sept. 10th 1863. v6nl8-tf
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-09-15

The Chicago Gazette makes the fol-
lowing scorchi1g review of the great
Coppeshead Convention, its platform
and nominees:
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-10-25
Old Party Lines Obsolete.

As an evidence that old party issues up
on which Wings aud Democrats divided
are buried among the rhiags of the past,
we refer to the letter of Gen. Coombs, in
this days paper, addressed to D. II. Pin
ney. Esq Of this city. Gen Coombs, as is
well known, was one of the leaders of the
old Waig party, and the bosom friend Of
the immortal Henry Clay.
Upon the great the all absnr oiug ques-
tion now presented to the people, both
Wings aud Democrats have occupied COM
mon ground. Both parties have been the
devoted friends Of the constitution aud the
Union, and when this sacred platform is
assailed, as it has been by the dom inant
party, they cannot do 9th erwise than unite
as one mon. There Is no going 0rer on
the part Of any lover Of the constitution, in
supporting Generi Mcclellan, for they are
supporting the same principles held dear
in common BY jackson Clay, Webster and
Douglas.
Were these great patriots now living
they would support Gen. Mcclellan, as
will every true friend of the Union in these
States.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-10-25
Gen. Joe Hooker.

This gentleman passed Ottawa on the
Rock leland train few days ego, and as
the traia stopped few minutes to wood
and water, be was trotted on the platform
by one Of our local politicians aud made o
short speech, in which e il understood to
have eTinced his "ioys!:y" By calling dem
Ocrats traitors, &c. We are not advised
whether he was drunk OF sVheY when be
spoke. but as he wac never known to at.
tack an enemy IN the field While soder, il
il hardly presumabls that he would attack
copper heads" while sober.
This Hooker is the man to whose drunk
enn ess Bseeher, in a temperance speech in
Manchester, England, last year, charged
the guilt Of all the slaughter ~ Chancellor
Vile He twas kick ed cut Of the amy Of
tie Potomac aud then out Of tho army Of
Cumberland. When McClelIsD's nomina.
tion was ansosuced he was ont Of q Job,
and be is reported to have sworn that be
wo7id support Little Sac against Lincoln
but the Department Of Gen. Hsintzelman
bought him up, and DOW be is 90 might very
naturally be expected of HIN, making
speeches for Lincvlu. 0uaYa Free Ira
dey.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-10-25


1O-A veteran soldier, Who has been in
all the principal battles Of the Southwest.
thus defines bis position:
'WhyI Can't Vote for Lincoln
EDIToRs SfoNAL:-I sm asked sluo,t
every day, Who are you going 10 vots
fOfP My answer 10 for Mcclellan. Be-
cause believe il We can suoceed ia elect
ing him We will have peace in si1tV dAys
after be is inaugurated, not BY CITING the
South their Independence, but BY GIVING
them their 'rights under the copstit1tion' .
Thus We can obtain an honorable peace.
i am q soldier. l was for Lincoln in
1860, bot since be has abandoned a buIv
cause turn my vote and influence against
! him. say holy cause for the war was
waged on the part of the Federal Govern>
ment for restoring the Union and enEorc-
ing the laws Of our noble constitution.
| say the Union must &c restored and
the constitution upheld and obsdienc,
paid to the Law Of the Federal Govern,
| ment
We have had almost four wears If war
strife and III odshed. / would ask lol
what has 81 much blood been rh-dl IL
my Judgment. II is 20 crafty .the ieelinet
OF the leading politicians IF the dumiusn
party aad carry cut q scheme to retaIr
power.
eolisted prior to Lincoln's emaucira
ton proclamation. When | saw the pro-
clamation Of the 221 September, 1862.
told my comrades that Lincoln bad tskeI
very uuwiSs and unjust course, and tina
be bad taken the advantage Of COG, OOt
men because be had bis hands on them.