St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-10-20

by squads, buttalions, regiments, in
hospitals aud workshops, the votes are
taken resulting invariably in three
times three for '"Old Abe as the re-
suit becomes known. F
The enthusiasm grows greater and
stronger far The Union and the country,
and alo"g with 1t Il strong determine.
ton to remain steadtast in the idea of
crushing the rebellion As this feel
ing gains ground the more intense is
the hatred and disgust of the soldiers
tor the traitors at the North. Mctlcl.
Ian had many friends 1t the time of
his nomination but when they saw he
was arm in arm with Pendleton and
Valla"diSham they were ashamed of
the company he kept. A friend Of
n.inc, IA staunch McC'ellanitc, when the
West Point speech was delivered, said
as he Cast Il vote for old Abe, I'm
ashamed to vote for the Mcclellan of
to day" And who are Ae men who
vote tor little Mac in the army? For
the past two weeks l have watched
narrowly the votes taken in and an. ong
the soldiers. I find that soldiers Just
from the front and those in posts of
danger, aud where they shoot and are
shot at by rebels, are almost to man
for Lincoln. The sick and wounded
vote largely for the U'ion candidates.
On tho other hand | find the dlssa,is-
fed GROWERS, fault finders, shirks, men
disappointed in getting positions, SOL
diers doing duty at corrals, and team
sters are all hot for Mcclellan. When
hear an officer preaching the doc
trine cnunciated at Chicago and bid
ding US pause and consider on the
thr' shold Of victory, l either take it
he has some personal revenge o, petty
malice t" crafty by reason of not get
ting position, or else he is too dog
matte to step cut of the democratic ira
ccs and ignore "the regular nominee !"
Brig Gen. Spears, Of Tenn essec, is one
of these dissatisfied men Having been
dismissed the service for blatant trea-
son uttered when wearing the honora-
ble livery of soldier, he is now an
elector On the McCl.l'an ticket and is
making disloyal speeches in the State.
We arc sanyuine now of the result
in November. We hope the people Of
the North, our friends, will work hard
and ctfcctually for the candidates that
support the soldiers, the war, that mean
to crush this rebellion. Encourage US
cheer MS! We are doing all we can
We mean what we are doing. We are
fighting for peace. We desire it as
nue.. as you do. But We know We will
not get it othelw wise tina" by hard, s,ur-
dy blows at the staggering monster Of
treason. Would you have us stack
arms at Atlanta? Shall ", spike our
guns that bristlc here at Chattanooga ?
Will you have us march back over the
newly made graves of our comrades
that dot the hills and valleys and ill.,
vest the dark woods and sheltered
rocky hooks with such terrible interest
God forbid! We never can do it .
We never will do it! :...
The 18th Minnesota is ut Nashville
in command of Lieut.. Col. Ball. A
detail from the regiment runs daily be-
tween here and Nashville as train
guard. A few days ago we received a
visit from Geo. Gregory. lie was
we'll and makes fine looking soldier.
He had come down on the train with
a squad of men.
! Capt. W. A. Hotchkiss, Of the I'd
Battery, has been appointed command
or Of the Garrison Artillery at this
place. This is very important posi-
ton and requires an artillery officer of
energy and experience. Such an one
is Capt. H. The appointment is a
worthy one and should the garrison be
called upon to repel any attack during
his administrations the authorities may
rest assured it will not lack in efficicn.
cy and readiness.
DIXIE.