St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-04-20
ST. CLOUD. MINNESOTA. THURSDAY APRIL 20 1865 $500

MINNESOTA. THUF
recruit, could not be more "demorali.
ing" than was this. iDceesanitl; , yelling
Mr. Stanton appeared solemnly impress
"a with the obligations the nation b
under to the Omnipoteat One. fopr; GU,
great victory, Is bis remarks upon r, this
occasion fully testify. III one part OF
bis brist remarks be sid y '''Let y,
humbly offer up oalr' thanks to Divine
Providence, fof. Ills care w over Us, IS, an and
beseech Him that He win guide, S,alld alnld
govern US ia our duties hereafter, Is he
has carried us forward to victory in IL, the
past; that He will teach us hu,wv to be
humble in the midst Of triumph, how
to be just in the hour Of victory, and
that He will enable Us to secure the
foundations Of this Republic, soaked Is
they have been in blood, 80 that Ii shall
live forever and forever" q Il
The Secretary thea read tho dispatch
from Grant, aud again the cheering 10.
tremendous. He also introduced "a
the great concourse Of persons, Willie
Kettles, aged fourteen years, as the per,
sou who received the dispatch, and the
first in the Department to learn the i'm.
portant and cheering news. The crowd
called loudly upon Willie for . speech,
but he replied, ~ can't speak feel
So" .yaua 35,e hys s&3oa'&:a 5"@oiss.s
odVicc-Presidcnt j ,husou was mex,
called upon and made 4 thrilling I, and
brief address, which was loudly applaud,
ed. Ia fact it has been I loud day
Long before the impromptp rhetoric d
the assemblage had been used up, til,
roar5of cannon was mingled With I'll.
cheering" A salute Of eight HUNDRED
guns was fred from three batteries !ol
field artillery, stationed at the corrnnve,,,
Of 'l4th and I'M" streets ts--three hun;
dred IN honor IF the fall Of Petersburg
and Eve 'hundlcd 10 honor Of tie cap
ture Of Richmond Nex. came tie
steam, ERE engines Of the city, . full
head Of steam on, the valves vide open
screaming frightfully, which for time
strengthened the lungs Of the crowd
amazingly, ind the confusion became
worse confounded. Just here the char,
riot carrying the brass Band belonging
> 70 menagerie and circus combination
now on exhibition il the city drove "
and played yankee Doodle" )" TO quick
time. This was entirely too mn,sIch 70,
many, especially those Of the baechana
lian persuasion; for fine silk hats I, and I'd
cotton umbrellas we're tossed promiscu
ously into the air, aud ono might sup
pose from the Indifference manifested
~ the owners, that they. were 'wortt
about ten cents per dozen. Il ''.'z -
Subsequently a crowd collected ii
front Of the State Department, and sue
ceeded in bringing Secretary Seward
% tie front, who, after the noise hat
,ubsided, made ! speech somewhat ;of ,
Diplomatic character, showing YER,
clearly his nice , conception Of :iiinterna
tional law. This great statesman Re
tired !as the crowd cheered with all I'll,
vim Of veterans. Maj: Gen B. +. But
ler, Senator Nye, and others addressed
the crowd from the steps Of " illard'.
Hotel, where the congratulations an,e
good cheer were as shove represented
The street cars, cabs, carriages and ev /,
cry moving vehicle in the city wesr,
profusely decorated; with q Americal
hags. Andthe public buildings / and
most Of the private residences hadlbeau
,ifuli flags floating ID the air: "A nun
her Of ladles'made their appearance up up
on verandas, neatly dressed in White
trimmed with red and blue ribbon,.-:
Men promenaded the streets i / singing iiiq;in
''We'll rally around the flag; boys
..The Star sp.ngled Banner" aud 9th
q nationslsl aifs::' The public schooll
we're closed and the children Il from djin 'Ia some
of them marched. into the streets si sing
;noad, Il. sds3a o54si, hoses1ai baa ~
The Departments aia' n6t pp pretend I,
transact any business, and iii, vol oiil
shops and llrger .sto1ites closed .boauj
noon md IN felt ths2 blessings o1f lis
~, rejoieed aud We're merry: niear.rly:'s., 2taaA
P'.fhe negro population : Of the citJ
were especially enthusiastic, ID il 'thesil
aemonstratobs. and, added much u tht
hil.rityi IF IF the day One old l.dy IL
ffont 'oF the sWar Department grew elo
qnsnt and waxed strong in her shout