St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-09-21

/ noticed three o. four dilapidated look
ing chutq and thore i need foll
'hen, y \! & ssep'. "a LIS kiRe . e un
nothing GO tdsf,ail oad tssndiS
cate thalth tor aev anN
within ttik M csn 81 sod i,il|,
agino no other cause tor people staying
here than that they had been born in
the place and had to stick to It. There,
is IN. entire lack of that thrift, enter
prise and activity which arc 70 b found
in I'll Western towns. Grow Wing is
infinitely to be preferred totCrestline,
while Watab would be ..paradise. - j
Leaving Chicago. 4 half past i've
yesterday evening, the heavily loaded
train had not proceeded tar, when the
locomotive doing dirty ole,o out It. u
,chistle ! This rather strange accident
caused a temporary delay, until : new:
engine could be hal" Then all lost
time was svon regained, and We dashed
along at splendid rate. The bright
moon was up, there was q fresh breeze,
and it was an exhiliarating pleasure to.
stand on the platform as we rushed rap
idly by the quickly changing scenery.
1senjoyed it at the time, but upon re-
turning to the inside Of the car, after.
an hour or more spent in this way, and
finding my hair complete mat Of coal.
dust aud fine oinden e had, for oonve-:
nience, left my" hat On the seat con-
.cluded that it scarcely pa1d. The line
Of road over which I passed tislprovided
with luxurious sleeping cars and com.
foftably :ensconoed in one. Of these
berths, 1 had = good nights rest, and
was fully prepared to do justice to the
breakfast received at this place. : The
travel on the Pittsburg, Fl. Wayne and
Chicago Railroad is immense, but not
beyond the capabilities ofthe company !;
as'for instance, last evenings train had
ten passenger cars, all full And what
is somewhat rare feature in railroad
officials, those along this route give gem
tlemanly replies to the inquiries Of pes
sengers concerning matters that are Of
interest to them. Travellers are COM
PEELED to trust, more Of less, to the
courtesy Of others for information, and
on this line they never ask in vain. =.
- Mr.. N. P. Clarke, Of ST. Cloud, was
a passenger on the train that left here
this morning for Pittsburg.sss .r,a' ii
rS,:",;f~ ia-..- ..zss - .s,ys.?,.le .Yl{ 81.
And now to pass to other matters.
While looking over the, Chicago Jour:
nal this morning, my eye rested upon
the following paragraph, which I will
submit as entertaining and suggestive
mental food: l. ..4',i'A :.~s.s s:';' ~: 's..s.
1t is asserted in tho best informed. quar-
tiers, that JEFF. Davis will be tried for ,trea-
son, before Chief Justice Chase. {. Ample
l. time has been given for oil popular. excite
| ment to subside, 90 that his jury may be, q
dispassiopate a. possible, and for the com
plete preparation by his counsel Of every
available. defense in law and in fact. The
delay Of the Cover nment in making the ar
raignment may not have suited some impa-
tieut spirit, but has best comported with
J the sanctity OF. justice. and with its owl
! dignity. The New York TEmes infers that
though convicted, Is he will be, he will MOI
be executed The Constitution YsoiK 6es ON
dictated, and tie supremacy Of tie national au
thority forever established, IN Ia~ a. '0eu g
in fact. .,,.,: ,x.f,s III. tS...,.-s..
1 No word, save perhaps that Of lib
erty, has been 80 much abused on th;
continent as that which should be; sa
cred, the constitution / have ital
iiciizedd the closing sentence Of the ex
tract IS specially noticeable, Its pro
posed that the great arch, traitor, the ip
carnate spirit>of i the rebellion, shall b
tried and convicted, but not executed
The highest branch Of the civil law i
to be prostituted. to the farce Of goin,
through trial which is TO- be vithou
; result il. fact. And this being done
! "the constitution will be vindicated.
} Through long years past this sacred ii
strument Has been used is . catchwor
I[by the present 4. !. e,,opperhead party: B,
meath its folds presses have .l =. been q q
stroyed, speakers and preachers mobbet
I and scores, Of innocent, ,chiteg peep
murdered. twas turned in ill poes
. bic directions to shield the system ',
: slavery and the innumerable oppretsio,
that .,prang from Il. t ha. been bee . ii
terpreted as to darken the cloud Of. i
! noranoe that enshrouded Thousands
] minds and to check all efforts towal
: popular education ID certain sections
/ the Union; 70 1nourish oppression !,
! straugle freedom Of thought, action a
!. behet-and the results are before Il
f world. Now in the name Of this san