St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-08-16

vention for this Congressional District has
been called TO meet at St. Paul on the 10th
Of September. The State Convention will
assemble on the following ny. Stearns
County will be entitled to four delegates.
LETTER FROM MRS. JANE G. SWISS
HELM.
Clio ud-President J0ncs.Genernls
Andrews and Barrctt-Win Klhkead
Miss Minnie Rcam and tho Statue
Of Lincoln--Etc., Etc.
s." WAsHlScroN, Aug. 81, 1866.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT. ......... -.,.....
''Your Invaluable paper" Of the goth
ult., with all its double column advertise
ments was handed in by the ost. boy half
an hour ago; leave off my wo:k to read
it and wonder what that little frontier city
Of Ours must look like, with Burbank, and
Mills, and H~pner, ana Loye, and Bro
ker, and Schulten. and Marlatt. and Ben.
nett, and West. and the man who-made the
dictionary only knows who all, selling
everything, tempting the public with All
manner Of bargains. am really afraid
You have all gone crazy; and. instead OF
building up n nice. cozy, country town,
where Pickering shadows Of forest trees
and moulding wild flowers at every turn,
you are going to have u great, warning
Babel, full Of tall warehou ses, church
spires, bales and boxes, carts and car
riages, rumble and tumble, and the snort
ing iron horse to scare away the pigeons,
so that when l go back to Minnesota l
shall have to 60 west or north or south
hundred miles to get out of the hoise.-
Now I protest against having the dear, old
place spoiled by your modern Inventions,
and have some serious idea of taking out
IN injunction or con junction, or writ Of
habeds corpus or something Of that kind, to
stop proceedings. What in the world do
you mean with your cityfea airs, your
banlers and ice cream SALOONS? You bet
Ger have a care, or after a while you will
not know yourself and nobody will know
you as YOU we're once known-the denizens
Of The most beautiful, heme!ike and hos
pitable town on this continent. lfyou are
going to have the place all spoiled, do
please have as many pictures as possible
taken Of all chat yet remains OF her youth
full beauty You may make her rich and
prosperous. but you never can make her
q more delightful home than in So. when
We began to put. mp garden fences, and
raise cucumbers and salad where you will
be planting custom houses and street cars,
If you keep on as you are now gcing. i
cannot be quite glad at your prosperity
when l think of the vandal changes it will
make of the old places, and old faces It will
make strange.
You talk Of "President Jones'" The old
man has been here some five or SIX months
and comes often TO see me, and get JHE
DEMOCRAT, which save for him. lie has
called several times On President Johnson
and informed him of the rather important
fact that he tJones) is President; but, as
Mr.;Johnson appeared to feel badly about
It. he forbor 9 to press his claims to the
place. Once he was waiting in the ante
room, when Senator McDongal made some
. iocose remarks about Ills personal appear
.auce, which, you know, is rather singular
He took umbrags, and beginning to talk
became excited and noisy, when he was
forcibly expelled from the house, and has
not since been admitted. He says he has
placed Congress under moral parole, and
that thew have violated this parole by con-
.tiuuine to legislate without his permission.
:: He attended meeting Of the Equal Sut-
frare Association, late in the winter, asked
to speak, and quite astonished the folks by
leaning on q railing in front, with both
hands, and gesticula,ing riolenny back'rard
with his feet. On the Sabbath before the
close Of Congress, Chaplain .Royntaa. de-
liyered a. speeia1 historical sermon to
crowded audience in the Hall Of Represen-
tatiycs., Mr.: Jones was present, and at
the conclusion rose from the steps OF the
Speakers desk and asked leave to make
few remarks. Mr. Boynton ve;y promptly
refused permission; and have not seen
Jones since, but suppose het:has left The
city. as he expected to do when Congress
adjourned. He thinks he will go to st:
Cloud soon. If he does, treat him AS one
whom God has afflicted, aud who bears no
i'll will to any, t)"'' .. ~ b.:
Major General Andrews as here, en-
paped in writing a history Of the. Mobile
Cam paien which promises to be one Of the
hest histories produced by the. war. His
experience as writer, his patient re-
search, his accuracy and untiring industry
admirably fit him for a hist orian.. Con
rrress. YOU arc aware, has passed . law re.
.Suiring the Secretary Of War to appoint
person to- examine the papers IL the Dc
partment relating tofhe rebellion and re-
port, a: plan for their publication The ap-
,pointluent..of General Andrews to' that du-
" has been strongly urged by Generals
Grant. Sherman, Canby ard enough others
10 make considerable majority Of all the
,denar!ment commanders beside forty
7nrominent Congressman without distinction
III party.: ilbut it is hardly probable he will
he appsin.ed, as it is understood that he; is
tonposed to the PRESIDENTS policy of recon
,struction, and Secretary Stanton in favor
q .of !it,atG eneral Andrews himself rath
nrefarcs; returning to Minnesota: and CO.
;ing;into the 1whea, growing business, i, %
+. &c enoral Barrett is also, here and VIII soon
= return to- St.. Cloud OF him Minnesota
has a right ito be proud. AS she furnished
r.t1ie. Governor ito he frst-in Offering troops
TO the .aeneral Government for putting
down the Rebellion, so. she furnished the
" commander TO E Eft its last battle; and "A
traver. nobler heart does not. beat to day
than that which keeps The circulating me
diurii stirring ,hrongh General Barret!,s
active brain and limbs. Goa bless nm m
sever 49,, -.
blaze ii TIE War Department butaI have
not seen him so otter lately as used to.
Il *or We differ SO much in political matters
that we might QUARREL. and. government
samnfoyecs do not feel their heads any NOR!
rT1aecnre for knowing me just nov. S Ihes'
y,Fafk all the St! Cloud folks who ARE here .