The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-11-10

The Editor of the Southern Minnesota
Herald, since he has gotten into his natural
element, is making one of the very best pa
pers in the Territory. Here is the way he
talks into the Land Office clique, who have
been trying to kill him off:
Nor IF We CAN HELP Ir.-We are
kindly informed that we ave forever ruined
our prospects in Mnneso. that we may as
well and better leave nov and we are sa-
tisfied that nothing would give more salts
faction to our adversaries.
Now we have an extremely Obliging dis
position so long as the accommodation OF
others does not at all interfere with our no
tons or materially with our comfort but we
must inform those who are so solicitous OF
our welfare as to desire us to vacate the posi-
ton and country We have permanently adpt-
ed that for this once, on this one subject
t cir advice must be UNDECIDED.
We do not believe that tie mass of the
people of Minnesota will ''put down" man
because he has Shared to do" what he con-
ceived to be his duty: forfeited the support
of few dependents and expectants of foul
administration, by expressing his honest
convictions on question just pending. On
the contrary, we have every reason to be-
lieve they will not our subscription list is
increasing more rapidly than it has ever done
before, except on the immediate starting of
our paper. Good and honest democrats
have said that we "did right" and have since
subscribed for our paper, though they ''do
not agree with us" in sentiment, and "did
not relish our thunder just at that particu-
lar crisis"
At any event, we here announce our firm
resolve to remain, and work, and write, and
thunder our-''dead best" to put down "the
wicked in high places" to combat error, and
expose wrong, and to build up and strength
en- our beautiful Territory to the best of our
humble abilities -refecting the light we re-
ceive. And while we shall ever hold in
loathsome contempt the puny efforts made to
destroy us, we trust that an enlightened
public will come forward and Join liberal
support to our efforts in behalf of Southern
Minnesota and the Right"
Again, in another article, he disclaims
martyrdom in the following emphatic man.
ner:
Some Of our Republican friends 1--WE thank
them for their sympathies,) not thoroughly
informed perhaps Of the true state of affairs
relating to our paper and to us, seem TO think
Us "Martyr to tho Cause" In this, they
are greatly in error. We have suffered nc
persecution for the course We have pursued
on the contrary, no period of our life has
been more pleasantly spent than that from
the time of s'the Change in the Herald" t.
the present moment. True, We were hung
in effigy, but it was done in the night BY
no-one-knows-whom, and we have every
reason to know that tie feeling that actuatec
the "bold deed" was not participated in b,
any of our citizens but those Immediately in
terested. Other assaults of like character
have been made on our 'good name" anc
printed and we have been happily employed
at our business, enjoying general good health
and cheerfulness of mind endeavoring t.
make our paper of interest to our readers
whilst the rapidly increasing number of oul
subscribers and the warm and friendly greet.
ings We receive on every hand assure us that
our efforts are appreciated by the public
The Herald has mounted a new Lead, and
otherwise improved in mechanical appear
ance. "Long may it wave!"