Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-04-26
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I'M send forth our li,tle sheet e naskeI
lita VA il hi vorld w havss lissd|
too long = y ignorant of ths large W.
mands Ire people make upon I public
Journal. we hayc en'heard the best
OF editors complain VI thu countless
difficulties incident % their vocation I
and are, therefore. iorvarned of our
own danger, ii the position which We
have with reluctance assumed. We
start, however, not without sfAir con-
siderstion ofshe perplexities and dshgerI
attendant upcn our enterprise. and L
shall not fail, il nntirring diligence, a.
honest purpose, and ! laudable object
are available. We cannot now deter
mine, because We do not know. how
nearly We can approximate to the, expec-
pectation Of our friends, but We desire
TO assure them that the duties implied
II the publication sof this paper, shall
Be discharged according 70 our best
Judgment. honestly and faithfully, with
cheerfulness and promptitude. II shall
Be our constant and earnest endesvnr 10
please all our readers /; but while we
beg them to believe US sincere in. this
declaration, we must, also, ask them
freely to accord as the right Of frank
and independent expression Of opinion
upon all matters and measures Of public
interest. In return we pledge ourselves
not to ubuse this liberty by reckless
statement or useless defamation. In
the conduct Of our paper. we hope al
ways to be right-we know We shall
always be sincere. A servile pressis a
great evii--ans ths support Of il, with
its malign influence, BY any community,
4 great wrong. None can be more
fully impressed with these two truths
than ourselves and 50 far from render
ing ourselves liable to their application,
we hope by the fairness Of our discus
sion Of all questions, rather to illustrate
and enforce them. Respecting the
popular topics of the day, we shall al
ways expect to have q word to say !.
We shall take the liberty Of plainly ex-
pressing our approval, where, in our
judgment. approval Is just, but as plainly
condemning where our conscience tells
us here is an error-be It rebukcd-
here an evil-be i destroyed In this,
our own conviction Of right and wrong
must alone be our guide. /,
| We desire here in the outset to de-
Iclare truth, which might be deemed
supererogatory, but for the suspicion Of
gain which, in these money-making
times, attaches to every enterprise. We
have engaged in the publication Of the
Front;erman from no sordid motive
We have no personal objects to accom-
plish-no selfish ambitions to CRAFTY.
Our enterprise we believe to be one Of
public utility, aud as such, relying upon
that favor from the people which its i'm
portance demands, we have embarked
in It. Benton County has long needed
a press Of her own. There has not
been room in the columns Of the Terri
torial papers elsewhere g notice the
vast agricultural resources and the Rig
ing importance Of our county. While
other portions Of our Territory, with
not half our advantages, have fortunate
ly commanded attention, We have been
unfortunately forgotten Or overlooked.
Still our County has been steadily adj
yancing onward and upward. We fee
"a pride 10 this, because i has been ths
result Of ito actual claims TO apprecia.
ltion. What we here say &c Bcntoi
County, We say &c the whole Country d
Iboth sides Or the Mississippi River,
flying between the Falls 1T ST. Anthem,
and Grow Wing River, than which 4,
more fertile lands can Be found ia III,
valley &c the Great Father of Waters
! But while the interests Of our goo.
County Of Benton, and Of those adja
i cent. will be always with " Of prinar.
! Importance, We shall never Be foun'
wanting 10 onr devotion 10 the genera
!, welfare of'every Portion Of our territory
!, We feel ! Just pride II herf rapid -
yances q wealth and influence. w