St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-20
Border Rumanism in Minnesota !

dishonesty of the administration party -
In this case, the outrage is more aggrava-
ted, because the editor is ,con,an! the
celebrated Mrs. Sw1ssHELM! 1t has been
considered heretofore the height of perfec-
ton in democratic achievements, to mob
men, and destroy their presses-but this
attempt to shut the mouth Of a defenceless
soom,aas by destroying her press, caps the
climax, and ranks high above all similar
acts of its kind! Modern democracy may
now be considered as not only finished, but
absolutely pozishedl 1t has reached at
last its eliminating point. beyond which
it can never hope or aspire to go! Here
after let no man say that anything is i'm
possible!
Let us hear no more about the danger of
this glorious Union, or of the pcrpetuity of
the Constitution !" All these are safe
saved beyond question by this glorious
achievement of the servants of King
james! >5"' 49,.
His throne is now established upon firm
basis! Fa',aticism will never again show
its decapitated head! It is fnished-gone
up-done brown fact, completely wiped
QUIT The PRESS that foe Of tyrnnts is
demolished Its truth-telGng mouth is
now closed, and therefore, King James and
his servants are safe! Glory to God =
Long live King James the First!! -'*@
THE FACTS OF THE CASE. r.: -
The St. Cloud Advertisc,. miserable
apology for paper, which had been form.
erly published at St. Cloud, had for want
of vitality or patronage, or both, been sus:
pended last fall. About that time Mrs
Swisshelm, the well known editor Of the
Pittsburgh Nsiter, visited St. Cloud in
hopes to benefit her falling health, and
was applied to BY Mr.. Brott, the proprietor
ofthe paper to take charge Of it. She con.
scented to do 50, but, distinctly stated a,
the time, that she was an out and out ab
olitionist. He replied that he was dem.
ocrat, but thatall gentlemen acknowled ged
the right of women to say what they please
on politics. With this understanding she
started the paper, and gave it a vitality and
character which it never before possessed
In the course of events she showed up some
Of the beauties Of the present administrar
ton, and commented upon public lecture
delivered BY one Shepley, a brother law
Of Col. Barstow, upon woman" which dis.
turbed the equanimity of that amiable and
very gallant gentleman O. She also wrote
to the n. Y. Tribune a letter denying the
statement that the people of Stearns county
were starving. These appear to constitute
the front and rank of her offending. ~ r.:
On the night of the 24th of March, Git
ought to have been on the fourth of March
to make it more appropriately this very gal
liant Shepley, to illustrate, we suppose, his
lecture on woman y and probably to es-
tablish his character as a democrat who
was 'sound on the goose" p together with
that gallant soldier General Lowry, broke
into the Office, destroyed or removed the
press, scattered the type in the street, and
threw part Of them into the river, a Ia Kan
sas, and then departed, leaving upon the
table the following beautiful specimen Of
high mined literature! :. ... 49,. .l,...
So
The epistle is said by those who know, to
be in the handwriting Of Gen. Lowry. .
For fear that he might be deprived Of his
share Of the honor ii this Nobze act, the
h-minded Shepley CHS name ought to
be changed to Shecpishness) has published
in the Pioneer, card claiming for himself
the entire responsibility and honor Of; the
affair! w.. 81. @.. ..3. *....:rJ., :.s...,..
Next day the citizens held . public
meeting, said to be the largest cyer held
north Of st. Anthony! At that, state
ment Of the whole affair was made by Mrs.
Swisshelm, and committee appointed to
draft resolutions expressive Of the sense Of
the citizens, who reported the following
which were adopted without single dis
senting voice: ..5.
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