St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-01-14
PROSPECTUS

.a.. AGCt>~'z 4 4 - - e~1
Tie ST.. CLouD X1slrEa will not be III
os.s,an of any rtartr or sect, Eut the MON
bers of any, can-he heard through it's col.
ul11ns i'll any, article Of suitable length and
sufficient literary merit. ri The first pag"
will contain tales, poetry, anecdotes &c ,
ana western readers .wi!l always finda sun
mary Of news cleaned from Eastern eX
changes, while a large space will be dc
voted to giving Eastern readers correct IT,
formation about. the great North West l.:
tits department NE expect the assistance:
of eTeral hundred Ioc2I rcporers, tarmer
and their wives, Red River traders, luI
hcrmcn, land agents, surveyors, hunter,
&c men and women who dwa!! in tn
land, walk up and down; and go 10 and r.
lin it; but we will use al possible Jill
gencc in making personal observations an
not nislead our readers by false or exag
gcratcd reports. ~
On al moral and poli,ic,l questions he
Visitor, will aim to dei! fairly by tho,
who differ with it; but tie editorial de-
Dartrnent viii never represent anything
but The convictccs Of the editor. Con&
qu;ntly its erred VIII lie: ~.
LIST Tho Divine law is the Supreme law
in al lands createl by is author.
ID All men arc created free; ana
equal in Their right to life, ib>rty and the
purs~:it Ct hap iness. ... ". o.':
81. The Bible, and the Constitution Of The
U1itcd States are att slavery; and human
cAatie.lom is Unconstitutional in any s.
sociajon protesting to receive either as
fundamental lav. ..u
4th. Paying taxes is as unwomanly as
voting: aud is a privilege which should b,
e.&tl 'ely confined to "white male cit.
zeos, Of this and other countries" un1;
women share with them the responsibility
Of saying what sh II be done with the
money they are required TO contribute to
the pubic Treasury. s:sn i-s7@ 49,.
5th.. Slavery. Intasaperanee, Ahecta-
hon, ignorance, Likeness, Land Monopoly
AMI large Cities are the seven great ev,I>
which curse the Earth, with multitude 81:
,nise: les more wonderful than the s:seven
woners' OF the world and they must be
abolished before the reign Of peace o.
earth and good will to man, can be faI'y
established - 81"
6>h. St. Clnul, il: despite of all We could
do t., prevent, will, at no distant day, BE :
large city; and il is oar duty now. to do
what we can in laying the foundations, t,r
as much Of the gooI, and building DE-
fences aga INST as much, as possible, OF tie
evil attending these hoarls OF crippled iiu-
'nai1:ty. ,ex..
71h. Or motto is the true philosop:y
Of i.fe, BE sure ycs, hive turned your
fac: t. liberty and light, your. Lack to the
bondage; aud the Hesh-pot< Of Egypt
Look straight towards the better land ard
tosthe gSseatestr amount ofggopd you cu:1
accomp Il on, tie journey. rhen--'' u,
forward!' 80 What into The Red Sea Of
tell, Of danger and apparent DEATH yv>.
If the path of duty lies through the deep
waters, :. g. forwarl!' ., and the Irresistible
right arm shall divide the waves. i. Amen
and Amen.
" As to the bu mess partof the VIs1rER-
We have very little type and that not Ct
The best kind, not much paper and no more
money than Agur might have accepted
with salty We are over six hundred miles
di tant from type foundry or paper mil,
with the river frozen and several hundred
miles Of wagon Or. sic I transportation be-
tween us and railroad. Our Ilct' Of pa
trons is shorter than: thc>irol of Gideon's
army, and large proportion, of item
must car potatoes and corn meal this w;r-
ter for want Of MONEY to'buy -four. ;st.ll.
we intend to ppblishsthe V1srrER, weekly
if possible, but if not, then as often as VIC
can: charging subscribers only for the
number sent then,,z We have no doul, Or
fear but that the Vts1rER viii live to &C.,
new dress in the: spring, make lis appear
ance III ,reSpe@t4b'e, society, grow to be "A
power q, Earth, = u..d publish: the obituary
Of all now engaged in scndiagi, ont upon
IT'S miss on, s7gx i~.,'s sfo r.. .s.,zs:.
The u1,sccibefs Of the '.At;nt1esa.a ,Aa,
vcrtiser' who hive. pail il advance viii
received the Ez&lTnR until the time of thci..
subscription expires when il wilt be sfo,,.
ped unless the subscrip, or1.:is.renewed il
ccnp|iancezwilfuuf 2'uEesss
,9rayANEs & .fsNlssHELM Editor.
TERMs-sins'c copies 50 per annum
go subscfibess~eut Of Stearns county who
are nos proprietofsE here, s copies f5s'ss.;
10 copies for sl5f 20, copies for $50, ali
strictly in advance, aijls noj paper:sent az
fer the time ,exnires fer which il hassAeen1
paid Single COPIES SETS. 4 letter. on
business or concerning the Aases;t;yssYr
shou!d%he@directcd to tie publisher sa<. 81
1As3 ~ q $500 g zzesi ahs{st sasE I'll
h. Table u 81 Distances H ;ffrom ST Cloud
10 Breckenridge Oh, .Fss..sss..a a4a,,!a roo
10 St ANTHONY. 'ss|s. s%.Ssssa glaa " "a
To#Minaea potistE ii So. ~ .& ,.xssys -
10 Supe nor City, ION IsHott SrsA ~.