St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-07


May be wear asfanatic; but ne oonyic
ton ould be stronger In IN cur mind. than
the feeling that the Lord has prepared us
bya long course of discipline to stand pub
licly as the advocate Of the oppressed q
our own sex, as q resentatiiye 81 5 wtoman,a
right, Under God, to choose Ter ovn snfhart
Of action. We have chosen ours With al
rect reference to the final account Oh & 9 an1
those who make it the subject Of sarcasm
ridicule, or coarse personal abuse, NAV u y cal
culate to meet all that is terrible in ear.
nestness Of purpose. S. S.. s,s 8 7f2sI
We are so certain the Lord / Is 81 on our
side, that it is quite impossible for us us to
fear any force on earth. Dying IS not diff.
ficult, yielding impossible. We have not
sought the control of press here. but
when it was offered us we looked upon Il
as command from the Great Master to &c
to work in His vineyard Our conscience
acquits us of having used it otherwise than
in the service Of God and man. +. TITS thus
we still hope to use it, and not to: crafty
any feeling Of revenge against these who
have sought our injury with such singular
.pertinacity and desperation.
We shall make no personal war mon
any, but those who attack us, had better
calculate the cost of supplying territory
and munitions for the war that will surely
ensue. We fight: all our battles on the
enemyy's 81 gaIou INC and always use his wea-
pons, SO that he who makes personal war
upon us had better be sure Of his defen-
siye armor. Let him make our private do
nestle relations the object Of his public
sneers, and he may calculate to defend his
We look upon all politicians, whether in
office or out, as fair subjects Of editorial
comment in all their political relations
We do not recognize any mans right:to
privacy in any attempt to govern the peo-
pie. We never kept political secret and
think we never will. The people are the
proper source Of political power, and have
a right to know all the purposes and >
plans of those who dispense power and
patronage. Whenever we can trace po-
.litical wire up to the handle, We shall d.
rect public attention to that point, no mat
ter where 1t is, or what IS likely to Be the
consequence. We believe this is a duty
which every editor owes the public, and
we shall have to get in a new supply Of
,cowardice before We shrink from it 1s
10 those who feel that these, cur purpo-.
ses, are right, We appeal for aid in carrying
them out. The difficulties with which We
have to contend are very great "a large
majority Of the people Of St. Cloud show
the best disposition to aid and sustain US.
but IN addition to tie general commercial
crash, this county has had to contend With
the loss OF the greater portion Of two crops
by the devastation Of grasshorrers.
Our enemies have shsNn themselves ri1-
scrupulous, and active. Their written
threats, of more serious violence, stpn,l rr-.
cancelled, while their private effe.fs to i.,-r
jure our reputation, to cover < ar ,,.s,:.f.
with most odious epithets, and ersss q ;;neS,
are still actively pursued. Weyrc witkert
prisons, or REGULAR j. organized Judiciary. :,
and those who take the responsibility Of
these attacks are totally irresponsible, rs
well as artful and unscrurulous. They
have already deprived US of :. !c,,e to
which We had long locked forward ssa,s IS! .,Et,.
humble, little hen G Ct orr t.sn s. I.l.r
Preparation We hsG made fer Iui...is.e. 4:
naw as money lost, for it is nat ,IIr,u- liz.
safe fer rs to after pit living acne. Cur
office NUT be so s;:aatsd, that VIII s,:r
debility It is impossible for. us 10. !,;.,y,
proper supervision Of it, for the rcsse,ssust
.Ie placed where it can be guarded, ws,L-
out hiring men for that purpose. 2
We are not wont, to make pitiful <srt calls
for help, but We should be .recreantto duty.
now, not to state the facts, that those Who
love the American principles Ct f freed, Il, ot
speech and freedom Of the press, nav
know that here, in this nominaliY free
State, It is in danger Of being crushed
The Democrat is no longer a LEGAL organ,
although we shall make it q prominent eh- =
ject to make known the resources of north
ern Minnesota; but the great object Of its
lite is to yindicate the freedom of the press. r
For this, men here, Of both parties, have
contributed to purchase the material and
incurred a large expenditure in publishing
it. Men of comparatively small interests
are active and efficient as any, and We are
anxious thatthe respo possibility thus assumed