St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-30
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May be woare q fanatic; but 3ns consic
ton ould be stronger d ii our llr { mind than
1.-THE feeling that the Lord has prepared as
lby d long course cff discipline, to stand pub
Ilicly as the advocate &c the oppressed t6
our own sex, as a'repre sentatiiye Of weman's.
right under God, to choose her own sphere
lIof action. We have chosen oi,rs with de
rect reference to the final account, ans
Ethose who make it the subject Of sarcasm
fridcnle, or coarse personal abuse, NAV. cali
e,1late to meet all that Is terrible ia ear
nestness Of purpose.
We are 80 certain The Lord is on our
side, that it is quite impossible for Us To
fear any force on earth Dying IS not diff
:fcult, yielding impossible. We have not
sought the control Of press here, but
when it was offered us re looked upon It.
as a command from the Great Master to 90
ito work in His vineyard. Our conscience
lacquits us Of having used it otherwise than
iii tile service Of God and man. Its thus
we stiH hope to use It, and not to crafty
tany feeling Of revenge against those Who
| have sought our injury With such singular
pertinacity and desperation. #5.,
We shall make no personal war upo1,
any, but those who attack us, had better
calculate the cost Of supplying territory
land munitions for the war that will surely
Iensne. We fight all cur battles on the
Ienemys ground. and always use his wea-
pons, SO that he who makes personal war
upon US had better be sure Of his defcn-
sive almor. Let him make our private DO
lnestic relations the object Of his public
sneers, ard he may calculate to defend his
own. -.e.-... -.-. =,
! We look upon all politicians, whether in
office or out, as fair subjects of editorial
| comment in all their political relations
We do net recognize, any mans rights to.
privacy in any attempt to govern the peo-
| pie. We never kept a. political secret and
think We never viii. The people are the
proper source OF political power, and have
q r1ghs6 to know ali the purposes and
plays OF those Who dispense power and
patronage. Whenever We can trace a Do
htical wire UP to the handle, We shall d.
rect public attention TO that point. no mat
ter where It is, orwhat is likely to be the
consequence. We believe this is duty
which every editor owes the public, and
we. shall have to get III a new supply Of
coWardlce before We shrink from it
I To those who feel that these, our purss,.
ses, are rigiat,Wa appeal for aid il carrying
them cut. The difficulties with which ne
have % contend are. very great. 4 large.
majority Of the people Of ST. Cloud show
the best disposition to aid and sustain us,
but IN addition to the general commercial
crash, this county has had. to contend will,
the fN loss Of the greater portion of two cro2s
BY. the devastation Of grasshoppers
/ Cur enemies nave shown themselves ID
scfupulo'ls and active Their writtea
threats, OF more serious violence, stand un-
5esa s while their private efforts 70 IN
EJula our reputation, to cover our name
with most odious epitliets, and gross crimes
are still actively pursued Weare without
Fprlsons or regularly organized judiciary,
Land those who take the responsibility ii
Etflese attacks are totally irresponsible, as
well as aftfnl and INSCRIPTIONS. They
/ have already deprived lis of a hese fo
which We had long looked forward, "a .;aiet
humble, little home 81 o,,r own. III
preparation VIC had made for buildinss, i
now as money lost, for il, Is not thoasIt
sale Tor us to attempt living alone. Our,
office must be 50 situated. that With our
debility it is impossible for us 10 have
proper supervision Of it, for the nress ns,;s,
be placed where it can be guarded, with,
cut hiring i g men for that pose:
are not wont 10 make pitiffuills appels
Tor help, but We should be recreant to tl,.ty
now, not to state the facts, that those VIM.
love the American principles Of freedom ii
sIeech and freedom Ct the press nav
know know that here, in This lloninally free
state ia It Is N danger Of being crushed
me !, Dengoeaatis no longer local organ,
although ne shall make It a prominent 81.
}ect to make known the resources of north.
e g. Minnesota; but the great object of is
n Y IS to indicate the freedom of the press
For g 8. this, men here, Of both parties. hare
contributed to purchase the material and
incurred q large expenditure in PUBLISHING
It. Men 81 comparatively small interests
are active and eficieat as any, and we are
anxious Gus that the responsibility thus assumed
may not fail too heavily upon them. Our
terms OF subscription are as. low as NE can
make them, and to all who favor IA with
subscriptions, We shall try to give the.
worth ct their money. The people al
81 Cloud have acted nobly their part in il
this matter, and to the friends of truth and
justice t1' abroad, we now appeal to aid us ii
our o. struggle for the right. q s