St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-21
May be we ar G a fanatic; but no coo7ic

May be we ar a fanatic; but no eo17ie
ticn ouid be stronger in our mind, than
the feeling chat the Lord as prepared y:
hy "a long cou1se Of discipline, to stand pub
i'cly as The advocate Of the oppressed Of
our own sex, as representative Of womaai
right, under God, to choose her ewn spher,
ct action. We have chosen oarp With d.
rect reference to the final account, ane
these who make it the subject of sarcasm
rldicule, or coarse personal abuse, may csl
culate to meet all that is terrible ii ear
nestness Of purpose
We are so certain the Lord is on ou.'
side, that it is quite impossible for us -
fear any force On earth. Dying is not d..
fcult, yielding impossible. We have ne =
sought the control of press here, br =.
when it was offered US we looked upon !.
as command from the Great Master to e.,
to work in His vineyard Our consciene
acquits us Of having used it otherwise ths
in the service Of God and man. It'll til .
we still hope to use it, and not to graft
any feeling OF revenge against those vi =,
have sought our injury with such singul.
pertnacity and desperation.
We shall make no personal war upou
any, but those who attack us, had better
calculate the cost Of supplying territory
and munitions for the war that will surelv
ensuc. We fight all our battles on the
enemy's ground, and always use his wea-
pons, so that he who makes personal war
uDon us had better be sure Of his defcu-
size armor. Let him make our private do
nestle relations the object of his public
sneers, and he may calculate to defend his
own.
We look upon all politicians, whether in
oi,ice or out, IS fair subjects of editorial
comment III all their political relations
We 90 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 tho
proper source Of political power, and have
9 right to know all the purposes and
plans ct those who dispense power and
patronage. Whenever We can trace 4 DO
litical wire up to the handle, we shall d.
rect public attention to that point, no mat
ter where st is, or what is likely to be the
consequence. We believe this IL = duty
which every editor owes the public, and:
we shall have to get in new supply Of
cowardice before We shrink from it
10 those who feel that these, our purpo-
ses, are right, We appeal for aid in carrying
them cut. 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 III addition to the general commercial
crash, this county has had to contend with
the loss Of the greater portion Of two crops
by the devastation Of grasshoppers.
Cur enemies have shown themselves un-
scrupulous and active Their written
threats, oi' more serious violence stand un-
cancelled, while their private efforts to in
1ure our reputation, to cover cur name
with most odicus epithets, and gross crimes,
are still actively pursued. We are without
prisons, or regularly organized judiciary.
and those who take the responsibility Of
these attacks are totally irresponsible, ~
we'll as .artful and INSCRIPTIONS. They
have already deprived US Of hope to.
which We had long locked forward, quiet.
humble. little home CT cur own. The
preparation we had made for building, IT,.
now as money lost, for it is not thought
safe Tor us to attempt living alone Our
oi1icc must be so situated, that with our
debility it is impossible for Us to have
proper supervision Of it, for the press must
be placed where it can be guarded, with
out hiring men for that purpose.
We are rot wont to make pitifal appeal.
for help, but we should be recrcant to duty
now, not to state the facts, that those who
love the American principles Of freedom Of
speech and freedom of the press, may
know that here, in this rominally FREQ
State, it is in danger of being crushed
/ The -Den'ocratisno longer local organ,
although We shall make it "a prominent OBJ
ject to make known the resources of north
EN- Minnesota; but the great object of its
lite is to vindicate the freedom of the press.
For this, men here, Of both parties, have
contributed to purchase the material and
incurred large expenditure in publishing
it, Men OF comparatively small interests
are active and efficient as any, and We arc
anxious that the responsibility thus assumed
may not fail too heavily upon them. Our
terms OF subscription are as low as We can
make them, and 10 all who favor us with
subscriptions, we shall try to give the
worth OF their money. The people of
st: Cloud have acted nobly their part in
this matter, ard to the friends Of truth and
justice abroad, we now appeal to aid u in
our struggle for the right,