St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-27

bya long course of discipline, stand pul-
licly as the advocate Of the oppressed tf
our own sex, as representative Of wcmens s
right, under Gcd, to choose her own rpl.cse
Ct action. We. have chosen ours with s'ii-
,ect reference to The frsl &ceaui:t, nd
those who make it the subject eff SARCASM;
rid;Gule, OF coarse personal abuse, luay caI-
cnl:tc to ,rect al that is terrible in cal.
hest'.ess OF purpose.
We are so certain the Icrd l.: en- Our
side, that i. is quite impossible for US To
fear any force en- earth: ry;rg i not IL
icult, yielding impossible. We have MT
sought the control Of press here, tut
when it was offered lis We locked upon it
as u command from, the Great Master togo
to work i'll 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 those who
have sought our injury with such singular
pertinacity and desperation ~.
We shall make no personal war uron
any, but those who attack us. had better
calculate the cost Of supplying territory
and munitions for the war that will surely
ensuc. We fight all our battles on the
enemys ground, and always use his wea-
pons, SO that he who makes personal war
upon us had better be sure Of his dcfen-
sive armor. Let him make our rrirate:ao
nlcstic relations the object Of his public
sneels, and lie may calculate to defend hit
own .@s
We lock upon all politicians, whether in
Office or out. as. fair subjects Of editorial
comment in al their political relations
We do not recognize any mans right to
privacy in anyattemrt to govern the rco
pie: We never kept political secret and
think we never will. The people are IT,:
proper source Of political power, and have
right to know all the purposes and
plans of those who dispense power anal
patronage. Whenever we can trace a po-
litical wire up to the handle, we shall d.
rect public attention to that point, no mat
ter where It 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 new supply OF
cowardice before we shrink FROM it. :
To those who feel that these, our purpo-
ses, are right, we appeal for aid i'll carrying
them out The difficulties with which VIC
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 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.
Our enemies have shown themselves un-
scrupulous and active Their written
threats, Of more serious violence, stand un-
cancelled, while their private efforts to in
jurc our reputation, to cover our .nalEe
with most odious epithets, and gross crimes,
I are still actively pursued. We are withous
prisons, or regularly organized judiciary
and those who take the responsibility OF
+ these attacks are totally irresponsible, as
| well as artful and unscrupulous. They
have already deprived us of hope to
which we had long looked forward, a quiet,
! humble, little home Of our own. Tie
preparation VIC had made for building, is
now as money lost, for it is not thought
safe for us to attempt living alone. On7
Office must be so situated, that with eur
:, 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 not wont to make pitiful appeals
for help, hut we Should he recreant to duty
now, not to state the tacts, hat these Hl5
love the American pr;ncip pies Of freedom OF
speech and freedom of the press, may
know that here, in this nominally free
State, it is in danger Of being crushed
The .IIsitcr is no longer q local organ
although we shall make it q prominent Oh
5 ject to make known the resources Of north
! ern Minnesota; but the great object of its
lie 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
i It. Men Of comparatively small interests
: are active and efficient as any. and VIC are
anxious that the responsibility thus assumed
may not fall too he:.y;! y upon them. our
terms of subscription are as low as We CAR
= make them, and to all who favor us witl
> Subscriptions, W, s|a!l try to give the
+ Ewortll of their. money. The people Of
St. Cloud have acted nob)y their part il,
G this matter, and to the friends OF truth and
. justice abroad, We now appeal to aid lis Ill
:, our struggle for the right.
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