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Extension of Suffrage to Women

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g. w. Curtis got off the following on
this subject in recent lecture lin New
York H. ..s~ ;n.:,, .s . aei3ut.. ...f 4.sq.3
as 1 do, not suppose if the polls were open
ed tomorrow, many but the ignorant wom-
on would avail themselves Of it. They
would do as the men do now. You have
TO look on the cloth of the parlors and not
on the slime of the grog shops for the
cause Of your bad government. When I
voted for President, entered line with
some ten or twenty men, and in ten min
utes had done all I could to make Mr.. Ere
mont President. [Applause.] It is inn
proper for woman to spend half an hour
atthe polls and highly proper to be crowd
ed for hours into a lecture room or a
church, to hear prurient poems in play or
see the pretty spectacles Of play? I'm
modest for a woman to dropa ballot in a
box; but quite: modest and lady-like to
whirl in a polka in the arms of man she
never saw before, and have her cheek fan
ned by his tipsy breath ? That there are
children now in some cities who will one
day go with their wives to the ballot box
as they do now to the theatre or lyccum,
just as firmly believe as I do that women
are quite as well informed as the men on
political subjects. .....
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-24

NJ Washington letter writer remarks
that to the inquiries as to the meaning of
the English Kansas bill, and whether it
submits the constitution to the people, the
answer is like that given by the Snowman
when asked by the little boys, which was
the lion and which was the iger-"Jus
as you please, little boys, you have paid
your money and you can take your
choice'
JOHN T. CAMPBELL, one of the victims
of the recent border ruffian outrages, was
son of THOMAS CAMPBELL, Of Farming
ton, Fulton county, Illinois. He died say
gdree n de pess% Toe 5 iS s65t eqs fe sa nd
aim" They shot; but the ball, after tear
ing through from his shoulder to his
heart, left him to linger for an hour and a
half, during which time he told the survi-
vors to write his relatives of his fate.
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-24

GoPHERs. Some years ago, the State
of Iowa was nearly overrun by gophers ;
but at last it was discovered that the castor
bean was an effectual remedy, and its use
very much reduced the number of this
mischievous pest. The method is, to plant
the bean all over the land, about one bean
to the square rod. It is supposed that the
gopher is fond of the root, and eats it, and
that it acts like physic or slow poison. AT
any rate, it extcrminatcs; the gophers.-
Whether it operates the same with squir.
rels, or whether any effectual remedy has
been discovered for them, we are not in.
formed, but hope if our readers know OF
any, they will inform us, and thus benefit
all.-Eyairie Farmer.
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-24

i Many of our churches defy Professionalism.
Grand cathedrals are they, which make
us shiver as we enter them. The windows
are SO constructed as to exclude the light
and inspire religious awe. The walls arc
ofstone, making us think Of our last home.
The ceilings are sombre and the pcws coffin
colored. Then the services are composed
to these circumstances, and hushed music
goes trembling along the aisles, and men
move softly, and would on no account put on
their hats before they reach the door; but
when they do, they take long breath, and
have such sense of relief to be in the free
air, and comfort themselves with the
thought that they have been good chris
tians! .',-.
Now, this idea of worship is narrow and
false The house of God should be JOY
GUS place for the right use Of all our facul-
ties. T."
I had rather see congregation laugh.
when it is sign of life in them, than to see
them asleep under, appropriately. called
sermons.-Bedche1
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The REpUBL1cANs.-God bless this no.
biz und devoted party! It has stood up
for justice and for Kansas with unfinching
manliness Of principle and Of purpose
Not a man in its ranks has wavered! Not
an occasion has passed which has found a
man from his post! In the Senate and in
the House, they fought the battle Of the
Constitution and of Freedom, the cause Of
the country and the cause Of Kansas, with
coolness, skill, wisdom and courage; and
tho by corrupt Administration bafled,
yet are they undismayed, and as sure to
win, as God lives.-Leave's,oorth (Kaae.)
Times
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+" The Road survey passed Alexandria one
week ago all in good health and spirits -
They report the route fine and lost only Z
miles off of straight course in running
eighty miles It is thought by Mr.. Bar
rett that 35 or 40 miles will be saved in
going to the Red River by the new Road.
The cause Of the present Road running
over SO much prairie country is owing to
the fact that the Red River Carts have no
iron about them hence they selecteda prai-
rie country also for personal safety and the
safety of goods and animals because s or 9
years ago trip to Pembina Or even to the
Red River was not go safe as it is now on
account of Indians.
For the opening of this country the peo-
pie of St. Cloud and of the north west are
particularly indebted to gentleman who
has done more perhaps than any other to-
wards It's advance'nent-a gentleman Of
sterling energy and much liberaiity=-Geo:
F. Brott Esq. Mr.. John Ball one of the
Road Commissioners, has aided much in
locating it as the country for some distance
was familiar to him having surveyed an ex-
tensive "cheek' through which the Road
runs during the last summer and fall.
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-24

A NEW MUSICAL INsTRUMENT.-Itis
announced in New York that wonderful
instrument has been perfected in that city
by two brothers named Hill, after laborious
experiments extending over period of
eleven years In size and general appear
ance it closely resembles piano: 1t can
not get out Of tune, and is not affected by
any change Of atmosphere. The cost is
about the same as that of piano; but, it
is not a piano, neither is it harp. 1t has
no strings, but vibrators, which, when the
keys are struck, causes the air, in various
sized cavities, to send forth the most musi-
cal Of tones. The sounds may be contin.
ued much longer than those Of q harp Of
piano. .a1.s l,sf@s.tsa1 1s9aT4zsss7:
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Of political prejudice, and open its eyes to
the wonderful achievements of these great
American workers. Let it come out from
the noisome atmosphere Of fpolitical intrigue
and work for the interests, Of the whole
people. Let it boldly take it's stand as not
the casual and condescending, but the es-
pecial, and proud advocate of every class Of
honorable Industry. Let the ftiller of the
soil, as we'll as the Judge upon the bench,
him in the rustic garb Of poverty, as well
as him '1clothed in white linen and faring
sumptuously every day." be accounted
each worthy only according to his actual
contributions to the aggregate Of human fe-
licity.
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it, and he seemed to understand it then.
CLaughter.] Ido not understand them :;
but I suppose it is parliamentary, highly
so, rlaug ghter, ] or else it would not have
been introduced I do not know what the
"right bower" is. II suppose it is 'avu1
[knave-aI term, Laughter, or something
Of that sort - f.. ...r....:,...,
But | was proceeding. The Senator
from Georgia and myself do not agree on
political questions; we7have differed; but,
l. believe. in our social intercourse VIC have
never had any difficulty, and whenever it
has been in my power-I do not know that
I ever had an opportunity where it was in
my;power to do himla slight favor, but if it
was the case, would do it; but if he has
the slightest personal regard for me, I beg
to throw it into the same scale where the
eloquence and pathos of the Senator from
Pennsylvania have gone before me, and
both together we ask fora little onion
seed. Can he, under these circumstances,
resist? No, sir. ,3... .@., ..:. .: '..
am as strict constructionist Of the
Constitution as any, not excepting the hon
orable Senator before me Mr.. Toombs;]
but I have read all the platforms, and l
suggest to the Senator from Georgia that
he is little too fast. think considering
what has been done, we may continue to
vote these seeds, at least until the Charles
ton Convention sits, and then, I have no
doubt after these developments, there will
be a new resolution that will cut off these
seeds, and that onions will be unconstitu-
tional ever after. Laughter. But until
that is done, until the proviso is put in, I
think the faithful may construe the provis-
ions of the Constitution and the Cincin-
natl platform as the honorable Senator from
Pennsylvania has suggested,
RI I think we may construe them without
straining the Constitution any more to buy
onion seeds than it does to catch runaway
slaves. I guess when you find q provision
in the Constitution that there is a mode of
taking money out of the Federal Treasury
to pay for returning fugitive slaves, you
will find also the provision that little sum
may be paid for onion seed. Until clause
forbidding it, comes either in the Consti-
tuition OF the Charleston Conventio,,, let us
have the seed but I have no doubt it will
be unconstitutional after the Convention
SITS .~.s;:' A..
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STATE 3LoAN.-Gov. S1BLEY has pub
ished notice, inviting proposals for a
State loan Of $3.50, 900, the bids to be adj
dressed to the Governor and Secretary Of
Minnesota at the St. Nicholas Hotel, n.
Y, until the first day Of July next, for the
whole or any portion of the loan. The in:
terest on the State bonds is not to excel
ten per cent, and the bonds cannot be sold
below par; It is presunnable that the
honds will be negotiated on good terms
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-06-24
CONCORD, June 9.

~ CONCORD, june 9.
U. 8. SENATOR FROM CoNcoD, N. H.
The Democratic caucus last night nomina-
ted Hon. John S. Wells as U. S. Sena-
tor
The Republican caucus was fully atten-
ded.. 1914 ballots were cast on the nomi-
nation for U. S. Senator, of which John
P. Hale received III, p. NJ. Edwards 80,
Amos Tucker e..
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HIT HIM AGA1N.-The following is a
pretty good take off to the "sensation sto-
ries" the first chapter of which is frequent
ly inserted in journals as an advertisement
The man who .indited it can take our hat :
The FIRST KIss.-"Am really dear,
Sophia| I whispered and pressed my
bungling lips to her rosy mouth. She did
not say yes; she did not say no; but she
returned my kiss, and the earth went from
under my feet; my soul was no longer in
my body, I touched the stars; I knew the
happiness of the seraphim The above is
all of this deeply exciting story that we
can publish. The remainder will be found
in the New York Blower Of April 1st,
which has four million more subscribers
than there are inhabitants in the world
Korn Kob writes for it-P. Knutts writes
for it-Tad Pole writes for it. and it is sold
everywhere in the world and out Of it.
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The Slave Trade.

The Southern States have been in the
habit for some years Of holding an annual
pow WOW called southern convehtion.--
The object is to talk the Slave holding
States into wealth and power. At these
conventions they always resolve to get rich;
and become very great people by and by.
They even get so near the practical as to
make speeches about ways and means; and
have said more Or less of every plan Of
compelling prosperity except the old fash
ioned way, going to work. AT the last
talk the mode most thoroughly recommen-
ded was the reopening Of the African Slave
Trade; and the Richmond Enquirer, the
organ of Gov. Wise: thus comments upon
this man stealing divice Of loaferdom. "
'|In Montgomery, direct trade was for
gotten; foreign capital ignored; CONNER i
cial capital and credit never mentioned
commercial education and southern litera-
ture' never thought Of: The slave trade
absorbed the whole time of the convention,
to the distraction Of the councils Of the
south, and the division of her unity; Grim
ination and re-crimination were indulged
in by one southern State against another
southern State, until; as Mr.. Scott said,
the convention had been turned into po-
litical debating club. .-.----ss. s =. -. -
What good could possibly result from
the discussion Of the African slave trade ?
Suppose the South united to a man, is it
possible without disunion, ever to accom-
plish the repeal of those laws that forbid
the slave trade ?-and do the advocates Of
the slave trade imagine that the South
would be guilty Of the folly Of dissolution,
to accomplish measure that would destroy
the value of her now largest interest =
Then why continue the discussion Of a
question that cannot be accomplished in
the Union, and for the accomplishment of
which the South would be unwilling to
Dissolve the Union? Why continue to ag-
itate subject that divides the South, and
distracts the attention of her people from
subjects of more practical Importance?
We can see no good, whatever, to be ac-
complished by the continual discussion Of
this question. If the cotton States are de-
tcrmined to revive the slave trade, and
thus to destroy the value Of slavery in ev-
cry non-cotton growing State, it will de-
monstrate selGshness Of which we have
believed Southern States impossible. If a
dissolution of the Union is to be followed
by the revival Of the slave trade, Virginia
had better consider whether the South Of
the Northern confederacy would not be far
more preferable to her than the North Of a
Southern confederacy. In the Northern
cenfederacy Virginia would derive a large
amount from the sale of her slaves to the
South, and gain the increased value Of he,
lands from northern emigration-while in
the Southern confederacy, with the Afri'
can slave trade revived, she would lose two
thirds of the value of her, slave property,
and derive no additional increase of the
value of her lands.' ..,-.r.,'f....s.. -.
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THE ST. CLOUD VISITER.
JANE G. SWlSSHELNl, EDITOR.
Thursday, June "a, 1858,
MIR. Micauber.

Those who have read Dickens "David
Copperfeld'' cannot, we'll forget Mr. MI
cauber; and how patiently he sat still from
year to year waiting for something to turn
up which should bring him and his fami-
]y the means of living. After many years
oe waiting and want it turned up that some
friends sent him and his family out to the
New World and here by some mi'acu-
lous dispensation of Providence it turned
up that he became wealthy and impor
tant parsonage Since coming west it has
occurred to us that a very large delegation
of the Micaubcr family have taken the
hint, have left the scenes of an old civili-
zation and taken up their quarters in new
countries, to set and wait until the gophers
or some other class Of laborers turn up
fortune for them Presistcntly they take
their way amongst the gopher hills, twadel
ing lounging and waiting for this turning
up which is to make great men of them.
Now it occurs to us that Dickens reckoned
without his host when he calculated that
Mr.. Micauber grew rich and great on this
side of the Atlantic! He doubtless parted
with his protogee on board the ship which
carried him away from England; and the
accounts he afterwards received had come
round by the way Of Buncomb. OF all the
places on this earth for an idler a, new
country is the last place That is the very
place where things do not turn up, but
wait to be turned and where the Micau-
ber family must either turn sc,nething up
or submit to being the something that will
be turned down. IF this was not fully
apparent in the few years gone by the last
twelve months have demonstrated it to
certainty; and those who have been wait
ing for something to turn up had better
take notice of the signs of the times
The way now to get something turned up
is to get good breaking plow with strong
OK team and turn it up. Herein northern
Minnesota our something which is to bring
relief for the present monetary crisis lies
from one to four feet below the surface of
the earth. It has lain there for ages and
has never turned up; and We can see no
prospect Of its ever turning up until it is
turned. We know of nothing except plows
and grubbing hoes that ever can turn it up:
Minnesota has a mine Of inexhaustible
wealth in her soil; and an unsurpassed
fountain Of health in her atmosphere. To
see any Of her favored Inhabitants sit down
and groan and wait for eastern capital to
come and turn them up on the wheel Of
fortune is positively disgraceful. There
are people enough here now and means
enough to make wealthy and highly pros.
perois State, if no one person more ever
emigrates to it, and nobody ever sends in
dollar to invest Here we are With mil
lions Of acres Of unsurpassed soil just ready
for the plow, interspersed III small anat'ti-
| ties amid millions Of acres Of timber lands
Of the finest quality. We have p1ue s1,.,aa-z..
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THE PREss.-Some time ago we laid
aside the following extracts from a lecture
on .'.The Press" delivered at St. Cloud by
VIM. Wood Esq. They have been mislaid
but upon turning up do not appear to have
grown old; but rather improve upon Sec
ond reading, We recommend them to the
attention of all who take the responsibility
Of conducting press, .G..1.
PLATFORM OF; F;DUr1Es. .~,:....
The true idea of free Press, is, that it
will plainly and fearlessly speak the truth,
without fear or favor; that it will sift the
thousand and one dogmas, whether politi-
cal or moral, and eleminate error from truth,
without prejudice. - d:
It should be found the advocate of prin-
ciples, before men; and in the various ex-
hibitions Of its views, be guided by what
is essentially right rather than by what is
expedient; straightforward, out-spoken,
reliable teacher of public opinion, as well
as the mirror of the public mind, present.
ing all the facts Of every question, and sup.
pressing none. To organize society--ex-
pose error, vindicate truth and establish
Justice; to unmask hypocrisy, confute false:
hood, introduce harmonyin the conflicting
exhibitions of principle to rebuke false.
hood and perfdy in high places as well as
in low ones, and to stand by the honest
trustworthy and faithful, as against the po
litical hucksters aud wire-pullers of every
name whatsoever.
These are some of the high duties thai
belong to the periodical Press. .."'- q
| WHAT THE PRESS HAS DONE. 'oa,,
"It has gone to the four quarters of thu
kglobe with it's free messages of truth and
religion to the deserts and dark places o.
the earth it has carried light, hope ane
confidence It has proclaimed equality t,
the down-trodden, and to the oppressed
liberty. / It has invaded high places in tn
old world and the new, and proclaimed ,
common brotherhood. It has broken tn,
sword of the tyrant, unseated despots, ane
hurried them away to summary punish
ment. It has unbolted the doors Of tn
Inquisition and set the captives free. I
has entered the cloister of superstition, ant
Invested the cowl of its hypocritical sancti
ty. It has found its way to the Islands o
the boundless sea, and set up there it's al
tars, ditfusing wealth more precious thai
"the gold, Of Ormus OF Of Ind" ~.
CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH.
Let'the American periodical Press be
come the co-worker with and the earnes
encourager of the true men of the country
by whose dauntless5 energies the wilde,
ness and solitary place have been mad d
glad;" and "desert literally to blossor
like the rose" Before them the tel
rors of the wilderness have shrunk back a
from the glance Of destiny. Cities hav
arisen as by the wavings Of; magic, LIE
the Press come ont from under the clou
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communication; and should be glad OF
continuance of his favors. Our readers
may depend upon the correctness of his ac-
counts as he is perfectly reliable.
ALEXANDRIA DotdhAs Co.
JUNE 7th 1858.
ST.. CLOUD V1s1rER:
r. From thi4 Arcadisn- Valley el.*sped by
luxurious foliage and musical with Birds,
dotted here and there with miniature prai-
ries where wave-like undulations of land of
Emerald hue are relieved by the exquisite
tints Of thousands of flowers each vicing
with the other to exhale the swcctcr per-
fume; where crystal lakes "glassihg softest
skies" reflect their own images and the soul
unfolds itself with new sense Of freedom !;
l seize my "grey goose quill'' in cxtacy Of
delight to pen a few lines from this new
and interesting quarter
You are aware that Douglas Co. adjoins
Stcarns Go. on the West and was formed
during the last session of the Legislature.
1t embraces a section Of country that for
exceeding beauty and excellence cannot
be surpassed-a paradise for Farmers or
the lover of the beautiful. Its peculiar
characteristics are small prairies enclosed
with timber, beautiful lakes and clear rip
pling brooks.
Alexandria 5the county seat is in the
centre of the county and is surrounded on
all sides by a country capable Of support
ing dense settlements. The town is on a
Prairie two and half miles long by half to
one and half miles wide shut in OH all
sides by timber and on two sides by the
water of lakes thoroughly affording every
facility for wood and water. One mile
from here flows the Long Prairie River a
beautiful stream along which is a country
than which there is none finer. Eastward
to Osakis and north as far as explorations
have been made there extends an unbroken
body of timber save here and there for q
few miles out, small prairies intervene
made probably at some time or other by
fires. 1t has been said that all this cotnt'
ry was vast marsh and that Tamerac
swamps reigned supreme; but as yet,
have not found any Tamerac in making
explorations north, south, east and west,
from here. In fact it is not sloughey
country. There are fewer sloughs than
along the country south from here.
The fact Of this region Of country be.
ing capable of supporting 50 vast body Of
people inclines me more than ever to the
belief that St. Cloud is to be large place
being the natural point Of exit and place Of
trade for this fine back country. 1.-.
The opening up Of this country by the
State Road now being surveyed will date a
new era in the settlement of the lands
west from St. Cloud and show the traveller
going to the Red River country just the
opposite to that travelled over at present.
For ninety miles west from st. Cloud the
new route lays through timber and prai-
rie country:
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No: Republican members have been in
vited to dine with the Presidentthis Win
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CORRESPONDENTS.

We are much indebted to A. X. for his
communication; and should be glad Of a
continuance of his favors. Our readers
may depend upon the correctness of his ac-
counts as he is perfectly reliable.
ALEXANDRIA DotdhAs CO.
JUNE 7th 1858.