St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-23
May be We are I fanatic but ne oonyie

s May be We IRE ! fanatic !; but No sonyis
ton :ould Be stronger in our mind, tlas'
the Feeling that the Lord has prepared 10
|bya long course d, 81 diiseipiae, Is stand pub
licly as the advocate Of The oppressed q.
our own sex, as q representative of'weman'i
night, under God, to choose her own spher
Of action We have chosen ours with di.
rect reference to the final account, ant
those who make it the subject Of sarcasm
ridicule, or coarse personal abuse, may cal
culate to meet all that is. terrible in ear.
nestness Of purpose. ,zsrG4 :.
We are so certain the Lord is ON ou1
side, that it is quite impossible for us to
fear any force on earth: Dying is not diff:
6cult, yielding impossible. We have not
sought the control Of a press here, but
when it was offered us we looked upon it
as command from the Great Master to &c
to work in His vineyard. Our conscience
acquits us Of having used it otherwise than
III The service of God and man. It is 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: eIa
We shall make no personal war upon
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
enemy's ground, and always use his wea-
pons, SO that he who makes personal war
upon us had better be sure Of his defcn-
sive armor. Let him make our private do
nestle relations the object of his public
sneels, and he may calculate to defend his
own. LC-t
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 20
liticai 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 duty
which every editor owes the public, and
We shall have to get in a new supply Of
cowardice before We shrink from it
To those who feel that these, our 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 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 IN.
cancelled, while their private efforts to in
jure our reputation, to cover our name
with most odious epithets, and gross crimes,
are still actively pursued. We arc without
prisons, or regularly organized judiciary,
and those who take the responsibility of
these attacks are totally irresponsible, Is
we'll as artfal and inscriptions. They
have already deprived US of hope to
which We had long looked forward, quiet,
humble, little home of our own The
preparation We had made for building, is
now as money lost, for it is not fought
safe for lis to attempt living alond Our
Office must be so situated, that With our
debility it is impossible for us ; have
PROF er supervision Of it, for the pr}s must
be placed where it can be guardek with
out hiring men for that purpose.
We are not won't to make pitifuAppeals
for help, but we should be recrea1o duty
now, not to state the facts, that Il se who
love the American principles Of II dom of
speech and freedom Of the pds, NAV
know that here, in this nomi3 ly free
State, it is in danger of being cfhed.-
The Democrat is no longer a lo( organ.
although we shall make it pron|ent OBJ
ject to make known the resources north
ern Minnesota; but the great olft Of its
life is to vindicate the freedom Of press.
For this, men here, of both pats, have
contributed to purchase the mdial and
incurred large expenditure in blishine
it. Men of comparatively sma Interests
are active and efficient as any, We are
anxious thatthe responsibility thu ssumed
may not fill too heavily upon Il Our
terms Of subscri ption are as low We can
make them, and to all who fav hs with
subscriptions, We shall Try I'd We the
worth Of their money. The ople Of
St. Cloud have acted nobly TIL part in
this matter, and to the friends oflth and
justice abroad, we now appeal to|l US in
our struggle for the right.
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