St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-13

a word-picture Of a class Of women omitted
by the lecturer-from which class Heaven
defend us! The Visiter was issued, the
critique read. We could perceive moth
ing personal in that part Of it which linn
ed the Objectionable class of women.
And in our heart we deeply commiserate
any who can have the picture set as the
likeness of female relative. .. ~ tsi 7.
The allegation u.s., that in Mrs. Swiss
helm s article the lecturer perceived plain,
direct reference to some Of his family, and
without regarding the rights Of woman
hood, proceeded to the Office of the Visi-
ter at night, broke, the press and threw the
type into the river. >. Modern chiyalry =
People should furl the sails of their wind
mills and not let them iinsultingly flap
their huge wings, like great giants threat
ening ,sr..,... III H.. :: ..s AMY -, 81 =, =.
n The pride of a weak man may be woun-
ded, by being forced to perceive any i'm
perfection in his own power of thought,
and doubly and more deeply wounded by
being forced to such perception by the
acuteness of woman. How dare woman
show that man is not faultless in his
headwork? How dare she correct his liter
airy productions How dare she shadow
forth the fact that God has given her a
mind to think, and nerve to pen her
thoughts? How dare she ever presume to
do aught but crimp linen, and bake, and
wash, ever and anon saying, "does it
please you my lord?" But when these
weak creatures sometimes laugh at us for a
blunder, they wound our pride. But if
we revenged the smart, how would we look
the world in the face, while we acknowl-
edged that Lucinda Ann was locked up, on
bread and water, for possessing common
sense. :' p. =.
Pride wounded in this way dare not
work out its spite for the real cause; but
must seek some other pretext. Twist the
matter into an insult to ones female rela-
tons, and, while revenge is sought, the
world applauds the seeker. In this case,
however, we learn that the people of St.
Cloud have resolved to re-start the Visiter.
-RwsseN and Williams Real Estate In
der. .''
The Pittsburg Post is the leading Dem
ocratic paper of the Iron City, and one
with which we have been, more or less, at
war for the last twelve years. One Of
the former editors, still laughingly de-
clares we are the only woman who ever
whipped him; while atsome time, we have
broken a lance with every one of his sue
cessors. This paper ,devotes near.a column
to the subject, and says: = '.~@-- g.
The citizens of st. Cloud, indignant at
this outrageous assault upon the freedom
of the press, and doubly indignant because
the injured party was a woman, highly e.
teemed for her talents and many excellent
qualities, issued call for meeting to be
held at the Stearns House on the ensuing
evening, and invited Mrs. Swisshelm to
speak on the occasion. Although but
few hours notice had been given, says the
Times, yet so large and respectable an au-
dience was perhaps never before convened
in the Territory north of St. Anthony
Nearly the entire population of the town
men, women and children, turned out en-
nsasse, while large delegations were present
from S::ak Rapids and the surrounding
country. ,a... 49,. az5 s.s .e.~.. -.
Mrs Swisshelm read an address of con-
siderable length, opening with some inter-
esting passages in her personal history, and
then giving the history Of her connection
with the Visiter. Mr.. Brott, good
Democrat, had engaged her to edit the pa
per, with the understanding that it should
be mainly devoted to advocating the advan-
tages Of the country, but that she would
be allowed to speak with freedom on all
subjects. So far all was we'll. But there
were certain prominent Yankee Democrats,
who claimed some control over the paper
Col. Barstow, Gen: Lowry, and James Shop:
lev, ESQ, brother-in-law of the former.
Barstow had lectured at the east on Mime,
sofa, and Mrs. s. spoke in complimentary
terms Of his lectures, which offended Low
ry, who feared that such endorsement might
compromise Barstow with the powers at
Washington, where he had some job to be.
engineered through by the latter agency.
Then Mrs. s. talked with great freedom
upon the institutions Of slavery, and this.
naturally shocked some people. Then the
quarrel became somewhat personal, and
Mrs. S. drew graphic pen and ink sketch;
Of some anonymous lady, which the public
recognised as female friend Of the afore-
said Shepley. But we need not go farther.
into details. One who has read the wri-.
tings Of Mrs. Swisshelm will understand
how vulgar clique of politicians would
writhe under her sallies Of wit and sarcasm.
They couldn't stand it, and accordingly
sneaked into the Nsiter Office in the mid
die Of the night and perpetrated the out
rage above spoken Of: .,..1.... . ~. E = ID.
P.S. Since this was in type, we have
seen a notice precisely similar, but longer,
in the Louisville Journal, headed, 6 Mrs.
swisshelm's press broken up BY, a Demo
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