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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-04-08

LIFE AT SALT LAKE.-Under this head,
the California State Journal publishes an
interesting article containing information
furnished by a gentleman who has just re-
turned from Salt Lake. We give an ex-
tract:
Our informant states that the famous
Echo Canon is well fortified, but the want
of artillery among the Mormons render the
forti6cations much less formidable. There
are deep and wide canals cut across the can
on in a great many places, and at some Of
these points there ere gulches running q
short distance into the mountain from the
end of the canal. Heavy stone forts are
built in the gulches which command the
passage of the canals, but in these are moth
ing but small arms. The Mormons depend
much upon rolling heavy rocks upon the
troops from the mountain upon each side of
the canon, the sides Of which are some
three hundred feet in height, and are of
solid rock. The canon itself, averages from
one hundred to two hundred feet in width.
As the rock rolling is piece Of sport not
confined to one party, the American COM
manders may choose to play at the same
game. We understand that the terrors of
the pass referred to, are much exaggerated,
and that the troops now at Utah could and
would get through were it not for the snow.
Our informant gives US some amusing in
stances of the working of the "peculiar
system" He was present at trial in one
of the Wards of Salt Lake City, each of
which has a Bishop of the Church. A
complaint was made before the Bishops
Court, and the woman who appeared as
plaintiff was the spiritual wife No. 2 Of a
man who had FIVE wives, and she was about
thirty years of age. She complained that
the head of her family spent all Of his spare
time with wife No. S, and had not visited
her room for three weeks. The husband
made no defence, and the Bishop, by request
of the jury, gave her a divorce in about
twenty minutes. The same woman was
married to aonther brother of the Church as
his No. z, IN less than one week, she her-
self doing the courting. At the house
where our hero boarded, there was young
girl of seventeen, and as he expressed it,
she was "a real beauty" A young fellow
of twenty-three was courting her, and bis n
val was one Of the "apostles," man Of
fifty. The old fellow represented to her that
if she become his wife (his twelfth) she
would be sure of salvation, as she would
have "head" that had been in the church
twenty years, and had been fully tried, and
that if she married the young man there
was no certainty that he would not aposta-
tie and go to California, and she would
lose her crown of glory in heaven. The ar
guments of the old fogy were backed by her
parentr, and the young lover lost his bride,
who was duly "sealed" to the apostle. 1t
is said that this is common occurrence.
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THE TRIAL IN DARLINGTON.

The Darlington Family Friend publishes
an extended account of the recent sad dis
turbance in Darlington, of which We have
already, in correspondence and in other
forms, given reports. Wegive the Friends
article entire:
On last Wednesday, scene, unparalleled
in the history of criminal jurisprudence,
was witnessed in our court room. On that
day, ffty-four highly respectable citizens Of
our district, including grey-haired old men
as we'll as tender youths, were arraigned,
charged with the murder of Caleb Freeman
and Abe Windham. There were two in
dictments, but by agreement and with the
consent of the Court, they were tried to-
gether. The prisoners selected the follow
ing gentlemen, from among those presented,
who constituted the jury. Hon. 1. D. Will
son, Foreman, Col F. W. Cooper, W. H.
Hcaron, DR.. T. A. Dargan, Col. Samuel H.
Wilds, Geo. 1. W. Mccall, Robert E. Du-
Bose, Oliver C. Coggeshall, D, Sidney Law,
W. G. Brunson, Jas. S. Mccall, ST., and j..
w. Lee. Well might his Honor remark, as
he did in his charges, that never before had
he seen so intelligent jury empanneled.-
Thus did the prisoners declare their desire,
to be tried by men whose feelings could not
influence them, unless their judgments were
convinced.
On Wednesday afternoon, the State be-
gan to develop the case. We will not notice
the testimony of the different witnesses,
either for the prosecution or defence, but
will content ourself with stating briefly the
circumstances of the case as obtained from
reliable and uncontradicted testimony. .
The grog.shop of Ack Winkham, at which
the fight took place, was proved to have
been pest to the community; it was re-
tail establishment, miscalled by some a
grocery, and negroes seem to have constitu-
ted his principal customers. Some of the
sufferers from his nefarious traffic, not all
members of the Vigilant Society, had wait
ed upon and requested him to desist from
retailing and negro trading, telling him at
the same time that they could not and would
not longer endure it. He promised to do so.
Shortly after this, however, perhaps on
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THE SPIRIT QUENCHED.

THE SPIRIT QUENCHED.
,phraim is joined to his idols, let him alone
There is a time, We know not when,
A point we know not where,
That marks the destiny of men
To glory or despair.
There is line by US unseen,
That crosses every path
The hidden boundary between
Gods patience and his wrath.
To pass that limit is to die,
To die as if by stealth;
1t does not quench the beaming eye,
Or pale the glow Of health.
The conscience may be still at ease,
The spirits light and gay;
That which is pleasing still may please,
And care be thrust away.
But on that forehead God has set
Indelibly mark,
Unseen BY man, for man as yet
Is blind and in the dark.
And yet the doomed mans path below
May bloom, as Eden bloomed;
He did not, does not, will not know,
Or feel that he is doomed.
He knows, he feels that all is well,
Aud every fear is calmed;
He lives, he dies, he wakes in hell,
Not only doomed but damned.
O where is this mysterious bourne,
By which our path is crossed;
Beyond which, God himself hath sworn,
That he who goes is lost!
How far may we 60 on in sin?
How long will God forbear?
Where does hope end. and where begin
The confines of despair?
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ham contrary to his religious persuasions,
the ham being administered under the guise
of sandwiches; and again obliged to swallow
huge doses of common American manufac-
tured wines; and, to cap the climax, having
his valise cut into fragments while in ho-
tel bearing an irreproachablc reputation at
;he seat of the General GoYernmen
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-04-08

MoHAMMED PAsHA.-Leo, the CORES
puudent of the Charleston Courier says:
"The Turk has at last been released from
his New York troubles, and is, no doubt,
glad to geta short respite; but it seems the
poor fellow has jumped from the frying-pan
in to the fire, for he is now in the custody
of the representatives of the entire people,
and will, of course, have no mercy shown
him, for he will be subjected to another
course of banqueting, parade, photographing,
&c. His reception in Washington was not
of very pleasing nature, for he had scarce
ly been housed at Willard's, ere some Gu
rous persons resolved upon examining the
contents of his baggage, and even appro-
priating to their own use sundry articles of
value. New York, with all its rascality, can
at least say, we did not rob poor Mahommed,
while he was among US.
"Were the Admiral to prepare journal
of his travels in America, he could furnish
some very startling accounts of what he had
experienced. Such as being forced to sit
and have his photograph taken like cul-
prit for the rogue's gallery; being fed on
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THE Ass.-We all talk of the ass as the
most stupid Of the field, yet if any one shuts
up donkey in the same enclosure with half
a dozen horses of the finest blood, and the
party escape it is infallibly the poor donkey
that has led the way. It is he alone that
penetrated the secret of the bolt and latch.
Often have.we stood at the other side OF the
hedge, contemplating whole troop OF blood
mares and their offspring patiently waltns'
while the donkey was snuf6ng over piece
Of work to which all but he felt themselves
incompetent.
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-27

crash, this county has had to contend with5
the loss Of the greater portion Of two crops
by the devastation of grasshoppcr.
Our enemies have shown themselves nh.
scrupulous and active Their written.
threats, OF more serious violence, stand un-
cancelled, while their private efforts to in
jure our reputation, to cover our name
with most odious cpithcts, 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, ap
well as artful and INSCRIPTIONS. They
have already deprived us Of hope to
which we had long looked forward, a quiet,
humble, little home of our own: Tho
preparation we had made for building, Is
now as money lost, for it is not thought
safe for us to attempt living alone. Our:
Office 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 not wont to make pitiful appeals
for help, but we should be recreant 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 noninally free
State, it is in danger of being crushed
The Nasiter is no longer a local organ.
although we shall make it prominent oh.
ject to make known the resources of north
ern Minnesota; but the great object of it's
life 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 are
anxious that the responsibility thus assumed
may not fall too heavily upon them. Our
terms Of subscription are as low as We can
make them, and to 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, and to the friends of truth and
justice abroad, we now appeal to aid US in
our struggle for the right.
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-27
PHILLIPS, SAMPSON & co.'s
N T. w M A G. ALL E.
DEVOTED TO Literature, ART AND POLITICS.
.ITS.AIM WILL BE

-
F1RsT: In Literature, to leave no province
unrepresented, so that while each number will
contain articles of an abstract and permanent
value, it will also be found that the healthy ap-
petite of The mind for entertainment in its yari-
Gus forms Of Narrative Wit, and Humor, will
not 60 uncared for. The publishers wish to
say, also, that while native writer's will receive
the most solid encouragement, and will be
mainly relied upon to ill the pages Of the At
LANT1c, they will not hesitate to draw from the
foreign sources at their command, as occasion
may require, relying rather on the competency
of an author to treat particular subject, than
on any other claim whatever. In this way
they hope to make their Periodical welcome
wherever the English tongue is spoken or read.
SECOND; In the term ART they intend to in
Clude the whole domain Of aesthetics and hope
gradually to make this critical department a
true and fearless representative of Art, in all
its various branches, without any regard to
prejudice, whether personal or national, or to
private considerations of what kind soever.
THIRD: In Politics, the ATLANTIC will be the
organ of no party or clique, but will honestly
ductors believe to be the American idea. Ii
will deal frankly with persons and with barties,
endeavoring always to keep in view that moral
element which transcends all persons and par
ties, and which alone makes the basis of a true
and lasting national prosper;4yre VIII not
rank Itself with any sect or antics, but with that
body of men which is in favor of Freedom, Ma
tional Progress, and Honor, whether public or
private.
As an earnest of the material at their COM
mand, they subjoin the following list Of literary
persons interested in their enterprise; wishing
it, however, to be distinctly understood, that
they shall hope for support from every kind Of
ability which desires the avenue of their col
umns, and in the remuneration of which they
shall be guided purely by their sense Of intrin-
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-27
THE PRE-EMPTION Law.

/. The settler must never before have had
the benefit of pre-emption under the act.
2. He must not, at tho time of making the
prc-emption, be the owner Of 800 acres of
land in any State or Territory of the United
States.
3. He must settle ON and improve the land
in good faith, for his own exclusive use and
benefit, and not with the intention Of selling
it on speculation and must not make directly
or indirectly, any contract or agreement, in
any way or manner, with any person or per-
sons, by which the title which he may acquire
Of the United States should enurc, in whole
or in part, to the benefit Of any person except
himself.
4. He must be twentyonc years Of age and
q citizen of the United States or if a for
eigner, he must have declared his intention
to become citizen, before the proper author
ity, and receive certificate to that effect
S. He must build house on the land, live
in it, and make it his exclusive home; and
must be an inhabitant Of the same at the time
Of making applications for presumption. I'M
til lately a single man might board with his
nearest neighbor, but the same is now required
Of single as married man, except that if
the settler is married, his family must also
live in the house.)
6. The law requires that more or less i'm
provement be made on the land, such as break
ing, fencing, &c.; but prescriptions ore gran
ted where a half-acre is broken and enclosed.
I. 1t is necessary that no other person, en-
titled to presumption, reside upon the land
at the same time.
8. No one is permitted to remove from his
own land, and make presumption in the same
state or territory.
.. The settler is required to bring with him
to the Land Office written or printed appli-
cation, setting forth the facts to his case Of the
lst, I'd and Sd requirements here mentioned,
with a certificate appended, to be signed by
the register and receiver, and make affidavit
to the same.
10. He is also required to bring with him
respectable witness Of his acquaintance, who
make affidavit to the 18th, 9Th. 9th, 7th and 9Th
set forth on paper, with corresponding blank
officers
II. The pre-emptor, if foreigner, must
bring with him to the land Office, duplicates
Of his naturalization papers, duly signed by
the official from whom they were received.
a minor who is the head of family, or a
widow, may also exempt, their families being
required to live on the land.
The settler is required to file written de-
claratory statement Of the intention to pre-
empt, before he can proceed with his pre-cmp-
ton.
FEEs-1st The fee required by the regis
ter, for filling declaratory statement, is one
dollar.
I'd. For granting pre-emption the register
and receiver can receive fifty cents.
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-27
SCHOOL DISTRICT.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Csmmis-
" sioncrs Of Stearns County, NJ. T., 1t their
last session, established School District number
three in said county, with the following boun-
darics, to WITT The fractions of sections IL.
Is and "a, and sections IA and % in township.
124, north of range % west.
JOSEPH EDELBROOK,
Clerk of Board of County Commissioners.
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The Visiter.

Our Prospectus will be found on ou
third page, and we ask the friends
of the freedom of the press and of tn
principles there laid down, to aid us il
maintaining them. We feel that in ou
advocacy of them in St. Cloud we hav,
been milder and more conservative than ",
have ever before been in our character O
writer for the Press. Wefeel, that excep
our large share Of human weakness, oul
life has been such as to give no justcaust
of offence to any.
May be We are fanatic; but no convic
ton could be stronger in our mind, thai
the feeling that the Lord has prepared US
by a long course Of discipline, to stand pub
licly as the advocate Of the oppressed Of
our own sex, as representative Of womans
right, under God, to choose her own sphere
Of action. We have chosen ours with di.
rect reference to the final account, and
those who make it the subject of sarcasm
ridicule, or coarse personal abuse, may cal.
culate to meet all that is terrible in
W. aro so.r~4 CAIN the Lord is on our
s;ao that it is quite impossible for us to
fear any force on earth. Dying is not diff.
ficult, yielding impossible. We have not
sought the control of press here, but
when it was offered us we looked upon it
as command from the Great Master to SO
to work in His vineyard. Our conscience
acquits us of having used it otherwise than
in the service of God and man. It lis 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 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 wal
upon US had better be sure of his deten.
sive 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
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 PEG:
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 a po
litical wire up to the handle, we shall di;
rect public attention to that point, no mat
ter where 1t 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 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 w
have to contend are very great. A large
majority Of the people Of St. Cloud show
the best disposition to aid and sustain us
Fl $~f orcio
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-27

INSTRUCTIONS for painting, Italian Grecian,
i Crystal, and Celestial, which every Lady
and Gentleman will be pleased with, sent on re-
ceipt of One Dollar in gold, or essrfeat bank
bills. Address, C. A. SYLVESTER,
So. Danville, Steubcn Co., N. 7.
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-27
THE NETWORK TRIBUNE
1858.

The TRIBUNE commenced its eighteenth year
on the 10th of April last. 1t has nearly COM
pleted arrangements, by an outlay of more than
$4,000 on . new Press, and other machinery
and adjuncts to reduce to the lowest point tho
time which must elapse between the making up
of its forms and the reception of its issue by
its patrons. No expense or labor will be spared
to render its advice from all quarters az prompt,
full, graphic and reliable as those Of any rival.
With correspondents at the most important
points in either hemisphere, and IN editorial
staff chosen from the best writer's in our coup-
try, it endeavors to deserve the unequaled cir
culation which was accorded it some years since,
and which, in spite Of the hardness of the times,
it still retains.
THE TR1BrxE's course on the grca; question
of the day is guided by principles which will
stand the test of ages. 1t wars upon Slavery,
s.not in the abstract merely, but in the United
States,' regardless of the fact that tho slaves
are a powerless caste and belong to- loathcd and
down-trodden race, because it realizes that un-
just, oppressive laws are curse, not merely to
their immediate victims, but to the whole com.
munity which cndures and upholds them In
the same spirit, it opposes Fillibusterism and
and every form of National rapacity or aggres- .
sion, profoundly convinced that ssR1aurxors-
NESS exalteth a nation,' and that territory
won by conquest or spoliation never did and
never can truly strengthen the nation thus AZ
grandized. Regarding Freedom in Labor 40
the only safe, beniticcnt basis of National
growth and prosperity, it contends for that
Freedom not only in Kansas but on every aero
of the Federal Territories, seeking no favor
from and granting none to any party, interest,
doctrine or tribunal that would render thxP
the nursery and home of Bondage. ,,c%{ac Indus.
development and di4erfrniat emperance, Violence
Try, me tie improvement. by every practica-
Sic means, of the condition Of the needy and
are among the objects to which
our efforts are steadfastly directed. In short,
without assuming to be wiser or better than
others, we aim to be found always the foes Of
Wrong, Abuse and Evil, and the champions Of
Truth, Virtue and Reform.
We hire nobody to obtain subscribers for us,
employ no travelling agents, offer no premium
or prizes, but single copy of our paper to any
one who, because he approves its general char
acter and believes its circulation will exert .
salutary influence, procures and sends us . list
Of twenty or more subscribers. If there be
any who believe Republican principals would
be commended and human well-being promoted
by extending our circulation, We ask him to Sc
lect some neighborhood in which our paper 10
not generally taken, and send us as many sub
scriptions as can there be procured. Those
who desire specimen copies for this purpose
will be gladly supplied. 49,
THE TRIBUNE is printed on large impe-
rial sheet, folded in quarto form, and mailed to
,huar;lo~S M, <l,n follov,;rr
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-27
N. N. SMITH,
Dealer in Real Estate,

~ Office OH River Street, opposite the Ferry,
SAINT CLOUD, #.
IL persons desiring to invest in Lands or
~ Town Property in a part Of the country
which is unsurpassed in soil, and rapidly filing
with bona fide settlers, can find favorable op-
portunities by applying to the undersigned.
Property for sale in the towns of Hartford,
st. Cloud, Eewburg Brottsburg, Mile Lac and
all the best paying towns in this part of the
country. n. N SMITH.
St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-27

4 CHANCE FOR ALL OUT OF EMPLOY
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This is no catch-penny affair, like many
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METROPOLITAN AGENCY,
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St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-27
STEARNS, HOUSE.

VINllS new and beautiful Hotel is situated
/ upon the bluff just above the Lower Ferry
in tho town Of St. Cloud, commanding one Of
the most beautiful views on the Mississippi
river The Proprietor assures all who may
visit this place that his table shall contain every
bounty and luxury which can be obtained both
at home and abroad. 1t is his intention to keep
the above hotel rs q first class one in every res
poet.