St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-08-05

IA see ne asssss A s q les; but cenTic-
ton onld be stronger ii our mind, than,
The feeling that the lord hss prepared US
bya .lpng course Of discipline; to stand pub
Hey yas the advocate sof the suppressed o.
3onr aowgs sex, as d representative of Nolnan'a
right under God; to- hoese her own sPher
so ff action WeshaVe chosen ours nth di
rect .refarence..t to the final account, ans
those who make ii the subject of SARCASM,
Hridieulc, or coarse personal abuse, may cab
|cnlate to meet all that is terrible ia ear.
nestness of purpose.
We are SO certain the Lord is on our
side, that it IS quite impossible for as te
fear any force on earth. Dying is not dit.
6cnlt, yielding Impossible. We have not
sought the control ofs press here, but
when It was offered us We looked upon it
as acom,nand from the Great Master to &c
to work in His vineyard. Our conscience
acquits us of having used it otherwise than
|irist the service Of God and man. tits thus
we still hope to nse it, and not to CRAFTY
any feeling OF revenge against those who
have sous hit chr injury with such singular
pertinacity AM dtsspe ration.
I'VE shall make no personal war upon
any, but those who attsseck lie, had betten
calculate the cost Of supplying territory
and munitions for the war that viii surely
ensue. We fight all our battles on the
enemy's ground, ana always use his wee<
pons, SO that he who makes personal war
upon us had better be sure Of bis defen:,
siye armor Let him make oar pirate DO
nestle relations the object Of: his public
saeers, and he may calculate to defend his
own. ai26s I'D + ssff,,
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-
Eple. 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 no.
litical wire up to the h.. a,R ne Ishsl! d.
req public e. s,cntion to that point, no mat
+ ser where 1t is, erswhat is likely to be the
/ consequence. We believe this is duty
(which every editor owes the public, and
1--WE shall have to get in "a new supply Of
eowartliee before We shrink from il,
III 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 TN.
lscrupulons and active. Their written
threats, Of more serious violence, stand un-
cancelled, while their private efforts to in
ijure our reputation, to cover oNr name
with most odious epithets, and gross crimes,
are still actively pursued. " are without
prisons, or regularly organized judiciary,
land those who take the responsibility Of
these attacks are totally iTres} snsible, as
well as artful and unscrupulous., Hey
have already deprived US Of q hope 70
which we had long looked forward "a quiet,
humble, httleI home of our own Tbs
preparation we had made for building, il
now as money lost, for it is not thought
safe for us to attempt living alone. Our
office must be so situated, that with aar
debility il. is impossible Cor us 10 have
proper supervision of it, for thepress must
be placed where it can be guarded, With
out hiring men for that purpose.
4 We are not wont to make pitiful appeals
for help, but we should be reeresnt 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 nominaily free
State, it is in danger of being crushed
j The Democrat is no longer loeai organ,
4Ealthough we shall make il a PROM nent s 81
j ject to make known the resources Of north
ern Minnesota b,,. !, GREAT object Of Il
/ nie IS: % indicate the freedom Of the press
7 For this, men here, Of both parties, have
i contributed to purchase the material and
Incurred.a large expenditure in publishing
lit Men Of comparatively small interests
Iare 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 oil who favor us with
S ubscri options, we shall try to give the