St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-20
The Visiter.

InuIsoay, May ~, 1000.
The Visiter.
Our Prospectus will be found on our
third page, and We ask the friends
Of the freedom Of the press and Of the
principles there laid down, to aid us in
maintaining them. We feel that in our
advocacy Of them in St. Cloud We have
been milder and more conservative than we
have ever before been in our character of
writer for the Press.sapsVVe feel, that except
our large share of human weakness, our
life here has been such as to give no just
cause Of offence to any. Coming here as
we did, with health completely broken and
heart very much in the same condition,
having resigned our claim, not only to all
our legal rights as a wife, but even to q
great portion Of our separate estate, that
VIC might find, in the evening of life, the
blessings denied to its meridian, viz. -
peace and freedom to worship God-we
earnestly desired to live peaceably with all
men. We came to this place because our
only living relatives, q sister and her fami-
ly were settled here, and we could have the
care and sympathy which our broken for
tunes and broken constitution required
We had taken as it were forcible possession
Of our only child, and had become solely
responsible for her support, so that We had
the strongest possible motives for conser-
vatism, and in all personal matters We have
cndeavore1 to conciliate; out our political
principles are part Of ourself, and We
have no more power to change or conceal
them, than to alter the color Of our eyes
Maybe we are fanatic; but no conyic
tion could be stronger in our mind, than
the feeling that the Lord has prepared us
bya long course Of discipline, to stand pub
licly as the advocate Of the oppressed O.
our own sex, as representative Of womans
right, 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
culatc to meet all that is terrible in ear
nestness Of purpose. '1.:.
We are so certain the Lord is on GU
side, that it is quite impossible for us t
fear any force on earth. Dying is not dit
6cult, yielding impossible. We have no
sought the control of press here, blu
when it was offered us we looked upon
as a command from the Great Master to &
to work in His vineyard. Our conscienc
acquits us of having used it otherwise tina
in the service of God and man. It is thu
VIC still hope to use it, and not to gratif,
any feeling of revenge against those VIII
have sought our injury with such singula
pertinacity and desperation. :>''.'
We shall make no personal war upo
any, but those who attack US, had bette
calculate the cost Of supplying territor
and munitions for the war that will surel
ensue. We fight all our battles on tn
enemy's ground, and always use his wes
pons, so that he who makes personal wa
upon US had better be sure of his defen
sive armor. Let him make our private dc
nestle relations the object Of his publ
sneers, and he may calculate to defend hi
own. ~. ,.-... -. ..l...s.. III.
We look upon all politicians, whether il
Office or out, as fair subjects of editoria
comment in all their political relations
We do not recognize any mans right
privacy in any attempt to govern the pee
pie. We never kept political secret an
think we never will. The people are til
proper source of political power, and hav
right to know all the purposes an
plans Of those who dispense power an
patronage. Whenever we can trace pc
litical 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 tn
consequence. We believe this is dut
which every editor owes the public, an
we shall have to get4fn a new supply q
cowardice before we shrink from it. =,
10 those who feel that these, our purpe
ses, are right, We appeal for aid in carryin
them out. The difficulties with which "
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