St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-14

s.A1A e Ne are ne 4, fanatic; butns eonyie
ton od I, Be =. stronger IN our mind. thar
,ae iee'lng that a5t the q Lord has prepared n
lhy long course of discipline Is .tandsn
hely as the advocate Of tie op3nr,,.,d ~ =
or 2. own N sex az presentatiye 81 wonanI
nght, under God, to choose her orn srba,.
q notion. We hare chosen o 5, Win 4;
rect reference to the fhal account II an. :.
those who make it the subject of as,c. ~
ridichle, or coarse PERSONAL abnsa : ~ sas =,
:culate to meet all that is terrible = e sss
ncstness Of purpose. # e = gar
we are 50 certain the Lord is nm or,
side, that il is quite impossible for No -
fear any force on earth Dying IS not d;f
fcult, yielding impossible. We have NJ.
sought the control Of a press here h,,t
when it was offered Us we looked mon !.
as q command from the Great Master b er
to work in His vineyard Our conscieree
acquits us Of having used it otherwise than
in the service Of God and man. It's thua
we still hope to use it, and not to grat;fr
any feeling Of revenge against those who
have sought our injury with such singular
pertinacity and despe-r ration.
& 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 var that viii sur.E
ensue. We fight all our battles on ths
enemys ground, and always use his wea-
.pons, 50 that he who makes personal war.
upon us had better be sure Of his defcn-
sivet armor. Let him make our private Il do
nestle relations the object ofihis pubic
sneers, and he may calculate to defend .his
own. ETTa efs
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 a political secret and
think We never will. The people are the
proper source Of political power, and have
q right to know all the purposes and
plans Of those rho dispense power and
patronage. Whenever we can trace a no
lltical 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 a duty
which every editor owes the public, and
we shall have to get in new supply Of
cowardice before We shrink from II
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 vety 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 q contend with
the loss Of the greater pottion of two crors
by the devastation Of grasshoprers.
Our enemies have shown themselves mr.
scrupulons and active. Their writer
threats ct more serious violence, stapdrr-
cancelled, while their private efforts IS il.
lure our reputation, to cover our name
with most odious epithets, and gross crimes
are still actively pursued. We are Withcut
prisons, or regularly organized iudicssy,
and those who take the responsibility of
these attacks are totally irresponsible, ss
well as artful and unscrupuious. Tler
have already deprived us Of a hope 10
which we had long looked forward, omit
humble, little home Of our own. Ii
preparation we had made for building. !,
now as money lost, for it IS not though,
safe Tor ms to attempt living alone. Gu.
Once must nus be so situated, that Nth our
debility it is impossible for, = 10 have
proper supervision Of it, for thepr.ss must
De placed where it can be guarded, With
out hiring men for that purpose.
we are not wont to make pitiful appeals
Tor help, but we should be recrcant to duty
now, not to state the facts, that these Who
love the American principles Of freedom Of
speech and freedom Of the press. nav
know that here, in this nominaliy free
State, It Is in danger Of being crushed
The lDenocrafi is no longer local organ.
although We shall make it prominent OBJ
ject to make known the resources ot north.
:, ern Minnesota; but the great object Of It's
lite IS to yindicate the freedom of the mess
For this, men here, Of both parties, have
contributed to purchase the material and
incurred a large expenditure IN publishing
At. Men Of comparatively small interests
are active and efficient g any, and we are
anxious thatthe esponability thue assumed
may not tai too heavily npon them Our
terms Of subscriptius are e low s Ne can
make them, and to all who-fayor Us with
subscriptions, we shall try to give the
worth = Of their money The pecpleot