St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-03-18
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Il PROSPECTUS.
The ST. CLOUD StslrsR will not be tho
organ OF any party or sect, bu' the MEM
bers OF any, can be heard through its col.
unlns ia any article OF suitable length and,
sufficient literary merit. The FIRST page
will contain tales, Poetry, anecdotes &c
aud western readers will always End sum.
mary OF news cleaned from Eastern ex~
changes, while a large space will be de,
voted to giving Eastern readers correct in.
formation about the great INorh.Wes. In
this department we expect the assistance
OF several hundred local reporters, farmers
and their wi,es Red River traders. lum-
termen, land agents, surveyors, hunters
&c. men and women wl)o dwel! IL the
land, walk up and down and go to and FRO
in IL; tut we will use a! possible dill.
gence in making personal observations and
not misIead our readers by false Or exag
gerat:d reports.
On all moral and political questions the
Visitor, will aim 10 deal fairly BIZ those
who differ with it; Bat the editorial De
partment wi! never represent anything
bat the conyictlo1s OF the e1i or. tou>c.
quvntly its crt Cd Is IL be:
lst The Divine law is the Supreme law
in all lands crea Ell by lis author.
I'd. All men are created tne: and
equa! in their right to hss, libcr': and the
pnrsuit Of baPLiness.
Sd. The E. bie, and tile Constitution Of the
C"ited States are auti slasery; and iluna..
c'luttie'om Is. demonstrations in anr a.
ISOLATION proftssiug to receive e;,F.er as
fundam ntaI law,
4tA. Paying uA's is as unwoznanIy as
voting; and is a privilege when should be
exclusively confined 10 'wFlits n /, vi:~
zens, Of this and oiher c. untries.' rn. !
womea share vi h t en- the respc,,s! b;,,l;.
OF saying what shall he done will, H..
money they are required to C, n;.ih1:.r T.,
the pubic 'rcasuy.
Eth. Sla>erj', l"t -n,pecan. G, Al :. 8.
t'o;4: }gnoraHc:, ltteness. Land Mono tiv
and Lal:e C'i',s ar. The sc,.n great 9, X
which curse til; t:aiti', WITH n,u!it,..:. "
n.tsniies more ot,Ge,tll t,;Iu the ST., e..
WORKERS." vi the world anu ,i,:.y snu>i -
ato| shed before the rei...;s OF .eace o,
ear;n and gn't will 10 wan. cal. '.e i, '.
esL all ,si!, q.
Oh. s.. '>le.u,I. III despite Of oil We could
do to pre' cat, viii, at 10 dist IL dav,'.e :
iar3e c!!y; and II * oar a..tv '.ov. Il ~
what we can i'll laying the fcuud*:;>.., :,s
as much Of tue good, and b,.'. i've i
:cuces aga.:ls: tss inuc!., as Pos ill.,. Il o:c
evi| atts "dhie '.eso hoard> CT s1pp'"4 It,
mainly.
,th. Oar note is tie true 2>h;I..s =
Of life, BE sure YOU hny1 tu;,led yo.,v
Eacc t, liberty and light, yo,,r bacs< 10 H.,
bondage; and tie tesh-potS Of f..v;t----
Look straight towards tie butter land onG
10 the greatest AMOUNT Of good YOU car
accomplish on tie Journey. Then" g.
forward" What! into The Red Sea Of
toll, OF danger and appaseni dealt? Yes:
If the path OF Quay lies through The deep
waters, go forwar1l" anu the irrcS~taole,
right arm shall divide the waves. sI.ucn
and Amen
AS to tie bu mess pastof the V.s,rER.--
We have very little type and thHt :1ot OF
the best kind, not much paper and nc uoGo
money than Agur might have accepted
with safety. We are over six hundred miles
distant from type foundry or paper nliN,
will, the river frozen and several hundred
rules of wagon or sled transportation be.
tween lis and railroad. Our list Of pa
irons is shorter than the roll! Of lai1eons
army, and large proportion Of them
must eat potatoes and corn meal this wiD-
ter for want Of money to buy -four Still,
we intend to publish the v1s1rEn, weekly
if possible, but if not, then as cflen as We
Can, charging subscribers only. for. the
lumber sent them. We have no doubt or
fear but that the Vls1TER will. live to get &
ncw dress in the spring. make It's appear
ance ia respectable society, grow 70 be Ks
power oy. Earth and publish tbs obituary
If ali now engaged IN sending it out upoa
is mission. : @Gy1E5ss8.5s>S4 &6l
JANE g. sWIssHELM Editor.
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10 subscribers out of Stearns county who
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