St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-09-09

T May beHs are 4 tspatn; tat - coayisa
zion. ould he strnnger-il6ur mind, than,
tthe feeling that tho Lori has prepered %
" 9 long course of discipline, 10 .ta.d psb.
Iliciy IS the adyoo otsthe Oppressed u
our own SCI, as represa6ta sive of uonas'g
right, under GOO, % choose her Own splss,
fof- action We haye chosen ours with a.,
rect reference to- the tiael account, asl.
those who make il tie subject Of sarcasm,
r rid d q coarse personal abuse, may 81
culatc to meet all ths y tes.ible IN e6s
nestness Of purpose. - -. +
We arc 60 certain the Lord i q on,
side, that il is qtite impossible to 10 to
fear any force Oh cart 4 Dying Is not dit:
ficult, yielding impossible. We have not
sought tile control Of press hess, but
when it was offered Us We looked mon il
as a command from the Great Mseeer 10 &c
to work in His vineyard. Our conscience
aeqpits us Of having usedn Otherwise than
in the service Of God md man. Lii tins
We still hope to use it,,and not to crafty
any feeling Of revenge against those Who
have sought cur injury with such singular.
Ilertinacity and desperation.
We shall make 20 ie1konal war uron
any, but those who attack US, had better
calculate the cost Of supplying territory
and munitions for the VA. that viii surely
ensue. We fight al our battles on the
enemys ground, and always use his wea-
pons, SO that he Who makes personal var
upon us had better be sure Of his defco-
sive armor. Let him malz our private do.
mestic relations the object Of his public
saeers, and he may cSlcula( to defend his
own 90 ....
We look upon all politicians, wheeler in
Office Or out, as fair subj dts Of editorial
comment in all their political relations.--
We do not recognize any mans right to
! privacy in any attempt to govern the pee
pie. We never kept. Z political secret and
think we never will. The people IRE liz.
proper source Of political power, and have
a right to know all the purposes aud
plans Of those who dispense powez ara
patronage. Whenever We can trace 3 20:
Iitieal wire upto the handle, We shsll Oh
rect public attention to that point, no mat.
Ter where It is, Or what IS likely to lie lie.
consequence. We believe this is ;dy;,
which every editor owes the pubic, h..,.
we shall have to get in . new supply VI
cowardice before we shrink FROM it. ~
To those who feel that these, Cur yur1a-
ses, are right, we appeal for aid in csuy:fz
them out. The difficulties with wlsi.l ~
have to contend are very great a large
majority Of the people Of St. Cloud shc~
the best disposition to aid and sustain Us,
but tradition to the general cemmezcis!
crash, this county has had to contend wiz,
the loss Of the greater portion Of two crc'
by the devastation Of grasahoppers.
/ Our enemies have shown themselves W.
scrupulous and active> Their writer.
threats, Of more serious violence, sta,.t: ur-
cancelled, while their priiyl efforts &c &C.
jure our reputstiop, to cover our name
with most odious epithets, and gross crimes.
are still actively pursued: We are without
prisons, or regularly organized jud;c;azz.
and those who take the Responsibility e.
these attacks are totally Irresponsible, IS.
well as artful and unscrupulcus. Gas-
have already deprived us of Z hope to
which we had long looked forward, a quiet,
humble; little home of our own. The
preparation We had made for building, il
! now as money lost: for tits not though:
safe for US to attempt, living alone. Cur
Office must be SO situated, fha: with our
debility it. is impossible 3r US 10 have :
proyer supervision Of il, fon the press must
5e plced where it can beaguatded, with
| H vt hiring men for that purpose.
We are not went TO make pitiful srce.',
for help, hut we should be recreant to au19
now, not to state the facts. that those who
love the American principles of freedom Ct
speech and freedom of:ifhe press, NAV
know: that here, in this lnominally free
State; it is IN danger Of being crushed
I The he Democrat is no longer local organ,
although We shall make it prominent OBJ
ject to make known the resources Of north.
ern Minnesota; but the great object Of its
life is to vindicate the freedom Of the press.
For this, men here, Of both parties, have
contributed to purchase the material and
incurred !eu a 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 ii low as we can
make them, and To- all who favor us With
subscriptions, We shan ty to give the
worth '. Of their money: The people Of