St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-13

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last possession private reputation
while spark Of life remained to me. He
knew that the General had never before
gone into such a battle as that he now
planned, although he had long been Presi-
dent Of the ''Claim Association and was
we'll used to settling disputes by physical
force, at the head Of private tribunal =
Notwithstanding his remonstrance, the
whipping came off, in the form of public
lecture at Wilson's Hall, and lasted three
quarters of an hour. All that malice could
say was said. All the irony, all the bitter
ness, all the sarcasm, Jeemes could COM
mand, was fully poured out; my private,
domestic troubles were dragged up; my
motives impugned, and my poor, devoted
head quite overwhelmed with lordly scorn.
was present, of course, but somehow
could scarce feel the sting of the lash, for
the pleasure of sudden and intense admi-
ration felt for Jeemes In contrasting
me with his beau ideal of womanly excel
lence, "a coquette," he exhibited such pro-
found knowledge Of millinery, and keen
zest for the art Of husband catching, that
was quite carried away with admiration;
and in the next Nsitcr was enthusiastic in
praise of Jeemes The Generals dog went
back to his master bowling; I had attack
ed himself and some Of his lady friends
Well, the generalmusteredh his men, and
"in dead of the night, when all were asleep
ing" that interesting time when the troub-
led ghost Of Young Jimmy Of Yarmouth
appeared to his true love Nancy, they
charged down upon the Nsitcr Office, car
ried the lock by storm, poured volley Of
artillery into the ranks Of "long- primer"
and "minion," charged cavalry on the
equals" drove back the "leads'' with a
shower of musketry, scattered the colons
and semicolons by volley from the rifle
corps, carried the italics at the point of the
bayonet, and demolished the press through
the aid of the engineer force. After COW
ering themselves fifty feet deep with glory,
in having utterly routed this fearful army
Of black rebels, the General and his men
retired so quietly that the sleepers in the
next house never walked until morning.
The next great achievement which the
General proposes is the storming the for
tress of "the little old woman who lives
in shoe" and who, if you remember, has
always been cramped for room on account
Of her numerous progeny; but the present
force at his command is not deemed quite
sufficient for so stupendous an undertaking.
1t is understood that he is waiting for re-
Inducements from the War Department,
and some suppose the army will be
withdrawn from Utah until this Morocco
garrison and its formidable occupant is fair
ly reduced.
1t is now thought by some of our shrewd-
est men that the whole attack was planned
in spirit Of rival proprietorship, to call
the attention Of the Administration to the
fact Of MIR. Brott's supporting an Abolition
paper. As this gentleman is now in Wash
ington on important business, it might in
jure him. If there is any such plan, the
General must think Mr. Buchanan is as
consummate ninny as himself: Mr.. Brott,
with his shrewd business eye, saw that
what reputation l had acquired as an edi-
tor would make paper edited by me bet
ter advertisement than any other he could
just then command. He very frankly ac-
corded me full freedom of expression. He
could not have obtained my services on any
other terms. Although an active support
er Of Mr.. Buchanan, he did not wish to
place the President of the United States in
the ridiculous position of requiring the:
bribed services Of a female politician-ser-
vices which, if rendered, must have been
known to be venal. He paid the Admins
tration the compliment of thinking it able
to survive my disapprobation. l should
hardly have thought Of making any special
attack upon; Mr.. Buchanan had it not been,
for the meanncss which could not be just
unless would become ridiculous, for the
idea Of me other than an Abolitionist is
simply ridiculous. .-rg j
The men are anxious to arrest and I'M
prison the burglars; but I beg that, un-
less they feel that the public safety requires
it, they will not mcddle with them, but
give me type and press, with the servi-
ces of my good publisher, James Mowatt,
who is a man every inch, and I can lie
abcd and rout all the forces the woman
whippcrs can raise in Minnesota, and then
take their leaders one at time, in braces,
triplets or by the half dozen, and kill them
to their hearts content. Ny friends at a
distance need have no fears for me. So
far as know, there is not a man in St.
Cloud, DEMOCRAT or Republican, except
the conspiratofs; who docs not feel that his
honor and the honor Of the place depend
on my personal safety. I am unable to
leave my bed, and cannot 90 into danger.
My sisters husband HI. z. Mitchell, in
whose family I live, is fully armed. The
crack Of a gun would surround me in a lit
tie while, with hundreds of stout hearts
and strong hands, and the danger of per-
sonal injury is very remote. The women
vie with each other in their precious kind
ness. The wives Of our sturdy mechanics,
Of our professional men, our wealthiest pro
prietors and leading politicians Of both par