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

ate risk of life, to face the mobocrats, and
hurl exposure and defiance into their faces,
would il all probability have resulted in
death bad it not been for the generous en-
dotsement of our bretheren of the Press,
We copy some of the many articles, which
have come to us, principally to let our cit
liens, large majority Of whom have made
common cause with us, know how. they
and We have been supported by public SEN
timent:
We had prepared lengthy account for
yesterdays paper of the dastardly outrage
committed at St. Cloud on MrssSwisss~
helms press, but it was, crowded out by
other matter: The facts are these. T
Here the. facts are briefly given.-En~
V1s1TER. " ...,..x,., ~. =. =. =. .,..o
This is the true account of the natter.
and differs from the partial and one sided
version given by the Sank Rapids From
tiersn,an, the writing editor of which is &
relative by marriage Of the chief insti
gator Of the outrage. They have been
properl y rebuked, however, for this high
handed outrage in attempting to stifle and.
crush free press in such a mean manner.
Let the decent citizens of St. Cloud see TO-
it that Mrs Swisshelm is again established
and we'll sustained as they have resolved.
One such paper as hers is of more value
to their town than hundred Of the press
eakers.-Minnesotian. ~ .21ss.s
The Editor of the Minne.ot;an is mis-
taken as to the writer of the F1+ontiersman.
account. It was written by the editor
himself, Mr.. Russell, No one of General
Lowry's relatives or connections SO far as
we can learn, has given any countenance.
to this outrage or offered any palliation of
the crime. They are all amongst our very
best and most honorable citizens, and
most of them very naturally think it quite
impossible that he could have had the
agency in this matter, which We are con-
WINGED he had. Il lt''5. H. ."..
~ ii It I'll. A.: IL '~4$5-9 Is .s.
The Office of the 81. Cloud V;.;te,,
Mrs. Swisshelm's paper,) at St. Cloud,
Minnesota, was recently destroyed by
mob, because the opinions expressed blythe
lady editor did not harmonic with those
Of the. citizens. How very chivalrous the
people out West appear to be? What sad
comment is this upon one of our national
institutions free speech Commonwealth,
Philadelphia, Pa. <-s. --=ts: %'sa3 ii ILL.,
OurRAaE.-One of the most dissracefal
outrages We ever heard of, was lately per-
petrated at St. Cloud, M. T. The Office
Of the St. Cloud Visiter, edited by Mrs.
Swisshelm, was broken open on the morn
ing of the Oath of March by gang of ruff
fans, hired by white livered scoundrel,
called, Gen. Lowry, and the Press demol-
ished, and the Type thrown iuto the river
The "head and front of her offending"
was, that she had published some articles
distasteful to the valiant, gallant, and high
spirited General Yes, She, a woman,
dared publish an article without asking
his consent, and to punish her for her te-
merity, he demolished her Printing Office!
We are glad to learn, that an indignation
meeting was called at St. Cloud, and the
honest and respectable portion of the COM
munity, resolved that Mrs. Swisshelm
should be supported, and her paper sus-
tanned. We hope that there is law and
justice enough in Minnesota to punish
Lowry and all his associates, for commit
ting the dastardly outrage. Whatever
may be Mrs. Swisshelm's feelings on the
subject Of Slavery, she has right to ex-
press them. The Press is not yet muxzled
in this country, as it is in France. Editors
pass Lowry around: Prairie Dw Chen
Courier, Buchanan, Democratic.
SAINT CLoUD. This place IS SO gener-
ally noticed BY our eastern exchanges, in
Connection with the dastardly outrage Of de-
stroying Mrs. Swisshelm' s printing estab-
lishment, that anything we can say Of it
until it has purged itself of that transac-
ton would be deemed an act Of tsuperero-
cation. We, trust for the credit of the
town, that the citizens will purchase new
Office for Mrs. Swisshelm, and that we soon
shall have the pleasure of welcoming the
" Esite," again within our sanctums.-&
Paul Advertiser. =" $50
A fellow named Shepley, who claims to
be respectable citizen, was the perpetra-
tor Of the mean and cowardly act-W-
mona Republican. -.--s ,,.,.ys-s ..-.
Shepley is decent man and would not
have been guilty of such an outrage IN
less stimulated by others. s ' r..
Some cunning coward, doubtless, had .
grudge against Mrs. Swisshelm, and play
ing upon Shepley's feelings, made use Of
him to crafty it. - - Il I<.4s@<