St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-08-05

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4 s'l The lawyers engaged except his Owl
hrolher.in- Jaw WHOM, AZ felt ii impppe.ss
e ask to appear in the case, on accout 81.
his family connection. His lawyers 'go,.
apa paper, and 4 meeting Of the defens
aants was held, not half Of them , wers
present and ali felt, that they wanted to b,
done with the fellow. Their agent repre-
sented that if they agreed to what was Of.
the face Of the paper the suit would b,
ended and the matter lefty us to set
tie. Without legal counsel. without az.
parantly understanding its full impor,
they voted ID accept it as compromise,
and brought it TO us for our opinion Il
woald have been hard for them to make q
bargain, we would not have sanctioned prt.
side1 it left us TO face our enemies with
out the clog Of feeling that we could never
be secure III Offering our opinion on any
subject, lest, our words might be tortured
into grounds for legal prosecution Of Oh,
friends. We, bad grown nervous and I'M
FORTUNATE on this subject The Company
knew shat we felt our hands tied BY theil
generous but nuwise interpretation between
Us and these fellows; and knew that We
were much better able to maintain the
freedom Of the press alone, than with then
aid, as then afforded Their agent was
authorized to close the bargain !; and to say
That be and they are thought to have been
greatly overreaUhed in the matter is no
discreait to either. s .."% -.... 5=
An honest unsuspicious business man to
conclude bargain with three unscrupu-
lous lawyers, was an uneven arrangement.
That part Of the paper which had been
presented to the company as unimportant
notes; and no part Of the agreement Of the
company, was adro:tly inserted in the pa
pers which were signed. The most con.
temptlale quibbling; and trapping, and
technical cheating wee emplo7ed to get
tae agent to make the company response
BILE f1r anything We might publish on 1h.s
subject Of the destruction Of the press, u
matter through what medium. Thus, csul-
i betraving their real motives in til $ |
sat They filled ia this but 50 far sac
.cesded in their badgering as to procure
the publication of a card in the Vsslte,
which could easily be interpreted as an -. a.
abandonment of the ground the citizens
had taken In the resolutions pledeinp
themselves to sustain US. No such aban.
donnens was intended BY these who vote,
Cor the Compromise; and We feel more Sc
cure, to day, of their sympathy and assis
lance than ever before. They have unin
tsntionaliy placed themselves in false DC. +.
sition in the eyes Of the world, in order TT: t. $
'blige US aad to let the burglars ont 9. !,
The frying pan into the fire. q, ,;
Taey agreed that the note, prepared :,
5 it had been, By Mr. shepley, should Be &
published without comment and withou i
epet:ticn.' It would not do to let j !
ONE into our hands. Little donkey Jim, 4
ny was quaking in his boots lest some 9 q
,ening should be left through which, u "
ould getto his specimen composition.
Ie need not have been SO nervous, Tor e,
ur mind, the document does not rsqaf r
comment. The facts already pubiis' lie
nd the note itself show, that Jinm, y,sby {
lint Of superhunan exertion has 10 duced |
en- or t7r. ~ .nf his neighbors to ve tie that
,wo, on ...xs. ,ehalf, may say : aat they
believe j wife is a decor it woman
md that the destruction Of tn; press die
not grow out Of Jimrav's opp ositien to- on,
pei H.; but. from Jimmy stupidity /,
,,e.l,eying that his lady 10y, ked 50 much, 5,
,efy much, like . breads ally ugly, yuniga,
woman we had seen away down South
hat the portrait Of the ore must certainl
be ,neant for the other They say thu,
that portrast +as applied to Mrs. shepley
is highly improper; and this is inst vhai
we.hs:s been. ssyipga|l the time. ",
ci',so: MOI stupid the,
i. Jimmy TO ueaeftek; to prove that BIZ
rte ous i;soriir :i; 1: sf ;sioii,es.e
And as u b polite clause 'sf the; neit +
rhioh 50 many contend is a square bacl.
down on the part Of the company. 1T 81