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

ton ould be stronger IN our mind, than,
the feeling that the lord has prepared US
by long course Of discipline; TO stand pub
hcly as The advocate OF the oppressed 9.
oar owe, sex, as representative OF woman:
right, Under God, to choose her oHn spher
of action Weshase chosen ours With dl
rect .relomnce to tie fnad account, ans
those who make it the subject Of =areasm,
ridicnlc, q coarse personal abuse, may cat
culate TO ,ncet all that is terrible in ear
ncstncas Of purpose. &c.,.
We arc SO certain the Lord is on our
side, that it is quite impossible for u. t.
fear any force on earth. Dying is not dit.
ficult, yielding impossible. We have not
sought the control Of q press here, but
when it was offered us We looked upon it
as command from the Great Master to &C
to work in His vineyard. Our eonseicnc.
acquits US Of having used it otherwise than
III the service Of God and man tits thus
we sal hope to nse it, and nes to crafty
any feeling Of revenge against those who
have sou hit chr injury with such singular
pertinacity ana. desperation.
j: We shall make no personal war upoEs
any, but those who atttccck lie, had bettex
calculate the cost Of supplying territory
and munitions for the war that VII surely
ensue. We fight all our battles Oh the
enemy 5 ground, and always use his wee
pons, 50 that he who makes personal var
upon us had better be sure Of his deteD;
sive amor Let him make oar private do.
,nestic relations the object Of his public
sneers, and he may calculate to defend his
own.
We look upon all politicians, whethe. IN
| Office Or out, as fair subjects of editorial
comment in all their political relations
We do not recognize any mans right 70
privacy in any attempt to govern the peo-
| pie We never kept political secret and
think We never viii. The people are the
proper source Of political power, snd have
q right TO know all the purposes and
plans Of those who dispense power and
patronage. Whenever We can trace f. 20
''tical wire ~ to the h. hue, We shall d.
fscc' public :s:y,cnt;on to tbat point 80 mat
! .er where 1t is, orwhat is likely to be the
consequence We believe this is duty
which every editor owes the public, and
we snail have to get iii new supply Of
cowardice before we shrink from ii,
70 those who feel that these, our purpo-
ses, are right, We appeal for aid in carrying
them out. The difficulties with which We
! have to contend are very great. A large
majority Of the people Of st, Cloud show
the best disposition to aid and sustain us,
.but in addition to the general commercial
crash, this county has had to contend with
the loss Ct the greater portion Of Two crops
By the devastation Of grasshoppers.
Our enemies have shown themselves un-
scrupulous and active Their written
threats, Of more serious violence, stand ur-
cancelled, while their private efforts. to in
jure our reputation 10 cover oar name
with most odious erithcts, and gross crimes,
are still actively pursued. Weare withou:
prisons, or regularly organized judiciary,
and those who take the responsibility Of
these attacks are totally irresl sns;ble, as
well as artful and unscrutul< ua. Ilev
have already deprived us Of hore IL
which we had long locked forward, quiet.
humble, little hone Of our OWN. lhs
preparation We had made for building, is
nov as nloney lost, FOX it IS act thought
safe for us to attempt living alone. Our
Office must be 50 situated that with os.r
debility it is impossible Cor US 10 have
proper supervision Of ii, ioT the press must
be placed where It can ht guarded, With
ont hiring men for that purpose
We are not wont to make pitifuI appeals
for help, but we should be recre3nt TO duty
= now, not to state the facts, that ihase who
. love the American princi pies Of freedom Of
sneech and freedom OF the piss, may
know that here. in this noniHaliy free
State, it is in danger Of being crushed
; The Democrat is no longer a los4k organ,
although we shall make it prominent -, -,
: ieet to make known the resources Of north
ern e1'n: eso:a: b.,* ,:se great Object Of It's
Tile Is 20 indicate the freedom o. the press
For this, men here, of both parties, have
> contributed to purchase the material and
incurred large expenditure in publishing
: it Men Of comparatively small interests
I are active and efficient as any, aud We are
anxious that the responsibility thus assumed
may not fall too heavily upon them Our
terms Of subscription are as low rs we can
make them, and to all who favor us with
subscriptions, we shall try to give the
worth Of their money. The people of
St. Cloud have acted nohIy their part in
this matter and to the friends of truth and
justice abroad, We now appeal to aid us il,
our struggle for the right. E*