St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-03-03
May be we o. G a fupst;c; hut ne cony;e

May be we orc tapstic; kut ne cgny;s
ton ou)d bc stronger, in opy mind, .l,.,a
the feeling that The Lord bas rela,ed ".
by !ore course Of discipline, to stand pub
i!cly as the advocate Of the oppressed .;
or own Eek, as representative Of woma11
right, under Cod, to choose her own spher,3
ct action. We have chosen ourp With d.
rect reference to the final account, ab1h
those who make it the subject of;sareesH,
'tdicu'c, OR coarse personal abuse, mar ell
cUsate to meet all that is terrible III ear
;nestheEs 81, purpose. .! - - 'H@ 10 ~
We arc 50 certain the Lord is on Oh 9
siae, that It is quite impossible fer NJ =
tea, an,r force on Garth: Dying is not dr.
ficui: yicld:,4g impossible. We have ma
sc''aht the control Of a press here, bpa
whrn it was offered us We looked upon Is
os q command from the Great Master to5Rx
i to work jn lis vineyard. Our COINCIDENCE
acc, L. is IL, o. having used it otherwise thaD
in the service Of Ccd and man. 1t thus
VIC still ho,e to use it, end not to crafty
ary feeling Of revenge against those whe
have sore|4t our injury with such singul.r
,er' inacit y ard desperation.
We shall make no personal var upoa
any: but these who attack us, had better
calculate the cost Of supplying territory
;!:: n.u,s'tie's t;or tie war that will surely
c:.">:e. T7'e Ge)t a.: our battles on The
erer'-c:'s ground, and always use Lis wes~
c1.., So th::t IS rhc makes personal usl
>oss ua 'la': better be sure Of bis aa11A4ee,
~'vc .s2.or. :: - ,,.n 7, axe cur private d.
.,,e>tie rc.Ht::cr$ :hc .objee: Of bis public
|e~c"rs, 49, &c r>:cy calculate !o 9e1eod A;s
>vl..
We :,o;= r?on a: politicians, whether II
u.'lte c. ": as ..:..r Euijec:s Of editorial
GOV: cit III al: ;;.e:r 1c.i.:cal relaticDe.-
Y. % r~t .re,ogc.:ze any mans rielt -
rrSacy II ATTY ast:ptt to gcvern tie p>>-
lie We never ke>s political secret az3
think We never will. The people are the
prttes Source e Political power, and hsve
l 1:gLc % kEtEE sill 'se purposes and
:j!2ns Ct these WHO disrense power and
Patronage. i,*lsve. v { caz trace . -
..,.cs, wire NJ :. The Asn1:e, We shall d.
rec; pubic at;eAt:or 70 t3st pe:et, no nat
- where It is: er rat 10 likely to he the
consequence. We leieve this is duty
"hich eEs:y edite: owes the psblie, an3
We shall. have to get in new supply sf
ce.a:c-c:: Eol;:ie We shrink from it
10 these WHO feel that these, our purps-
seq, are right, We appeal fer aid in carrying
hen! cut. IL difficulties With which We
nave 70 ctntcn:,- are Tery great. A large
'.ajo';ty Of Ike leon,e Of st. Cloud shor
he best d;<,'cs:;c>, 10 a:d and sustain "
Eat in a,d1 ion to IT,. general commercisl
crash, IRIS county has had to contend ritA
lie It's: : &c -::.>atar portion of TIVE eroe.
~ she sse*%st*;::;on Of grasehoppers
Our ei.el'sis;z have shown themselves a.
-c,ulcI2as amt active Their Written
'.reats, tt more serious violence, stand Va
cancelled, while their private -9orta T. H.
are our reputation, to cover our asa<.
with mast csijous cpl, IS, and gross crimes
arc still actively pursued. Weare witssax
prisons. CT regularly organized judiciary.
I'D tiioSe *ho take the responsibility a.
tl'csc attacks are totally irresponsible, u
*eJ: ~ arttul and unscru,ulcue. 1ke+
cave @!r'acy deprived US Of bore tss
>hsc!a TX lad long looked forward, . quiet,
auh.o4c, "a hoMs Of our eun- The
:'rrt:>;: ~. re had made for building, il:
'c'| IS , s1:y; lost, fer it is nst ,houeAt-
-: or as t., attempts isisg alone. 0>z
oh,ee i.ust be so situated, that wltK .ees=
Utility it is impossible for NJ to have.
:r1Il.s ss:>:rvis;on Of it, fer sac rress nsst
:" :''ccd WHARF it can BE- gu.1ded, vith~
~ ;':c n-en for that purpose.
We al: lot Tont to make pititul sr1eal~
n help b,.3 sc should Ee !ecre ant to datx
..vV*, not 20 state the. facts, that these vho
:>>'e the = n erican PRINCIPLES of freedom Of.
:soch and freedom Of the press, rsy
aAo" ~. here, in this ncn!isslly FREQ
:'ra:s, It i IN danger OF Icing crukhel.-
lis :. ':mt';':, $40 longer local organ.
- ~: - hal. 'oake it prominent OBJ
&C. :" = 81 s:lcvn tle resources Of north
~ -:.1;.l-v::~;a; but tie great object Of it,
NJ Is . ':la't:ta the freedom OF the presx-
- ,:-:, n.en -ore, c: seth Parties, h.v.
22n::-' .~':.4 IL purchase the mster;a! end
-t-.c.t>; +:rss cSse-:::::t.,,ss-s IN publishing
IT, -:',5: c. comparatively snail mi ererss
70 :s'':.'c S1.c <-::-c:el.sss az ani, snd We ere
*'S'oS's St-:2 cz,.os.s h::.:;y tics :feunef
H., ~: III. T.: ::eav:Iy uscn then. Or
eFni* G. gt.cI asc 81 Low IS ne asa
;>~s " :',e:2': *s:a &C al! wka fsycr us With
-1sv e. KS, VIC sLsa.i ta3 te give the
,'*1tl &. th2.; mercy. The reeple q
e: Cloud have eeted nelly thei. la.t liz
ti.3s latter, and 10 tie t.ier,::s OF t,ath aud
'ustic4 abroad, We now appeal to aid " Ia
e.r struggle AZ shs right.