St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-01-20
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May be wearc . 4aAatls butnA DS8o
ton ould be stronger in our mind, thaa
the feeling that the Lord bas prcpsse@5,s
by a long course off discipline to stisd IS
icly as the advocate III the oppressed g
our own sex; as q representatiyeyf wepan1
right, under God, to choose her own sphere
Of action. We have chosen ouIs with d.
rect reference to the final Account III
those who make it the subject eflsurcasm,
r1dicule, or coarse persopal ahusc7 may cal
culate to meet all that is terrible in eas-
nestness Of pun pose,
We are 50 certain the Lord Is On our our
side, that sita is quite impossible for u to
fear any force on earth. Dying ID not DIFF.
icult, yielding imp ossible.a aWs have net
sought the control Of press here, but
when it was offered us we looked upon il.
as a command from tile Great Master to 60
to work in His vineyard Our conkciencs
acquits us Of having u ,ed it otherwise than
in the service Of God and; man.3 Its thus
We still hope to use it, and not to crafty
any feeling Of revenge against those wko
have sought our injury with suehsingslar
pertinacity and desperation. 45a4o, az, ~
We shall make no. personal war upon
any, but those who attack us, had better
calculate the cost Of supplying territory
and munitions for the war that viii surely
ensue. We fight all our battles on the
enemys ground, and always use his wea-
Pons, SO that he who makes personal war
uron us had better be SURF, !off his defca-
siye armor. Let him make our private Do
mestic relations the object of his public
sneers, and he may calculate top rt1efssa hisr
own. - '2~'
. We lookupon. all politicians, whether In
othee or out, as, fair subjects Of editorial
comment in all their political relations.-
we do not recognize any mans right te,
privacy IN any attempt to govern the peo-
pie. We never kept political secret and
think we never will. The people are the
proper source Of political power, and have
a right to know all the purposes and
plans OF those who dispense power and
patronage. Whenever We can trace DO
htical wire up to the handle, We shall d.
rect public attention to that point, no mat
ter where 1t is, or what is likely to be the
consequence. We believe this is duty
which every editor owes the public, and
we shall have to get in new supply Of
cowaldice before we shrink from it syl,
10 those who feel that these, our purpo-
ses, are right, we appeal for aid in carrying
them cut. 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 OF the greater portion of two crops
by the devastation Of grasshoppen.
Our enemies have shown themselves un-
scrupulous and active Their written
threats, OF more serious violence, stand un-
cancelled, Wi,ii iIeIr pr1vates TO 1n>-
jurc our reputation, to cover our name
with most odious epithets, and gross crimes,
are still actively pursued. Weare without
prisons, or regularly organized judiciary,
and those who take the responsibility OF
these attacks are totally irresponsible, as
well as arttul and interruptions. They
have already deprived lis of hope to
which VIC had long looked forward, q quiet,
humble, little home Of our own. Ths
preparation we had made l..or building, j.
no. as money lost, for it is not thought
safe for us to attempt living alone. Our
Office must be so situated, that with our
debility it is impossible for us to have
proper supervision Of it, for the press mus,
be placed where it can be guarded, with
out hiring men for that purpose. a2a
We are not wont to make pitiful appeals
Tor help, but we should be recrcant to duty
now, not to state the facts, that those who
love the American principles of freedom Of
speech and freedom Of the press, may
know that here, in this nominally FREQ
State, it is in danger Of. being crushed
The Democrats no longer local organ,
although we shall make it prominent OBJ
ject to make known the resources Of north
ern Minnesota; but the great object Of its
life is to yindicate the freedom Of the presa.
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
are active and efficient as any, and We are
anxious that the responsibility thus assumed
may. not ftah too heavily upon them. Our
terms Of subscription are as low as 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 nobly their part in
this matter, and to the friends Of truth and
Justice abroad, We now appeal to nd rs in
our struggle for the right. ii rio