St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-03-15
EDITORIAL CORRESPON.
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FAR1nAuLr, March 9TH, go

FAR1DAuLr, March 9TH, go.
DEAR WILL IL have great many
things to say about St. Paul and the pco-
pic who live there, but must postpone
them until get home. left there on
Wednesday morning, the list, feeling so
weak that to strangers it appeared impru-
dent for nc to 80 out, but had sent ap-
pointmcnts to Mortified and Faribault,
and have been so accustomed to getting
strength for the performance Of any duty
just as the time came when it was wanted,
that felt no uncasincss. I had u pleas
ant travelling companion, Mr. Skinner, Of
this place, who made nc feel I. could rely
upon him for any assistance, and did not
tease INC with oficious offers Of aid. We
crossed the noble bridge which spans the
Mississippi at St. Paul, through West St..
Paul, most forlorn looking TOWNSHIP in
Dakota Co., and rode twenty miles through
thinly settled country resembling Penn
sylvania, woods and streams, ravin"s and
stony prccipiccs. 1t was very refreshing
and homc-likc. We took dinner at an
humble tavern kept comfortably by wild
ow; then with fresh horses started across
u twenty mile prairie. Our horses stalled
il the first slough, but after that, did very
we'll. There arc several small settlements
on this prairie, and one great natural curl
osity-"Castlc Rock" We passed about
four miles from it, and saw it jut out of
the smooth prairie, looking just like a
medium sized church with tall spirc.-
One Or two miles from Mortified, we
reached the Cannon River and the south
eastern end of a "Big Woods" which is
some forty or fifty miles long by six or
eight broad. We kept along the bank Of
the river, then crossed substantial bridge
into Mortified, of which John W. North
is proprietor. The old bridge was swept
away last Spring, and has been replaced
the past Summer. There is fine water
power with grist and saw mill, and the
dam roars just above the bridge. The
conutry is rolling-almost hilly. There
is u large md elegant hotel on an elevation
above the bridge, with the printing Office
of the NorMticld Journal over the way,
a tanncry on the river bank, one church,
a lyceum room, and general appearance
Of industry. I went directly, according
to order, to Mr.. North's house, and was
Immediately at home. All of Mr.. North's
home surroundings confirm my previous
opinion Of the man and in his wife he
has that indispensable requisite to any
mans permanent greatness helpmatc
for good and noble life. I was confined
to bed, or a sofa, during my stay, and only
left the house to read my lecture at the
Lyceum. The room was crowded, and I
had the rare encouragement of an earnest
lady talking out in meeting" to enforce
and endorse my positions. The meeting
was very gratifying; but everywhere I find
people much more willing to hear me on
subjects connected with Woman's rights
than on the rights of the slave. I regret
this, for women, as such, have few wrongs
compared to those of the slave, and I
would that God would open the cars Of
this people to the cry Of the oppressed
before it is forever too late!
l lccturcd in Mortified on Thursday
evening, and on Friday afternoon came by
stage to Faribault, II milcs-part of the
way through gentle rain, and all the way
very ungcntlc wind. The stages in this
part of the country arc open wagons, mar
row, with the shallow bed "stuck up on
"kinkey" springs, and the backless seats
stuck high up in the beds, altogether CIV
ing one the sensation Of being on perch,
with general feeling Of insecurity such
as "stuck up" folks arc apt to have all
over this world. 1t was long after dark
when I reached the residence of Gordon
+. Cole, our States Attorney, which was
NV destination. All that warmth, ight
tender care, and kind welcome could dc
to lanish fatigue, was done; and next
day was quite bright; lectured on Sat.