St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-05-03
sr. NICHOLAS, FREEBoRx Co.. M1xx., /


sr. NICHOLAS, FREEBoRx Co.. M1xN.,
q February %, 1860.
=. Mrs. JANE G. Sw1ssHELx.-Deor Madam
The Post Office at this place having been die
you will please direct my copy Of
the St. Cloud DEMOCRAT TO Shell Rock City,
Freehorn ounty, Minnesota.
Permit me to say tina, am highly grati6ed
with your paper; and am not only highly
grateful, but feel proud, to kns v that there is
in our own Minnesota such an ''ou,.spoken"
paper for Truth and Righteousness, as the one
that you have the honor to edit, and that has
the honor Of having you for the editor. The
principles and sentiments which you advocate
are truly refreshing in these degenerate times.
politically. Why! you are as tar ahead Of the
aepublican Party, as that party is in advance
Of the fa!se!y-called Democratic Party and
there is nothing left Of tho latter but Slavery
and the Devil.
- The typographical part, "a well as the pa
per on which the st. Cloud DEMOCRAT is print
ed, is not The very best, as you are aware; but
still, perhaps, under all the circumstances Of
The case, it is as we'll az could be expected you
doubtless labor under many difficulties and dis
advantages. DO truly assure you l am far
from expressing myself in captious manner;
but can but desire that our paper should pre-
sent as handsome an appearance, as we'll AZ
be in other respects the best paper in Minneso-
to. know that you will not take of.nse at
what have written above your great good
ness of heart will induce you to believe lit you
DO not know that mean no disrespect.
ltrantmi. yousa cory of shes--, Of Jan.
18th, 1860. You will perceive that the editor
has thought proper to notice me; he has CON-
mitted an error in giving my place Of residence.
do not know whether you exchange with, or
are in the habit Of seeing that paper. ! con-
sider it intensely Pro-Slavery, although the
editor, in common with most of the Northern
Democratic ~ politicians, doubtless, does no.
wish IN tie North, to be SO considered. 1t is
not TO be wondered II that the Southern De-
mocracy ~ place so little confidence in their
Northern ailies-lick :pitt!es. az they are-when
they profess one thing to the North, and anoth.
er thing to the South Why cannot they be man
", like their Southern brethren! also send you
copy Of the Bancroft Pioneer Of April 29th.
1858, which contains an article from my pen
With this l will give you : list Of the mum
bers Of your paper which have not come to
handsome Of them, l. know from IN editorial,
we're not published. Volume Mos: 81, 81,
Al, 43, As, Al, AZ; Vol: Mos. l. II, IA, 49,.
IL, 49, q, %. II you have any Of the above
named numbers, and will forward them to me,
and advise me the charge fer them, will BE-
very happy to forward the pay. / wish to
read all the numoers of your invaluable pub,
LEGATION. Very truly, '' -" s>.s'1~'I I a =
''> Your Friend, q. LIB:
j. Z. D.. must certainly be mistaken
about ".our paper being secondary in point
Of typography Why! Mr.: J. Z: B., We
are astonished at your want of taste. We
have been "boss printer .ourself- seteup
tho business in, St. Cloud after having spent
two weeks ina composin. room some years
before and was such : proficient that We
set our3 frsts stick Of matter, backwards,
and lnadeup the FIRST form ditto We krow
every bit, as much about typography Al the
man il the moon, and to hint that anybody
has surpassed us in the art is little less than
(aownright insult However we r. dis.
posed,to be apiable and shall not challenge
[JoL. -? % mortal combat, lest be should
select bowie kniyes. We might whisper
though, in confidence, that the paper IL
easier to read SINCE ve have bee been able l y
employ . printer, "a The numbers he men
tions were issued as adsertiselnga sheet.
ard contained nothi,g interesting q d. Dc.
tant subscribers. They wero not sent and
la, ara not oountsd Is Subscribers. S :.