Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1860-01-05
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THE FRONTIERMAN.

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Nearly ihres years has our paper been
published. The first yaar under the
editorial charge of1VM. "A ~ ooD, Esq,
and The remainder oftaott.ne under our
own. When we commcncedits publ
cation there was no paper published
above ST. Anthony, and the mhabitants
OF the country, above that point. which
We have designated the Upper Missis-
sippi," fancying that justice was bus.
grudgingiy me,ed out 10 them by the
press Of the (lhen) Territory, we con
crived the idea Of establishing paper
which should more exclusively be de-
voted TO the interests ofthe Upper Mis-
sissippi region.
Without knowledge OF the nechan-
ical part ofths business, and without the
least experience in the management OF a
press, il will be seen that we labored
under the greatest disadvantages-dis- is
advantages which g very brief expert
ence also, taught us We. should be una
bic to overcome without great pecuniary
sacrifce--but we had embarked in the
undertaking, and it required greater OBJ
~tacies than we have yet met with to In
duce US altogether tcerelinqnish it, until
its place could be supplied by another,
.,slly devoted 10 the interests, for the
- " Of which it was established
,r,. .:., l.. ,srrived; and We the more
cheerfully resign a 0''"'0' ' 'a'
badf, y. IL attract. MS as well as its
=, Ais. as our unpretending sh'e' 20 'e
!, -ded by another equally sesFe''a
Me in m, t,hanical appearance, and 60
tor;ally. conc 1suc,ei by those, who, to
,etber with thorough and refined edu-
cation, bring into the field of their Ia
Dors, years of expe.r rien'e in writing for
he press and other literary pursuits.
The 'sJMs,u Era" which Is to rise,
Phoenix like, from the as'1es OF the
Frontisrman is as appropt.' ate
name rs was the name of the lat,e' al
he period Of its entrance upon the the u
ire Of it's Iabors Then this was literally
a frontier country, the very outskirts Of
civilization, and truly a new era has al
ready dawned uponus, and it ushers in
upon the stage Of its progressive course,
a new sheet, which, judging :rom the
known ability Of its conductors, will keep
pace with the goaheadatiteness Of the
age, and be an honor. to the Upper Mis-
sissippi. We have nothing to say about
the politics of the ''.Ns,u Era, ''only we
had hoped il would be Democratic in its
tendencies-and we yet hopcit may
but If its political editor should become
in his political preferences,
we shall give him credit for. acting ac-
cording to his convictions. and 5..I etE
"Ihink his mother chides, and leave him So"
Be this as i. may, he wields "A vigorous
pen, and viii make birnaelf felt in any
cause he may espouse.
Mrs VooD il to have charge ofthe
literary depa rtnent of the "-Ntsr Era, =
one page Of which is to be under her
exclusive control. She is well known
as one Of the most beautiful ard chaste
writer's ofthe day, under the nomme de
plume Of t'MINs1E MARY LEE, and since
she HAS resided III this county, her fine
and truthful Sketches Of Western and
frontier life have attractsdths Alteration Of
the'readers Of the best mag gazines nf the,
day Before household duties encroached
upon hertime, she was i constant contrib
utor to arthur's Magasiae. one Of the mos.
acceptable. chasts aud moral periodicals.
now published For the last four or
I've years Mrs, WooD has written COM
nothing . The most We re-
coIlect q have seen Of her productions
of late ears, are 4 few heart-touching
lines, breathing the most tender Pathoa,
the Oh. hnrsts Of 4 most sensitive bsarl |
Iacsrated BY domestic aflicti6h- il,s,s
hsse lipes along !, n yipg nothing III hera
er.ner .Drodtctions arc sufficient ID -
ab,i.h O. heg, eepta,ion a., l poe,..s ',tg
'aslnking wstD fhJ frat in the country.
Ib will Bs grati6sd U learn that shesis
bout to oresumo AE II pen, and sthai tor 4