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St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10

USED TO 1r.-Clerk Bailey, the
South Carolin,an who has distinguished
himself by spelling tho Philistincs, and
stealing eight hundred thousand dollars
from the U. States treasury, was up here
last summer with Major Cullen, Indian
agent, on his visit to Dacota to make a
treaty with the Sioux for the session of
land. The party camped at Ottertail
River, near the station kept by NJ Wright,
and some one went to Mr.. WIS house for
bread. Returning to camp, the messen-
ger reported "devilish handsome grip
over there. Whcreupon Clerk Baily
stepped over and enquired for Miss w.
She made her appearance. The South
Carolina dandy asked for bread. The
Rcd River lady replied that they had just
sent all the bread they had over to his
camp. "Well-ahem !" replied the chiv-
alric searcher after beauty under difficult
ties, with a most bewitching bow, 'fYou
will excuse me, pray-but, really, 1 did
not come for bread--just took the liberty
of calling to see yov, as I had heard
"No occasion for an apology, sir Do
not trouble yourself to make one. We
are accustomed to impertinence here
have lived among the Indians number
of years."
The gentleman left, and did not call again
although the party camped at the same
place on returning.
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10

PUBLIC PRINT1NG.-We have been in.
formed at different times by two demo-
Gratis, both of whom would be likely to
know that the company who have bought
out the Times and started the Press are
mostly democrats. That the purchase was
made after an arrangement had been en-
tered into by which they were to get the
public printing, when they are to hand it
over to the Pioneer. They arc to have
telegraphic dispatches as part pay; and
the Mtnnesotian is to be broken down by
the coalition between the Press, Pioneer,
and Republican Legislature. If there is
any truth in this statement it is simply in.
famous. Only this and nothing MORE
Let the people watch the progress Of
events. If Mr.. Marshall, the prominent
Republican of the Press has lent himself
to such a scheme he is not the man we
supposed him to be. But look out.
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10
COUNTY ORDERS FoR SALE At THIS OFFICE.

The 81. Raul Times is suspended,
and the establishment sold out to a ccmpa-
ny who have started . new paper
"The Press" We arc sorry to part with
MI. Newson, as we have regarded him As a
personal friend, although We never saw
him. We have been indebted to him for
much kindness. He is an able editor and
fine writer. His pen has done much for
the cause of Freedom, and We hope to SEQ
him once more resume the chair editorial.
We urc not reconciled to the death of the
Times. The Pres. is a larger paper, and
bids fair to be ably conducted. Its editor,
J. Wheelock, is forcible writer, and has
served Minnesota faithfully as statician.- -
If the Press remains true to the good
cause we wish it success.
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10
a aeorye'-A Iourse.

We .rs GLAD to ina tn. / there is.fo b
no opposition 10 George A. Noarse, sas u.
s. Attorapy General of Minn. This i,
but just oonplipent 10 his kR " j, hon.
esty, ,Slegall .bility: AID Oqg service inethe
Republican ranks. He is not one of those
who joined on the scent Of plundor; but
fearlessly, faithfully-hoping against hope
he has labored for years to turn our Gov
ernment from the downward path to dis
truction. His enemies cannot doubt his
sterling honesty; and now is the time we
need honest men. His courage is beyond
question: He will stand by tie right no
matter who runs and We need no more
towards in high places. He has furnish
cd the facts and legal arguments for stump
speeches which have made more reputa-
tions than one; and will do honor to the
place he asks, and which he will certainly
get. May lie live thousand years.
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10
sg sssssssa
- governors Messa rea.

Gov. Wisner, Of Midhigan, retiri ing,
sends in message censuting the eo1rse
Of Democratic papers North, il nisepre-
senting the objects of'thslRepublican par
4ty. Condemns the President course, is
opposed to the repeal of Personal Liberty
bills. He says:
g LET them stand. This is no time for tinid-
lty ana vasclllating counsels, while the cry Of
treason is ringing in our ears" ~--~-..~ ~~~---.
| Gov, Morgan, of N. Y. says "sccession is
disunion, and disuniou is treason
ITO permit or acquiesce in reasonable con-
spiracy against the national authorities, is to
confess that our. government 10 an absolute
failure. The people Of New York ore not pre-.
Pared for such an admission, and in the en-
forcement Of the laws will give their earnest,
faithful and constant support. New York
does not ask, nor does she desire the restora-
tion Of tho Missouri Compromise line. After
full and free discussion, her people have de-
clared against the extension of slavery into
any Of the territories, and that they regard as
disposition :ot that question, until it is re
voked by the same authority"
But he recommends the repeal Of Per-
sonal Liberty Laws; and wants New York
to assure the people Of the South that she
will respect all their rights; which we
coll calf and 'alf"
Gov. Stewart, Of Missouri, is for 'the
Union and Compromise" In other
words, the Union so long as it can be
made the tool Of slavery, and no longer
So long as the rights of the South, negro
driving and slave catching are sufficiently
guarded, Gov. Stewart is for the Union
but when these become secondary objects,
it can "slide."
Gov. Blair, Of Michigan, in his Inaug-
ural denies the right of secession, and says
the Constitution is government, not a
compact between States; that that Gov
eminent must be maintained; that Perso-
nal Liberty Laws have not hindered the
capture Of fugitive slaves and tenders to
the President the whole military force Of
the State to defend the Union and the
Constitution.
Gov. Hicks, Of Maryland, has issued
a strong Union address, refusing to con-
vene the legislature for the purpose Of con.
sidering secession Will not be bu]lied in.
to disunion by South Carolina, and says
tFshe refuses 70 wait our councils. Shall
we obey her commands?"
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10

Redressing Grievances.

+ Nhe public car is just now filled with
FFcries for redress Of Southern grievances,
and Congressional Committees have the
matter under consultation but our COM
prolnisers have no word for the redress yF
Northern grievances. Lately six-,ne,!
from Rhode \ 1sllana llna passed through EAica-
go after having been driven out of the
South, and subjected to almost .inconas44
able indignities, simply because they Epre
Northern men. They report 'that4lh-
dreds of Northern citizens are reduced to
The ..l1. most terrible extremi1iea,
9 daily d,:1 making their wax toetbe aort4- ep
foot, without money, ana in hourly danger
Of their lives, Two hundred are reported
to have been hanged in Teas during bic
past year, on the suspicion Of holding
opinions unfavorable to slavery. "In
Galveston" says. correspondence Of the
Chicago Tribune, '"they all weara belt
with a revolver and knife, and wear blue
co2kade on their hats, and march around
the streets ready to shoot, stab Or hang
any one who voted for or is friendly to
Lincoln. The country is in a horrid
state, and so in New Orleans. Every
thing is on the verge Of panic and ruin"
A northern toady writing to the Cleve-
land Plaindeozer, from Memphis, says. .
"I have been few days in this city,
and am much pleased with the state Of
affairs. They have Vigilance Committee
as consequence of. the election Of Lin
coin, and this committee is vigilant in
making Northerners hie to their homes.
AS an instance OF the intensity Of the
feeling here against the
Northern Abolition emisarics; they
took an .Ohioan a few. daysisince, at 1he
Point just below the city, and being salts
fed that he was Gone Of EN-" after con-
sultation, they put him in barrel, head
ed him in, and rolled the barrel down
bluff into the Mississippi river, and that
was the last of him. The Arkansas peo-
pie opposite here have fired into seye:a!
of the Cincinnati steamers which have
attempted to land, and will not allow OHIO
boats to land at ALL" -. >o.-'lt>TET.t.
Why do not the Northern, people get
down on their knees en- n.asse and en-
treat these savages, with tears, to name
their grievances, state their demands. and
the terms on which they will consent to
continue their alliance, and when, once
ascertained, all they will have to do
is to crawl or wriggle off and obey orders!
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10
COUNTY ORDERS FOR SALE At THIS: OFF!l
The Palmetto Kingdom.

The World, Of Dec. %, gives the fol
lowing graphic picture Of the new Palpet-
to Kingdom, "way down South
South Carolina presents curious
spectacle. An exchepuer without funds
"a state that breads taxation-a legisla-
ture that hesitates to vote subsidies, while
it declares it's liberties in dan ger,. aud IL
vokes reyolution-a senator who offers to
take state bonds to main ain his govern
ment for premium-a people who rcpu-
diate their debts to distress their neigA bors
"a banking system that, without a panic,
refuses to redeem its own notes iu~~ specie,
in the midst of a profound peace-a ;popu-
lation not larger than~t that Of Brook ) n in
state older than New York, whose post
al arrangements come to five times as much
as the postofices can collect-whose cuss
toms 10 not pay the collection of the rev.
enuc-whose chief: grievances are that
freedom is general and slavery exceptional,
and which rebels on account oflaws whose
repeal they never demanded, and the va
idity of which could be declared in the
Supreme Court-whosc revolution is not
in favor Of freedom, as has always been
the case in every other country and age,
but revolution in favor of, extending
servitude into territories now fec BY modes
Of Legislation never dreamed Of by the
founders ola Constitution they themselves
helped to create. A state always threat
ening revolutions, and whose revolutions
have heretofore been as sin gular as their
legislation-which has always returned
after a revolt, and whose revolts cost
neither blood nor treasure-a population
that denies law and justice to inhabitants
of sister states and lynches or. expe:s
them, by mob law, on suspicion Of holdil1
different opinions, without even a form Of
trial-Who threaten to destroy the con-
federacy Of the United States, while they
beg that confederacy to continue to pay
their postofice expenses, and dread the
interruption of their mails or commerce,
for two days, for fear of unter-revolution
who pass secession ordinances, and then
debate them-whose convention of chiy-
airy and patriots fly from the smallpox
while endeavoring to save their state
whose exchanges are so ruinously, low, ana
credit so bad, that they can neither pur-
chase arms nor supplies, and yet hope to
starve the people Of the North, with a
more than Egyptian famine, BY stopping
trade Such state-such a people
justly excite the ridicule of the European
press. No wonder their secession ,erdin-
ances create little excitement here.
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10
Court House Bonds.

By some hocus pocus the former moe
casin rulers Of this county issued two sep
arate sets of bonds for $1,000 each which
were delivered to j. L. Wilson on his con-
tract to build court house for $1,000
He disposed of both sets of bonds, made a
hole in the ground intended for a cellar,
and then suspended operations. The hol-
ders of these $14, 900 bonds are clamorous
for payment. 1t is assumed that the is
sue was illegal; and our present county
board is unit in refusing to acknowledge
them until the county has "value rcceiv-
ed" The case came up on Monday, and
was argued for several hours by Mr.. Will
son who made several verbal propositions,
when MIR. Fowler moved to receive no pro-
posal from Mr.. Wilson unless the same
were submitted in writing. Mr.. w. then
presented written proposal which was re-
jected. He then proposed to find respon-
sible parties to undertake the building Of
the house. He to transfer to such parties
sufficient number of town lots to indem-
aif, said parties; but the commissioners
insisted that SAID property should be trans
ferred to the county, the board acting as
trustees and engaging to build the house
or have it built; and this he refused to do
and the matter lay over.
We cannot see how the county can be
made justly responsible for more than one
set of these bonds; and as large amount
of them went back into the hands of the
officers who issued them, they are the par
ties who should be personally responsible
for the payment Of the other set, or Of both
if the court house is not built as per con-
tract.
George w. Sweet brought in bill
against the county for services rendered in
surveying road across the county en- route
from Crow Wing to Red River; amount,
$241. The board cut down the bill to
$3l, which was accepted.
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10
Our Legislature.

This body was organized on the 9TH
Jared Benson was elected Speaker Of the
House, A: p. Blakely, editor of the Roch-
ester Post, was made chief clerk, and NJ.
Colony, of Douglas County, an ASSISTANT
Benson and Colony represent the northern
portion Of the State, and Blakely represents
all that is whole-souled and gentlemanly
in every part Of it. Capital. We could
not have arranged it any better ourself:
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10
Items.

Burbanks have reduced the stage fare
on this route 20 per cent. Our County
Commissioners have adjourned, after ar
ranging with J. L. Wilson for the payment
of those bonds. Hon. Stephen Miller has
gone to St. Paul. Gen. Mitchell, and j.
M. McKelvy, ESQ.,, have returned from
the capital, and report that we may expect
a visit and lecture from Lieut.. Gov. DON
nelly this winter, and also the promised
visit from Mr.. Scheffer, whose sister is to
accompany him. The dancing school was
largely attended on Wednesday evening
and quite number Of strangers were pres
ent. J. Tulnbull, son Of Rev. Turnbull,
Of Hartford, extensively known as the au-
thor of many popular works, is in Saint
Cloud for health, and boarding at the
Stearns House. Mr.. E. H. Darritt, for
merly Of Kingston, Wis.,, removed to St.
Cloud last week, intending to make it his
permanent residence. See Cordweut &
Co.'s new advertisement. This firm have
a large stock of goods, and do good bu-
siness at low prices. See particularly their
notice Of Touring mill. We call attention
to the advertisement of the St. Paul Bag
Msnufactory. Our millers and merchants
will, doubtless, end it to their advantage
10 send their orders to this establishment.
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10

I'VE owe j. Ladd for the best broom,
of Minnesota manufacture, that we have
ever seen. We hope he does not intend
this as hint. He need not, for if he
wants our house kept any cleaner, he will
not only have to make the brooms, but
use them. This Ladd { lad } is likely to
be Of more importance to St. Cloud than
a dozen men, for he has made better brick,
better lime, and better brooms than any
Cne else. Success to him.
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10

FAST DAY.-No one paid any attention
to it here: People have an idea that this
is time for work, that work is prayer ;
and that the President had better be doing
his duty relieving the forts and protecting
the public property than shifting and as
king an insulted. God to suspend the work.
ing of His immutable laws to cover up his
treachery.
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10

+ thS'sS@NVA0~sV M eS4sAu5SVsss 11esoV W1usoI
heard areporter say to fre,eater, If you
fellows rabvto Tighten anybody you must
take AZ Eastern man. C,p't mako any
thing oat Of these Western ehaps!''' But
while Epstcrn men Who con be scared are
becomiassmore and more the exception,
may no Western man go down
The Congressional compromiser who
misrepresents a Western or Northwestern
| constituency, in this crisis, by any conces.
sions, may calculate, to stay at home, when
his term is out. Up in this region where
Republicans last fall redeemed district
regarded hopelessly Democratic by the
Legislature when the State was districted
last winter, the one feeling appears to be
obedience to the Constitution as it stands.
This is what Democratic politicians assured
the people was their object, to secure which
Republicanism was to be put down, while
it was difficult to persuade any goodly
number of them that the Republicans did
not intend to overthrow the Constitution.
Now, they stand as unit for that Consti-
tuition, without alteration, without amend
lnent, without Interpolation. The Con-
stitution, the whole Constitution and moth
ing but the Constitution, to carry us thro'
the present breakers. Let the American
people rally to its defence aud not permit
set Of quack carpenters to begin altering
her hull at the very moment she appears
to be drifting on the rocks. Let the peo-
pie seize the rudder and turn the good
ships PROV to the gale-overboard with
the mutincers, and let the towards get in
to the hold. Then "steady boys, steady -
and all is we'll.
1t is unmanly, disgracefhl and cowardly
to entertain proposal for any attention Of
the Constitution in the hope of conciliatine
the perjurcd traitors who have sworn to
support it as it is, and are now in open re.
bellion. If it wants amendments let them
be made after its enemies have been
brought to respect its authority and obey
their own oaths. If any concessions are
to be made let them be made at the dictate OF
justice, not at the command of treason. II
the Constitution has to be amended now,
to preserve its authority, it is not worth
the paper it is written on, and had bette,
be publicly burned.
No compromise with traitors or those
who threaten to become so. No conces.
sion to threats which has already been re-
fused to argument! No officiating, 70,
every grain will be political death to the
eater. Those Congressmen who have back
bones had better use them, and those who
have not should get French corsets, or send
to South Carolina and borrow one Of Uncle
Sam musket ramrods and have it insert.
ed where the spinal column ought to be-
for the people of the Free States will moi
consent to be represented by pillowslips
full of pulp.
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10
New YoRk TR1BUNE.-kead

New YoRk TR1BUNE.-Read the
prospectus in another column, aud sub.
scribe for this great palladium eff Human
Liberty. True to the interests of human
ity as the needle to the pole, the Tribune
does moro to preserve our liberties, and
maintain our respectability in Europe,
than all the other American press com.
bined. Take it, by all means.
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10

SALUTEs.-Salutcs in honor Of the
brave Maj. Anderson have been fired at
New York, Seneca Falls, Utica, Schen.
ectady, N. Y; Washington, and most Of
the other important cities North. A
salute ef 80 guns was also fred at Balti-
timore.
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10
COUNTY ORDERS FOR SALE At THIS OFFICE
The Constitution.

very agitation after the defeat of Freedom
in the admission Of Missouri as Slave
State, the battle cry OF the slavery propa-
saudi has been "The Constitution ~ ''Thc
Constitution :" "The Constitution p
They assumed to be, par excellence, the
defenders and champions Of the Constitu-
ton, while the friends of Freedom were
freely and boldly stigmatized as "enemies
of the Constitution. Any one who opposed
any demand of the Slave Power, was at
once charged with departing from the doc
trines of the Fathers Of the Republic
with setting at naught their precepts and
disregarding that monument Of their pa
triotism, the Constitution. So with an ut
ter disregard Of the definition of words that
instrument formed to "Secure the bless
ings Of Liberty" was made to subserve the
purposes of the propagators Of Slavery,
who claimed to be its only friencs. While
they were permitted to use it wholly for
their own ends the Constitution was sacred;
but how is it now? Within the last two
months there is complete revolution, and
now, from the anti Slavery party being the
enc MES of the Constitution, they have
come to be threatened with fire and sword,
bomb -shclls-revolutiou, secession, and
ball cartridges made by South Carolina
ladies Oh Sunday, for their tcmcrity in
elccting President according to the forms
prescribed ty that Constitution. The
Constitution from being the especial ward
of the 6re-eaters, is now the goblin enemy
to be resisted and defeated at all hazards.
So, to conciliate South Carolina, who has
seeded from the Union and then asked
the Union to continue paying her postage
bills, and collecting her revenue, and pro-
tecting her ships because her post Office
receipts are but about one sixth the cost of
carrying her mails, and because her reve-
nues do not pay for collecting, and because
her ships would be confscated without
United States protection. We say to con-
c;1iate this doughty little handful of bank
rupt blusterers, the great, free North is to
get down on her knees and go to work
tinkcring at the time honored charter Of her
Liberties! 1t is almost past human belief
in human imbecility to realize that such
project could be either proposed or, for
one moment, entertained by any sane man.
Yet so it is, VIM. Seward the proclaimer
Of the "Higher Law" and "1repressible
Conflict" is out with an amendment to
the C0nstitution
Let the United States return thanks to
Horace Greeley that this amender Of the
Constitution is not now President elect,
and about to take the helm Of the ship Of
State into his trembling hand. The 1rre-
pressible conflict brought to terms By the
Rhetts and Ketts-the rowdies and blus.
terers of South Carolina 1t is pitiable
and humiliating; but veri6es the words Of
an eminent Republican who said in ouf
hearing last fall: "It is the Westiand
Northwest which is now furnishing the
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10

~ The order for the removal of the
heavy ordnance from the Arsenal at Pitts
burg, has been countermanded, on account
Of the indignation and remonstrance of the
people.
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10

"a DR.. w. r. Hunter has consented,
by request, to teach singing school this
winter. The first meeting will be held
tomorrow evening at the Everett School,
house. .'-.. f.: 'H'.t ~
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10

WooD.-We want wood, and as there
arc a number of our subscribers who were
to pay in wood, and the season for getting
iu crops is over, we hope they will make it
convenient to bring along our wood just as
soon as possible.
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10

WANrE1-In payment Of subscriptions,
vood, -four, meal, meat, butter, or anything
else good to eat, especially wood!
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-01-10
THE s l.CI.OUD DEMOCRAT
JANE G. SWISSHELM. SDITOR
Thursday, January 10th, 1860.
p r E N ] y NJ S -.
inducements to get Subscribers fol
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