St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-10-02

By the Saltwater Messenger Of the 23d,
ult., We learn that deeply laid plan is on
foot for wholesale murder, not Of "the
1nnocents.' but Of the 1onorables Of this
State. This conspiracy is Of such mas nj.
tude as to have carried the name Of "a
war"-a war not second in importance to
that Of the Great Rebellion or the Indian
hostilities. And the most astonishing
feature Of this late news is that We are on.
II the telligerent parties.
The Messenger begins with the peril
nent inquiry fare We to have three wars
upon our hands ?" then Immediately
shows that the question is useless in as
much as the three wars are already on cur
hands, and thus graphically describes the
third war which in to rock creation to its
center and eclipse the horrors Of CUR other
wars.
The Press, aided by Jane Swisshclm Of the
St. Cloud Democrat, and another paper called
the State Ne,as, have undertaken heavy con
tract We know the terms of the bond, and
We now admonish then, that if they expect to
kill and bury Major Tom Galbrsi,h. Cyrus Aid
rich VIM. WINDOW, Senator Wilkinson, Col
Clark Thompson. Major Balcombe. Col Wash
burne. and their Thousands of friends through.
out Minnesota-friends who are stigmatized
Is '.ptmps' and ''hirel,ng."-they had better
at once secure burial ground on every &C.
N,Nn ind o~Sn =. nv
warn them that 1t this outrage ia not stopped
! AZ once, some of the self-constituted board Of
Trustees will get hurt mos, damnably. !,
|. Oh, Brother Van Worries, do please
don't! We have the greatest objection
to getting hurt in any way, but to be hurt
after that fashion must be terrible!
Do wish there might be some mistake
about our proposed participation in the
killing Of so many folks. We can see no
good reason for taking the life Of Major
Tom, and as for killingl Col. Cyrus
couldn't think Of seeing tho coffin lid 80
down on his handsome head,< then, Win.
dom and Thompson who never did Us
harm, Wilkinson whose death would be
national los, and Washburne and Bal.
combe who have been unexocptional ia
, Office and out Of it, 50 fsy IS We know -
Wed trust Mr.. Van Worries will lot 10.
sist upon our killing all Of any Of them,
for W should much rather risk some aesh
wounds to save their lives, nor can We
think what We have been about TO- war
rant the conclusion that We ore awaiting
them with pistols, daegers, or stryehnins
l. Is it that We have tried to render elm
pie justice to Gov. Ramsey, and so .llay
the feas Of our people, fears which were
rapidly driving them out Of the State p
We are sorry t. al these gentlemen an
in such position that distrue. aud sl.nie,
and misrepresentation Of our excelleu,
State executive il necessary to the: COZ
tinuauce Of their lives. We certainly Dc
not believe they feel it to be 80. Nen pro.
Tossing ~ be special friends Of Mr. AID.
rich have so filed tie public ear in this
place, with falsehoods about Gov. Ramsey
as to create the monstrous belief that
he would wink 1t the nassacres of on,
! citiscns because this il Democratic
town. We Try to dispA this beliei
which We know is unfounded aud forth.
with arc charged With horrible oouspira.
cy to kill every body in general aud all
the others in particular !! Brother WI
Worries better take sedative powder and
80 to bed. iii. ''.. b" .:s'7
Our ,eorrespondencs. this vs,k spsaks e,