St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-04-06
PROSPECTUS. -l865.

PROSPECT rus. -l866.
THE ST. PAUL PRESS,
Daily, Tri-weekly and Weekly,
8 the only Union Journal at the capital
of the State, aud enters its Fifth Vol
ume with an established reputation as by
far the best nepspa per published west of Chi
cago. It is sufficient proof Of the unri
vailed and rapidly increasing popularity Of
the Press that in the short space Of four
years it has attained nearly treble the clrcu-
lation Of any other Newspaper published
in the State-a fact Of great Importance to-
advertisers. This marvellous success is.
owing not only to the fact that its political
the great majority Of the people, but to its
great superiority over all its rivals in every
department Of newspaper intelligence, being
ALWAYS AHEAD Il. NEWS,
And foremost in the discussion of all SUBJ
jects Of public interest, and in advocacy Of
all measures for the material Development
of the State. -.
1t has q far more extensive ahd ihtelii-
gent War and State Correspondence than
any Minnesota journal, and better Local
and Commercial Reporters-and several
excellent Poetical and Literary contribu-.
tors. 1t is, in short,
The Best General Newspaper.
The Best State Newspaper.
The Best Local Newspaper
The Best Political Journal:
The Best Statistical Journal.
The Best Emigration Journal. 80
The Best Commercial Journal.
The Best Literary Journal
The Best Family Journal IL.
Published in the State. And Furthermore
the Press is much the largest Daily in Min
nosota, and publishes daily about one-thrd
more Reading Matter than any other. 1t is
the Official Paper of the State and United
States, and the only paper in the State
which publishes the Laws Of Congress and
the Legislature. .e ia.
As Political Journal, the past coofse
of the Press is q sufficient index to its fi-
ture. Devoutly believing that Slavery is
everywhere and in its very nature hostile
to Free Government !; that the Rebellion is
its natural and necessary offspring; and
! that the extinction of this anti-Democratic
and anti National institution is an indis-
pensable condition of solid Peace CT lasting
Union, the Press heartily approves and ear
nestly advocates all constitutional War of
| Civil measures looking to its entire extirps-
ton. The triumphant issue of the recent
Presidential elections established the assem-
dency of these principles in the future po-
litical life of the Republic. As the recog-
| nized exponent Of the idea and politics
which are to control our State and Nation
al Administration, the Press may justly
| anticipate large increase of circulation
among the p, 900 Union men of Minnesota
who have recently endorsed its principles
| by their votes. We are about entering,
too. upon period of singular interest,
when frst-rate Newspaper, conducted
upon sound political maxims. will be more
than ever necessity in every loyal house-
hold. The rebellion which began with Mr..
Lincoln's election in 1860, seems destined
to expire with his reelection in 1864, aud
| his first term will be hardly more memora-
BILE for the magni' ude Of the military prob
lens encountered and solved, in subduing
grand political problems involved in the
Paci6cation and Reconstruction of the in
surgent States. 1t is important that the
journal which records the events If the
next four years should be safe guide of
political action.
Tie Tri Weekly Press contains nearly all
the matter published IN our Daily, and is
magnificent sheet, containing usually from
twenty-four to thirty columns of reading
matter.
The Weekly Pressis confessedly the Best
Family Journal published in the State
containing all the news Of the week, and
the choicest Literary Selections, Tales, Po-
etry, Political Intelligence, Local News,
Markets, &c.
The great advance in the cost Of ccmpo-
sition, paper, and all the materials employ
ed in the manufacture OF newspaper,
compelled slight advance in our subscrin-
ton price in August last; and though the
cost Of publication has greatly increased!
since then, We still adhere to the terms
then announced, which will be found an
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