St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-03-09
PROSPECTUS
THE sT. PAUL PRESS,

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Daily, Tri-Weekly and Weekly,
rs the only Union Journal at the capital
i Of the State. and enters its Fifth Vol
ume with an established reputation as ~
fur the best ne,0xpuper published west Of Chi
cago. 1t is a 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 c,rcu- :.
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
sentiments are in harmony with those of
the great majority Of the people, but to its
great superiority over all its rivals in every
Departmental newspaper intelligence, being
ALWAYS AHEAD IN 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. 49,. -.--..e.-.
IL mas far more extensive and intelli-
| gent war and State Correspondence than
any Minnesota journal, and better Local
and Commercial Reporters-and several
excellent Poetical and Literary eontribu-
tors. 1t is, in short,
The Best General Newspaper.
| The Best State Newspaper. s..<
| The Best Local Newspaper:
| The Best Political Journal.
| The Best Statistical Journal.
The Best Emigration Journal
The Best Commercial Journal.
The Best Literary journal.
The Best Family Journal,
Published in the State And furthermore
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nosota, and publishes daily about one-third
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. 49, =: ..
AS Political Journal, the past course
| of the Press is sufficient index to its flu
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 ofsolid Peace or lasting
Union, the Press heartily approves and ear
nestly advocates all constitutional War Of
Civil measures looking to its entire extirpa-
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 q, 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 III every loyal house,
hold. The rebellion which began with Mr..
Lincoln's election in 1860. seems destined
| to expire with his reelection in 1864, sud
his first term will lie hardly more memora-
bic for the nagni! ude of,he military prob
lens encountered and solved, in subduing
the rebellion. than will his second for the
grand polit. cal problems involved in the
Paci6cation and Reconstruction Of the in
surgent States. 1t is important that the
Journal Which records the events If the
mex, four years should he a safe g.ile Of
political action.
The Tri-Weekly Press contains nearly all
the matter published III our Daily, and is \
magnificent sheet. containing usually frcra
twe"ty-to"r to tli,ty columns Of reading
! matter.
The Weekly Press is confessedly the Best
Family Journal published in the State
containing all the news Of the week, and
the choicest Literary Selections, Tales, Po-
ctr,. Political Intelligence. Local News.
Markets, &c.
! The great advance in the cost Of compc-
sition, paper, and all the materials employ
ed in the manufacture OF & newspaper,
compelled slight advance in our subscrip-
ton price in August last; and though the
cost of publication has greatly increased
since then, We still adhere to the terms
| then auncxnced, which will be found an
| nexed.
TERMS FOR 1864