St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1866-01-11
MRS sW1ssHELM's NEW rxi1fl,ER
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s'The Rcconstructio1aIst." >"


We have been compelled to delay until
this late hour making any extracts from
Mrs, %Swisshelm's new paper, The Recon-
struelionist, published at Washington city
Its tone is actcristically clear and ont
spoken,, giving the t. nth to the world I'M
defiled and unconcealed. The following is
from the -. fs5@ li 49, :. - = zz*.
In once rcsinS the profession chosen eiel,-
teen years :gu, and with two short iitcryaIs followed
ever silcc we say to our reaerstl'at hope have
learned much by past, experience. While we should
deeply regret to have lost jot Of indignation against
wrong and oppression in any forn or contempt for
slns we shall try 10 moderate form of expression
hat our success may bc in talking sercnely nvsler-
atcly while heart is still atre remains to he SEEM
Of expressing it, 49,. p. .2Ts-I
Where it appears necessary to administer reproof we
VIII h personal from te;iberutc conviction Christ did
NOT coninc his structures to general homes on extor-
ti": but said "Wo unto you scribes and Plu.risees
hyp"critcs; for you devour widows houses" 81
Of President johnson and his message,
she says: .lS.5ss. - :. 1..,5e....e. .:,;z't
We have Hoped against llpe and tried to believe
against evidence that President Johnsons recol,stric-
ton pollcy was an experiment and that lie won,d
We have no alternative but opposition where we had
hoped to give active cooperation or President John
son. personally, we CAN but speak with respectful adj
n'rution The stern republican simplicity of his life
and his domestic virtues must command respect from
all who Know him, 10 matter how much tlpy differ
with him in opinion. Tie god husband the lulsesut
aths. the co,'slderate master mYrt be just in
Intention, and all this P:cs;cn aIohnson il. As sucl,
We honor him heartily, while, rcconstructionist
we must oppose some of his ideas most earnestly and
pers,,stea1y; no one Though our columns, shall
kts Who rs bone Of his hone and flesh of his flesh have
Alright to use more freedom toward him than have
Northern people, as the Southern hait of strong Ian
guage is familiar to him and he understands it. We
feel that men like our Alabama Correspondent have
night to talk us the spirit moves and to be heard and
Considered in Courtesy and candor. lk...-t.'F
.e.s.sr .5h -.,s l.. OUR TYPE. WI. ~....- -.
The type, on which, r ReconMructionist is printed
is tr.t formerly used for the shiao" Hsely Ne,rs
We unearthed it. from q; cellar M,1er 4 tulsccopist
shop Taking it in preference to new office all nlxed
and pied and filled with san and c,bwcl,s rs it was
lrs cost us some delay. and made the appearance Of
our paper less attractive than type would have
done but our attention turned to wc could not
resist the desire to make this old type talk for freedom
once af least before it consigned to the furnace
and purified by fire. Here at the Capital of this
boastcd free Country where it had avertirc the collie
and the slave pen where it had reported srreaeasle
Fogrtl-ofJnly speeches side by side with calls Ior
"Hke4y yonng nrocs: it must proclaim the year oi
Jubilee These old cuts of runaway slaves. must not
melt in the feyent heat Of the nlgnatim Of God and
until they have advertised another class Of runa
ways s'ssl* 90 81 re3sf5j = s5s,.Tl
There is poetic justice in making this old type tell
the world that God is ithfu nd true that He heard
the prayers Of His saints, wrung out By it agony
when the loved and soon to bc lost, thereby
Tered for the Southern market The cries Of the
pressed G enter into the ears Of the Lord of Saaoh
and the year OF his His redeemed has come. Thank
God old type thank Gol that the slave il free and
will soon vote. here in Washington: ,:,nd in every
State Of this Union, without bowing his former mas
ter. and saying "by your leave. Sir!
Thank God old type that ali men are created free
with equal right to fe, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness. .Thauk God that black men have rights
which white men dare not disregard and that the Old,
time lordling master is now the fugitive and the
bod-the pcrnrer and tho rebel while the old-time
crushed and bleeding slave lifts his dark brow to heav
ell radiant with the light Of nnftering loyalty Of he
roic valo and generous fIbeaTance toward his frmer
oppressor. There, Old Type, we knew you would do
and do you not feel better, that you have be-
gun to do works niete FOR repentance. Now that the
dust and cobWebs and the darkness OF Your past life
are gone, tlH sand picked ont of yonris and your
and q,s in or,ler: Will not we (yop and I have
Travelled by such strange paths to meet and 'Wsrk
together at last will hotwe talk t6 them ITO them
the unrepcnfins sinners, who seek eplunge this
nation BACK into the gulf of Gods ispcasuic and in
woke his ,lirest wrath. VIZ azs'<* ~ = '7-s
Maybe Ge.i will grant US little of His spirit to
breathe uioR those dry bones, which lie all around
about for lie maketh the foolish to copfound the wise
sometimes: and none can say mine arm brought
Salvation. Well we will work in faith and hope
and thank God fUr the privilege IF working