The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-09-20
FROM MRS. JANE @. swIssHELM'

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The "JeSrnal'a''e hangssef name-rhe
RailroeA-TAeuShts ~ che way
About Mr.. OoAnelly-Ndrs. svvlsshclm
ABrees with President Johnson-son.
ator Ramsey. =:
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10th, is66.
DEAR DsMooRAT.*-It is whispered
away of here in Dixie that you are 60
ing to change your name. Well, it is
not to be wondered at that You should
weary Of the odium attached to your
oognomen. Everybody appears to be
ashamed OF it, and to be casting it aside
as fttgs do their old skin; even the
party which has ruled this country with
absolute sway and very short intcrmis-
sions since it was country, finds itself
unable to carry the old name further.
So loaded with infamy has it become,
as to havo lost all its original meaning,
and with "tyrant," william" ''damna-
ton" and other anglo-Saxon words must
be abandoned to new and totally Diff
ferent Specification from that which first
called it into existence. Democracy,
which was coined to describe govern.
ment OF tho people, has so long been
used to cover government of a small
minority, a few oligarchs, that it would
be quite impossible now to reclaim and
restore it to its original place in the Ian
guage. 1suppose should ask pardon
Of you for having loaded you with a
burden too grievous to be borne; but
when I stood God-parent at your birth,
I did believe thst tho principles and the
name Of Thomas Jetferson's party would
yet go hand in hand, and that DEMO-
Graf did and would signify one who
believed and acted on the belief that
''all men are created equal and are en-
titled to life, liberty aud the pursuit of
happinessV believed then that when
the fln.l, bloody struggle came, in which
Slavery should strike at the nations
life, Democrat would be synonymous
with defender Of the nation 1t did
not appear probable that the good old
name could be made to stand for trea.
son to God and man, for perjury, theft,
and cruelty unparalleled in the annals
of history. But, l wss mistaken ; and
in future ages the bittorest term of re-
proach known to our language is likely
to be Democrat. I therefore bid you
God speed in getting, rid Of it, and if
there',s nothing in the Constitution to
prevent, you should try and get the
Legislature 70 paes 4 law Authorizing
you to blaekball, prosecute, persecute
aud recover damages of any man who
e'er:in future hints tina, you ever bore
any such Nomenclature. 1fyoa c.n.ot
get rid Of the uarae entirely BY any 9TH
q process: die end leave room. tort a
successor, = did your predecessor, the
St: Cloud T;.isor:
So, the i,oi horse is suort,us on The
east side Of the river, and disturbing
the >nc,ent order Of things! When I
60 home I shall miss ny stage ride;
and the wolves that used 70 stand and
look 50 inquiringly st the coach, will
have taken shelter the 1ndians only
know uhere. There will be no sort of
Csc in carrying re,olvers for the bene-
ct Of ony strey party Of Sioux who
might vish to overhaul the baggage
I1~..' ~L-+ go ~ D--A--la ooinp 70
do? I have free pass on their line
Of coaches, from St. Paul to St. Cloud |!
Are they going to be able to al the con-
tract, or ore they "dead broker" Do
they suppose lam going to compromise
and 60 laundering up on = plebian rail-
road train? Why, one can 60 all
around about from Name to Georgia IN
that style, and Minnesota ought to pro-
duce something unique. Time was one
could get a cosy ride there behind a
nice, fat teem Of oxen, stop and bait and
lunch BY the say, and TAKE your teams
clear through; but nov nobody will be
able to aford this Even our Selk1rk
friends, with their ironless carts, the
~ealthies5 most independent and aris-
tecresic tsarele,s On this continent, will
have TO- yield t. The iron rosd, the iron
wheels and the iron horse. Dog slcds
will be pst a@e9 ia the museums, and
Il sdvise ao@srnoe Betber to get up a
rebellion, or . company and run an op-
position line.
HOO Ire the moceasin plants going
to hrei Will they turn the iron horse
out ~ broose, and let him eat thea all
up or will Father Emerson put hal
teron him, end tie him in that big barn?
Can you get =eross the track to Eagleand
Nest Lakes! Does Capt. Briggs reign
monarch Of all ho Surveys, over there,
Is he used to do aud the old nest
stand out sgainst the horizon, on its old
dead tree as in days OF yore? Have
they bridged the stream whcr. We used
to have such time crossing! And is
the island Of rock and trees, in that old
prairie, as beautiful a. in days gone by?
Do the folks up there know anything
of the bewildering, fairy land lovlincss
of that whole upper country! Of the
treasures beyond money, which they
have in the National beatty of their
heritage1 Do they intend to set about
destroying it, as fast As possible, under t
vagae idea Of improvement, or will they
wisely consider, and, whilo ADAPTING it