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:'n"-: S 5 E S O I O E O A 'TANK 0 SWISSHELM, EDITOR a Oct. 1 4 5 8 WOOD! WOOD!! Will some of our subscribers send us fire-wood to the office, and send it soon We are very much in want of it. mm m- GLORIOUS DEMOCRATIC VIC TORY! STEARNS COUNTY REDEEMED badly beaten tnat there are not enougn ot them left to bury their dead. The result appears like a miracle. It! with a most crushing eflect. 1 trict, under Lowry's management as beyond Lecompton Democrats and united on a ticket and have triumphantly elected Wm. II. Wood and Thomas C. tickets in all three counties. They are pledged to use all their influence to preserve our National Domain for the use of free laborers free soil for free men. No more Slave States. No Slave Territory. This is the ground they openly took before the people and on this ground they have been triumphantly electod. friends everywhere to rejoice with us- to thank God and take courage. The issue of no press-breaking, entered 3 he Dictator is fallen, fallen. His poor dom of the press exn Min FULL Wood McClur© WiBITNET •:.-:!:«'*?:••.' T-'•'•:**'?! :»«^^^*^m^*W^^m*^^w,R^?«w^•, is a fked fact in North- uesota. RETURNS FROM BENTON COUNTY. 8 Eurdick Robert Willie S 43 43 43 3 Dcrn. in Moe. in Boman letter. Eep. in Capitals and talies. RETURNS. —"The official returns for |It is heie*^ the l#tb of day in which, tile htocoasin clique its first aerioukoppl^tionin Stearin* COUIK ty. The election is held in Lower St. Cloud, for the first time. Here no intox- icating drink is sold as a beverage and instead of meeting at a liquor tavern, as usual, ibe voters are ojowdingaround the Everett School House, in full view and within speaking distance of our office. Here we have been, since early this morning, fixing forms for the boys to. stiike off more tickets And in'cutting- and folding them. It is 4 O'clock and all has gone off peaceably, although a serious fight was anticipated*and the friends of free- dom went, to the polls, armed and. prepa- red to assert their righra, at the pistol point- Last Spring the first triumph against pro-slavery role in St. Cloud, was won in e- !& OCC?j^BXlsriTES E E A E WE PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN FREED 031 AND THE FREED 0M\ defeated becaibf the Press Gang were e- Rapids eight years, where he was Regis. OF TUB PRFSS, TRIUMPHANT! leetioncering for them. This SmnU victory ter of the Land Office during the adminis-, 1N THE 2QTII DISTRICT! \&™ ecting three staunch Republican Supervi- I sors and town Clerk. This victory was won simply on the Anti-Press-breaking is tlie friends of the letter, and now Yes now. The Anti-1 pole is going on in Lower town and that I Republicans 0 McClure anti-slavery Democrats, and A. if they undertook to drive the Republi- freedomi the board of Supervisors which a W a a disturbance has occurred up to this hour. The prospect of a general fight appear- ed good, and we thought it probable that P. Whitneyua staunch Republican to the cans from the polls they mignt embrace his vote can serve her cause, or, we have Legislature and their whole County I opportunity of ridding out our office, made a sad mistake They all ran as anti-slavery candidates, I I I I I I a «-*, a .pledged to vote against any man or meas-1 ir,teuded staying here all day. He assen-1 men, with good faces, and. well uie looking towards any extension or nationalizing of the curse of slavery.— a Tota Princ to Platt Rive «8 «7 88 8 8 24 44 164 24' 44 "163 54 44 164 12 22 80 12 22 80 32 22 i. ,80 to attempt, week, to gwe a table but eneough is known to make it certain that Freedom's Ticket is elected by an ovawhebuirig ma jority. THAT CHALENQE. largely inte the canvass and the District! himself a wonderful fellow. ditor will no doubt prove themselves yfQt- a a lied to take possession of the St Cloud hurry and get through in an hour,he must He left and une of his aids was t~—_-^^.^^__—L thisi Stearns and Meeker countiesare not-jet shouting their exultation arid wild and its men, if we liked th4ip. 'Jor some in and it is useless for us. I jth excitement,. m„ message hold ourself ready to kmeet him and heal his wounded honor, with an*applicatioajf potato bullets. A nice, little, old -woman IJRS consented to act as onr second. We hayo two fjaills* from from the wing of hawk, that will make capital pistols, .Dr. Hunter, we feel certain, -will at tend us a* surge on, and we are ready either jto-enoot or be "^hooted." they carae to offer and wind up with three Swisshelm and the Democrat tives, on an open Anti-Slavery issue! Thank God and take courage! The freemen of Northern Minnesota, the A- uuTican apd the Osrman have united ,Mt H'«i ns from all that makes life dear." The Democracy of Minh woman-whippers and will not range un- der thebanner of those who: ela.im /that ihe righttofeteal babies in the*6nlyuA*vi$ ican, institution worth reserving. .Oi'»r heart is full of thanksgiving Vand Aoui* ears with the prolonged hurrah?s,of those who aided to redeem this district from the blighting rule of a little clique'of ^Evehol* dors. Again and again and again the prairies ring with the old familiar ^"hur- rah!" Our Officer's Elect. The election is over and we have made fix the place of holding elections and I ing an able lawyer. We know ho' is a &* amende honorable, to say* that we a clean sweep. The Mocoasiuites areso^edt the removal of the polls to Lower 1 gentleman of commanding address, a high believe we had mistaken.his motives in ,. oTown. The Moccasin men were aware of' sense of honor and fine literary attam-ihreakkg his connection with the Repub- a a a gQ a ftom a m6nts} a a a a staggersthe belief of the most sanguine hack voi. on the morning of election of our friends and fells upon the enemy I and also for taking possession°of the polk *8° »*ways trusted Cassius vM has proved himself a peradventure, bound to obey orders to' forCe. It is owing to this fact, that the I «l|p-understands and sipiipathises Wm. H. Wood who heads the legislative delegation from this district is one sue and the regular Democratic Nominees I first settlers up here, has resided in Sauk for ving the polls 1 husband of our personal friend "Slin- a a just letting as many people vote' viz: because a man ofenerg'y,, cour-atida formidable foe themselves to meet force with wicked one, if his wife is a help W& for fellowship and give, and.ask forgiveness W a a xlT Our boys always keep arms in it, but With Messrs Mc,Clure and Whitney we mentioned to a friend, that we should! we are hot personally acquainted, but in frighten the Democrats' and make them ii gun to-day, as we manner and appearance they are ted at once, saying he would put in two I heads and reputations for honor' .and in- General you see, that was no account! could just fire away but appearances now I publicum They profess to be opposed' to indicate that the Moral Sentiment of this the extension of slavery and the domina- community is meeting the rowdies at the' tion of slaveholders and those who know ballet-box in such a manner as will con- them well, feel certain they haye the self- vince them ol the hopelessness of any respect and firmness to stand by their pro- farther appeal to brute force, "fessions. They had planned a tremendous rally' Our County officers are men of charac- at St. Jo, the Strongest German precinct ter and grit, temperate, honorable men, in the County, last night and went, in capable of discharging the several duties They are men who will stand by their faH force. ^Bcwdy Caruthers, the Land of their pieces, and in favor of afree press, I ]$$$£, you might have come to the polls pledges: and we ask our anti-slavery Office Mosquitoe, made a terrible speech I free soil and free men. N. P. Clark, the has gloriously redeemed itself from that! Wood, Me,Clure and Wait were present thy the confidence reposed in them, as^ jgtick to your trade and use the tools to reproach. and Mr. Wood made a speech which, they are Well known and highly respected, i'which you are accustomed. Pickingloeks there were just 50 of them who must be=. fo^ good charges of buck shot and if any body tcgrity of a high order. The one is an might have known that a printer's came along, that we felt like shooting, we Anti-Slavery Democrat, the other a Re-H stick was not your weapon and that your ever delivered The reign of ruffianism is over,.".for the ...* in Northern^^ Minnesota. Our informant 'present) in this County. :, the business you understand best and yoii ntuo laquevs are crushed and the S S he (iid'nt _,... fe# & had bettor not (mfSfc with type except to leave a bristle on him''.: 1 DE1VTOCRAT The fighting men, upon whom they re- I When we stai-ted the Democrat, claim 0 polls, were on the ground, and we thought it was everi so but Jeemes continue to increase. The dear them boasted that ho had apair of shears, their name is Legion now. An Overwhelm-! little donkey, not content with all he had in his pocket with which he «would shear 'm*majority of the broad-chested bigr f°r ns, devoted all his little time to Wait's head" that evening. a warm-hearted /laborers of this Cqun-1 electioneering for Mh sah Lowry and his A crowd gathered and informed hini' ty have come up and recorded their names candidates. He could not muster courage 0 are glad but most we trust we- are glad of a common God. We are with them with a joy so deep as to call for expression! and,pledge this hitherto misrepresented in tears that the right has tri umphed, that]-district to lead the. van guard, of fiftddom the i»emoc.racy of this district have ihtelr,''Itftfee H0rth*Star'8tatfe ligeutly, elected Anti-Slavery represcnta sheared before Wait and that:ifhe did'nt' endorsed the American declaration of In- the scorn with which the men of Low-. natter, |ependence, himself take the chair, while one of them, ^al right to lifej liberty and tho pur* ^ov® ravine, hrJUng the voters as they should try his hand at hairouttiug. I suit of happiness.. eamq down, thrusting his eloquence, jind A deputation of Ger- years we edited the Visitor, while it was Democrafehas ourdoor where recognized as a Stato organ, ^sta^^ with S Vfie have district to drop that' drganusationj and thfcir owninfamy. Wo cojrdialiy invitefeepUb'HbaWtou nite with us permanently, as they have done temporally, to enlist under the broad banner of Democracy and drive the Moc casin clique into everlasting embecility. tf '****-'-'«'«*»»«r»*M*WIjswawmsi »*••.• Scourge defenseless »,. st indefatigable in his exposition "to of their children, and sell them ^ftlo' It^casini &>wry' tendered °nM auction block as cattle and Bopo^^^ %re Jafit that I W would vote for a ^Buchanan -UM. Looking upon Mr. a majority in tration of Gen. Pierce. He'has the! rep- him with contempt. We'-.ww desire p^b- uch-has power! utation, and we think justlyi earned, of be- [holy, pointedly and'partitfiuVly to make Relieve him to be governed W*«p He did not renounce his They therefore organ-i a strictly religious sense of duty,,, He allegiance to Liberty and so long as a a vocation was riot setting up type. it is at this business you must win your laurels. a i.t.lt*UHfWXBT\. He ejected the offer, went into the caucus a au Anti-Lecompton candidate, wasbea^ ^n, found the foiling against him ,wou|ll prt'Vent a union between the Re- publicans and Anti-Lecompton D^emocats, j. '^signed hi "a claim, and went in for Wood, j^lCluream Whitney with a zeal and enei *?y de*e!fff ng of all credit. A *ph. election1 could,not have been car- ried uthout? turn, for he is ence, to he W a ^hat issue, we repeat, the *sibught nnd won. W a each other. -up the steep "Where hangs the noblest crown Honor may gain,, or Virtue keep An honest man's renowfa." Freedom may count on him whenever gentle formed charged down on that little, old wo- w^^ 0 U1 opposition, one at a time,! Clerk of Court, has been paiticularly ac- enthusiasm of military ardor to replace then all together putting an end to onr tive in bringing about the present, happy JQU fo yoirr old dictatorship, worthless life arid burying us down deep, change in this Upper Country regime. As it is, you did nothing worthy of proving Slavery a divine institution and Our County Surveyor and^County Au-jy 0 a a put it into the river.' be the only Democrat in Stearns SHEPLDY:—Our obligations to immortal Jefferson and to come down to the polb and work,brav- saying that "all men W an W St. Cloud regard him but he stayed a- whipped before the meeting was over, friends that we never were, ,a a I This yas such confirmation Of the truth?! voigr beautiful. em fashion rtuTuTldiug I E 2 A 1 3 I Jtion in PittsbuTg which if ii Sl^^in«^a^^i^JSr ilgi ''^ll^ the, Burglar*a V*iele entitled "Three,, Wednesday afternoon our I)eniocratio Democratic party. W endorsed' its plat- ticket, it had a most salutary influence in fefc?nd•* $ friends are parading the streets with ban- form and agreed to support 'ite measures! aiding our friends to carry the "election' 8 9 vxiasc^S ap,eous matter. to the State 1 rca£on to no wprds in which to return our tJaanks to! coiho up higher, even into the ranks of |meti liere bpenly acknowledge aat it was a«»ber of our •~43*=7 inLde hinfwf "-legislator, of «ei Dj Smith, one of am«fcajy with, the sneer as recreant to wo TiflVA of true io this, we care very little trust him what he calls himself. Henry C, Wait age and correct principles isi& .match ijbr which has ruled this District. We per- of all the hard things we have said of in S in General Lowryr—When you discovered that the Democracy and Republicans were about to vote the same ticket, you warned youi- lacqueys'that something must be done or you were ^tem Well, you stirred about, had a few spu- rious tickets printed and circulated to chink that great big bug-a-boo "Black Republican!" would catch them but, emigration next Spring. S the cause of freedom, we haw spok on ffig^ 1 1 a You should have taken our advice and are just twenty-five potatoes and they fill stuck to your profession. Woman-whip-j a half bushel measure, heaped. They are If you had just mustered your men, large as these a none are small, while for lives in a shoe and took her proper character and aroused if your great name and see trade, man! idni^it, and whipping old women is W were present at the National Conven- of our statement, that what was called the, P^tes and patterns a illustrated so wort Messrs Buchaiian and Bice, have ^jreaji tnank Lowry and his their congratulations our old pledge to that party and shall do they fastened themselves uponthe ^eeoaip- Wtyt -P*«*own b« brought, and bea« theI,,-connectn 120"miles ex re cheers for Mrs.. all.we can to get the R^p^blieans oi* tliis ton issue and dragged it into tho g«Jf the AU Father and his children here.-—, the Demopracy, We went to enlist thehi|j odium of the destruction the preis, ,friends who ar^ioi «Sp^Lw cause and A MINNESOTA ()ROP. j&sr-pvg&fmmm- ii&mirmmr fe urn woman of theDemocrat!" CJFD a W&* good!" says SmUh, "and what I I S S ten by a littlef old woman?* Itoceurs|(X nsltl^t«ati| wommn, three feet bigh, hnd 00 years' old, m\ght whip the valiant General, who a the Le- oompton forces into the slough of despond where they are now floundering and that a little, old woman is quite, as g5'ood a lea der as a chucky-necked womanwbipper. VisiTERS.—We were gratified this week secure v'numjA ot antf-slavery prin- has been purchased by a Company. H. ing one. 3 of emigrating to Northern Min- 9 tr We had \?ritten a notice, lasfc week, of Mr. WilKe, the Moccasin Candidate for Meeker Gpuntv, being a Slaveholder but on the free soil of Minnesota. at Kingston. Meeker County. It is said to be the best in the State and farmers' ,.,,.„. „„,„-?» ,. were tried and as mellons, squashes and I POTATOES.—We are indebted to Mr. Hoo- per for a half bushel of potatoes. There ping, not type setting,'is your trade and of the Pink Eye variety and those who I, that man has an expect to have seen Mr. Hooper's crop say that a-: trains haye passed into Stearns Co at Pow-. ler's ferry this season. LITERARY NOTICES^ per. lnepuolisners hrAVe apleasant, adoltion to a family's 8 0f Our old friend, Col. Env arson, gomes inito congifltulate us, on the rei jult oTtbe election and laughiig until ln« tr^ars btceam OTW his cheek, exclaims &di "That type of yaws must have been first rate seed,and well sowed, too, for it it bring ing a famous eroj and we're getting it in .before the rest, at that!" tAlea hafl ••*t!ii**t»yia#i8Bims0j!* a a a call from Jud-e Orton of Fredonia that he cannot griti(t There is a fine Chau. Co. K. Y, H.. A. Risley of Dun-1 ter power at Roeknlle, Steams QWLVJZ democrats. His mflu-j They were on their way W A has been used to le tosee the^Winnebago Reservation, which give liberal inducement to any person erect- A. Risley thinks of coming out as the gent of the company, and bringing a large velous crops, it is reasonable to snppose truant, scud for s*mol, or you*H rue it* the Sweet Potato will do well in ordinary I Alas! thought it is hard eneough to seasons. I the grindstone this cold day, but tobe cfilled a little rjaealr*x*& toooften a by which they ex Falls, Crow Wi^g, Monticello and other njrjDe-j towns of Northern Minnesota furnish us occasional correspondence about mat- $ ters and things in heir several localities We want the Denwcratta represent the interest a^oVy^ouroes of Kortfeern Minn- a ii. £J?L1' -I:-, t* ••-±L I ajreat profession ofati bout one fifth are nearlylf not quite as, jj firmess and flavor they axe unsurpassed se^ you turning a grinds a man hoisted into of EMIGRANTS.—Eighty-seven emigrant Sowewairtmctsf^nfffi^t di& crehtTnaccs: Also, those who do think we misrepresent the opinions of this sec- tion and wish to advocate other view6 COT use our columns at such pjices as will barely pay for paper ink und printing. B&* MILLS. St. €loud wants another large flouring mill. N N Smivh sends away ^hundreds of bushels of grain weekly, Judge Orten al- Thompson, oi.' Washington City.— W Qn_ I mm |g tTr^l A JIIKNESOTA SLAVEHOLDER. A N E W GRISOJ I A fine, new you, my little fellow/ said he, patting me flouring h' just gone into operation!05^BM head, get me a Httle hot water?' could I rrefuse? I ran and soon brousht a kettle full. How old are vou and what' gentlemen who have employed to a a &fc th itol and who have the utmost confidence in bis legal abilities and his attention to business. An Ax to grind—Origin of the term. When I was a fittle boy, says Dr. Franklin, "I reme mber one cold winter morning I was accosted by a smiling man, with'an ax on his shoulder: 'My pretty my ax on it?' Pleased with the compli ment of 'fine Httjte fellow,' 0- yes/ I ans wered, 'it is down in the shop/ 'And will 4- mi ., yournainer continued he, without waiting in the West and Southwest of St-.earns for a reply 'I am sme you are one of the County will no donbt find it a great con- finest little fellows that I tver saw will venience. J011 3 SWEET PoTATOES.-^Melons, cucum-! at the fiatterj- like afool, I 3 !,., went to work, and bitterly did I me the hers and squashes have been a iailui ••, ixxm a few minutes for me?'— a a a a this County this year. This season tugged till I was aimost tired to death. was the first in whieh Sweet Potatoes fd'he a T. i-isiifc sharpened, and themaaatarnea to me with, cucumbers have, hertofore produced mar- a 00 vn.-c- nn i- ni *i. without a Binele qualific tfROST.-The frost killed the vines in ectaWe or useinl a deluded people. our garden on the night of the 5th. Up you ara doomed for a Mon to OBO the to that time, tomatoes, squashes, sweet- grindstone for a potatoes &c, were growing green and fresh, TMs.toy.iiis the finest Agrit West. I in in admiltef'ijjy ^p Town, j?attacr E BOSTON OttVE A N comesj oombini to us greatly improved anr\ it ha^ always S been an excellent literary a family pa- 8° iu Lo any .il in nature arrangements Situated on 0 first class. ^i| 0 a enjoy xalitero ^y ing the utmosi paper without large instalments of $ S S S and thunder, will find the Olive B^anch is Prairie and janch teading Terras $2^00 per annr t«fi- Leading. L^eoomptoni w—"' y,,hrr-SSS!-"--" ..•=?. 3 2 ^iibn-of itbciip The Prairii {serve particu E LADIES O E ^QAZINE, for wiles wide, TR November, is an excellent a number a sa-'of moderates ted variety of a THE LITTLE 2I$$RIM for October is' 1 nona skirting surpassed. b«a«l|f»h AllA of clnim».^« ,ttUeme ,....subscribers-.idense_.. paper„ 0 ngUt to discuss the laws which govern her foecutir: and the importane of maintaining thr «r ^Pdfe Grw»r^ 1^*'* pfeipteoftto ft«d«mof thepr^, /«, 5 & 5 & W 5 2 5 humanfteedomami 4 in **'-1+W & TT*"*™ human freedom and human progress in __ yanguard of civUhrt iion, by aiding r^ You cannot in getting subscriber, ttr the last a S W*- sibility of maintain! ng these prinoipies '&mb: here, and earnestly ask the aid ind gym-! pathy of the fripnda »of freedom and re-1 .— mtktaa^m .-• •f- IU/*. Will our friends-at JSauk Rapids, Little :n JB^" W E call attention to the card of fo^ a school bellVa'BS and.I could not get J™y 'my hands w*e,hlistered the ax was 0 little yohVe played mmSh. It sunk deep in my mfhd abd have I thought of it since. I When I see "a mer chant over polite tol his customers, beg ging them to take throwing his- goods little brandy, and the counter, thinks to grind. When I jfche people, making chment to libertv. tyrant, methinks, ^atterinf out, good people, at fellow would le. WTien I see by party spirit, ion to render him ^^aiifxillj ^•lairal Ee«r "fftf centre 01 s, ut^qnest of Timber. W *fT hesdih and *l^ns and fi3j **Wii oi- the y^TaiAIexar «tnSe$ the a«te Rof wnaabie—e, ". ¥**&> A J? largest iaJ mmtf to tj lea ie 6 iorih and E yt^Woodlf 'S of good si and take N" wientio jandircni •'i*timber iet the *e &ndq 'n 'he ter 5^*0 one It offer at many I 4 ft. 1 3^ont? ^aJ a 0 0 r. ad bo •&*3&te&&£*< $ ike ^osi'is Com **?«v5^*:* a «i*SeS V( SCitlm CO my -J&niy Ch XAviQATJojsr OP Z* *#, X£D