The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-10-23

is said 10 be time-honored custom in the Brit
ish army, to allow each regiment TO inscribe
upon its flag the name and date Of the battle
in which it was distinguished. May il be the
glory Of the Democratic column of this State
to write upon theirs the 4th day OF November
1856, ia commemoration Of the fact that it had
emerged from the smoke and storm Of battle
leaving the sacred ark Of the Constitution and
the Union in their arms. 10 place it so high
above the assaults OF its enemies, that hereaf
ter the shafts which may be aimed against it,
will fall as harmless hereafter at its base, as the
arrows that are discharged in the face Of the
sun.
Fellow citizens. will not permit myself TO
harbor the fear OF defeat. | place my trust in
the great Conservative Democratic party OF
the county-that party which seems capable OF
eevating itself 10 sufficient height TO take IN
the whole horizon OF sectional question--that
party which, in all times Of trial and difficulty,
has interposed, aud been ever able as yet to
save the country. That they have been deiea-
ted at times ia true; they have sometimes re-
turned from the field with broken squares and
banners torn, and themselves battle tossed and
worn. But they have never been broken down
in spirits, and never so broken in ranks but
that they could, and did return to the charge
in time to save the country The trial is moi
yet beyond their strength: they can save il
again and they will do ii. II the ship Of State
weathers this storm, hereafter, it will ride ea
silly upon the billow, ready to make its world
wide voyage, to spread American influence IN
distant lands, and by the moral power of a great
example, to give new impulse to the forward
movement OF the human races. Shall we dis
appoint the high destinyY shall we tail Il
fulfil oar mighty mission, and hear wondroui
tale OF human greatness still untold because w
choose rather 10 waste our strength in ciyi
strife Ephraim against Judah and Judal
warning against Ephraim, while the Assyriar
and the Modes despoil both
In such contest as this can there be- an,
doubt upon where the Empire State will b.
tonndy nurin. The war &c the revelation tier
was no military object to which Washington
chung with so much tenacity as that defending
the hghlands and the line OF the Hudson. 1t wa
the great strategical line of the Union, benin,
which its communications were easy and sure
Accordingly be planted it thick with bayonets
and where he could do 80, crowned its heigh
with cannon. II the British seized upon {
post which Threatened its integrity, he sen
Mad Anthony to storm it if they sough
to obtain another through the treachery. h,
hung the spy who attempted it it he founc
that those who manned the line were stacking
their vigilance, he despatched Putnam to catci
them, well knowing that he would keep al
wide awake who were about him; if the enc
my organized an expedition in the northern
provinces to take this line in the course, he wa.
willing to strip himself to the last man and thu
last gun, TO capture and destroy it.
In the darkest hour Of the revolution an,
amidst its sevcrcst trials and difficulties, h
made good his possession OF that line Fellow
citizens, it is still great s,rategical point ant
may again turn out to be that OF chief interest
What shall say of it in the old Dominion
when they shall ask me the news of thu t.mpir,
State! That left the Democracy OF TIN
State in possession OF the highlands, and tina
they mean 10 hold on to the line Of the Union
II the democracy Of the Empire State will un
dertakc to make good their possession of thin
great point, how many patriots throughout th'
land will hold up their hands, like the prophet
of old, for blessing upon their efforts.