The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-08

ruE DEMOCRACY NATioNAi.--rHE SOUTH NIN-
Dictated.
/ Like the fathers of the Republic, the Dem
ocrats are national, IT regarding the slavehold
crs Of the South, as men and brethren. --
/ Therefore, it is that these Republicans
seize upon the abolition furor TO raise a
whrlwind Of passion against the Sonth, with
the hope Of being able to guide the storm
and ride into Office over defeated Demo
cratic party.
/ am here tonight, fellow citizens, to de-
fcnd the States Of the South, against the
malicious and slanderous assaults of these
H!ack ReWE!icaas cs ,ks NJ: y !, i>,nr-s 4
that this should be done plainly, openly,
fcarlessly and Immediately Permit me, fel-
low Democrats, to utter this defence in my
own way, neither you nor the Democratic
party being responsible for any mistake may
make, real, or imaginary, or for anything |
say in attempting what esteem to be just,
true and IN honorable vindication Of the
South.
Would the honest and patriotic people
and Of such are the great mass of our
opponents-who have been deluded by the
Republican leaders, but pause calmly and
without prejudice, think you they would bo-
licve there is danger immediate or remote,
to be apprchcnded from southern slave
holders Would they then believe. think
you, that the much-abused South, has in
any way assailed our public rights, or pri
vatc interests? Would they then believe
that the South has been faithless TO the
Constitution Would they then believe
that there is in the negro slavery of the
South, something inherently inconsistent with
the glory and liberties of the Republic -
Would they then believe that the South is
burthen, a tax, an incubus upon the North
Would they then maintain that southron
and Il STAKEHOLDER cannot be as pure "A
christian, and as patriotic citizen as he
would be- were he not a stakeholder?
now DEMOCRATS MUST MEET TIE REPUBLICANS.
Let us 90, Fellow Democrats, into the
slrongholds Of the Republican party, with
plain arguments upon pending issues and
AN honest. manly appeal to the good sense
and patriotism Of the people, ] do be.
lievc We will find il an easy task to prove to
thousands of our lcllow-cltizens, who have
been deluded by Republican leaders, that
their whole political supers,ructure rests
upon sandy foundation Of error and
falsehood
lie who would grapplc successfully with
popular falsehooJ, must, as we say in homcly
phrase, take the bull by the horns" No
thing short Of this will enable us 10 over
come the rampant ianaticism Of our oppon-
cnts We must force them to n selfcxamin-
alton Of their opinions and prcjndices. To
do this we must ourselves be able to discern
the truth in all its comprehcnsivonc~s. BY
granting, or timidly evading half their ial-
lacica. we Weld to them at the outset more
than half triumph.
Let us 90, then fellow citizens. 10 the very
foundation OF this sectional. this gcograph-
ica party let us but do our whole duty
in this canvass and we may never again H.
called upon TO cut of the cvcr.renewing
heads of that HYDRA monster, Abolition. let
VA do our duty now, by d1fea,ing, with over
wheInIing malori,ies, this party Of civil dis
cord and national dissolution and then the
whole body of the abolition beast OF MINES
ota, will lose its vitality and never more will
il have power 10 disturb the rcpose, or men
ace the honor and prosperity Of our infant
State
ARg rHE gYruBLIcANs JUSTIFIED IN RAIsIS"
AYURoR ADstSsT sorrHgoSs AND SLAVE
HOLDERS;
II there are any Republicans pra'nt, |
call upon them 10 answer 10 their own judy
neDts and their own cOnsciencss, II IN truth
there arr good rca-Jns Why any man should
labor to ral.: among the people Of Minues-
n,a a furorc II excitement against oar
coun,ryinen Of the South! j. H. IN this
year Of 1881. disgrace and n crime 10 bc
a -outhron and a Shareholder: Have South
ron men snl SHAREHOLDERS born the baDe oi
the Republic;
Was not the Fa;hcr OF our Country he
who was the hr-, IN war. brst IN pact,
and first IN 'hc heart. q hi- country
mcn--he wbo hcquc4,hcd to ia a. his
richest legacy lose for the whole | mon
and q warning against geographical par'i'-
he whom God appointed TO lead our ar
uies triumphant through 'hr Revolution
was not be S0uthron and slayrholdcr ,
And the hcro Of the .ecopd war, Andrew
jackson, was not ibe ,ioo SOathron at" y
STAKEHOLDER And the daunticss Roush-
ard Rzply, the approved hero of The lat
war Was h. not ak1 5onthron aDd a
slaveholder No, only IN the hsld but also
in the National kAccutiye, have not many
Of oar mrst revered patriots been 5ou,hrons
aisi SHAREHOLDER ia the NaiioBal C0uD-
. cils have bot or most abe aB1 brilliant
statesmen etnbrsoel many SouihroH and
.layehodrs, who hss t,sn adjn12tyl 10y
oil msn a. tho mo-; bfil.ian, aS1 hewiichIng
orator Of the senate Chamber. Henry
clay, va. DO, h. too oOu,hron and slave
border
Why iisn. 10 the u4me oi all that ia t.s-
coming ia man a,sia hr.stian. ] AK yoI,
gen,lcncn Of the I.-pubi'can party Why