The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-01-21
Letter from Gov. Henry A. Wise IN the
LreO,npton Constitution.

RIciMoND. Va. Dee. 30, 1857,
Gentiemen,--l have the honor TO acknowL
edge the invitation OF the Society Of Tam.
many to attend their celebration OF the forty.
third Anniversary Of the battle Of New Or
leans on the evening Of the Sth Of January
next. regret that ] cannot be with you
in person, but tender to you my warmest
sympathy in the sentiments and objects of
your celebration. trust that your venera-
ble order will always uphold the federal
Constitution, with which you proudly claim
TO be cotemporaneous that you will strive
to revive and prpetuate the spirit Of the
Revolutionary fathers, who You boast were
your founders and tina. yoa will now, more
than ever, cherish national US opposed to
sectional feelinys--a strict construction Of
the Constitution, ss opposed TO oil compro.
mises Of its provisions Democracy in
its republican form, as opposed to the licen.
tiousDcss of mobs or mere majorities enact
ing their own higher law"-and the lber.
tics of the people against all power. dele
gated or undelegated, upon earth. TO these
ends you may well commemorate the victo-
~ of New Orleans. Its hero was guided
by the law and bound by duty when he
took the responsibility to save city then,
and ai erwar,is To save country from u
foe more formidable than foreign bayonets.
He gave MS the motto, "1'hc Union must
and shall bc preserved and nope that
his great authority still remains potent TO
stamp il upon every heart, and upon every
banner in the whole country. To preserve
it We must steadily adhere Ia the Demo
cratic faith and platform We must stand
by you in standing by james Buchanan ns
The people stood 10y Andrew jackson. lie
had to contend with the money power aud
subducd il by the Sampson ot Democracy.
We now have to meet the demon Of the
higher law, and the same Sampson sur
wives in vgor to fight for the chosen people
tod forbid that the Sampson of Democracy
shall at last become Sampson Agonistes,
shorn and blinded, TO become destroyer.
Almost every other people and every other
party, except the American Democracy.
have had their bridges Of nsses, but do
pray that VIZ may not be such Asses our
selves "a 10 make bridge of slavery, or Of
any other subject, for us TO stall at in ca
reer and progress OF national greatness
md yet, gentlemen, there are n great many
X ans asses 10 our country, and they are not
half as stubborn Asses as the can'tass,s. A
driver can get along after n manner with an
ass that can, but the cruelest goad will not
prevail with the sss that cant. They are
the stubboraest OF all. and are sure to stall
Just in the way and at the very place Of
most danger. They bray political religion
and religious politics. The best whip which
ever touched these asses exactly in the raw,
WAS James Buchapan's Conestoga thong,
laid right on upon forty fanatical preachers
"all in row." As TO yoar other motto,
"civil and religion. liberty" ours was saved
by the Virginia Democracy, 10 1858 We
struck the dark lantern out Of the hands Of
the ne1able sam, and none now are found
80 poor as to "hurra for him We there
fore have some right TO sny 10 you on other
topics, that all common Snse and justice
require is, that we let each Others property.
and peace, and political privileges alone and
attend TO the conservation Of our own in
,erests respectively at home. When we
happen TO meet in the common Territories,
To make new homes and neghborhoOds
there. all We have TO do is to respect each
Others equal rights n we are Southern
Shareholders don't let our property be inva.
ded OF taken away from us don't allow any
power 10 prevent ~ from settling upon
common lands, or drive us away from the
settlements We have made upon domain
purchased or won by common treasure and
united valor.
On the o,bsr hand, II you prefer that
slavery shall not he Incorporated in the new
body polite of which you are to become
members, We promise you that il shall not
te imposed upon you, with our consent,
either by force OF by fraud. We propose
10 60 together 90 the polls IA equals, justly
expecting each Others rights. aud there de-
sermine, by legal votes, what shall h. ,he
Law Of the cas- II property BIZ established
in ope form or another. il aha he r'specte'; :;
and. il forbidden in any other particular
form. it shall 10, 10 that form exist in that
community. Nov, has this just, fair and
equal course bcen observed in ksnsasl
fesrleAsly say thst il has not been observed
Force and fraud both, On both sides, have
bern attempted, and have 10 3 shameful
extent prevailed. And il 10 the great vocz
ton Of dsmoraey. TO pot down both fraud
and force 10 this and IN all Other caSs'-
How, The ease divides itself into two
cs,sgo'is-ths one de yur. 10 ,be Territo'
r,sr, az t~twes the Convention and the
p'opIe and the other de Jaao in ihe com
Try at large, a. between Congr'aH sDd 'he
Territory. 10 the first, in X M1as there sga
an Enabling statute" II the X stssf I
Nebraska &C, did not enabie the people %
hold Convention, % TO make Law. ia ibeir
own sifgoy1Gment. u had no virtue IN il
a, all. Tbe X aisas-Netrssks bill organ
Dsd Territory, ard The peopk thereof were
enabled Hereby t. govern Themselves. by