The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-09

Having noticed in my last that Hon.
JAMES W. LrxDE had joined party which
all his past efforts have gone to show up as
the enemies Of his country. and that his let
ter pro'essed no change Of opinion on this
subject and from these facts dedueed the
conclusion that his ideas of patriotism"
were rather original-not to say suspicious
propose now to look at the tale which
JAMES has unfoldej.
The first question with every honest man
is, " is it true. and il SO what is my duty as
apatriot.' LYNDE knows it to be true he says,
and yet fails to give the names of the guilty
parties so that they may be treated as they
deserve.
Now my idea OF patriotism would lead
me to point out the men, gire Their names
and let them bear the penalty in their own
persons. Take out the traitors and shoe.
them, not sacrifice the party which he be-
leives bears upon its shoulders like an Atlas
the best hopes and happiness OF the country.
Does Mr.. LYyDE entertain such perverted
ideas OF patriotism as to believe he is doing
more good in party whose principles he
believes wrong and unconstitutional, than
he could do 10 rescuing his own party
which he still believes right, from the hands of
dishonest leaders who would pervert it totheir
own base uses Instead Of remaining in his
own party and using bis influence to purge it
from its bogus excrescences, and make it
strong and efficient for good, he makes a
general charge against men high 10 Office
too general to effect any practical reform
too general to let US know whether they
were two in number, three in number, or u
MULTIPLICATION general to bit anybody, or
call out any body or put them on the deien.
sive, and with this feeble discharge of beans
aud blank cartridges from his fusee, informs
the public that hereafter he will fight against
all the principles he believes right, constitu.
tional and salutary. and for all be believes
wrong, unconstitutional and destructive, and
he w,A do all tht> for the good of the country.
The impression which this strange con.
duct makes upon my mind is, that Mr..
JAMES w. LYNDs statement is to be taken
with grain Of allowance that there is just
enough truth in ii to give man pretent
to desert his party aud that the real cause
of such desertion is "a wheel within a
wheel, more than meets the eye. Ii there
are men in our party Messrs. Editors, guilty
Of such designs as are charged-and there
may be two or three in st. Paul high in
Office" have no doubt, and that they are
men Of influence at present in shaping the
policy Of the party, have no doubt--it is
high time that such leaders were dispensed
with, that new deal was made and the
honest men Of the party put their shoulders
OF ether to overturn this little clique OF bo-
gus leaders and place in power men who be-
lieve 10 the strength and power OF Demo
cratic principles and who are not willing to
confess weakness which does not ex st, by
recommending a policy which no high
minded man, or good Demoerai, would sane
| tion for u moment.
Let US have men who. like DoUGLAs, are
willing to stand on every stump in the
State and win the hearts and convictions Of
the people by argument and discussion, and
not seek u temporary triumph by means
which will weaken and destroy the party
sooner and surer than bomb-shelis or " infer
nal machines Better thousand times to
suffer defeat all over the State and post
pone MA. and Mr.. BIS. aspirations for such
and such position" until rta,on and right
can prevail by fair discussion over section.
alism and narrow bigctry, and permanent
triumph Of the party won, on good, old
fashioned. Democratic prnaple. Every
maa with particle OF deceney must des-
pise the little, sneaking, eight by ten politi.
cal knavery and hen+oost robbing princi-
pies Of the "stl hunting bu,ton-boling
smsllfry politicians, who lsok to Washing
ton for their opinions. and snezs whenever
the i" Administration takes snuff, and are
afraid, and incapable indeed Of vibdicsting
the true principles Of the party either by pen
OF voice, hut prefer a short-lived bogus tri-
umpb BY tricks and cunning.
There is something too grand and noble
in the past history Of the Democratic party
which 10 really the history Of the coun.
try-tbere is something too sublime ADD
glorious 10 its destiny-wAch will be the
triumph Of the expsriG,ent Of self-govern.
msst. ~ith " Liberty and Union, Doe and
in-pasAsse. to allow it To be trai-d in
the dust and made an engine Of fraud AMI
corruption, simply to keep 10 power a clique
OF bogus tricksters who are wiling 70 sac
rice II for selhsn enlis. The Brusa.es and