The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-10-12

But we must treat our political opponents
with kindness and moderation after we beat
them. Laughter and applause Remem.
Der that magnanimous victor always treats
his fallen foe with kindness. We are going
to beat the Republicans for their own good.
Tremendous applause. They will be in
debted to US for saving them from the hor.
rors which their success would have brought
on the country. Cheers]. Democratic
principles, like the dews of heavens, tall alike
on the just and unjust, on Democrats and
Republicans. Laughter and applause
Now, my friends, in conclusion, permit
me to impress upon you the awful and
solemn responsibility that rests upon us.
am no alarmist. l believe that this coun-
try is in more danger now than at any other
moment since l have known anything of
public life.
1t is not personal ambition that has in
duced me to take the stump this year. l
say to you who know me, that the presiden-
cy has no charm for me. 1 do not believe
that it is my interest as an ambitious man,
to be President this year if could. 1--we
want you to be-" and applause But do
love this Union. There is no sacrifice on
earth that l would not make to preserve it.
1--WE believe you" and applause do
not believe it can be maintained, except by
buryipg northern Aboltionism and SOUTH
ern Disunion in common grave. Cheers,
"You are going into the White House." l
have no more sympathy with southern
sectionalist than northern sectiOnist.
have no more sympathy with a southern
interventionist than northern intervention
list. have no more sympathy for southern
secession than have for northern abolition.
["Hit them again." and applause. be-
lieve that the doctrines of either, carried
out, would lead to the destruction OF this
government; and, believing this, was bound
as an honest man to keep the flag of nom
Intervention waving in the breeze, and to
hold it if there was no other man to hold it.
Fright" and cheers. Gladly would I,
either at Charleston or Baltimore, have
| yielded the nomination to any true man who
would have placed himself where Buchanan
and Breckenridge pledged themselves to
stand for years ago by non-inte.vention,
["True," "Good," and applause,l but that d
combination of presidential candidates
men bid out in the bushes, watching the
chances, laughter to see if they could by
concerted action break down one man,
each one expecting in that event he would
turn up the nominee himself-made it ne
cessary for me to allow my name to be used.
II it takes me to the presidency, want you
to understand that this doctrine of nom
Intervention and popular sovereignty will be
carried out in good faith.
l am told every day by personal friends
in the Republican ranks, that it is very im>
prudent for me to make speeches off-hand
to fifty thousand people at time, on all
these questions, lest might say something
that would lose votes. Cries of No fear
of that" applause and laughter.] What a
pity it would be, if man, by the honest
expression of an honest sentiment, should
lose anybody's vote? [Laughter.l My
friends, l desire no mans vote under false
pretences. Sound" and applause.l l
would not conceal sentiment to get any,
body's vote. " We know that" and cheers.
Hence it is not necessary to put paddock
on my lips great applause and laughter
or to appoint committee to write letters
and explain that l did lot think it proper
for me to express my opinion. Laughter
and cheers. Wherever l have been they
have propounded questions to me. The
Breckenridge men commenced at Norfolk,
Va, but they soon got tired of it. Laugh
ter. The Republicans have asked me q
great many, and got more answers than they
wished they had. Renewed laughter
Alter answering their questions l have
turned to them and asked them to PROFOUND
the same questions to their own candidates.
l said to leading Republican the other
day who asked me questions on the stand
that would answer them unequivocally.
and then would like to have him PROFOUND
them to Lincoln. Why is this not done
II the questions are proper ones for me to
answer as candidate for the Presidency,
they are proper for Mr.. Lincoln to answer.
Ii 1t is decent for Republican to come to
Democratic meeting and ask questions of
a Democratic candidate, be is bound, if he
is gentleman, to insist upon an answer
from his OW n candidate. If the questions
were not proper ones to be submitted, they
should have had selfrespect enough not to
have interrupted me with them. So it is
with the Breckenridge men. The head of
the Brecknridge electoral ticket in Virginia
asked me at Norfolk whether the election
and Inauguration of Lincoln would be a
just Cause for disunioD, and whether the
laws of the land should be enforced in that
event. l answered boldly and unequivocaL
ly, and then demanded that the eector
should PROFOUND the same question to
Breckenridge. We cannot get an answer
from him, and the Republicans justify Mr..
Breckenridge in concealing bis opinions on
that subject. The very fact that he will
not answer ought to show you that there is
danger in this movement. / believe the
Union is in peril, and that all good men,
all true men, all friends OF the Union shonld
rally to Put down these sectional parties.
There are times when duty is paramount to
party.
To 1882, when notification and disunion
raised it's head in South Carolina, Clay and
Webster forgot their partizan feelings and
rallied under the banner of "Old Hickory"
to save the country. [Cheers. At a later
period, when Jackson bad been taken to the
bosom of bis fathers, and Clay was still liv-
ing, we Democrats rallied under the lead of
Clay 10 1850 in support Of the Compromise
measures of that year. We did not hesi-
tate to drop our partizan strife. We knew
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