The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-12-28

Overriding Patriotism.
The two Republican papers of this city
are running race to decide which shall
be recognized as the exponent of the most
ultra and fanatical phase of abolitionism.
They both seem to have the idea that the
sure way to obtain standing in their party
is to put forth the most radical doctrines,
and to pander to the most extreme sectional
animosities. Neither would temper within,
or forego an abstraction, if by that the
country could be harmonized, and the Union
preserved.
In the display of this spirit, however I'M
patriotic, we will concede them the credit
of consistency. They both belong to the
GARRISON GREEDY school of abolitionists.
and they take care to show themselves
Jealous disciples of their masters. At
every period of political crisis, their Office
is to infame, not to heal-to destroy, not
to preserve.
Their course in justification of the raid of
JOHN BROWN, and in exalting that felon to
the rank of martyr-hero, furnished fair
specimen Of their principles, practically ap'
piled by themselves. The following article,
taken from the Minnesotian of the day after
the execution of JOHN BROWN by the Vir-
ginia authorities, reveals the spirit which
controls these papers in the discussion of
all questions, wherein the people of the
South are interested. The spirit which
dictated the article following, is now en-
ployed to force their congressman to oppose
all projects which look to the perpetuity of
the government, and to build up Northern
sentiment for the control of their inc oming
President in the same direction. We COM
mend it to the attentive reading of all
Republicans as we'll as Democrats-and we
ask them whether the temper exhibited in
it, is that best calculated to preserve the
country from the perils which are the legiti-
mate sequence of the outrages perpetrated
by the miscreant who is here canonized as
martyr to liberty:
s'Good God! and is it true? Is it possible,
that in the nineteenth century. in Republican
America, mans blood flows on the scatfold for
an Idea? the idea that mankind have right to
the ownership of themselves and their fanatics
dying for the truth enunciated by Thomas
Jefferson, that 'all men are created equal
The execution of John Brown yesterday, we
regard as an event truly big with future i'm.
mense consequences. That day, the second
day of December, 1859, will indeed be mem
Orable in future ages as day marking mar.
tyrdom for Liberty-as day second only in
American annals to the Day of the Declaration
of independence itself, for it's grave and impOr
tant consequences. From that day forward
commenced in good earnest that 'irrepressi-
BILE conflict between Freedom and Slavery to
which our statesmen have referred. By deny
ing mercy to brave, mOnOmaniacal mistaken,
but honest John Brown and his associates
him and them ennobled, amidst all their mis-
takes of means to an end,' by the unselfish,
disinterested Idea which animated them-the
Idea OF giving freedom to the enslaved and op-
pressed, without profit to themselvs--by thus
imbruing their hands in their blood, the
myrmidons of slavery have precipitated
conflict which else would have progressed
slowly. moderately, safely, to all concerned,
until the curse and shame of our land had been
gradually removed from it. But Slavery
Virgina-has by the bloody deed, commenced
the battle, by the deliberate, cruel, unnecessa.
ry shedding of the life blood of John Brown
and his cOmpatriOts, and woe, woe, woe, it will
be, henceforward to Virginia, and to slavery!
The red Southern sun, that with its warm
rays, yesterday dried up from the scatfold the
blood of those who are now Martyrs of Liberty,
will we fear grow redder still in rejecting on
his lurid disc fields CORY with the victims of
Retribution and Vengeance.
'''The voice of thy brothers blood, Virginia,
crieth unto me from the ground
"'And now art thou cursed from the earth,
which has opened her mouth to receive thy
brothers blood from thy hand
"'When thou tillest the ground it shall not
henceforth yield thee her strength. A fugitive
and vagabOnd shalt thou be in the EARTH
"'And Caiu (Virginia) said unto the Lord,
my punishment is greater than | can bear "