The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-23

should we be mistaken in this, new issue
is at once presented to the American people,
which will, for the time, suspend all others.
We refer to that of Union or Disunion.
Mr.. Lincoln will represent the party of the
Constitution and the laws. AS such repre-
sentative, duly elected by the people, he will
at once rally around him, not only the entire
North, but the entire conservative strength
of the South. He is now the President
elect of the United States. His speeches.,
his political record, the platform of the
party on which he stands, all show that he
proposes no interference with the constitu>
tional rights or internal affairs of any State
government. His policy will be peace, and
bis administration will be conducted on the
principles which guided Washington and
Jefferson and "the men who made the
Union" Should notification raise it's head,
he will have no discretionary power but to
execute the laws, as that duty is pronounced
in the Constitution. His business will be
to see that the Union is preserved at all
hazards, and from all assaults. 10 aid him
in that business, it will hardly be necessary
for him to call into requisition either the
army or the navy. We believe, with the
issue presented of Union or Disunion, pub
lie sentiment-the public sentiment of the
Southern States themselves-will be all
sufficient to put down any batch of
traitors who may attempt to defy
the Constitution and the laws OF
the land. That public sentiment will be
found in the firm and dauntless determina..
ton OF the Union men and the conservatives
OF the South, who, on such an issue, will
rally around Mr.. Lincoln, at all hazards, as
the representative of the Government. But
should it come to the worst, we feel satisfied
from what we know of Mr.. Lincoln, that
those who would destroy the law will be
dealt with by the strong arm of the law.
Mr.. Lincoln has himself told the country
what he would do in such an emergency
In his Leavenworth spesch be said: You
Democrats greatly fear that the success of
the Republicans will destroy the Union.
Why? Do the Republicans declare against
the Union? Nothing like it. Your own
statement of it is, that if the Black Repub-
licans elect a President, you won't stand it.
You will break up the Union. That will be
your act, not ours. To justify it, you must
show that our policy gives you just cause
for such desperate action. Can you
deny that? When you attempt it, you
will find our policy is exactly the policy
of the men who made the Union, nothing
more, nor nothing less. Do you think you
are justified to break up the government
rather than to have it administered by
Washington, and other great and good men
who made it, and administered it? If you
do, you are very unreasonable, and more
reasonable men cannot, and will not, submit
to you. While we elect a President, ii
will be our duty to see that you submit
Old John Brown was hung for treason
against State. We cannot object, ever
though slavery is wrong. That cannot ex-
cuse violence, bloodshed and treason. II
could avail him nothing that he might think
himself right. So, if constitutioDally We
elect President, and therefore you under.
take to destroy the Union, it will be GU,
duty to deal with you as old John Brown
was dealth with. We can only do our duty
We hope and believe that in no section will
amajority so act as to render such extreme
measures necessary"