The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-09
From the Glencoe Register.

From the Glencoe Register.
D1sUN1oN.-We notice by our exchan-
ges that came by the last mail that there is
good deal of threatening in the South Of
disunion in case old Abe should be elected
President. Well. let them howl. The
South alone are responsible for his election,
and they have no one to blame but them
selves. Boiling wont pay. Those who SOW
the wind shall reap the whirlwind. 1t mat
tiers not who is President, in some respects,
provided he is honest, capable, and does not
violate the Constitution. As long as an
observance is strictly held in regard to the
landmarks of the principles of the Govern
ment, there can be no excuse made by those
who are so much bound up in sectionalism
as to withdraw from the Union because
they cannot elect their favorite candidate
for the Presidency.
1t is useless to deny that in many instan-
ces the South has been badly treated by
some of the fanatics of the North, but in
the instance of the election of Lincoln they
have no reason to complain. They willed it
so themselves. Now it is worse than folly
to kick against their own doings. We do
not hesitate to say that it is our firm belief
that in the event of his election he will
guard the local interests of the South with
a more watchful eye than he will look out
for the interests of the North. Should the
South attempt to rebel or withdraw from
the Union, the scheme would be crushed in
the bud, and it is greatly to be feared that
it would raise such hue and cry in the
North that Slavery would be abolished in
no time.
1t seems to us it is the interest of the
South to quietly submit to the will of the
majority, more particularly when we con-
slider the extraordinary circumstances in
which this election has been brought
around. We do not speak as party man
in this matter at all. We have no sympa-
thy with the attacks of the North on the
South. Neither do we have any regard
for the disunionists of the South. The
South has always been better used 10 many
respects than the North and further, the
Democracy of the North has been truer to
the South than the South has been to itself.
These are facts which cannot be contra
dicted. We do not allude to majority of
the people of the South, but to the faction
lists who refuse to submit to the will of the
people.
They would force the Northern Democ.
racy to support their candidate or else
cause the election of Lincoln. Well, they
will succeed in the latter, and on their heads
the blame must rest. If they have made a
bad Job of it, they have no right to even
censure the Northern Democracy. They
may rest assured they will not be permitted
to 90 out of the Union. Their slavery
question will remain as it is, whoever is
President, unless they wish it otherwise.
Born, bred and raised in the North-we
may say raised in the Northwest-we know
the feelings of the North. We know that
nine-teDths Of the people have the most
friendly wishes Tor their brethren of the
South. 1t is for their interest that the
South should thrive and flourish. When
the south distrusts such men as Douglas,
johnson, Gov. Letcher, both of the Cows.
Wickliffes, Mr.. Soule, and others, we must
be permitted to say that they are more
afraid than hurt. We do not care what is
said about those men and their followers,
both north and south, they have always
been true and loyal to the south.
We believe, further, that if Douglas, or
Bell, or Lincoln, should be elected Presi.
dent, either or all of them would be true to
the people of the Union-not part of it
but to the whole Union.