The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-10-05

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pairing the way and making the paths
straight"
MR.. SEWARD ON TIE WITNESS STAND.
As the leaders make the platforms and
not the platforms the leaders, the language
of the leaders and their spirit and temper is
better evidence of the designs and character
of the party than the platforms themselves.
therefore quote again from Mr.. Stewards
Boston speech.
After speaking of the issues upon which
the Republicans are fighting the present
campaign, as
lst.-" The HIGHER LAW"
2d.-The " IRREPREssIBLE CONFLICT 6et,ceen
Freedom and Slarery'
He says, thirdly:
'We are now in the last stage of the conflict
before the great triumphal Inauguration of THIS
POLICY into the government of the UNITED
STATES"
And, fourthly:
"With this victory comes the end Of Slavery"
Of course Mr.. Seward meant the end of
slavery schere 1t erists," for it has neither
end nor beginning anywhere else. He GER
tainly meant this, for in no other way can
this become "ENT1RELY A FREE LABOR Ma
rIoN--the cotton and rice fields of South
Carolina, and the sugar plantations of Louis
lana being titled by free labor, &C." accord
ing to his plan.
To show that this IS no gust of passion
with Mr.. Seward, and no ephemeral feeling
of the party, brought about and excited by
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise,
which is now the scapegoat that has to bear
all the sins of agitation and fanaticism, l
quote below from speech of Mr.. Seward,
delivered at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1S4S-the
same year be and Abraham Lincoln, and all
their co-agitators refused to extend the Mis-
souri, Compromise to the Pacific, as final
settlement of the slavery question based upon
the principles of the sacred compact, now
held in sucn reverence by them:
"What then, you say, can nothing be done for
freedom, because the public conscience is
weak! Yes, much can be done; everything
can be done. Slavery can be limited to its
present bounds; 1T CAN BE AMELIORATED; 1T CAN
BE AND MUST BE ABOLISHED; AND YOU AND c AN
AND MUST DO IT. The task is as simple and easy
as it's consummation will be benefcent and
it's reward glorious" And again, wherein do
the strength and security of slavery lie? You
| answer that they lie in the Constitution of the
United States, and the institution and laws of
all slave-hOlding States. Not at ALL they lie in
the endowments of the American people. Con-
| STITUTIONS AND LAWS CAN NO MORE RISE ABOVE
| THE VIRTUE OF THE PEOPLE than the limpid
! stream can climb above its native spring. In
! calcate then the love of freedom and the equal
rights of man under the paternal roof; see to
it that they are taught in the schools and in the
churches; reform your own code; extend cor
| dial welcome to the fugitive who lays his
weary limbs at your door, AND DEFEND HIM AS
| YOU WOULD YOUR PATERNAL GOODS; CORRECT
| YOUR OWN ERROR THAT SLAVERY HAS ANY CON-
sTITgTIoNAL GUARANTEE WHICH MAY NOT BE
| RELEASED AND OUGHT NOT TO BE RELINQUIsHED.
If VIM. Lloyd Garrison had uttered these
sentiments no one would hesitate to admit
that they are abolition, incendiary, revolu-
tionary and ultra in the extreme, and such
every unprejudiced man must admit them
to be, Notwithstanding their author is the
adored leader Of the Republican party which
processes to have no designs upon slavery
where it exists, but only wishes to bring the
government back to the principles Of Wash
ington who signed the first Fugitive Slave
law, enacted in 1892 and in his Farewell
Address warned his countrymen against
geographical parties" and told them to
indignantly from upon all attempts to
ALLEVIATE one section of the Union from the
other"
THE REPUBLICANS OF ST. FAUL ON THE STAND,
CoRRoB0RATING MR.. SEWARD.
These abolition sentiments were recently
worshipped by the Republicans of st. Paul
and Minnesota, aad are being worshipped
by Republicans all over the North in the
person of Mr.. Seward wherever be goes.
They make no objection to his abolitionism-
none whatever-although it is as intense as
Garrison's, but more cunning and danger
Gus. They rather boast of the "immense
concodlse of people" who come out to pay
homage to the greatest Abolitionist on the
American continent. And yet to deceive
conservative apd cool-headed men into their
ranks, theypoint to their platforms to show
that they have designs on slavery where it
exists. Was ever brazen impudence and
assurance more striking! Was ever gull
bilay more duped
And yet it is just of piece, just consist
ent with the action of the same party in
tolling bells for John Brown, embalmiDg
him as martyr of liberty, and refusing in
every Republican Legislature to vote a
word of censure for Brown or word of
sympathy for Virginia.
sIXTY.EIGHT REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF CON
GREss AS WITNESSES.
It is just of q piece with sixty. eight Republi
can members of congress endorsing and recon-
mending Helpers book, which said that "no
man could be patriot without being an aboli.
t,onist;' and that " we are DETERMINED TO
ABOLISH SLAVERY AT ALL HAZARDS, in
defiance of all opposition, of whatever nature