The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-21

Obliteration OF Party Lines.
We regret to see that the Republican
Committee of Iowa, has called State Con.
vention. to nominate Republican candi-
dates, to be voted for at the election in the
fall. This precedent has, of course, had its
legitimate effect: the Democratic Commit
tee has called a Convention for like pur-
pose. And the prospect now is, that the
perfect unanimity which pervades the people
of that State will be distracted, by the in
trusion of defunct public issues.
In this State, two Republican papers
the Independent, Hastings, and the Repub-
hcan, Faribault-are engaged in discus
sion upon the propriety of the obliteration
OF all party lines, until the war is over.
The latter journal, genuine JOHN Brown
incendiary sheet, keeps up howl for party,
upon the ground, mainly, that if its political
organization is held in allegiance for the
present, some poor devil Of Democrat may
get an Office. This is the sum and SUBJ
stance of the argument, Invested of its cant
about t" abandonment of principle" &c.
The Hastings paper takes patriotic and
wise view of the matter it urges that the
taking up OF arms for the support Of the
government was the act which levelled all
"party ties" and that the support at this
time, Of any party, save the great party of
the Union, would be but the worship of q
name, stripped of the principles that made
it great. We quote from the Independent ::
lines, we hope that we are understood as di-
recting our remarks as much to those who
may desire to galvanize little life into the
Democratic party, as to Republicans.
If Mr.. Browns Republicanism is no deeper
rooted than to set down coolly and calculate
the chances for the election of this or that pc.
litical friend, it is unworthy the support of any
good man-we were never one of that Sort
and as no other questions are now involved in
the dissolution OF the party, we assent cheer
fully to the proposition that We maintain no
organization, Democratic or Republican, that
shall embarrass the Government in its efforts
to put down rebellion, or divert the people
be sustained
Doubtless with this as our watchword at the
State election this fall, we shall secure the SER
vices of competent, honest, and faithful men,
who will stand by the best interests of the
country and those of their constituency. Here
is where the shoe pinches those very radical
partizans, who will all the time find their
claiming preferment for the very distinguished
services they have rendered the party.
We believe there will be but one party
this fall, in the Northern States, and that
will be a Union party. devoted to the main
tenance of the government, and pledged to
the support of the Administration in all
energetic and constitutional measures for
the successful prosecution, and speedy ter
mination of the war. This is platform
upon which all can unite, save traitors,
spoils~men and fanatics. All past party
issues are obsolete, and the man who now
talks of them, is laughed at. This does net
argue that there has been a radical change
in the public sentiment, but merely that a
new issue, overriding all others in paramount
Importance, and admitting in the North
of no difference of opinion, has arisen.
We never entertained, so earnestly as we do
at present, the conviction that had DOUG.
LAS been elected, and his principles been
applied to the settlement of our National
discussions, all would have been well to-day
But to attempt their application at this time
would be insane. Popular Sovereignty
and Congressional Intervention cannot save
the country. The day in gone bye for that.
Our free institutions can alone be preserved
by discarding all past differences, and by a
generous and perfect union of the people,
into single phalanx of irrepressible power,
devoted to but one object, THE UNION. Any
other course will engender jealousy, discon.
tent and opposition.