The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-26


The fact that inquiries verbal and writ.
ten, are being continually made of us, with
reference to the future course of TIE Pro.
NEER AND Democrat, excuses, in itself, the
seeming egotism, which in times like these,
the heading above would indicate. These
inquiries are general and special,-general,
as referring to the attitude of the paper to.
wards the Federal Administration, in its
efforts to sustain the Government, and sup.
press the Southern rebellion and special,
as regards particular political combinations,
and having objects as various as the pro
grammes which have been laid before us.
To special inquiries we have no reply to
make. And, in regard to those which we
have classed as general, there ought to be
no occasion for doubt, or even curiosity.
But, to clear up and satisfy whatever doubt
Or curiosity may exist, we beg to say to our
readers that we have no other purpose than
to sustain the President and those officially
associated with him in all their patriotic
efforts TO re-unite and re establish the Federal
Union upon its old basis of numbers, order
and strength. We believe this can be &C.
complished only by the strong hand of
force and we desire to see that force EN-.
poyed, as it is now being done, until the
desired end shall be attained, whether it re-
quires one year or twenty years to reach it.
Consequently we are against 'all compro.
mise and all talk of compromise at least,
until the whole insurrectionary organiza.
ton is whipped into subsection to the Fed
eral authority, and until its leaders and
followers frankly and voluntarily acknowl-
edge themselves to be so whipped, and, like
loyal citizens return to their allegiance.
We do not believe ABRAHAM LINCOLN
to be the greatest of the men who have
been Presidents; but we do believe him to
be an honest man and sincere patriot
We believe his past official acts demon
strate this much, and we also believe that
his future acts will confirm this estimate of
his character. His past acts, and especial.
" those which have been called in question
as unconstitutional, we believe to have been
not merely justified by the necessities of the
occasions in which they were performed, but
we believe the duty was imperative upon
him, as President, to do all he did. We
therefore not only acquiesce in the alleged
unconstitutional acts of the President, but
we applaud them, without reservation, as
acts necessary to the preservation of the
Union from universal anarchy and utter de.
struction.
Thus much fol- our position" As to
what particular organization we shall CO..
operate with among those which have, or
are to have, existence, we can only say
now, that we shall act with that which
promises to give the largest amount of
moral and physical aid to the cause of
good government, and which will most ef-
fectually strengthen the hands of the Presi-
dent in bis efforts to restore to the country
unity and civil order. And that is mat
ter which time, to our judgment, at least,
will very soon determine.
The sentiments above expressed, writ.
ten, as they were, before the dread light
nings brought upon their baleful wings the
blasting news of the defeat of our army, are
only the more deeply felt, when the govern
ment doubly needs, as it now does, the sus-
tanning voice and arm of every loyal citizen.