The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-30

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Saint Paul, Friday, August 80, 1851.
Its Paternity and Significance.
We find in the Philadelphia Press of the
18th inst, an article on the paternity and
policy of the movement now in progress
over the North to re.organize the Demo-
cratic party, 80 perfectly in accordance with
our own Impressions, that we reproduce it
with such alterations only as difference of
locality requires. The sentiments expressed
are such as we have frequently advanced in
detached articles; but the whole matter is
here summed up in q manner so mastery,
and convincing, that we do not hesitate to
commend it to the most thoughtful atten-
ton of our readers, and especially to those
who affiliated with the DOUGLAS branch of
the old Democracy.
The Press remarks that the evident de.
sign of the BREcKINR1DaE party in carrying
out their scheme at Charleston was the ulti.
mate dissolution of the Union. In the fall
of the Democratic party, the Northern
Democratic sentiment was divided-the
South was politically estranged, and the
issue which was threatened as the result of
Mr.. LINcoLN's election was precipitated
upon the country. That issue by their own
wicked intrigues involved civil war. The
election of the President was nothing more
than the pretext for the consummation of
long-matured scheme, springing from the
brain of JOHN G. CALHOUN, and the friends
of Mr.. BRECKINRIDGE in the last election
were the mere agents of deep and dark
conspiracy. They executed the duties of
their agency until the close of Mr.. BUcHAN.
ANS Administration. They in the North
insisted upon humiliating concessions to the
South, and clamored for most disgraceful
surrender of our national honor. They en-
couraged MIR. BUCHANAN in his weak and
timid policy, and as State after State Sc
coded from the Union, they attempted to
lull the nation into false sense of security.
They talked of the wrongs of the South,
and prepared compromises while the South
talked treason and prepared batteries at
Pensacola and Fort Moultrie. The out
rage at Fort Sumpter silenced but did not
subdue them. The smoke of that lombard
ment has passed away and the country is
resuming its wonted calmness, while the
men who previous to it were anxious to de"
grade the nation are again before the coun-
try with the same motive. The means
have only been changed. Then their cry
was compromise now their cry is peace.
Senator BRECKENRIDGE having been re-
pudlated by bis own State, is now talking
disunion in other States. And the friends
of Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE are busily endeavor-
ing to manufacture public sentiment for
him, and the cause he represents. They
rally under the flag of Dsuniou, and frater-
nize with the enemies of the Union. they
are as deaf and blind to the wrongs and
forbearance of the North as they are deaf
and blind to the cruelty and treachery of
the South. They base their course upon
the "ursurpations of Mr.. LINCOLN" but
say nothing of the usurpations of a great
conspiracy. Mr.. LINCOLN suspends the ha'
beas corpus, imprisons traitorous and sedi-
tious persons, defends the Capital, and en-
deavors to execute his great and solemn
OATH and he is denounced as military ty.
rant and usurper. JEFFERSON DAVIS steals
our forts and arsenals, sends pirates out on
the seas, builds batteries upon the Missis
sippi, and equips an immense army for the
purpose of waging upon us an offensive war,
and yet not one word is said of his usurpa-
tions, and instead of tyranny be is compli,
mented for his forbearance and long suffer
ing. According to their argument the
South is a fearfully injured and opposed
community, while the North is its malig-
nant and implacable foe. they call this a
"Black Republican war;" and almost in
the same voice they complain of the want
of courage on the part of Republicans, and
say that Democrats only are fighting it.
They show on every occasion the utmost
contempt for our flag, and exemplify it by
afiliating with those insurgents who have
endeavored to disgrace it. All their &C.
lions point to one purpose, and that purpose
is the dissolution of the Union.
They are selfish and ambitious men. And
every selfish and ambitious reason prompts
them to attempt dissolution of the Con-
fedaacy. In regenerated Republic they
have no future. The hour which witnesses
the restoration of Federal power, witnesses
their downfall finally and forever. They
have only lived by the existence of dis
honest, disloyal, and Disunion sentiment.
That sentiment has prevailed in the Legis-
lature for the last quarter of century. 1t
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