The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-23
Resignation,
ST. PAUL, Aug, IL. 1861,

! OF. PAUL, Aug. IL, 1861.
| To the Editor of the 81. Paul Press
The position l have taken from sense of
duty and expediency with regard to our
political action during the pending national
crisis, renders it proper for me to resign nv
place on the Standing Republican County
Committee-notice of which is hereby
| given.
You will permit me, dear sir, inasmuch
as you have, through your columns, imput
ed to me the motive of an aspirant for
place, and ascribed to me the uncharitabe
comforts of an "ex-Republican," to express
briefly, in this connection word or two
personally, and the faith that is within me
concerning this Union movement:
First. AS to my being a candidate for
office you will have to take the responsible
ty of that announcement at your own ex-
pense.
Second. Having never faltered, dubbed
or hesitated in the full discharge of my duty
as an ardent, steadfast Republican, charge
that you cannot now prove that | am or
show any sign OF being in the future, con-
vert to different precepts or principles from
which the legiOns of CONSTANT freemen sue.
cessively united and finally succeeded to
power. But, sir, following up that great
civil contestant Republican victory, treason,
secession and formidable armed rebellion
showed their bastard heads, threatening in
their combined potency the overthrow of the
Federal Government.
President Lincoln-whom | claim the
honor of helping to elect-and who, by all
the obligations of his high Office, is the
servant, the administrator and protector Of
the whole of this people, appealed to bis
countrymen, to the loyal masses, not to any
political party, to come up from their peace
ful avocations and help put down rebel
lion against his rightiul authority. And,
sir, since the fall of Sumter, when the war
cry went out for the preservation of this
Government and this Union, have not
been able to conceive how this people of
the North-all powerful if they will unite
could afford TO be aisunited in any respect
for moment, or how they could again
bring themselves down to petty str!fes, IN
til at least, this desperate struggle for our
national existence should be reached and
passed.
1t is in our power-within our own hands
Ito re instate all that is cherished in this
great tabernacle of American Liberty and
Union; but the accomplishment of the
work yet to be done, will require mighty
effort and terrible sacrifice
Already We have witnessed scenes of
carnage, and felt the shock of def at
Many have put on mourning, and thousands
tremble for the final result. Shoulder to
shoulder our gallant troops, representing
every State and county, every family name
and political faction, have rallied around
the old standard of our fathers, and marchs
ed on to battle, forgetful OF ever having
been any thing more or less than loyal
American citizens.
Wide Awakes, Little Giants, Senior
democrats and Republicans are laid down
on the field together beyond the din OF
strife and the tumult of battles.
Nevertheless, you say ! must be par
tizan. | must first do battle tor my polt>
zeal party, and then, if choose, look to
see if my country still survives her perils
Pardon me if choose first to unite 10
earnest and fraternal support, with any and
every man who holds dearer the cause OF
bis country than the petty interests OF any
old party or faction.
In this spirit, have, in my feeble way,
taken an humble part in the movement to
unite the people of the State without re.
gard to past differences for the common
good.
While this war lasts, the honest, patriot
ic masses have no heart to engage III unnec-
essary wrangling and quarrels among them
selves.
1t will come to be known that emergen-
cies like the present, knit together tie
common people in the hottest ties of broth
erhood and they will yet awake to the ex-
igencies of their country and take into their
own hands the management Of these affairs.
Very Respectfully.
j. F. FISK, OF White Bear.