The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-06
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You told Inc to send my opinions about
this war. We must first look at the causes
believe one OF the ultimate causes of'a
revolution is the Presidency. At the cleo.
ton of President there will always be
party voting for some other person they
think more eligible. This party, it defeated,
cannot but have bad feelings towards the
successful President and bis voters. A
President cannot be so good as King,
because he only holds his position for few
years, and cannot take so much interest in
the country's welfare as King, who holds
his for life, and whose sons succession de
ponds on his good reigning.
Another cause is the universal thirst for
wealth which pervades nearly all classes,
and which corrupts their morals, as they
leave no means untried to get it, whether
just or unjust. This is the cause, or one Of
the proximate causes, il | may so speak
viz, slavery. One of the prOximate causes
is the continual jealousy OF the Southerners
or Aristocrats, towards the NOrtherners, OR
Democrats. They are afraid of their get
ting above them in power in Congress. And
the cause OF the commencement OF this war
was slavery although l believe if the
Southerners were coming to terms, the
Northerners would protect slavery yet
The Federals have lost sight OF the slavery
question altogether, and are now fighting
for the Union.
In this war, you commenced with the
idea that nothing was easier than whipping
the Southerner-you have found out your
mistake, but not before it has done consider.
able mischief for acting upon it you sent
forth an army Of raw volunteers, and with
out support, and then followed the extraor.
dinarily rapid movement of Bull Run, in
which you beat hollow our famed General,
Johnny Cope, together with the loss at
Springfield, retreat from Harper's Ferry,
and ultimate evacuation of all the points
you had gained.
Another cause of these disasters lies in
an Assembly, or something Of that sort,
which orders the General to do this and
that, whether he will or no, the disastrous
effects of which have been proved by the
defeat of General Lesly, at Dunbar, besides
several other defeats of Covenanting Gene
rails from the same cause.
l like your plan of an armament sending
down the Mississippi, which, if rightly cons
Quoted, should turn out well. l think you
want few experienced officers. The worst
thing is, you will have to raise 100000 900.
When in all the world do you expect to
pay it You will create heavy debt
which will not be cleared away for years,
and it will load you with taxes, which
Yankees do not like very we'll besides,
you must take into consideration the ex
penses of the Southelners. Suppose you
win--which I have no doubt of--where
will be the good Of it j.? You will have to
keep standing army to awe. the Southern
ers, and they will be to you like the Scots
to the English before the union.
But DO one knows how soon the fame oil
liberty may be lighted among the negroes
and terrible will be their revenge, as may be
seen by the massacre in St Domingo during
the revolt of the blacks.
An erroneous opinion prevails among
you that the British press and people are on
the Southern side, on account of your ia
riff, but few OF the papers that l see are
with the Southerners and excepting one
or two here and there, we all wish the
Northerners success. hope the American
Eagle, now surrounded with adversely s
clouds, may soon soar high above them,
with her eye fixed on the sun of her former
prosperity. Us.