The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-09-20

N'"i ooP M" lhioWn III. ana there has
never been any mendng by Spalding's Pre-
pared Glue equal to the efficacy of this anti
secession curative. Find cut the author.
and his fortune is made. He can get q Ger.
tificate from the leaders of the Syracuse
Convention as follows:
Sir: was recently so afflicted with seces.
sion sentiments that was inclined to make lin
eral propositions of peace to infamous armed
rebels-sO much so that was unable to sleen
nights, and was unable to seem to be an hon.
est man. But one package of your invaluable
medicine restored me in the space Of two DAYS
TO perfect health. so that l can be on both
) sides Of this question as well as any other
What about the liberty of the press 1t
Is like good many other liberties we en-
JOY, but has no right to commit treason.
One has no more right to commit treason
and destroy the Government by press
than he has by any other mode The rights
and liberty OF the press is one Of our great.
est and most sacred blessings, to be guarded
with watchful vigilance. But what does
that mean? In time of peace to discuss all
measures OF Government freely and fearless
~. But the one who has press has no
more right to overthrow a government by
reasonable means IN war, than one has by
writing treason without press. There is
no charm about printed treason which gives
it impunity. 1t will do well enough to
hang up as parrot in cage, to say, LIB
erty of the press" Liberty of the press"
and we have parrot crying it now who
needs to be Gagged. Suppose l was to write
to Mr.. A, or b, and say-these rebels al
ter all, are right; hope they will succeed;
| am glad they are fighting our armies;
and | hope they will be successful; hope
the administration will be overthrown, and
| devise means and plans to aid rebellion.
That would be treason in private letter.
| would be Liable to be imprisoned, because
it would be atfording aid and comfort. And
If IN private letter, how much more 10 an
Internal secession press, which sows its
dragon teeth broad cast to poison the mind
OF the country and urge on the rebellion.
How much more should they be arrested?
approve OF every act of the President. |
would approve of more if he would do them.
Let US see what this Convention SAYS
about this very matter, for their views are
important, as have shown:
Resolved, That while we admit the necessity
insurgent population (the grammar is their
OWN and within the lines OF military opera.
tons. we protest against the doctrine that any
power except the representatives of the peO-
pie can suspend the writ of habeas corpus for
civil offences. GLOW If these offences are com
United when Congress is not il seSSioDO We
protest against the assumption Of the Execu.
tive power to establish system of passports;
against the right OF The Government to orga-
nze systems OF State Police; against the as
sumption of the Federal Executive to repress
the discussions of free press by the refusal of
mail facilities, or in any way except by the &c.
cisions of the civil tribunals: and that finally.
we protest against the doctrine of President
LlncOln's message that the States derive their
authority from the Federal Government (Presi-
dent Lincoln has never claimed anything of the
knd). as subversive of the fundamental doc
trine of American liberty.
Now | propose to promise laugh
teri that President Lincoln has the right
to suspend the habeas corpus as long as it
takes to read that fogy resolution and III.
derstand it. Great Laughter) As the
schoolboy said, st is pretty considerably
difficult to understand ideas which one is
not possessed OF. Notwithstanding, perad-
venture, undoubtedly may be so, | guess it
is" Most certainly. (Laughter.) Now |
have read President Lncoln's message care
fully-and he does not say so far as [ have
seen, that the States derive their power
from the Federal Government. If be does,
he is in error That resolution is remarkas
bic, at any rate, for its length and its foggi-
ness and its Obluscation. 1t is as clear as
mud. There can be no doubt that the rights
of the Executive, and of the people, will be
understood hereafter-nO matter whe Their
they were before. 1t is very well that that
resolution came into the Convention as it
did. The members were dry and parched
for the lack of some stream Of living doc.
trine, when this modern Moses smote the
rock, and out gushed this refreshing, consti-
tutiOnal well spring to gladden. them as did
the waters OF old the wandering tribes of
Israel. But all this death bed repentance
is too late.
You will remember, few years since,
when Louis Philippe, with his stealthy
usurpation, finally ranged his guns so that
they would bear on the city of Paris, and
relied upon his military arm to sustain him
self and his family as the house of Orleans
through all times--Of a sudden commenced
one OF those revolutionary surges and ground
swells of the French people. 1t swayed
here and it swayed there; and at last it
appeared that the people were going to rise
against their Government by revolution in
earnest. He first flew to bis army of de,
fence, and his guns and guards. They failed
him. He then began to make concessions
and apologies to the French people; but
they cried out, "Too late Too late !" and
he was ANONYMOUSLY driven from his king
dom. These men now come with these
break down resolutions; they are half and
half. They are mermaid proportions, half
women and half fish cheers and laughter,
and all scales Laughter.] But the voice
of the people of New York is like that of
the French, "TOo late. FOO late p
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The Democratic party is strong in it's
popular element, but it never was strong
enough to carry so much dead weight as it
has upon its back now. Laughter 1t
has got to throw overheard its Jonahs,
expel its Achans from the camp, return to
some principle beside the engineering Of
packing conventions, lobby corruptions,
and the influence of anaconda railroad cor
poratiOns. Laughter cheers l do
not know what has become of these nrono.