The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-02

We commend to the patriotic judgment
of our readers Of all parties, the two ex-
tracts hereafter quoted. The first is from
the Cincinnati Gazette, the oldest and the
ablest of the Republican journals Of Ohio,
and the second is from the Cleveland Plain
dealer, noted for twenty years for the bit.
terness Of its Democratic prejudices. Could
the course advocated by these able journals
be followed throughout the North, it would
bring more aid to the Government, and
ensure the final subjugation of the rebels
more speedily than would the duplication of
the "Grand Army of the Union" The
Gazette says:
1t is criminal during the present contest for
any Republican to insist upon ultra doctrines,
imbibed under the partisan struggles of the
last ten years. Unless the government can be
preserved, his old party principles will be
worthless to him. Republicans alone cannot
accomplish this first necessity Of our situation.
Loyal democrats must also help, and deserve
to be treated as brothers. The republican
should regard no man as an opponent, except
traitors, and those who openly or covertly
sympathise with them. In our judgment, that
republican who thrusts ultra partisan notions
apOn the public attention, at the present time,
should be classed in the same category with
the more insidious compromiser. The conduct
of both leads to the same cOnsequences-the
destruction of that unity oil loyal action which
has been so surprisingly manifested, and the
steady maintenance of which is so imperative.
ly demanded for the best interests of our com.
mon country. There has been too much of
nd fhn ;n<o1
should sternly rebuke the mischievous spirit,
come from whatever quarter it may, high or
low, secular or religious. This contest is not
waged to uphold the partisan principles of the
republican any more than those of the demo-
crat. Save first the Union and the constitu-
ton; and then if loyal democrats and republi.
cans have different views of governmental pol.
icy to settle, let them do it in the same loyal
devotion to the great principles of popular in
situations.
As a counterpart to the above, we give
the following from the Cleveland Plaindsat-
er Democratic), entitled Party Nomin.
atoms
At this crisis of danger to the nation, nvolv.
ing in its very existence, true citizens like true
soldiers, should support with all their might
in every rghtful way, the constitutional gov
eminent. The soldier forsakes his former pur.
pose or trade, and forgets his partisanshp, and
risks life and all, to give his government the
VII. tory over its enemies. The citizen, as such,
is not called upon to, and cannot, if he would,
volunteer so great sacrifice as the soldier. So
much the greater reason is there why the mere
citizen should put aside all extraneous bur-
dens. in order to be able to do all that he can.
We hold, then, that old party.lsms, mere dead
weights, though from habit they so easily be.
set us, must be put out of mind for the time,
and if they yet dare to live and seek to con-
troll the management and issue of the war, for
party purposes, let the people mercilessly
crush out every such attempt. We believe the
people are ready for this. We are ready to
help the good work.
Our soldiers, who are all our brothers, are
now on the war.path. We who are still en-
joiyng home and its blessings, and away from
danger have one first and present duty to per-
form. That duty is to strengthen and uphold,
and make invincible the armies of the Union,
called, and to be called into the field. We can
secure this object, not by looking back upon
the past, but by going forward, as one people,
uttering but one voice, and having but one
our constitutional government throughout the
whole land. Let US, then, make no party nOm-
nations ,chite the toar lasts, but unitedy sus-
tain the burdens and responsibilities that re-
bellion and treason have forced upon US. Let
parties and partizans lay neglected " on the
shelf" during the time of common danger.
And thus we shall be able to let " the world
and all mankind ~ see that free institutions
are more potent towards united energies for
the triumphant successful defence of the ma
tiOnality of a great country, than slave institu-
tions are to unite the slave section, for the at.
tempted destruction of that nationality.