The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-15
The 'sPress'' Answered.

The s'Press'' Answered.
The Press wants to know whether we
intend to support Governor DoNNELLY or
Major CULLEN for Congress and it pre-
tends ignorance az towards which of the
candidates, as the canvass is made up, the
influence of The PIONEER will be thrown.
The Press Processes this ignorance, while
it acknowledges that we CONDEMNED" the
Democratic platform, on which Major CUL.
LEN was nominated, as 'treasonable;" that
we were satisfied" with the platform on
which Governor DoNNELLY was nominated,
as patriotic )" with the knowledge that the
support Of the platform always carries
with it the support of the candidate and
that, therefore, supporting the platform on
which Governor DoNNELLY was nominated,
we were supporting Governor DoNNRILY.
Very few men, with such q basis to form
an opinion, would cherish any doubt on the
subject. 1t hardly needs the additional fact
to be mentioned The PIONEER is q
loyal paper-to make the statement carry
with it its answer. If The PIONEER is
loyal, it's influence must be given in favor
of the loyal platform, and of the candidate
which is it's representative before the peo-
pie; if disloyal, its influence must just as
certainly be thrown in favor of the trea.
sonable platform, and of the candidate
connected with it.
Now, The PIONEER is loyal, is it not,
Mr.. MARSHALL =? You know it to be SO,
do you not You knew it to be so when
you professed ignorance of its position, did
you not You knew it could not and
would not sustain loyal platform and a
candidate representing disloyal one, did
you not? And knowing these things, you
made an ass of yourself, when you asked
such question, did you not, Mr.. MAR
SHALL?
But, to a more specific answer of the
Press's query foolish and impertinent as it is.
With Major CULLEN, then, standing on a
platform which, if not reasonable in terms,
possesses all the elements of treason and
with Gov. DoNNELLY, occupying posi-
ton of unquestioned loyalty; the infu-
ence of The PIONEER, as loyal journal, is
given, because it is due, to tie latter. And
this, not on account, but rather in spite, of
all personal predictions and associations.
Now, this is the point involved, which the
Press evidently cannot comprehend. 1t cam
not comprehend the possibility of sacrifice
of personal feeling or interest, in order to
vindicate a principle, even when that in
wolves the question of loyalty in @ struggle
for national existence. If the Press had
been disposed to do US justice, it would have
lain aside its characteristic method, and
not have INDUCED in discreditable innuen.
does, better suited to common party cam.
paigp, than to life and death crisis, like the
present. 1t need not have tasked its memory
very hard to find instances in which The
PIONEER had surrendered the nearest and
most valued of personal and political
ties, when necessary to the perform
ance of a public duty. 1t might have
recollected that during the last Presi~
Dental canvass, which the rebels made the
opening act of this drama of treason, when
it became evident that their whole design
was to force sectional quarrel upon the
country, The PIONEER did not hesitate to
withdraw its support from DOUGLAS, its fa-
vorite for years on every ground of person.
al and political attachment, and give it to
ABRAHAM L1NCOLN-that the voice of the
North might be united and overwhelming
against the Southern heresy of Secession
1t might also have recollected, that, no farA
ther off than last Autumn, HE PIONEER
separated from its old political friends, and
supported ALEXANDER RAMSEY, because
support of him involved support, also, of the
Federal Administration, which needed, and
was entitled to, the sustaining hands Of all
loyal men. And remembering these things,
it would have required no great stretch of
charity on the part o. the Press to have
given us credit for patriotic "practices as
well as professions" and during the pres
ent as we'll as in the past.
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