The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-25


States, upon the Union men of the border
States, and be has held up to Us the atroci.
ties that will be committed upon bis family
and upon the families Of the Union men Of
the border States. Who is it. sir, that has
defended the Uuion men in the border
States and those pretending to be Union
men 1t has been the North. Our troops
were mustered into the service and sent in.
to the border States at their request. They
have defended them from the beginning, and
they will do so to the end, and not an afro
cious act have they committed. They have
saved their wives and children, they have
saved their property. Not only have they
done 30 heretofore, but they are still ready
and willing to do it, and will continue to do
it to the bitter end.
want to see the arguments and speeches
on this question of the war confined to facts.
l am not in favor of massing the negroes
and putting arms into their hands; but l
am in favor Of employing them in this war.
If you look at the history Of it, you will find
that three hundred thousand confederate sol.
diers, admitting man for man to be equal,
are worth as much as FIVE hundred thousand
of ours. Why is it All the building of
roads and bridges, all the camp duty, all the
mental service among them is performed by
the negroes, and when battle is about to
take place, the confederate army is able to
bring every white man into the field, fresh
and really for the contest. How is it with
US? When our army goes into battle the
men are fatigued, worn out with building
bridges and roads and performing other SER
vices too numerous to mention, which the
negroes perform in the South. Again, in
the North every man that we employ we
pay; everything we purchase we pay for.
How is it in the South? All that is raised
there to support their army is raised by the
negroes, and not dollar is necessary to be
paid. The honorable Senator said that the
negroes might be useful 10 loading and
swabbing and firing cannon. If that be the
case, may not some of them be useful in
loading, swabbing, and firing the musket?
Sir, the question must be met, and it
must be looked to practically. The Sena-
tor says that Northern men do not look
upon it in practical sense. admit that
we have not heretofore, but l hope the time
has come when we will, and rather than be
whipped out as we have been recently, l
would say good bye to the southern confed
eracy, and tell them to take all they want.
ed, and even give them more. They hest
tate at nothing. There are no means that
God and the devil has given them that they
do not use. Why should weston and hig-
gle at proposition which is merely carry.
ing out not only the views but the practi-
nf oil ~
time down to this moment They have
forced into their service their own men, and
they are today stripping the southern
States of every white man capable OF bear
ing arms for the final contest. They have
not Disseminated in favor of the Union man
of the North who was temporarily residing
there. They have drafted him into their
service and made him fight against his bro
Their. They have made no distinction be-
tween the free negro and the slave, except
that in the one case they have, by mere
word of mouth, brought the slave into the
service, and in the other they have forced
the free negro in to fight against his will.
I was much gratified at one remark the
Senator made, SO truthfully and eloquently;
and that was that if the Southern States
were successful, it was not the end of seces.
sion. That l believe. If they were sue
cessful in this contest, the Northern States
the free States, would soon divide: First
the West from the East; and eventually
mountain range and every lake and princi-
pal river would form the boundary line OIL
some petty principality; and we would be
helpless among ourselves, in eternal turmoil
a laughing stock and disgrace throughout
the world. Such being the case, deem
the Union is worth saving, and if worth
saving, every loyal man should be willing to
contribute his last dollar and bis last meal
in its defense.