The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-17


rious arms shall teach them that we war
solely for the maintenance of those laws
which we ourselves obey, for the preserva-
ton of that Constitution which our fathers
and their fathers framed, and which is to
be to them as it is to us the guarantee for
state and individual rights, we may well
believe that their mad delusion will pass
away and that undeceiued they will them
selves coincide in that just punishment
which should be meeted out to the guilty
authors who have drawn, for their person
al ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, credulous people into
such an abyss of wretchedness and ruin.
We ask you then to reflect that never in
the history of our country, have American
been called upon to decide such momen-
tOus issues as are now to be decided.
Will you, fellow citizens, assist in return
ing to the halls of Congress men whose
every act and every vote will be antagon-
istic to those words which filled with hope
every conservative mind. Says President
Lincoln, under date of August 21, 'Iwould
save the Union. ! would save it in the
shortest way under the Constitution X
If there be those who would not
save the Union unless they could at the
same time save slavery, I do not agree with
them. If there be those who would not
save the Union unless they could at the
same time destroy slavery, do not agree
with them. My paramount object is to
sare The Union, and not either to save or
destroy slavery"
The paramount object of the Demscratic
party is to save the Union and it is not
because we want TO preserve slavery that
we resist the efforts of those "who would
not save the Union unless they could at
the same time destroy slavery, but because
we religiOusly believe that the policy of
these fanatics would make the salvation
Of the Union impossible. The life of this
rebellion is the firm belief in the Southern
mind that s'we would not save the Union
unless we can at the same time destroy
slavery" Teach them that our paramount
object is to save the Union, and not either
to save or destroy slavery" AND WE HAVE
CONQUERED.
1t cannot be successfully denied that the
Democratic party is the only party which
as whole stands upon this ground. In
this hour, men should rise above party,
rise above the paltry ambition of office and
spoils, and stand ready to sacrifice not only
treasure and blood, but prejudice, for
country.
Men that believe as we do, will not be
held guiltless if, through party ties or par
ty inference or personal prejudice, they fail
to vote where every ballot speaks in the
patriotic words of the Executive "My
paramount object is to save the Union. +"
Both by words and acts the fanatics of the
North have avowed their object to be to
"destroy slavery" They would destroy
slavery in every loyal border slave state
to-day, by the strong arm of military pow
err; they would destroy slavery if by so
doing they overturned every guarantee of
the Constitution; if by so doing they paid
the fearful price of the Union DESTROYED
fOreoer.
We have presented for your suffrages A.
G. CHATFIELD in the first, and w. J. CUL-
LEN in the second Congressional districts /:
gentlemen whose Union sentiments cannot
be denied; gentlemen who, in response to
their nominations each in substance de-
clared, 81 am for supporting President
Lincoln in his endeavors to put down this
causeless rebellion. l love the Constitu-
ton and the Union, and am ready to make
any sacrifice for the maintenance of the
one and the restoration of the other"
We have no factious opposition to make
to aay measures which the Administration
may deem necessary to put down rebellion
and to restore the Union. We will give
our full share and mare, with no ifs and
no conditions but the Presidents declara-
ton that his paramount object is not to
destroy slavery-not to build up slavery
but to PRESERVE THE UNION under the Con-
stitution. This is now and has been since
the breaking out of the rebellion, the pol
icy of the democratic party, and we ask
you with an earneStneSs as sincere as is orr
conviction, that it is the only policy which
will be successful, that you will show by
your votes, that it is yoao policy.
We implore you by every consideration
of pride in the history of our past, by
every consideration Of hope in our future,
by every obligation resting upon you as
American freemen, TO transmit uniDpuiyed
to your children the precious legacy of orr
our endeavors to give the reins of power
into the hand of those whose paramount
object is to save the Union"
JOHN +. BRiaBIN. VIM. 7. MURRAY,
Z. NJ WILSON, G. ". NASH
+. ST. J. COX. j, L. MCDONALD
j. II. MCKINNEY, 4. ID. La DUE
WM. SMITH,
State Central Committee.
JOHN c. WISE. ALEX. JOHNSON,
J. j. GREEN, G. II. BERRY,
DANIEL. GATES
First Congressional District Committee.
T.. o. HAMI.IN, +. NJ. WILSON,
j. r. kIDDER
Second Congressional District Committee
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.