The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-09-18
Views OF Learned Politicians.

IL Is Interesting at this stage OF the war,
and before the lew Congress has given
opportunity for free expression of opin-
ion, to observe in what respects the views
of prominent public men, especially those
who exert controlling influence upon
the Administration have been affected by
current events. A fow days ago there
was public meeting at Chicago, when
OWEN LovEJoY spoke as follows:
The question was often asked him, "shall
we succeed, and if SO, when!" Members of
congress are not necessarily better posted than
the people. For six months or more after the
rebellion commenced, he (the speaker was re-
ally in an anxious state of mind. After that
time. however, he concluded to do all in his
power to carry the work forward, and leave
the rest to God. There is no doubt but that
we shall conquer the rebellion-but when is
not certain but the nation will be preserved,
and become the home of universal freedom.
(Applause.) The time is not distant when there
will not be a slave nor master-nether fet-
ter nor shackle in the United States, unless
they be treasured up in historical societies and
museums, as mementoes of the by-gone dark
ages. (Applause)
Many more ma infested anxiety about the
Presidents standing up to his Proclamation.
The speaker always had faith in his ultimate
right action. Although he does not act as rap
idly as some desire, he comes out all right in
the long run; when she is sure he is right he
goes ahead" and what he says or does he
stands up to firmly. Abraham of old never
forsook Isaac. The Isaac of Freedom has been
born and will be two years old next January,
and Abraham will be the last to forsake so
promising and popular child. (Applause)
We have fallen into the error of calling
| ton to society. Slavery is not an institution,
but simply crime; and the people will soon
| so declare it-they will yet pass a law declar-
| ing the abolition of slavery universal. Gap
plause)
The speaker congratulated the audience that
! he and they lived in this age, when so much
| that is important is transporting; when we are
making important and valuable history with
such unprecedented rapidity that We can take
part in carrying into execution some of the
greatest reforms the world has ever advanced.
The earth never witnessed more sublime strug-
giles than those of the present day. Milton de-
scribes one in Heaven, but none ever occurred
on earth that can compare with it, We have
not only armed and equipped ourselves to stand
against the enemy in rebellion, but against
Kingdoms and mOnarchies of the old world,
| and we shall come out all right.
Senator DvoLITTLE, of Wisconsin, (whO
hardly deserves, however, to be put in
the same category with the Illinois Rep
resentative.) addressed the Springfield
Convention in a letter, which says:
We stand in the vanguard of nations and
civilization, based upon the equal rights of
man, where the single pair with their Off
| spring constitute the family against the ancient
| order of Asiatic civilization, based upon the
patriarchal system of slavery and concubinage.
| We must fight on, and fight this battle to the
! end, if we would maintain for ourselves and
! our children the blessings of liberty. We must
! fight and sustain the Constitution of our faith
ers, for liberty is the corner stone. If we
| would give slavery its death blow, we must
| fight until we overthrow that rebellion which
makes slavery its chief corner stone We
must crush it. grind it to powder, and bury
that corner stone forever under its ruins. If
by severally preserving our own we would
maintain an example OF constitutional liberty
for all mankind, we must fight on and fight it
through. If we would maintain our national
credit at par, at home, and abroad, if we would
command the money OF the world, we must
fight until we gain victory upon victory
SCHUYLER COLFAx, in letter to the
same convention, wrote as follows:
The progressive steps forward in the war for
the Union, which will be marked hereafter as
mile-stOnes in its history-the emancipation of
the national capital, the cOnfscation of the
property of rebels, the proclamation OF free
dom, the arming of the negroes against their
traitor masters-all forced on the country by its
necessities, seem already to be but part and
parcel ola grand whole, emanating from one
higher than man, who has determined to show
that national sin is to be punished and treason
to be its own undOer
These men all give emancipation FORE
most place in their political creed and in
the purposes Of the war.