The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-02-27

as we'll by proclaiming what he thought
the law ought to be as well as by calling
them together to make tin the life of
Lord Coke, you will find that James the
First undertook to do some very trivial
things by proclamation, to make some re-
gulations as to houses in London, and as to
what amount of wheat should be worked
up into starch-some of the slightest
things in the woodland the House of
Commons took fire, and resolved that an
address should be presented to the King
on the subject, which was done by Bacon
in the mildest possible manner, introducing
it by calling the King a great many cpl
thets. The question was referred to the
Judges, and they decided that the King
had authority to issue proclamation.
What was SO given up two hundred
and fifty years ago, cannot think Mr.
Lincoln would now attempt to adopt; and
| think it would be the business of the
Secretary of State to bring the fact to his
notice, in the mildest manner possible
though instead of addressing him as ':Di-
vus Traianas," he might soften it into
Honest Old Abe" Naughter.) AS our
armies progress, freedom to the slave must
follow, as q matter of course, just like the
destruction of every other kind of rebel
possessions. If this is what the Presi-
dent means, it is all right; but if he means
to say that all slaves in the South are free,
it is false, for they are now just as much
slaves in law as if the proclamation had
never been issued. 1t has, therefore, fallen
dead on black as on white. lido not think
he can excite an instruction in the South;
and if he could every soldier of the United
States would rise up to put down the slave
rebellion. (Applause) In war against
women and children we are with the wo-
men and children. (Applause.) More
if it could be plainly seen that this was
the purpose of the proclamation, every
Democratic soldier in the army would lay
down his arms Qoud applause land then
we would have an interesting war
would like to see war between the
abolitiOnists of the North and the women
and children of the South. Naughter.)
| would trust the women in such a fight
if they could only get at the abolitionists.
cloud laughter.) AS for expecting Greeley
and Sumner to go there, that is out of the
question (renewed laughter)-but 1 for
one would agree to go there and help the
women to find these chaps. if it were only
to see the rapid tracks Greeley and Sum
ner would make down Pennsylvania ave-
nue., with one honest. brave Southern wo-
man after them. loud laughter.) /
think Congress ought to declare at once
how this war is to be continued. | think
it is a waste of time to bother with the
President of the United States any longer.
should be in favor of the resolution unan-
imously passed last year, that the war is
not to overturn the institutions of any part
of the country, but TO establish the author
ity OF the Government everywhere, and
refusing to grant one dollar if this plan be
departed from. (Applause.) Now one or
two things the President must do if he felt
inclined, and it was entirely for him to de-
termine. To unite the North, he must
abolish his party organization. (CIies of
"Good."
read every day in the republican pa
pers that it is necessary that the North
should be united. Now never see dem
ocrat nominated for office in any section
of the country that do not read that this
is all wrOng-that we must not have any
parties. When Governor Seymour was
nominated in Troy by the wings, and
adopted by democratic convention in Al
bany-he believed cordially Morgan de-
clining reelection; all at once these re-
publicans started up in their conventions
in favor of Wadsworth; but they at first
declared that we wanted no party-that
we must be united. Here two great par
ties united in nominating a distinguished
representative of the State of New York !;
the result showing that we were not near
so divided as they thought. But no
President can tell us to put down party
while he is exclusively and thoroughly q
partizan himself (Cheers.) The ostrich
who sticks his head in the sand, with all
the rest of him exposed, makes more effec-
tual concealment of himself than does the
President who tells you that you must
have no party, and yet appoints thousands
| Of tax assessors exclusively of his own par
ticular party.-(Cheers. "a President
who finds it necessary to arrest and incar-
cerate in every part of the United States
| democrats. (Cheers and cries OF ''That's
SOD If he does not want any party let
| him put one republican in prison, by way
of showing his consistency. (Applause.)
A President of the United States cannot
rescue himself from the imputation of be-
ing party politician who removes from
the command of the army General Nc
Clellan-(general and prolonged applause)
and who never yet has been able, or
dared assign a reason for doing so-(cries
Of "That's SO '')-and who not only does
not give him another command, but igno-
miniously orders him to the rear, depriving
the country of his valuable services. Gap
plause mingled with hisses.) And inwhat
l stated three months ago-that il was not
wise or prudent to canvass the action of
the administration till they had chance
to be heard-I said l would wait to hear
the reason for the removal of Mcclellan,
and have now waited three months and
have not yet heard single reason assigned
for it. (Applause.) The President OF the
United States who removes glorious and
gallant soldier like Fitz John Porter
great and prolonged applause re-
stores Tom Ford-( hisses)-must not tell
us there is no party feeling in these things,
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