The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-06-19
The Peace Movement of Fernando
Wood and the Position Of the
Democracy of New York.

The Republican editors have been en-
deavoring to strengthen the Peace Party
by representing it as an organization en-
bracing large majority of the old Demo-
cratic Party. Nothing could be more false.
The entire democratic press of New
York, led by the intrepid World, has de-
nounced Woods proceedings, and partic-
ularly the sentiments advanced at his last
meeting. Outside of that State, the ex-
preston is nearly as unanimous. The
Boston Courier-a paper that is held by
its enemies to be semi-secession in its tone
and teachings, thus comments upon the
"peace " movement:
Much as we disprove of the course in which
the administration still obstinately persists, we
must say that we DO not concur in such
peace meetings" as that held in New York on
wednesday afternoon. We do not think peace
likely to be fastened by the PRONUNCIATION of
such sentiments as Mr.. WOotten of Delaware
is reported to have expressed, and i'm which
Mr.. Fernando Wood seems to sympathize
We do not like them, because they are too
much akin practically to the seditious on pour
grounds we DO not see the difference between
the ultra peace men and ultra war men, To-
gether. they would seem the true scccssionists
and to be working together for the destruction
II the unitT of our nation. If they both will
.ome out honestly and squarely on the ques-
ion o. ending the war, bya separation between
jiie north and south, TO stop The effusiOn of
blood, t.ie devastations of war and the accumu-
laJiOn OF pecunlary burdens, we can respect
their motives and understand their object
steadily as we should resist the object at which
they aimed.
As it is,we look upon Mr. Wood as endeavor-
ing to take the same position in the Democratic
party that Wendell Phillips occupies in the Re-
publican party, namely, to make it his instru-
ment to work out his own miserable ends. We
are happy TO believe. however, that Mr. Wood
cannot accomplish this purpose. Subservient
and plastic as the Republican party has shown
itself to the radical abo!iiionists, we are sure
that the Democracy will not be false to its great
national principles and interests TO follow the
lead and be the tool of Mr. Wood Nor will
the party to which he claims to belong hold it.
self responsible for its willingness to yield to
the rebels the great minority principle upon
which the resistance to the rebellion was found
ed and only can be justified. 1t is 10 make the
administration adhere to this single aim that
public opinion and popular pressure should be
evoked for upon it only can lasting peace be
effected
The New York World, in copying the
above, says:
Batting an unnecessary asperity of tone, which
we do not think wise in discussions between
members of the same party, the above is very
forcibly put. The peace orators showed a
great want of pluck and moral courage in not
taking the bull by the horns and advocating Sc
paratlon-disunion: for that is what peace at
THIS stage OF the conflict means. The ultra
wing OF the Republican party earnestly desire
disnnion, and the.moment they lose the control
OF the government and the spoils of office will
blossom at once into virulent divide-the- Union
| and peaceat-any price party. There will never
De any danger OF an outand-out disunion poll
that the Republicans win be defeated in the
| next presidential election
The Boston Post thus endorses the nat.
riotic action of the New York Democratic
committee, and reprobates the Wood pol
icy: u
| We saw with unteigned satisfaction tn,
course of the Democratic Central Ccmmitta