The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-02-13

The demented Radicals seem to be pre-
pairing to surrender our noble old ship O
State, the Union, to the pirates and buc
cancers of Rebellion. They were ready
to do that before the commencement O
the rebellion, but were restrained by al
opposing popular patriotism. Their great
organ, the New York T'ibu,ae, was willing
to cooperate with the secessionists before
they fired on Sumter; as will be seen il
the following extracts from that journal
From the Tribune, Nov go, 1850.
If the cotton States unitcdly and earnestly
wish to withdraw peacefully from the Union
are think they Should and acould be Mowed to de
so. Any attempt to compel them by force to re-
main ,coutd be contrary to tile principles e@Anciateo
IN the Immortal DeciUaiton Of Independence
contrary to the fundamental ideas on which
human liberty is based.
From the Tribune Dec. Il, 1860.
fit (the Declaration of Independence justified
the secession from the British Empire of three
millions of colonsts in 1776, ere do nat see whs
IL rould not jusfify the secession Of fire million,
Of Southrons from the Union IN 1861.
From the Tribune Feb 23, 1S61
|
ofMe Southe,n people hace become conclusireIy
| odienaed from He Union, and tusrtous to escape
from, ii, WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO FOR
WARD THEIR VIEWS.
The same paper, again. in late issue,
gives utterance to the desires of the Radi-
Gals, in the following language:
From the Tribune january y, 1868.
Ifthree months more of earnest fighting shall
| not serve to make Il serious impression upon
the rebels-if the end of that time shall find us
| no further advanced than its beginning-if some
malignant fate has dccreed that the blood and
| treasure Ofthc nation shall ever be sqnandered
in fruitlesS etfOrts-let JOc to destiny. and
make the best tatCaR0Jlc peace.
The Radicals, finding that their plan for
putting down the rebellion cannot succeed,
are resolved to "let the Union slide, ~
to prevent its being saved on any other
plan. CONWAY, OF Kansas, lately deliv-
cred a speech in Congress, which was q
fair exemplification of the kind of patriot
ism prevailing among the Radicals, many
of whom, however, condemn the speech
as premature and impOltic. CONWAY adj
vOcates the immediate recognition of the
Southern Contederacy, because, if that is
not done, there will be a reaction among
the people, which will expel the Radicals
from power, and restore the old Union.
This is what the Radicals most fear, and
are resolved to prevent, by any means in
their power. They know that their plan
of fighting the rebellion, as enforced
through the Administration, il Congress,
and in the rebel States, will insure the sue
cess of the rebellion. AS they now see
that they cannot eXterminate the popula-
| tons of the rebel tates,-because, as
WENDELL PHILLIPS asserts, of the "inerad-
icable attachment of the slaves to their
masters, they are in favor of peace and
the recognition Of the Southern Confeder-
acy. Shall we marvel that JEFF. DAVIS
looks upon these Radicals AS his best
friends at the North? They are playing
into his hands the very cards he desires.
What more can he ask?
There is another class of peacemakers,
| who call themselves Democrats; who ad
vocate peace and recognition, because the
Radicals, to whose principles and measures
they are irreconcilably opposed, control
the government, and the armies, and the
policy of the war; and, who, to indicate
their hatred of Eastern radicalism, init
mate that, in the event of dissolution,
"New England will be left out in the
cold" This counter-irritant is beginning
to produce results. The New England
Radicals are timely admonished that the
recognition of the Confederacy will be their
own ruin. Thus, against their will, they
will be constrained to hold on to the Union,
and await the dreaded reaction that will
sweep them from power, and save the ship
of state, which their madness has almost
sacrificed in the storm of a civil war,
evoked by their own counsels and folly.
The retention of Secretary SEWARD in
the Cabinet, and the election of Governor
MORGAN to the United States Senate, would
seem to indicate that the power of the
Radicals over the Republican party has
already eliminated, and is beginning tc
decline. The fall of the Radicals from
their perilous height, which must soor
come, will be death-blow to the hopes O
the rebel chiefs, and decisive victory thai
will save the Union.
While, then, there is hope, let every true
patriot exclaim, "Dont give up the Ship!
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