The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-18
The Voice of the Press.
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

The question of the Presidential success
sion being settled, all parties can now afford
for time to drop their party divisions and
dissensions. in order to assist the govern
rnent in bringing the rebellion to an end as
speedily as possible Not only is the Pres
idential bone of contention out of the way,
but the ruling elements of both houses of
Congress are fixed for ut least the nexttwo
wears In this interval, therefore, Repub-
licans and Democrats. suspending their
mischievous wrapgings over national poll
tics, may readily combine in support of
the national cause.-the first branch of
which is the subjugation, not of the South
ern people, but of the armies of jeff. Da-
Wis This done, the next duty devolving
upon the administration will be the resto-
ration of the rebellious States under their
old allegiance to the Union. This will be
q delicate task, yet it need not be diff
cult one. Let Congress supersede the ex-
listing vindictive confiscation acts, passed
under the whip and spur of the abolition
fanatics, and the impractlcable or useless
emancipation and reconstruction projects
of President Lincoln, by liberal act in
viting the rebellious States back to the
Union, and but little more will remain to
be done. Give the masses of the South
ern people to understand that their rights
of property will be respected, and that
they will only be required to recognize the
supreme authority of the constitution of
the United States, leaving the slavery ques-
ton to the several States concerned, and
we dare say that even South Carolina will
be fully represented at Washington within
year from the capture Of Richmond.
rom Chicsgo Post Democraticl
The election with all its strife, conten-
ton and excitements has passed away, and
peace and order and quiet have resumed
their sway. We do not remember an cleo
ton when the public mind so Immediately
accepted the result as the first arbitrament
of the thousand yexed questions upon
which parties were so fiercely divided.
Mr. Lincoln g election has not created that
enthusiastic joy which usually follows the
success of popular candidate. His ma
jority in the electoral college will be great
er than was ever given any other candi-
date since the days of Monroe; his major
ity in the popular vote will also be very
great; but notwithstanding all these
things, his reelection has not produced
that enthusiasm or joy among the people
taat would 9: EN- natural after such an
overwhelming victory. His election is &C
cepted, and accepted with purpose to
sustain and uphold it at all hazards The
fact is, Mr.. Lincoln personally was not the
choice of the fourth of the people of the
United States; nor has his policy received
the approval of even that number of the
people. Personally and officially he was
Objectionable, and the great multitude
would have rejoiced had an opportunity
been permitted to have got rid of him
without violating certain memorable duties
to the country. BY virtue of his immense
political and military patronage, he was
enabled successfully to control the Repub-
lican politicians of the several States, and
thus packed convention of that party
who, Obedient to orders, re-nominated
him unanimously. He thus, by strategy,
defeated his enemies who had made their
fight upon his nomination; but he was
thereby elected the nomination WAS ne
cessary to his election, but not equivalent
to it.
From the New York World tDcmocratic.>
Never was fought more gallant fight
than the loyal and true-hearted DemOc
raoy of the North finished as the Gun went
down last night on the Picitic seas. An
almost hopeless fight from the beginning,
it has been inch by inch contested stub
bornly to the bitter end. A party which
survived the detection of its adherents in
nearly half of the States, which for four
years has resisted the assaults and the
seduotiops of power such as has not been
welded by any single government since
Rome ruled the world, which has retained
its organization compact, its spirit intrepid,
its patriotism indebted, and in contest
against a. administration disbursing mil
lions daily, employing one. third of the
active industries of the whole population,
and directing the interested energies of
whole army of stipendiaries scattered
through every city, town. and village in
the land, in the struggle TO perpetuate its
hold on pOwer-a party which has yet put
the administration in such exteme peril
and solctude for the tenure of its power
that it has created State to get three
more votes, and has prepared the way for
the reception Of votes from rebel States
such q party is imperishable. Four years
hence it will be invincible. May God, in
bis infinite goodness, grant that it shall
not then have survived the republic which
to-day it cannot save, and guard, and
guide to Unity and Peace.
Every prudent and sagacious business
man in the management of his affairs will
to-day take a new point of departure. The
Democratic party will be constrained to
similar necessity, and when the smoke and
dust of the conflict have passed away, it
will be time enough to consider what it's
line of action shall be,-how its constitu.-
tional opposition to the administration
shall be shaped.
But there needs be no delay in saying
that for the next four years, as during the
past four years, it will vindicate its honor
and its patriotism alike. 1t will never de-
generate from constitutional opposition to
faction; it will uphold and advocate in
opposition what it would enact in admin
istration, with au impartiality mistaken by
interest, passion, injustice, oblcquy, fail
ure; it will fan the embers of civil liber-
ty; it will hold fast to "the Union at all