The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-08-12

pr0'ecno". nave only to repeat that Won will.
IN all respects; carefully regard the local in.
mand allowing nothing but the dictates IF
military necessity to cause YOU to depart from
the spirit of these instructions. =
To General BUELL. again.
In regard to political matters, bear In mind
we are lighting only to observe the integrity of
the Union. and to uphold the General Govern
ment as far as military necessity will permit,
GENEROUSLY respect the constitutional rights of
a .n Preserve the strictest discipline among
.ne troops. and while employing the utmost
e t IN military movements, be careful so to
s. ao"s .Ie unarmed inhabitants as to contract,
not wioen, the breach existing between us and
tne reoeis. mean by this that IL is The desire
VI the government to avoid unnecessary irrita-
tlon oy causeless arrests and persecution of in.
0iViduais. Where there is good renson tn he.
lieve lnat persons are actually giving aid and
Son n0 OF information to the enemy, it is of
course necessary to arres. them Int 7 have
always found 1t the tendency of subordinate
10 make vexatl0us arrests on mere susncion.
You Will find it well to direct that no arreet
shall be made except by your order or that Of
your Generals, unless in exit aordinary cases
always holding the party making the arrest re-,
sPonsi6le for the propriety of his course. II
all that their property. their com fort, and their
personal safety uaN be best preserved By adherino
to the canse ofthe Union.
1t apparent in the persistent earnest.
ness of these inculcations, that the ideas
with which General McC LE1LAN had enter
ed on his brilliant campaign in Western
Virginia, were deeply rooted convictions.
1t is also apparent from intimations in
these extracts that he had Cor thought that
he had) the concurrence and approval of
the President. When he had discovered
that the constitutionalism with which Mr..
LINCOLN had protested to begin his admin
istration, was like the morning cloud, or
the early dew, he sent to him the urgent
representations contained in the we'll
known letter from Harrison's Landing.
We insert an extract:
This rebellion has assumed the character of
war; as such it should be regarded; and it
should be conducted upon the highest principles
known TO Christian civilization. II shOuld not
be a ,oar looking to the su6jugation of the people
of any State IN any event. 1t should not be at all
'Dar upc" populations. but against armed forces
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toridl organization of States. forcible abolition
Of slauery should be contemplated for a moment
In prosecuting the scdr all private property and
unarned persons should be strictly protected
subject only 10 the necessity of military opera
tions: All private property taken for military
use should be paid or receipted for; pillage and
waste should be treated as high crimes all un-
necessary tresrass sternly prOhibi ed, and Often
sive demeanor by the military towards citizens
promptly rebuked. Military arrests should not
be tolerated, except in places uhere actire hos
tihtes erist, and oafhs not required BY enact
ments consitutionaliy made, should be neither
demanded nor received. Military government
should be confined to the preservation of public
order and the protection of political rights.
Military po,cer should not be allored to interfers
ac'th the relations Of serriiudc, either by support
ing or in'pair'ng the authority of the master, except
for suppressing disorder. ain other cases. Slaves
contraband under the act of Congress, seeking
military protection, should receive it. The
right of the government to appropriate perma-
nently to its own service claims to slave labor,
should be asserted, and the right of the owner
to compensation therefor should be recog-
nixed
We will bring these extracts to con-
clusion by inserting passages from recent
popular addresses on occasions which per-
United only incidental illusions to politics.
From the West Point grafton:
II the Constitution was accepted as giving
us form Of government under which the ma
ton might live happily and prosper, go long as
the people should continue to be influenced by
the same sentiments which actuated those who
formed it; and which would not be liable to
destruction from internal causes, so long as
the people preserved the recollection of the
miseries and calamities, which led to it's adop-
ton. Under this beneficial Constitution the
progress OF the nation was unsurpassed in his
tory. The rights and liberties of its citizens
were secured at home and abroad; vast terri
tories were secured from the control ofthe
savage and the wild beasts, and added to the
domain of the Union and civilization. The
arts, the sciences, and commerce grew apace;
our flag hOated upon every sea- and we took
our place among the great nations OF the earth.
But under this smOOthe surface of prosperity
upon which We glided swiftly, with all the sails
set before the common breeze, dangerous reefs
were hidden which now and then caused rip
Piles upon the surface, and made anxious the
most careful Ofpilots. Elated by success the ship
swept On-the crew not needing the warnings
they received, fOrgetful of the dangers escaped
at the beginning of the voyage and blind to
the hideOus maelstrom which CAPPED to receive
them. The same elements OF discOrd, St ction-
al prejudces interests aud institutions which
had rendered the formation of the Constitution
so difficult, threatened more than once to de-
stroy it. But for long time the nation was so
fortunate as to possess q series of political lead.
ers who, to the highest abilities united the
same spirit of Cancellation which animated the
founders Of the republic, and thus for many
years the threatened evils were averted. Time
and the long continuance of good fortune Oh
liberated the recO lection of the calamities of
years preceding the adoption of thee Constitution
T1ey forget that conciidtion, common interests
and mutual charity had been the .toun-.
dutt0n, AID must be the support. Of
our government and all the relations
of life. AT length men appeared with abuse.
sectional aud personal prtjudices and interests
Outweighing all considerations of the general
good. Elk remists of one section furnls he'd the
occasion. eagerly seizt as pretrxt by q ally
extreme men in he other, for al al coming tne
pacific remedies afforded by the Constitution.
Stripped ofall sophistry and side-'ssns, the d.
rect cause OF the war it presented user 10 the
honest and patriotic cIGzens OF the North was
simply this:
&c, tain States, or ratLer portion of the in
habitants of certain States, feared, or protested
to fear, that injury would result to their rights
and prouersy from the elev alton OF o particular
partv to power. Although the Constitution
and The aclnal condition Uf the country pro-
yided them with a peaceable and sure prol &c.
tiun AGAINST the apprehended evil. they preDar.
ed to seek security in the destruction of the
oo,ernn,ent which could protect them. an, in