The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-04

100000 more" was all the General in
command wanted to "crush out the re-
bellion and restore the Union" After the
victories of Forts Henry and Donelson,
even more than this was claimed. The
job was finished then. No more men uere
wanted. The War Department woud re-
ceice no more rol4ntee,s, as they would
not be needed, and recruiting was stopped.
1t was with difficulty that our patriotic
citizens could get regiment or a battery
accepted"
Mr.. Seward notified European Govern
meuts that our Southern ports would soon
be opened, and our citizens that the writ
Of habeas corpus was no longer suspended
as ''the danger was over" After the cap
ture Of Vicksburg, twelve months ago,
this was the case again. The Confederacy
was cut ia two, and was every dead. +"
Under no possible circumstances could
they raise over 10000 men by the most
searching and vigorous consumption. Ar
kansas, Louisiana and Texas were ire
stored to the Union" and there would be
no more fighting there. They were
dragged p" in the imagination Of ''all loyal
men, "and would require no more ammuni-
ton. Since all this, however, the enormous
and almost fabulous levy of 100000
men has been made to kill deader that
very dead rebellion -" cut in two I"
and only able to raise 10000 men. Draft
has followed draft to raise 5OO,O00s and
2OO,OOOs and 300, 0OOs to whip the 90, 900,
and still to-day our intelligence is insulted
by repetition of the stale and WORKOUT
slang that "the rebellion is again on it's last
legs" and "Grsnt only needs 100000
more to crush il and restore the Union. +"
We are amused with Stantons lying bulle-
| tins of paper victories, as false as Gen. Ma
gles publicly brands Stanton Ai,sseIeall
for the purpose of again hoodwinking us
into voting for Lincoln, with the fond but
delusive hope that he can conquer
peace and restore the Union.
As if the "victories " he published for
Grant from Spottsylvania to the Chica-
hominy were forgotten by Us -" victories"
Grant never gained and never claimed
victories" which nearly ruined his army
by the slaughter of 1OO,0 900 men.
BE not deceived by any hopes Of Lin
coins victories restoring either peace or
Union. Richmond may BE- taken, Charles
ton may be taken, Mobile may fall and
every principal city in the South be occu-
pied by our army, but like mirage in the
wilderness the rebellion will still retire, as
it has been doing for three years, and take
other positions intrenched as strongly as
Richmond, or Charleston, or Mobile, and
/ loc, kn IN ho
protracted sieges, requiring more calls for
three hundred thousands and five hundred
thousands to fill up the ranks depleted by
disease and the shock of battle.
Spain WITS overrun by Napoleon, every
city taken aud occupied for three years,
but Spain was not conquered and she re-
mains Spain to-day without hostile foot
. upon her soil.
. Prussia, nnder Frederick the Great,
maintained war for seven years with her
100000 people against combined Eu-
rope with 100, COG, 900, and renasins Prus-
STA today, sovereign ard independents
Thirty years OF war tailed to conquer
Germany into tie adoption Of religion
against her will, while two hundred years
Of war and persecution against Catholic
Ireland leaves her Catholic Ireland still,
as stubborn in her faith and HI implacable
in her rebellion as ever.
There was one intrencled city In all
these wars wich was not taken. It was
THE CITY OF TuR WKAHr. There was the
last impregnable stronghold Of the oppo-
sition, which force ALONE could never reach
the fortress whose walls could only be
| 1>ok ~
| And to-day, in the heart Of the South
ern people there, are yet other Richmond,
and Charlestons, and Mobiles, aud Attain
tas, which will never fall by other force
than the still, insinuating power Of moral
means, welded by craftsmanship and pa
| triotism.
Until this is tried, Fl victories must
| continue as fru,tiess as New Orleans, and
Vicksburg, and Chattanooga, and Atlanta,
and scores of others which have only Ell
| larged the theatre of our operations, length
quired more men and more money to gar
rison towns and protect communications,
while THE HEART OF THE REBELLION, which
animates all its armies, supplies ali It's arms
| and munitions, negOtiates all its loans, and
| digs all its entertainments, has not had q
shell thrown into it, but has rather been
strengthened, fortified and case-hardened
by policies and practice dsgracetul to
civilization, and calculated 10 rritate, in
flame and protract the rebellion.
All history illustrates The truth Of Mil
tons words,
'Who OvercOncs by force,
Bat half O'ercomes his foe"
| Wehave overcome Tennessee and Arkan
sas AID Louisiana, bnt they are to-day as
/ much ont OF the Union ~ ever, althOug..
! 'oTorconl two years ago, and require IS
! large armies to hold tAeii as &c overcome
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and SO it must be with every other State
0s long as Lincoln and his policies rule,
aud We uphold them. Tie rebellion as