The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-12-16
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Without references to the character Of
the policy advocated in the LAST message
Of President LINCOLN. wepronounoe It the
weakest political document That ever ema-
mated from the Executive chair. We pro-
nounce it weak in its general conception,
weaker in its general arrangement, and
weaker in its extraordinary use of the
"Kings English" It does not contain
from beginning to end single sprinkle or
glow of enthusiasm. Nothing in the ele-
walton of its argument, or the dignity of
its rhetoric indicates that the President
oftthe United States inspired by high
sense Of bis responsibility and bis position,
Is speaking for q great people engaged in
portentious struggle for national exis-
tence i.i,s'al. '.'-l- . 5@ 21.'i sll.',.,
It's prevailing tone is suggested BY the
reckless politics Of party which is pushing
our country into the jaws of destruction,
while its general moral and intellectual
characteristics exhibit the total inability
of the President to embrace his duties in
the spirit Of a comprehensive intelligence,
and rise "to the full height Of the great
argument. . 80 completely devoid is this
message of the faintest evidence of states
manship, that it can only be impartially
summed up as the alpha and omega Of me-
diocrity. 49, 4lls,. ~ -.
live pass from general survey Of its
qualities to an examination of it's details,
our verdict is fully sustained. It does not
contain single expression Of reliance up
on that Providence which shapes the des-
tiny pfnations, or an acknowledgment of
that experimenting power which makes
and mars the plans and combinations of
man. The vorpopxH appears to have su-
perseded the coS Del in the Presidents
estimation. The will of the people in the
late election renders unnecessary all fur
Their allusicn to the will of God. To be
sure Sour profoundest gratitude is due
"to. Almighty God for the blessings of
health and abundant harvests." But tor
our victories by sea and land, for our ex-
istence as people, tor the general sum-
mary Of facts upon which we found our
common hopes; no proper gratitude is
evoked, and no appeal is made to the re-
ligious sense of the nation. i. oii, -.
With BRECKENRIDGE triumphant In East
Tennessee, and HOOP laundering at the
gates of Nashville, the President asserts
that "since the last annual message, all the
important lines and positions then occu-
pied by our forces, kave been maintained
and our armies hare steadily adranced. {"
I'd The attempt of t,celve thousand citizens
in each of the States of Arkansas and
Louisiana to organize 4" Loyal State Gov
ernments with free constitutions, is char
acterized by the President as ''moulding
society,"" We presume this is another of
Mr.. LlNooLN's jokes, the point of which
IS to be discovered in the fact that
society is made Of dough, to be moulded
and done brown by the great Presidential
baker. ..o4 - - 20 b 3!ifti ~. it l1
Democratic Congressman are kindly In
vited by the President to anticipate the
action of the next Congress, and, pass q
a, constitutional amendment prohibiting
slavery. Democratic congressman win
hesitate before they respond to this affec4
tianate invitation, leaving the responsibility
Of such measure to allupon the shout.
ders Of the party proposing It. -. 'ef5 "a
Then comes an astonishing Presidential
paradox. '.While corps, and divisions,
and brigades,' says the President, shave
formed, and fought, ard dwindled, and
gone out Of e1istence,a great majority of
the men oAo composed them are still
Kuingis This is made bright by it's oh.
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ii The President congratulates the country
on an Increase OF. tooters ip the face of an
alarming waste Of human life, but as
ABRAHAM LINCOLN is reelected to oAioe,
he does not deem it g material to inquire
how the increase has been produced"
Certainly not! ao "a ., '2a .l ''. ~ r
.,F Finally we are notified that ABRAHAM
LINCOLN does not propose to negotiate
Nth insurgent leaders. upon any terms,
and that he intends to prosecute the war
to the bitter end upon the principles enun-
ciated in his letter =. to whom it rlsy con ;
cern."is Amen! Soibe It'll ,Thoeela are the
Presidents principles, endorsed, BY the
Republican party. But, thank Cont those
are not the principles Of the Democracy
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