The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-18

before that to the earliest memory of liv-
ing men. "What "-says the last of the
radicals, who still holds on to his idols,
and dreams of radical paradise" what |!
would you go back to the old Union, the
old Constitution, that league with death
and covenant with hell2"
Yes, we would return to just exactly
that old Constitution and thank God hum
bly, and heartily if we might but get back
to that old Union of peace and prosperity.
But, adds the unrepentant radical sinner,
quoting the words OF his favorite journal,
the Euening Posi- "would you be willing
to go back to the Union in which slavery
defled every seat of authority, debauched
all Legislation, de6ed all law it did not it
self enact, scoffed at human rights, elevat-
ed to the dignity of virtues crimes that
BOmba never equalled," and all that sort
of thing?
Nonsense-oh radical enthusiast-these
words were written for political effect, and
We have drifted away beyond all that.
There is scarcely newspaper left in the
land that would risk its reputation to day
by refusing to accept the old Union, pure
and simple, for settlement of this war,
or by daring to attempt the plan of ma
king its readers hate the memory of that
glorious time. The hearts of all the peo-
pie are yearning for the good days of
old. Men remember the old Union with
profoundest love, with desiring affection.
1t was the best, the purest, the most be-
nefcent government the world ever saw.
1t was like the sun among the planets,
shedding light and life among the nations.
The eyes of the poor, the suffering, the
oppressed in all kindreds, turned to it
with fervent hope, with aspiring faith.
The people Of the land that it
governed, were happy, and prosper
Gus. Justice reigned. Liberty was pre-
served, as it must always be, by law, and
law was not CALLING on the neck, was easy
and pleasant to be borne, because of Lib
erty. No military fort received the oiti-
zen, dragged at midnight from bis bed, as
in Poland and Russia and other countries
that might be named. All the land was
peaceful, every home was full of joy, ex-
cept only for those sorrows that are the
lot Of man. A gospel of peace was
preached in the Sunday morning pulpits of
all the churches, and nowhere on the earth
were there so many houses in which the
inhabitants were contented, in which men
lived and died so calmly and hopefully, as
in the old Union of the American States.
The old Union WAS good enough for US,
slavery in the Southern States notwith-
standing. We would accept peace to-day
on the terms of that old Union. We would
give considerable portion of our present
goods and chattels, would yield much of
our prejudices, would forego many of our
pre-conceived ideas, to secure just that
old Union again.
The cry of partisan politicians has
blinded the eyes Of the people. The
"power of slavery" at which the radicals
rail so loudly was no more wicked, no
more of a curse than the power of anti
slavery. The latter has proved it's power
by plunging us into this awful war for the
sake Of gaining superiority over the for
mer For these "powers are but the
hold which politicians have over the
people. There is no doubt that many
politicians rode into place and profit on
the pro slavery power, and there is no
doubt that as many politicians rode into
place and profit on the anti-slavery power.
The anti.slavery horse is OF no whittier
color than the other. The anti-savery
politicians, by their wholesale plumber,
have proved that they are no purer than
the others. The whole cry against the
"slave power has been a deception by
which designing politicians seek to conceal
their own grasping character. The Union
was prosperous, its laws were benefcent,
the people were happy, and the slave
power was bought and sold as q balance
ofpower rarty will always be bought and
sold. It could make good bargains. Then
the Northern traitors organized North
ern anti-slavery balance-of-power party,
and traded on that, buying and selling,
and at length the two powers had to bid 80
high that the price was blood. The nation
is paying it in agony and shame.
1t is time to come out of the hands of
these soulless politicians. There are wise
men in the South as well as in the North
who understand these truths. If the
people of the North will annul the politi-
cal trades and bargains with abolitionism
BY which politicians now hold power here,
| there are men enough in the South who
remember the old peace and glory to es-
tablish party there for the Union as it
was And the people are ready for it.
The old Union shines like star til ough
the battle clouds. Dying soldiers behold
| II and are calm. The nation moans and