The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-10-28

the Presidency, knowing as he does that
the Executive still adheres to that policy.
and that the war cannot end under such
programme except in final disunion.
Mr.. WEED goes on to say:
Meanwhile, the Administration itself sbonld
work out of its false position, and by some nm.
eequlvical act or declaration, solemnly ayow
mat the war is prosecuted to maintain the
government and to restore the Union: and
to th %ren misguided States and peoples return
Nc; tieir allegiance, the Angel of Peace will re-
country. '0'''J '""''i'oo
AbnIi t olcan party is associated with the
and than Element which first invited rebellion.
naon tno a demanded war which divides the
f0op'o "''o ~eakens the Government.
out now can Mr.. LINCOLN work himself
Out OF a position to which he is publicly
and solemnly plegded by his proclamation
OF emancipation and his letter "to whom
1t may concern? Has Mr.. WEED SO little
faith in Mr.. LINCoLN's honesty and cons;s
tancy as to believe that he can be ipduced
under any possible circumstances to aban-
don bis political position and return To
the original design of the war? Either
MIR. WEED believes ABRAHAM LINCOLN to
De dishonest man, or else he is in favor
OF the dissolution of the Union.
Still further on, Mr.. WEED saws:
IN denoQncing abolition" as do now. and
nave ever done, allow me to guard againts mis-.
construction. The old Wing party was ever
ana inhexibly opposed to slavery extension and
aggression; But there was broad and well
uaoerstooo distinction between the Wing OBJ
ponents OF slavery, and the fanatical Adolf
nonlsts. With the opponents of slavery. led
py Jonn Quincy Adams, lived and labored in
harmony, and with zeal But we were eter-
naiiy opposed by the Biney, Goodell. Garrison
ano otner hnatlcal AbolitiOnists, who. in cleo
IONS, so cast their third party" vote as to
P f,eet Rosavely Governors Congressman and
brought Texas into the Union as a Slave state
anat class OF Abolitionists threw themselves
across the track of all healthful noIit;oaI NJ
ganiZaLlons They were the worst enemies of
sne wing party then-they are 1.-THE best
mel rlend OF rebellion now They were pesti-
tent before, and have been destructive during
the war. But my adherence of Abolition IA,
naticism does not in the least weaken nv de.
testat!on OF slave rebellion. The deviisb
amDltlons fostered by that cursed institution
may cost Us our Government and Union-will.
indeed. II slavery and abolition combined. caa
WORK out that great national crime. Our dam
ger has been, and is, that abolition. in doing
precisely what Observation-Disclosures the North
and uniting the south-may enable rebellion
ana slavery to avert the penalty both so richly
inertia common grave.
Mr.. WEED here takes strong Democratic
ground. The Democracy claim that Mr..
LlNooLN's policy Of abolition diuides the
North and unites the South. Mr.. WEED
admits it. He admits more. He admits
IN measured and guarded terms, that the
Democracy are right, in this contest, and
We regard his letter as the most pungent
and powerful blow Abolitionism has vet
received during the progress of the cam
paign. 1t is worth thousands of votes to
the Democratic party throughout the
States of New York, Connecticut and
Pennsylvania, and is equivalent to a snr-
render of those States to the Democracy
in the approaching contest,