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

tnat tniS Poiicy which l recently felt con-
strained 20 ADOPT has increased and aggravated
those pre)uuces and those antagOnisms. Select
new candidate. Choose new President,
against whom, and against whose friends
there will be less preconceived hostility and
hate; and may God give him wisdom and
courage to save the country and restore the
Union" 81 .11
All, my friends, what glorious example of
patriotic selfdenial and magnanimity this
We'd President Lincoln the opportunity of ex-
hibiting it, am by no means sure it would
not have reelected him President in spite of
himself But it would certainly have gone far,
very far, towards securing unanimity in favor
of some worthy successor; and it was the way,
and the only way to prevent that division OF
the Northern sentiment which is in some quar-
tiers SO earnestly deplored as unfavorabie to the
success OF our arms. (Applause.) e
HOW MH. LINCOLN ABIDEs BY HIS "No-swAP
POLICY.
But President Lincoln has seen fit to adopt
the very reverse of this magnanimous and self
denying policy. He has quite forgotten that
one term principle to which he and / were COM
mitted as members of the old Wing party. We
see him clinging eagerly and desperately to pat
ronage and place We see him demanding to
be misunderstanding to be reelected
and claiming it almost as sort of patriotism
support him for four years more. We hear
his Secretary Of State comparing vote against
Abraham Lincoln to giving aid and comfort to
the rebels, and even indulging in what is well
called p0rtentious threat, that if the people
shall dare to choose new President, the gov
eminent will be abdicated, and left to fall to
pieces of itself, between the election and the
Inauguration. An absurd and preposterous as
sumption, which: has been put forward so ar
rOgantly during the last year or two, is now
pushed on to the monstrous length of MAIN
tanning that, patriotism demands the re-elec-
ton of an existing President in time of war,
even though majority of the people may
have no confidence in the capacity Of the in
cumbent, either for conducting the war or for
negOtiatinga peace. (Cheers.)
No changing Presidents IN the hour of dan
ger or struggle is the cry. No swapping hor-
sea in crossing a'stream. Everything else may
be changed and snapped. You may change
cOmmanders-in-the very face of the enemy !;
you may remove gallant leader, as you did
General Mcclellan tremendous cheering, when
he had just achieved one glorious victory, and
ment OF another Continued cheering); you
may swap secretaries of war, as you did Cam.
eron for Stanton Qaughter); you may swap sec
retaries of the treasury, as you did Chase for
Fessenden; you may swap postmaster gener-
ais, as you have just done Blair for Dennison,
Continued laughter; you may change
your candidates for the Vice Presidency,
lin to shoulder his musket in Bangor militia
company. Laughter Thus far you may go
but no farther. I" You must not teach me"
Laughter. You must not change Presidents.
Patriotism requires that Abraham Lincoln
should be exempt from all such casualties.
And so we are all to be drummed into voting
for him under threat of the pains and penal
ties of treason. Indeed, my friends, this ex-
traOrdinary doctrine Is getting to be little
contagious about these times; and, from some
recent manifestations in my own part of the
country at least-hOwever it may be here or
elsewhere-I should suppose it was fast be-
coming cherished dogma among officeholders
of all grades, both national and State, that the
only true patriotism consisted in keeping them
all snugly in place, and that failure to vote
for any or all of them was little better than dis
loyalty to the government
MR.. LINCOLN MAKING FUN OF HMSELr-A BE-
MINIsCENCE.
FellOw-citiZens, with such issues before US. I
need say but little about candidates. You
know already am sure, all that you care to
know about President Lincoln. Yet, perhaps,
can recall q little passage in his public life
which may at least amuse you. His only term
of congressional service was during the period
when l had the honor to preside over the
House of which he was member. He helped
me to the Speakers chair by his own vote. and
l really wish could find it in my conscience
to return the compliment at this moment.
Laughter. But I cannot forget certain
speech which he made. in the month of July,
1S4S. in reference to the nomination for the
Presidency of distinguished Democrat who
still lives q rejoice to remember) to enjoy the
esteem and respect of all who know him.
BY the way, Mr.. Speaker, (said be- } did you
know that l am military man? Yes, sir,
Continued he) in the days Of the Black Hawk
war, l fought, bled. and came away. Speaking
Of Gen. Casss career, reminds me of my own
l was not at Silliman's defeat, but / was about
as near it as Cass was to Hull's surrender and
like him saw the place soon afterward tits
quite certain that did not break nv sword.
for had none to break; but bent musket
pretty badly on one occasion. If Cass broke
his sword, the idea is he broke it in despera-
ton; bent the musket by accident. If Gen.
Cass went in advance of me in picking whor-
tleberries, guess l surpassed him in charges
upon the wild onions. Uaughter.) If he saw
any live fighting Indians it was more than /
did, but had good many bloody struggles
with the mosquitoes and, although never
tainted from loss of blood, can truly say I
was often very hungry. Mr.. Speaker, if I
should ever conclude to doff whatever our
black cockade federalism about me, and there
upon they shall take me up as their candidate
for the Presidency, protest they shall not
make fun of me, as they have of Gen. Cass. by
attempting to write me into military hero.
(Great laughter.)
All, my friends, what blessed thing for the
country it would have been if President lin
coin had only "reeked his own rede: :" If after
he became President he had not made fun of
himself by attempting to play the part of a
military hero? Why. it is hardly too much to
say that if he had never undertaken to direct
and control the course of our armies.-if he
had not so rashly interfered with the move
ments of at least one of our generals. Rich
mond might have been taken, and the war tri-
umphautly terminated, long before this time.
You all know the general to whom I refer,
and the circumstances of that interference.
[Cheers. - 80.
A BIT OF TESTIMONY FROM THE SOUTH.
fear, my friends, that I have already de- |
tainly, will hardly hold out longer even if |
your indulgence and your patience be not al
ready exhausted But I must not take my |
leave OF you without giving you little piece i
OF testimony of the highest interest and i'm.
portance. Among the refugees from Atlanta, |
after its capture, there came with.
in our lines not many days ago person of the
most estimable and excellent character, who
had enjoyed the best opportunities of under
standing the southern heart. And what said
he. do Won think. on being interrogated as to
he nrosnects of the future? | can give Won