The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-08-26
The Acerobatic Performances of Pros.
| idenI Lincoln. lHH8e[ si

In passing Judgment upon Mr.. LINCoI.Ns POI
,litica acts and opinions, we think anlcun-'
fortunate disposition exists to overlook, If not
entirely ignore the peculiar and anomalous po--
sition which that distinguished gentleman oc-
cupies. We are all agreed in recognizing in
the President those qualities. which constitute
him an accomplished slight of hand man, who,
having Set up his stall In Vanity Fair, is pre-
pared at all times to puzzle you as to the thin
BILE under which the !. little joker lies. ~.
Having temporarily relfnquished this part Of
his profession, On the prosecution Of which he
acquired the soubyiguet Of honest Old AEE) TO
the little villain who presides over the des-
TIMES Of the New York DAILY Times Mr.. LIN
coin now appears before his audience in the
much more startling and perilous character Of
an ACROBAT, in the act Of riding two horses.
The d faculties Of sustaining himself, in this
character. are, such las appeal to the charities
and sympathies of all well-disposed indlvida-
ais. Nor can we upkindly criticize aoman,i
who is ggyfating in the political circus, with
one foot On the Constitution of his country,
and the other on the Baltimore Platform! Is
he not doing all for oar amusement? And ii
honest Old ABE insists upon dancing, is it not
perfectly right that we should pay the fiddler !?
We do not think anybody win presume todis-
pute the justice of this assertion, unless it be
some miserable aboitionist like Ben WADE, or
such diplomatic failure as HORACE GREELEY.
E We have all paid our fifty cents 10 see the
show, and we must be pleased and behave until
the show is over. If Constitution gets FESTIVE
and kicks up behind. we need not entertain
any ill-timed fears regarding the safety OF the
rider, who will Immediately pass his constitu-
tiosa1 leg over To- baltimore, and kcepup the
gallop until it is perfectly safe to - put his
+ foot down again. Fs
This vexations position which our noble
President is unfortunately obliged to fill. sufti-
ciently accounts for the successive mortifca-
lions he has to undergo, and reminds us that
we must be magnanimous. When he issues a
bulletin, addressed ITO whom it may concern, .
under which inscription the playful and hui
morous character Of the writer may be distinct
" discerned, we take it for granted that it may
concern us, and though we are not given,
like some people, to opening other gentlemens
letters we do not hesitate to read the epistle of
honest Old AEE. sgqi.9 e
! If, upon reading this witty and curious doc
ument, we find that it does concern US, we ex-
ercise our right to examine it more closely.
We discover at once that Mr. LINCOLN is not
merely great wit, but y great statesman, in
asmuch as he has originated the art OF telling
the enemy what he shall do before you nego-
tate with him. He says to his friend JEFF.
DAVIS, = I'll treat with you, certainly. but be-
fore treat with ,you, I'll make it impossible
| for you to treat with me; and on these con-
! ditions) I'm prepared u treat, and We'll both
| treat together As he says this that noble
animal, Constitution, who does mot SEQ the
Joke gets little FESTIVE. and the distinguished
| ACROBAT transfers himself to Baltimore who
gall0ps easy and has a nice platform on hi,
| back. From which we learn that it is possible
| for honest ABE TO treat with that rascally JkEF
DAVIS, from the. standpoint of the Baltimor'
| nlatform only, which lays it down as q sine ~.
n,m that the . national safety demands thentse
and complete exler,Aination Of slavery from
4 the soil 1of, the rspulblltic-r Let NJ: EiiS
n.v,s on any sthsr individual, = whom 1t ma
csnxerno, put this in his pipe and smoke it.'
.rr.,n We zee that the +" iittle Wilkins Of III
NsT YORK 7;D.ss, ~ the pursuit Of i
4 .naai av