The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-07-07
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
Serious and Humorous Chances at the
Political Horizon.


Editor st. Paul Pioneer:
In the absence of anything exciting in the
political world, the Herald and Daily Neacs, or
rather Bennett and the Hon. Ben Wood, Cor
the quarrel seems altogether of personal ma
tnre,) are busily engaged in endeavoring to
prove which is the greatest rascal. In q street
row the blackguard that first cries out for the
police is always deemed the beaten party, and
if we apply this test to the present row, where
in the blackguard element strongly predomin-
ates, we should say that up to this Bennett has
had the worst of it, for he calls loudly on the
police, the Attorney General. the Judge Advo-
cate General, the United States District Attor.
ney, and everybody in general, to come and
"hang Ben Wood" Whereupon the Daily
Meas replies in an article headed Bennett un-
der the lash ~" There is no occasion get for
such desperate fever of rage and excitement
as the Herald displayed on Saturday. We have
only begun with Bennett. We have not struck
yet. We are only taking Benefits clothes of,
preparatory to the fagellation. We have not
as yet lifted his inner garment; oh, when the
skin itself, callous as it is, is barred 10 our
scourge, there will be sufficient cause for howl
ing" No doubt, this threat will make Bennett
still more anxious to have the Hon. Ben hung,
or, at least, shut mp before he can get at the
skin. For my part, / could forgive the Daily
News anything but it's advocacy of Democratic
principles; its audacity in pretending to be the
organ of the Democratic party, and the expo
nent of its faith. Nothing can retard the tri-
umph of Democratic principles, but the damn
ing advocacy of the Woods, Vallandighams
&c. Their loyalty is but lip loyalty; in their
hearts they mourn the triumph of the Repub-
Lie, and to-day they are far greater rebels than
the brave men who, with arms in their
hands, fought to the last in the rebel
ranks. This peace party as it was called dur
ing the war, caused the defeat of the Demo-
cratic party last fall, and it promises to be the
now rising. Let us look to it in time, or it
will cover the whole disk. The teaching, the
blow hot and cold principles of this party, are
odious to the people of the North, and as
Democrat dread it far more than do the
Radicals. As far as the latter are concerned,
show their hand 80 early in the game; but
compelled they were, for it was only in the
confusion and excitement Of the hour they had
any chance of winning. And now Republican
Ohio has spoken ont, and refuses to be gov.
erned in the future by New England, as most
assuredly we poor ignorant Western folks
would be if the Puritans could command the
votes of half million Of negroes.
I'd like to hear you talking then of hunt
ing Indians out of our State!" Your State, in
deed! The higher law" of New England
would soon deal with you, and the saints be-
ing some thousands of miles out of all danger,
would tell You that the red man was your bro
ther, and put you to bed with him. If you
were scalped before morning, why it would be
all your own fault.
The meeting, the other day, in Faneuil Hall,
Boston, was the first regular, organized open.
Ing of the Radical campaign against President
Johnson's policy. The arguments and aim of
the conspirators can be given in few words:
They hold that the victorious North can die
tate its own terms to the subjugased South.
"We have" said Mr.. Richard II. Dana, the
orator of the day, " the right to hold
the rebels in the grasp of war until
we have secured whatever we have
the right to require. In other words, until New
England and its negro allies are in possession
of the lands, the homes and political power of
the South. until Faneul Hall and not Congress,
makes the laws and the great West, mere
satellite, revolves round the Hub of the uni
verse; Stanton is their representative man in
the Cabinet. The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
calls him "the Ion-like man of our times"
no doubt he resembles the lion in one respect,
as the latter is terrible scourge to the inhab-
itants of the countries in which he is found.
The papers this morning announce that
President johnson is Ill, and though there is
nothing of serious nature apprehended, still,
the very mention of his illness suggests the
thought "what if he should die" No doub
if he did, the radicals would say, as they did
in the case of President Lincoln, that it was
Providential," Ay, there was devilish twin.
kle in their eyes even as they wept. "Our