The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-04-07
citizens to this Government, that our men

citizens to this Government, that our men
are now conscripted and driven like bull
locks into the pen, +" Ito use the Presidents
own words). Is it for these patriotic and
noble ends that our fields are left untitled,
the plough standing still in the furrow,
weeds, thistles and underground making a
wilderness of our cultivated farms, and all
the sources of our prosperity dried up ana
absorbed.
Let the Presidents proclamation OF
freedom, let his amnesty oaths, let bis TO
whom it may concern" ultimatum TO tne
Niagara Commissioners, answer. Leu us
Philadelphia speech that eve commenced
this war for a particular object, and will
carry it on until that is accomplished if it
takes three years yet "-let his recent ne
ootiations at Fortress Monroe with
Hunter. Stephens and Campbell in which
ho reiterated all his former ultimata-" no
receding on the slavery question DO
peace till you obey not only the constitu-
ton and submit to the Government, but
also obey and submit to all the "procla-
nations, and laws of Congress on the sub
ject of slavery heretofore passed, and which
may hereafter be passed, by party not
even recognizing the constitution as q
check. but with even a Supreme Court
ready to declare white black, or black
white, if the party orders. Let all these
answer if we are fighting for the Union or
fighting for party creed.
Would the Washington Government
agree to restore the Union to-day, if every
rebel would sue humbly for peace, and
agree to obey the constitution unless extra
terms and conditions were inserted which
would continue the Republican party in
power, and keep the Democratic party out
Of power. Would they9
Why, they have answered the question
themselves hundred times, No! If there
be apprehension then in saying go, they
are copperheads, for they have said it.
If it be treason then to say that our
blood and our treasure are being squand-
cred to "save the lye'-of the Republican
party, they are the traitors, for they have
said it.
fit discourage enlistments to make
the people believe these things, then Lin
coin, Seward & Go. have discouraged
enlistments above all other men, for they
have made the people believe so.
Drafts were not necessary until they did
thus discourage enlistments."
What shall we do, then2 Shall We con-
tinue to support party which has no
higher object than partisan triumph, and is
willing to sacrifice the country for the sake
of party2 Shall we postpone the resto.
ration of the Union till Abolitionism COM
pels every knee to bow to it's dogmas :?
Shall we sacrifice S,OOO,0 900 more of our
men and bankrupt our country that
WILLIAM d. SEWARD and his Republican
followers may continue in power, and at
tempt to vindicate their hair.brained theo-
ries over the ruin of our country and the
loss of our liberties? II we would take
the first step towards Union, we must be-
gin to vote out of power every AboEtionist
from Justice of the Peace to the Presi-
dent. The work seems huge and NAM
moth and it may take long time, but
there is no peace for us, and no Union for
us, till this work is accomplished. 1t the
shortest road to Union and peace, and the
sooner we withdraw whatever confidence
we have reposed in Abolition promises of
peace and Union, and Abolition policies to
secure them, the sooner we shall begin to
amend the great mistakes we have already
made in giving them our confidence, only
to be betrayed and deceived again and
again, and led on into deeper and more
inextricable labyrintbs of ruin.