The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-13
TIE JOINT DISCUSSION. .
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Hon. Henry N. Rice and General
Observation-Disclosures

10 "a FqesPr Ystgaf i eas .nsa,stsal .u,MfYo
!, This evening, .2fss9Tdpgt " ppPolgnat!ment,
yMessrs. Rice and Marshall addressed the citi-
zens Of Wabasfia, . Mr. Rice opened the dictate
in his plain, Of zt,i b., presenting
the true issuessaf the day, which was the Te-
construction of the States in harmony peace
and unitys as lp ia 4dowRa BY Andrew johnson:
He maintained that the war was, for the preset
Walton of0thenUnion, the GDnstitntionand the
laws. He denounced negro suffrage' ana negro
equality ia. scheme constructed BY Charles
Sumner, Wendell Phillips, Lloyd Garrison and
others OF that stamp evihfought swith nn-
told mischief ana woes. she also exposed the
present Infamous tax law, and showed, most
conclusively that theJlabonng man, the farmer,
the mechanic, and tie day -labores WERE the
men who were to pay this immense debt W. 7
casiQned by the war, and that it. would inevita-
bly, swallow up the poor man, unless the GREAT
capitalists OF, our country were. compelled to
share this great burden equally with the farm
er,: the mechanic, the merchant, and the hard
toiAng day-laborer who owns but bis cow and
pig. rC,,
Gen. Marshall responded hy saying that, the
subjects Of taxesfWer not before the people at
the1preselt times and # they were It was per!
feetly right that, the former, the, taaecbpsssc
Mel tnasgehst. and the poor, lard tolsng dag
laborer. sSbQ qpns b,NG s9p or a. rig, should pay
it, and that the lordy mill onare and aristocrat
who vsed hs wealth yea and iaxgry' sheqla b 81
Court had so decided, and of course it was
right, and vel the people, must submit without
murmur. for there was no g higher laag than
the supreme Court. On this subject. he dwelt
largely and long, until we thonght that he in
tended to make II the real question at, issue.
But at last be came, to the question Of negro
suffrage and negro equality where itJ was ex-
up to real issue, as set forth in the Republi-
can Platform; when, 1Og and behold, this was
not an issue. He said distinctly and emphati-
call, that Of the Republican Convention who
nominated him. majority acre opposed To me-
gro su6rlgs. He did Dot7tell rs whether he
Yves oro was mot il gf9yor of it. but LEFT, It
entirely z seSnjsesaEet he might be, Or he
tate. He, however, rolled round'the red and
bloody hand Of the Southern soldier, and said
that If they were permitted to vote the negro
should be. But of one thing he was sure, and
that was he was an Andrew johnson man,
that Andrew johnson was q Republican, that
Andrew johnson still governed by military
law thai be arrested men for speaking
against his government that he silenced
the press that did not entertain hisviews That
Charles Sumner was all right with the Preei-
dent, in proof of which be cited Mr.. Samnea's
speech before the Massachusetts Republican
Convention, and read from all the old newspa-
pers to confirm it That President johnson
BY his appointment of Provisional Governors
OF the Southern States did not intend TO re-
store them to their former position in proof
of which be referred to Bob Schenck' 3 letter to
his constituents in Ohio X ,sls3-
Now, Mp Editor, II the Republican Conven.
ton which nominated Gen. Marshall for Gov
ernor were opposed to negro suffrage, and for
sustaining Andrew johnson and his Aanninis-
tration, and that the tax question IL not for;
the consideration Of the people that 1t lis a
fixed fact sustained and decide,i by the Su-
preme Court of the United States :tthat nTis
beyond the control or reach of the people Of
this or the United states then what are
Messrs. Rice and Marshall train ping around the
State for, pretending TO discuss something
when there is nothing 10 discuss Surely,
there Is a strange Inconsistency in all this.
All, worse; IL is right aownH Stiffness.
Mr.. Rice and the convention who nominated
him, declare in the most positive !, rms that
they approve of President John-,,h> iadmiuis
tratiOn, that they endorse his views. and will
sustain him, that they' are opposed 10 negro
suffrage ana negro equality Mr.. Mar
shall and the convention that nominate him
are opposed TO negro Suffrage Caps s4udtstys he
endorses Andrew Johnson, for he is all right
with summer and Schenck, and the tax ques-
ton all fixed, accept the paying in, by the ~
dustrtat portion of tie people. So 2'a G
$500 SUPPORTER OF ANDREW JOHNSON.
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