The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-06
Important Speech from Senator boo.
llesle Of Wisconsin.

Hon. J. R. Doo1lT1z, United States
Senator from Wisconsin, has taken bold
stand in favor of the Union, against the
mad designs Of the Radicals, who are en-
ragged beyond measure at his course,
and have read him out Of the party.
We printed bis letter, day or two since,
and now We have . speech delivered at
GAINESVILLE on the 28th ultimo, from which
the following extracts are made:
The question was, whether the great Union
panty could rise to the emergency, and be q
maGnanimous - It had been undinching and
brave IN tho hour Of civil trial. If It prove
false to the Union Of the. States under the con-
stitutiou; Il II admit that the war has been
failure and rebellion did succeed In taking
States out Of fhe Union, that party, great and
glorious IN history - Il has been, win be
charged By the masses of the people q false to
the Union. Letsuch policy be firmly estab-
Hshed, and there would be Capitalization, the
gov;,1nnsnt licked ;st ~ military poxsr: chang
We can have no difference with the South
hereafter, except differences ofopinion. 1.-THE
party shall seek to give al power Of legisla-
don over the States to Congrcss and to hold
them, It may be for thirty years, Is conquered
provinces, It win provo false to the constitu-
don, and the spirit which gives 1t life; for that
instrument expressly guarantees the rights Of
A State never dieA Though It changes its
form Of government though it be one year
civil and the next military, and changes as o
man changes his garments. The State never
dies. Though England had enlarged her do.
main. and she had been in anarchy and in
peace ct various periods, whether under the
Williams or the TudorA the State was not
King il the State, and hence the State never
dies. Here we cay the people are immortal.
Tho people constitute the State, and the State
never dies. II, 1t the assassination of the
President lan the officials had been murdered,
would the Republic have died? The speaker
drew several Ike smiles, to prove the theory
70 hold good in case Of States and even coun-
tries, and declared that all ordinances Of seces-
sion that could be passed did not destroy the
identity Of the State. Though martial law
might be declared, yet, when the rebellion
ceased, civil law remained In force, and all the
States were entitled to representation and the
exercise Of the civil law, a. before.
The constitution gives the power to raise
forces 70 put down rebellion, and to disband
the forces when their work Is done. This the
President Is doing to-day. Before the forces
of the United States entered those gates in
rebellion, military law was in force there.
When we entered them We did 50 not to de-
stroy, but to save them a. States. Though
We held them BY force, 1t did not destroy the
States. We changed them from rebel military
rule to Union military rule. We made no con-
your own. They were ours already. We re-
established the reoccupancy, IN fact Of what
was ours in right Every State Is still in the
Union, under the Union. One Dag floats over
every State, not one star erased, nor one stripe
obscured. The language of the government 70
all others has been that the United States did
not admit that the governments declared BY
often as this doctrine oss % lad sd'0' BEEN en-
advanced by Great Britain. it had been denied
by the United States. When Sherman bore
the flag at the head of his victorious legions,
ard Grant carried it with thirty.six stars, was
1t the emblem Of glorious truth, Tor was It q
" Haunting lie7" The resolution declares that
our triumph put an end TO the idea that any
the Union. Upon this line, and under the
lines, has my oldest-born laid down his life,
and quarter of million of our brothers
sons, and fathers had found martyred graves.
God helping him, he would stand by Preet-
dent johnson In carrying ont this line Of poll
cy, come what may. Tremendous cheering.
The idea that we hold the States Of the
contradiction Of the constitution. II We adj
NIT they did secede, and had government
de facto, then we become the direct SUCCESSORS
of the rebellion, and responsible for their
debts. II these States be kept - conquered
provinces, in what condition shall We be to ~
sert the Monroe doctrine? If we continue to
hold these States in vaasalage, how easy it
cord and revolt in case Of difficulty between
this country and France,