The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-29
The New issues ana the New Parties.

The New Issues ana the New Parties.
As in Minnesota and New York, the Iowa
copperheads have confessed their own extinc-
ton by putting up sorehead Republican at
the head of their ticket-Press. -. a' 3 &.
The crimes and follies of parties, the
spent violence of party spirit on extinct
issues, the changed condition Of public af-
fairs, the questions involving the pacifca-
ton of the country, the restoration of
States to harmonious relations with the
Union, to support of the President, or OPP
position to bis reconstruction policy, have
all contributed their influence in the Or
ganization of the new parties under the
respective banners of which the people of
the country are ranging themselves in &C
cordance with their present views and
feelings. go
The policy Of President JOHNSON is now
the touchstone Of political faith, resolving
the people into the administration and
opposition parties. Every citizen must be-
long to one or the other, or remain neutral
and Indifferent. There is no middle course.
Men formerly of the Democratic party, of
all shades Of opinion war Democrats and
peace Democrats alke-must support one
OF these parties, or remain passive observ-
ers Of the new conflict. The late rebels of
the South must support or oppose the
Presidents policy. The voters who elected
LINCOLN or Johnson must go for or against
the Presidents peliey-must belong to the
administration or opposition parties, or be
neutral. Although old party elements and
issues have been disorganized and recon-
structed by the Presidents policy, old
party names remain; but their signi6ca-
ton has entirely changed in this: the
Democratic party, which formerly was
Opposition" is ROW administration :"
Republican, lately administration" is
now "opposition;" and ali voters must
and will govern themselves, in seeking
their afRnities, accordingly.
Many of the Republican journals call
this, on the part of the Democracy, ga
surrender" In one sense it is 60; but it
is only surrender Of that party discipline
which opposes what is right and demo-
cratic, because supported by those who are
not of its organization. 1t is not a sur
render of real democratic principle.
BY supporting the3 President the Demo-
cratic party win give hin the adnecessary
to pacify and save the country. TODD this
efectually, it will unite cordially with adj
who are in favor Of the Presidents policy
with Republicans and repestant rebels
or repentant abolitionists, who, like the
late rebels, win consent to abandon their
fanatical and disunion practices. All these
elements converge to make up the new
Democratic party, which in it's new organ
ization sloughs off ell dead issues from the
feet of its members, whether they be of
the new or old dispensation, and all Of
them take fresh start, as equals, in the
new organization.
The Press will find ere long that the
.S'sorehead Republicans who are tired
and sick of negrophobia, opposed to negro
suffrage and in favor of the Presidency
policy, and who therefore are in accord
and unity with the "copperheads I" Gas that
journal calls everybody that declines to
60 1.-the whole negroD embrace a large
proportion of those who voted for LINCOLN
and JOHNSON, and we predict that before
The close of navigation, the Press will be
compelled to perform the doleful duty of
chronicling the extinction OF the negro
crazy party.