The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-01

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| Il Is before tho country to b passed upon
and decided. It cannot be avoided, but
must be met. No political party can es-
cane it. It viii not admit Of neutrality.
Every political party must, as a party, be
for it or against it. Silsnoe upon the
question win pct do, for those who have
forced the question upon the people, have
put it in such shape that every party
that does not declare itself against it, must
be regarded for it. They have put OTHsl-
10 into the play, and brought the "big
niger" on the stage. There ne IS be-
fore the foot-lights. Though he may be
forced to make an exit and 60 behind the
scenes, he is in the play still, to appear
again when the managers shall think it
viii do; and an parties who do not openly
oppose his temperance in the play, are
wishing and waiting for it, however silent
they may be. It is one Of those cases in
which silence is evidence, not only OF con-
sent, but also of astrong desire, not to be
hazarded by expression either way. The
party that does not openly oppose negro
suffrage, consents to it, desires it, and win
haveit whenever it can, eby hook or by
crook" be obtained. Silence upon the
question is but q deoeitful policy to pre-
serve and gather strength and means in
favor Of it, without exciting public oppo-
.sition to it. oCs 81 q. = IS -,
!, And now that theabolition of slaV1ry is
accomplished, negro suffrage Is the only
unaccomplished measure of the Federal
alias Black Republican party. What
other measure has that party yet to &C
| oomplish, to I'll the measure of their
enormitiesa Win some wise one among
them tell us2 It may be said that they
have to maintain their possession of the
'Govsrnment, and its patronage and pow
;sr,-to sustain their Federal National
1ank system, their protection of Eastern
manufactures BY their outrageous tariff
kws,-their exemption of government
bonds from taxatios, and all their other
expressions upon The productive labor of
\ the people, and that they are maintaining
their organization for these purposes.
This is true, but it ia also, true that these
d,ase measures already accomplished, and
d OILY to be maintained. They are not
4 now measures, but to enable that party to
maintain continuance of these measures,
d negro suffrage is tie thing that they de-
4 sire, and are working for, however silent
they may be upon'the question. Nothing
1 else can save them. It would put votes
into their hands with which to overcome
! the efforts Of white laboring people to OBJ
lrtain relief from their expressions. The
leaders Of that party know that they can
not now press negro suffrage and hold suf-
fcient of it's members to insure majodty
in the canvass. The dose is too repulsve
and nauseous to be put into the mouths Of
white people, without further preparing
them for it. Hence their conventions, or
many of:them, are silent upon the subject.
The design is to hold the party in all its
present force until they shall have it pre-
pared by proper manipulations, to sustain
this, as they do all other violations Of JUS
tioe and propriety in their policies and
measures. Their silence is not an aban-
donment of those 4 osar,f
"Currd darlines of our nation.n fTa
but on the contrary it is q fraud and de-
ceit upon the people, designed to bring
OrHE1Lo upon the stage again as the prin-
cipal actor, and to sustain him there in
spite of all Kisses and opposition. They
do not, by their silence, intend to make
. liars of their leaders,-such as BERoHEF
and GREELEY, WADE and SuANKR, CHAN.
DLER and WILKINSON, DoNNMLY and VIM.
DOM, the Minnesota Legislature and St.
Paul Press. These fanatics are approved
They are not condemned, by any Black
Republican convention, and the whole
] phalanx of that party is to march up tc
: the support Of those leaders, so soon al
| the cautious and INSCRIPTIONS OF the party
shan have prepared the masses to do j,
with assurance of success. That party Il
!, the "negro suffrage" party, notwith.
], standing all their efforts to conceal it now
; That party has made the question and in
tend to sustain it; by deceit first, by force
last. The people and Democracy must sc
regard it They cannot safely do other.
, | wise, and they must meet and defeat j,
now, OF suffer the infection.
In Minnesota the question is made and
taugibay put to the people by the Black
Republican party, whatever their nominal.
, ing convention may do about it. Tha,
t party by its legislative vote, asks the peo.
Q ME TO strike the word /" ackite " out Of
the constitutional qualifications Of voter
On es tn LET in ni1pors They are totally