The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-11-03
4 "Reminiscences of Donnelly's Pat
rtotism and support of the War
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We wish to introduce IaNA11Us DosNEL-
LY to the people who are yet to be adj
dressed by him. His slanderous abuse of
Democrats, because, as he says, they did
not support the war, comes with bad
grace from man who staid at home the
whole four. years, and refused to volun-
teer aohen challenged to do so By his rical
Democratic candidate for Congress,
who offered to 60 to war with DoNNRLIY,
and leave the people to decide the cleo
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Was it Democrat or Republican who.
refused to support the war in this in
stance7 When Mr.. DoNNHIIY gloats over
this charge in bis future speeches, let him
explain how he differs from those Demo-
Gratis who staid at home; how he even
differs from those Democrats and Repub-
icans who ran off to Canada, when lie ran
off from his Congressional opponent who
tried to draft him into the service in vain.
He was able-bodied-a man whose inf1u-
ence and acquaintance would have ena-
bled him to raise company, and contrib
ute something more substantial than
gas, (Which paid him three Thousand dol.
lars per annum, towards putting down re-
bellion and restoring the Union
z. Was he needed in Congress? Not at
all Hundreds Of equally competent men
were willing to take his place there No
draft was required to get congressman.
The great need Of the country was mem
able bodied like DoNNs1Ly-willing to shed
their blood and make some sacrifices of
ease and comfort for their country. This
was the great need, yet DoSSE1LY refused
to go. The President called for him, but
DoNNKILy refused to go. The Democratic
candidate for Congress called for him, but
still he refused to go. Rebels were thun-
dering at the gates Of the Capitol, but
DoNNnLY could not be- moved. Gloom
and dependency filed the councils of the
nation, but DoNNE1LY staid at home.
We're there any Democrats fighting and
dying for their country, while DoNNRLLY
was sneaking around the country, shirk-
ing his duty in this manner ? Let the ar
my rolls answer, where It win be found
that man for man was there-a Democrat
for every Republican. J 4
The statistics Of Illinois showed that
Southern Illinois nearly all Democratic
furnished the most men for the army Mid
die nlinois-half Democrats next ;; and
Northern nlinois-nesrly all Republican,
the least number.
.H If the country had depended on Kepub-
leans like DoaNzLLY to roll back the over
whelming hosts of rebellion, where would
the country be to-day And he, forsooth,
the craven. cowardly sneak, who couldn't
be ooaxed, drafted, hired, challenged or
shamed INTO the fight, arraigns Democrats
az rebels who aided and sympathized With
treason. ~
{ More than this; passing by such stay
at home patriots as DoNNRILY-and look.
ing at facts, does any reasonable man be-
Ieve that the Republican party alone, did.
could, or ever would have put down the
rebellion. They numbered less than half
the North. -
The poor and laboring, classes, largely
Democratic, did the fighting, and to-day
thousands of them are sleeping in their
silent graves, while DoSNKLLY, safe and
sound, fat, sleek and greasy as the ebony
idol he is worshipping,. is laundering their
memory and their. names. If half thes
North (the Democratic portion) had done
no more than DoNNRILY "the war was
failure" indeed. It took united North
to whip q united South. And that the war
is not failure the country is indebted, un-
der God, to the Democratic masses which
supported il. and made the North unit.