The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-11-03

II ever parry was lalfinS W paeCes, tuo
Republican party is now in full tide Of op.
GRAFTON that way, especially in New York.
A vast numbsr of Republicans or those
who have acted with that party for seve-
raj years, have abandoned it and joined
the Democratic ranks, among whom we
may name as most distinguished, SLo0UG,
RoBMson, GRovBR, BRowH, BLAZE, WALK
ER, BRADY, and Judge EDNoNDs, extracts
from whose letter we printed yesterday.
Now comes ex-senator Judge BARLOW, of
Madison county. Years ago the Judge
left the Democratic party on accountsof
the slavery question: That being settled,
in oommol with thousands Of other think
ing men, whe occupy similar position,
he now returns to the old organization.
In letter printed in the World of the
S0th, Judge BARLOW comes out fairly and
squarely for Democratic doctrines. On
negro suffrage he says: "A ~ hf-'A-
The true policy Of the General Government,
eral Constitution, must not be violated nor
overlooked in the process of reconstruction,
but held inviolable forever, with jealous fore
thought.
The right of suffrage pertains to the prerog-
atives OF sovereignty OF the respective States
and being independent sovereignties, they, and
they alone, can say who. and who only, shall
exercise the rights OF sovereign electors within
their respective borders. To favor the policy.
of having the general government impose Co
lOred suffrage upon the South, is but feeling
for the life.strings of the several State sove-
reignties. TO tie them in gOrgonic clusters
around the head of the chief magistracy of the
Union. Let the effort succeed, and those con-
centrated powers will set in the crown of the
presidency like snakes 10 the head of Me1usa.
to hiss the dictalions of a consolidated repub-
lie or empire. This Is not the time to elumber
for the power once centralized will be gone
from the States forever as demonstrated by the
power of the Federal Government IN the late
display of its physical resources. We may
thus easily slide into dictatorship in the name
OF constitutional government of limited dele
gated powers W9MItHE 9l4E
The cries, therefore, for negro suffrage
should be hushed into silenc. and the States,
east west, north and south, left 10 the plea
sure of their own independent sovereignties Ia
this respect.
If the late leaders of the Republican
party thus abandon the organization by
platoons, the rank and file, we may be
sure, are leaving it by whole regiments.
New York will Gre gun next month that
will startle the shoddyites.
III ~ ys .----si-- ----a-------i- ,s'eH
How they support she President,
The CHICAGO Tribune is the leading Re
publican paper Of the West This Obi
cago Tribune has recently editorially de-
nounced President JoHEsoE, and il, has o
Washington correspondent who Is at work
in that line. The writer, after stating that
the President has chosen for provisional
governors mem whom be can !" use for
TOOLS" adds the following ga, Sa'e 90, -. "a
1 am convinced beyond . doubt that the
President intends to unite tho eopperheads of
the North and the rabid- proecriptive element
Of the South. and nee them In 1857 fer re-
election. There Is not violent = lnst dollar
last man" rebel In the South but ondoroes,
Andy johnson. Ex-Governor Joe Brown,
of Georgia, has returned home with . full
pardon, and the rebel papefs are full .of hls
sayings about johnson, and how clever hs.is
head meeting Ia the north b held without :,
resolution TO support the executiye Not ..
meeting 10 held in the south, unless the soine.
programme is adopted. The trae Union men
are blinded. and the rebels are having & IN
their own way Very few Republican meet.
ings are sgreed unreeerredly 70 support NE,
sive evidence to me that Mr.. Johneo6 has more
interest IN the next election than Ia has In fhe
permauency and support of the 'doctfines vim
dicated in the war 0f the Union.
LTwenty-Ave more Psymaseers are Is Be
mustered out November LIST .-'s's 1aSs ~ :