The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-04-03
poi,s,ess news.

Horace GRgrLrY 10 Of opinion that Mr.. Bc.
cuAsAs win be the Democratic nominee for the
Presidency. lie says the hieads Of Mr.. B.
Calculate on givirg him . majority. u not
two-thisd vote 90 the 6ryt ballot. The general
dlsincilnstion toward Gen. Pnscx, and the fact
thk BccmAsAs Il the Only prominent compel
Aor, has psesipi.sssd this concentration. Gen.
PIsscx has only two Staten secured. New
Hampshire and Alabama, and some Of the Del.
egates from these are against him. Msssacbu-
et,s, nominsIly for him, will float with the cur
rent. For vice-Presideut, HOW'LL CosB,
Tooxss. Rcsx and FrzpAraick are suggested
Mr.. 0ssELEY thinks Gen. PxRcx's name will
not bs mentioned In Convention.
The Washington Union speaks Of Mr.. Doro-
Las report on Kansas matters 10 the following
manner
Mr.. Douglas made report. as chairman Of
the Committee on Territories, co yesterday,
which IL destined 10 exert powerful influence
on the popular decision Of the questions .nvolv-
Cd 10 the Kansas difficulties II Is the most
III ,rough and elaborate investigation Of these
questions that haz ever been made. and Ia mark
I'd by depth Of research and power Of argu-
ment which viii place it amongst the ablcst
State papers that have OF any time emsnated
from Congress Mr.. Douglas sustans unsn-
swerably the positions On which oil truly na-
tionsi men stand In regard TO the slavery ques
ton. lie has erected q bulwark OF historical
truth, conclusive reaS ming. and constitutional
deductions, which will defy tho attacks vi the
champions OF secfionasm. We will not under
take IRON merely hearing the report read. to
give synopsis OF iis contents.
To regard 70 tho New Hampshire election.
the Uniou says:
The Democrats have made . net gain o. 8 900.
and balanced the Abolition Know Nothing
strength la the popular voice. and have made .
net gain OF l2g 10 the popular branch Of the
Legislature.
While tho Democratic candidate for Governor
IL not elected, The Abolition-Kno Nothing
candidate Is certainly defeated
| We nre enabled 10 announce that, upon the
direct national issues presented In the Presi-
drnt's recent messages TO Congress. The Nsw
:. ..Ysm:sAa-s 6, Gemcssa.g Ia. gelisd larger vote
than evr bsfos IN the political history Of the
STATE General Perce's majority 10 New
Hampshire In the presidential election was
more than thirteen thousand, and yet the sggre
gats vote cast for tho Democratic Candidate for
Governor tCol. Wells on Tuesday. will exceed
that OF General Pierce 10 1869 by al loast two
thousand,
The Washington tclegraphie correspondent
Of the N. Y. Tribune. admits that the present
indications are that the vote Of the House will
DO against the ridiculous project Of sending
to Kansas for persons and papers on the quea
ton Of the contested scat. This. be says, will
be q virtual surrender Of the issue" How
often Ia "lbe issus" 10 be changed
Tho N. Y. Journal Of Commerce says that
tho recent town elections 10 that State show
on tho whole a decided Democratic gain ccrn
pared with last November, ind a Know Moth
log losa. TIE Republicans about hold their
owl
Senator BcrLrR has written letter In rclA-
lion to tho policy Of sending Delegates TO the
Democratic National Convention, in the course
Of which he says,
A the State will be represented putting
aside the question whether she should be or not
Jet the State send her very first mcn such as
Governor Richardson, Colonel Pickens. Gov
Hammond. Mr.. Barnwcll, Mr.. Rhett, Governor
Means, General Wallace. Mr. Woodward, Gen.
cral Thompson Richard simpson. and General
Rogers. These gentlemen have regulations Of
something like "Currulc" dignity. But there |
are many others thu, might name and there
IL one gentleman whose name on this occasion |
4 La
tious In which cannot agree. yet he IL gen
,leman for whom have always entertained an
unfeigned respsct, allude to Colonel Perry
who has been prominent in the Convention
movement. | would DO perfectly willing TO
trust the honor Of tho state TO his Keeping
But in aoything that Ia likely to l,e done DO
not let rs Nc Carolina-isc ourselves.
Above all. would say. let our Delegates 40
untrammelcd md uncommitted. a. to the nomi.
nee for the Presidency
A Republican State Convention IL to be held
10 Michigan on the 26th Of March. for the pur.
pose Of clecting Delegates to the Philadelphia
National Convention. OF the l7th Of June
The following. from the New York Herald.
is an estimate Of tho Presidential electoral vote
Of 1856, based on tho late elections. on the pre-
cent organization Of the parties. and on all the
existing Indications Of tho drin Of the popular
vote, State by State. majority or plurality. 10
November
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