The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-03-20
Political News,


LsGaature, have poblisi,ed deciaratiOu ex
pressing tlssir deeiled pssssrcsee for Mr.. De-
cHAxAs a the Democratic eAndidats fos Che
next Presidency, g ~
AspaEw JACKSON DosALDsoS has written .
letter contrsdieting mistake Of some Of the
tpspsss IN styliss him tss s.iapastssSSS On.
Jackson. lie says ",he adopted son Of Gene
nj JAcssos besrs bis own nsIus. sad j. now
living at the Hermitage The General was
my uncle, and my guardian and friend from my
infancy to his death .rs.rt..
heyirginia Democratic State Convention
MT On The 2eth. u wss one OF the Largest
1 political gatherings ever held 10 the Old Do
minion. Strong resolutions were adopted
they re-afilm the rights Of the States de-
precate the granting OF public lands for In
tcrnsl improvements, opposes any increase in
the duty Of imports, endorses the whole Balti-
more platform, recommends the Cincinnati
Convention to nominate the candidate most
likely TO b. elected, d,noubces the views and
purposes Of the American Order, and endorses
the present National administration. senate
rial delegates were selected. and electors nomi-
mated. II " thought majority Of the mem.
beers were BucnAS,S meo
Iou. IGEo. N. DALLAS sailed from New
York IL the Atlantic on the st, for England,
accompanied by his family. The Presidential
movement 10 bis favor has ceased, and thu D,L-
Las men OF Pennsylvania are now working for
the nomination OF BucBASAx.
The Republican Convention, recently in
session in Pittsburgh, issued u lengthy address
said 10 he from the pen Of Lieut.. Gov. Ray.
MoSp, Of y, Y. The address expressed devo-
ton 10 the Constitution and Union Of the
State declare that the Government is not
administered in accordance with the Constitu-
ton but for the promotion OF the slavery In
terests, and then II goes on 10 give history Of
the progress Of slavery, treating Of the opinions
= n &c isSs,.S n s.rs s1tioff eor
IL; the Missouri Compromise. and It's repeal I;
the annexation OF Texas. war with Mexico,
the Kansas difficulties the right Of Congress
10 prohibit slavery in the Territories popular
sovereignty. and the tendency OF the federal
legislation with regard TO slavery.
Mr.. FnLxoRg's nomination. we arc free to
confess, meets with more favor than we anti
cipatel. In Massachusetts,, the Boston Bee. the
organ OF Gov. GARDINER, aud other presses
give hearty support to the nominee in
Maine, several old line Wing journals. In
New York city the Commercial Advertiser. the
old Wing paper. supports Mr., f.. also the En-.
press and the Evening Mirror A fund Of
$4,000 has hecn raised to establish new
FnLxosy paper in that city. The Albany
Rsgistsr bolts the nomination, but papers In
Buffalo. Rochester, and other large places sup
port il. In Pennsylvania. several influential
Journals favor it. In Maryland the Baltimore
Argus and Patriot. and in Virginia. the Rich
moud Wing. the Petersburg Ltsli,gea0 and
the Iynchburgh puginmn, all influential pnb-
lie journals, have run up the Fillmore flag
Also the Louisville Journal 81 Louis Intsii-
geae,r and New Orleans Crescent and other
prominent western and southern papers. That
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believe, but his chances for election are not
worth the " toss Of q copper
The Washington &a says OLD BULLioS'
Is desirous Of the black Republican nomination.
II says that 4" Mr.. +. r. BLAIRs errand TO the
Pittsburgh Conveution) was not TO represent
Baltimore mer chants. "a be himself represen
ted but Mr. BrSroSs interests. Mr. PRys
roS kSd, and indeed, nearly every other rat
ting Democrat who was ON the ground. were
busiy engaged in aiding Mr.. BLAIR's Bento.
Man efforts"
/ The Alton Conrty pronounces in favor OF
It. Gov KqRSER, Of BelleviIle, ~ its choice
rs the Anti. Nebraska candidate for the seat
made vacant by Judge THuNBuIIs election TO
the Senate. Hon. RoBERr SIXTH, well known
70 most OF our citzeus. will most probably BE-
the Democratic Nebraska candidate in that
district.
The friends Of Judge DoroLAs intend present
ing his name To the Cincinnati Convention. Tor
the nomination. The little giant" is about
as hard a man to master. in any thing he mn
dcriakes. a. can he found
The friends Of frceslom" get pretty hard
knock over the hcad-shins, We should have
saidin the following item from the Vermont
Pair,ot
BLACK RErt DLtcAS CoNsisrKNcr.--To swear.
IN convention, never TO support STAKEHOLDER
Tor any offer 10 procure an election to Con
grnss on tho strength Of such swearing. aud
then-to elect for clerk slave owner and
adte bTe,dsr--and To transfer, from = SLAVE
PIN in Washington, n SLAVE ArcTioSrER. 10
the Office Of doorkecper! Why don't some
body give three cheers for the friends Of Free
dom" in Congress!
! Dawn wnScrs " downward course " is thu,
noted in the Philadelphia Aygs:
The downward ooursc Of Mr. wilmot as
politician should b. = warning to all who COZ
suit expeicucy instead OF principle. Ten years
ago he Was the most promising and 6rmid.
.bie man Of his age in the democratic party in
Pennsylvania. Since then he has boxed the
compass until w nov find him know nothing
abolitionist, playing second fiddle to the very
men he formerly despisoi. The Moutrose DIM
oerat for several months paid considerable at.
teniion 10 Mr., Wimot's political manguvring.
and proved very conclusivcly that be was not
governed by honest impulses in his various po-
l'ticsl lodges. To this Mr. Wilmot took ex.
ccptieas, and apsaled TO grand jury Tor dam.
ages, asking the snug sum Of ten thousand dol
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