The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-11-18

Our latest dispatches assure va that Ste
phen a. Douglas has triumphed in Illinois.
Never since the beginning OF this Govern
ment has any political contest excited so
much the public expectation and solicitule
as that which was decided in Illinois on
Tuesday last and this not merely because
Of the principles involved, but because OF
the characters Immediately Interested The
spectacle OF the entire Administration Of
the Federal Government, with its vast pat
ronage OF hundred millions OF dollars, with
It's army OF mercenaries and expectants, or.
gained aud rallied against one individual,
standing by the principles OF the Constitu.
ton and the principles and pledges Of the
Democratic party, was well calculated to
arouse heproloundest feelings Of men of all
lartIes and in all sections Of the Union.
Even those who may have differed from
Judge Douglas upon mere party questions
were inspired in his behalf by the violent
and malignant course OF the Federal Adj
minlstratioD, while those who sympathized
with him IN his great crusade against bad
principles ielt unbounded exultation at the
oppor tunity thus presented to them to vim
uNatNs N hfW, tuSIt tPtsCFtutlbu> COlINIC-
tons. The campaign made by this extra.
ordinary man has never been excelled, even
by himself and he, to his credit be it spo.
ken, has made more extraordinary cam
paigns than any other statesman in the
Union. beginning with his great struggle,
more than twenty years ago, when just
emerging into political life. II has fallen to
hts lot 10 take part in more exciting can.
vases than any public man Of our day. lie
it was who fought for the Democratic party
in 1888 and in l0 in "a, when the annex
alton OF Texas was in issue in l6, when
the Mexican war doomed upon the horizon
10 ls4s, when General Cas- was the Demo-
cratic candidate; in 1850, when the Com
promise measures became the olive branch
of peace to the whole Union, and yet no
message OF peace to bin, lior he was com
PEELED 10 return Ia his owl home and cou-
tend tor those measures IN the face OF AN in
lnriated multtude). in ls52. as the advo-
cate OF President Perez in ls5i, when he
applied the doctrine oi Popular Sovereign
~, asserted 10 the COMPROMISE measures
aud finally IN lsj6, as the heroic defender OF
the same glorious doctrlUc.
And now, after all these struggles with a
career OF uphrukeu CONSISTENCY, without "A
blot upon mas political record. even when
his adSersar!es are Compiled 10 stand tor
ward aud pay tribute To his courage and to
his character, he has made an apEsa TO his
own people at hls own home, and 4f has
been ,a,iamei. We can imagine how the
lntl.iggUce Of his yiudiyaiiou w,h be ~.
ceiyed by the conservative people OF the
United States. North and Sugth. We can
imagine how the gallant men who have
stotj last aud trm 10y the doctrine Of Popu-
lar Sovereignty vii hal II, We can imag-
inc how those Nao have worshlpped .kcl-
otua organ cations aud purchased oau-rla,es
Will tpmble before Il. We can imagine
how the mere politicians at the Federal
capital vii stand appalled, at the prospect
We can tmsgiuc bow these who. IA the
midst al national dJstrSs, aud panic, and
confusion, have exp, nd,d the moneys Of the
masses ior The parpose Il Frustrating The
tribune OF the people, will shrlnk before
th's IA, nota0,e decree OF Illinois We eau
mag ne, too, how men. rI0tiny IN the midst
OF insaBe aud reyo.uiioDary Theories. have
mistaken toe popular deuuncia,ion OF Exec-
ut'c tyranny Tor approval Of the>e theories,
val read the significant lesson pronounced
by the thousands who spoke At The ballot
hoye> IN llhnols on the "a 81 November.
Bat while thsse things may be oonciyed
OF. tho Caa real: 20 tie ss,.sai,ots a tss mora!
AsIo 81 iaB ssb''ms srsgs,s OF the man