The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-28
ssssa Cssssy Politics.


ialsi6catioas to be passed unnoticed. As the
Demseratic party have no paper in the
county. except that boiling sheet the En-.
qsisss, II b hoped the following will be in.
serted in order that Scott county may be
placed right on the record.
The division in the Democratic party in
Scott county was not caused by difference
Of opinion in relation to national politics.
II d On undeniable fact that large majority
Of the Democratic voters in this county, up
hold the course pursued by DOUGLAS in the
Henate, although the writer approves of the
whole policy Of BucHANAS's administration.
Many w6eks before the nominations were
I'D, il was generally understood in Demo
ksratic circles that national politics should
not create division in this county, and that
conservative resolutions would best promote
the interest Of our local politics Accord.
ingly, the convention which nominated MUIR
PLY for the Senate passed the following res
olutions unanimously:
l. Resoissd, That the Democracy Of Scott
have unabated confidence in the capacity and
integrity Of the administration of James Blu
chanan.
2. Resolved, That the Kansas issue is dead.
and that the funeral cortege at its burial at the
last general election in Kansas, was worthy Of
the national importance that the issue had as
sumed.
3. Resolved, That the political policy pro.
posed by Stephen A. Douglas, to submit all
future territorial constitutions to the people
for their acceptance or rejection prior TO the
admission Of the territory into the American
Union - an independent State. Is identical with
the Recommendation Of James Buchanan In his
last annual message to Congress, in relation to
the same subject.
Not word OF approval or disapproval of
DOUGLAS or BUcHASAS's policy was uttered
by any one during the whole proceedings of
the convention. The contest was personally
between MURrHY and CuArFlELD, and the
Democracy Of Scott county believed that
the interest Of the county would be best
promoted by the nomination of MURrnY,
and be was accordingly nominated by six
majority. The true secret is. that Chatfeld
and his supporters hate not Democracy
enough TO be Democrats out Of office. II
CHArrrELD had been nominated, the pro-
ceedings of the convention would have been
~regular and the resolutions that were passed
would have been unexceptionable to the
Enquirer. This explanation of the causes
Of the division in the party in this county,
is further evidenced by the fact tina. the Val
ley Herald and Enquuer-the one advo.
eating DOUGLAS and the other BUCHANAN
both supported the boiling ticket which
sunhumtb cxhibits the woaknoou Of the one
md the villainy Of the other.
The result /: The regular Democratic
ticket has elected two members TO the
House, the Register Of Deeds and County
Auditor, by large majorities over the Omar
FIELD boilers and the Republicans. The Re
publicans have elected one member Of the
House, and the CHATFIELD boilers are de-
feated m toto. The vote for Senator so far as
can be determined without the official can
vass, is for MURPHY, 404, CHArFImp, 400,
BALDWIN, 40 but there are circumstances
indicating that BALDwIs's vote will be re-
duced to 403 or 40t by the official canvass.
Further /: la three towns, Credit River
New Market, and Spring Lake, the CHAR.
EIEI.D boilers did not receive single vote
IN one town, Cedar Lake, they received only
one vote. In nine towns the boilers received
only 20 votes, while. in the same towns,
MUgrHy received 325. In one of the re-
naming three towns, MURPHY aud CHAT
FIELD received the same vote. In Belle
PLANE and St. Mays, the boilers succeeded
in aroasing local jealousies about tie re-
moval Of the county seat from Shakopee,
and the vote was cat for CuArFiELD out Of
spite to Shakopee and in favor Of the rest
of the regular Democratic ticket, excepting
one.
No exertion was made for the regular
ucKet until the day before the election. by
propsr efforts, two hundred and fifty more
vote might have been poiIei for the regular
ticket. The CHATFIn.D faction have snc-
cceded in convincing the Democracy and
themselves Of their Own weakness, and Of
the invincibIe strength of the Democratic
party--a strength which, under proper dis
cipline, cannot be conquered by the com.
bined power and local jealousies Of our Re-
publican enemies, and Of the political trail
tors OF our own party. Let them COVE
can do without them Better whip them
iato the enemy's camp than suffer their pre-
sence to corrupt the purity Of tn Democrat
ieipusehold and impair It's discipline.
AN ARryCL DoDGEa-A late Engli.h