The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-14

4 Glance Of The Political History Of the
Prme,pai Boilers.


In the course OF a speech delivered by
Judge DorGLAs at Onarga, Iroquois county,
on the oath September, he took occasion TO
refer to the letter lately published by BREEsE
and TO other matters connected Herewith.
Containing, az his remarks upon this topic
did, some interesting "reminiscences Of the
political career Of some OF the gentlemen On
and supporting the boiling ticket, we pub
lish il. lie aid:
Who are these men who are 70 anxious
TO reinstatc me in the Democratic party ?
Men who have hardly crawled out o. the
abolition camp--mcn who were never Dem
Ocra,s IN their lives men who protesting
sometimes 10 he Democrats, betrayed the
party whenever they had "A chance on every
question that arose that tried men faith, and
only sneaked back when they found they
could not destroy the party. For instance,
who now are leading this crusade in Illinois
against me in the name OF the national ad-
ministration aud national Democracy Why,
sidney Brese ia held up "a their candidate
Tor the u. >. senate against me, as pure,
simon pure Democrat, and he published a
letter the other day in which he stated that
he had been Democrat and had been work
ing for the party for twenty-five years. II "a
just twenty five years since came TO this
state, and to my certain knowledge he was
the most violent ant..)ackson man in the
State, and Judge Pearson, who sits by my
side knows il.
Judge Pearson lie was Federallst.
Mr.. Douglas. Yes, a Federalist The
very man who brought the Coffin hand
bills into Illinois and scattered them broad
cast over the pralrcs Of the State. You all
know that. loud cries Of" Yes, that :
So" &c.)
Bot let us come TO "a little later period.
! -Four years ago when returned from Wash.
ugton, took the stump in yindicaton OF
| the X ansas Nebraska bill | met fearful
opposition from hostile elements united to-
gether in one common cause, and that was
to break down the Democratic party OF Hi
nois, aud who were they Abraham Lincoln
and Lyman 1rumbull aiding the combna.
/ ton, the one claiming to bc Wing aud the
/ other Democrat. Lincoln had with him
such men ~ browning Archie W iillams,
Judge Logan. Washburne and other old line
/ Wings 1rumbull had with him Sidney
/ Hrccsc, John Reynolds. John Dougher,y,
Wentworth. tbcuezer Peck, Norman IL.
Judd Tom Turner, and other worthy Dem
ocrats OF the same stamp. Applause and
/ laugh,er) When went down to Spring
field to attend the state Far on the 9TH Of
/ October, 1854, met most of these worthy
gentlemen there, consulting how they should
abollt.onize the old Wing party, and the old
Democratic party and transfer their mem
beers into the abolition camp, and thus break
| down the Democracy OF the State OF Illinois.
At the Fair found Lincoln and iIevejoy,
| Trumbull and l,rtcsc, making speeches from
the same stand in the same cause, and
against the Democratic party Ceres OF
- tha,'1 so,' Sc and vet Brecsc Is a Ma
tional Democrat. and wants to Rad me out
OF thu Democratic party. trcs Of he
cant do it," Sc) Old John Reynolds and
John Doughcrty. dominated by this same
National Democratic party, the zone for
State Treasurer and the other for Superin-
tcnd,pt OF Public Schools, both OF them
anti Nebraska men both of them in the
combination that broke down Gen Shields,
defeated the Democratic party and elected
LYMAN TrumhuIl 10 the Senate four years
age, then said was not Democrat, and
because was not Democrat, they went
with l.oycjoy and Gdlings, and with fAs
worth uul with Fred Douglass, and Lincoln
aud company They sald the Democratic
organization had abandoned the Democratic
party They 'ay so now
Thc,c National Democrats that they talk
about now in this State. ART the same men
who formed an alliance four years ago with
the aholltionists. to break down the Demo
cratic party, and they are in the same secret
alliance now. (trics %, that's 80, Ac)
Why, tina, alliance Is 50 well known. that II
ia almost useless 10 attempt To bring any
proof in confirmation Of it. Reynold. made
a speech the other day a, Springfield, in
which he declared himself in favor Of Abra.
BAN Lincoln for the L. :, Senate against
me He made speech 10 the same elect
at Centraa, the other day Doughrrty has
made speech after speech II the same kind
down IN Egypt, where John Logan IS put
ting him through u course Of sprouts. A
VOICE. v M NAll wv ~ WV y " -
out now making spVchcs agains, ue with
his expenses paid hy II subscription collect
rd by tbeu, zcr rcck OF the Republicans in
the city Of Chicago. and 81 Charleston the
other day, when Lincoln and we're eugagd
IN a discussion, DR. Chamers. the Marshal
Of the Republicans announced from the
stand We spoke from, that he bad received a
letter from Carpenter ash ng him, the Re
publican Marshal. 20 announce that he would
make a speech there agails, Douglas. and
the party, the following Wednesday. They
are actiug in concert everywhere. Who
sustain these new Democratic papers that are
started, bu, the Republicans Who circu'
late them and act as agents for them but
the Republicans
Now. | have no objections to Republicans
seeking 10 carry out Their principles but
wha, | want. is to scc oper, manly and fair
. nnlitical ppponeu,s This thing OF the Re