The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-16
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT.
Political News.

Political News.
SENATOR DOUGLAS made great speech
at Cincinnati, on the 9th. No statesman
since the days of JACKSON. received so en-
thusiastic reception as was awarded to
the Senator. Speaking Of the crowd
assembled in Court House Square, to hear
DOUGLAS speak, the Cincinnati Enquirer
says:
A number of persons tainted and were taken
from the crowd with much difficulty, on &C.
count of the great pressure on every side. So
great was the desire to hear Douglas, that some
men offered five dollars for seat in the win
dows of the houses opposite the stand.
A great many persons had come from the
country, as well as from various towns in this
State. Indiana and Kentucky; indeed the ar
rivals by rail, river and private conveyances
were constant during Thursday and yesterday.
A few minutes after eight o'clock Judge
Douglas arrived on the ground, but some time
passed before his carriage reached the plat
form, so great was the human mass. At this
time not less than TWENTY THOUSAND PERSONS,
IL Is estimated, were IN the square.
The Hon. w. w. BoYcE, of South Caro-
lina, a member of Congress from that
State, has been making speech recently to
his constituents. We find it published in
the Charleston Mercury, an anti-Douglas
disunion paper, which devotes column to
assailing it. The speech is moderate in its
tone. He is opposed to Congressional in
tervention for slavery in the Territories, and
he denounces the revival of the slave trade.
The following extract embraces the gist of
his speech on the Territorial question:
As regards the Territorial question, think
it is at this time speculative question, because
the Territories of the United States open to set
Element are impossible to slavery. The only
Territories now left are Nebraska, Washington,
Utah and New Mexico. l omit Kansas, as she
is in an anomalous condition, and the question
is practically disposed of there. As regard Me-
braska and Washington Territories, their re-
moteness, barrenness and intense cold remove
them from consideration. Asregards Utah and
New Mexico, vast region of great altitude,
composed of barren mountains and arid plains
where production is imp ossible except by irri-
CATION, there is not the slightest probability of
the introduction of slavery. 1t is evident that
Territories. The only Territory adapted to
slavery is the country west of Arkansas, guar
anteed by treaty to the Creeks, Cherokees and
ChOctaws. Slavery exists as vital institution
among these interesting tribes. 1t is to slavery
they owe their wonderful advance in civiliza-
ton. We are bound by treaties to leave them
undisturbed in their own governments, and not
to include them in new Territorial governments
or States.
The Lincoln Herald, Republican paper
printed at Lincoln, ILL.,, thus reviews the
great men of former times:
Jackson was a murderer-a cruel man-hav-
ing no regard for law or virtue. Clay was a
accused of corruption, and until his latter days
his word could not be relied on. Calhoun's doc
trines would SILLY the reputation of the devil.
Webster, whom the old Wing party honored
with the name of God like no man can
prove that he possessed hairs weight of NOR
al principle. He had no settled opinion which
could not be bought for money. Brides with.
out number Glove to his hands. The money of
other men purchased the filthy embraces of
coHcubines, and filled the bowls of dissipation.
Old age did not destroy his vices; he died, so
far as we know, as he had lived-selfshly
ambitious, and swinishly impure. Benton, too,
was murderer, and stabber of reputation
etc. Such, then, were the political heroes of
the last generation, murderers, adulterers,
drunkards, and takers of brides.
The Raleigh North Carolina) Standard,
the leading Democratic paper in that State,
in an article upon the Presidency, says:
We North Carolina Democrats are not affected
to any extent by the feeling which prevails in
other States in regard to men. We agree on
-, al T.
Other about men. Some are for Douglas, some
for Breckenridge, some for Wise, some for
Hunter, some for Lane, some for Dickinson,
some for Dalas-but, we are all for the nomi
nee of the Convention.
In his late speech at Dayton, Judge RAN
NEY, the Democratic candidate for Governor
of Ohio, made the following answers to Mr.
DENNIsoN's queries on political matters:
90 2. Do you deny or affirm the constitu-
tional power of the Federal Legislature to pro-
hibt slavery in the Territories?
"A. deny the constitutional power of the
Federal Legislature to prohibit slavery in the
Territories.
%. 2. Do you deny or affirm the right of
Shareholders to take slaves into the Territories
and hold them there as property?
"A. Without the protection Of Territorial
law, deny it.
20. g. Do you deny or affirm that Terri
torial Legislature may exclude slavery by law
that is, prohibit by law the bringing of persons
into the Territories to be held as slaves?
"A. say that the Territorial Legislature
has power over it.
~. 4. DO You affirm or deny the right of
shareholders in a Territory to demand compen-
sation in the full value of their slaves. when the
Territory comes into the Union as free State
"a. deny them the first red cent.
80. 5. Are you for or against the repeal of
the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
"a. am against it,"
In a letter which HENRY CLAY wrote to
his friend JAMES HARLAN, of Kentucky,
(which we find in New York journaD
dated Washington, March 16, 1850, he
expressed himself as follows, OF the Admin
istration of Gen. Taylor and of the polti-
cal prostitution of WILLIAM H. SEWARD:
have never before seen such an administra.
ton. There is very little CO operation or con.
cord between the two ends of the Avenue.
There is not, believe, prominent Wing in
either house that has any confidential inter.
course with the Executive. Mr.. Seward, it is
said has, but his late abolition speech has,
presume, cut him off from any such intercourse,
it has eradicated the respect Of almost all men
for him.
What would likely be Mr.. CLAWS opinion
of Mr.. SEWARD, were he now living, in view
of the Rochester platform of that unscru-
uulous aspirant to the Presidency?