The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-30

BY far the most important document
promulgated, bearing upon the Presidential
election Of 1860, is the following letter from
Judge DOUGLAS. to friend in Washington,
explaining bis (the Judges) position on the
subject OF the Presidency. No matter who
is the candidate Of the Democracy in 1860,
whether it is Judge DoucLAs, Mr.. WISE or
Vice President BRxcKINRIDGE, it is only
upon the platform referred to in the follow
ing letter, that success can be anticipated.
The letter comes to US BY telegraph
WASHINGTON, June %, 1883.
Nv Dear SIR : I have received your letter in
curing whether my friends are At liberty 10
present my name o the Charleston convention
for the Presidential nomination. Before TINS
question can be finally determined, It Will be
necessary to understand distinctly upon what
issues the Canvass il to be conducted. II, - !
have full faith it will. the Democratic party
shall determine in the Presidential election OF
1860 to adhere TO the principles embodied IN
the compro mse measures Of 1850, aud ratined
by the people ia the Presidential election Of
1859, and re. affirmed in the kansas, Nebraska
act Of 1854, and incorporated into the Sincin
chanan in his letter accepting the nomination,
and approved by the people in his election -
in that event my friends will be at liberty TO
present my name TO the convention II they see
proper to do so. II, on the contrary, II shall
become the policy of the Democratic party
which cannot anticipate. to repudiate these'
their time honored principles. on when we
have achieved 50 many patriotic trlumphs' ana
in liue OF them the convention snail int' polate
into the creed Of the party such new issues q
the revival Of the African Slave Trade, or
Congressional Slave Code for the territories, or
the doctrine that the Constitution OF the United
States either establishes or prohibits slavery III
the territories beyond the power Of the people
legally to control II as property. II 10 due 10
candor to say that in suck an event could mol
accept the nomination II rendered to me. -,
Trusting that this letter will be deemed sum
GENTLY explicit, am, very respectfully, your
). A. DorGLAs.
The New York Herald don't give the
Black Republicans much encouragement
in the following article upon Republican
chances in 1907
The next Electoral Colege--if Kansas should
be admitted at the coming session oil Congress
will contain BOG votes, l54 OF which will be
necessary for choice for President. The iree
States will choose ls6 electors, and the slave
States 100. II the Republicans should nominate
a sectional candidate like Seward. Chase or
Banks, and should succeed In getting all the
free States except New York, they should not
elect their man. The vote would then stand as
ollows:
Number OF electors IN nineteen free States, lsG
Number of electors in New York, ......... -
Republican vote, .........-.......,.. iol
Necessary to \ choice, ........... loa
II they should lose Pennsylvania, Minnesota
and Kansas. and gain all the others, they would
have left but l52--two votes short; or II they
should lose Pennsylysn California and Ore
gon. the result would still leave them two votes
in the minority. II Is therefore very evident
that by the loss Of either Pennsylvania or New
York. they would fail of eectisg their cAndi'
date. The leaders know this, and while some
among the rank and Tile Of the party, who never
look an inch be yond their nose, are camoring
for the nomination Of Seward, the more promi-
nent wire .pullers are holding on for something
TO turn up which will give clearer view OF the
pelitics al field in 1850. They yearn for Seward.
but they will not loose Q single chance for the
spoils, even IL they were forced to abandon him
or apy of the other prominent candidates be-
fore them. II the election shosld 90 into the
House Of Representatives,, where the vote VIII
be taken by States, and either OF the above
named gentlemen should be the candidate OF
-
slayeholduQ States would be cast against them,
together with Illinois--the delegation Of which
Ia composed Of Ave Douglas Democrats, and
four Republicans; then II either oregon or
Kansas should send a Democratic member or
even IL one Of the two members TO which MIN.
nesota and California are each entitled, should
be A Democrat, they would fail in electing their
man. II the Democracy should unite, on the
election going to the House Of Representatives,
which they could not very well fail to do when
the vote should be taken on the two highes'
candidates, they will be pretty certain oil elect
ing their candidate, whoever ne may pe; sgans'
auy Republican which may be brought forward.
They require only one Of the four States which
are now in doubt, to make the result certain.
ALEX. c. WALKER has been nominated
by the Democracy as the successor oil
ALEX. II. STEPHENS, OF Georgia, in the
House Of Representatives.
The Republicans Of Iowa held their State
Convention at Des Moines, on the 22d oil
June, and nominated the following state
ticket For Governor, SAMEL j. KIRK
WOOD, Of johnson County; Lieutenant
Governor, NrcHoLAs S. RrscH, OF Scott
County Supreme Bench, r. p. LOWE Of
Lee County L. ID. SrocKros, OF Des
Moiues County CALEB BALDwrs, OF Pot;
tawattamie. The. Couven,ion passed resolu.
tons copdemning Ar. CAss's naturalization
letter. the African slave trade, and the Ma
sachusetts Amendment
The Republicans Of New England still
continue their reasonable legislation. A
despatch. dated CoDcord, says that 10 The
New Hampshire House Of Representatives
on the 23d . stripgen, bill in relation to
the repditiN Of alleged fugitive slaves VA
reported BY the Judiciary Committee II
provides, that any persoO who shall aid q
abe, 10 any rendition Of q person claimed q
q slave, shall be punished for the first offence