The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-10-28

We give elsewhere, lengthy extracts from
prominent journals in several of the South
ern States, Democratic and Opposition, end
all going to show that great revolution
is now in progress throughout that section
of the Union, in favor of the distinguished
statesman of the North West. The evil
dences of this revolution, however, so far as
they are indicated by the press, are multi
plying so fast, and are so voluminous, that
we cannot, to-day, give more than summa-
ries Of the positions lately taken by promi
nent journals, which, during the Lecompton
controversy, denounced Senator DOUGLAS in
terms of unmeasured opprobrium.
But, before presenting the additional ev-
licences of the Southern feeling in regard to
DOUGLAS, which have come to hand since
our last, we wish to call attention to the
political aspects of the late election in Geor-
gia. The canvass in that State, which was
for Governor, was most exciting and holly
contested. Mr.. AIKEN, the Independent
candidate, openly advocated Congressional
slave code, and published bitter manifesto
against Senator DOUGLAS, declaring that he
would not support him for President, even
it he was nominated by the Charleston
Convention. Gov. BROWN, the Democratic
candidate, made the canvass in support of
the regular organization of the party, in
opposition to any Congressional legislation
whatever on the slavery question, and
pledged in advance to the support of the
Charleston nominee. He was sustained on
these issues, in which both the principles and
the personal fortunes of Senator DOUGLAS
were involved, by a majority of twenty
votes. The people in sustaining
Gov. BROWN, have also sustained the con-
class of politicians who are led by
STEPHENS, and have shown that those who
make war upon DOUGLAS in the South do
not represent the masses, any more than his
enemies do at the North and West.
AS to DOUGLAS strength in Arkansas for
the next Presidency, the Memphis (Tenn.)
appeal, in noticing statement Of the Jack
son (Tenn.) Wing, that it was small, says:
Here in Memphis, where we have the oppor-
tunity of cOnversing with gentlemen from Ar.
kansas every day, we learn that quite differ
ent state of things exists in that State. We
would tell our friends of the Wing all about it,
but we do not care to agtate their nerves.
The appeal adds:
We therefore hazard nothing in reiterating
The prediction that at the Charleston Conven-
ton Mr.. Douglas will at once receive the vote
Of the majority of the Southern States, and
eventually the acquiescence of the others. The
South has reared Presidents the North has fur
nished many: let the Great West for once fill
the Chief Magistrates chair.
The Missouri Statesman, an opposition
paper, is exceedingly indignant at the way
things are going on in Missouri. 1t says:
Many of the leading Democratic journals of
themselves for the bitterness with
which they denounced Senator Douglas during
the LecOmptOn embrogliO in Congress, are rap
idly backing down from their position of anita
gOnism to that Senator. 1t is evident they
think they see which way the cat jumps, and
are preparing for the event. Very suddenly
and very strangely, Mr.. Douglas has become
pretty fair and conservative statesman.
Indeed Mr.. Douglas, the chief of
those great sinners. is about to become their
favorite champion for the Presidency! Papers
and politicians that in Missouri, less than a year
ago, blackballed and denounced Douglas as
vile Abol ZIONIST and opposed men for office
81, ;,l I
compton, are preparing to ''shed their linen,"
if not their worthless skins, for the fight for the
"Little Giant"
A correspondent writing from the Cen
trail Academy, Mississippi, whose senti-
ments are endorsed by the Memphis Ap-
peal, says:
Let the tomahawk of domestic rebellion be
buried. Let the war-cry of ''LecOmpton" and
Anti LecomptOn" be hushed. And let the
unjust persecution of distinguished Democrats
be no longer persisted in, and like band of
brothers march on to victory in spite of the ex
ertiOns of Northern fanatics and the puny will
of Southern OppositiOnists. in order, there
fore, to accomplish this end policy and patri
otism would dictate that we should select men
of national character and administrative quail.
ties. Allow me then to nominate,
For PreSluenI, Hon. .. "A. DOugldS, VI I'LL
nois.
For Vice President Hon. Jacob Thompson,
of Mississippi.
In these men are combined all the elements
of true greatness; and should they receive the
nomination at the Charleston Convention, one
long, loud shout of patriotic joy will ring
throughout the camps of the Democracy So
mote it be
The Fort Smith (Arkansas) Herald, a
lifelong Democratic paper, edited by a
gentleman whom the Memphis Appeal en-
dorses as true to the South as the truest
can be-" speaks thus Of the change of senti-
ment now in progress in that State:
We have of late been greeted by many of
our old citizens, not political aspirants, but
good old farmers and mechanics, who do their
own reading and thinking; those who have
watched the course of Judge Douglas in Con.
them remark that they would rather vote for
Stephen A. Douglas than any other man in the
United States for President. 1t is truly surpri-
sing how much interest there is felt among the
people, even out here, in regard to the election
of President in 1850. Quite number who
were determined to read us out of the Demo
cratic party twelve months ago. because we
defend Douglas on all occasions, are now will.
ling to admit that they belieUe Mr.. Douglas will
receive the nomination of the Democratic party
at the Charleston Convention in April or May
next.
In Virginia, but few Democratic papers
openly prefer DOUGLAS, or even speak ap
provingly of him, for the reason that most
of them are in the interest of either HUNrET
nm IU,or xuLo oro both Presidential cepd;