The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-02
Political News.

report that Vice President BRECKINRIDGE
would be elected to the United States Sen
ate from Kentucky, by the present Legisla-
ture, says:
Highly gifted in mind and person, noble
hearted, industrious, healthful-what civic hon
ors, attainable in the services of his country,
may he not achieve? In presiding over the
Senate, but one occasion has been furnished
him for making a speech. Who that heard
him can ever forget his voice, his eye. his ges-
ture-above ALL his pure Anglo-Saxon Ian
guage--so eloquent as to force the most learn.
ed to eXclaim, how beautiful and so simple
that the most ilterate could understand.
THERE is remarkable provision in the
Kansas Constitution which requires "all bills
to originate in the House of Representa-
tives, and be subject to amendment or
rejection by the Senate" This provision is
either an error in print, which will require
an immediate amendment of the Constitu-
ton after its adoption, or an error in judg
ment, which is as ridiculous as the change it
seeks to make is radical.
The prospects ola perfect fusion between
the Republicans and Americans of New
York, are not encouraging. At recent
meeting of the American State Council,
held at Geneva, the American State Con-
vention was called to meet at Utica, on the
25th of September. The Republicans hold
their Convention on the 9TH of September,
at Syracuse.
The Democratic State Convention, of
New Jersey, met at Trenton, on the oath.
1t was the largest and the most stormy
Convention ever held in the State. There
were 1000 persons present during the ses-
sion. Six ballots were taken when ex-
Senator E. r. V. WRIGHT, of Hudson
county, was nominated as candidate for
Governor. The next highest competitor was
CHAs. SHELTON, of Mercer county. The
anti-Lecompton and Lecompton delegates
from Sussex had long and tedious fight
regarding their right to seats in the Con-
vention. Finally the difficulty was settled
by the withdrawal of both parties. Reso-
lutions were adopted favoring the principle
of popular sovereignty; opposing the open
ing of the slave trade, etc. The nomina-
ton of Mr.. WRIGHT was made unanimous.
"a life for Life" the last work by the
author of "John Halifax" is one of the
most eloquent and touching stories ever
written. Those who are complaining that
Mr.. SICKLEs should not have taken his erring
wife to his bosom should read this splendid
fiction. The motto is, When the wicked
man turneth away from his wickedness that
he hath committed, and doeth that which is
lawful and right, he shall save his soul
alive
The Wisconsin Democratic State Con-
vention met at Madison, on Wednesday the
oath. F. w. HORN was elected President,
and j. w. HUNT Secretary. On the sixth
ballot for candidate for governor, the vote
stood--C. D. ROBINSON, "a; M. L. MAR
TIN, 80 ex-Gov. DEWEY, IS.
The history of the manner in which the
letter of Governor WISE to Mr.. DoNNELLY
got into print, is thus furnished by the AL
bany Standard. "The letter was sent from
Governor WISE to Mr.. DoNNELLY, of New
York. Mr.. DoNEELLy gave it Mr.. CASSIDY
of the Atlas and argus, who promised to
keep it from getting into the public papers.
Mr.. CASSIDY lent it to Mr.. CAGGER. Mr..
CAGGER read it, and sent for Mr.. LAvINE, one
of the editors of the Statesman, and Albany
reporter for the New York Herald. Mr..
LAvINE read letter; Mr.. LAv1NE copied
letter Mr.. LAvINE sent letter to New York
Herald New York Herald published it."
JOHN FoRsYTHE, the editor of the Mobile
(Alabama) Register, has been elected to the
House of Representatives, in Alabama, from
Mobile. He is for DOUGLAS for President,
which fact was known to the people. His
enemies thought they could beat him on that
account but, 10! and behold, he received
more votes than any man upon the Demo-
cratic ticket, although some of the most
popular men in the State were upon it.
WIN. L. YANCY, the leading disunionist
of the South, who is an advocate of Con-
gressional Intervention for slavery in the
Territories, has been badly beaten in his
contest for the United States Senate in Ala
bama. A large majority of the Legislature
are for Governor FITZPATRICK, the present
Senator, sound and patriotic national
man, who is opposed to all such nonsense
and treason.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Philadelphia
Press writes of SAM HoUsTON, Governor
elect of Texas, as follows
If his readers will cast their eyes back over
his marvellous record, it will be difficult to in.
duce them to believe that he was but &C years
of age on the I'd of March last-being younger
than the President of the United States. If you
could see him as l saw him, shortly before he
made his farewell speech in the Senate, you
would have been impressed by his fine bearing
his snow white ruffled shirt, his diamond "de.
corated dgits," and his vigorous statesmanlike
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