The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-16

Der, and to add that there is no compromise,
and no other position, city, State or national,
pose. Those who desire to defeat his election
are thus notified in time, that they make all the
necessary arrangements and combinations"
The New York Tribune of Tuesday has
two-column article to prove that DOUGLAS
will not be nominated for President by the
Charleston Convention. Other opposition
papers are pretending to believe the same
thing. The wish is father to the thought
with these gentlemen. They think if he is
nominated be will be elected, and hence
their desire to create the impression that he
will not be nominated. They were equally
certain that Mr.. BUCHANAN could not be
nominated in 1856. .y...
The Americans of New Jersey have
nominated Hon. PETER j. CLARK, of Hunt
ington county, for Governor. The Repub-
licans have not yet nominated their candi-
date. ..-.
The Democracy of Fillmore county held
their County Convention on the 9th Of
August, at Preston. The following county
ticket was nominated
observation-disclosures Quinn, H. B. Morse,
G. J. Onstine, Cordello Wilkins, Hans Valdez
and Brownell Granger.
Register cf Deeds: C. E. Coloney.
Treasurer daniel L. Booth.
Judge of PrObate..-J. S. Norton.
Coroner-.H. A. Morrow.
Road Commissioner ST.. Andrew Fitch and Al
anson Andrews.
The Convention passed series of sound
resolutions, endorsing the State platform.
Fillmore county is all right for the Democ.
racy. We are assured that it will 90 Dem.
ocratic by an increased majority.
Ignis Fatuus made speech at Chatfeld,
on the I'd, in which he recited the obscene
anecdotes which so disguised the Republic
cans of Hastings and Red Wing. The fol-
lowing are the notes taken by the Democrat
reporter, of the speech:
Democracy gone over to the South. Dirty
anecdote of a Hog. Ditto of an Irishman.
Democracy means the slave Trade. People of
Territories can prevent slavery. Douglas
trucking to the North and South Douglas
on his knees to the South! Democrats defeat.
ed the Homestead Bill The South is the Hot
Bed of Know Nothings! All intelligent for.
eigners belong to the Republican party! Dem.
ocrats want to tax the people. Story of horse
and some oats.
The Democracy of Dodge county held
their Convention September l, and nomi.
mated the following ticket
Representat,ves-Sol. Hays. Nathan Waldo.
Register of Deeds-H. p: Whallon.
Ireasurer-Wm. Adams.
Sheriff.. S. Cook.
County SurUey0r-T. G.. Patch.
Coroner-James NJ. Sumner.
District Attorney-R. B. Newhall.
The following resolution was unanimously
passed:
Resolved, That the Democracy of Dodge
County heartily approve of, and affirm the en-.
tire action of the late Democratic State Con.
vention. and hereby pledge ourselves to give
to the State ticket our undivided support.
The Republicans of the Dodge and
Mower district have nominated for Repre-
sentatives B. F. LANGwoRTHY, PETER MAN
TOR, and T. J. Hunt.
If anybody don't believe there is both
music and poetry among the Democracy OF
Winona. let him read the following extract
from one of their campaign songs. 1t is
almost as good as ct. F." s contributions:
DoNNELLY tells the dirty stories, and does the
funny thing.
Don't hardly understand it but he thinks he s
sin the ring -
We'd like to have him stop, but he says he
doesn't care.
And he's bound to show his person-where
Munchausen hit the bear.
We're every mothers son of us as happy as a
clam,
For we goes Reputation, and we doesn't care
dang.
So jog along.
The Clark (Va.) Journal dominates tie
Hon. R. NJ. T.. HUNTER as the Democratic
candidate for the next Presidency.
The St. Louis Breach of Promise Case
Again.
1t will be remembered that some time
since jury at St. Louis, in the case of Effie
G. Carstang against Henry Shaw for breach
of promise of marriage, rendered verdict
for plaintiff of 100000. The verdict was
set aside and new trial was ordered. A
commission was issued to John M. Eager
and Edward H. Collins, Esqrs., of New
York, to take testimony in this case. The
plaintiff formerly lived in Brooklyn, and the
attempt of the defence was to procure evil
dence impeaching her character. The testi-
mony which was very voluminous, covering
1900 pages of manuscript, has just been
taken. The witnesses included many of the
leading citizens of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Judges, Sherifs, Aldermen, ex- Mayors and
Others were put upon the stand and subject
ed to the interrogatories direct and cross, of
the counsel. The case for the defence was
conducted by Judge Lakeland and G. F.
Cady, Esq, of st. Louis. Miss Carstang
was represented by E. T. Wood, ESQ.,, Of
New York, and Mr.. Shrieve, of st. Louis.
The latter was obliged to return home during
the progress of the examination, on account