The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-05-12

The Republicans Of this State, have call
ed their State Convention TO meet at St.
Paul on the 10th Of July next. The basis
Of representation for the Convention will be
as follows Each county will be entitled to
one delegate, and an additional one for each
1000 inhabitants, and for each fraction Of
1000 or more, another additional delegate,
according to the census Of 1857. BY the
way, correspondent ofthe n. Y. Tribune,
writing from st. Paul, favors the nomina.
tion Of RAMSEY by the Blacks. As the
Governor is now in New York, the letter
was probably written in that city.
The Rochester Union talks sound sense
10 the following:
Senator Brown goes for the - utter abandon.
mem" of the Democratic party North. unless
We go for protecting slavery in the Terrific
ries" by Congressional Intervention. The
Senator will please go into the utter abAn.
donment as soon ss be can make the neces
sary arrangements: fer we Of the North will
never comply with the conditions he pre-.
seribes as means Of psrPetuatng party union;
We care pr, cious little how many " niggers"
they have down South; nor shall We trouble
ourselves as TO what they may do with their
chattels within their 0scn limits. But when they
asa US to concur in the doctrine that all our
Territories are Slave Territories; that there 10
no such thing As Free Territory, anu that it
is our duty" to protect Slavery in each
and all Of them, during the whole period Of
pupilage, we must tell them emphatically We
shall never do any such thing. Never. Utter
abandonment Is now in order.
The New York Tribune is in agony and
its Philosophers are on their marrow bones
before the Republicans Of Massachusetts.
1t seems that the electors of the Bay State
are to vote on Monday, the 9th day Of May,
for or against proposed constitutional pro,
vision whereby Adopted Citizens are to be
debarred from voting at elections until they
shall have been certain time naturalized.
The Tribune is opposed to this-not the
measure itself, but its adoption just at this
time-because it ofFends the German Re.
publicans. The Tribune wants its Massa-
chusetts friends to wait till after 1850. till
the victory Of /" Universal Freedom is
achieved, and then they may crowd the Ger
mans and other foreigners as much as they
please. The 7r'bune's appeal is truly pa.
thetic The short sentences Of which it is
composed, must have been plastered into
place by the sobs and snivels Of the writer:
W Ia a. r.
OF this provision We do not believe them ne
eessariiy narrow, proscrptive, intolerant. We
believe they meant TO do nothing but right.
Bot We pray the Republicans of Massachusetts,
to vote down the proposed provision. II has
been extensively paraded Is q bugbear before
the eyes OF Republicans OF foreign, especially
those Of German BIRTH and its adoption no,c
would work enormous mischief especially
throughout the Free West II might even de.
feat the election Of a Republican President in
1850. Just vote this down, and at proper time
We can have a reasonable and sufficient term
interposed between Naturalization and Voting
with the hearty concurrence Of the better por.
ton Of the Adopted Citizens. To vote down
this provision will prove a long stride toward
securing their goodwill and confidence. We
trust the Republicans OF Massachusetts, will not
hesitate to render this important service TO the
cause Of Unrsrsai Freedom.
The N. Y. Herald is on q new tack. Re.
ferring to an Alabama political meeting, at
which DOUGLAS was formally read out Of the
Democratic party, the Herald significantly
asks" can we afford to dispense with the
support Of DOUGLAS. Let the Southern
ultras hold back little. They have been
driving their horses entirely too fast"
The Maine Democratic State committee
have made the first move in connection with
the Presidential Election of November, 1860
They have called State convention to meet
in Bangor on Thursday, June 3Oth, which
in addition to the selection Of candidate
for Governor. will select four Delegates at
large TO attend the Democratic National
Convention at Charleston in June, 1860.
In the New York Herald Of the 9th, we
find the following dispatch from Washing
ton, purporting to give the heads Of an ar
rangemeut made, or now in course OF settle
ment at Washington. 1t is as follows:
WASHINGTON, April rs. 1859.
For some days past negotiations have been
going on here between the chiefs OF the regular
Democracy and those OF the Douglas wing OF
the party. including Mr.. Douglas himself, broad.
ly foreshadowing the following Presidential
programme.
|. The reunion Of the two factions upon .
compromise on the question Of slavery IN the
territories, which will leave the exclusive su-
psrysion Of the subject TO the Supreme Court
the right Of the southern people TO settle in
the territories with their slave property remain.
ing - affirmed by the bred Scott decision.
2. Two democratic national Conventions in
ls60--the work Of the Charleston Convention
10 be limited TO the 70 union OF the party upon
. new platform. The second convention. in
this event, will probably be fxed for sep,em-
Der, and in the city Of New York. By thai time
the chiefs Of the party will have discovered their
most available candidate and the weak points
IN the enemy lines.
A sagseious and sensible programme. you
viii admit. The democracy, ike . kard-up
merchant, will be benefited by an extension Of
time. And the plaa foreshs6owed Ia sAid 70
meet the cordial assent Of Mr.. Douglas. Fornsy
holds out; bu. Douglas concerning. Forney
fnuss surrender, or With A mere coroorAls