The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-07-21
Political News.

South Carolina, regulating the right Of SUI
irsge. II showed that natur,iized foreign
ers were entitled TO the same rights In that
State as native born citizens, and that the
assertion Of Black Republican presses aud
conventions to the contrary was 40 imam
Gus falschOOd, coined 10 attract attention
from the proscriptive legislation Of that par.
~ 10 Massachusetts,. In addition 10 the
evidence we presented, and it is unimpeach.
able, we find In the Gumania, Democratic
German newspaper, Published in Cleveland,
Ohio, the following letter from the Secre.
tary Of State Of South Carolina:
OFFICE SECRETARY oy STATE,
CoLrxnIA, 3. e., June II, 1850.
10 answer 10 your letter OF the 9TH Of thls
month, would state that . foreigner under the
present law, 90 soon ~ be has taken the oath
Of allegiance, and received his certificate under
tho seal Of tho clerk Of the Court. IL entitled TO
all the privileges Of . native-b born citizen.
There was law In this State, ratified on the
18th Of March LISA, which prevented the for.
eigner from voting until he had been two year.
In possession OF his citizenship; but this law
10 repealed. WILLIAM X. HUNT,
Deputy secretary Of state.
The law spoken Of as ratified 10 1884, was
repealed when the present Constitution O!
South Carolina was adopted In 1890. Since
that time that State has placed foreign and
native ciiizens on an equality. VIII the
Times, Mnncoi'an, St. Anthony ker,,
Winona Republican, Rochester Free Press,
and other Republican journals make the
necessary correction, aud thus relieve them
selves Of the odium attaching 10 wiliul Sian
derers.
Tux lcavenworth lkansss) Ledger
which. by tho way, supported the Rspubl.
can ticket at the last election--says the Re.
publican party in the Territory ia made up
OF out and out republicans, fence repubIi.
cans. free State republicans, pro.slavery re-.
publicans, abolitiouists, nigyer stealers. ia.
nstics, conservative fanatics, woman's rights
men, woman's rights women's men, disciples
Of frce love" and free rum" aud two or
three old and worn out buck niggers and
Niger wenches, together with large mum.
her Of odds aud ends too numerous 10 meu.
ton.
Tux Charleston Mercury. which frankly
conicssss our aim is disunion. says Il will
mol support DouaLAs II no Is the nominee
oil the Democratic Convention
Tx Richmond Enquirer under the head
OF important and reliable Information just
received" gives the following ms "to the
prospects and views Of Senator DouoLAs
with reference to the nomination at Charles.
ton :"
Mr.. Douglas entertalhs no doubts about the
future. Hc IL q candidate and confident of the
nomination, as well as OF the adoption OF his
platform. He thinks the question Ia already
determined-that no can succeed without any
aid from the Middle States; that the united
Northwest aud Northeast are for him, beyond
doubt AS we'll as several Of the southern States.
that DO IL certain OF votes enough already, with.
out another state, In the South he feel sure
Of North Carolina, Kentucky. Arkansas aud
louisiana, though some of them may vote
ballot for other names. lie regards oil the
southern candidates except Governor Wise. "A
having virtually Withdrawn from the field lie
thinks they have no desire 10 risk the chances
10 lsdo, and will prefer the nomination OF some
Northern man. In order 10 leave the field open
for themselves 10 is6t This. he thinks, will
secure HIM the Nomination Ia is5O, Il nothing
else should
II tho candidate should. however, be taken
n Tho Anuth in Nj nnugla.'
Wise ought 10 he the man. He considers II
beyond doubt that the vote OF Virginia will 10
cast at Charleston Tor Coy. Wise but that his
enemies In the party are doing their utmost 20
whisper him down outside his own state that
the recent demonstrations in wiss's favor
through the press aud the public meetings at
the North, he being the only southern man who
has received such an earnest Of Northern sup.
port. are exciting jcalousles among other prom
,ncat Southern men, who will combine against
h.n that they " III make the effort To hem him
aud leave tAc Virginia vote isolated tor him
thar seeing tina, none OF them can gotthc nomi
nat on, they are determined that Coy. Wise
shall not.
Il IL thought also there il secret Pierce
movement IN New England and Ia some parts
OF the south, which will be disclosed only Ia
Ease II can be made To promise success bat
this il cut OF the question,
y Mr.. Douglas has no idea OF boiling from Tie
tNhiNNiaiN party NHicf aHN
II southern man shall be nominated, aud the
protection Interpretation Of the Cincinnati
platform adopted, he will support the ticket,
holding himself IA reserve upon the principle
that he will not yield. Gut he regards the
nomination Of southern candidate, or tae
adoption o, the Interpretation guaranteeing
Congressional protection TO persons aul pro.
peTiy in the Territories. as an event whlch eaa'
not nov occur.
A to his election, when nominated NJ.
Douglas enteriains no doubt. lie confidently
anticipates receiving the electoral vote OF the
united ~outheiu aud al, ct the Northeastern
states.
NscA may be safely regarded a. senator
DonglA, position and calculations al prVseut
According TO Nj. Douglas we've, then, tact'
are bat two candidates scally Va the neid-Ni2
senator Douglas aGi GOv Wise. bat oar al
vices from Washington aud elsewhere are suf
neleni 70 assure us that q serious effort b,
making 10 place one more, a. least, before the
Charleston CunSenton.
We nov entertain no doubt wha,eSeT that a
movement IL on foot 90 continue the pFrseAl
incum i, nj In the position which he Occuple.