The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-04
Political ltsus.

which will secure Democratic United
States Senator in lieu Of Mr.. CRIrrxxpyx
Vice President BRECKENRIDGE is o candi.
date, and will, no doubt, be chosen. Ten
Congressman are to be elected.
The New York correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Ledger says that "s call will
be issued, in the course Of few days. for Q
public meeting Of the people Of the Third
Congressional District Of New York. (which
Mr.. SIcKLEs is elected to represent) with a
view OF requesting that gentleman to resign
his seat. Whether this movement has its
origin in political hostility or personal dis.
ike, it is impossible positively to say, as
there will be no names attached to the call
Now, result as this step may, rely upon this
that under no circumstances will SIcKLEs
resign. He has said as much within the
last twenty four hours, and what he says 10
that respect it is probable be will adhere TO- -
Tng South Ca,oimian, published at Go.
| lumbia, contains a long and elaborate com.
muncation from the Hon. f. W. PIcgExs
our present Minister to Russia, on several
very important subjects connected with the
political history Of this country. 1t was
written from ST. Petersburg, and is de-
| signed TO be vindcation Of Mr.. CALHoux
and President Polk from certain allegations
contained in Col. BgSroS's Thirty Years
in the United States Senate" relating to
the annexation OF Texas, the Tariff the
visit Of Mr. PicKRxs to Mr.. Polk, the dis.
! missal Of Mcssrs. BLAIR IL RIvEs from the
Government organ and many other mat
ters Of interest. The publication Of this
remarkable reiutation' would have been
made at m earlier period, but for the death
oil Col. BgSroN in he Spring Of 1858. As
Mr.. PicKgSs was the original and now sole
depository of the facts upon which Col.
BENross representations are alleged to have
been founded, he deems it proper at this
time to make public full and true state
men, Of everything that transpired in the
visit alluded to in Col BESroN's book.
1ur Louisville Courier states that Col
IIrurHREy MARSHALL has declared that if
be were in Congress, with parties organized
a. at present, he would vote for the Demo-
cratic candidate for Speaker, and that if the
mex, election of President were thrown into
the House, and he were member of il, he
would vote for the Democratic candidate.
). F. j. TRABCK, the American cand
date for Congress in the With licking.
ton, Kentucky District, has withdrawn.
! The fight in the District WAS three. cornered
/ Now, that TRABuE is withdrawn, the fight
is narrowed down to Sims (Dem.) and
HARLAN opp Sims, it will be remem-
ber,d is the man who accepted GARREr
DAVIS challenge.
Tux total number of votes, according TO
the official returns, cast in Kansas at the
recent election OF delegates to the Consttu.
,ional Convention was 1884, Of which
1874 were Republican, and G,l5j Demo
ocratic. The Democratic majority north Of
the Kansas River was 3l9; the Republ-
can majority south of that river was | ,j3S,
making the Republican majority in he
Territory l,2l9.
Tux Richmond Enquirer, organ of Gov.
WISE, is very severe on the President be-.
cause he" attempts TO dictate to the Demo
cratic party through the columns Of IA,
Constitution. which il " devoted 10 the pur
pose OF propounding to very limited nun.
Der OF subscribers, the almost nd.scribable
policy ri the present Administration. FEEDER.
al and Federalist.' The Enquirer winds up
in this vigorous style
We " III have the Cineiuuati platform az il IS,
uucont,mnaied by the Interested dictation OF
any selfish interest, and. least Of all, ~ the
dctation OF such an Administration a. that
which now ptssdes at Washington. aud whose
entire course for the last Eight months has been
the occasion Of a series If unprecedented disas
tiers to the Democratic party an Admns,ra-
ton which has deserted every political friend
which " once possessed. aud which has incur
red the Just contempt OF Is enemies within and
Nnhuut the Democratic party an Admlni.ira
ton which has made literal obedience to It's
own orders, from which Il tmidiy rs,restel
the occasion Tor The condemnation Of public
tanctionsry an Administration whose WIND c
tive prescription of anti lecompton Democrats
has disgu.tcd even the leaders Of the Lscomp.
ton Democracy; an Admin strstion calling Il,
sell Democratic. which swallows tie old Fed.
erall.t measures u interns Improvements sy
the Geners, Government a Federal bankrupt
act. protective tar'f. seeks military i.cts
tor,hip, adopts the Rack Republican heresies
q Mr. ia tbayer, and threatens, by pclicy Of
submission "a iogeigu ssgre..ion. 20 GriyesVsry
nstgts,iScl citizen from the Democratic ranks
surely submission - the 4ictatcn Of such an
,ssis Admin s'ration a. TIA. i the last means
~ Which the present Ill or 'h. future d,fhcul
uc- Of the lTmocratc party can be cured or
prevented.
IN Monday next Angus, 1T. ntral