The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-10-07
Douglas Sympathies and Hopes are
with the Minnesota Democracy.

The INSCRIPTIONS opposition prints assert
that the Democratic State ticket is made
up of the opponents of DOUGLAS; and that
while our platform endorses the principle of
Popular Sovereignty, our candidates repudi-
ate it. This is an unmitigated lie. Every
candidate on the Democratic State ticket
fully and unqualifiedly endorses the plat
form laid down by our State Convention,
and will labor earnestly and steadfastly to
secure the nomination for STHEPHEN A.
DOUGLAS, by the Charleston Convention,
and his triumphant election to the Presi-
dency in 1860.
Read what DOUGLAS himself said at
Wooster, Ohio, the other day, when COM
batting a pamphlet recently issued in
Washington City, denouncing the doctrine
of Popular Sovereignty
1t is we'll known that every Democratic can.
didate in Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota
where elections are about to be held, is openly
committed and publicly pledged TO the doctrine
OF Popular Sovereignty and nOn-interrentiOn
as 1t tcas explained and understood in the Presi-
Dental election of 1885,
In fact there can scarcely be said to be any
diversity of opinion upon this subject. Upon
this point the Northwest may be said to be
unit, for at least ninety-nine out of every hun
dred Democrats are firmly resolved never to
abandon the doctrine of the Cincinnati platform
and Mr.. Buchanan's letter of acceptance, ''that
the people of Territory. like those of State,
shall decide for themselves whether slavery
shall or shall not exist within their limits.''
Judge Ranny, your own distinguished candi-
date for Governor of Ohio, who sits by my side,
stands as firmly on this platform as do, and
consequently cannot fail to consider the assaults
of this black pamphlet as aimed at him. and
intended to defeat his election The gallant
Dodge, who is fighting so glorious battle on
the same platform for the GovernOrship of
Iowa, against the Abolitionists, will find this
black pamphlet ammunition in the hands of the
enemy to be used against him and the Demo-
cratic party.
The indomitable Hobert, who leads the Dem
ocratic hosts as the nominee for Governor of
Wisconsin on the popular sovereignty platform,
| must regard this Black pamphlet as calculated
to help the enemy in their fight upon him and
! the Democratic party. So 1t is ,cuh Becker,
Shields and Caranaugh, ,cho are fighting gal
liant battle against the Aboltionists Of Minnesota.
They stand fairly upon the Cincinnati platform,
as explained by M. Buchanan in 1856. and
ty and nOn-interrentiOn ,chererer they go. These
gallant leaders and faithful Democrats are all
entitled to the sympathy and aid of eUe1y true
Democrat in the land
Iregret that am unable to comply with the
urgent appeals which have received from the
State Central Committees of each of those
States to come and help them. The Abolition
lists in all the OLD States sending their ablest
men and best speakers to fight the Democratic
party in the Northwest with the deadly ammu.
milton furnished in this Black pamphlet.
My friends, you will pardon this depression
from the thread of my argument, to which we
will now return, without further notice of the
misrepresentation contained in the Black
pamphlet.
A number of letters have been received
during the canvass from Senior DOUGLAS,
regretting his inability to visit Minnesota
but urging the Democracy of the State, and
all friends of Popular Sovereignty, to rally
to the support of the Democratic ticket.
Remember that a vote for the Democratic
State ticket is blow for DOUGLASS elec-
ton in 1860. Think of that, friends of the
little giant, in the Republican party.