The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-10-12
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
FOR PRESIDENT.
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS,
OF ILLINOIS.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON,
OF GEORGIA.
A Few Plain Words about Fusion, and
Against It,

Against 1t,
Our readers are aware that the politi.
clans of the great Central States of New
York and Pennsylvania have been at work
industriously during the last two months, to
accomplish union of all the elements op-
posed to Black Republicanism, in support
of single electoral ticket. In New York,
this project is said to have been successful.
At least, the ticket framed has been SUBJ
mitted to the consideration of the State
Committees of the DOUGLAS, BELL and
BREcK1Ns1DGE organizations, and the pre-
diction is confidently made that it will, at
last, be accepted by all. Under this ar
rargement, eighteen of the electoral candi-
dates are taken from the supporters of DouG-
LAS, ten from BELL, and seven from Brock
INRIDGE.
We are long distance removed from
New York, and, according to technical
rendering Of our creed, the politicians of
that State have the right to regulate their
own domestic affairs in their own way. If
these arrangements had reference simply to
local contest, our lips would be sealed by
our doctrine and, however mnch we might
be disguised by the utilization, it would be
and remain none of our business, and mat.
ter, therefore, about which we could have
nothing to say. But that is not the case in
hand. The canvass under which this fusion
is inaugurated, is National one and the
acts of these fusionists, therefore, become
proper subjects of criticism throughout the
whole country. And being so, we desire to
record our opinion Of the movement as
specimen of gross and disgusting political
harlotry and to spit upon it, as GREELEY
once did upon the platform of his party.
This New York single electoral ticket
represents three sets of candidates for the
presidency. One set, BELL and EVERETT,
run on general principles, which mean eve
rythiDg or nothing, according to circum-
stances. This set is represented by ten
electors. Another set, DOUGLAS and JOHN
son, run on the principle of Popular Sover-
eighty, or Congressional Non-Intervention,
and is represented by eighteen names. The
third set, BREcK1NR1DGE and LANE, run on
the antagonistic doctrine of Congressional
Intervention, and has seven names on the
ticket. Now, isn't that a sweet dish to
place before any man of sound conscience
and healthy appetite amy man who appre-
ciates the right and privilege of voting as
something sacred and valuable, and who
desires bis ballot to declare bis faith in any
given principle, or his preference for any
particular candidate! To our mind, it is
quite as ridiculous, and nearly as deviish
as the fusion of the black, white and gray
spirits, by the witches in Macbeth, to give
potency to their internal incantations.
Just reduce the project down to fractions
and take look at it. A Democrat, who
has faith in DOUGLAS and bis principles, whit
has no faith 10 BELL and his lack of prin'
ciples, and who has contempt for BREcK1N
RIDGE and his disunionism, is asked to VOTE
this hybrid ticket. He counts over tn,
eighteen DOUGLAS men, the ten BELL men
aud the seven BREcKINR1DGE men, and take
out bis pencil, and begins to CIPHER. HI
finds that. in voting this fnsion ballot h
votes for ffty.one per cent of what he be
lieves in; twenty-nine per cent. of what b
knows nothing about; and twenty per cent
Of rank political heresy and treason. If
is knave or fool he will "go it blind,