The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-06-15
Political News.


was to run against Mr.. DOUGLAS for the
Senatorsbip; and after quoting DOUGLASS
sketch in which he said ABE "could punish
more whiskey than any other man in the
State, and preside at horse race or fist
fight with dignity that few could equal"
remarks:
These qualities, and the familiar title of
"Abe"--short for Abram-seem to be his lead
ing recommendation to popularity.
THERE was mass meeting of the Demo
cracy at Huntsville, Ala, on the 22d inst.
Resolutions were adopted by more than
seven to one in favor of non-interventiOn and
of the Baltimore nominee, and against the
Richmond Convention.
IT is announced that the delegates from
Texas, on the authority of the Democratic
State Executive Committee, in view of the
impossibiity of holding State Convention
in time, will return to the Convention at
Richmond, prepared to adjourn to Balti~
more, and join the Convention there.
His Excellency, Gov. Jos. + Brown, of
Georgia, has written letter on the politi-
cal topics of the day, in which he favors the
principle of non. Intervention, and the Ball
timore Convention. Gov. BROWN is the
present executive of Georgia, recently chosen
to that position by over 10000 majority.
Save Hon. HOWELL COBB, in the Cabinet
| and Senators TooMBs and IvERsoN, no prom
inent man in Georgia, has sustained the ac-
ton of the disunion seceders of the South,
who threatened to break up the Democratic
party and the Union for principles which,
four years ago, had their favor and support.
ONE of the meanest of all possible argu-
ments-the one most rendolent OF unadulter>
| ated doughfaceism-made use of by BECKER,
FRIDLEY and EDGERroN, in their State
ment," is the Yanceyism that DOUGLAS
| should not be nominated because the entire
South, with but few exceptions opposed his
selection at Charleston. ROBERT H. GLASS,
Esq, delegate to the National Convention
from Virginia, and the editor of the Lynch
burg Republican, thus replies to this argus
ment:
Again. it is said that the South casts 100 cleo
| tOral votes all of which are certain for the Dem
| ocratic candidate. Therefore, say they, the
North ought to yield their man and their views
to the demands Of the South, because the N orth
| can not give Us assurance Of but one or two
! States, if any. This argument would do very
| well--nay, it would be conclusive, if l20 cleo
tOral votes were all that are required to electa
! President. But, unfortunately, such is not the
| fact. Thirty four Northern votes are required
to effect that object. and they are just as neces
| sary as the l20SOuthern votes. No candid mind
will pretend that Mr.. Doug las can Lot carry more
| than thirty-fOur Northern votes, while 1t is by
| no means certain that any other man can carry
half that number If any at all. The friends of
Judge Douglas. therefore, have just as much
} reason to adhere to their man as the South has
| to oppose him. The Democracy OF the South
can no more get along without the former.
| We have said this much in def, nse of the
friends of Judge Douglas because we believe
| that truth. justice and fair dealing demand it,
| and they are priceless jewels, which should not
| be sacrificed for either friends or foes. Judge
| Douglas doubtless has his faults as other men
| have theirs, and none are more ready to cOncede
| the fact than we, but we believe HIM to be as
good DeinOcIa at and reliable mau as those
| he is the strongest ~ an now in America, lex
| cept General jackson" and that. if nominated
at Baltimore, he will beat Lincoln, Bell. Yancey,
| and all the sectional nominate Ms which hi, enc
| mics can place in the field between now and
November.
Is it not refreshing to read such manly
utterances from a gallant southern gente-
man-an honorable opponent of DOUGLAS
ottn - a..
BECKER pamphlet
The Plttsburg Penn Post of May 81,
comts to US with call signed by fifteen hun,
dred Democratic voters of Allegheny
| County, for Democratic Convention, to be
held at Pittsburg on the 5th of June The
purpose of the meeting is to instruct the
Allegheny County delegates to Baltimore
to vote for Senator DOUGLAS for President.
| The signers in their call state that be is the
| choice of two thirds of the Democrac of
the country. and that he is entitled to the
nomination. Meetings have been held in
almost every township in that county, and
| resolutions of Instructions have been passed
A TREMENDOUS DOUGLAS demonstration
took place in Philadelphia, on the 4th.
Hon. RICHARD VAUx, late Mayor of the
city, and one of the Presidential electors at
large, presided, assisted by numerous Vice
Presidents, including EDWIN FOREST. Res
olutions were adopted
Declaring Mr.. Douglas the choice of the PEG.
| pie for the Presidency: denOuncing his shame
| full persecution; expressing devotion to the
| Union; declaring for The great doctrine OF non
Intervention; heartily approving of the Charles
ton platform; and pledging their support to
| the Baltimore nominee; repudiatDg all sec.
tional neutrality-suspicious. and YanceyItes;
declaring it the duty Of the Baltimore owen
| ton, before proceeding to ballot, to adopt
| rule requiring each delegate t., pledge his sup
| port to the nominees asthe only condition they
| can b. permitted to participate. The resulu-
| tiOns also return sincere thanks to that portion
| of the Pennsylvania delegates to Charleston,
| who faithfully represented the sentiments of
the Democracy of that State as indicated ut the
| Reading convention. -.I .4I .t.
JUDGE DOUGLAS was expected to meet
bis friends 10 New York and Philadelphia,
on the 4th and 9th but he telegraphed
that in consequence of the sickness of bis