The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-10
inridge papers alive. The Washington
States says:


the Douglas club, in order to spot such
clerks as may have the temerity to enrol their
names on the Douglas club list, and to deal
with them, afterward, according to their de-.
serts. This may be all right. When an Amer.
lean President dares, through his agents, not
only to nominate but personally to enforce,
under pains and penalties, what JEFF. Davis
people, there is but little left in this age to
marvel at.
A GALLANT KENTUCKIAN.
The following, says the States, is an ex-
tract of letter from Hon. John Y. Brown,
member of Congress from the fifth district
Of Kentucky, to friend in Washington:
am for Douglas. regard him as the nom.
inee of the party, and, having been myself sup
ported in my race, for Congress, by the Demo-
cratic party, cannot, consistently. turn my
back on the candidate put forth at Baltimore.
There are not twenty voters in this county for
Breckinridge. Douglas will carry this (the 5th)
district by very large majority.
YOUNG MR.. BRECKENRIDGE ON KNOW MOTH.
INGIsM.
On the 18th of April, 1855, John G.
Breckenridge made speech at Cynthiana,
Kentucky, which was reported in the Paris,
(Ky.,) State Flag, and was copied with COM
plimentary remarks, in the Washington
Union, OF May 5th, 1859. In that speech,
he said, abiding to Know Nothingism
1t was natural for man to prefer those Of his
o,Un religious faith, in v0ting, and he hinset,
would vote for one of has scay of thinking in re-
igion, rather than for another, all things being
equal, just as he would vote for natire in
preference to a foreign born citizen other things
being equal.
Again. In the same speech, be is thus
reported
He. (Mr. Breckinridge) here spoke of the diff.
ficulty of ascertaining what the distinctive pro.
jects of the Know Mornings were. Some prin.
ciples of ,Dhich they claim to be the sole advocates
he ,Uas also in favor Of. He soas IN taU0r of re-
pelling foreign influence in our affairs. He
would not allow any one to have hand in the
direction of our political machinery who had
not community of interest with ourselves. In
common Nth the Democratic party, and all the
patriots of the land, he agreed soith the Kno,c
N0things upon certain propositions, tchich he
snunciated, and which they arrogate to them.
selves as exclusive tests.
We publish the above for the benefit
of the single Irish Democrat in Minnesota,
we have heard of as a supporter of the
chief BOlter.
PERTINENT QUESTIONS.
AT the public discussion in Marion county,
Kentucky, between Hon. Jas. B. Clay and
Jas. B. Beck, ESQ.,, on the part of the
boilers and Secessionists, and Joshua F..
Bullitt, ESQ.,, and Hon. John Young Brown,
on behalf of the National Democracy, the
latter propounded to the two former the
following significant interrogatories: "When
you fail to obtain that Constitutional right
you insist upon, (viz: slave code) what
will you do about it? Wal you sub
mat, or w,N you seeede from, the Union, as
you did from a Democratic Convention ~
Mr.. Brown got no response. The Demo.
cratic speakers are "stumping" the secession
lists, with these same questions throughout
the south.
THE CRY IS, "sTILL THEY COME J"
Forty Republicans of Camden, Maine,
have signed call for Democratic Mass
meeting at that place. They are nearly all
young men.
AT the last meeting Of the Democratic
Club in Lewistown, Maine, were several
young men who have heretofore acted with
the Republicans.
no no
coming very common. The young men
especially seem determined to take their
stand liz favor of Mr.. Douglas, the man of
luck, pluck, perseverance and principle
elements very attractive to Young America.
They serve the traitors rather severely in
Massachusetts. We learn from the Boston
Post, that Breckenridge meeting was
called for the 26th at Lowell. The hall was
crowded to repletion. DR.. Lawrence was
chosen President. Mr.. E. A. Alger moved
that the names of Douglas and Johns on be
substituted in the call of the meeting, for
those of Breckenridge and Lane. The mo-
ton was carried with hurrah. Ben But
Ter was then called out end on his attempt
ing to speak, be was Kissed and booted from
the hall. The lights were then put out
the crowd peaceably dispersed-and so end
ed the great Breckenridge ratification
On the same evening a meeting was held in
Lowell to make preparations for the recep-
ton of Douglas.
A DESPATCH from Terre Haute, Indiana.
says that the Douglas meeting, in that
place, on the 28th, was the largest political
gathering since 1856. The procession was
two miles long, and it is estimated that over
10000 people were in attendance. Speeches
were made by Lieut.. Gov. Hammond and
others. The utmost enthusiasm prevailed.
OCCASIONAL telegraphs from Washing
ton to the Philadelphia Press that " a secret
council was held on the Oath, by the Brock
inridge men, at which time it was resolved
to advise the Breckinrldgers of New York
not to run an electoral ticket"
The Hon. Miles Taylor, of Louisiana,
having returned to Washington, the Douglas
Executive Committee have fairly commenced