The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-24
Journal, is eminently suggestive at this

GENTLEMEN: Profoundly grateful as am to
providence and the people for making me the
instrument of political redemption, ask leave
to say e single word to you. The patriotic Ma
tonal Union Democracy have CO. operated with
US most manfully, and we must hereafter con.
slider them as brethren.
We can all stand on the platform of 1852, re.
cognizing the compromise of 1850. Hereafter
60 the Union, the Constitution, and the enforce
ment of the laws. There need be no question
for criticism as to the past, but perfect harmo-
ny in combating the common enemy hereafter
Z. e., both sectional parties. hope the Press
on both sides will take this ground. The Yam.
y.Breckinridge Disunionists have only re.
ceived their first rebuke-mild and gentle,
compared to the future. They are doomed.
take this occasion to thank you for your
bold, able, and energetic advocacy of my per.
sonal claims to the confidence OF the people.
Very truly your friend,
LESLIE COOMBs.
Messrs. G. D. PRENTICE & Co.
CAN'T GO DIsUNIoN.
The following Breckenridge electors in
Alabama have declined to serve disunion:
Col. Mich Davis, R. B. Lindsey and Hon.
A. M. Gibson, all of whom are warmly es-
pousing the cause of Douglas and johnson.
NEW DOUGLAS PAPERS.
The Deutsche Zeitung, of New Orleans,
has raised the Douglas flag.
We learn from the Vicksburg Evening
Citizen, that Mr.. w. W. Purdom, formerly
editor of the Eagle of the South, will soor
appear before the public as editor OF
Douglas and johnson organ in Madison
Parish, Louisiana. Every day adds to the
army of the organs of the true national de-
mOcracy in the South.
DOUGLAS IN GEORGIA.
A correspondent of the Memphis Appeal.
writing from Augusta, Ga, says douglas
stock is evidently rising in Georgia, all
through the State"
THE CALIFORNIA PRESS.
The San Francisco Monitor has come
out in favor of Douglas, making ten demo-
cratic journals in the State that have pro.
nounced in favor of the "Little Giant"
The whole number of journals in California
it will be recollected is not very great.
AN EXAMPLE WORTH FOLLOWING.
We are informed, says the Poughkeepsie
Telegraph, that F. E. Sickle, of Pleasant
Plains. in the town of Clinton, hitherto an
active Republican, comes out for Douglas,
and takes pride in defending the course of
the Democratic leader.
BELL AND EVERETT IN MAINE.
A State Convention of the friends of Bell
and Everett was held on the eth inst, at
Portland, Maine. There we're present some
four to five hundred delegates. Hon. Phineas
Barnes, of Portland, was nominated for
Governor, and the nomination received with
three hearty cheers. Mr.. Barnes accepted
in patriotic speech. A committee was
appointed to nominate an electoral ticket.
In the evening ratification meeting was
held, which was addressed by John S.
Holmes, Esq, of Massachusetts,, and others.
ARKANSAS ELECTION.
We take the following paragraph from
the Louisville Democrat of the 10th inst
Hindman, the Disunionist Congressman has
been defeated for re election in the Helena
(Arkansas) District, by Sypert, the Union can,
didate.
We trust the above will prove true.
Hindman is one of the most ultra of the
Disunionist faction, and has rendered him.
self obnoxious to all National and Union
men.
GOOD NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA.
The Sar Francisco correspondent of the
N. Y. Herald, under date of July 81, writes:
The two Democratic nominations for the
Presidency confuse our politicians considerably.
Most ofthe federal Office holders go for Breck.
inridge, but from present appearances, the
masses of the people favor Douglas. Gov.
DOwney spoke at Douglas meeting in Sacra.
mento last Tuesday evening, and gave in his
adhesion to that party; the Judges of the Su.
preme Court and majority of the State off.
GERS are also for Douglas. A meeting of the
Democratic State Convention is called for the
3Oth inst. when it is expected some plan will
party on one of the Democratic candidates.
Meantime the press has taken sides-the great
majority going for Douglas.
The San Francisco Morning Call, in an
article discussing the prospects in the State,
says:
But there are other reasons why Douglas
will, in California, draw greatly from the float.
ing vote of the State, and especially from that
which the seceders ticket would procure had
they nominated another candidate than Brock
inridge. Douglas stands eminently firm on the
record in regard to the Pacific Railroad and all
other measures in regard to California, whilst
Breckenridge was so successful and persistent
in his opposition to Pacific Railroad, that in
1856 his vote actually killed the measure after
1t had been passed. A reconsideration was
moved, and the measure was lost by one vote,
that one vote being cast by Breckenridge.
Of course such a candidate, in opposition to the
progressive Douglas, will run with weights to
his feet in this State, and we therefore give
Douglas ten thousand more votes.
The Call estimates the vote of the State
at 10000, of which Douglas will receive
$4,000 Breckenridge 81 900 and Lincoln
$4,000.
MISSOURI POLITICS.
Senator Green and Polk, and Commit
teeman Hughes, of Missouri, have called a
Breckenridge Convention to meet at Jefer-
son City, Sept. Goth, to nominate boiling
electoral ticket.
ANOTHER RAILROAD SALE.-The Cedar