The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-02-17

cast for the Charleston Nominee-The temperature
the Lake-The LegisIature-The railway to the Lake
The speakership-The Weather, DC.
SUPERIOR, Wis.,, Jan. Z, 1860.
Editors Pioneer and Democrat:
Since l last wrote you, the first campaign
movement on Lake Superior has been inau-
gurated by the Democracy of Douglas
county. In answer to call of the Central
Committee, the Democratic voters of the
county met on Thursday last, at the Court
House, and formed The Democratic Union
Club of Douglas County" Harmony of
sentiment characterized the meeting, and
the resolutions adopted embrace the cardi-
nal truths of the party. l send them to you
as the most concise digest of the Cincinnati
platform l have seen, hoping they may be
adopted by other organizations of the party
in Minnesota
Be it resolved by the Democratic Club of
Douglas County, Wisconsin.
LIST, That there is an equality of States under
the Constitution.
I'd, That there is an equality of all the cti.
zens of the several States, without regard to
their religious faith or the place of theif birth.
Sd, NOn-intcrference by Congress with slave.
ry in the States or Territories, and in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
4th, New States shall be admitted into the
Union, when the number of inhabitants Justify
it, under the then existing law, with or without
domestic slavery, as the people may determine
in their Constitution.
5th. The enforcement of the Constitutional
remedies OF recovering fugtives from labor, by
the States OF to the persons to whom they may
belong.
9th. The genius of the great National Demo-
cratic party OF the country, has proclaimed the
necessity of connection by Railroad. of the
Atlantic with the Pacfc-and their patriotism
will build it..
The Republicans in this county being in
a minority, are, as usual, very anxious that
the best men" should be selected, without
reference to party! This is an old dodge of
the opposition, and hitherto has worked
well for their candidates in this town. They
have cried mo politics in municipal cleo
tions," and thus hoodwinking Democrats,
have elected to half the town offices men
who are either rank Republicans, or ON
the fence" This game is played out-and
hereafter it is the intention of the Democrats
to fill these Offices with the best men," 1. e.
Democrats. The Club meets again on
Thursday evening to perfect its organiza-
ton. Our example may be commended to
the Democracy in every city and village of
Minnesota. The nominee at Charleston
should have the electoral vote of the Pion-
eer State. Let her first choice for Presi.
dent be given on the side of the Constitu~
ton and the Union.
I was surprised in looking at meteorolo-
gical table published in your columns,.to find
that the mean temperature of st. Paul is
lower than that of Superior. The mercury
CONCEALED in st. Paul on the 1st ultimo at
400, while 800 is the lowest indicated this
year, by the Lake survey" thermometer
at this point. This difference in favor of
Superior, is doubtless owing to the prox-
unity of such an immense body of water.
The Legislature of Minnesota, fear, will
do little this session to extricate the State
from its embarrassments. Their proceedings
would be laughable, if one could forget the
responsibility resting upon the members,
and the beneficial results which might be
secured. When all the " Lobby axes" are
ground, the Legislature may 60 to work.
Let us hope for the best. The people of SUI
perior are vastly now more interested in the
dongs of your Legislature than in our own.
We are completely cut off from Madison by
a tier of sparsely populated counties. From
the Wisconsin Legislature we expect moth
ing and we cannot, therefore, be grievously
disappointed. But Minnesota is interested
in road to Lake Superior,-an sooner or
later it will be built. Upon the building
of this road depends the commercial great
LESS of Superior, and the future wealth of
Minnesota.
However the contest for Speaker may
terminate, the withdrawal of Sherman may
be claimed as Democratic triumph. The
election of an endorser of Helpers treason
has been defeated, and we may be satisfied
with either Pennington or Smith. The or
ganization of the House and the dis burse-
ment of five or six millions due government
creditors, will favorably affect monetary
affairs.
The Lake is clear of ice as far as the eye
can reach, and we look for an early boat
We have plenty of snow, and the sleighing
is excellent. Your people seem to be hav
ing winter without winters greatest luxury
uninterrupted sleighing. With this re-
freshing thought, that in one respect at least,
we have the advantage of our st. Paul
neighbors, let me close this already too long
letter.
Yours, &c. OCCASIONAL.
ANOTHER set of pious noodles in New