The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-07-13
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT.
Is the individual who said he was "gentle-

is the individual who said he was "gentle-
man born"
JOHN G. BRECKENRIDGE, has formally &C.
cepted the Disunion nomination. His let.
ter has been published at Washington.
"Good bye, Coggswell."
ROGER A. PRYOR spoke two hours in
Phoenix Hall, Washington, on the 7th,
giving his position in regard to the Presi-
dency. He declared his preference for
Breckenridge and Lane over the other can
didates. ... .'-.
The Pennsylvania member Of the Nation
al Democratic Committee has addressed let
tiers to the State Electors, demanding their
position. 1t is intended by the Douglas
men to call State Convention either dele
gate Or mass, to fill vacancies in the elector-
al ticket. Mr.. Forney announces that Mr..
Douglas cordially sustains the policy of non
coalition with the Breckinridgeites.
The Richmond Enquirer publishes an
elaborate letter from r. L. Collier, taking
ground against the secessionists, and one
from Colonel Hopkins, one of the Demo
cratic nominees for Presidential electors,
who repudiates the secessionists and takes
ground for Douglas.
The telegraphic despatch, in giving an
account of the proceedings Of the Ohio Dem
ocratic State Convention, says fifty dele
gates seeded. This was lie on the part
of the Geographic reporter. Only one dele
gate-HALL, Lecompton M. c., whose
name figures corruptly in the Covode re-
port-seceded. The platform reported
heartily endorses Douglas and Popular Sow
ereignty, and was adopted on call of the
counties, with only two votes in the mega
tive. These were afterwards changed to
to aye; and Douglas was unanimously en-
dorsed in the largest State Convention ever
held in Ohio.
JUDGE STANLEY MATHEWS, the United
States District Attorney, for the Cincin-
natl (Ohio,) District, who remained in the
regular Convention to which he was sent,
and refused to follow Gushing and the dis.
unionists, Washington despatch says, is to
be removed from Office. Hill, who holds a
similar District Attorneyship in North
Carolina, and like Mathews, did not 60 out,
shares also his fate. We very much fear
the devotion of the Surveyor General Of
Minnesota to Douglas, will ensure for him
the same fate. But Office is nothing with
such men, when their honor is concerned.
MAYOR WooD is out in letter endorsing
the nomination Of Judge Douglas. He pro-
poses a Douglas ticket exclusively in the
North and West and Breckenridge ticket
in the South. That game won't win, MIR
Mayor.
ISAAC II. WRIGHT, one of the seeding
delegates from the Democratic to the Dis
union Convention, at Baltimore, has beer
appointed Superintendent of the United
States Armory at Springfield, Massachu'
sets. Thus is his betrayal of his constituents
rewarded!
The Augusta Age, the leading paper ii
Maine, says =" Rice, Becker, Steele, Frid'
ley and Edgerton, of Minnesota, some O
whom are of "Fort Smelling" notoriety
have published card declaring for Breck
inridge and Lane. They are to Minnesota
what Whitney, Butler, Wright & Co., arr
to New England-a stencil in the nostrils o
the Democracy, whose desertion will ado
strength to the party. The nomination o
Douglas is working the party clear of trea'
son and corruption, and will gain ten homes
men in exchange for each deserter.''
The Senators whose terms expire in 1861
and whose places are to be filled by thu
next legislatures of their states, are Fitz
patrick, of Alabama; johnson, of Arkan
sas; Gwin, of California Foster, of Con
necticut; Yulee, of Florida Iverson, O
Georgia Trumbull, of Illinois; Fitch, o
Indiana; Harlan, of Iowa; Crittenden, o
Kentucky; Slidell, Of Louisiana; Pearce
of Maryland Green, of Missouri; Clarke
Of New Hampshire Seward, of New
York; Clingman, of South Carolina
Pugh, of Ohio; Lane, of Oregon Bigler
of Pennsylvania; Hammond, of South Car
DINA; Collamer, of Vermont, and Durkee
of Wisconsin-l4 Democrats, 7 Republic
cans and l American. There will be two
Senators to elect in Oregon, one to fill q
vacancy already existing.
AN INFLUENTIAL JOURNAL FOR DOUGLAS.
The Boston Pilot, one of the most infu-