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q LAW DICTIONARY AND GLOSSARY-C Contain
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EMMONs, GEOLOGY.


MANUAL OF GEOLOGY, DESIGNED FOR THE
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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21

ported to have dismissed him, saying-"Go
back l don't need your protection. never
yet saw the crowd from which 1 could not
protect myself" When they reached the
Palace gate, the crowd gave three groans
for each of, them, and three cheers for the
Prince.
TORONTO, Sept. 10.
The Prince went to Collingwood to-day
by the Northern Railroad. Crowds gath
cred at every station, and the Prince went
out on an open platform Car to let the peo.
pie see him. Arches had been erected at
several places along the line, and numerous
addresses were presented. At Collingwood
the party went for cruise on the Red Riv-
er steamer Rescue, and the Duke of New.
castle showed great interest in that route
to the Pacific. A deputation from Pitts
burg bad an interview with the Prince to.
day to ask him to pass through that city on
his way to Washington. The Orange diff
culties are finally settled. The Duke is so
delighted with the reception here that he
overlooks the acts of a few misguided peo.,
pie. A fine procession of fremen paraded
tonight with torches and Roman candles.
Fireworks are also displayed on the lake
shore. Tomorrow regatta comes off, and
the Inauguration of parks, &c.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21

Presidential election in my life--and hence
if boiling against the regular organization
is claim to Democratic support, l am en-
titled to no credit upon that ground. But
let me ask you, fellow Democrats, what is
to be the consequence of your sustaining
those schemes of secessionism and boiling
How would it work at your election for
Governor? When one man comes for
ward and gets two hundred votes in
convention for Governor, and there are
one hundred scattering votes against
him. all the minority man haste do is
tObolt against the man that got the
two. thirds, and then propose compromise,
by way of fusion. Then, again, when yon
hold Congressional Convention to nomi-
nate candidates, and the regular Democrat
who never bolted in his life gets two,
thirds vote, and one equivocal Democrat
who goes hunting on election day gets but
a one third vote, all his friends and himself
have to do is to bolt, and thus run one
third candidate and then demand compro.
mise and fusion. Then, again, when you
come to nominate for the Legislature, and
one portion of the party OutvOtes the other
by two. thirds, all you have to do is to get
the minority to bolt, and refuse to support
the regular ticket, unless you divide with
them and form fusion by way of compro-
mise. Cheers and laughter. ask you
what will become of the Democratic organ.
ization, of that moral power which attaches
fidelity to the principles, if you are going
to sustain this new idea of boiling and Sc
cession? Why, it seems that in order to be
true Breckenridge man you must bolt
against the nominee every time, or else you
must go hunting on election day cheers,
and thus defeat the Democrat who never
wavered, or faltered, or never cheated his
party. Loud cheers. If you sanction
or tolerate this new dodge you hold out
premium for every faithless man to bolt in
future. For one, can never fuse, and
never will fuse, with man who tells me
the democratic creed is dogma, contrary
to reason and to the constitution. Let us
spurn the boiling idea. Let US stand firm
by our principles let US maintain the in.
tegrity of the Democratic Party, and then
trust our. cause to God and the people
[Cheers.] I have fought twenty seven
pitched battles since entered public life,
and never yet traded with nominations or
surrendered to treachery. Cheers. And
if l mistake not the true spirit of the De-
mocracy of old Berks, they will stand by
their cOlors and scorn all alliance, either
with Northern Abolitionists or Southern
Secessionism. Cheers.
Judge Douglas speaks at Pottsville to-
night, at Easton on Monday, and arrives in
New York on Monday night, where he will
be joined by Mrs. Douglas and Mr.. John
son, the candidate for the Vice Presidency.
G. N. Sanders, of New York, is here,
and divides the honors with the Little
Giant"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21
NEW SERIES-NO. 348.
Alex. H. Stephens ON Douglas.


In bis recent speech at Augusta, Geor-
gia, Alex. II. Stephens, used the following
language in reference to Senator Douglas:
"In the vindication of these great funda.
mental truths relating to negro inequality and
his natural subordinate position, which lie at
the foundation of our social fabric, no man,
North or South, or in the world, has dis
played more boldness and power than this
same much abused, and grossly misrepre-
sented, Stephen A.. Douglas. No man has
ever uttered these or any other truths, in
this country, with more peril or hazard to
himself. Whether in the Senate or on the
hustings, whether at the South or the North
whether before party friends, or Aboli.
tion mobs, he has never shrunk from their
utterance, from fear, favor or Affection
When duty required him to speak, he has
never been silent. See him breasting the
anathemas OF the three thousand New Eng
land clergymen, hurled against him for the
defence of your rights, under the COnstitu-
tion. See him at Chicago, imperilling even
life itself, in vindication Of the same cause
your rights under the Constitution-and say
if it comes with good grace, from South.
ern man, to denOunce him as an enemy to US
and ours Was there ever backer ingrati-
tude, since Adams first great fall, than such
demonstrations against such man Were
l to remain silent while hear them, and see
him so unjustly slain by those who know
not what they do, 1 should feel myself to be
as guilty of innocent blood as those who
stood by and held Stephens clothes while
he was stoned to death. Whatever may be
his opinions of popular sovereignty, or
squatter sovereignty, or the right of self
government on the part of all organized
communities it what you will.-they are
the same now that they have always been
the same that they were in 1856, when he
was the favorite of the Georgia Democracy
for the Presidency. thought of his doc
trine then just as do now. If others have
changed their opinions since, he has not
1t is one of the qualities about him that in
creases my admiration, that he is no time
server--he does not change with the popu-
lar current--he bends to no storm--he
maintains his fidelity and integrity to prin-
ciple through woe as we'll as through veal.
The most manly exhibition of moral cour-
age and nerve this country ever witnessed,
was his contest in Illinois in 1858. With
the Abolition hosts in front, and all the
forces of the Administration so unnaturally
and upjustly brought in the rear, be fought
the battle single-handed, and alone, achiev-
ing victory unparalleled in the history of
politics in this country. Why should not
such man receive our support? Not on
ly Democratic, but Wing and American
a united Southern as well as National sup
port? Are his principles not National,
equal and just to all 2"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-21
The De Groot Claim m--secretary Floyd.

We have seen in no paper, either de-
fence, extenuation, or apology for the scan
dalous condoct of Buchansns Secretary of
War, J. B. Floyd, in the matter of the. De
Groot swindle. The correspondent of the
New York Times has shown it up fearless
ly, and the editor of the Times gives a
resume of the whole transaction in the fol.
lowing language:
1t seems that Capt. Meigs, Superintend.
ent of the Washington Aqueduct, entered
into a contract with Messrs. Degges &
Smith for over twenty millions of brick, to
be delivered at the rate of 10000 per day,
at So IS per thousand-he reserving the
right to cancel the contract if its stipula-
tiOns we're not fulfilled. The contractors
failed, and their sureties transferred the con-
tract to Mr.. De Groot, who undertook its
performance on the original terms, associat-
ing with him two other parties, Stearns &
Darling. He failed to do so, however,
supplying only d portion of the bricks, and
that at irregular intervals, and finally broke
down in the attempt, as did also another
party to whom he transferred the contract !;
and finally the whole scheme fell through
by the failure of Congress to make an ap-
preparation.
In March, 1857, Congress directed the
Secretary of the Treasury to examine the
claims OF all the parties to compensation
and, after very careful scrutiny, Mr.. Cobb
awarded all the claimants the sum of $780,
534 in full for everything connected with
the transaction,-setting forth the grounds
of tbs award, and disalIowing their claim
for the profits they ,Oould have made if they
had fulfilled their contract This did not
satisfy Mr.. De Groot-so at the last session
of Congress, just before its close, he pro-
cured the passage of resolution referring
his claim, separate from that Of his assocl-
| ates, to the Secretary of Var, and under
this resolution MIR. Secretary Floyd has
awarded Mr.. De Groot the enormous sum
of $l19,O00-more than four times as much
as Secretary Cobb had awarded to all the
claimants, De Groot himself included!