The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-07-27

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of the Lincoln abolitionists there runs q
shudder OF distrust and premonitory chill
of despair, at this indication of the signs Of
the times. Its the accession of from 80, 600
to 100000 men to the army of Democracy,
on the eve of the battle. It is Butcher
marching up with the Prussians, and decld-
ing the field of Waterloo.
We do not intend to Overrate the import
ance of such an accession to the Douglas
ranks. The Fillmore electors in 1856 cast
10000 votes and if this force has dimin-
shed in intervening contests, it must not be
forgotten that this has been owing, in great
part, to the falling off of the aggregate vote.
The total number cast 10 1856 was 596, 486.
The total of last fall was 5O3,728. Allow
ing for the new votes, it is clear that over
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND of the electors OF
the state have not voted since 1856. Most
of these are conservative men, who are only
drawn into an electoral contest by the great
excitements of Presidential question.
While Mr.. Douglas strength, from this
and from every other source, must increase,
that of Lincoln can never reach the point
which Fremont attained in 1856. The
Fremont vote has continually fallen off, year
after year, in this state, and is destined to
more severe losses, by the desertion and
apathy of dissatisfied followers.
POSITION OF GEN. PIERCE.
The Boston Post, of the 10th, publishes a
letter from Frank Pierce addressed to Ben
Hallet. The ex- President regrets the divi-
sion in the party, and would like to see
such union made upon Breckenridge and
Lane, as would secure their election. but
regards it impossible. He therefore favors
the policy of compromise electoral tickets,
in the doubtful States, to defeat Lincoln.
We are going to defeat Lincoln another
way, Mr.. Pierce.
THE SEVEN POINTS.
The New York Express thus sums up
Summers creed in seven points:
l. That the compact with the slave States
is not binding, as against Christianity, and the
Bible.
g That all laws for slave protection even in
the States, are sinful and unconstitutional.
3. That the fugitive slave law is unconsttu-
tional.
4. That though the Court of the United
States held it to be constitutional, their hold.
ing is not binding upon the tribunals, or the
people.
S. That an oath to MAINTAIN the Consttu.
ton Of the United States don't mean sup
port of the Constitution, as eXpOunded by
the Courts, or by the precedents of the Govern
ment.
6. That every man has right to construe the
Constitution as he understands it, and to carry
out the Constitution according to his own I'M
Outstanding.
Z. That fifteen States of our Federal Union
are barbarOus States, in which live barbarians,
&c.
That's the latest form of genuine Repub-
licanism. Let its advocates clothe Lincoln
with the power to carry these things out and
Old Abe will split the Union.
RATHER SEVERE ON OLD ABE.
The Saratoga Springs correspondent OF
the Charleston Mercury tells the following
story:
"Mr. NJ, who is true Democrat, has in
his possession portrait of Abraham Lin
coin, with whom he is we'll and Familiarity
acquainted. A few days since an ardent
admirer and political friend of the Republic
can candidate for the Presidency, was at the
house of Mr.. M, when the conversation
turned upon LATTE, the notorious buccaneer
and freebooter of the Gulf of Mexico, who
once had his headquarters at Barrataria.
Mr.. M, being inclined to bit of sly fun,
and we'll knowing the proclivities of his
friend, inquired if he had any knowledge of
the youngest son of LATTE, at the same time
informing him that he had in his possession
a portrait of the younger LATTE, which
was Immediately produced, but so held that
the name of the original could not be seen,
as the portrait was not framed. The visi-
tor gazed with wonder and establishment on
the picture before him, and exclaimed, with
indignant feelings, that all men could see in
the lineaments of that face, low cunning,
deep and damnable treachery and piracy,
most distinctly marked. After indulging in
this train of remark for few moments, M.
slowly moved his hand from the lower part
of the picture, when the name of Abraham
Lincoln was disclosed to his view, which
completely paralyzed the visitor, and for a
time rendered him speeches."
THE RAGE OF THE DIsUNIoNIsTs.
The Yancey- Breckenridge men of Wilson,
North Carolina, says the Louisville Jour-
nal, burned Mr.. Douglas in efigy on the
26th ult. Their yells around the burning
image were horrible. While it was blazing
they belabored it with borsewhips, kicked
it in the rear, and then hung it up by the
neck. 1t didn't finch, however, any more
than the little Illinois Senator does when
the Administration end its myrmidons are
trying to put him to the torture. We have
seen Douglas hung and burnt in efigy
in the North, by similar class of scoun
drels. They used to hang jackson in efigy
THE THREE BIS.
At the Breckenridge ratification meeting
last Monday night, at Washington, l.2OC
clerks attached to the departments marched
in procession. A wag carried among them
transparency-a three-sided thing with
the letter B." on each side. On being
asked the meaning, be replied: "Breck
Bread and Butter"
BELL AND EVERETT.
The friends of Bell and Everett in Illinois
Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and New York are ORGANIZING for the cam