The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-03

supply all vacancies by death, absence, resig-
Messrs. Schell and Bartlett were dele.
gates only so long as they acted under the
foregoing resolution, which the Convention
at Charleston unanimously recognized as
binding. Whence, then, came their creden-
tials? They merely represented their own
individual opinions when they entered the
seceders' hall.
permont.-Mr. Stoughton, who cast the
halt OF one vote from Vermont, is in the
same category with Messrs Schell and Bart
lett, from New York. His State voted as
a unit throughout at Charleston and Balti.
more, in accordance with the decision of the
State Convention.
North Carolind.-There were but fifteen
delegates representing this State, and yet
the seceders loot up eight and half instead
of seven and half votes, which is all this
delegation should have cast.
Arkansas-Four votes were counted from
Arkansas, although one and half votes
were truly and properly represented in the
National Convention by delegates who re-
fused to secede.
Minnesota-A Mr.. johnson, who was
never heard of before as deleg ate from
Minnesota, cast one vote, when he should
have given, if any at all, but the half of one
vote.
Fellow Citizens-We have thus explained
at length the controversy between the sup
porters of Breckenridge and Lane upon the
one side, and Of the regular nominees of the
Democratic party upon the other.
1t remains for US to add, as the sentiment
of the Democratic National Committee,
and as the universal sentiment of the sup
porters of Douglas and johnson, that no
compromise whatever is admissible. We
desire to ascertain the strength of the ma
tional democracy in every State North and
South. and we intend to ascertain it. We
have made no proposition for joint electo-
raj ticket in any State; and we earnestly
exhort you to reject such propositions indig
nantly, whenever and wherever made. If
we have any friends in any State, let those
friends call State Convention at once and
nominate full electoral ticket, pledged to
the exclusive support of Douglas and John
son. We can agree to nothing else; be-
cause to acknowledge the right of factious
minority to dictate their own terms of CO.
operaton-suffer them to violate the solemn
professions of the democratic party and
trample under foot our democratic usages-
would be to disband the national organiza-
ton at once. Do not fail, therefore, to act
Immediately; assemble yourselves every
where, by States, by counties and by neigh
bOrhOods; take no counsel, and listen to no
suggestion from those who have so shame
fully deserted the national democracy. Ev-
cry vote for Breckenridge and Lane is a
vote Indirectly, at least, for Lincoln and
Hamlin vote for inaugurating an SIRE
pressiole conflict" between the North and
the South, and therefore vote for the dis.
union of the States.
Be not deceived by the plausible asser-
lions of your enemies. Breckenridge and
Lane have no strength, not the least, in any
of the Northern States. They will not re,
| ceive one electoral vote in the North, and
except, perhaps, in three or four Northern
States, will not have even an electoral ticket.
On the other hand, if the Southern De-
mocracy should desert the Democracy of
the North, it would be an end of the ali.-
ance between them. What remains, then to
the South, if she would maintain the consti-
tuition, the Union, and the integrity and
usages of the Democratic party, but the
cordial support and consequent election of
Douglas and johnson?
We commit these issues to your determi-
nation. Their Importance cannot be over
estimated; they involve the fate of the
Democratic party and of that Union it has
so faithfully, and constantly and zaalously
maintained
MILES TAYLOR Chairman.
GEO. E. PUGH,
ALBERT RUST.