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

Douglas will cast their electoral votes for
Bell. Breckenridge will carry South Caro-
lima and probably Mississippi.
OLD "KA1NTUcK" AGAIN.
County after county in Kentucky, is
wheeling into line for Douglas and the
Union. The Democracy Of Mason county,
at their Convention, held at Maysville,
adopted resolutions endorsing Douglas and
johnson. The secession from tie National
Convention, is characterized in these reso-
"A rebellion against the National Democ-
racy, and the beginning of sectional organi-
cation, designed in the language of one OF its
leaders, to fire the Southern heart, instruct
the Southern mind, give courage to each other,
and, at the proper moment, by one organized,
connected action, precip'tate the Cotton States
into q revolution
THE HOME OF JACKSON AND POLK.
The Democracy of Nashville, Tennessee,
had ratification meeting of the nomination
of Douglas and johnson, on Saturday eve
ming, the 9TH inst. 1t was large and enthu.
siastic. Felix Robertson, the first white
child born in Nashville, and a lifelong
Democrat, was expected to preside, but sent
the following letter
DR.. F. w. Robertson presents his respects to
the Democratic ratification meeting to-day, and
regrets exceedingly that his ill health will not
permit him to participate in the meeting, but
his heart is in the object. He will not believe
that the Democratic masses can, by wicked and
designing men, be led off from their cherished
and long observed usage of giving faithful
support to the regular nominees of their party.
No unprecedented mind will pretend to deny that
Douglas and johnson are the regular nominees
of the Democratic party for President and Vice
President. Work faithfully from now till No.
vember, and trust in Providence for the result.
The meeting enthusiastically united in the
adoption of resolutions ratifying the nomi-
nation of Douglas and johnson, and propo.
sing the assemblage of convention in Nash
vile, on the 18th inst, for arranging an
lectoral ticket.
THE OLD DOMINION.
John A. Hartman, the member of the
Democratic National Committee from Vir-
ginia, has issued the following call: "Acting
under the authority lately vested in me by
the National Democratic Executive Conn
mittee, earnestly request those Democrats
throughout the state who are in favor of the
election Of S. A. Douglas and Herschel V.
johnson, the regular nominees of said party,
to send delegates to convention and mass
meeting to be held at Stanton on the 10th
day of August next, for the purpose of
framing an electoral ticket and transacting
such other business as the exigiencies of the
case may require" Both the Enquirer and
Examiner, at Richmond, are horror-stricken
at this movement; they appeal to the
Douglas men to unite with the Seceders-
to come into their convention-to agree
upon joint electoral ticket, &c. The Al
bany atlas pointedly replies to these appeals,
and characterizes it as an after thought of
the Secessionists, because it comes only
when the irebrands they scattered are light
ing up flames at their own doors. The
argus continues:
We refer to this appeal not to condemn or
approve it-for We believe the Democracy of
Virginia capable of settling their own affairs,
"subject to the Constitution of the United
States, but to ask how the SecessiOnists of
the Old Dominion expect to unite Douglas men
in such scheme, in States where the latter
are in a supposed minority, when in other
States-such as Illinois-they are getting up
organizations opposed to the Douglas Democ.
racy, and only capable, at the most, of divert
inn vOfoS from DOurlaS n Qlnpt Tipooln2
Is it more important to the world that Vir.
ginia should continue Democratic State than
that Illinois should? Neither has thus far de-
waited. Neither has ever cast any but Dem
Ocratic vote. We do not believe that Breck-
nridge ticket in Illinois will serve any other
purpose except to infame the zeal of the regu-
lar Democracy, and arouse them to new exer.
lions and an increased vote. We do believe,
on the other hand, that the running of Doug.
las Electoral ticket in Virginia would defeat
the possibility of the election of the Breckin.
ridge ticket.
The game, therefore, if played. would be dis.
astrOus to the SecessiOnists; yet they are the
only ones who thus far have cOuntenanced it
We are confident that the Douglas Democrats
of Virginia will never yield to these honied in
vitations to union and harmony, while they see
the game of discord and distraction played
against their brethren in other States. What
ever else they may do, we are pretty sure they
will not do this.
THE OREGON ELECTION.
A dispatch received last night from Yreka,
says that Logan, the Republican nominee for
Congress, is surely elected, while the Legisla.
ture shows a combined opposition of "a against
16 Lane Democrats. This may be regarded as
one of the most remarkable political revolu-
tions that has occurred in any State. Oregon
has--until within two years past-been regard
ed as one of the strongest Democratic States IN
the Union. The entire strength of the party
seems however, to have withered away, and
Lanes strength has departed from him. This
latter circumstance is the most gratifying fea-
ture of the whole affair.
Joe Lane has been to Oregon what the ''old
man of the mountain" was to Sinbad. He is,
perhaps, the best SPECIMEN of the political
demagogue extant and we are glad to know
that the people of Oregon have, at last, awak.
| ened to realization of the fact, and have re.
| pudiated any further connection with him thus
emphatically. The probability is, that Oregon
| will now be represented in the United States
Senate by an anti Lane Democrat and Repub.
| lican. The latter will, without doubt be Col.
E. D. Baker.-San Francisco Alta Californian,
| June 10th, 1860.
The above paragraph, clipped from
neutral paper, and the most influential jour-
nal on the Pacific coast, shows in pretty
plain terms, the opinion Of the public in
reference to JOE LANE. 1t is evident that
tho distinrn;ehod asnirant for Woo proo;