The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-05-25
Justice from am Opponent.

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The following editorial comments Of the
New York Tribune, in regard to the posi-
ton of Judge DOUGLAS and his friends, ap,
peared in that paper of a recent date. 1t is
an emphatic answer to the continued de.
traction of Judge DOUGLAS, by the Mime
sotidn, and other Republican papers of this
State. The Tribune is able to tell the truth
about DOUGLAS strength, and his adherence
to his principles, although they may be
obnoxious to that paper, 1t is all very we'll
for our Western Black Republicans to join
hands with the Administration, in its attacks
upon DOUGLAS, but the reason of their
policy is uumistakable. They fear DOUG.
LAS, and are sufficiently shrewd to realize
that his nomination will sweep their party
from power in every Northwestern State.
During the session of the Charleston Con-
vention the Republicans hereabouts mani
tested much more interest in its proceedings
than they do now in the action of their
party at Chicago. The nomination OF
DOUGLAS, they we'll knew, settled the contest
in advance.
The Iribune's article is as follows:
Mr. Douglas has at last attained, if not
the nomination which be regards as the i'm
mediate stepping stone to the Presidency,
at least the position of recognized leader of
bis party. Throughout the fifty-seven bal
lots taken for President at Charleston, he
not only led on every ballot, but received an
absolute majority of the whole vote cast on
each aud a majority of the entire Electoral
Vote of the Union on several. Even this
does not indicate the full measure of bis
strength for the State of Kansas, which
was present by her chosen delegates, all
heartily for him, was most unfairly excluded,
not for any fault or deficiency on her part,
bat because the Senate had not seen fit to
concur III the bill overwhelmingly passed by
the House, admitting her into the Union.
That she is to be admitted, and vote for the
next President, we presume few can doubt
and it was but naked justice that her five
thousand voting Democrats, who stood at
the polls through three several elections last
year in the face of certain defeat, should
have had voice in selecting the candidate.
She can poll more Democratic votes this
day than either Oregon or Florida which
States formed the majority in the Commit
tee on organization which kept her delegates
out of seats in the convention. Had they
been present and voting, Mr.. Douglas would
have had a majority of the whole number
of delegates in full convention on almost
every ballot. And, while it is fairly urged
that several delegates from this, and from
one or two north western States were over
ruled by the majority of their respective
delegations, and did not vote their undivided
preference, it must also be considered that
several delegates from southern States were
likewise coerced into voting against Mr..
Douglas, though they desired to vote for
him.
And none can pretend that Mr.. Douglas
received the vote of a single State of which
the Democracy is not heartily for him
while the votes of New Jersey, Delaware,
California, Oregon, and nearly half Massa-
chusetts, were thrown against him when the
Democracy of each is heartily and decidedly
for him. He may be juggled out of the
nomination at Baltimore, but, if he does,
two-thirds of the Democratic voters in the
Union will be sorely disappointed.
Mr.. Douglas is not merely the first choice
of the Democratic masses he is the cham
pion Of their cherished principles, the en-
bodiment of their ideas. That we do not
speak at random on this point, let recorded
facts bear witness. MIR. Daniel S. Dickin-
son has hitherto been regarded as one of
the very hardest Hard Shells; yet here is
the proposition wherein be deliberately and
carefully embodied the view of the terrific
rial question. He submitted it to the U.
S. Senate on the 18th of December, l047
as follows:
RESOLVED, That in organizing Territorial
Government for Territories belonging to the
United States, the principle of self government
upon which our federate system rests will be
best promoted, the true spirit and meaning of
the Constitution be observed and the COnfed-
eracy strengthened by leaving all questions
concerning the domestic policy therein to the
Legislature chosen by the people thereof"
Does any one know Northern Demo
crat, not a Free-Soil or Wilmot-Proviso
man, who, ten years ago, did not stand on
this identical platform? We do not. IT.
then, Mr.. Douglas is ostracised now, it will
be because he has not " jumped Jim Crow
with the facility of his rivals.