The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-20
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT.
Political News.

Political News.
The Missouri Democratic State Conven.
ton was in session most of last week, at
Jefferson City. @. F. JACKSON, was nomi-
mated for Governor and TBos. @. REYNOLDS
for Lieut.. Governor. A full State ticket was
selected and Presidential electors and dele
gates to Charleston named. The cores
pondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer, says the
delegation stands ten for DOUGLAS, and
eight for DICKINSON and HUNTER.
The Republicans of Kansas have sent
delegates to the Chicago Convention, and
expressed preference for WILLIAM II.
SEWARD for President.
The Americans of Indiana have appoint
ed delegates to the Union Convention at
Baltimore. They express a preference for
Judge MCLEAN for President, and JOHN
Bell of Tennessee for Vice President.
A writer in the South Carolinian thinks
the duty of South Carolina is clear, to pre-
sent the name Of her distinguished son Hon.
JAMES L. ORR to the Charleston convention,
as a compromise candidate, he being well
known to be the second choice of the friends
of DOUGLAS, LANE and DICKINSON.
Hon. WILLIAM Fl. D1MM1cK, one of the
three Democratic members of Congress from
Pennsylvania, and delegate to the Charles
ton Convention, assumes strong ground in
his recent letter in favor of the nomination
of Judge DOUGLAS. Mr.. D. voted for the
Lecompton bill, and avows himself warm
admirer of President BUCHANAN he says
there are many distinguished gentlemen who
can poll the strict party vote, "but," he
says, we require more, and we require pre-.
cisely that which Mr.. DOUGLAS is able to
give" He then continues:
Every person comedies that Mr.. Douglas
has personal and peculiar strength among
men who have not been acting recently with
us; while at the same time his long and
consistent Democratic services would ensure
the warm and energetic support of our
whole party. His recognized great ability,
his bold and manly bearing, bis defiance of
the combined assaults of jealons foes, his
consistency amid trial and persecution, have
won for him place in the popular heart
which cannot be eradicated. His nominal
ton would probably be equivalent to an
election the nomination of any other would,
to say the least, leave the contest exceeding.
ly problematical. Hence I favor the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Douglas, and Influenced by the
same course of reasoning, many of my col.
leagues from the Southern States are join
ing in the movement which promises to
carry him triumphantly over the bitter hos.
Utility of men who prefer the defeat of the
Democratic party to the success of rival.
The Missouri Democratic State Conven.
tion met at Jefferson City, on Monday last
About 500 delegates were present. A
stormy time was anticipated, both on ques-
tons of State and national policy. An at
tempt was expected to instruct the Charles
ton delegates for DICKINSON.
The New York Times Washington cor
respondent, writing On Monday last, says
"Senator Stewards chances for the Chicago
nomination are freely canvassed, and his
friends are sanguine. Several large bets
have been offered, but refused. Gov. BANKS
will have host of friends" The Herald
correspondent, writing on the same day,
says:
"The friends of Judge Douglas are SAM
guine of his nomination at Charleston, while
there seems to be concentrating about Dick.
inson, of New York, power, chiefly made
up from the Breckenridge, Guthrie, Hunter,
and Davis influences, which promises to be
formidable at Char leston."
The editor of the Lynchburg (Virginia)
Republican, Mr.. GLASS, and who is dele
gate to Charleston, says, in a late number of
his paper:
$50 much for the position of Mr.. Doug
las, who, we consider, is the most available
man at the North, and who, if nominated
at Charleston, will carry every Southern
State"
That is sensible, manly and patriotic talk.
JOHN WOODRUFF, the Republican men,
Der of Congress from the Second, or New
Haven District, in Connecticut, went home
to regulate matters before the late State
election. The result was his District gave
fifteen hundred Democratic majority, afford
ing unmistakable evidence that his District
desires Democrat to represent it, and that
his services are no longer needed in Con~
gress.
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