The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-07
1IFnIi NOV stslDI Yf3yt -.
GOV, LETCHHR FOB DOUGLAS.

August %, says Gov. Letcher publishes a
letter this morning, stating he will support
Douglas for the Presidency. Gov. Z. adj
vocated q union Of the Douglas and Brock
inridge men; but as that was impossible, he
unhesitatingly supports the regular Demo-
cratic candidate. 9,,rs, 'Isi W. ~, l..
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS. r.-.
Ar Philadelphia, on the 2Sth, there was
considerable excitement, as the Democracy
nominated Congressional candidates. In
the first district, VIM. E. Lehman, Douglas,
was nominated over Tom. Florence, his
chief competitor and the present member.
John Brodhead, President of the Camden
and Atlantic Railroad, was nominated in
the second John Kline, Douglas, in the
third; and VIM. Morgan, Douglas, in the
fourth.
The Democracy of the third Illinois
Novejoy's) district have nominated Robert
N. Murray for Congress. ..r
"AND STILL THE BALL IS ROLLING ON, ETC."
A CORRESPONDENT of the Detroit Free
Press states that Douglas ratification
meeting at Wakeshma, a few days since,
one of the principal speakers was Foster
Pratt, of Kalamazoo. This, says the Free
Press is another important accession to the
Democracy from the Black Republicans.
Mr.. Pratt represented the Kalamazoo dis
trict in the last Legislature, when he acted
with the Black Republican party.
The Milwaukee News of the 22d, says
Son Monday evening Mr.. Biegler, formerly
an editor of the atlas, the German Repub-
lican organ of that city, made speech be-
fore the Ninth Ward Douglas Club, in
which be renounced and denounced Black
Republicanism, and announced his determi-
nation to support Douglas and Democracy.
His example will be followed by hundreds
of the German Republicans Of Milwaukee.
The Mansfield (Ohio) Banner says that
Alexander M. Bell, ESQ.,, formerly the lead
ing Republican of that (Richland) county
has renowned the heresies of Republican
ism and declared himself for Douglas and
johnson. Large numbers are preparing to
follow his example.
TIE Madison (Ohio) Mirror says -
"Among the numerous accessions constantly
being made to our ranks, We have the plea
sure of informing the public that Mr.. Jas.
S. Reed and Mr.. Bradford R. Dufee, At
torney at Law, two of the Oldest and most
influential citizens of our country, and who
formerly co-operated with the Republicans,
have declared themselves for Douglas and
johnson. Thus swells the tide of popular
feeling in favor of the Little Giant, which
is destined to sweep over this entire Union,
and carry him triumphantly into the White
House."
Since the union of the Douglas and Bell
men of New York, a large number of hith-
erto neutral papers have declared for Doug
las and johnson. Prominent among them
are, the Monticello Watehman and the New
burg Telegraph, both old and influential
journals. sr
A RELIABLE correspondent writing to the
atlas and argus, from Scipio, Cayuga
county, says: douglas will carry the
State of New York if the town of Scipio is
any criterian. There are in Scipio 100
straight Douglas Democrats and only one
Breckenridge man. When Buchanan ran
for President, there were only seven Demo.
Gratis who voted for him, now there are 100
Democrats here, and we calculate topoll $50
at the least. We are on the gain every day
and everything looks prosperous"
EIGHTEEN hitherto ardent Republicans of
Eddyville, johnson county, Iowa, have
come over to the Douglas fold. The Re-
publicans are left so disheartened and weak
by their detection that they have not been
able to raise Lincoln pole, which they
have had on the ground for some time.
The Georgia Citizen says that Col. O.
Lochrane, who not long since presided at
Breckenridge ratification meeting in Savan-
nah, has, we learn, come out for Stephen
Arnold Douglas The Citizen adds-"It
is also said that nearly all our Irish fellows
citizens of the Democratic party have taken
the same course! ..
The Republican papers have published
with great deal of gusto, a statement that
81. De Peyster Ogden declines being a
candidate on the Douglas electoral ticket
in New York unless with the distinct un-
derstanding that he may vote for Bell and
Everett" SCI. s.a ..~ % 5-.a.a
The New York Express of the 25th ult.,
says Mr.. Ogden has left that Office but ten
minutes before, and scouts all idea of de-
clining! .'. 81. aa odw ..l ..aat .a ,
.S,s MISSOURI. ,, -rs.
The Douglas majority in Missouri at the
late election over the next highest ticket,
was 5000 on Governor, IL, 900 on Lieuten-
ant Governor, and 10000 on Members of
Congress. This will do for a State where,