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

on the floor, by appointing him chairman of
the Committee of Ways and Means, just
the same as Speaker Pennington appointed
Mr.. Sherman to that position in the present
House.
Mr.. Campbell addressed a Bell and
Everett meetings at Cincinnati last week.
He alluded to the days of his boyhood in
Cincinnati, in 1924 and 1928, when be was
poor carrier boy for one of the daily pa
pers. He spoke of the presidential canvass
four years ago when he addressed the citi-
zens of Cincinnati on "this very market
place" urging them to support Fremont.
Abiding to the Kansas struggle he said
allude to the ever memorable contest to
admit Kansas into the Union on constitution
she herself adopted; a conflict which brought
forth the talent, genius and indomitable energy
of Stephen A. Douglas. Identified as he was
with the Democratic party. Mr.. Douglas resist
ed, single handed and alone, in the Senate of
the United States, the efforts which Buchanan
and his satellites were making against the ad-
mission of Kansas as free Territory, or, in
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laws for her own government.
am not political admirer of Douglas.
belong to that school, if there be any Left who,
through adversely and prosperity, in sunshine
and in cloud, had borne alOft the banner of
Henry Clay. Yet will do all justice to politi-
cal opponents. In that struggle when j. B..
the old "public functionary," went beyond the
powers and privileges of government, Stephen
A. Douglas-call him Little Giant" if you
will; say, if you please, that ''his coat.tail is
too near the grOund---resisted, with all the
power of United States Senator, and rather
than yield to what was wrong, severed himself
from those who had been his political friends.
This looked like one who had within him the
elements of true manhood.
POLITICAL MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS.
A mass convention of the Democracy of
Pennsylvania was held at Harrisburg, on
the 10th, to protest against the Fusion
scheme of the State Committee. Resolu-
tions were adopted denouncing the plan of
the State Democratic Committee for fusion
as anti-Democratic and in opposition to the
wishes of the Democratic masses, and declar.
ing it to be the duty of the State committee
to call another convention of the Democ-
rscy for the purpose of nominating an cleo
toral ticket pledged to sustain the action of
the Baltimore National Convention, and the
regular Democratic candidates, Douglas and
johnson. This will probably be done. No
quarter to the seceders, is the motto.
The Democracy of Vermont, on the Goth,
in State Convention, nominated John u.
SAKE, for Governor Stephen Farley, for
Lieut.. Governor and James j. Thurston,
for Treasurer Isaac Bowditch and P. Dill
lingham, were chosen electors at large.
The Democracy are moving in Florida.
A large and enthusiastic Douglas and John
son ratification meeting was held at jack
sonvile on the 9th inst. The Baltimore
regular resolutions were affirmed, and
speeches made by General Penden, w. w.
Moore, S. F. Doggett, ESQ.,, and Others
The st. Johns Mirror says:
The meeting was highly respectable, and
characterized by much enthusiasm, harmony,
and good feeling. No sectionalism of party
rancor marred its proceedings.
Steps are being taken, also, for the forms
alton of a Douglas electoral ticket.
UNDER the heading of $4,000 people in
council !-Unparalled enthusiasm !-Louisi-
ana all right for Douglas! "-the New Or
leans True Delta of the 10th, says:
One of the most extraordinary political phe.
nomena that ever occurred in louisiana took
place in this city last evening. The announce.
ment, without pomp or parade, that ratifica.
ton meeting OF the nomination of Stephen A.
Douglas, for President. and Herschel V. John.
son, for Vice President, was to take place on
Canal street, brought the masses of the city like
an avalanche to q common centre, long before
the meeting was organized. Canal street, from
Charities to Bourbon two blocks, was literally
packed with living mass, and the balconies of
the beautiful stores on each side of the great
central thoroughfare were festooned with ladies,
all seemingly anxious to drink in every word of
the eloquent speakers, and exhibiting their ap.
plause by the waving of handkerchiefs, &c.
No less than seven thousand people could
have been present on the occasion, and when
we take into consideration the season of the
year, when nine tenths of our population are
absent, we may we'll say that the meeting last
evening was one of the most extraordinary DO.
ltical phenomena that ever occurred in Louisi.
ana.
Pierre Soule, John Forsyth, Gen. Angus
tin, Miles Taylor, Major Heron and others,
addressed the meeting.
THE DOUGLAS REVOLUTION.
We call attention to the following article
from the Albany Atlas and argus. It tells
the truth. The cause of Douglas is in the
hands of the people, and the defeat of Lin
coin is fact demonstrable by all the evil
dences furnished by popular manifestations.
Lincoln can never be elected by the people,
and the election Of President will never go
to the House Of Representatives Lincoln
and Breckenridge are therefore out of the
question and the Revolution is for Douglas
and the great principle of Popular Rule:
The DOUGLAS REvoLUr1oN.-The move.
ment in favor of Judge Douglas has already
assumed the proportions of popular revo-
luton. 1t is no longer question of party.
1t is no longer in the hands of politicians
but the people have taken hold Of it, and
are pushing it forward with vigor and