The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-07-20
as BECKER did-false to their honor, and
treacherous to their party.

as BECKER did-false to their honor, and
treacherous to their party.
In electing delegates, therefore, to the
State Democratic Convention, called for the
22d August, it will be safe rule for the
regular Democracy to follow, to select no
man to represent them who holds commits
sion from JAMES BUCHANAN, or who is, in
any way, connected with bis administration.
Every nine out of ten of that class are
wolves in sleeps clothing-DouaLAs Dem
ocrats with BUCHANAN collars round their
necks, and with chains attached to their
collars, one end of which is firmly held in
the right hand of J. B., himself. Instead of
parleying with these gentry, the Democracy
should 60 to work and choose men who are
not merely beyond the reach of Washington
influences, but who have regulations for
nerve, intelligence, and consistent devotion
to the principles of Popular Sovereignty,
and to DOUGLAS, who is, to all practical in
tents, the author and fnisher of this dogma
of their faith. All profers of coalition with
the slave-code propogandists should be
treated with ridicule and contempt. The
simple fact that any man, pretending to
support DOUGLAS, advocates such a coali.
ton, should be taken as evidence of his
enmity against DOUGLAS, and be should be
treated as an enemy, accordingly. The only
chance for success with the Democracy is to
purge its organization from traitors, and its
creed from heresies. The least counte-
nance given to either, will, by convicting US
both of cowardice and hypocrisy, destroy
the moral force of our position before the
people, and bring upon US defeat, which,
in such case, will be as merited as it will be
certain.
We do not object to any federal Office
holder supporting DOUGLAS. On the con-
trary we should be glad to see the whole
fraternity show manly independence by
such action. But, with the treacheries
which have been practiced upon the party
and the people by individuals of that class,
under lead of the President, their master,
they must not think it hard if their position
subjects them, as a body, to suspicion, nor
that they are required, for the present, at
least, to take back seats in the tabernacle
Of Democracy. This position the genuine
friends of DOUGLAS, among the of6ce-holders,
will be content to occupy; and this position
his pretended friends among them must be
forced to occupy.
TO prevent possible misapprebension
as to the design of this article, and as to
the portion Of federal ofice-holders intended
to be embraced in its animadversions, we
desire to draw a distinction between them,
which, we are satisfied, would be well un-
derstood even without explanation. We
are well aware that there are scores of
postmasters, and incumbents of other Offices
of but little pecuniary account, who &C.
cepted and hold such positions as matter
of accommodation to their friends, and
who are, and have been from the first,
Jealous supporters of DOUGLAS. For such
officials as have been thus consistent, no
word of this article is intended; for they
have shown manliness which is to be all
the more commended, from the tempta.
tions that surround them. 1t is designed
only for those whose principles are, on prin>
ciple, governed by interest. The public
can readily distinguish between the two
classes of ofice-holders; and it is only to the
latter class. that we suggest the application
of the policy of exclusion indicated above.