The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-09-07

The Governors Old Congressional district
the tenth legion-will give Douglas 5000
majority over Breckenridge.
The question of "clams" is thus put to
the Augusta (Ga.) Constitutionolist:
As our secession friends have exhausted all
their ideas, and are engaged in printing re-
mark of Judge Douglas, never made in his
speech, but caught from the free jest which &C.
company good dinner, and as they deem said
sovereignty" we respectfully put the question,
would they rather eat baked negro or baked
clam?
THE FIRST ELECTION.
The election in Maine for members of
Congress and Governor, takes place on
Monday next. E. K. Stuart is the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, and Israel
Washburne the Republican. The Demo-
cratic Congressional nominees are as fol.
lows: LIST District, Thomas M. Hayes; I'd
District, Calvin Record; Sd District, Alfred
W. johnson; 4th District, Bepj. A. G..
Fuller; 9th District, Samuel H. Blake: 9Th
District, Bion Bradbury.
SIXTEEN papers in Louisiana now support
Douglas and johnson.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
The Democracy of Wisconsin have cou-
pleted their Congressional nominations, and
they are as follows: LIST District, j. 3. Ar
mold; I'd District, j. D. Reymart, of Hud-
son; Sd District, G. H. Larrabee. Mr..
Reymart, of Hudson, is a Norwegian, and
one of the best men in Northwestern Wis.
consin.
OH ! ISN'T He A DARLING?
In addition to the vote of Mr.. Lincoln
for the resolutions Of George Ashmun, of.
fered in Congress during the Mexican war,
which declared that war was wrong, unjust,
and unconstitutional, Old Abe voted against
bill granting one hundred and siuty acres
of land to each of the volunteers who served
in At! He thus sought to visit his wrath
upon the patriotic men, young and old, who
at the call of their country marched to the
battle field. This act was worthy of Tory
OF the American Revolution. In Lincoln's
brief public life he never did patriotic act.
Talk about such a man being one of the
people! 1t is nonsense, and worse than
that.
POLITICAL GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
The correspondent Of the World, writing
from Washington, on the Goth, says:
The Democracy west of the Blue Ridge is
almost unanimously against the Seceders.
Ex-G0v. Wise is still in doubt whether he
shall support Breckenridge although his name
is on the Charlottesville Seceder's electoral
ticket.
Not only the national committee, but Mr..
Douglas himself sustains Col FOrney in his op-
position to the Breckenridge fusion ticket in
Pennsylvania. Having united with the Union
party, any amalgamation with Seceders will
be considered a breach of contract.
MIR. Breckenridge, being without shadow of
success in the North, will certainly be forsaken
by the conservative portion of the Southern
Democracy.
Should the Bell and Douglas ticket receive a
majority of the electoral vote, it is stated that
Douglas will be President; Everett, Vice Presi-
dent; Bell, Secretary of State; and johnson,
Secretary OF Treasury.
Hon. H. T. ELLIOTT, one of the Breckin-
ridge electors at large in Mississippi has de-
clined. The Selma (Ala.) Sentinel says:
Thus, one by one, as the second sober thought
comes over the people of the South, do they
desert the sectional piratical craft of Breckin-
at Baltimore by rabble convention.
OH1o.-The Cincinnati Enquirer says
d" The Democrats will probably gain SIX
members of Congress from Ohio at the
coming election, viz. one in place of
Gurley, in the second district another in
place of Ashley, in the fifth +; Carey, in the
ninth Trimble, in the tenth Helmick, in
the fifteenth, and Theaker, in the seven
teenth district. As we shall lose none, we
shall then have twelve members to the Re-
publicans nine"
Senator DOUGLAS spoke to large au-
dience at Norfolk, Va.,-6,OOO people
present-on Saturday last. On Monday be
arrived at Petersburg, and was enthusiastic
Jolly ACSCAVOu Wy tuICC VI tOuC tuOuSduu
people, who, headed by band of music,
escorted him to Jarrett's Hotel. A salute
Of 100 guns was fired in honor of his ar.
rival. He goes from Petersburg to
N. G.
M1ss1ss1PPI.-The Douglas State Conven-
ton of Mississippi held an adjourned session
at Grenada on the 18th inst, and filled up
the electoral ticket by choosing F. Smith
elector for the State at large, John Calhoun
for the fourth district, and j. F. II. Clai-
borne for the fifth. The attendance was
large and the enthusiasm great. A power.
ful speech was made by Hon. j. K. Clinton.
BRECKENRIDGE AND D1sUN1ox.-The
Louisville Journal says that the Hon. James
B. Clay, who is stumping Kentucky for
and Lane, in recent CONVEX
sation with distinguished Douglas Demo-
crat, was asked what be would do if Con-
gress withheld from slavery in the terrific.
ries the protection demanded for it, and Mr..
Clay warmly responded that he would go
Tor the immediate dissolution of the Union,
and that his questioner was at liberty to
make that declaration public. On being