The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-08-24

Ventl0n, WnOm ne styled his folio werS, in the
ssssres ss "Whom the gods love-
ridge was young, and he considered him pols.
ically dead. He ridiculed Gen. Lane as an ig.
norant ard illiterate man, one who had fought
We'll for his country and deserved we'll in an
humble way but he was so very ignorant that
ne would venture the assertion that unless he
had been drilled since his nomination, he could
not mention the names of half dozen Gov
ernments existing at the present time outside
OF the limits of the United States. Mr.. Hamil.
Ton concluded there could be no doubt that
Iexas would give twenty thousand majority
against Breckenridge, and that he was willing
10 meet any of the champions of Secession up
on any of these issues.
BRECKENRIDGE WILL NOT BE CANDIDATE.
The Douglas men in Kentucky won thou
sands of dollars on the recent election, and
they desire to win little more. The Lou>
isville Democrat of Friday announces edito.
rally:
A gentleman authorizes us to make the fol.
lowing proposition:
>, One hundred dollars to a thousand that the
Hon John 9. Breckinridge does not run for the
Presidency in November next. Persons desir-
Ing to take the bet will apply at this office.
FOR DOUGLAS.
The COoperstown Journal, Democratic
paper published at the residence of Judge
Nelson of the United States Supreme
Court, says that Judge N. supports Mr..
Douglas, and also, that be is supported by
Chief-Justi Taney.
KENTUCKY DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
We would like very much to publish the
proceedings of the great gathering of the
Kentucky Democracy, at Louisville, on the
18th. The special correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer says
The members of the Convention represented
the wealth, energy and substantial influence of
the State, and the determination manifested to
rebuke the betrayers of the Kentucky DemOc-
racy and their brethren of the Union will be
carried out most effectually. In the organiza-
ton of the Convention the politicians of the
State, who rely upon wire pulling and trickery.
were not recognized. Men who had never been
in Conventions before were found among the
most earnest in their efforts to thoroughly or
ganize the State, and to carry forward spir.
tied and successful canvass. More counties
were represented than ever before appeared on
the floor of Kentucky State Convention by
actual delegates. Other counties whose dele
gates could not reach Louisville in time tele-
graphed to friends to represent them. More
than four hundred delegates registered their
names and took part in the action of the Con-
vention, while the galleries and lobbes were
crowded with anxious Douglas men, no less
sOlicitous than the delegates themselves for
prompt and energetic action, and their hearty
responses evinced their cheerful concurrence
in the action of the Convention.
The resolutions adopted are Of the most
decided character, and an electoral ticket
nominated, of able and iucorruptible Doug
las men. Among the speakers was j Ohm
Young Brown, the eloquent Democratic
member of Congress from the First District
of Kentucky. Speaking of Breckenridge,
after referring to his former high position,
Mr.. Brown said: "To>day be is the victim,
the mere puppet, the toy of class of men
who have leagued together in an inglorious
warfare upon single individual" AT the
conclusion of Mr.. Browns speech, a resolu-
tion was adopted authorizing tine appoint
ment of committee of ten, who shall carry
the greeting of the Democracy of Kentucky
to the Democracy Of Virginia, in their Con-
vention at Staunton, on the 10th, and ask
of the old Mother Commonwealth that she
emulate the example Of her gallant daugh>
ter. The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed:
James o. Harrison of Lexington.
DR.. John Jackson of lafayette county.
Alexander Lusk of Garrard county.
Judge l.. s. Trimble of McCracken county.
DR.. r. C. Palmer of Washington county.
Hon. Archy Dixon of Henderson county.
Joshua F. Bullitt of Jefferson county.
Colonel J. H. Harvey of Louisville.
Colonel T. l.. Jones of Kenton county.
The three heartiest cheers given at the
Douglas meeting, in st. Paul, on Thursday
evening, were for "the gallant Democracy
of the South;" and when we look at the
action Of the Douglas men of Kentucky,
Missouri, and other Southern States, we
may we'll feel proud of our noble and gallant
allies in that section of the Union.
THE DEFEAT OF THE BRECKENRIDGE DIsUNIoN-
ISTS IN ALABAMA.
On the first Monday of August an elec-
tion was held in many, if not in all, the
counties of Alabama for county officers.
In the present excited condition of the pop
ular mind on political topics, they were of
course warmly contested, and afforded an
indication OF how the State will vote in
November. The Montgomery (Alabama)
Confederation, of the 9th instant, says:
In this Congressional District, as far as heard
rom, the Seceders are utterly routed in erery
county, except Autauga, where there was no
Test. They were beat one hundred and t,venty
IN this (MOntgomery) county; one hundred and
tUenty Jiue in Macon; one hundred in Chambers,
and fifty or sirty in Russell. Was there ever
such an ingloriOus and ridiculous beginning for
! party that claimed nearly all the votes in
Alabama: and mind you, here in this district
was and is their stronghold Let the Douglas
men herald it, that here, in the citadel of their
strength, they cannot carry SINGLE county IN
his Congressional District! Poor fellows
1t is now reduced almost to certainty
hat the only State in the Union that will |
choose Breckenridge electors will be the old
lisunion State of South Carolina. She
would be carried against him if the people
,ould vote, but in that stronghold of the
,olters the people are not allowed to vote
or President or State officers. The Legis. |