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

party in every State Of the Union so that
Lincoln might have chance of running in
between the democratic forces of the demo
cratic party and getd elected by majority
vote.o 20 ,,,;s,ay,b eas~,, -.
A Vo1cE4a That's So" " 1'''l.
Mr.. DouaLA s-The only ostensible and
true object sought inmaking Breckenridge
ticket in the Northern States was to divide
the democratic party so as to give Lincoln
every one of those States, so that I tell you
if Lincoln be elected President, it will be
the secessionists whom you will have to
blame for it. b4a. eao-af .. ,.t.. IT,.
A Vo1oE-" That's So" ...
Mr.. DoUGLAs-Lincoln has no hone of
being elected except through the efforts of
the secessionists, who have divided the
democratic party--supposing that Brock
inridge could carry every Southern State
though it now seems he is not going to car
ry single one by the people. Still, by di.
vidiDg the North, he gives every one Of the
States to Lincoln, thus allowing him to be
elected by the popular vote. Why. what
was the true aspect of the contest before
the secession? Lincoln had no show what
ever for more than two States till the
Breckenridge division took place, and
would have beaten him in every Statelbut
Vermont and Massachusetts. As it isl
think will beat him in almost all of them
yet. Cheers. But should Lincoln be
elected, the secessionists, who nominated
and now support Breckenridge, will be en-
titled to the credit of it, and upon them
will rest the responsibility of having adopt
ed the fatal policy, and dreadiug the
result of their own rash ard unpatriotic
acts which gives to Lincoln chance of
success, they come forward and ask me if
will help them to dissolve the Union in the
event Of Lincoln being raised to the Presi-
dental chair. tell them no-never on
earth. (Cheers and cries of "Good."l 1
am for putting down northern abolitionism,
but am also for putting down southern Sc
cessionists, and that, too, by the exercise of
the same constitutional power. ("Good.'1
believe that the peace, the harmony and
the safety OF this country depend upon
destroying both factions. Cheers.) Both
parties, if parties they can be called, are
allies IN common cause for however hos
tile they may be to each other, however op-
posed in purposes and objects, yet their
course of action tends to the same deplora.
bic result; and without meaning any disre-
spect or personal unkindness, believe that,
in the event of the success of either party,
the success of northern abolitionists or that
OF southern secessionists, the Union and the
glorious Constitution are alike put in peril
and danger. Northern abolitionism could
not exist for any length of time except there
was counterpoise demanding the interven--
ton of the south. The Republicans demand
Congressional interference against slavery,
while the secessionists demand that Con-
gress shall interfere to protect and extend
slavery. This is the pivot which both par
ties turn; this, my friends, is the whole
state of the case those are the dangers to
be apprehended, and, thus it devolves upon
you to rally to the rescue, and by voting
the national Democratic ticket placed be-
fore the country by the Baltimore Conven-
ton, to preserve this glorious Union.
(Cheers and cries of "And we will do it.')
The Herald states that "his speech has
made most favorable impression here in
Norfolk. Numbers of Breckenridge men
publicly proclaim their detection from that
party and their adherence to Douglas"