The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1860-10-26

Fitch5urg, was nominated in bis place. 1t
is probable that the contest is close one.
WHAT MINORITIEs CAN ACCOMPLISH.
In the FIVE Congressional districts OF
Pennsylvania, embracing all of Phiadel-
phia city and envrons, five Republicans are
elected by majorities amounting in the ag
gregate to about $500. whilst the Bell and
Everett candidates received an aggregate
vote amounting to over 5000. Every dis
trict gives decided majority against the
candidates who were elected by plurality.
Hon. JACOB CoLLAMER has been re-elect-
ed United States Senator from Vermont,
from the 4th of March next. Paul Dill
lingham was bis opponent. In the Senate
the vote stood q to l, and in the House
1913 to "a.
The Yanceyites in New Hampshire have
nominated the following ticket:
For Governor ..B. W. Jenness, of Strafford.
For Railroad CCmmissioner -Renber Davis.
For Congress. Robert Morrison, Paul R.
George, Ezra ]. Glidden.
The town of Lekroy, in Bradford county,
Pennsylvania, at the late election gave Cur
tin 200, and Foster votes. In 1856 Bu-
chanan had one vote, and Fillmore one
vote. Understanding that in the rest Of
the State the Bell and the Democrats had
united, these two votes "fused" and went
for Foster.
The Indianapolis Sentinel says Lanes
majority for Governor, will not exceed g.
600. The Legislature will stand Senate,
% Democrats and % Republicans, and the
House, 80 Democrats to 62 Republicans.
TIE U. S. Senator, Albert Gallatin
Brown, Of Mississippi, in recent speech at
Crystal Springs, thus describes United
States Senator Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine:
Mr.. Hamlin is a man of fair mental endow-
ments. If he is remarkable for anything it is
for knowing which way the wind is going to
blow, ard always getting his sail set so as to
young duck takes to water, because it was his
element. If owed the devil genuine Simon
Pure Yankee, and meant to settle fair, would
send him Hannibal Hamlin.
A. z. Mcclure, the overjoyed Chairman
of the Republican State Committee Of
Pennsylvania, publishes bulletin congrat.
ulatipg his party on their recent successes
in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio, and Mime.
sofa!
THE Louisville Democrat and Indianapo-
lis Sentinel proue that Senator Bright voted
the Republican ticket, and advised bis
Breckenridge trends to do likewise. The
day before the election, in one of his speech.
es, he said:
We must beat this anti Lecompton. Douglas
Democratic party! You may begin to morrow,
if you please; but it must be done!
ANDREW STEWART is not elected to Con-
gress from the Goth Pennsylvania district
as claimed by the Minnesotian. Jesse
Lazear is the successful candidate. He is
a sound Douglas Democrat.
The New York Tribune says:-"In
New Jersey the Douglas men sturdily
eschew Fusion. They are right In New
York the Fusion ticket will not obtain as
many votes as a pure and simple Douglas
ticket auould haze obtained" True, every
word of it.
The session of Congress before last
Speaker Orr gave the use Of some rooms in
the Capitol to several distinguished Ameri-
can sculptors, to design works for adoption
in decorating the Capitol. Speaker Penn
ington, says the Herald, learning that they
are not Republicans, has expelled them, and
given the rooms to foreign doctor, to erect
a steam bath apparatus. In the march Of
Black Republicanism American art must
succumb to foreign quack doctors.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says Brinker-
boff 3 majority for Supreme Court Judge,
will not exceed 5000 in Ohio, and a change
Of 500 votes would have elected three addi-
tional Democratic members of Congress,
giving US eleven, or majority of the dele
cation from Ohio.
Mr.. DOUGLAS had a rousing reception at
Detroit. The recent elections have had no
effect in dampening the enthusiasm Of the
people to hear this great statesman. In
his Detroit speech he said:
1t is now about seventeen years since l first
introduced the homestead bill into the House of
Representatives. Ihave renewed that measure
from time to time, first in the House of Repre-