Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-07-15


The Free Soilers are to have National
Convention a. Pittsburgh on Ihe 18th of
August next correspondent OF the New
York Times says:
1.-The nomination Of The Pittsburgh Con.
venlion will be offered frsI 70 lion. John P.
Hale. He will probably decline, on account
OF his friendly relations with Gen. Pierce,
ard because he prefers 10 devoie himself
dnrlng The coming recess 10 the active duties
ot 'he canvass as speaker. If he will
accept Hon. s. P Chase, of Ohio, will be
nomisated Some correspondence is un.
dersiood 10 have taken place between The
Executive COlumitee and Hon. Robert Ran.
toul, relative to the candidacy. Blu, the
Hon. gentlemen is said TO be yet in q state
Of hesiIancy whether he shall accept or re.
jecl the nomipalion Of Gen. Pierce. and
continue to acI with or repudiale The Democ.
racy Cassius M. Clay, Esq, of Ky, will
undoubtedly be the candidate for The Vice
Presidency"
The Locofocos of Maine are dissatisfied
with Gov. HUBBARD, because he did not veto
their liquor law last year; and they have
held a large convention in Portland wherein J,
they denounced him and The law. He had
been nominated for re.ele ZION, bu, the bolt.
ers are organizing an opposition. About
1000 were in Convention. Hon. V. d.
PARIS called the meeting 10 order, and
Judge EDWARD FULLER was chosen Presi.
dent. MIR. PARIS, chairman of the COM
mitee, announced that they had agreed
upon ANsoN e. CHANDLER, Of Calais. for
Governor This was unanimously confirm.
ed. A new electoral tcke. was formed, land
ant-liquor.aw resolutions adopted. We
don't know how this breach looks in Maine,
but TO US it has the appearance Of serious
spill, in the Locoioco lamiIy.-O. S. Jour.
nal.
COMING OvER,--The Scott feeling in
Michigan appears 10 be too strong for the
Pierce parry. Gen John R. Williams, a
prominent Democratic politician, and for
several years Mayor of Detroit, supports The
election of Scott and Graham, and is one of
the Vice Presidents Of the Detroit Scott
Club, Maj. Jonathan KearsIey, of Detroit,
who was crippled in The defence of his coun.
try. and q leader in The Democratic ranks,
is now for Scott. ''These," says the N. Y.
Tribune, 'are important accessions 10 the
Scott phalanx, and ain indication Of public
sentiment in the Northwest Gen. Will
Jams signaIzed himself in the Black Hawk
War, and as an old resident Of Detroit, 10
possessed Of much influence. ."--Dayton
Gazette. ,
HERD OF THE Charleston
Mercury says Pierce and King will receive
lhe vote of South Carolina with very lille
opposition, but it sobjects 10 the stirring up Of
any excitement in Iheir behalf, for The fol.
lowing reasons:
"When party throws aside all its most
distinguished men, the only men capable Of
giving consistency TO its counsels and yigor
10 its movemenls--when il dlsowns lis lead
ers and representatives, and for motives Of
temporary advantage, crowns with highest
hunors obscure men, ii ceases, many respect
able sense, 10 be parry, and becomes
mere herd Of spoIsmen. We have no am.
bilon 10 labor in such crowd"
SCOTT AT VERA CRUz.-During Re bonn.
, bardmenl Of We Cruz, Scott, while walking
, along the trenches one day, observed seve.
raj OF our troops rising up and looking over
TO walch the effect Of our shoi and Shells
, The General cried out, Down with you,
, men don't expose yourselves" "Bul
General," said one, you expose yoursel!"
+ Obi" replied Scot, "Genera's nowadays
, can be made ouI OF anybody, but men can.
easily be had"
The Wing State Convention of Michigan,
met al Marshal on the Isl instant. and nom
mated Hon. u. Chandler, for Governor; d.
5. Wabridge. for Lieut.. Governor; Geo. K.
Pomeroy, Secretary ol S,ale, Sylvester Abel,
Stale Treasurer; Whitney Jones, Auditor
General; Na.h. Bacon, Attorney GeneraI.--
The nomination Of Scott & Graham was
UNANIMOUSLY ratified.
1t is o6st rtabiG that all the editors, Wing
and Democradc, appear to be perfectly post
ed up in regard 10 Gen. Scouts name, We
have not seen a single paper or bulletin
board that publishes it as Winfield B. Scott,
Winfield H. Scou, Winfield 0. Scott, or
Winfield r. Scou-Lou. Jour.
Mr.. Webster, al the solicitation Of his
} friends, has consented 10 remain in othce
| uOlll lIS 6AplIdNOn W ISSluoul Llll'IlbiC
term. He however, will shortly leave Tor
Marsh6eId, TO spend the summer months,
as has been usual with him for many years.
General Scott will not resign unless elect.
ed President, and in that event, will follow
the example of General Taylor, by resign.
ing, 10 take effect in March.
Gov. POWELL, Of kentucky is reported TO
have offered The vacancy in The U. S. SEN
! ute caused by Mr.. CIay's death 10 MIR.
f GuTHRlE, who declined The honor.
The New Orleans Crescent, gives in its
adhesion to the nomination Of Scott and
Graham. and says they may depend upon
+ the support Of the Wing party of the Union.
Wing VIcToRY IN New ORLEANs.--The
Wings have carried the Crescent city BY the
: Unprecedented majority Of thirteen hundred
votes
I GENERAL INTELLIG ENCE.
The Cr0pS,-On all hands we hear that
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