New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-10
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

ALABAMA-Tugh n Crawford announces himself
as candidate for Congress in tn, lid District.
WIscossIY.-TAe Miraukse Wisconsin is Of the
opinion that the Legislature provide for the cleo
ton of L. s Senators b. the people, aqd presents the
draft of bill for this purpose. According to the pro-
Visions of the Constitution Of the United States
The sn.ts of the Uoed States .h, b. composed Of t~s
Senators from each State ao'ea by the Legislature Thereon Tor
sec The time place AID m,nusr Of hoidng eieet,os for
Repr seutsves shall Dc pre-enoea ssen 'se
MIssoyRI-Ths House OF Representatives, Feb.
%. postponed TO the Second Monday in November
next the resolution from tie Senate to go into the
election of Uniteo st ties Senator the ID Of March
next Thus the election of Senator is set asioe, to be
take n up again at the adjourned Session in November
next which meets one month before the meeting Of
Copg,es. when the triangular battle between the
faieDds Of DOniphan, Benton, and Atchison wild DO
reopened.
Douglass Lieutenant, Atchson, arrived at Jefferson
Cyrto evening after the Senatorial election sd ben
postpoDed till November and suddenly his hunor
char ged into a cloud OF anger and bis faithful cost
tailers received more oGtbs than blessings at his
hands. In order to sppease his offended dignity
motion was begged through the two Houses to take
recess for the purpose OF giving his friends tinep
congratulate him on his-defsat This was sccsdM
10, and the En- Senator spent ten fifteen m6utS Ia
each House shaking hands with his fiien1s End
then withdrew TO take his departure next day.
He stated, however before he left tnat ooe
of bis chief reasons for so hurried q depsrtuN
was 1.-The necessity of his being ia Kansas tine
"enoueh to attend to the spring el-c ions thsre and
10 secure the predomn ,nce OF the nulisrs 10 the
councils OF the infant Territory Thus, It seems b.
ie intent upon plsylDg the game over again OF
frauoulen Mt importation Of Missouri v0tss which he
snd bis followers old lest fall; and this be cslh
"SQUATTER SovEREIGsrY" tie goes fully eqaippea,
too-csnyipg bis tools with him, beins soied
by Mr. StIiDgfellow and live Yankee, (ssys cor
respond en Of The 81. LOuis Democra, writing frouAe
cafa from whom the DOLLY thing .ha, can be gIssasd
IL, that he is exceedingly desifous OF becoming ire
eater, ard Of owning goodly number Of slaves-fhs
get them. IL is to be hoped, ia view of his
" c0mpdg mons de roy0ge," the General will at lest,
receive cordisl welcome at Weston where NJ.
Stripgfelow was kindly entertained bat few shor
months snce--vtUe la 60gattHe.
TEssEssEE.-The State Temperance Convention
came of on the 22d of February A thorough orgsa-
zation Of the friends Of prohibition was recsn-
mepded.
The Hon. Emerson Etheridge, twhig) is Announced
as a candidate for reelection 70 Congress.
The Hon. w. NJ. Churchwell, lDeml declines
denomination for Congress.
GEoRGIA.-Chsrles j. jenkins, William c. DAY.
con and John Z. Ward, are announced a. Ant'Ad'
minstration candidates for Governor.
At State Temperance Convention, held at Adsf'
ia, Feb. 90, after stormy and exciting discussion on
the second day OF its ssson nomina'ed the Rev b.
H. OVERLY IS a candidate for Governor. There were
Only two candidates before the Convention. viz: b.
H. overly, of Fulton, and VIM. Ii. Crawford Of
Lee and the vote stood for OVERLY 50, for Crswfsn
%. The Convention was composed Of 80 or 30 dse'
gates representing 2s OF the aost populous COUNTIES
in the State and is said TO have b. q very iD'ell
gent respectable and har nonious body.
The Convention adopted the following resolauons:
Rsolrsd III 81 the rrooibition o. the taft; In ardsnt rS
beverage presents the ely hope Of relief tbs bass
ing a. oesti Dctye influence Of spiftu u l1or' -
Resofred That consider the sueees' OF oar eane
10 eli political questions Under di'cus.i0a
State and pledge ourselves tbs promotion thereof
tReso red That IL e1ptcient for this Convention 70 ~.
ddste be for the Office Of Ooyefbof ~
state at the ensuing election known " be proper
Resolrsd That we recommend to the friends Of proh
10 present candidates for the LegsstUTe In the -
carry out. By proper legislation, the views OF Wv
yeption ,.~ok
LouIsIASA.-It is said that there are at the pre-
tin three hundred and ten candidates, the NV.
NothiDgs predominating,) for Governor ana Nv.
Governor in Louisiana TIE NJ o. CresceS ssy.
there is strong reason to believe that. II the pr
rate Of nomination 10 proceeded in up 70 the an =.
election. there win not be left single White
citizen of Louisiana, between ths ages Of t~enV
and one hundred who is not q candidate '@
Governship or Lieutenant, GovernorshiP OF the Do"
on the day Of election.