Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-07-11

FIRE MONT AND DAYTON.

FIRE MONT AND DAYTON.
From all quarters we continue to receive ndi-
cations of the progress of public sentiment, in
favor of the election of the Peoples nominees
a gentleman of this city, who has travelled
extensively throughout the Western States dur
ing the last four weeks, and just returned,
reports that on an average the vote stood, as
taken in the cars, daily, during his trip, in the
proportion of eight or ten for Fremont, to one
for all others, and that this is fair indication of
the tone of public sentiment generally, in all that
region The prairies are actually all on fire with
enthusiasm for Fremont and Dayton.
correspondent writing from Warren, Pa,
says "at least one-half of the old democrats
besides the rest of mankind generally, will vote
for Fremont Old Buck cannot get the vote of
Pennsylvania" The old Keystone is sure for
Fremont
The Albany Eyenip,g Journal says &c We have
a letter from highly intelligent western cores
pendent, expressing the opinion that Col, Benton
will be chosen Governor of Missouri, and the
possibility that Col. Fremont may get the electo-
raj vote of that State
The Fremont and Dayton ratification meeting
at Senaca Falls, N. Y, on Thursday last, was
addressed by Hon. George Rathbun, the war
horse of Democracy in Cayuga, and Addison T.
Knox, late D emocratic candidate for Justice of
the Supreme Court.
The Fremont men Of Cambridge will hold
great ratification meeting at Lyceum Hall, Old
Cambridge, near the colleges. this evening"
Prof c. c. FELTON, will preside and addresses will
be made by Hon. Joel Parke r and Others The
Boston Fremont Club have voted to march to
Cambridge and participate in the proceedings
Wendell T. Davis of Greenfield, who was the
Wing candidate for Secretary of State last fall on
the Valley ticket, addressed Fremont meeting
in Northampton, last week. He said he had been
what had heretofore been called conservative
man, and was of the IA 1000 who last fall voted
for Mr.. Walley-that if any man had told him
three months ago that he would ever vote for the
Republican candidate for the Presidency. he
would have laughed in his face-but that when
he had seen senator from this State knocked
down in the Senate chamber with club, and
men, who called themselves Democrats, gentle.
men and scholars, in this and other places, ap.
proving Of the act, he had made up his mind to
vote for the Republican nominee, let him be who
he would. He was now with the cause heart and
hand
Col. Daniel Needham, in 1874 Chairman of the
Democratic State Committee of Massachusetts,
but now a resident of Vermont, was one of the
principal speakers of the Republican State Con-
vention, recently held at White River Junction,
Vt.
While the train of Monday morning was de.
tanned by an accident between Warren and PALM
er, vote was taken the Presidency with the
following result Fremont %, Buchanan 0, Fill
more 0.
The town of Amherst has been thoroughly can.
vassed, and Fremont will not fall much short OF
500; Buchanan, Fillmore and scattering about75'
At Republican ratification meeting in vii.
liamsburg, n. Y, on Wednesday evening, John
Dean, an old and prominent democrat, presiding,
a letter was read from Hon. William Maurice
Democratic member from the First District, New
York, fully sympathizing with the object of the
meeting, and giving in his adhesion to the sup
port of Fremont and Dayton
The GERMANS FOR FREMONT On the 4th
of July. the Germans of New Britain, Ct, to
the number of several hundred had a festival
among ther exercises of which, the Declaration
Of Independence was read by Mr.. Sauerwein, in
German When he had finished reading, he ad-
dressed the Germans in their own language, after
which he took the views of the Germans on the
candidates for President. When asked whether
they would support Fremont, there was an unan-
imous shout,-YES, He then addressed those
assembled lin all about 25O) in the English Ian
guage.
He said, 1--WE are not assembled for political
purposes, but to celebrate the day. and to declare
our own independence. Our forefathers declared
their independence in l776 by the document l
have just read. We now declare ours from the
Democracy. When we first landed in this coun-
try, we claimed as democrats So we we're
but we have now seen the Democracy in its true
eolors, as the advocate Of slavery and slave
territory. We will not go for slavery, nor for
extending slavery into free territory. We can
stand upon the Republican platform We 90 for
Free Speech, Free Press, Free Soil, Free Men
and Fremont"
On the announcement Of this, flag bearing
the inscription Fremont and Dayton, was flung
to the breeze amid three hearty cheers from the
assembly.
THE BosToH PPEss.-The daily press Of Bos-
ton is strong for Fremont The following list
tells which are for, and which sare against the
People, nominees
For Fremont; Atlas, Journal, Telegraph,
Chronicle, Transcript, Traoeiley, Bee. Against,
Post Times, Courier. The Herald and Ledgey
are neutral" as the expression goes. Both,
however, incline to Buchanan. The Adoeytiser is
Fremont in heart and may be put down on the
popular side, though it has not made declara"
ton Of its faith The Courier favors, if anybody,
Fillmore. The Traveller has not, in so many
terms, made profession of faith, but its Free
mont proeliyities are all understood. The Trans.
Crypt does not speak out in meetin,' but is Ere.
mont 70 the marrow. The Post and Times are
iull-blooded Buchanan.
The Press and the people, it will be seen, are
LOT fremont The proportion Is about to /.
The polls in November will show like figures.
MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN CoNyENr1oN.-The
Republican State Convention Of Michigan. met
at Marshall on Wednesday, and re-pomina,ed
Kinsley s. Bingham for Governor, and also the
present State officers. Nominations Of Presidep.