The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-10-16
NO. 51l.

r-s REPUBLICANS OF DELAWARE met in
o..rsption at Dover, on the 9th, passed excel
r.,, resolutions, and nominated Fremont
electoral ticket
corrRyoR GRIMES, of Iowa, has written a
fitted letter to the President, calling for the
o,sctiou of citizens of Iowa settled in the
Territory of Kansas.
rxSryAroR FooTE has published card in
10 California papers, denying the report start
bv the Buchanan leaders, that Col. FIRE.
.,,, while Senator, struck him, for words
.o,;en in debate, and then challenged him
He SAYS:
!. The only blow struck was one for which ]
olope responsible; for, before he had time
r..urn the blow received by himself Sena.
- Vappum and Clark interviewed and sepa-
rA,ed Us.
The difficulty afterwards" he says, was
s.tled. as have always considered, in man
nor credtable to both parties" Mr.. Foote,
.lthough a political opponent, adds:
Il cannot close without the expression of
ms regret that any attempt should be made, in
rorpection with this transaction, to hold Col.
Fcanont responsible for conduct calculated to
;oflnre upon the freedom of debate in the
United States Senate"
SAVANNAH ELECTIoX.-.SdUanndh, Oct. a.
The whole Democratic ticket was elected yes
tsrlav. The Mayors majority was 100.
VrxARK. IN. J.,) OCr., l4.-Bigelow, Dem
coral. has been elected Mayor by from SEQ to
500 majority.
E,y,,s ELEcTIoY-S Louis, Oct. l4.-In
edition TO the election of Whitfield, the Pro-
Slayer? men have elected all their candidates
IA the Legislature by large majorities. The
Free Stale men made no serious opposition.
Cot. FRraoYr'S RELIGIoN.-Nelc York, Oct.
u The Rev. Constantine Pise, of st. Charles
Roman Catholic Church, Brooklyn, publishes
carl, denying in the most positive terms the
statement in the NeW York Express of Satur-
tay. that he had, while chaplain of Congress,
administered the sacrament or Eucharist to
Oh Fremont.
RruoeED MEETING OF THE GOVERNORS OF
-Hs SOUTHERN Columbia s. g., Oct.
ls.-Rsports are current here, that the Govern
m. Of the fifteen Southern States will meet at
Raleigh. tomorrow, to consider what steps it
will be necessary to take for the protection of
the rights Of the Southern States, should Mr..
Fremont be elected to the Presidency.
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL NoMTNATIoN.-
B,s'oa, october l3.-The Republicans of the
NTH district have nominated Henry Chaplin, of
Worcester, for Congress.
MASSACHUSETTS PoLITICS.-W Worcester, Mass,
Uf9ber l3-Ihe Fremont Americans and Re-
rubtcans Of Worcester county met in separate
Conventions here to-day. Not being able to
agree upon a union ticket, each Convention
HJnuated separate tickets for Senators and
coanty olhcers-the Americans pledging their
Senatorial candidates to support Mr.. Sumner
10. nited States Senator. The Americans also
nominated Colonel De Witt tor Congress in the
ninth district, in opposition to Mr.. Chaplin, the
Republican candidate. Mr.. De Witt appeared
inthe Convention, and accepted the nomination
ClyrNNATl, OCT IA grand Democratic
iorch-ght procession took place here to night
all exceeded anything of the kind hitherto at
tempted in this city.
The Hon. Thomas Corwin delivered a speech
here. lie defended Mr.. Fillmore's Admins
tr.tiOn-maintained the right of Congress to
l-yslae on the subject of Slavery in the Ter
ritJres; disclaimed that his purpose was cleo.
toaeeFiug for any man belonging to an old
party now extinct. He spoke simply as citi-
zen who desired to confer with his fellows as
ID their duty in this emergency. He had nc
political aspirations, having had enough of in
voluntary servitude in holding a Federal Office
and claimed the benefit of the Ordinance OF
l5,7. The people, he considered, were them.
selves TO blame tor much of the trouble the
country has been brought into. He believed
,aat Mr. Fi!lmore's views are the same as his
own in regard to the power of Congress legis
lating On Slavery in the Territories.
ire occurred here to-day in A. Shaw's fur
Iiure store, doing damage to the extent Of
about $1,000.