The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-17

DrrRor, Sept. Ia, 1853.
Mas Meetings. Of the Michigan Dom -Equanimiy Of
the Democratic Prea the Maine Tote-The STATE Eiec
Eons-- Fdce9 ef The Presidential Scrub Race, dc dc
The expiring struggles OF the Michigan democracy
decidedly interesting Since wrote you last they have
bsd two granc mass meehngs at kalamazoo and at Pom
tsc got up without regard expense and which they
claim have been the arges, meetings held In the
state All their big Breckenridge, Col. Preston,
u. l. dickinson J. II. Bright and Gen. Cass-were pre-
sent and received with immense enthusiasm, deaf
enlrg cheers. &c The Custom House and Post olcs
royes expended several hundred dollars buying tickets
to the Pontiac Convepon for INDECENT and enthusiastic
lfshmen They claim 10 have had 20 900 people there
must have been remarkably attentive audience,
they all gathered around speaker stand and
all who there heard she speeches We say Brccken
ridge he passed through Detroit and was pleased
servethe persona appearances since hts
nation. He dressed quite respectfully, though
rather IN the Bowery style Of responsibility, and
sbiEJ collar aud cravai like any other gentleman.
The two latter articles nfor ned he won 10
cortioer rather luxurious than necessary He
an r proachsbe beaver jammed down his left eye,
and fragrant Havana pointed heaycnward from the cor
Of his mouth
The auanimity with which the democratic papers re
ceive the Of the Maine election Is psing some
three tour weeks the Detroit Free Press the organ
Of The Niger drivers In achgan-assured It's reaiers
thai emont OF 70 state but Vermont but WHEN
the telegraph brought the from Maine, want at
all surpriscd for II had always looked upon Name
one o. The surest r.rublean stases" The democrats
joriiy IN this State, but working hard 10 SO
Gu Q the state ard Congressional ticket Thsy
remind one Of Mrs Psriington sweeping the cut OF
doors. Our present representatives, 10 Congress will
duubtefs he renomioated. They are three republican,
Inward walbricge and wadron-snd one democrat
Peek The democrats ave running thcir strongest en-
oil oycf the State. la his district they have dominated
for Congress o. II. lothrop, ESQ one d the most
popular men IN the party. He voted for hatiy Nsn
agarit General Cass and in 1854 for wm Howard, his
opponent ns'osd Of Dan Stuart the regular demo
goose qus ston, Tut be "a popular ami will work hard
tor an election He can't come within 900 OF II In
Wabrdees district the Niger drivers have not the ghost
o. chance, and have nominated Flavius J. luejohn,
ttmerb the rsnkest Kind OF abollion'st In Pccks
district the democracy sanguine OF success, but
they have fost 700 votes by the expulsion OF the
hoInons nom Beaver lslana, and will probably be
beaten. The republicans have nominated their pre-
sent state oiccrs and WIZ re elect them The dsmoc
hsve nominated Tor Governor much TO HE chagru and
ssans, his earnest expos,usons ex Governor Alpheus
Fcch Governor fclch coes not like the idea Of being
Tn, IL the more interest in our state elections from
tho iaci tbat The next legislature sends senator 10
Washington In the place OF Gen Cass. The friends OF
the General willing sell ou everything else to SO
cure his re election. 10 the Third senatorial district hts
SOP IN law, Henry Iedyarc, Esq Will be the candidate
for the state Scra,e. Nothing but the mi which
the party ia driven wogld him TO "a sue, an
onlce He viii probably be elected, though the district
Some rich jokes grow ou, OF the election excite
ment Tho other day, AT sandusky there wa
. democrat hanging around the. republican mass
meeting and he remarked 10 gentleman from Detroit
that he "hesrd that the democrats looking up
Michigan looking mp" was the reply. "oi oosrs
they are they can nclp IT, for they are fat on their
backs ~
zach Chandler says that the CRY OF the Free Press ha,
buchanan ! driving everything before him, remu Is
him oi an uishman who once bet horse race. Pat
went to the course end he knew nothing about
hesh, thought he would bet the nag With the bot
oame. and accordingly risked bis money on a seed
yclept Thunder" when the race began Thuudef fsli
behind all the other hortes and kept his station. Pat
began to his hat ano burrsh for rhunder A by
stsnder asked, "Why do you hurrsh for rhdndsr-ha
VIII be beat and you will lose your money! "8sas"
thing before him,