Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-06
POLITICAL ITEMS.

Rev Jonathan Oatloy, of East Killingly,
Connectisut, has seven sons and i've sons-in-
law. Ten OF these twelve 60 for Buchanan.
Hon. Leander Finstone is the Democratic
candidate for Congress in the Fourth district
of Ohio His opponent is Philemon Bliss
The New York Commercial denies that there
is any likelihood Of union in that State be-
tween the Fillmore and Buch anan men
John Mcmahon Holland, formerly of Annap.
oils, Md, has been nominated by the demo-
cratic convention OF Scott county, Minnesota,
for re. election to the legislature
The New York Evening Post publishes an
extract from private letter written by N p
Willis, in which Natty declares himself in IA
vor Of Fremont. That settles the question,
Hon. John M Bolts has been appointed
Fillmore Elector for the Richmond District in
the place of w. c. Scott dc clined on account
of i'll health.
A Fillmore convention was held at Manches-
ter, N. H., on the Sd inst which nominated
q State electoral ticket. Erastus Brooks ad-
dressed a public me citing in the evening.
An amendment to the Constitution, making
the Judges elective by the people, and to hold
Office ten years-js to be voted upon by the
people of Connecticut next Monday.
The Shekopt, Independent, a Wisconsin
paper, heretofore neutral, has changed its
name and its politics, aud is now called the
"Vallcy Herald " 1t hoists the flag of Buch-
anan and Breckenridge.
While the Rev. Mr.. Sutherland was deliver
ing speech in Niagara county on Saturday
evening in favor Of Mr.. Buchanan, he was
struck down senseless by a club in the hands
of some one unknown.
The Buchanan men of st, Msry's county,
Md, held large me citing at Leonardtown on
TueedAv. Sn( -nhaa poHa hv
Key, Col. G gorge W. Hughes, Senator Berry,
(Whig OF Prince George's) Edwsrd w. Belt,
aud Wsh,r Mitchell.
A student Of the TIE illogical Depa rtment of
Yale College. in political discourse to the
Fremonters of Hamden, Connecticut, q few
days since, told his audience that eff Blu.
chanan was elected, there was great danger
that slay cry would / , established in Come cti-
ticut ~
An immense Democratic meeting was held
in Mobile, Alabama, on the 2Sth ult., which
filed the ampitheatI etooverAowipg Spe ,ch-
es were made by Rot ert Ii. Smith and daniel
Chandler The meeting was the largest and
most enthusiastic political assembly know in
that city for many years.
At mass me ,ting IN TayloIs vile, Illinois,
on the 10th, the ffsG sc baker was Gen. Thorn
ton, who dc ;lal d that he had always been a
Wbig, but should now and henceforth follow
the Demo cratic banner. Numbers Of old line
Wigs bI,.ound6 him al the close of his ad-
diess, end avowed their int ,ntion to vote .or
Buchanan.
A mass meeting Of tho Democracy of Gull
ford, Conn, was held in the open air on
Wednesday evening. Two thousand people
were present, and were addressed by Hon
HenryC Deming, Gen Elliott Col Parsons,
Charles X. IDgersoll, and ID. S Fowler. The
Democrats of Connecticut are struggling man
tQliy for the victory IL November.
The great Republican demonstration at De-
troit. Michigan, on Thursday, was out-rival-
led by the Democratic turnout the same day
Both parties had immense torchlight process
siODs, that We'd With each ether in extent and
brilliancy. w. III. Seward was the principal
speaker of the Fremonters, and Gen. Cass of
their opponents.
In the city of Reading, Pa, on Thursday,
the I'd instant, there were large assemblages
of the people, one democratic and the other
An opposition meeting The former was ad-
dressed by Richard T. Merrick, ESQ, of Bal.
timore Charles w. Carrigan, E.9 of Phila-
delphia, and James w. Wilson, Esq of Cali
fornia the latter by low. Hunt, of New York.
Tho Democratic meeting did not adjourn till
twelve clock at night.
According to the Providence Journal this is
" the way that Maine was carried -
OF the III 600 votes given at the Maine
election, ll9. 900 were canvassed by the Re.
Publicans, who knew as we'll as the informa-
ton could be ascertained in advance bow thew
would 60 We received few days before
the election a letter from most intelligent
and we'll informed politician of Maine telling
us of this thorough canvass and predicting the
astounding result Although the prediction
was based upon the most careful calculation.
We did not dare to publish it, for we did
not dare to credit it It is in this way that
all the States are to be carried, whichever
way they may 60. Great meetings and en-
thusiastic responses to eloquent speeches are
all good in their way, bat they are not enough,
The work that tells upon the election is
thorough and minute canvas, extending to
every district, and reaching every voter
when this is done, we shall know exactly
where we stand. and the calculations th at are