Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-08-22
POLITICAL ITEMS.


come again. Although it was advertised
obly as Club Meeting, yet there we're 5000
to 10000 people present; if this is the way
they get up Club meetings in Trey, we would
like TO know what general Mass Meeting
would bet The meeting was held in front
of the Court House---the large Court room
having been filed to oyerfowing before the
people began to come.
Mr.. Buchanan seems to be losing ground
everywhere at the South. The New Orleans
Delta, and number of other Democratic
papers refuse to support him, and favor
Fillmore's election.
The Pensacola [Florids) Gazette has just
raised at Its masthead the name of Millard
Fillmore, and says it intends to do jealous
battle in the good cause. 1t has hitherto
been neutral. And thus progresses this
great popular revolution against corrupt dy
nasties and selfish demagogues, and in be-
half Of the Constitution and the Union
Heaven speed the glorious work.
The Tribuue's Washington correspondent
says: -sBets are running high in Wash
ington that Fillmore will carry Virginia.
The news which comes in from the South
shows that the ranks of Buchanan are be-
ing everywhere broken
The Fillmore men intend holding mass
meeting in Knoxville, Tenn, commencing
on the 4th of September, and to last three
days.
The National Standard, published at Sa-
lem, n. j., on Wednesday last hoisted the
flag of the Union candidates, Fillmore and
Donelson.
Tally again The Skeneatelas Demo-
erat this week haHls down the Buchanan
flag.
The Georgia papers state that at the Fill
more ratification meeting he'd in Atlanta,
on tae lst inst, Col. John L. Harris pro-
minent Democrat, made q stirring and able
speech in support of Fillmore and Donel-
son.
A vote in the office of the New York
Times (Fremont's organl resulted as fol
lows:
For Fillmore, 81 Buchanan and Fremont'
%.
The mailing department went en- masse
for Fillmore.
1t seem 10 be established, that there were
many niggers in the Buchanan procession,
at indianapolis.
The natural inference, is that most Of the
Indiana niggers are Buck-niggers'
The New York Evening Post in the
course of long and very knowing article
on Mr. Fillmore, says: IL we are not mis-
taken, in 1872 Mr.. Fillmore was co-operat-
ing with Mr.. Buchanan. in defaming the
political character and administration of
James Madison, then candidate for re-elec-
to the Presidency" According to this
Master, Fillmore must have been some
what precocious youth in 1872. as be was
born in 1900.
The editor Of German paper III Balti-
more, the Wecker writes the Patriot that
there are 1000 Germans in Baltimore who
will vote for Fillmore.
The Amaricau party of Connecticut have
issued call for State Convention to be
held at Hartford. on Wednesday next, to
nominate Fillmore electoral ticket.
James B. Clay. son of tie great and
Union loving Clay, has come out for Bu-
chanan. p Ptdiadealer.
James B. Clay inherits about as much Of
the keen sense and lofty spirit of the great
Clay,as Go pair OF the 'sGreat Goni-
moner's" old breeches.---Leader.
He is the same 'sson" who tore dorm
"Ashland,' aud manufactured her timber
into canes and sold them. Unless watched,
he will have his fathers bones out of the
grave Commercial.
Yes, and if not watched closely, he will
sell them to make buttons of,-iaqaira
and Chronicle
BUCHANAN AND CHEAP PosTAaE. The
reduction of letter postage in this country
was one of the most beneficial measures ev-
er adopted by Congress. Yet Dir. Buchau-
an opposed it in the Senate of the United
States. If his opposition had prevailed
letter postage would now be twenty five
! cents instead of three. The great Sag
Nicht statesman would have the postage on
a letter twenty Eve cents and reqdire men
to work for ten cents aday. He would like
to have the postage Of single letter absorb
the whole of laboring mans wages for two
days aud half, lie would make 6ro
times, wouldn't hea
The following Democratic papers have
abandoned Buchanan during The last week:
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