The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-13
Political Gossip.


One Of the Kansas emgrans from the Eastern Aid 60
ciey recently arrived in St. Louis with empty pockets,
and obliged 70 pawn his rifle TO the rocks. On
the rife, says the st. Louis Herald engraved sPre-
scented by the ladies Of Haverh Massachusetts, to the
ladies Of Lawrence, Kansas
The Wing State Convention OF Missouri win meet at
Boonville, on the 9th Of October next.
letter from Jefferson City, Missouri, thus speaks Of
the which Col Benton is aiding the election Of
Buchanan;-"Col. Benton spoke here yesterday. His
speech was manly audaton OF Fremont and Benton
and contained only alluson to Buchanan, repre-
sentng him favorable to the Central the Pa
cifc road"
The Cincinnati Enquirer says that ten thousand old
line wings in Licking county, Ohio have joined the ranks
of the niger driving democracy Licking county the
Presidential election of 1852 cast $3.50 votes and in 1856
the old line wings reduced down to 722.
Is Fremont Catholc9 At a meeting of the Catholic
Literary Institute Of Cincinnati, the 9Th inst an in
formal ballot was taken for President and resulted
follows;-Buchansn, IS; Fremont, 8; Fillmore, !. Is
Fremont q Catholic?
The State election of Iowa Is to be held on the first Mon
day Of August. Members of Congress aud the Legisa
ure, Secretary OF State, Auditor Treasurer Attorney
General and county officers are to be chosen.
John B. Slit, Esq, the administration Postmaster a.
Cenreyile, Wayne county, Ind has resigned his office
Postmasers begin to rsake the party the game about
up.
Hon. Joshua r. Giddngs, in Of his letters to the
Jefferson, Ohio Sentinel relates the following incide in
relation to the vote the Kansas bill in the House of
Representative feeling Of friends may be
judged of by an incident. Mr.. Mott Of State,
was recently taken sick while on visit at New
York. He became convacscent after some weeks con.
fnement, and went TO Long Islani, some twenty ivc
miles from the city. Finding the vote very close
between the parties Mr. Mott tsIegraphed to
to Washington if possible. His friend in New York got
the despatch at five O'Clock p NJ During the evening no
hired steamboat at an expense Of hundred dollars
wen. himself on board-reached Mr.. Mott at 2 o'clock
A. NJ That gentleman though yet weak from his recent
Illness left his bed at that hour, and taking the boat
reached New York in time for the yesterday
ing and Is now in the hall-ust in time to vote
A gentleman who has been travelling West tells tho
following story He travelled for time in company
with man who had formerly been with COL Fremont.
Being asked by some what were his political views,
he answered, ~ am ont and.out iocofoco; know
Fremont like boob he's bound to be elected, because
it's just his luck. He undertook to do anything in
his life that de did not accomplish, and shall help hin
one vote but he don't need -hed be elected If nobody
voted for him.
COL Daniel Needhan In 1854 the Chairman of the De.
mocratic State Committee of Massachusetts,, but
resident Of Vermont Of the principal speakers
the Republican State Convention recently held at White
River Junction.
Wendell T. Davis, Of Greenfield, who was the wing
candidate Massachusetts for Secretary of State last
fall the Valley ticket, addressed Fremont meeting
in Northampton last week. He said no had been what
had heretofore been called conservative man. and
OF the a. 900 who last fall voted for Mr. valley
that any had told him three months ago that he
would have voted for the republican candidate for
the Presidency he would have laughed in his face but
he had made his mind TO vote for the republican
nominee, let him be who he would. He with the
cause heart and hand
The citizens of Chelsea, Mass, held Fremont meet
ing on tho sth nst and passed the following resola-
TONS
Resolved, Tha. John c. Fremont or California, ought
to be the nsxt President Of the United 81 stcs.
Resolved, That what ought TO be will be.
Resolved That is the duty Of Chelsea 70 help do what
ought to be done.
Resolved, That Fremont Club vl help Chelsea TO do
her duty.
Hon. Andrew J. Harlan Pierce member OF Congress
from the Eleventh district, in Indiana, two years ago.
has dcs Jared himself for Fremont and Dayton.
The names q the Hon. Ward Hunt, Of Oneida and the
Hon. j. r. Jones' formerly Senator from the Sullivan
district added to the call for democratic republican
State Convention at syracuse the oath. The Conven
held In the State.
The Daily He, Newport, Ky, carries at its head the
names of the peoples candidates Fremont and Dayton.
The South Carolina democratic journals give Mr. Bucha
nan but very feeble support The Charleston Courier
Charleston Standard and Columbia South Cdrolini,n all
leading papers, are us mum as brick.
Wouldn't be . rich joke II il should turn tina, FIRE.
mont Is both STAKEHOLDER and Cathoic9 asks the New
Hampshire Pdrt afer having previous papers stated
he was both. And wouldn't IL be a richer joke II be
should turn out to be PresidentY
Thomas A. Potts, Postmaster for many years in Med
ford, N j., has been removed from Office, and Daniel
appointed In his place The charge against him H.
thai he is too strongly tncturcd with rcpubcanism
The Ithaca IN. W Journal says "our readers viii
perceive that VIC have taken down the names of James
buchanan FOR President and John c. Breckenridge FOR
Vice President and that have placed the head Of
our columns the Of John Charles Fremont for Pre-
sident and William l. Dayton for Vice President.
The daily press OF Boston s stroug for Fremont. The
following their present political positonFor Fremont,
Alias Bee Chronicle Journal Tranaript Tdreter 7ste-
graph. Against-Poa, dem; Times, dcm. Courier whg
The Herald and Ledger 'neuran Both however In.
cline to Buchanan. The Adrertisr u Fremont In heart
and may be put down the popular side though has
not made declaration Of s faith The Coari fayors
anybody, Fillmore The Trdreter has not in SO many
terms made profession Of faith, but is Fremon, pro-
clivitics all understood. The Tfansnsfs not
peak In mcctin but Fremont TO the marrow. The
POD and Times full booied Buchanan.
The venerable Josiah Quincy has sent thirty dollars 70
the Young America Fremont Club, Of Boston, 10 aid in
deirsying the expenses OF It's organization.
The Portland State n Maine newspaper, heretofore
straght whig hosted the Fremont and Dayton Tag on
the 10th inst.
Kentucky WING state Convention.