Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-07-14


Wing paper, no man viii have more influence
with certain class of minds than Gen. William
s. Cochran, of Waldoboro' Last year \ staunch
advocate of the election of Isaas Reed, and a
| pporter-thcugh reluctant one-of the Victo-
rious ticket for Senators from Lincoln county,
Gen. Corhran this year declares himself in favor
not only of overthrowing the present national ad
ministration, but also of rebuking the present
| State government, which he believes has proved
recreant to the principles involved in its election.
The Angelica Reporter, the only Democratic
paper ofAlleghany county, n. Y, has abandoned
the support of Buchanan and Breckenridge, and
| given its adhesion to Fremont and Dayton.
The Herkimer county On " Independent
says there now appears to be but one party in that
county-the party of freedom and Fremont. 1t
claims 5000 majority. A postmaster in one of the
towns was inquired of from Washington as to the
prospects in his neighborhood He wrote back
that there was not Buchanan man in the town
mot even himself and if he was turned out for
saying so, he had this satisfaction, that no one
but Fremont man could be appointed, as there
acre no Others an the to,on
~ zoe carry Ne,O York, (said John McKeon
in speech the other day at a Buchanan ratifca-
tion meeting in New York Mr. Buchanan will be
President. The Tribune estimates 60 900 as the
very lowest figure for Fremont's ma ority in New
York.
Mayor Stevens of Buffalo, who received 1000
Democratic majority last fall, and three Demo.
cratic Aldermen chosen at the same time, are
members of the Fremont Club of that city.
A rousing Fremont and Dayton ratification
bolJ
Friday evening last.
ILLINoIs.-A correspondent of the New York
Ecening Post, writing from Chicago, says, in
reference to the political prospect in that State:
"lf any one event, now in the future, is more
certain than another, it is that Illinois will cast
| her next electoral vote for Fremont and Dayton.
| The old line Democrats-such as John Went
worth and DR.. Egan-who are now canvassing
the State for the Republican ticket, say that the
only question involved in any doubt is the size
l OF the malority-the excess over 20 900
| The Shawneetown Southern Illinoisan tells the
same story in regard to the southern portion of
| the State.
a tremendous FREMONT and DAYTON tatifica-
ton meeting has been held at Freeport, Illinois.
At least one half of the assemblagc were Ger
mans. Mr.. Hilgertner eoquently addressed
them in their own tongue, and by their unbound
| ed enthusiasm at the mention of sc Freiheit ind
Fremont" CFreedom and Fremont) they showed
decisvely which way their reason and their better
nature led them to go.
Republican ratification meeting was held at
Dubuque, Iowa, on the 25th ult., which is pro-
nounced one of the greatest political demonstra-
tons ever held west of the Mississippi.
The Rockford Qll.) Democrat, always an Old
Line Democrat cpaper, has hoised the names of
Fremont and Dayton.
Fremont ratification meeting in Greensburgh,
Indiana, at which no less than five thousand per-
sons were present, aoaS addressed By one Of the
Democratic nominees for elector He said that if
elected, he should vote for Fremont.
AFremont ratification meeting in Greensburgh,
| Indiana, at which no less than five thousand per-
sons were present, s0as addressed By one Of the
| Buchanan nominees for elector He said that if
elected, he should vote for Fremont A CORES.
| pondent writing from Lawrenceburgh, Ind, says
of him Z" suppose the democratic central COM
mittee will very soon strike his name from their
electoral ticket. He has taken the stump for FIRE.
mont, and is said to be very effective speaker.
There seems to be but little doubt but Fremont
will carry this State by a very large majority"
The Chicago Tribune states that in a number OF
the townships of northern Illinois, the Buchanan
electoral ticket will not poll solitary vote,
where last year majority acted with the demo.
cratic party.
Lieut.. Gov. Roberts and Mr.. Lowry of Kanzas,
will soon take the stump in Pennsylvania against
Buchanan. They are both old Democrats, like
Reeder, and we believe that Roberts attended the
Cincinnati Convention.
WIscoNsIN.-A letter written from Milwaukee
July 7th, gives the most encouraging accounts
from that State. The writer says" Since my
last, three Democratic papers of this State have
come out for the great Pathfinder, and several
more influential gentlemen have declared their
intentions to follow no longer in the wake of
rufians like Douglas, Pierce, Stiingfellow e. Co.
The German element is fairly aroused for FIRE.
msnt, and unless am much mistaken, will make
itself felt at the polls AT an auction sale on the
4th, largely attended by foreigners, about FIVE
hundred of whom were present. vote was pro.
posed and taken for President. The result indi-
Gated four to one in favor of Fremont. Several
such votes have been taken on different occasions
and the result has uniformly been the samoa
general preference for Fremont"
The Milwaukee Sentinel, of the Sth inst, gives
Presidential vote on the La Crosse cars, on the
4th, with the following result Fremont, l5S;
Buchanan, 81 ; On the fence, &c. All the last
named had the earlier systems of the Fremont
fever.
On the same day, vote was taken on the Ra-
cine excursion train, which resulted as follows
Fremont, 222; Buchanan, 81 Fillmore, IL;
The Manitowee (Wis.) Tribune, which, until
last week has had the Buchanan and Brecken-
ridge flag at its masthead has hauled it down,
and declared its intention of supporting the
Peoples nominees, and running up in its next
issue, the names of Fremont and Dayton. In its
leading article in its last issue, it gives the fol-
change;
Z" We have ever entertained high regard for
the personal character Of Mr.. Buchanan, and
when the telegraph brought the news of his
nomination by large majority in the Cincin.
natl Convention, we at once concluded that the
Democratic party had determined to disavow all
connection with and rebuke the action of Pierce
Douglas, and Co, bring the party back to the
old landmarks, and prove to the world that il
could hold no fellowship with traitors. 1t was in
anticipation of this event that we had continued
our connection with the party and had RETAINED
from giving utteTance to Indignation which il
was difficult to repress, but which would have
tendency to dsorganize it, and without waiting
TO examine the platform, we hoisted the names of
| the nominees of the Convention and when the
| platform was before us, and we recognized the