New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-05
POLITICAL ITEMS.

"A Fremont ratification meeting, held at Dubuque,
Iowa. on the 25h ult. represented to have been the
largest meeting ever held West Of the Mississippi.
The following is an extract Of letter, dated New.
York, July TO- to The Georgia Telegraph Buchanan
organ II was written by its editor
"Be this a. il may however the current floating
opinion here is most decided that Fremont will csry
without difficulty, every non-diaveholdng Sste-eren
Pennsylrania. l have just seen friend who
turneo yesterdsy from the rural districts in Penn
sylvania and he says the drift s all for Fremont far
a. be could zee. SO westward hear, all the indces
OF the uopular feeling are for Fremont. saw ye.ter
day Southern friend who has been loconoting around
Vermont and the strongest Abolition regions Of
New. Ebglsnd-a talking and observing friend, and
a "dyed in the WOO" Democrat. He said he found
only three Buchanan and one Fillmore 10 those
pars In the city here which is naturally rather lb-
ard cosmopolitan in opinion, the Free Soil ticket
far rules the roOst. The most moderate Of the old
Wing party going for Fflmore-but the bulk of
that party is going for Fremont. The first classiGca-
tion named comprehends all of the more modern polt
cal development of Know Nothingism, which Mr..
Fillmore seems likely to get. BuchananS vote, so far
az can he Judged is confined to the regular Democracy
storn Of the more Freesoish and isby portion of the
same"
-President Pierce is said TO be talking Of spending
few days in New Hampshire amoIg his old friends.
Who are they7
The Skane0teles Democrat this week hsuls down
the Buchanan flag.
Senator TOOmbs Of Georgia, writes that the
cton OF Fremont would be the end Of the Union,
d" and ought to be-" Who threatens to dissolve the
Union now.
Tile Vincennes ia Gazette, The Mauch Chunk
| (Pa.) Gazette, The Plymouth Qa Banner, and The
DAILY pa Times, have all hauled down the Fillmore
and run up the Fremont flag. The York pa Adro-
cate, heretofore Wing, has hoisted the Fremont and
Dayton flag.
The Meriden (Csnn.) Transcript gives list of
prominent citizens of that town who have let the
Buchanan party and support Fremont, among whom
| is Charles Parker, Democratic eector in 1852.
DR.. FRANKFORT, the Connecticut mineralogist, al
ways a Democrat, has abandoned Buchanan and his
platform, accepted the Presidency of the Mlddetown
Fremont Club, and subscribed for hundred copies
of Fremont campaign paper. The Hon. E. NJ.
ThurstoD formerly Secretary of the Board Of Educa.
tiou Msne and active Democrat, has returned
from Karsas and comes out strongly for the freedom
of that Territory, and the election Of Fremont.
As the picnic of the Methodist society Of East
Boston returning from Reading on Wednesday
last, vote for President taken, which resulted
az follows: 81 for Fremont and l3 for Fillmore.
The Hon Andrew j Harlan Pierce member of
Copg,,ss from the XIth District Indiana two years
ago. bar declared himself for Fremont.
County, who v,td for CaSs aud Pierce, made aspeech
the other night at Saratoga Springs in favor of Ere
mont and Dayton.
The Nor,istorn PA Herald and Free Press,
the senior editor of which is old line Wh., aud
the Junior an American, has Just hosted the Fremont
fsg.
There was grand demonstration of the Fronont
Clubs of Manchester, n. II on Wednesday evening
Some 900 900 persons joined in the tochlight
procession, and speeches made by the Hon. +.
c. Baker of Medford George w. Prescott Of Concord
| the Hon J. Barrett Of Woodstock, w., aud Others.
The Lee street Unitarian Society of Lowell voted
as follows their return from pie ME at Reading
Fremont l56 Fillmore 4, Buchanan none. An excur-
sion party on the MerriHsck Fremont IL, Buchanan
Q. Fillmore T. GerTit Smith l. On the Providence
train for Boston, Thursday night Fremont AZ, Bu-
ohapan Q, Fillmore ?, undecided s.
An American Convention of the Hid District Of
Massachu,e etts have nominated the Hon. james Buff
finton for reelection to Congress
Tile Oele County IN Reporter, heretofore neu-
tral IN poitic- declares itse; in stirring editorial,
herceiorth for Freedom and Fremont
-Tbe LOm.riNe Courier, a ProSlavery Buchanan
print, has the following:
eve have met within day or two past several of
our leading merchants, just returned from tue Eastern
whose opinions the real pro-pec:s OF the political
CONTEXT we have sought to learn. They are unan-
inous i'll expressing very decided apprehension OF
the election Of Fremont. His popularity, combined
with the intense fanatca feeling Of tie An Slavery
people, faLLed and increased by disturbances at
Washington and elsewhere, are sweeping the entue
Moth. There IL an entire revoui0n of parties, ana
the success of the Black Republican nominees Is con-
sidered a certainty by many persons of different po
litical faith and extensive intelligence
1t also says that "Mr. Fillnores prospects in the
" North are entirely hopeless -
-Thc LereH Mass Citizen has taken down the
name of Johnston and now supports Fremont and
Dayton.
There is not single Fillmore paper in Vermont,
aidit is understood that there will be no Fillmore
ticket in the field in that State. Ofthe political news
pspers in the Green Mountain State, 2J support FIRE.
mont ard FIVE for Buchanan.
The document below says The Chicago Democrat,
con e. 10 US under the frark Free 5. A. Douglas,
addies.ed to gentleman in this state who has charge
of small poet-ofiice This State Is undoubtedly
flooded with them, thus bleeding" all 1ho are go
unfortunate a. TO hold Office under the present Acma-
i.tIation:
"WAsHI>GToN July I. l-56.
Sic: Concert of action IN the pen ing Pfrsldrn-
tisl cont Il being regarded a. very d'-lral- u0Ne
,o teorest ID be bali Of the 'Ilinoi' Democratic
Club cf ID. City Of WasLiu zton, That soa WIN iu',
pIsh sad Club wit the and posotiice annre-'-s
of such in the several townships OF gonr eouu'y
who w,nd be likely 10 cn0pe with thu. Cab ~ the
dstiibion of such documents may be sent To 7m
fer that purpote. 49,; .,d
"Pesse direct your communications on ,his nnu
sinilnr subjects 20 me, upOer cover. 10 the HUE
s,,nb,n A. Douglas ar the Hon. Thos. Harris
"DAsIEL McCOOh,
"Pie.ident Illinois D. fuOerHuc L. I'd
"Docupepts cost the Club sl0 per teous.Ic
iltl, 'nateIisl aid would enable us :" iaci iaf @'
NV -, .--..-.l.. n.Nrrf MC(OOk.