Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-10
POLITICAL ITEMS.

Rev. Henry Ward Beecheri is " shrieking for
freedom" up in Vermont.
The Fremont German paper at Cincinnati is
now numbered with the things that were
Hon. Edward Everett is announced to speak
at the Fillmore mass meeting in New York
city on Friday evening next.
The New Haven Register, perhaps the most
influential Democratic paper in Connecticut,
announces the accession of five hundred new
names to its subscription list, within a month.
We learn that Frederick Billings, formerly
a very active Wing in this place, and now a
lawyer in San Francisco, California, goes for
Mr. Buchanan. Hekno,os Fremont Mood
stock Age
A writer in the Quincy Patriot points trium-
phantly to the progress Of the country to prove
that, it the Shareholders have governed it for
half century, as Mr.. Quincy says they hay Q,
they have governed it with wonderful wisdom
for its material increase and glory.
The organization of the Democracy of the
city of New York is now in a most effective
and imposing condition. There are forty.
four Buchanan clubs in the city, averaging
about three hundred members leach, forming
grand working army of about thirteen thous-
and men.
The following papers, published in the city
of New York, support Buchanan and Breckiu
ridge: Journal of Commerce, Daily News Day
Book, Democratic Review, Sunday Times,
Sunday Atlas, Campaill Democrat, Military
Argus, New York Democrat, Irish American,
Freeman's Journal, Stats Zeitupg, Citizen.
? The New Orleans Know Kothings at a late
mass meeting, adopted the following preamble
and resolution
Whereas, We have the city.
Resolved, That we keep it.
The Democrats will It upon the opposite
Whereas, We haven't the city.
ReSOtUed, That we take it.
John Minor Bolts, "head -him-or die" John,
has written another letter, in which he says
Fillmore is bound to carry Virginia. AS the
redoubted John M. has predicted n Demo-
cratic defeat in Virginia every year since
any man remembers, the Democrats, strange
ly enough, are less terrified than might be
imagined.
The Bureau Qll) Democrat says that on
Sunday last a special collection was taken up
in the Congregational church of that pla e, to
aid in "the enlightenment and correction Of
the public mind in the coming struggle for
Freedom " In other words, a collection was
taken to elect John c. Fremont.
The Democrats of Waterford, Saratoga
county, had tremendous meeting last Friday
evening. The largest hall in the place. capa-
BILE of holding l 200 persons, being utterly in
adequate to accommodate tho crowd convened
The meeting was held in the open air. The
Hon. Lyman Tremain, of Albany, and Il D
Davis, Esq, well known speaker in the cam
paign of 1910, delivered addresses which
ELECTED the most enthusiastic applause.
The New Orleans Delta says it is true that
Mr.. Fillmore nominally leads party, but in
fact he is out Of the question at this time in
the canvass. The ambitious tide that for a
moment bore him on, has ebbed the waters
have left him high and dry, and he stands,
or lies, helpless hulk upon desert strand
AS regards his own chances he is in a state of
& no whereness'' in tho canvass He is not
as much as bump on a log, or lump on
cancels back, or the conceited fly on the
wagon wheel that imagined it was kicking up
all the dust. Fillmore, therefore is irrelevant
matter. Let him pass.
Some gentlemen travelling in a stage coach
near Austin, Texas, had for a fellow passen-
ger a talkative lady, who soon informed them
that she was On visit to one of her neighbors
to congratulate him upon having recently kill
cd Know Nothing. Seeing chance for fun,
one Of the gentlemen at once begged permits.
sion to introduce the other, as Lieutenant
TOpo, the leading spirit Of Know Nothing
lodge down the country.
On Know Nothing, is he ?" questioned the
irate lady.
60 He is.''
We'll, if ever I should catch him in nv
house, counting one of my daughters, I'd run
him out with the dogs, and then send the mig.
gers to dig the tracks out of the yard. 1 scorn