The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-24
Political <s0Safu.

Political Gossip.
In the exchanges, Of all political creeds which
came TO this ofice yesterday we found recorded
tvepty four votes, reported to have been taken in
different parts OF the country. on railroad trains,
Steamboats,, in factories, at barn raisings and in
hotels which foot up as foilows;-Buchanan, COL;
Fremont, ,iss; Fillmore 627
The Jefferson and Jackson, and Tompkins. and
SiIas Wright democrats, who are opposed to the
present administration and to the election Of james
buchanan. are to meet in State Convention to-day,
at Syracuse.
Buchanan has been seeking the nomination for the
Presidency for about twenty-five years. In 1886 he
was repudiated by his party for Van Buren,, and he
was set aside again for Van Buren, In 1910; in 1874
be was turned off Tor Polk in ls4s for Cass, and in
1862 for Pierce.
The constitutional Fremont party in the Third
Congressional district Of Illinois has split and put
up two candidates tor Congress-Owen Lovejoy and
p. l.. Dickey. Such course if adhered to, will be
suicidal and will be sure to elect the niger driving
Forney candidate, Mr.. Uri Osgood.
The State Nominating Convention Of the Amer.
can party of Massachusetts will be held to-day in
FaneuiI Hall, Boston.
1t appears that there are thirty papers in Penn.
sylvania that support Fillmore and Doneson, while
support Fremont ard Dayton; to which it adds
three that support Fremont, but uncommtted as
to the Vice Presidency; three that support Fremont
and Johnston thirteen which are favorable to FIRE.
mont and Dayton, but have not yet put up their
names, and three which have up the name Of Fill
more, but advocate Fremont, and will eventually
put up his name-in all twenty-five, making eighty.
seven Fremont papers in Pennsylvania.
"Whst are the prospects in the country" asked a
city politician of farmer. VERY poor as far a.
regards the crops in my neighborhood" Il mean
in reference to the prospects of Buchanan and
Breckenridge" "Oh their prospects are conside.
rabiy worse than the crops
The Welsh adopted citizens Of Racine, Wisconsin.
to the number Of three hundred, held meeting on
the sth inst, and resolved to support Fremont and
Dayton.
! The editor of the ST. Lonis Daily Herald, a pa
per which supports both Buchanan and Fillmore,
but in recent number urges a union Of the South
| upon Buchanan, has b en- on trip through several
1 Of the Western States, and thus expresses hm elf
| W. met great unbef 4 persons from all parts u
the Uhiied States in pas ing i've dfer
ind mus say tina, atonished at the extraordi
Larry popularity OF Fremon' The people seem wild 90
The niger queei We met but single Fillmore
! during our up of over twelve hundred miles.
| There was grand demonstration Of the niger
| driving democracy at Niagara Falls the 18th
inst. There were nineteen persons present. The
meeting was organized by the appointment Of the
| Niagara Falls Postmaster Chairman, and the Lewis
! ton Collector, Secretary. After an ominous pause
| the Chairman stated that there we're 80 few in
attendance, it would hardy be deemed necessary to
present then the fundamental principles Of demo-
crazy, presuming that they were aree@v familiar
with them he would suggest the propriety OF their
| adjourning the meeting to more auspic time.
The meeting then adjourned without the usual three
| cheers for the nominees.
The New Haven Courier says:--A correct state
ment Of the politics and circulation Of the political
| press in Connecticut is about as foows:--Fremont
papers, Is; circulation. 26 OO0 Buchanan papers,
.; circulation Is 900; Fillmore, o; circulation, 0.
The constitutional Fremont party of the Sixth
district of Maine have nominated Stephen C. Foster
of Pembroke, the candidate for Con ynss. Mr..
Fuller, the present representative, is the only demo-
crat in that body from New England
The Griffin, Georgia. Empire State says:-Mr.
Fillmore can claim but three counties certain for
him in our State, viz:--Green, Troup and Epson,
| and even these we deem doubtful
The first Assistant Postmaster General has written
to the Postmaster at Urbana, Illinois, that lit Is Nc
part Of the duty Of postmaster 10 put the address
newspapers sent to clubs and that he should n0<
do it, even through courtesy, nor deliver from fur
nished list, unless it may be done without interfering
with the legitimate business Of his Office" This Ia
awfully severe campaign papers and electioneer.
ing documents.
Terrible Conflagrasion In Amsterdam. N. Y.