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

The Republicans Of Springfield district,
Massachusetts,, have nominated Henry L.
Dawes for Congress, in place of the Hon. Mr..
Trafton.
An exchange says a machine has been in
vented which will make 200 bullets per minute
out of cold lead. Parson Beecher will proba-
bly, purchase the right Of sixteen States and
Kansas.
M. W. Cluskey, of this city, is engaged
on the stump in Maryland. He spoke at Ray.
nor's, in Montgomery county, on last Satur-
county, on next Saturday.
The Hon. Lucien B. Chase, of New York
city, formerly M. c. from Tennessee) and
1t. Gov. Raymond, editor of the N Y Times
are publicly discussing the questions in issue
between the supporters Of Buchanan and Ere
mont.
"Bucks generally lose their horns in No.
vember," said facetiOus Fremonter in N ew
Jersey, to Democratic editor, the other day
But by the 4th of March they have always
grown out beautifully" was the prompt re-
Spouse. Hit him again.
N. P. Banks addressed the Republicans of
Philadelphia on Monday in answer to a call
from a number of the merchants of that city
lie spoke about two hours, and was listened to
with attention. The Ledger says there were
about 1000 persons present.
1t is estimated that not less than 30, 900 per.
sons participated in the Democratic demonstra-
ton at Lane aster, Pa, yesterday. All passed
OH tremendously. There was speaking from
various stands on the corners of the streets,
and the whole city was alive with excitement.
Major Smith has been nominated as the
American candidate for Congress from the 18th
district of New York. John Thompson was
nominated by the Republicans as their csndi
date for Congress from the 18th district John
Cramer has been nominated for Congress by
the Americans Of the 18th district. Edward
Dodd renominated by the Republicans
A Democratic meeting was held at Marble.
head, Mass, on Thursday, when a magnif-
cent Buchanan flag was unfurled amid shouts,
fireworks, and other tokens of rejoicing A
procession, numbering five hundred men, was
afterwards formed. B. F. Butler and Mr..
Abbott of Lowell, were the speakers.
At Fremont meeting in the North, recent.
ly, one of the orators exhibited tile chain with
which Bowen was fastened while prisoner in
Kansas e. B. Whitmore, of Boston, who has
just returned from Kansas, having left there
on the 10th ult., has also brought the chain
with which Bowen was coupled. How many
such relics will be on exhibition it will be diff.
fcult to tell.
We clip the following from the Providence
Post {: "a noted abolition orator, whose stock
in trade is of the Himsy, highfaluten order,
asked very solemnly of his audience, and
who is John G. Fremont?' A Democrat who
was listening to the harangue, and observed
the silence which followed, rose and replied
{ An eminent cattle dealer" which brought
down the house, and the speaker too"
The Richmond Enquirer says that letters
from Washington announce it as q fact, that
the Republicans, in their flush confidence of
success, begin already to discuss a cabinet,
and the enc carved out as the most general
ly received, is: State Department Speaker
Banks; Treasury, John Bell of Tennessee; In
terror, John Minor Bolts of Virginia; War De-
partmeDt, j. Watson Webb Of New York:
Navy, Henry Winter Davis of Maryland Post
Master General, Fitz Henry Warren of Iowa;
Attorney General, Gov. Chase of Ohio.
Ex.Gov. Jones, of Tennessee, is putting the
Samites to the sword. He has accepted inyi.
tatiops to speak at Brownsville, jackson, Co.
lumbia, Lebanon, and several other places.
prior the 2lst inst. On that day be will be at
the great democratic demonstration in Nash
Vile. On the 23d he will speak at Chatta-
nooga; and will, after that date, speak at
Knoxville, cambridge, and other points in
East Tennessee. At all these points mass
meetings Of Democrats and old line Wings will
be held.
A letter from Georgia, dated October 2, saws
the excitement on the Presidential election is
not rs strong as usual; Buchanan will carry
the State by at least 10000 majority Mr..
Fillmore would run we'll if his party at the
North were national in their views. No party
can have cordial support here that does not
respect our constitutional rights-and Mr..
Fillmore's friends will succeed in polling
respectable vote in consideration Of the past
history and course Of their candidate With
any other man oftheir party in the North, they
could not control corporal guard.