The Washington union., 1857-05-08
From the Louisyillo Courier,
KENTUCKY POLITICS.

The election In this State in August next is of the ut
most importance, as it will decide the political complex
ion of the State for years to The great victory
achieved by the democracy and oldlne wings in Novem
ber calculated to produce much confidence in their
ranks, and behooves them to buckle their for
gallant fight and by another victory yet over
whelmng crush out the last vestige Of the miserable
party that still curse the Commonwealth
Members for the legislature are to be elected and by
them United States senator to succeed the Hon John
b. Thompson, public printer &c. State treasurer
and ten congressman also to be chosen by the people
If the democracy work with ysor and hearty good WILL
there is no question of their obtaining handsome ma
jority in the legislature against the shameful poiti
cal geymandering OF tho State by the know nothngs
For State treasurer Mr. Garrard will be elected by a
large majority Jones' the know-nothng candidate
The delegation In the last Congress stood six know
nothngs to four democrats The next delegation is likely
TO be AT the worst democrats to three know notngs
but have good grounds for hoping for better result
than this
In the first district the Hon Henry G. Burnett has been
nominated by the democratic party for reelection No
person has been announced the opposition candidate
He will be returned by several thousand majority.
In the second district DR. Samuel O. Pcyon, democrat
and James L. johnson, Fillmore whig, are the candi-
dates The latter Is understood to be put forward as their
champion by the nohngs which will give him too
much dead weight to carry strong he is conceded be-
Mr. Johnson has served in Congress- and is respectable
clever gentleman although in very bad company just
now The district Is very close but feel entire conf
dence that Peyton will be returned by handsome and
decisive majority.
In the third district Warren T. Underwood, know
nothing candidate for reelection 1t is stated that
n. @, Bowling of Logan, of kindred politics, has de-
cared himself candidate. convention of that party
will have to settle the matter between the aspirants
The district has been largely know-nothng but eff
cent organization and hard work may carry il for
the democracy 1t certainly is worthy the effort which,
we doubt not, will be made to redeem it,
In the fourth district as have already announced
the Hon Albert G. Talbot has been nominated in con-
vention for reelection by the democracy. W. c. Ander-
son. of Boyle is said to be the opposition candidate Mr.
Talbot made gallant and glorious race in 1855 He
will do better now and be returned by large majority
No man in the district come within thousand votes
of him.
In the fifth district the Hon j. H. Jcwett, democrat
the late member is candidate for reelection The dis
trct largely democratic or rather largely opposed to
know-nothngism and he win have no serious opposition
In the sixth district the Hon. John NJ Elliott demo
crat will probably be the candidate for reelection al
though is stated that the claims of other aspans will
require convention to hanonize the party Judge Green
Adams is spoken of as the opposing candidate dem
iorty.
In this tho seventh district the democrats have called
a convention at In Grange May 3Oth, to nominate
candidate The know-nohings viii hold convention at
the same place the 9th of May Humphrey Marshall
of course will be the know nothing candidate though
there are several others among them of the editors of
the Journal who would like the place He walks rough
shod over them however, and Of them dare resent
his naughty and dctatorial assumption The district
gave over 500 majority for the know nothngs in 1855
IL is hardly necessary to TO the fact that the bloody
victory was principally by q awIess mob tramping
down all law and order and justice. There majority
against the know-nothings in the district, il fair express
sion of sentiment Is given We hope TO it done in
August
In the eighth district the knownothings hold con-
vention in Lexington May lth to select their cham
pon Roger W. Hanson and Alexander X Marshall the
late member both working powerfully for the nom
nation The friends Of each Of the aspiants are of
course confident that he win be successful Pope Sw-
CERT and the Frankfort clique working earnestly
against Hanson. Richard Johnson of Scot and s. f. j.
rabuo of Franklin have been spoken of candidates to
oppose the know-nothmgs The district gave majority
for Fillmore but the democrats have strong hopes Of
ryng it in August.
In the ninth district the opposing candidates Hon.
L. M Cox, know-nothing, the late member, and Hon,
John G. Mason, democrat, who was in Congress several
years since Mason will beat him beyond question The
district gave Buchanan a large majority.
In the tenth district the democrats have nominated
John w Stevenson Of the very ablcst men in the
State He will be elected by large majority, although
the district last represented by know nothing That
party has made no nominations as yet