New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-25
POLITICAL.

Tie Nrv.York correspondent o. Tie PhiiGd>i-
piia Ledger ,sys that "a call will be ssued. in the
course Of few days for pablo meet ng Of the peo
pie Of the Third Corgressior 81 district (which Mr.
Sickies n elected to represent, with view OF re-
questng ihat gentleman 10 resign bis seat Whether
this has its origin in political hostility or
personal dislike il Is impossible positively 10 say. a.
there vii be no names ssached 10 the call Now,
result this sep msy rely upon this. that ander no
circumstances will Sickles resign He hss said s.
much within the ist twentyf.ur hours, snd Whist he
says in that respect it Is probable be VIII sdhere to-
1t is said that prominent leaders ofthe Opposition
in ketucky concede the election OF Mr. Mag iEn Tor
Governor, as well as the whole Democratic State
ticket. They claim, however. that they will carry
the legislature ana reflect Mr.. Cuttenien 20 the
United States Serate. In the last Leg stature, the
Democrats had majority Of twenty-five on joint
ballot. The intention OF the Opposition tisrumored,
TO swap votes in several OF the Congressional
districts where they have hopes Of eecFing ther
Corgr, ssmep for members Of the Legislature.
The Louisville Coprt<r states that Col Hum
phrey Marsha has declared that ii he in Con-
grees VITA parties organized at present, he would
vote for the Democratic candidate for Speaker, aud
the House, and he were member Oft, he would vote
for the Democrs' ic candidate.
SCI Trabue. the American candidate for Con.
gress in the With Lexington, Ky.) District, has
withdrawn. The fight IN the District was three.
correred. Now that Trabue is withdrawn, the fight
is narrowed down to Simms Dem ard Harlan Opp.
Sinms, it will be remembered, is the man wno ac-
eepted Gsrret Daviss challenge.
The Louisville Courier and The Louisville Jour-
nal. which equally favor the enactment Of Slsve
Code for tie Territories, are busily provi, that
few years ago they were Free-Soers. The Journal
proves it on Tie Courier and The Courier proves 1t
on The Journal. Neither can deny what the other
proves, and each is contentei in abusing the other.
The Wisconsin Democracy elect their delegates
to the National Convention, at Charleston at State
Convention on the 9Th of August.
Coy. Wise has issued bis proclamation for the
election of representative from the WITH Congress
sonal District of Virginia. The election will be held
on the fourth Thursday the 2sth Of October next to
suppy tie vacancy created by the death Of the Hon.
VIM o. Gooce.
The total number of votes, according to the Off
cia returns cast in Kansas at the recent election Of
delegates to the Constitutional Convention l3 $751;
of which 37i were Republican and ,l55 Democrat
ic The Democratic majority north of Kansas River
was $40; the Republican majority south of that
river was 53S making the R.publican majority in
tie Territory 2l9.
The Uhue Cioud Kansas Chit comes out
strongly in favor OF the denomination of Marcus j.
Parrot for Delegate to Congress by the Republican
Convention The Elrood Press has also done the
came.
The South Carolinian, published at Columbia,
contains long and elaborate communication from the
Hon. +. W. Pickens, our present Minister to Russia
on several very important subjects connected WITH the
political history of this country II was written from
ST. Petersburg Is designed to be vindicaon of
Mr.. Calhoun AID President Polk from certain slegs-
ons contained in Col Bentons Thirty Years in tae
United States Senate relating to the annexation Of
Texas the Tariff the visit OF Mr. Pickens TO Mr. Polk,
the dismissal of Messrs. Blair s. Rives from the
Government organ, and many other matters OF in-
terest. The publication Of this remarkable reuts-
ton would have been made at earlier period but
for the death OF Col. Benton in the Spring Of 1853.
As Mr.. Pickers wa the original and now sole depos-
itory Of the facts upon which Col Bsnton represent
atons are alleged to have been founded, he deems it
proper at this time to make public full aud true
statement Of everything that trarsplred in the visit
alluded to in Col Bentons book.