The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-05
Political InteIIirence.

DorGIAs IN vIRenlA-At recent discussion Cumbor.
land Court House between the candidates for Congress
in the Fourth district of Virginia. to l the vacancy
casioned by the death Of Hon William Goode, Roger
A. Pryor, who has heretofore been looked upon
Southern nreeater is reported having said that he
had his "Hst choice" for President but that he would
support the nominee Of the Charleston Conven,ion he
would support Governor Wise, r. NJ T Hunter, any
other good Southern democrat and should Judge Doug
has get the nomination. beat the black republicans he
would give him his support He the country
wvud be safe the hands Of any Of the three gentlemen
named.
HIDING AwAY.-Thurlow Weed has taken refuge among
the sand porges down in Greenport Long Island where
he will remain until the meeting Of the Republican State
Convention at Syracuse, the 7th instant.
TEXAS LEenrArrRE.-As far ms heard from the Legsa-
ture Of Texas stands US follows
Houston DEM, Hard shell dem.
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Majority for Houston on joint ballot .......... .l5
the copy right democracy.
THE BoIDNEss OF LITTLE PoI17c1Ayc--The Concord N
H. StuntsoYd Gays concord "cqne' bold in their
assertion that they will oppose any candidate nominated
at Charleston for the Presidency, unless be Douglas
Franklin Pierce is said that Mr. Pierce quite cnnf
dent he Douglas will get the nomination if things
shrewdly managed.
democratic journal published at sherman, Texas, an
nounced the election of Gen. Houston thusH certainly
does not look like defeat Of the Administration" and "a
rebuke to Mr.. Buchanan come opposition journals
pretend to make oItGiorioGf victory National adi-
nis,ration democracy triumphant
RErrBinAs pEIEcArEs.-Hon j. G. Floyd, of Moriches,
James B. Cooper Of Babylon, the delegates from
the Second district Of Suffolk county 10 the Republican
State Convention at Syracuse.
DrTEAT OF FIRE-EATER--wm L. Yancey, the leading
dsunonst OF the South who is advocate of Congress
sona intervention for slavery in the Territories has been
badly beaten his for the United States Senate
Alabama large majority Of the Legislature are for Go
vernon Fitzpatrick the present Senator.
VICE PRESIDENT BREcKENRDCE.-At democratic bar
bccue Paris, Kentucky, the Ist ns Vice President
Breckenridge being present called 10 the stand but
he only occupied it about five minutes During that time
he said -
The Democratic party was, in his Judgment the only
political party III existence which s capable of taking
Of this glorious country. Organization AFTER organ
izaticn and fell lived ong period, others
shorter. Some had good lungs and good brains though
which passed away (the Amcrcan) looked out upon tho
earth and then expired The death OF the democratic
to-day healthy than IT Is Pickering light
it rests upon principles which its opponents with
sandit can't dict s the only national party left in the
United Sates light house Set upon the headland OF the
beacon light TO guide the weary traveller home
He said that stres and differences arise in their ranks
but for all practical purposes the entire party unit
The NAME EIxcTIoN-The election in Maine for Cover
and Legislature takes place on Monday, the 10Th
inet The candidate for Governor the republican
ticket the Hon. Lot NJ Morrill, the present Executive
The candidate Of the democracy is Manasseh II. Smith,
the gentleman who has for Governor the last
two years on the democratic ticket
BorsroS pRnupENT--The Galveston (Texas) Necs
which opposed the election Of old San Jacino for Cover
Eor, says
That Gen Houston is by far the acceptable South
ern man 10 all parties at the North cannot be doubted
and availability s the paramount question with the
Charleston Convention, the New YORK HERALD may be
right IN its conjecture that Houston may sapersede all
other aspirans Tor the nomination especially portion
OF the Southern delegates las is said viii be the ce
should unite with the Northern IN his support
And the Austin ineUigcncer says
We should Ike to Houston the national dc.
mocrauC Union candidate and let Seward, Banks or
some other "etthe Union Side traitor . the North
Decause Of the niger, and Yancy other such
"come-oufer," Southern confederacy because he can
not get more wild niggers fanatic, take tilt South
OPposFp TO DouGIAs-The Charleston Mcrcurv Charles
ton Evening Nescs, Southern Guardian, Sumter Wa1cA
man, Camden Journal, Pee Dec Times, Cheraw Gazette
unionyie Times, Ncwbcrry Corserratia and ws,halla
BGnne, all South Carolina democratic journals have
spoken out in opposition Senator Douglas as candidate
for the Presidency