Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-26
Political.


of the United Opposition tor the next
Presidency.
The NATION Ill.) Gazette and the Fort
j. Crittcnden as the Opposition candidate
for the Presidency in lS6O.
The New York Courier and Enquirer ad-
vocates the nomination of the Hon. William
III. Seward rs the candidate of the Republl-
can party for the next Presidency
The Demckrat, leading German journal
of Western New York. dominates the Hon.
James III. Hammond, of South Carolina. aS
the Democratic candidate for the next Pre-
sidency.
The American State Convention which
met ut Baltimore on Wednesday, nominated
unanimously rs their candidate for State
Comptroller VIM. Ill. Purnell. esq, the pre-
sent incumbent.
The Democratic State Convention 1T Tren-
ton, on Wednesday, was the largest but most
stormy one ever held in New Jersey. On the
sixth ballot F.. Il. '. Wright, of Hudson, was
nominated for Governor. The Lecompton
and Anti-delegates from Sussex county had
long and tedious fight, but finally both
withdrew Resolutions were adopted Ia
yorng popular sovereignty and opposing the
reopcning Of the slave trade. The nou'lna-
ton of Mr.. Wright was made unanimous.
The American State Council of New DIRK
met ut Geneva on Tuesday, and voted not to
call their State convention 1T the same time
and place 1T which Republican convention is
to assemble, but ON the Dist of September
at Utica Two delegates to the American
national convention were subsequently cleo
tcd-thc Hon. EraStus Brooks and the Hon.
Lorenzo Burrowes.
A committee from the Ashlanders' AsSo-
ciatiun of Brooklyn, called on Hon. John
NJ. Bolts, of Virginia, at the Astor House,
on Tuesday, and presented an address in
which they rendered him the position of
standard bearer of the opposition TO the de-
mocracy Mr.. Bolts replied at some length,
and to the effect that he was not afraid of
the responsibilities that attend the position
of President of these United States. He
would he said, accept the nomination from
4 national union party. See his speech in
another column.
We learn from the Dallas (Texas) Herald
that the Hon. John III. Reagan is reelected
to the next Congress from that State by III
DNtTN anu
ty" 1t will be remembered that an attempt
was made by some among his former Demo-
cratic supporters 10 repudiatc Mr.. Reagan
because of his manly denunciation Of fill
busterism and his uncomprOmisng OPPOSE
lion to all attempts directed to repeal of the
Federal laws against the iorei On slave trade
A public meeting was held at Nashville,
Tennessee on the 18th instant, when speech
es were made by Messrs. Maynard, Neither
land, Nelson, and John Bell. The follow
ing account of Mr.. Bells observations we
take from the Republican Banner:
Colonel Bell appeared, and was most Ell
Enthusiastically cheercd by the audience. lie
spoke with power and effect-his voice ring
ing as clear, i'll the open and damp AIR, rs
when he met and conquered Felix Grundy
thirty years ago. lie made what he always
makes-a sensible and patriotic speech, pre-
senting the strong points at issue between
the opposing parties. lie dwelt with great
clearness upon the violated pledges of the
leaders of the Democracy, their extrava-
gance, corruptions, and utter want Of princi-
pies lie said that nothing held the factions
of the party together but the cohesive power
of plumber. lie said that for standing up
against these outrages, Democratic editors and
Democratic orators had heaped their male
dictons upon him, but he regarded their
abuse rs the highest compliment they could
bcstow, as tending to show that his influence
was not yet dead. He was frequently III
terrupted by shouts Of applause. lie said
he had been denounced for his course in re-
lation to the Kansas Nebraska bill, but his
course, time and experience had proved to
be correct. lie said he was now held up as
IN ally of the Black Republicans of the
North, willing to cOaleSce and cooperate
with them for the sake of promotion. lie
was willing to cooperate with the Black Re-
publicans ut the North, for the sake of pre-
serving this government and perpetuatIng
the American Union: nay, he was willing
to go further than this, he was willing to
cooperate with the corrupt and protliga
leaders of Democracy in Tennessee to accom-
plish the same desirable objects! lie made
other remarks about sectional diScords, spoke
of the Importance Of preserving the Union,
and wound up with some eloquent words of
encouragement to the opposition and II meri-
ted euosy upon the gallant men whom they
had elected to Congress from Tennessee, and
who were destined to exert saving inllu-
ence in the next DEMONSTRATING his seat
amid the cheers of a delighted audience"
just previous to the election for Governor
of Texas, Gen. Houston made a long speech
at Nacogdoches. lie claimed to be Demo-
crat of the old school and All old fogy in
politics, cinging devotedly to those print
tive principles upon which our Government
was founded. He said he would not be
shacked by any creed put forth by Con-
vention, even if it styled itself Democratic
lie was older than the platforms. lie WAS
statesman before the day Of Conventions
Jefferson was not nominated by "a Conven-
ton. Gen. jackson refused to 60 before II
Convention. OF this temper he felt the peo
pie Of Texas To be. They would not be die
tated to by Il Convention calling itself Dem
Ocratic, and they had called upon him To
stand against the nomination Of the Cunyen-
ton which assembled at Houston. The sen
tlment of that Convention was in favor of
rcupening the slave trade. The result Of re-
opening the slave trade would be Il reduc-
ton in the price Of cotton by over production.
Frcights would rise, aud the ship-ownors of
the North would make the profits. Two
years ago the people of Texas gave hiAa
little the worse skinning that mortal ever
got for his vote against the Kansas y cbraska
bill: but he still stood on the correctness Of
that vote. la 1856 he voted against presi-
dent buchanan. because he did not approve
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