Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-08-03
Campaign Items.

Campaign Items.
Tie Hon. Arson Burlingame will be one
of the Speakers at the Lincoln and Hamln
State Convention of New-Jersey, to be
held at Trenton on the 8lh prox, (Wednes-
day of next week.. Daniel ullmann is al
so expected. We reckon the boys will be
there.
John Young Brown, the boy congress
man from Kentucky who tarried IN Wash
ington until his beard was grown, writes
that he goes for Douglas, and that in his
county QIardin) there are not thirty out of
1000 democrats who will vote for Breckin-
ridge.
The Baltimore Patriot has detailed
survey of the prospects of the Bell and
Everett ticket at the South, which does not
present a very cheering conclusion. 1t
seems to think that Tennessee and North
Carolina are the only States that can now
be safely set down for the ticket. Della
ware is as likely to go for Lincoln as for
Bell, Douglas or Breckenridge" and that
Missouri is in the same position. In Mary
land everything is uncertain.
Wonderful political changes have taken
place in Indiana since 1856. All the Fill
more papers of that time are for Lincoln.
In 1856 the Republicans had but one Ger
man paper in the State, the Democrats had
six. Now the tables are turned. The
Republicans have six and the Democracy
only one.
Arrangements have been made for a
grand mass meeting of the Republicans of
Illinois, at Springfield, on the 8th of Au-
gust, the occasion of the re-assembling Of
the State Convention TO nominate Lieu
tenant Governor. A Wigwam that will
accommodate $4,000 people is in prepare
ton, and the following gentlemen are an
nounced as speakers: Senator Trumbull,
Tom Corwin, D. X. Carter, Schuyler Col
fax, Edward Bates, Frank Blair, Carl
Schultz, Richard Yates, Leonard SWEET,
and several. others -
It is understood that Gov. Seward will
be present at the Minnesota Republican
State Convention, which win meet on the
18th of August, and that he viii also be
present at a grand Republican mass meet
ing for Wisconsin, Southern Minnesota and
Northern Illinois and Iowa, which will be
held at Lacrosse, about the goth of Au-
gust.
The Chicago Journal says that the Re
publicans have taken hold of Egypt" in
real earnest. Every county and precinct
4 is being organized, and Lincoln win get
hundreds of votes in Southern Illinois
where in 1858 for lack of organization, he
did not get one.
Hershel V. johnson is having hare
time of it in stumping Georgia. He mad,
a speech in Macon, which was badly re
ceived, and at the conclusion had the pleas
ure of seeing himself burnt in efligy iron
the windows Of his hotel.
Nineteen papers in the State of Illinois
eleven of them in Egypt, which have new
er before espoused Republicanism, hav
hoisted the Lincoln and Hamlin flag. Th
conflict progresses.
The people Of these United States ar
the rightful masters Of both Congresse
and Courts, not to overthrow the Constitu
ton, but to overthrow the men who per
vert the Constitution. ABRAHAM LIN
COLIN.
No Bell and Everett ticket will be rul
in Indiana. The whole Opposition vii
concentrate their strength upon Mr.. Lin
coin.
Gov, FitzpttrieL, who was nominated 70
Vice Presidential theDouglas Ticket, ant
declined, is out for Breckenridge.
The Republicans of XIIIlh District G
Ohio have renominated John Sherman 70
Congress by reclamation.
. The New York Republican State Cor
! vention is to be held at Syracuse on III
7 23d of August.
I, Sam Houston has declared for Bell an
T Everett.
The Breckenridge men refuse to form
D fusion with the Douglasites in New Jerse,
New HAMPsHIRE.-The Concond co
respondent of the Traveller makes SON
" estimates Of the probable result Of ii
presidential contest in that State, as follow!
Mr.. Lincoln, $500
d Mr.. Douglas, $1,000
Mr.. Breckenridge. $500
/ The same writer hints that Ex- Pre-:
! Pierce viii take the stump.
DRoUTH IN TExAs.-Some idea Of Il
Ie intensity Of the drouth which prevailed