New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-03

| viii com- out for Linooa next week, and drop the
| Names Of d. ugas ard johnson.
In response to letter inviting hl@ TO attend
ratification m. eting st Sterling, Ky, the Hon James
| 3. Clay sent tie following letter.
LrxIsoTos, Friday, July II, 1860.
GETTLEnrs: l have received your favor asking
e 70 cone TO Mt. Sts'hng on the l8th, and address
our kow-cit'zens IN behalf Of Breckinrdge aud Lane
II would afford graf plensu-e to meet our
frit bos of Montgomery, but previous engagement
will prevent doing 80 Oh the OCCASION named.
csr not conceive how any portion Of the Democracy
of Kentucky can fail to give ther support 10 Brsck-
lpridre the an of our STATE, and standing upon
IN, ve,y pincip.s enut ciatsd by State Cunven
,iop of he 9Th of Japuary last; beside, my mind is
very s ar upon the point that Democratic votes cast
for any other ca Gidsfe must iDure in the tr place
TO the benefit Of Bell aud Everett and finally to that OF
HGpirg tba. you may Rave a large and harmonious
meeting, am very respectfully your S,eirn, SER
want, JAMES d. OLAi'
1t IL said that Pine County, Minnesota, which last
year cast but Republican votes. is row sure o go
Tor Lincoln and Haulo. The Germans in that vicinity
will vote the Republ can ticket almost to man.
The ChicGgo Journal has the 70 lowing:
eve Yesterday Announced that joint debate be-
tween Messr. Yates and Allen. The opposing cand
date for Governor, had been finally arranged 1t
tu1ps out that we Iabored under error by relying
for upon the assertions of Mr.. Allen and me
Springfield Register. No such errang ment has been
made ss we are informed by Mr.. Yates, who, 1t APP
pears sui mitied proposition some t so weeks ago,
hich hes not been accepted In this proposition, Mr..
Yates cbalerg d Nj Alien 10 JOINT debhe, at niue
proDo SiT S % y s to
adbere to- But inst, ad Of piDg this Mr.. Allen
cop.s cut in letter in The up tngftd Register,
saying that lie accepts NJ fsess aaPpointmeot'-pot
the sIpoirtns pts proposed BY Mr.. Ystes for joint
debate but the appointmsn ts Mr.. Yates had announced
at Republican IA meetings. such an arrangement
ould of course be impr iccahle owlog to the last
tfat Mr. Yat's has no control over local mas meetings
already arranged where other Republican speakers
are ~ noun ed Hence Mr.. Yates cannot acced, 10
sr Allsn's proposed a rauRfment snd Mr.. Allen
knew this well enough beforehar d, and he doubles
NJ de- The D, opoon because he knew il was impfa"t
cable or in other words because he Is afraid 10 meet
MI Yates in a series IF Joint debates. MIR. Allen has
shown the white feather in this uattfr. lie has
proved himself mere boy, and we are glad that Mr
Yates fss determined pay further attention to bis
cowardy opponent
"A clever correspondent Of The Mlrankee SENT
mel writes of AL incident on the Hudson River Rail
road in this wise. An old sat by his side, and
finally addressing him. the Mila sukeean said
Sir you seem to have Travelled great distance?
"Yes; rome two thoufand mills
" All, indeed. Mat part of the WestP'
" Iowa Illinois, Wisconsin,
"Tben You can express opinion as to the result
Of The Presidential canvass in those States =
"Eo cant. 1 might have done 30 before left
XII ov anything about 1t.
Don't YOU find the sentiment very strong for Lin
chr"
{" Yes; sentiment, indeed, rather than sense. The
Rey ublIGsDs el5t all the fenment they are eenr-
mental SET"
Ss,ipg that was more amused than surprised, he
continued:
See here, III tell yon. / am 60 years old. have
rsised family Of four boys, aud rails. them all in the
oItf OdOx Democratic faith. Fifteen years ago my boy
Lob To aaudv he
regularly. DID well wi John, and helped him stock
bis farm and pay of bic mortgage. He was smat
boy-was John Well Sir, when that debate bet
Douglas and Lincoln WAS raging in nnis John got
CT oebet III his bead and became publican. Ii was
har5 blow for ne tel you. Vel, Pol. grew mp,
ard set him mp in Des BoiDes, bongbt him quarter
section and tola him 10 get married. Phil did well,
but the first thing heard was that he was kePubll-
can and the young scamp tried 20 convert me by writ
ing Icing letters about the Kansas muss Sc talked
pretty sharp 10 both of them, bat they both voted for
Fremont in spite Of me. But there wrs Roger aid
Dan both NJ home vet, and felt s1re they would
never d. srt the faith Of their father set Rogers up
in Iowa. ao gside Of his other, with faot hope he
might reclaim HIM. And Dan went of 20 Rock Coun-
ty Wisconsin; sbd year ago found on, BIZ, that
Roger wss IubisbiDg Republican paper, a0d Dan
W. making spec hes for Republican Governor in
w.contn. 1t nearly broke nv hesrt, but what could
do ? The boys ssd they the error of voting
nr Buchanan. Well, Sir few months ago made
Oh nv ind TO 20 Wet myself for the FIRST tine 10 my
lie End zee about things. did 60 West, and hap.
pinGd TO hear Douglas make speech while was
away from home You msy not believe Il Sir, but
I'm going home ow, and don't know whether | am
d Den ocIat or q Republican myself
Mr.. D. Men Mckay, one of the Bell and Everett
E ctors in Nor Carolina has gone over to Breckin-
ridge and Lane.
-yIe Stark Comfy Ohio Democrat gays:
"There sre as far as we know, right papers in Ohio
advocating the election of BreckiUrdge and Lane, vz
National DemOc,at, Cleveland Democrat, Warren
Union Sieubenyillej ADVOCATE, Newark; Democra,
Carrlton; SestinL Cadiz; Gazette Sc. Clairsvills
and his paper AL these and have been respectable
Democratic papers OF Ohio
The Middetotcn Conn iSsatine ard Witness
n aIdons Douglas and declares tsaf for Breckenridge
aro Lsne as foows:
"Tc-day we place a. the head of our columns the
| nspes OF John c. Breckenridge and Joseph Lane,
ID, nocrutic candidates for President and NiCe-PTes
deui. No ftader Of Tie StHt,at can be Ignorant OF
Mai pgee;epces have been since the adj lurument
OF the Baltimore Conventions that we have not
ideIcd 'be nomination of Judge Douglas bodlng
upOn the Democratic party. We have Teiralned tlu
from raising the flag OF either wing OF the party,
IN hopes that a union would he effected IN The Demo
cratic raj in this STATE but has passed. the
two see'i,ns have become more estrapged, aud the
prospects Of unity have decreased OF course we
regret this. We are s ready ever 70 support
uhion electoral ticket and sincerely desire the nomins
ten of such a ticket by toe State Convection To be
held IL x month. We hold that there Is no regular
c, nc late of tho D,mocrac patty aud that every
Den ocrat il 1T liberty choose between Mr.. BrecS-
| proee and Air. Douglas. We have roade choice,
hut we disposed 10 abuse and denounce those
| Den ocrais who have ch sen differently. Our fight
s with Aboi,onsm IN all it, forms; efforts are 10
be directed 10 the defeat Of the Republican party our
aim is 10 ala Democratic principles aud sust ain Demo
cratic Mr. BrecklnrfRe was DoIninated BY
harmonious Coz yention, in which represented
all the Democratic States OF the Union tie stands
uron platform 10 full accordance with the Constu-
tiTus by al