Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-07-26
WILLIAM MILLER, Sec'y.
POLITICAL ITEMS.

There has been another irrepressible conflict and
burst up in Baltimore, between the Douglas and Breck-
inridge men. The Democratic city convention met on
Thursday evening last and passed Douglas resolutions
scene Of disorder aud tumul here ensued which would
have TO be witnessed to be fully understood-cries OF
foul play" and take the question again" and nume-
violent epthes we're made use of; but towering
above all this, heard powerful voice, moving an
adjournment which carried amidst the greatest
ctemen when the Breckiurdge men Immediately called
another meeting, and marched of to the Franklin build
ing. The march of the Breckinridge from the Hall
the Franklin building Of rather amusing char
acter the two wings of the Democracy marching on OPP
poste sides OF the street, and exchanging, occasionally
sautatons with each other. Arriving at their place
Of meeting, the Breckenridge party passed Breckenridge
resolutions, and then adjourned.
GrceD the Missouri u S. Senator has been the leader
! Of the Brecknridge movement in his own State. We
learn from the Sc. Louis Republican, however, that he
| has climbed -succumbed-knocked under-passcd d
beneath the yokewilted Iu short he pit dges bimse,
to support the Douglas State ticket Yanceyism, Ereck.
nridgeism Secessionism is gaspng, dying turning up
| It's belly, everywhere.
The Glasgow Ky) Free Press says nearly all the pro-
inent leading DE- mocrats of its and county,
raj Of whom it mentions by name, have declared for
Douglas aud against Breckenridge. IL says that there
not than three Breckenridge Democrats in Glas
gow and that in the county the Douglas Democrats out
number the BreckinFdge Democrats more than two to
one.
people of 0singsvile on Monday OF last week. in vndi
cation of his course in the Democratic National Conven
ton in support Of Douglas and Johnson and in 0pposi
ticn Breckenridge and Lane He avowed himself a
Union man, and denounced Sectionasm, whether
ing from the North South. lie stgmatized il
rInt Di,unonsm. He depicted in strong terms the COLI
Quences Of Disunon in Kentucky and said the Secei-
sion movement led 10 Dsunion. The party in Bath L.
as everywhere else hopelessly divided.
Kentucky is rretreivably lost to John C. Breckinrdge
He has earthly shadow of chance, and Bell will
get the by least 20 600. For short time the
laGceytes kept up their courage and bet largely upou
the State for Breckinridge In hopeless cause without
prospect Of reward their Ardor is considerably abatcd
aud shall not be surprised TO find Breckenridge hind
most in Kentucky There are l05 counties in the State
In 45 making the most liberal estimate for Breckinrdge
Douglas has 600. Say that he has only 600 in the
other CO. which is far below his strength aud /; leaves
Breckinridge only 900 votes, and John Bell 10000.
The Frankfort Commonwealth says that Breckinrdge's
friends betting largely upon bis not carrying
Kentucky. One friend Of his has staked five thousand
dollars upon his being beaten in this his State
He's dead. Put the coppers on bis eyes.
The "Union" Of the st. Louis (Mo) District have
nominated Albert Todd Esq, to represent them in Con-
gress The friends Of Bell aud Everett throughout the
whole of Missouri working like beavers, and their
work is the sort that is sure TO win.
The Democracy of Pennsylvania favorable 10 the cleo
ton Of Stephen A Douglas and HeIschel V. johnson,
will assemble in Convention, at Harrisburg, on
Thursday next the 26h instant for the purpose of taking
such measures will the appointment Of eec
tora ticket pledged the support of the regular nom
nees of the Democratic party for President and Vice
President.
The Hon. Samuel II. Woodson, Of Missouri an old
Whig who had been necessarily thrown into commu-
nion with the Democracy while in Congress upon the
slavery issues and in the election ofSpeaker has since his
return home from Washington, declared his intention
| to support Bell and Everett He knows that the De-
mocracy being split up by the Seceder the contest
substantially narrowed down to Bell and Everett Lin
| coin and Hamlin. The most that be claimed for
either Breckinridge Douglas is two three States
each and in order TO destroy seconaliSm North and
South the true way is to support the Constitutional
Union ticket Mr.. Woodson takes the only ground that
Uuionloving Southern man can take.
Mr. Charles Irving has consent to take charge Of the
Douglas paper in Petersburg Mr. Irving takes this step
with reluctance, but with consciousness of his duty TO
do He wishes it distinctly understood that he is
merely soourner in Petersburg and that he does not
reinQuish his citizenship Of yyauia county Virginia.
Upon the earnestness distinction and ability of Mr.. Ir-
wing we unhestAtngly elciate the Douglas Democracy
of this section in securing his services in the present
vass.
The National Democracy Of Monroe county, Georgia,
convened in public meeting at Forsyth Saturday last,
and ratified the nomination Of Douglas and johnson,
pledgng their support to those gentlemen the only
regular nominees of the Democratic party. Col Alien
Cochran the head and front of the Democracy of the
county presided at the meeting
The Freeman's Journal (Douglas) repudiates all idea
of fusion with the Secessioniss with such men, it
e1claims, "God frome any other allaucel Let
them answer each to his constituents as to what
| idea they havo given Of Southern honor. Let them
| never come forward again spokesmen TO on the
part Of ehivalrous people. Let them 90 back their
gambling shops, disappear otherwise from the politi
cal field in orier that by their withdrawal may pre-
serve the aterna respect have heretofore entertain
ed for Southerners.
We hear that nearly all the influential leaders Of the
Democratic party n Rappahannock county, are for the
Little Giant, among the most prominent Col Turner,
Assistant Elector, Jno. Y. MenOfee, ESQ, Common.
weaths Attorney and Mr.. MOaett, popular and esti-
mable gentleman. If information be correct, tie
Seceders will be loft far behind the Douglas tes in No