New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-21
POLITICAL.
po,J71cGI. NoTEs-wAYsIDE oPIORTUM-
TIES
(ETtrscs from private Letter
I" ClscINEATI. OHIO, Sept. IL, 1860.

81 a. Retyceen New-York and this plsoe via Philadel
.h;. observed o. few evidences Of political excite
-, chat ore might EASILY have supposed the time 10
- ~ weeks after instead of that much bsfCre the day
,hst = 70 mark the dissolution Of the American Unon.
ybstb.r ibis m apathy confidence Is not clear, bot
10Th are dangerous states for the Republicans to be iu
=, ia p-esspt iuncture ought TO make exception as
=. pbls6elpbia " here the "Wide-A Eakes' wee out
9TH torches aud drums but all along the line of the
penpEylsnia Railroad hardly single word was uttered
In the cars or at the dePots about police. In Ohio,
Douess and Jo nson STEAMERS were the onlypohtiesl
as0s seen, and these were far apart. They hoated
from treesocks stuck foot OF two in the ground and
were eupported by ropes tied to circle Of
stakes bad type of the poor hold that the great
denapogue has 10 the country. His poles have no
roots and the stakes weakly set in the soil was
asked by thorougbgoiDg Shareholder, who told NE
that be lived within sixty miles Of New Orleans, bow
the State OF Nsw-York is going. Fifty thousand
majority for Liuooln, was my answer And Penn
syysnatoo in the same wsy" he rather suggested than
uuestiored "No. The People Governor will go in
BY 10 OOO ard tue electoral vote will be for Lincoln,
by Whist majority can't say. Well, he replied,
ard id sight rather see Lincoln In the chair than
Douglas" Yet from appearances the Douglas vote
will lead BreckiDridye In Ohio.
WThe opinion gathers strength among the quiet talk
ers and observers whom have met, thatit matters
little whether fusion, OF deadly war, be the motto
slnore the sections in New-York. If the former,
thoussnds of honest Douglas men viii vote for Lincoln
and if the latter the story Of the Kilkenny cate will
De acted over again.
" Allow me to make suggestion az to Republican
hsg poles. As the itself is deeply rooted in the
pcTular mind it woud I've properly represented by
noble forest tree that stands without ropes and whose
roots twined among the everlasting rocks lie
such trees be trimmed up, In the spot where nature
paI ted them, and let the Republican coors wave from
their tors.
"I have time only for one other suggestion, as to
methcd Of campaign work. LetDo Republican travel,
especially across New jersey and Pennsylvania, with
out getting lot of Republican newspapers to throw
ont the windows at those solitary places, between
the post towns, where people starve for want of
knowledge. l regretted that did not buy twenty
TRIBUSEs for this purose. Such papers bought
threw out and they were sezed with an avidity that
showed great hunger. The post tow WINS take care of
Themselves but the Dy way arn-houses, and iron far
nsces, and solitary cables, do not see paper more
than once month. Long campaign documents are not
wanted-but the current news reports, and gossip.
threw one paper at the feet OF hale looking coun-
trywoman and her face was Immediately all sunlight
with pleasure she seized it, In another case, old
farmer fumbled for his spectacles while walking
eagerly to pick up the precious messenger. There
many thousands Of these solitary voters in the interior
and western parts of Pennsy lvania, wanting to be told
the truth. l..
"A correspondent in Piermont, Rockland County,
n. Y, writing under date of Sept. II, says: " -Four
years sgo the cs of the Republicans of this place,
seventeen active members responded to the request.
At the solicitation of the 0rangetown Lincoln aud
Hsmn Association, fortnight ago, the orgsniza ion
of The Piermont Wide-Avakes commenced number
ing 60 men first parade "A privstes and would have
been the full compliment could the uniforms have been
obtained The following are the officers: j. Bauvelt,
Captain; A. Lar Rell Fret Lieutenant F. Tlkmsn,
Second Lieutenant A. Weymer, Treasurer G. Whit
man, Secretary.
WIN. Grsuert Of Columbus, Ohio has prepared
Republican Cstechism " in German, in which the
doctrines and policy of the Republican party closely
and nEructivey explained for the benefit Of citizens
speaking that language.
In the LIT Assembly District of 0swego County,
Dewitt C. H'tltjohn has been renouinated. In the
lid District Mason Salisbury has been nominated
The Republicans of Deerpark, n. Y, held
splendid meeting on Monday evening, Sept. IL. They
Lad procession f three hundred, including deputa
lions from other towns Wide-Awakes, with trans
parencies banners, and wagon, which attracted q
great de- of atten'i' loaded With Old Abes Bag
gaee for the WhiteHouse." The largest hall in the
village being filed OVERLOOKING long before the time
announced for the meeting to commence, another
meeting was organized in the street.
Amos Randall has written long letter to james
L. Orr who had expressed regret that the former dis
snted from toe aters recommendation Of secession.
AIR. Randall distinctly declares that any attempt TO
sece6e in case Republican President should be elected
would be futile and that the President must put down
all such attempts by force He calls attention to the
fact that the cry Of dsunon not from the States
viii 81 suffer mort severely from the loss of slaves, but
from those in which the slsvee most eaey kept in
bondage and the reason which be points cut as ac-
counting for this is that the former Stat have
geographical POSITION which enables them to more
diitnctly than the others the consequences Of such
step az secession. If Republican President is elected
in the opinion Of Dir. Randall there is but course
for those opposed to him to adopt. is to unite to
prevent his reelection the election of any other man
Of the came party.
The following are the county nominations for Nj
agara County, For Sheriff, Geo. Swain for Treasurer,
n. w Evans; for justice Of the Sessions, w. II.
Lewis; for Coroners S. Oney, D. c. Jacobs.
Dexter Ewen of Alden has been nominated for
Assembly 10 the lid Di rict of Erie County. In the
candidate.
The First and Eighth Wards of Syracuse united
In a Republican meeting on Tuesday evening. About
200 Wide-AwAkes were out, and the hall of the Salt
Springs Hotel was filed to OVERLOOKING. Addresses
were made by the Hon. K. w. Leavenworth and Mr..
Henry S. Fuller.
"A Republican aud Wide-Awake Club has been
formed in 0tiseo, n. Y. The President is b. j.
Cowles Secretary, 4. c. Baker.
The Republican Club of Cl>y, N Y, called
meeting Gu Tuesday evening preliminary to making
8 demo nstration" Sixteen hundred people, however,
responded TO the call and there 10 prospect that inc