, 1860-08-18
POLITICAL ITEMS.

at the Douglas meeting at the theatre il this
city on Friday night, after Dunham h:,f finished
his speech, q resolution WAS offered bT Mr. X
j. Ryan, The l=a,ler OF that wing Ut the Utmoc
rae: iu Indiana, cnngra:ufating the party On tn.
election of Leslie Combs The know Nothing
in Kentucky. It WAS adopted. hut tue S.ntiu..
suppressed it in its report ol the meeting. VI
note the fact for the coul>n ents Of cur foreign
e,nocrats.-Iadia,aro{is journal.
The Auditors office Ut the Post Office lie.
purtment, in settling the accounts Of su,ali uost
masters throughout lhs country, fud, that large
numbers OF them cann0: square their accounts
by .eason OF having used for private purposes
the postaxes which accun'u ua'rd in their hands
iron, the time that Congrtts failed to ra,s the
Post Otlics Appropriation bill up to the sue.
teediuE session. iLs c:ass Of rustmasrers are
,ho5e who pay their dues to Government uuun
drafts in favor Of mail contractors. The sum,
ARE. Of course, small, and the eureties probably
sufficient in most Cases, but the fact Of this kiud
OF default exhibits Il widespread Decentralization
that sii*sEaces the country.
i UNANIMOUS s;rArE.--Sot single 1ewspa.
per in South Carolina advocates the election Of
UouglAs or Bell. ali are tor Breckenridge.
The Louisville Cuurt.r says the Democrat
Of that city {and it might haze udded the En-
quir.r Of this) denies that seven hundred dele.
gates, representing over eighty counties, we're
IN attendance upon the Douglas State Conveu-
ton held IN Louisville, Kentucky The Caxrttr
sayK:
" 10 not 5tlitrf forty countits rf-< -.prfftnt
fd. ~ do 70: ktiitrs Ekat, o,eittinytA. Lovi.-
one Auadrfd dt!.gdtts present.. Why ton't the
organ print tile names Of the dtIega.es? Wbr
don't it publish to the world the lit Of self.
sacrificing gentlemen who lett their homes aud
came up here in the cause q: Douglas aa.! Sauat.
Ter Sovereignty
state Elections are yet to be held before the
Presidential election in November ~ follows:
In Vermont, OH Tuesday, sept. 4.
In California, on "Wednesday. Sept.:'.
In staiae, on Monday, Sept. 10.
Ia Georgia, on Monday, Oct. l..
IN Mississippi, on Monday. Oct. l.
In Florida, "a Monday Oct. /.
1n South Carolina, on Monday, Oct. $.
Ia penntyfsanta, on Tuesday, ueta
In Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. ..
In Indiana, on Tuesday, Oct. =.
In M,unesot,, on Tuesday, Oct. ..
In Iowa, on Tuesday, Uci- ..
Presidential klecsicu in I'LL the States, on
Tuesday, Nov.j.
Coop REASON FOR nEcl1s1xG-Hon. John
CoroJe Of PeInsy lsauia, tscline- 4 reelection
TO Congress- In speec:. ct Cleveland, on The
sth inst, he gave the following reason tor his
ueclenslun:
have declined re. non,icasion for Congress
II.
as he will be a. sure a3 November CONES, my
occupation will be Eooe--,here will be no need
Of an Investigator, tur there will be NO c,rrup-
tons to disclose.
"A correspondent in Warren County, ILL.,.
writes thus coEcrroins the crops and politics:
I'VE hase had raias ior the last TWO weeks;
wheat I'LL harTested-a :air average; corn will
be an extraordinary crop; 50, als,, Republican
polls. Euchaaan'a yeto Of the homestead bill
has done wonders, there is scarcely puor
democrat who Will not 20 for Lincoln and
hainliu, 80 disappointed hare they beer IN not
beng able to obtain homes-'-.S- i. TriIuna
SAN liors1oS RErCsEs 10 Wl1nnRAw-The
Austin !nfss.a4eaeer contains lung letter from
ten. Houston, the stump candidate for the
the tield. lie saws:
!. Z. SMITH, Eso-four letter making IL
qulFy as to whether have Withdrawn the use
Of NY name IN connection wish the Presidency,
and declared for Sir. Bell, has been received,
aud hasten to reply.
Having consented to the use of my name a.
the peop!es candidate for the Presidency. it is
but Just to those who have pns me forward, that
fd6ud say the report haa no foundation in
truth. As have had no agency in presenting
my name to the American people, SO Leave 70
1ny fellow citizens pesfec. freedom Of action. l
8nA1l not weigh SUCCESS against principle, nor
abandon cause, from motives Of policy. If it
Is the wish Of the people to rote for me, they
hare the right to 10. II .heT do not desire mr.
services. it will be recol1ec.ed that have not
asked their sntTrsges.
He reiterates his opposition to conventions
and party nominees, a'tudes to the blood shed
III defence Of the country, pFofesses a willing
ness to retire it be could stop sectional strife
and war Of factions, and sars that be regards
thus contest as oue in which the permancy Of
the Onion IS Involved.
4 scExE X CoSea..s.-Hcu. E. c. Caba1l, in
. recent letter, thus describes significant
scene which tsanspired in ths House Of Repres-
entatives while the Southern members OF that
body wero urging the extension OF the Compro-
misc line to the Pacific.
on the 7th Of January, 1s47. Ar. Dargsn, :