East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-08-23
POLITICAL ITEMS.

counties of Alabama, for local officers
In the present excited condition Of feeling
in that State, it is quite likely that ma
tional politics entered largely into the
local contests. The Montgomery Con-
federation, in abiding to the result OF
these elections, says: " In this Congress
sional district, as far as heard from, the
seceders are utterly routed in every coun'
try, except Autauga, where there was
no test. They were beat one hundred
aud twenty in this Montgomery county;
one hundred and twenty-five in Macon
one hundred in Chambers, and fifty or
sixty in Russell Was there ever such
an inglorous beginning for party that
claimed nearly all the votes Of Alabama?
and, mind you, here in this district was
and is their stronghold. Here, in the
citadel of their strength, they cannot
carry single county in this Congress
sional district Poor fellows |"
A letter from White Sulphur Springs,
Virginia, to n. Y. Herald, dated Aug. ii,
says: "There is reacting sentiment at
the Sonth which bodies no good to south
ern fire-eaters. Mr. Breckenridge labors
under the stigma Of belief that his par
tisans mean secession, whatever they pro-
fess. His nomination is traced directly
to the movement, at the Charleston con
vcntion, of the Alabama delegates, led
by Mr.. Gancey, and find every where
disposition among the large majority
of people here to condem the opinions
and views OF that gentleman, AMI his po-
litical confreres of the South Carolina
school. Their hearts are evidently with
the Union, and they look upon the exist
ing rupture of the democracy as having
been brought about purposly, for the
object of leading to a political chaos in
the South, which might secure the cleo
ton of black republican President, and
thus force even the moderate and conserv
alive men to union with them in COM
mon self-defcnce. From this suspicion
which attends some of the leading parti-
sans Of Breckenridge, and which | found
to exist with gentlemen from many other
States than Virginia, it is evident that he
cannot unite the vote of the southern
States in his favor, and that the prevail
ing disposition of the South is to rebuke
even the suspicson of disunionism now,
and of a supposed concerted plan to bring
about state of affairs which will make
secession necessary and popular"
Capt. Bird II. Young, of Yomgsville,
Tallapoosa county, Alabama, writes as
follows: 81 am for Douglas and johnson.
Douglas is more like odd Hickory than
any man now living. The nulliliers, ]
see, are fighting Douglas Just as they did
Jackson, and Douglas will whip 'em just
as jackson did. / helped Jackson whip
the crazy creatures, and | am going to
help Douglas do it,"
Morris S. johnson, Of Evansville, Ind,
formerly prominent member of the
whig party, has come out for Dougla
and johnson.
A letter from Atlanta, Georgia, says :
Breckinrdge's strength reached cul-
minating point in this State within ten
DAYS after his nomination. 1t is now
rapidly on the decline, and Douglas stock
rising. Douglas will be elected by the
people"
A letter has recently been received by
the editor of the Illinois State RegiStejifrom
Charles Belts, Esq, of Freeport, who
was the wing candidate For Auditor in
1852, in which letter Mr.. Belts declares
for Douglas, and gives his reasons there
fore.
We learn from the Vicksburg (Miss.)
Uhig that one of the editors Of the -Ecen-
ing Citizen, published in that, city, has
retired, and that hat paper, which was
heretofore a Breckenridge organ, will at
once declare for Douglas.
Five of the seven Congressman elect
in Missouri are Douglas men, and two Of
the Douglas delegates to the national
convention have been elected to the Leg
islature.
At the late election in Kentucky Mr..
McClarty, the Breckenridge and Yancey
candidate for the only State Office to be
| filled, was beaten 260 votes in the city of
Lexington, Mr.. Breckinridge's residence.
Nay, more, he was beaten 600 votes
in Fayette county, where Mr., Breckin-
ridge resides, and was beaten some |, 200
votes in the Congressional district in
which Mr. b. resides. Breckinridge's
own ward, city, district and State pro-
nounced against him by large majority.
The Lexington (Ky.) Obsrrer says: ain
this result Mr.. Breckenridge has received
a rcbuke which he doubtless little ex-
pectcd. Its lesson, if properly treasured,
will be profitable. 1t teaches that there
is no sympathy on the part Of the people
here with those who, although they may
be no disunionists themselves, are found
in that sort of company, and they are
ready to surrender even heretofore cher
ished son, whose position in regard to
the great question of the Union Of these
States is even matter of doubt or uncer-
tainty."
REPUBLICAN CATEcHrsM.- Who is the
nominee of the republican convention
The Illinois rail splitter.
What qualification does he possess for
! the Presidency?