The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-04


LEXINGTON, KY, July %, 1860.
The Popularity Of Brkiald9e at Hom<-Iae COagressiOa.
al Coues-S,Toagh cf ne BrecslUIi0s Ne1 in tie Sre-
raj D.1o,s-Tls Kentucky Statesmen Baakiiig on their
A,7aor for IouHg BucS-BrcrkinTidgc 10 Enter TIC Cam
pagn IN Pcgon-Hole h Stands Amongs his Ftlioo CT
nscns-Hs faHiiy-HS Siducs-His Socidl and Hieli.
goug Hlbis-his S.rtiHcHts as PolGician-What tie
KeHuoliaHs Tan. Of Lincoin-Mojor Broo1iniigs's
Opinion q he Caatst-LriHgtcg and rs Surroundings
Ashdud, DC.
Notwithstanding the almost ncxplcablc ntrcacies in
which Kentucky politics at this time involved there
things certain, and they are-first that John C.
Brecknrdge's popularity at this moment in Kentucky
surpassed by that Of any other man. even
by Henry Clay in his ramiest and most popular days
and second that Brecknridgcs friends determined
TO make strong and bold nght matter how the
may SO In the August election.
Those two things settled, IL may be well 10 take BIRDS
eye OF the different Congressional districts and
how they stand before Photograph the candidate OF
Kentucky himself There los counties in the State
divided Congressional districts. Breckenridge
vii carry the following districts, viz
l. Ia TIC FIRST district Major Brecsrrdge has hosts OF
friends The present member Of Congress from the dis
trei. Hon. Henry Barnett Is or Far him, and takes
q prominent position In the
The Hon. Hcnry o. PcytOn represents the Second
Breckinrdgc Oaacr and is battling Tor the MAJOR in hls
and other districts.
9 In the Third district there Is what here termed
DETECTION. Mr. Brstow represents IL. de will oppose
Breck lnridgc. and thc Mlior may Ice the district
& The Foui 10 district viii 60 or Breckenridge Hou
j. s Crsusr n, prostut member Il Congre,s goes for
him, and be Is slicd by a large humber OF substantial
5. The FinA district IS represented by Hon Joha
Young Crowr-uCi young John BroSn--and there is a
pos CITY that tbs distrc, may also 60 against Mjr
Brecknidgc Mr.. Brown did not take hts seat In the
last Congress owing 70 insugbuty by want OF suacnt
age lie not twenty Eve until two or three DAYS ar
ter the last Of Congress expired bat his letters
are frankcd II be were ~ c. in fan feather Mr.
John Young Brown has declared for Douglas, both Ia
public aud private.
Mr. Brown Is reported TO be a young but able and A.,
tractiye speaker lie viii canvass toe district tee
State tor Douglas. HIS relatives mostly for Brccn.
ridge, including his unclcs one whom Is Clerk Of toe
county q Bourbon aud another a resident OF North Md.
detowu, "a the saue county ana popular SPEAKER Ho
resides 10 Ezlbeihiosn Harden county, Ky. The ils
uic will not so for Douglas, but Cor Bel n Brccknrirs
docs not eventually carry u.
9. Hon John N Elliott, ex member Of Congress ron
the Sixth district goes FOR Brecknri3gc aud many oner
Of strength and influence The district will ~ fjr BrcS
T. The seventh district ousvlc) Is hopclsssy AGAINST
hecknridge But Hon. Humphrey Marshal, eS momocr
OF Congress from The district Is out for ths M,0r th
his entire team and cut down the opposition vote
considerably. The Know Nothnes and the adopted citi
" viii NOtc h1lk IA thlS district.
potSHhstandug the ciOrs Of the Loulsgis JourH1i Il
bring out the ful American vote FOR Bell II - aisp 90
pected the adopted citizens will be allowed 10 vote Ia
LOUISVILLE al the next Presidential elcciiJa.
In The Eghth district, the grand gun Of the KooS
Mornings ; D. j. Irabue Is out Cor Breckenridge AMI b.
sides the regular democratic vote, Major h. viii re,ivo
considerable support from tho opposition ranSs 81
down the Eighth district as certain for Brecxinridys
Hon VIM. 4 simms NJ G. from the Ashland l.sirls. |
N active for Breck. 1900 |
o. In the Ninth district Breckinrise has the warn, ss
PORT OF Hon II. Stanton MEMBER Of Congress- f,o,
the district Mr. stanton, you aware is the frotner
OF the former secretary and at tme acting Cover
nor q kansas when that unfortunate Territory ara M.
pockets Of Northern phanthropists A. pro
fasey, The Ninth district sil give Plurality Coz BrecS
inridge
10 In the Tenth district fni that Hon siu v srops
Formerly an opposition member ~ Congress- s out strong
ior Hecknrdgc. There every indication that the ala
ttE' WIN 81 i1r Breckenridge ~ handsome plurality