Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-04


principally with the private calendar.
PoIrrIC,L IrEN<.--1'he famous Young
Mems Club, known as the "Minutc Men OF
SO" reorranized in Philadelphia last week,
for the campaign, and declared in favor Of
Bell and Everett This is 4 considerable ar-
ouistion of strength to the Union movement
in the city and State.
The South Carolina State democratic con-
vention adjourned on Thursday night, after
having nominated delegation to the Rich
mond convention, headed by Hon. Il. &.
Rhett. A strict test vote was made, showing
Il majority Of seventeen in favor Of Mr.. khett.
Much excitement resulted and although Mr..
Rhett's friends seemed subsequently anxious
to send mixed delegation 70 Richmond, the
opposition determined to throw al the res
possibility on Mr.. Rhctt, and the entire de-
legation to Richmond was so composed.
lion. :. L. Wright, Of Georgia, has writ
zen & letter declaring it as his opinion, that
as .he matter now stands, Mr.. Douglas is in
contestibl~ the choice Of the ma 0rity Ct the
party, and, as such, ought to be supported.-
The secession at Charleston he thinks, was
both false and fraudulent There was not one
OF the secede.s but would have been willing
70 have taken the Cincinnati PLATFORM pure
and simple, could he have secured the noml-
nation Of his candidate by 50 doing. lie
urges the necessity and propriety Of having
The State represented at Baltimore.
The Mobile Register speaks decidedly in
reply to the proposition that Judge Douglas
shall be withdrawn as Presidential c&ndi-
GATE. It says: at is supposed that the major
.ty in this Convention are dolts and dough
frees. TO be whipped and commanded ~ q
u, ndful of dcs perate politicians, who have
already been foiled and beaten in their brag
zane? We tell them they arc mistaken
Ia their estimate Of these men,"
General Foster, the democratic candidate
Cor Gore1ncr of Pennsylvania, James NaGee,
-. dii cctor in the Pennsylvania railroad, and
other citizens Of Pennsylvania, are III ash
linton or business connected with the pas
sage }! The larif bill by the Senate. The
1Lmbel will be increased next week by the
:,rrivls of nIcssrs Robbins, Cadwalader,
Phillips, Robert and VIM. g. Patterson, and
o,ker prominent democrats Of Pennsylvania,
n the same business.
lion. Reyerdy johnson, of Maryland, has
accepted an invitation to address the Doug
las Democrats of Boston, on Thursday even
ing Of next week. \ great speech may be
expected.
The Charleston Mercury styles the Ten
nessee p,atform "that signal specimen Of
Southern gulIibility and Of Northern hum
Duggery."
The Warrington States says:-"Wc are
gratified to announce that Attorney General
Slack has returned from Pennsylvania
where he has spent week or ten days Try
ing to suppress the popular voice, and mass
meetings Of the people in favor Of the nomi-
nee at Baltimore. The Attorney General is
said to be in low spirits and bad humor.-~
Yle thinks the people have all gone mad, an!
become incapable Of seli-goycrnmcnt, and
here is no mode of defeating the great De
mocratic chicftain of the Northwest, ete>pI
20 break ur the Democratic party, to winch
he will assurclly lend helping hand
Black Republication, ajSHAioH, 01HihIy Is
deemed preferable to Democratic admins
tra,ion undo" Judge Douglass
The Washington States says: e learn
hat the Hon. Howell Cobb, Secretary Of The
Treasury. left this city for Georgia, night BIZ
lore last. for the purpose Of controlling the
Democratic State convention. and mdncin&
.hem to send thc boilers 10 Baltimore, with
,he understanding shat they are to again
holt. should the convention remain faithful
20 lie principles ofnon-inteycntlon, to winch
Mr., Cobb himself stands pledged. lis sad
that Mr. Stephens letter has alarmed and
enragcd the Secretary Of the Treasury. aod
that he swcars vengeance upon SteHncn>
and all his friends. The rumor that Mir.
Stephens had also written a private letter 10
his friend Toombs in favor OF the nominal
ton Of Judge Donglas ut Baltimore, and eN-
pressing the opinion that the Little NEtnt -
the only man who can successfully serve the
party, FASTENED Mr.. Cobb'S departure.
The Washington States and Union, Is
quite severe upon Mr.. Hunter. 1t regrets
his present course understood hostility 70
Mr.. Douglass and thinks that, after the
people had been induced "to believe that he
had abandoned the DSunion sentiments
which he was known to cherish in 1870 ''-.
they could not have expected that he would
take his presen. stand. 1t says, that
"oyen 50 late as the meetingo OF the Charles
ton Convention, it was generally understood
and believed that Mr. Hunter was still
pledged to the Cincinnati platform, and op-
posed 20 Eli changes or alterations. Inns
IVES the precise point in controversy between
Mr., Hume. end Governor Wise, and their
respective friends III Virginia, III the ap-
pointncnt of delegates to Charleston. /! we
mistake not, this was The point IN controYor-
cy between The metropolitan organs OF the
rival chiefs, which led to the duel, IN which
Mr. Hunters friends tried to shoot the doc
trine CT Congressional intervention Tor the
protection Of slaves, out Of jennings y Use.
And it calls fol an explanation OF the myS-
+ery."
The i te Justice Daniel, of the Supreme
Court, was a native of Stafford County, Va,
end was born in 1885. lie filled many Offices
OF trust and honor in his native state, ana