New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-28
POLITICAL ITEMS.


The Campte Times, published in the parish of
Natchitockes, raises the flag of Bell and Everett
Says the Times, at the conclusion Of long and
able article:
We are thoroughly convinced after mature inEes-
tigation, that Bell is the man upon whom the
Southern people should unite without regard to
party.
No Democrat who has the interests and stability
of his country at heart should for moment hest
tate to cast his vote for Mr. Bell, the most ayaa
BILE candidate and those who refuse to do so the
ground of party prejudices, will certainly be parti
ceps oginis in establishing sectionalism in the ma
ton which will ultimately effect oursruin.
WRN PAR1sH.-B. ]. Sage, Esq, of this city,
addressed the people of Winn parish, last Thurs
day, in behalf of Bell and Everett.
BELL AND EVERETT IN BossIER.-a0n last Satur-
day the Constitutional Union party in the vicinity
of Fillmore met there and organized club for the
campaign 1t is composed of the substantial, re-
liable and most influential citizens of the parish.
Many of them are gentlemen who have heretofore
taken no part in politics, but who have now come
forward and assumed bold and patriotic posi-
ton for John Bell and Edward Everett, the Consti
tuition and the Union. Hinton Smith and i. L.
Austin, of our city, and j. n. A. Scanland, of
Texas, addressed the club. a sEmptuous bar
beeue was prepared, to which justice was done,
and the best feeling prevailed among ALL Rarely
have we known OF more dignlhed and manly, a
more attentive or appreciafiye audience. We
Democratic party in Bossier in the next election,
and those who know the people best, predict
majority for Bell and Everett.
shreveport Southwestern.
CLArBoRNE PARIsH.-R. H. Mari, of this city,
addressed the Bell and Everett Club of this parish
last Thursday municipal election took place in
Homer on Saturday, when the Breckenridge cand
date was defeated by seven majority.
RAPIDEs.-A torch,light procession of the friends
of Bell and Everett came Off in Alexandria
last Saturday night
DOUGLAS TICKET IN THE FIELD Brecknridge's
last hope of Florida is gone. Messrs. Peden, Cu-
pepper and Jones are announced as electors for
the :. Little Giant in this State. Gen. Peden has
opened the canvass in good earnest in the East.
Alas poor Yorick.t Breck's friends have dotted
on little Florida, but now she slips from his grasp
The tables are turned. It's the Giant killing Jack
no longer " Jack the Giant Killer The Douglas
men of the State, so long bued and browbeaten
| by the Breckenridge men, have at last asserted
| their independence, and the 1des of November
/ will show many voter for the Popular Sovereign.
4 This ticket gives the State to Bell without doubt
Sc muchfor Buckingham FLORIDA Sentinel.
Hon. Roger A. Pryor, of Virginia, in recent
speech at Christanburg, Va, said if it could be
shown that John Bell could defeat Lincoln he
would cheerfully vote for him. He spoke for three
/ hours, but said nothing against Mr. Bell; on the
| contrary he acknowledged that Mr. B. was sound
bile Advertiser.
/ WHAT BREGKINRIpGE's OWN FRIENDS THINK.-A
the late discussion in Jackson, Tenn, between
Messrs Peyton, the Bell eleetor, Polk, the Douglas
elector, and Haynes, the Breckenridge elector,
very interesting passage occurred. Mr.. Polk, afte
I'speakng with great emphasis and force upon th,
almost universally admitted fact that there is NJ
chance whatever of Mr.. Breckinridge's election
Ii,
self will come upon this stand and tell the peop
that he believes that breckenridge stands am
chance to be elected, either by the people or tn
House OF Representatives, will surrender the can
/ vass and 50 home.n When this proposition wa
made, Col. Haynes was standing in the crowd b
! the side Of a prominent Breckenridge man, aud tn
latter urged him to accept the proposition, but h
dared not do it and he did not do it.
+ After the close Of Mr.. Folks speech. col Havne
e spoke, but avoided all allasion to Mr. Folks prt
Y position. Mr.. p. in his reoinder repealed the Or,
position. and paused for Col. H. to rise and aece,
IT, but paused in vain. Col. Haynes had too hg
sense Of what was due to his own character as
I gentleman. when appealed to in that capacity,
say that BE- believed there was any earthly chan,
Il his candidates election either by the people
, by The House Of Representatives.
PITTSBURGH Sept. "a. ~ Governor Johnso
Democratic candidate for the Vice Presidency, a
rived here on Saturday, aud was escorted To u
st. Charles Hotel by the Democratic Committee
4 reeention. He was called upon by large numb
u OF citizens.
2 IN the evening an immense number Of the Demo
. r4cy assembled in front of the hotel, when he a
Y pestei on the balcony. He was introduced to Ii
audience by Judge Shannon, aud delivered
speech, Nc favored nonintervention, which ellie
Z tel tlle most enthusiastic applause Several 9th,
u speakers followed. The Governor LETT last Dgl
h for the West
Of
i CALIFORNIA, The Breckenridge State Convel
tion is IN session At Sacramento An Eleetor