Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-06-08
Political.

VI aAAS SOAh WILLIS AOh- NCNNA
Carolina. in the shape of a victory in
State Convention, by majority of sew
enteen votes, of that which is noisiest,
over that which is deepest in Southern
secessionism. The Rhetts, faction
which has won the bitter personal hatred
of all parties in South Carolina and the
contempt of almost the whole South, has
succeeded in foisting itself upon the
Richmond Convention, and giving to the
friends of Mr.. Orr a full swing, and in
re-acting much damaging the whole Sc
ceding party of the South.
Speaking of the scene in the House
on Friday, the Washington correspon-
dent of the New York Tribune says
that Mr.. Train bore himself with great
dignity and decision during this scene,
and was well seconded by Mr.. Dawes.
1t is hoped the lesson will prove useful
to Mr.. Houston, whose constant inter-
ruptions and interference have greatly
annoyed the House"
Senator Summers speech to-day is said
to be looked forward to with much in
terest by the northern people in Wash
ington. His subject will be -" The Bar
barism of Slavery"
Edward Bates of Missouri is about to
publish a letter, addressed to o. H.
Browning of Quincy, ILL.,, advising his
friends to do their utmost to secure the
election of Lincoln and Hamlin, and ex-
pressing the opinion that they should not
waste their votes upon the Bell and
Everett ticket.
On Thursday small but spirited Re-
publican meeting was held at Louisville,
KY. Bland Ballard, Esq, presided
The meeting ratified the Chicago nomi-
nations and formed Campaign Club
A committee was appointed to invite
Cassius M. Clay to deliver an address.
A letter from Mason county, in Vir-
ginia, says that the writer knows between
fifty and seventy-fve people in his vi
cinity who are sure to vote for Lincoln
and Hamlin. Considering that in the
last campaign there was NOT a vote cast
there for Fremont, the advance is moi
small.
William T. Robertson, Judge of the
Virginia Court of Appeals, is spoken o.
as likely to succeed Judge Daniel on the
U. S. Supreme Bench. But there i:
already much competitor.
Sam Houston writes in letter to n
Orleans: 81 will say that 1 have re
sponded TO the people at San Jacinto aDt
consented to become the peoples candi
date for President"
T e Washington correspondent o
TIE Cleveland Platndealer says that a
Baltimore, after a few ballots, the oppo
nents of Doglas will concentrate thei
votes upon Horatio Seymour of New
York.
Seymour of New York continues Il
be talked of by the enemies of Dougla
as the Baltimore candidate, while Ste
phens of Georgia is said to be the con
tingent of the Douglas men.
Mr.. Rhett of South Carolina, VIII
heads the delegation from that State t
Richmond, boaotingly says of the Rich
mond Convention
1t is a sectional Convention, calle,
by one section of the Union, to supper
rights and interests belonging to one sec
ton of the Union, and acknowledged bu
by one section of the Union. 1t arise
) out of the debris of the one great ma
tional party in the Union-the Demo
cratic party-and is intended to counter
! act its policy"
The Covode Committee had before
on Thursday Patrick Lafferty, late car
penter in the Philadelphia navy yard
He testified that during the State Pres
Dental campaign OF 1856 he was mem
Der of the Democratic committee Of tn
city of Philadelphia, and that his specis
duty was to find men not legally natura
lied and furnish them with frauduler
naturalization papers, of which betwee
FIVE and six thousand were employed i
the campaign.
The Germans of New Haven rattle
| the Chicago nominations on Friday eve
D ming.
During the first week in which til
t Washington officials took possession
: the New York Post Office. the receipt
g rose to $4,000, or about $4,000 moi
than the ordinary average. This