, 1860-02-02

The New York H,rald furnishes the follow
ing list Of the available candidates Of the Pro-
Slavery party for the Presidency:
Virginia sends to the track Gov Wise and
Senator Hunter; Georgia, Messrs. Cobb and
Stephens; Louisiana, Mr. S!idell; Mississippi,
Jefferson Davis; Tennessee, Andrew johnson;
Kentucky, Messrs. Breckinridge and Guthrie;
New Jersey. Commodore Stockton; New York,
| Fernando Wood, General Wool, Daniel :. |
Dickinson and Horatio Seymour; South Caro-
lima, Messrs. Hammond and Orr.
| Thcsel the HeraA unccremoniously pu>hes
aside and rcterates its belief the necessity Of
re-nominssiny Mr.. Buchanan. What. in pros
pect uow-the French mission is disposed Of:
Tue UNION SExr1xExr.-Conservative Unien
meetings have been recently held in several Of
the counties Of Tennessee, The conservatives
Of Tennessee are generally in fayor Of John Bell
for President.
Nor PAn11crLAR.-tAn opposition meeting
held at Danville, Kentucky, On the 1sth inst,
to appoint delegates to the Charleston Conven-
ton to BE- held on the I'D Of April next,
instructed its delegates in reference to the rc~
commeudation Of q candidate for the Presidency,
"that We will earnestly and cordially support
our OWN fellow citizen, Hon. J. J. Crittenden,
or Everett or Winthrop Of Massachusetts, Fill
more Of New York, Shaskey Of Mississippi,
Bell Of Tennessee, or any other trusI patriot
whose devotion to the Union Of the States is uu-
} questioned" The meeting resolved that the
: opposition party Of Kentucky will redress her
wrongs inside of the Union, not out Of it,
HkxRr \. WrE.-The Norfolk Herald says:
/ From unmistakable indications We feel sure
that the Virginia delegation to Charleston will
d will be un;tfor Wise
4 Nzw Acr or FoIIr.-.i bill has been re-
ported in tue Legislature Of Virginia for taxing
such products Of the Free States rs arc sold By
the merchants aud shopkeepersof that State It's
n provisions are stringent and its penalties heavy.
Its effect would be TO increase the prices OF all
e the most common articles Of merchandise, with
u out benefit to any body whomsoevc. OF course
10 it d;.criminates against the North in favor Of
- Europe.
I'd GREAT Car AND LITTLE WooL~-The following
resolutions have been moved in tao Virginia
Legislature:
o. l. hsolrt.i, That the appropriate standing
r. committees Of the two Houses of the Generi
Assembly be instructed to prepare and Eepo1
Of such bills as may. in sheir Judgment. bo neees
saEy to organize. arm and equip tho militia o
Of the S,ate for ac,ive and efficient service.
as i, Etoleed. That the Committees On Finance
IN, be instructed to prepare and report such bill
us as, in their judgment, may be most ettectua
tn {wthout violating; the provisions Of the Constl
tu:ion Of the United States1 in encouraging tn
dumestic manufactures Of our own State, pro
no. motiug direct trade with FOREIGN countries, AM
ho establishing. Us far may be practicable, on
m commercial independence.
sn 3. Rsolred, That the committees for court
,.j OF Justice BE- instructed to report such bills
~. ! may be necessary to secure the more rrumF
NJ and etttctual punishment Of all forei.n euiiss'
H. RES and others who mar be fnnna guilty Of cor
~ spiriug against the peace Of our community, c
~ seeking to incite cur slaves to Instruction.
ely The Oregon Iryns, Of Dec, 18th, broug&
tne by the lest overland mail contains r. Linctln
wy Cincinnati speech. The Argus say EDITORIAL,
as Let un man fail to read Liucoln's speech.
in t.is clear, pointed, and unauswerab'e. Viii
~ '.h, "Douglas is yermonter, let it be borne
ssrs' "naind that Lincoln il a kentuckian.'
OF The Irgus says that in the late Democrat
-. State Convention, for the appointment Of del
ecr gates to Charleston, Mr. Douglas had not 81
gle supporter.