Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-20


would elect Douglas, then cast it for him; if
neither, then cast the vote as they please for
either.
The Breckenridge ratification meeting held
at Philadelphia, on Monday night, ID July,
reatfirmed the Charleston platform.
"A douglas ratification meeting was held at
Philadelphia. on Saturday night Dougles
was serenaded at the Girard House, and said
he would make no olitoal speeches during
the campaign.
The Mozart Hall Democratic General
Committee met on Friday night, June 2Sth,
and adopted resolutions deploring the diyi-
sion in the Democratic party, and recon-
mending the nomination of a joint electoral
ticket for New York, and if such union can -
not lie effected then to support Douglas.
Douglas arrived at New York, Monday.
I'd July.
Doubts are entertained whether the coali -
ton movement of the electoral tickets will
succeed. Ratification meetings of both
wings have been held all over the country,
particularly in the North.
Douglas reiterates the doctrine of non in
tervention. He stands upon the Cincinnati
platform, as expounded at Baltimore
Vanderbilt positively refuses to carry the
California mails for inland and ocean postage
lie also declines to carry express matter for
Wells, Fargo IL Co., and others. This is
plain attempt to force the Government into
a contract on his own terms
The referees have awarded $3.50 as in
surance on the Pemberton Mills.
Dates are received from Denver, Pixies
Peak, to the 33d Of June. J. B. Card, Of
Quincy, Illinois, was killed by Frank uadley,
of Atchinson.
Santa Fe dates are to the 18th of June. No
rain had fallen in New Mexico, and there was
great scarcity of food ; when the, troops
should arrive fearful famine would ensue.
The Navajoes We're becoming insolent.
Private advices from Matamoras dated 26th
of June, says that Miramon was defeated by
Zaragosa and taken prisoner, near Salamanca
portion of Miramon's troops were defeated
by Ortega, at Romanzes. Efforts were max
ing by Comonfort TO return to Mexico.
The steamship Anglo-Saxon arrived from
Europe with dates to the 2lst of June.
Garibaldi was ofganizing for efforts on the
maitland of Italy lie had issued orders for
a conseription having named the goth of June
for the departure of the conscriptionists for
Palermo and Cotanea
The French government had declined any
Intervention
Two steamers had been captured by the
Neapolitans. They were under the Sandman
and American flags they contained thirty
cannon, 100000 pounds of gun powder, and
500 stand ofarms The passengers were con
veyed to Gaita.
The Sandman Ministry had demanded res
titution, and was supported by the English
minister.
The Sicilian Parliament was about to as
semble, and decree the forfeiture of the rights
of the Bourbons and the union of Sicily to
Sardinia
The Royal Conference at Baden, was dis
solved on the 18th of June
The French and Prussan journals declare
that the peace of Europe is now consolidated.
The German Provinces were unanimous on
the question as to referring foreign relations
to Napoleon, they did not refer German or
Italian questions
The interview between the Prince Regent
Of Prussia and Napoleon was most cordial.
The steamship Erial left New York on
I'd of June for Aspinwal, without any Cali
fornia mails or any newspapers by the Ex-
presses,
Vanderbilt threatened to throw over
board the express matter if it contained any
letters or papers. lie would not permit
even the exchange papers for the California
journals to.be carried. Great Indignation
was felt in New York at his course. Letters
will go by the overland mail but there is no
provisions for carrying newspapers
Ii was reported that Russell, Majors d Co..
had withdrawn their proposition to carry the
entire mail Fri weekly by the Central Route.
On examination, it was found that the bulk
of matter dispatched from New York would
cause the abandonment of the enterprise as
impraclicabe. The New York llerald's
Washington correspondent says that the
Postmaster General favors the route 10y San
Antonio and San Diego. The contractors
offer to carry the entire mail tri-weekly, in
25 days, for S45O,OOO of extra compensation.
This whole subject was under advisement in
the Cabinet on Sd July.
Vanderbildt's interest at Washington was
trying to prevent any arrangement overland,
but they will fail in their efforts.
A Washington dispatch of the 9Th July
says that the proposition to carry mails by
the San Antonio route has been abandoned
by the Cabinet as impracticable. Another
meeting was to have been held on the 9th.
Our postal treaty with England requires
us TO bring the South American mails which
come from Panama on English steamers, but
Vanderbildt refuses to carry them.
The plan now suggested is TO put several
swift Government steamers on the route un-
I'll the next meeting of Congress. The PAN
anna Raiload and Pacific Steamship Company
are ready to extend their cooperation in this
arrangement.
Flora Temple beat Patchen on the 4th Jelly,
an tbo Snfield Park Course Philadelphia.