Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-06-29
A1tRnronb Enquirer,
By G1rclIIE, DUNNAvANT, TYLER 4 WISE.
FRIDAY M0NNINGi, JUNE 20, 1860.
ScH Books.

New boORhs
We have received from James Woodhousc
BLAcKwooD's EnIxnrRG MAGAZINE for June:
American edition: New York Leonard. Scott
& Co.
In this number We notice nine pages Q
wretched rhyme entitled The Fight for the
Belt, \ Lay sung at Feast in Pail Mall" This
miserable composition il full Of foul and beast.
ly slang and slander levelcd at things Amcri
can, and the publication Of such puddle in the
Magazine has utterly Lcioulcd the current ol
pure taste and high literary rretcnsion, which
heretofore as general thing flowed through!
its pages, and shows, moreover that the editors
are 50 lar carried away by hostility 10 this
country as 10 be ready to open their pages to
the diffusion of any lying sncer.
We notice, too, IN article styled Universal
Suffrage in Savoy and Nice, the whole drift o
which is ,n make people believe that the intabi
tants ortho>c conrtlics voted under compulson
and ignDrantly frr the annexation ii France,
Wills, the ceiling which really prompted the
article is i bitter jealousy AT the growing gran,
dcur o! the French Empire.
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pOliticaI Demonstrations.
y Salntc vas fired ut Wilmington, Del, on
Monday, in honor Of the nomination Of Breck-
inridsc and Lane The Boston Post and
the Philadelphia Argus have raised the
Brcckinridsc and Lane flag, in preference to
Douglas On Monday salutes were fired in
New York city and ut Reading, Pa, in honor
of the nomination of Douglas. The Albany
| ARGUS" hoislS the Douglas flag. \ letter from
Washington SAYS:
"Caucusins is going on in Washington in re-
sponse to appeals from Harrisburg and places
in PENNSYLVANIA to compromise the Douglas
and Breckenridge forces. An effort will be made
to run one electoral ticket in New York, Penn.
sylrania, New Jersey, Illino's, Indiana, Iowa,
California, Oregon and other States. the electors
To throw their votes rnr the candidate having
the greatest strength, rs Indicated by minor
isSiles in the State cnli:aSscS.'
.ALuAxi, y. g.. Jane 25.--Tlc friends Of
Brrcklnrlr.gc and Lane, in this CITY are harina,
a great jubilee tonight. One hundred and five
guns nave been tircd-onc for every vote that
| Breckenridge and Lane received in the convcn.
tion. The Standard newspaper Office is bril-
liantlv illuminated, and State street and Broad
way arc in n perfect blaze with bonlires Of tar
4 procession headed by band of music, is
parading the streets, and the streets themselves
are filled with people, all cheering lnstily for
Breckenridge and Lane
! Sr. LnrIS, June 2G.-Those in favor OF the
nomination Of Breckenridge and Lane held I
ratification meeting last night. The Bulletin
office was Illuminated in honor Of the occasion.
\ salute OF one hundred and five guns was
! fired. Tho enthusiasm was earnest, genuine
and very dcmonstrativc Colonel Preston, the
United States Minister to Spain. WAS serenaded
at midnight.
DOVER, y. H., June 70. --'lie national Demo
Gratis Of this city received the nomination Of
Breckenridge and Lane with the greatest en-.
thuSiasm and q salute was fired in honor of
the event.
BRIDcGPoEr. Conn, Jure 2j-A national
salute was fred here this evening in honor Of
the nomination Of Stephen \. Douglas
TRENTON, y. j.. June 25.-The Democracy
of this city this evening tired 100 guns for the
nomination Of Douglas. 4 meeting will he
held Tomorrow evening TO form clnb prepa-
ratory TO arranging for :, grand ratification
meeting
CoNcoED, y. H., June 25.--Ex-PreSident
! Pierce pronounces the nomination of Douglas
sectional onr. Some Democrats are in a
quandary about the Baltimore nominations.