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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-09

grand Bell and Everett rally was made In Nashville
fast Thursday night Eight different clubs were IN the
procession.
ARKAssAs-Douglas win have an electoral ticket in
this State and it will receive the support oil some pr
intent men, Hon. A. Rust has already signihed tis
intention6f gtunping the State for the Smail Iant
uHonest John CULLEN viii also follow the fortunes OF
the ustrous squatter -Four papers have already gwen
his name place at the head Of their columns, and
others viii follow suit The Douglas element Is strong
one in our midst and the ticket viii receive suC,en'
votes to give the State to Bell and Everett The Con-
stituona Union party is full of joyous hopes and Is
entering the contest with and zeal that
are the sure harbingers OF success.
PESSsYLvANIA-The following new Bell and Everett
Journals are are about to be Issued
Constitution, Lancaster, Pa.
The Union Bell, Neville, Cumberland Co., Pa.
| Blair County American, Altoona, Pa.
| ETyrone Star, Tyrone City, Pa.
Montgomery Presse, Germany Norristown, Pa.
And paper at Reading, name not known.
| Those marked are already issued.
MrssouRr-A very heated canvass is going on in Ms
| souri, The st. Louis Mems has the following:
FIRE IN 1HE MoUSrAIxs.-The whole county OF st
Louis Is on fire for the Union ticket One township hal
sent in an order for eighty torches to be borne by the
Union Club in our grand PROCESSION next Saturday.
Another township has banner preparing, and will senC
hundreds Of Bell ringers to the same great demonstra
ton In every part Of the county, the ntensest nteres
and excitement prevail. There IS no hepuohcanlsm nt
Democracy, in the county-but an overwhelming rusi
for the Union cause.
MANE-Maine is keeping step to the music Of the Un
ion The Bell and Everett of that State have call
ed convention which is to assemble at Portland mex
Tuesday afternoon "A persons, legal electors in ha
State not choosing to act with other existing political
ties who are DESTROYS to good in tn
State of Maine and unite candidates and measure
for the federal administration embracing the interest
and sympaihies of whole, undivided country, are in
vited to attend the convention"
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Douglas and Breeklnrldge in california.

The late news by Pony Express, from California, may
well throw damper upon the hopes of the Yanceyse-
ceders We are informed that ten Of the Democratic
plpers Of California had declared for Douglas while on
II s4 had declared for Breckenridge, and that one-the
Lsddrr-remaned neutral.
California be it remembered, one Of the Seeding
States at Baltimore, and is Of the States which the
Breekinrdgers have all along alleged is certain Of going
for the Yancey candidate But all the hopes Of the Breek
iuridgers as California now, by this last news
cruelty nipped in the bud Like Oregon, another Seed
ing State California repudates the Secession and Disu
MON ticket and will her vote against Breckenridge
on the 9th of November next
We entertain no doubt ALL in view Of the split there
between the friends Of Douglas and Breckenridge that
California will cast her vote for Bell and Everett AL
hail the constantly Frightening prospects Of the Con-
sttutonal- Union ticket
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BELL AND EVERETT IN HENRICO.

spirited meeting of the Opposition party of Henri
co county was held az the Courthouse Monday the 9th
inst to ratify the nomination Of Bell and Everett
The meeting was called to order by DR.. s McGruder
on whose motion Geo NJ Savage, Eq, was called to the
Chair, and Mr. James NJ Gum was appointed Secretary
The Chairman briefly stated the object Of the meet
ing and announced bis readiness 10 entertain any monon
that might be submitted.
Dr. z. s. McGruder submitted the following resoiu-
tons, which unanimously adopted
Resolved That this meeting most heartily concur In
the nominations made by the Union Convention at Bal
tmore of John Bell and Edward Everett for the Presi-
dency and Vice. PRESIDENCY Of the United States
Rcsolpsd That in the opinion of this meeting, 10 Or
der that the rights Of the citizens OF every section oil our
country may be protected seconaism destroyed, and
peace and harmony restored TO the distracted country
il behoovs all Unonoving, conservative men-patriots
who love their country more than their party-to aid
by every honorable effort in securing the election Of
Bell and Everett the only national candidates before tne
people.
R,solysd That in such statesmen as John Bell and Ed
ward Everett pre-emneny qualified for the positions
to which we desire elevate them, by their large
perence and ncorruptibe characters whose lives nave
been spent their counrys service, whose every ac'
ton public and private has been in opposition TO fana-
ticsm and sectonasm of every kind and in every quar-
ter recognize the only men presented 70 the Ame-
can people candidates for the Presidency and VICE
Presidency who the country from disunonsts
on the hand and fanatics on the other, and gulde
the natlon through tue hangers apu uhnSuSo "o w
Sc. it.
Resolved, That we ask no better platform than the
Union, the Constitution and the Enforc ement oil the
Laws aud that pledge ourselves TO use every effort
to preserve the first maintain the second and secure the
third.
Resolved That this meeting appoint Central EIecu'
| tive Committee Of sixteen.
Resolved That the people Of the several hagisterial
Districts he requested hold meetings and appoint Bu'
sness Committees for the several Districts, at an early
| day.
The meeting then appointed the following as the Exc
cuve Committee DR.. Il. s. McGruder, Dr. John K Gar
nett, George NJ Savage, Sherwn AcRae, NJ. q. Eggles
ton, B. j. Duva X. II. Heny, John 4. Crossley, John
Hucheson, Fendall Griffin, John o. Taylor, Jno W. Lee
DR.. Jno +. Sinton, T. H. Poindexter, DIR. j. H. Williams
George D. Peasants, Jacob S. Alice, aud JAS N. Gum
Calls we're then made on WINS G. Wickham, Marina
duke johnson, and Dr. u. s. McGruder, and each re-
| sponded handsomely.
Resoived, That the proceedings Of this meeting be
| published in tho Richmond Wing.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
| GEO. NJ. SAVAGE, Pres
| las NJ GUM Sec'y.
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wm. Haley, P. H. Gormley, n. Kslr, James hing, :;
NcCanl Dr. Mcmillan ,. Lyons ~ Mca6ansoon, .lcnset
NcNanabau, w. Ross, II. NJ DonneI, NeCardy' NaruS
Heeht and all other Democrats that love their soyuHy
better than individual fAyoritism and prefer Pnnc
TO man, be appointed delegates 20 the Democrano
State Convention, 20 be held at Louisville, on August
nth, 1850.
The meeting was addressed BY the Hon. James U.
Harrison who is said to be able aud Influential gen.
teman. aud Who on the occasion in question, as We
learn from the Lexington Observer announced and dis
cssed with marked effect upon his audience the follow
ing propositions;
Ia, That there had long been in the South party
whose purpose was Disunion.
ID That the National Democratic party organized and
sanding on its ancient PLATFORM an insuPerable OBJ
stacle in the way of Disunion.
s. That the Disunon party lead It's representatives in
the Charleston and Baltimore Convention and there aid
ed in the disruption of the National Democracy as pre-
EniuAry step to DisuniOD.
4th That for the purpose Of disrupdng the National
Democrats party these Dsunioniss insisted on adding
a new plank to the National Platform, which they knew
the Northern Democracy would reject being dePar-
ture from their ancient platorm-bu though the North
would reject this new plank yet the DsuniOniss believed
that by appeals to Southern sentiment and TO Southern
honor they could rally the South it, and thus PreeP
tate the Southern States into Disunon.
9th. Tina, this disruption would not only remove a
grea. obstacle in the way of DsuniOnbu. by compact
Jog the South on plausible but delusiVe idea necessa-
rly dissolve the UuiOu.
9Th That the tendency of the platform as adopted by
the Seeding Convention is of ITSELF to Dsunion-that
tbs Southern DsuniOuist have rallied it. and by their
combined intellect and energy give additional impetus
to this tendency which, if arrested must break down
the Union.
It will thus be seen that Breckenridge is bearded brave
" even in bis own home We doubt whether the laneey
Rhett candidate will obtain third Of the Democratic
vote in his own State He is already dead cock in the
pit and has but little chance Of carrying any State IN the
Union, except the single State OF South Carolina
Let the Bell men take courage, and devote themselves
10 the work before them with all zeal.
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Perfectly Natural.

The camden Register Published in Alabama says
owe Tunup flag to-day for Breckenridge and
Lane, the Democratic nominees for President and Vice
President ofthe United States. We have unwaveringly
conended for the last ten years that it would be better
or all concerned to make too, MORE distinct gov
ernments of the territory comprising The United States
Of AHeriea-and that such will ultimately be done,
there be sort Of doubt butt should be done with
fairness and Justice to every section Of the Union and
bsiisvng that the party TO ehieh belong The only
reliable 20 carry out this measure, and TO TO
section all her rights intend to battle for
its principles to the fullest extent Of our abilities
The Register is right 1t wants the Union dissolved,
and supports the Yancey ticket the readiest means Of
eectiug that object All who entertain the fame desire
should and do unite with the Register. ..,a
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-09

what would the South have Gained ey me
- drnIssEon 0f Kansas Toto the Union, WIZ. win
her LecomPton Constitution, under Gree"'
BIul
Under this heading the Augusta Chronicle ana sene
mel addresses some pertinent remarks to The common
sense of its readers The Democratic press and leaders
lave made great ado over what the South lost oy the
rejection of Kansas with the LecOmptOn Constitution
our contemporary makes calculation of that loss and
gives the result in the following extract:
But leaving out Of view the question oil the DUTY OF
each Senator and Representative TO do right regardless
of to himself the main question now before
is, what would the South have salaeu " .nS a. "a
Of Green's billg We should have gained Simply tne au
mission into the Union Of State with nomina
slave Constitution but State which was tneh as now
thoroughly Republican to the core DO not these
inrdge presses and orators who are covering Jonn pe
with the slime of their abuse for his vote on Green o
rno that AZ the time the bill was pending, Kansas bad
actually elected Republican Delegate to Congress! 10
thew not know that before the bill came 10 It's passage
Calhoun had publicly declared that he would give Ger
t6cates of election TO majority OF Republicans In ine
State Legislature, and this would have INSURED 'eo Ga
I;onol RsDiicdns in the u s. Senate as soon as Nan
s.s was admitted? Do they not know also that while
the Lecompton Constitution provided that It should mol
hs altered previous 70 1854 Green's bill contained pro
yso that nothing in that bill should be construed 10 pre-
vent the people Of Kansas from altering or amenuiue
/
that the Republican Legislature OF Kansas already eec
ted would not only have elected two Republican sena
tors hut would have Immediately upon her admission
into the Union called Convention for the purpose
| of making new Constitution.
If these gentlemen do know these things they are
unfit to enlghten the people, and if they do know then
and fail to inform the people OF them, they are UNSAFE
guides We are giving attention now solely 10 tn'
Question Of advantage TO the South by the passage
Green's bi-nOt to the question of the right OF Congress
70 20 behind the apparent Judgment OF the people, moi
20 he question Of the right oil admission OF any STATE
which applies with Republican Constitution, nor to the
question of the right of Congress to refuse admission
when there Is not the requisite population nor to the
question of submission OF the Constitution, in whole OF
ia part to popular ratification nor to the question: made
by Green's bill Of Congressional Interference to virtual
" annul provision Of the Constitution A these were
questions questions of grave import which influenced
the Judgment and the action Of Senators and Reprcsen
tatyes Senator Hammond declared the Lecomptor
Constitution ought TO have been kicked out OF Congress
and whatever influenced Mr.. Bell in voting against it, n'
had the nerve which few possess to do an act which
| though condemned by momentary passion, all can nov
see was the act of statesman, and an act Whchfos
| The Soufh no ddpdHtdQe.
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MISSOURI ELECTION

ST.. Louis, Aug. AT the election in Missouri on
Monday there four candidates in tie field for Gov
ernoI-Hancock Jackson Breckenridge Democrat; Clai
borne f. Jackson, Douglase; Sample Orr, American or
Union, and James b. Gardenhire Republican. The De.
mocratic Convention, held previous to the Charleston
Convention nominated c. T. Jackson for Governor. He
stumped the State for several months. Having recently
declared for Douglas however, the Breckenridge Demo
Gratis held convention and nominated Hancock Jack
son.
WARSAW, No., Aug. 6.-Tbe vote Of Claiborne z.
Jackson Irregular dem for Governor together with the
State ticket Benton county is from 400 to 500 ahead.
John w. Rid dem,) for Congress- receives the same
majority as the Safe ticket.
sPRISGTIELD, No., Aug. 6.-Hon, John S. Phelps,
(dam for Congress, will beat DO his competitors by
BOO Hancock jackson will receive 900 votes in this
district.
JEFFERSON Cry August 6.-Ths township gives to
Price, (Breckinridge democrat for Congress, $50 ma
jority and Sample Orr Union for Governor $50 ma
orty. Liberty township gives Price 81 majority. Union
township gives price l05 majority.
WAsHrSGroN Mo-, Aug. 6.-The whole Union ticket is
ahead in this county by about 400 majority.
SECOND DESPATCH.
ST.. LOUIS, August 7.-Eghteen precincts give Mr..
Blair rep for Congress- 1877 msjority for the short
term and 2, 2Sl majority for the long term.
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Dougias Meeting at BreckInrIdse's Homes

Douglas Meeting at BreckInrId se's Home!
There was a large and enthusiastic meeting Of the
friends Of Douglas in Fayet;e eOunty, Keotueky-the
me Of John @. Breckinridge-oa last Monday week.
The following are the resolutions adopted the Ocea-
SION and the list Of delegates appointed to the Douglas
STATE Convention AZ Louisville on Saturday next the
nhOf August;
WHkAEAs The Democracy Of Fayette, eherishiog an
immovabe adherence 70 the old and well recognized
creed Of the Democratic party, and unaeraby opposed
% the innovations aud which sought 20 be
forced upon the party and Incorporated part OF it.
4 Rssolvsa That We hold absolute noninterven ion,
by the General Government, with the domestic nstu-
tons Of the States Territories 10 be the only just and
equal principle upon which national party can, in the
contest stand and that the right Of the Peope
70 selEgovenment their power 70 regulate their domes-
&c Affairs 10 their way, Is the only true construction
Of the Constitution which ths rights Of all sec
tons Of the Unon and recognizes fully the doctrine Of
the equality and sovereignty Of the States.
= That We hold no political fellowship or communion
with disOrganizers or disunOnists that held dis
union 20 be remedy for present evils bus greater
than an others; that We cherish deep and enduring
attachment the Constitution and the Union and pledge
ourselves TO determined conservatism Of the Institutions
OF the Republic.
g. That We hereby ratify the nomination Of Hon.
Stephen A. Douglas and Hershel v. johnson, BY the
NAtioaal Democratic Conversion at Baltimore and be-
heye that nominees and the platform OF principles
upon which they stand the only before the
people Of the country which uphold the principle Of
republican government aud the integrity Of the
Union.
4. That Alex. Hicks. DR.. j. Warnock, J. G. Boswell
Speed S. GOOdlOe, S. Hawkins Henry Kearns, Samuel
Graves, Thomas G. Randall, Dennis MnIligau. John
George Jam S Iully P. 6ilrOy, James King, Thomas
II. Waters p. Wiling, J. Kssile, Y. d. Wolf Frank
Waters, James o. Harrison. Q. Q. Morgan, W. J. Han
ley, J. " Morgan, J. NJ Barclay DR., John Jackson, J.
Y Hayden Dr. J. W. Whitney G Morgan, D. o. New
bold, Jno. BE deloerg. jas. Dnke Philip Deous ThOs
White Jao. Orr Jno. Rog A. n Fidden, J. heFadden
Joha Blbb, P. HGFtns.L John COnSeH, J. heCAFty
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A Candid ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

At Breckenridge and Lane ratification meeting in
Madison Ca, few nights since, Col John G. McIenry
had the manliness to acknowledge the soundness and
worth of our candidates. The Madison Visior-a neu-
trail paper, says:
"He complimented Mr.. Bell as a sound honest man,
and Mr.. Everett pure, hgh.toned noble gentleman,
whose sense Of justice lowered above the storm Of na-
tcism which has distracted the country and jeoparded
the rights of our section Of the Union"
This remarks the Augusta Chronicle is very different
from the common herd of Breckenridge slangpangcrs
who are accustomed from party bitterness from igno.
rance, to depOunce John Bell large stakeholder
I" unsound" and Mr.. Everett, of the purest
the Republic, as a'vie AbOlisiOnst. Common decency
ought to close the mouths of the slanderers If nothing
ala could
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-09
KENTUCKY ELECTION

CINCINNATI, August THE election in Kentucky on
Monday was for Clerk for the Court of Appeals The
candidates were Gen. Leslie Coombs (Union,) Clinton
McCariy (Breckinridge) R. r. Boiling lind dem.) aud
Brent Hopkins, QInd The returns indicate the election
Of Coombs for whom the following majortes are given
as far as ascertained: Willamstown 81 Frankfort l47
Maysville l4S; Fayette county 700; Bourbon county
$50 Nicholas county 1885, Campbell county $50; Gov
ington city 5O0 The following is the vote Of Louis
vile For Coombs 4,275 McCarty 1893 Boiling 1884.
SECOND DISPATCH.
LOUISVILLE, August 7th.-The majority Of General
Coombs in the State is estimated at from five TO ten
thousand.
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EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM A DOUGLAS DEMO-
Graf TO A MERCHANT OF BOSTON.

II is surprising 10 me to see how the
people coming out for Bell and Everett There is
perfect rush that way Aset there has been no Brock
nridge meeting in this large city. One was TO have
taken place on Saturday. They had an immense plat
form made on Canal street, the Clay statue, and
expected big crowd but there were no speakers, and
not thirty people there They had to postpone the
meeting The DougAsifolks had about 1000 people at
their meeting, and speaking from until IL o'clock
The Bell and Everett men have had the largest meeting
of the season. and next week intend to have monster
one on Canal street. is strange that two months ago
there was no one in favor Of Bel, aud Everett and
every one is going h strong for them John Sidel gives
Mr. Douglas the States of Missouri, Illinois and Rhode
leland, and that Is all The Douglas betting on
Courier, af 80
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-09

THE ELECTION IN NORTH CAROLINA

From the Wilmington Herald Of the IN
The from fifty counties indicate the cleo
ton Of Governor Ellis, by about 1900 majority.
This is anything but triumph Of the Democracy OF
this State Ii is bad defeat They boosted of the GER
tainty of getting thousand ory, aud heard OF
some enthusiastic individual Who bet that their majority
would be fifteen thousand. The prophets of the party
have been very much disappointed n their calculations
Bragg did beat Gmer twelve thousand votes, and
Ellis did beat hcRae sixteen thousand but this cleo
ton proves that the Democratic party in North Carolina
as everywhere else is rapidly in process OF dissolution
From wohirds TO threefourths of their mojorityi al
ready gone from them and by the Presidential election
in November we hope to it dwinde down far below
the surface.
OF courst, when the whole of the LIST and Mountain
districts heard from the figures will be considerably
changed, and, believe reduced. We have fought a
good fight, aud We know strength better now than
before the election The contest has shown TO be grea
than supposed even by many Of our own party
Let us exert il all in November ,..
From the Fayetteville Observer
II will be seen that candidate for Governor Is
beaten but that be has cut down the Democratic ma
jority low figure that look forward to
olher contest with assurance. Gov. Eiss 1888 ma
jOrity of 1858 has dwnded down to less than oneourtt
of that number and that too, with all the advantages Of
being already in Office and having twice canvassed the
State.
In the Senate the Wings gain in Camden and Curri
tuck /, in Gates and Chowan |, Hyde and Tyrrel /
Martin and Washington |, Carteret aud Jones !, Rich
mond and Robson l. Total 6. And lose, in Craven l
Johnston l. Chatham l. Net Wing gain in Senate, g.
In the Commons. the Wings gain, in Almance l. Cald
well Craven . Chowan Carterct Forsyth J. GATES
l, Moore l, Mcdowell l, Orange ?, Wake 9, Washing
| ton /. Total 10.
And lose, in Burke /, Baden l. BERTHE l, Johnston |
Total 4. Net Wing gain, IL. Net Wing gain in Senate
and House IA.
The Democratic majority in the last Legislature wa
IS. So that gain OF 10 more is required to lie.
course there can be no such gain.
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