New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-08
POLITICAL.

Matteawan. Dutchess County will give Honest Abe
a rousing vote in November.
The Republicans of Upper Alton, ILL.,, made
great demonstration Thursday evening the ID inst
Six "WideAwake" and " Lincoln" Clubs from the
vicinity turned out with brilliant display of torches.
The ladies Of the town presented to their c)mpa
nv sllken banner. Addresses male by the Hon.
Cyrus Edv ards, and Thomas Dimmock, 4. s. Ruther-
ford, and others.
The Republicans of Tazewel County, III held
rousng meeting of about 3 $50 at Macknaw the
26th ult Judge Davis and Mr.. SWEET of Bloomington,
and Senator Trumbu were the principal speakers.
At Clinton De lit County, ILL.,, there was great
Republican meeting on the 9th ult. The number Of
persons present was 10000. Another meeting, nun
bering 900, was held at Aurora Kane County Ill,
Oh the 3lst u These but samples of notices with
which the papers from the West are full.
The Republicans of Orleans County had fine
rally at Albion, on Friday evening The CourtHouse
was filed at an early hour, and effective speech
was made by the Hon. w. A. Howard of Michigan.
"A meeting of Republicans was held at Centreville,
OF Saturday evening" for the purpose Of organizing
Club. John F. Hicks was Chairman, and Joseph Kin
caid, Secretary. Able and effective addresses were
made by George Tergilliger esq, Of New-York, and
L. b. Pitcher, esq The Committee on Officers and
Organization reported constitution and bylaws for
the Centreyille Republican Club and also the fol-
10 wing officers: President, John +. Hicks; Vice.
President L. b. Pitcher; Sc rotary, Joseph Kincaid
Also Committee of one from Election Districts, Nos
of Clay and Sana, and Of Cicero, TO canvass the
districts, and circulate documents. There were at
least one hundred and fifty Republ 'om Genre
vile and vicinity attendance, and the detennii ion
was shown on the part Of all TO conduct the campaign
with spirit and vgor.
The Republicans of Port Huron, Mich, recently
dedicated their wigwam, which will seat OOo people
The Polt Huron Wide-Awakes turned out on this oe-
casion with us men and torches The meeting was
splendid success.
Mr.. Leon Trousdale, formerly an editor of The
Mmyh,y appeal, having abandoned that paper be-
cause he would mol support Douglas has gone to The
Nashc,He Union. In his salutatory article he says:
"To large majority of the readers Of The Union
and american and ofthe citizens Of Nashville keenly
feel when presenting myself in this new relation, that
am a Stranger and shall consequently endeayor to
Observe every punctilio pertaining to that position
until better acquaintance shall render 1t unne-
cessary, while | shall abate nothing in the bold
and honest expression OF my political sentiments.
Having labOred for many years in the editorial
harness, to advance the Democratic cause, and
being satisfied thoroughly thal it's success in the
present pagD well as ts future permanency de-
pend upon true followers yielding their support to
the ticket of which John G. Breckenridge of Kentucky
is the head / shall labor with heartiness and honest
sincerity to effect that end believing that every Demo
cratic vote cast in Tennessee for the Hon. Stephen A.
Douglas under The circumstances is so much tribute to
the common enemy OF Democracy
The Illinois State Journal Of the Sd inst contains
the following paragraph:
We took occasion yesterday to pay visit to the
studio of the Rev. l.. T. Clover, and examine full
sized por raft OF Mr. Lin 3on the result Of four five
sittings), which ia just receiving the finishing
touches of the artist. We were much struck with the
failhfnuess Of Ire picture. IL will bear tne closest
inspection. Not only Mr. Lincolus features de
ineated with remarkable accuracy, bat the expression
is true to nature and very ltel'ke:"
The following account of II. publican meeting in
Iowa. from The Iopa State Register, is interesting in
itself and is one illustration of the spirit which per-
vades the whole Western country:
Paln yra is little village of Warren County, con-
tainirg 200 people. 10 il N the midst OF
fertile farming district and thrifty but comparatively
sraIse reputation noted for thinking and reading for
themselves, and ding ding TO their own notons
The people Of the liLile village aforesaid took Il mo
their he ads TO raise Republican pole; and they did
the work up well TO enttle them 10 tue praise of
having the smoothest sraghtest and tales pole rased
in Central Iowa during the present campaign 1t is
80 feet high, with Lincoln AID Hamlin sreamer
floating from ito top. AS an appropriate accomlani
publican speeches, aud gave notice accordingly through
The Visitor and The Register. We do not know
that they went 10 the trouble of getting out posters
they merely expected TO have neighboho me- eting
of who titled the soil Judge, then, of their
pIife wien on Saturday morning last, ut The hour
designated for the meeting they beheld the roads lead
ing their TO their village lined with professions from
all the neighbCriDg towns bearing banners, devices,
notices, aud all he insignia OF grand gala DAY. On,
they AS the shouts that greeted the arrival
Of one company Died the ar they were taken up by
reel us from another quarter, and echoed and re-
echoed in every quarter, until IL seemed if the prai
rios wera vocal with enthueiasm and alive with gal
liant Republicans, eager 90 at,es. their devotion
TO the of humanity. procession was
formed at early hour, ard it was touui to
be three miles long, numbering moro than two
thousand persons. Two W CONS from mdianola
nained over 80 penons; one wagon had beyy Of
little girls with flags repr sentmg the several SGtes
large and humorous painting from lndIGnola repre-
scented the explosion AT Charleston. The stsiud was
erected in grove the yiliage piece Of one OF
the rails cu by Abe Lincoln after he removed to
Illinois was exhibited the stand. Large banners
tloated above When the meeting was called to order,
it found impossible for onehaf OF those present
TO hear the speech essuch was the excitement oega-
stoned by the almost spontaneous gathering of 80 vast
"a multitude. More than one thousand ladies' were
seated aud the lowest estimate made IN our hearing OF
the number Of pusons present Ot0; out the gen.
ela impression was that there at least COZ per.
soIs at The meeting. The Wide.AWakes from Dvs-
M0mes attracted much attention. A company Of young
Rail MaulerS were trained 10y Mr.. Merrill of Palmyra.
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