Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-08-03

"'" nc saiu that I'VE years ago, in Congroes
nc ventnrcd to assert that he thought thov
mad the right to investigate the charges which
hau been brought against tho Democratic part,
in regard to forcing slavery upon the noonle
ol hahSas IN an unwarrantable and outrageous
manner and since then, said he. II have ncv.
er been regarded as a sound Democro, A.
to the charge Of deserving Mr.. DOUGLAS ho
declared that he mover was DOUGLAS MAJ,
He said 81 have privately and publicly do
nounced him. have spoken against him CON
sistently and porsistonty for ten years" lie
considered him to bea political mountebank.o
looking always TO his own interests. Mr.
hickman closed his speech by announcing his
unconditional adherence to Lincoln and Ham
lin.
10 The Now York Journal of Commerce
says
"From what we sec and hear. we arc in.
clned 90 believe that the Breckenridge vote
in this city will much exceed the Douglas
vote, Notwithstanding the latter has the en-
dorsomcnt fIammany Hall and Mayor Wood
There are doubtless many Douglas men here.
but We scarcely ever meet with one Among
the merchants there is an unprecedented de-
gree Of unanimty.'
10 The Nashville (Tenn.) Union and
. Amcricap says
"lf Mr. Douglas should be elected Presi-
dent he would not have a single, solitary po-
htical friend in the Senate. Pugh of Ohio ia
the only supporter he has now, and Chase
takes his scat ON the An Of March next. Mr..
Bell can go one better n he should be
elected President, he will have Senator Ken
nedy of Maryland to aid his administration.
Mr.. Crittenden's term expires on the 4th Of
March. All lonely and drcary.'
70 In speaking Of the recent sale Of Mr..
Douglass home organ, the Chicago Times, the
journal Of that city says:
This has bad look, especially at this
particular time, when Douglas is before the
people as candidate for President The
Tunes has not only been his home organ, but
has been recognized all over the country as
the leading exponent of Douglas Democracy
in the Northwest. If It's editors or publish
ers had the least confidence or hope that he
could be elected, they could not have been
induced TO soil out at any price but having
now sold out. and that too. to a man who is
So
a moderate amount, the event may be regard
ed as concession on their part of the utter
hopelessness of the cause Of Dougasism and
1t will be so regarded by everybody"
~ The Pittsburg Gas,tte, a well posted
D. and candid paper, gives some quotations,
showing how the Democratic tides run in
! Pennsylvania, and thus sums up the matter
$50 far we are enabled to See the Dem
ocrats Of Columbia, Montour Northumber-
land, Lancaster, Berks, Daulphin, York and
Montgomery, comprising a very large portion
OF the Democratic vote in the interior, Will
mainly support Breckenridge; those of the
Tenth Legion, Luzerno aud Schuylkill. will
support Douglas the central counties are
about evenly divided while a majority in
Philadelphia, the Wilmut district, and West
ern Fennsy ivania generally, will support Doug
las. This would give Douglas the prcpon-
derance over Breckenridge, but not TO so great
an extent as is generally believed
- In it's monitor OF The great Republic
can gathering at ST. Louis last Saturday. the
Democrat says
several strangers we're present, among
them gentleman hailiug from the State Of
Mississippi, who proclaimed himself thor
oush Republican, and who had remained in
town one day expressly 10 hear so distinguish
ed an advocate of his own principles AS Judge
Trumbull. The Mis,issppiau declared that
he was unable 20 hear or talk RcpubGcuuism
in bis own State, but loved the cause just as
dearly, Notwithstanding.
70 The Baltimore Patriot, speaking of
Henry Winter Dayiss course on the Speaker
ship last winter, says
: mo one man, however, nor thousand.
, may snatch the glory Of that vote for PEN
niugton from II. Winter Davis. Not one of
his opponents could ever have risen. in a
& hundred years, to the hight no mounted at
one bound and in one moment And when
the question comes before his constituents for
decision, as come it will, his endorsement will
be even more triumphant than his last cleo
ton was"
PoIIr1cAL TRADE SALE.-The n Y. Com
mercidi speaks of the scheme Of the Constitu-
tional Union party leaders in New Jersey. at
their State convention in Trenton on the 26th
to sell out to the democracy, as 1.-THE last
trade sale in New Jersey"
The proceedings at Dalton Hall 1T SAYS
eyince design to sell out to the Breckenridge
Democracy as manifest as was that OF Arnold
to deliver West Point to the British Unior-
tunately for their success, one of the dele
gates, who disliked such trade-salos asked an
ugly question about the powers Of the COM
mittee, and this, followed by proposed
amendment, would have spoiled the whole ar
rangement but for the parliamentary mannu-
yre of adiourning which was resorted to-
As it is though the bargain has been consum-
mated, the success of the scheme is still as
questionable that of Arnold after the
boots of Major Andre had testified against
him"
10 The Chairman of the Dane County
I(Wis.) Democratic Central Committee has re-
signed his position, for reason that he cannot
support pro-slayery candidate like Breckin-
ridge, and that to vote for Douglas is merely
wasting strength and aiding Breckenridge.
" Several oflice-holdcrs have attempted
secretly to Join the Republican Association
at Washington, but withdrew suddenly when
they were informed that list Of all the mem
bers names was soon to be published
- The Baltimore Pat,ioi says the fact is
now ventilated that when Col. Fremonts