The Van Buren press., 1860-09-07
poIrrICAL. ITEMS.

POLITICAL. ITEMS.
The Brcckinridge party in Virginia nave
already sp.asAed'one plank OF the pistio,m
ON which their Candidate was placed y
their General Convention-the Pacinc nal
lroad plank. Now. says the AiexanaIis
Gazette, the question arises. If one ctsse
Convention, in this way, can break up the
platform of the whole party. what Is to
prevent another State Convention from
knocking it to pieces in some other way !
New ORLEANS. Aug. 49,
Adyices from Texas, state that Gov.
| Houston earnestly presses the union OF all
conservative Union men upon one ticket.
PErERsBuRa, Va. Aug 20.
Mr.. Douglas commenced an address last
night at eight o'clock, in front of Jarret's
Hotel, to crowd Of 1000 or 5000 people.
| He was greeted with tremendous cheers.
In half an hour q storm arose. and the
crowd adjourned to Phoenix Hall, which
was crowded to suffocatiop.. He concluded
his address, occupying over. two hours.
The meeting broke up with nine cheers for
the Little Giant, and the enthusiasm was
unbounded.
Mr.. Douglas says his reception surpasses
ANYTHING he has received since the Illinois
campaign of 1858. He left for Raleigh
this'morning, where he speaks tomorrow.
He speaks in Richmond on Friday night.
Gov Letcher publishes letter stating
that as there is no hope of success with
two democratic candidates.. he i'll unhesi-
tatipgly support Mr.. Douglas.
i New York, Aug. 90.
( Hon. Alexander HI. Stevens, writes to q
friend in Washington, that he is about to
enter the canvass in Georgia, in behalf of
MIR. Douglas.
HARrFonD, CoNS.. Aug. 30.
The Democratic State Convention is now
in session in this city for the nomination Of
an Electoral Ticket. The Douglasites are
in decided majority. Dwight w. Pardee,
of Hartford, presided.
i GEoRGIA.-The. Hon. James L. Seward,
the Douglas Elector for the First Con-
grcssional District, addressed a large NEE t.
ing of his fellow citizens at the Court
House in this place on Wednesday night
last. He poured "hot shot" into the
}, Breckinridge camp. 1t was an able speech.
J, Douglas stock is rising in Sumpter county
A few more such speeches as Mr.. Seward
and the disunion party of Sumpter county
won't poll one hundred votes in November
next.-Sumpter Republican.
North CARoLINA-The Raleigh Stand
ard, after summing up the election returns
in the State, frankly says: "a separate
Douglas electoral ticket in this State would
in all probability result in giving the State
to Bell and Everett" Therefore the Stand
ard advocates a joint or compromise cleo.
torial ticket; but the Douglas democracy
confident OF the strength of their position
and the regularity of their organization
are getting up State Convention of theil
f own to nominate an ELECTORAL ticket fol
t Douglas and Johnson.
GEoRaIA.-Some of our Northern cotem
) porarfes continue to assert, as a fact, tha,
; the Bell and Douglas men of Georga, have
united upon JOINT ticket in the Presiden
} tial election. Nothing of the kind ha.
r been done, or seriously thought Of AL
+ three of the parties in the State have theil
own ELECTORAL tickets in the field, and there
is no prospect of a fusion unless the Breck
} inridge men should take down their ticket
and leave its rapidly diminishing support
ers at large to do as they pleasc.-iSavan
nah Republican:
: EE Col. 0. A. Lochrane, distinguish.
{ ed democratic orator in Georgia, who pre-
sided at the Bibb county Baeckinridge anC
Lane ratification meeting, has openly Sc
, ceded, and declared his intention to sup
port the Douglas ticket.
: EE Prentice becomes classical over
{ Seceders and disnnionists, in this fashion
"The Breckenridge party in Kentucky
are As anxious to get rid of the charge O
I disunionism, as Hercules, after putting o,
the poisoned shirt, as to change his linen
, but their job is as impossible as his was
He only tore his flesh in his desperate at
tempt to unshirt. whilst the garment wa
growing into him every moment
EE Mr.. Placide Canonge of New Or
leans, formerly one of the editors of tn
. Courier, whose name was in the list of Vic
> Presidents at a Breckinridge meeting, O,
Thursday, week, publishes card on tn
, French side of the Bee of Saturday, avow
ing his determination to support Dougla
and Sohnson.
) E An exchange calls j dhn c. Brcck
inridge straight-out democrat,'' H
, partly deserves the title. He certainly ha
: gone straight-out of the party.
EE Hon. JAS. Guthrie voted against th
Breckenridge candidate at the recent Ken
lucky election. He cast his ballot for II Hop
kins, an independent Douglas candidate.
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