Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-06-29

Inc BLOCK. ana Lane democrats are TAX
ing he field in the North with considerable
spirit and win present a pretty formadable
array in November. The National Democrat
announces Chat Mass State Democratic Con.
vention will soon be called in Ohio to organ
iEe for Breckenridge and Lane. The nomi-
nation of an Electoral ticket will doubtless
be one Of ihe duties Of the Convention.
In New York, a State Convention has been
determined on to nominate Breck and
Lane Electoral ticket. The State Committee
Is to meet at Syracuse July Sd, to issue the
call Dean Richmond has manipulated Mayor
Wood into the support of Douglas, but Gid
con J. Tucker, John A. Green, aud other
leading Hards" refuse to become parties to
any such bargain. The Albany Journal says
the " Hards' seem delighted with the shape
things have taken, and that their position
now is not unlike what It was during the
Cass and Van Buren battle. Pretty much
the same men now support Douglas who then
supported Van Buren. At Rochester the
Democrat says, quite number Of life long
Democrats have already committed them
selves to the support Of Breckenridge and
Lane, claiming that these candidates are the
regular nominees of the party, and that
Douglas and his friends have seeded from
the democratic fold.
In Massachusetts the Breck and Lane De-
mocracy are wide-awake. The old Boston
Post runs up their flag, and says" They are
names that are fit to summon the Democratic
rank and file throughout the country, like
the sound of trumpet For the present,
the iellowing newspapers of Massachusetts
win support the Breckenridge ticket;-BOs-
ton Post Lowell Advertiser, New Bedford
Times, Greenfield Patriot, Salem Advocate,
Essex County Democrat, Lawrence Sentinel,
and Pitts6eld Sun. An Electoral ticket viii
be formed in the State.
Burke's New Hampshire Democrat is out for
Breckenridge and Lane, and so is Ex-Presi-
dent Pierce. One hundred guns were fred
at Concord in honor of the nominations.
The Hartford Times, the leading Demo-
cratic paper of Connecticut, says the "Charles-
tOn-Baltimore failure will meet with the
condemnation of the great Democratic party,
from Maine to Texas, and from Georgia to
Oregon. This forced Douglas issue is not of
their seeking"
Senator Rice and several leading Demo-
crats Of Minnesota, have issued an address to
the party of that State, declaring their entire
and cordial assent to the platform and nomi-
nation of Breck. and Lane, and their deter
mination to use every honorable effort to Sc
cure their triumph.
The Hon. Ben. Butler of Mass, who stood
by the Cincinnati Platform at Charleston,
now goes Breck. and Lane
Ibe New Orleans Delta leads off the South
ern Democratic press with a hearty endorse
ment of the nomination of Breckenridge and
Lane. ltsays 'there is no fail in this ticket"
The Washington Constitution and the Rich
mOnd Enquirer have run up the Breck. and
Lane flag. The Louisville Courier insists
that Douglas cannot receive votes enough in
Kentucky to endanger in the slightest degree
the vote of that State for Breckenridge.
Humphrey Marshall, of Kentucky, has
come out for Breckenridge, an indication that
the late American party Of that State are not
unfriendly to Mr.. B.
Mr.. Cluskey, of the Democratic National
Committee, has resigned, and Pryor, who for
a time edited the Douglas organ in Washing
ton, now goes with Virginia for his rival.
Col Fomey, of the Philadelphia Press
says-"While, however, we shall support the
election Of Stephen A Douglas, the Press
win in no respect be party newspaper" -
Forney probably goes for Douglas because
Old Buck goes against him.
The National Democrats in st. Louis have
issued call for Breckenridge ratification
meeting next week, signed by several hun
dred citizens. John B. Henderson, Douglas
candidate for Congress in the second Missouri
district has declared his intention to with
draw from the contest. The st. Louis Bulle-
ten is out fercely for Breckenridge and Lane.
The Nashville Union and American, Mem
phis Avalanche, New Orleans Courier, and
the French Democratic paper in New Or
leans, warmly support Breek. and Lane. The
Louisville Democrat, and the New Orleans
True Delta, endorse the Rump ticket .ff
Col. Preston, American Minister to Spain,
and Judge Shaler; of Pittsburgh, addressed
the Breckenridge impromptu ratification
meeting in St. Louis.