Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1860-10-04
Political.

DOUGLAS MEETING.-The Douglas men held
meeting in Wilmington on Wednesday even
ing last. Elias s. Reen, ESQ.,, the Douglas
candidate for Congress, and Saml Townsend,
Esq, OF Appoquinimink HID, delivered lengthy
speeches on the occasion. The speeches were
well received and there was good deal OF fun
and amusement at the meeting.
PROBABLE PREPARATION FOR LINcoLN's In.
BUaERATIoN.-A despatch from Washington
announces that seventeen thousand stand of
arms has been ordered TO Fort Moultrie, s. C.
AS the garrison (only about three hundred) is
already we'll supplied, the order may we'll
create inquiry as to the wherefore.
LANoDoN CHEEvEs, of South Carolina, and
forty five others, southerners, " accidently as.
sembled" at White Sulphur Springs, Va, have
drawn up, signed and published a protest"
respecting the doctrine of submission promul.
gated by Judge Douglas at Norfolk. They
scout the idea Of submitting 10 federal authorI.
ty, if Lincoln be elected.
MAINE.-The Democracy are recovering
their spirits, and are now ripe for fun. The
Portland Argus says that about the dullest
reading just now are the returns of the Sep.
TENDER election.
VIRGINIA,-The Hon. VIM N. Mcdonald.
OF Frederick county, has been appointed by the
State OF Virginia to write the history of the
late John Brown invasion.
YANCEY IN VIRGINIA.-EIon. VIM. L. Yam.
cey intends TO stump The State of Virginia for
Breckenridge.
| FLoRGDA.-The Douglas men have not been
able TO get an electoral ticket in this State
The men appointed all decline the honor.
ILLINoIs.-The Republicans of this State
are carrying on the campaign with a degree OF
ardor and enthuslasm unsurpassed by any cam.
paIgn ever witnessed. The counties in cen.
trail ILLINOIS which, two years ago, went for
Douglas, are likely, in November, to give Re.
publican majOrities.
A correspondent of the st. Louis Democrat
writing from Springfield, ILL.,, says that MIR
Lincoln has received numerous invitations tc
visit Kentucky and the south generally, after
the campaign, and that he designs doing so.
New JERsEY.-lt is slated, on good authori
ty that Hon. Theodore Frellnghuysen has de-
clared for Lincoln. Mr.. Frellnghuysen was {
quiet supporter Of Fillmore in 1856.
The Douglas msn of Princeton have re-
solved that no fusion yet proposed is accepta
Bile to them.
MIssoURL-The Breckenridge State Con
ventIon assembled at Jefferson city on the 2Otl
ut. Eff eight counties were represented
Senator Green made speech, IN which h,
took occasion to call Douglas " liar, traitor
villain and scoundrel." The convention pro
posed to form straight Breckenridge ticket.
DOUGLAS IN KENTUCKY Louisville, Sent
29-Ihe booming of cannon shortly afte
noon to-day, announced the arrival of Mr.
Douglas. lie was received by large multi
tuCe, and escorted 10 the Louisville Hotel.
This afternoon he addressed an audience O
some 10000 people at Prestons Woods. He
charged that Buchanan and Breckinridg,
t would be responsible if the Republican candi
5 date was elected, as they were both workin!
8 TO that end. He showed the inconsistency o
, Breckenridge in inviting him to advocate popu
, lar sovereignty in Kentucky, in 1855. and en-
dorslng his views then, and now denouncinl
; them as rotten plank in the Democratic plat
form. MIR. Douglas said that Breckinridg
had sacrificed himself TO the boilers, VIII
would not vote for him in the regular conven
ton, but after seeding, and knowing the
could not elect their candidate, took him up
: kill him of. He spoke for an hour and hal
and was frequently interrupted with applause
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. ATTENTION is called to the advertisements {
JOnn c. VOchell, Henry Buzby. DR.. A. +
8 Grimshaw, d. II. Crane, w. K. Merritt & co
n.