, 1860-03-16
POLITICAL ITEMS.

Ex-Tscsidcnt Pierca'a friends in New York are
reported 10 still feel very confident that he will
secure the nomination ut Charleston after all the
prominent candidates shall have been used up,
w in 1872. lie is to be kept in reserve. Tie
only block to this game is the possible numlna-
lion of Douglas.
Tho Virginia Senate has postponed inde6-
nitey bill TO Incorporate the town Of Ceredo.
the settlement Of New England men starte by
the eff,r.s Of Ell Thnyer. Thy prefer not 10 Gu
courage emigration from the Free States since
the John brown aduir.
Mr.. Garrison, Of the LUfrator, deaounces
Mr. Stewards recent speech as only little, if auy
better, than Mr. Webster's famous 7th Of March |
speech. mir. Seward has gone backward and |
gone down. aud l,e will drag many ulung with |
Tim. The speech has no pulsations Of life, no |
throbbings Of humanity; it is wholly destitute |
Of .norul feeling and purpose"
The Providence .Journat suggests 10 The
Democratic press Of Rhode Island that = 'rtaps
they cau make scme political capital out of tho
cattle disea<e If the man who lost the first COW
was Kepubl ican u case can be made out with
ont difficulty, ani it would work up as hand
some,y as the cordwaincr's strike.
parson Drownlow says, in recent letter:
ave cannot couutenance Seward, because he is
| a scound.el, and avows it. We cannot counte-
| nance Douglas, beeauEe he is scoundrel and
| denies it.
North Carolina Tor the Charleston Convention
are for Senator Hunter for the Presidency.
| The Douglas papers were exceedingly swift
| few weeks nco to put before the country Gree
| ley's letters from the Northwest, giviny his
opinion that Douglas will be The Charleston
nominee. In the 7ri6nns Of Saturday, Mr..
Greeley says It snow seems probable" that
"the federal office holders md more insane nro-
slavery fanatics" will "ovcrslauGh Douglas Mt
Charleston
A dreadful discovery has been made. 4
secret circular Of the Republican party has come
to light, containing the following reasonable,
incendiary aud atrocious sentiments:
.'The Republican PARTY must rely upou the
voluntary contributions Of its friends, aud it is
son, aS may be convenient, send n contribution
| to purchase documents"
Tho Washington Constiution calls for IN
explanation Of the following mysterious atle-
gation," which it cuts from the Boston Adetr-
fi.er:
at is generally understood that Mr. Seward
could it be cl.ose, disclose incidents Of the anti
1.ecompton struggle which would settle Mr..
Douglass prospects forever, and the freedom
with which the latter rentured naon style Of
comment Ger airly not called for or provoked
BY Mr. Sewards remarks. Is nscribe.t by some
+ to the Illinois Senator's confidence in 3lr. Sew
c ards sclf-con,rol aad forbearancc"
Mr. James pickney Hamilton, th, black.
;, mail editor Of the Southern Conttd1acy, is on
. visit to New York. lie reports mn overwhe'm-
ing enthusiasm for the South, iu commercial
| matters in that city. He says:
Every firm is clsmcrous for Southern trade
= | The mush room Northwest is ignored-pu1i
~ tanical New England is scouted-anc there i.
- no sectian-or cline like the "sunny South
s the land Of Gotten bales and the enslayed Afii
a ca1-
:. He also Informs Southern politicians:
:. Nr. Stephens. 1T nominated ut Charleston, vii
- carry New York city bY forty thousand MAORI
=, - ty. Ne man is half SO popular here as Mr. Ste
~ phens, save and except John e. Nreckinridge
of Dir. Stephens should hav. precedence over Mr
~ =. breckenridge, for the reason TINT he is, ant
~ would be, par sxc<lltnet, the representative q
~ ~ the great cotton interests Of the South.
I'd a great many letter writers are dwellin,
lie upon the fact that Senator Seward did not sfle
'e. his late speech. indulge 10 running debat
Is with Davis and Douglas. :ad seem to think tha
cr he cauno: trust himself to take the Qoor withou
is elaborate preparation. Thctrnth is :tat he Nd
at conscious Of Of the fact that his speech was
ne fact which required no explanation. It va
H. complete in itself, mud he una indifferent 10 th
DR. assaults made upon it. Thebabble Of .Donela
re upon that occasion VAS poor stuff. as the whol
le- country knows, mud Mr. Davis did not do an
,tc damage. Trumbuas answer to douglas wa
ss | ample. No candid man can read the speech
~ Douglas sandwiched rs it Is, without admittin
,ey that The Little Giant has seldom if ever be!ol
al managed to get himself into condition 50 ii
to profitable. He generally appears well in ru1
tle ming fight, but this time be dropped in tt
ing wrong rlace.-Ciac!nnati Commercial.