The Van Buren press., 1860-09-21

POLITICAL ITEMS.
Mr.. Webster. n nearly his last breath.
said, :. T still live. Mr.. John q. Breck-
ridge. in his present low condition. says ::
am still . candifiate
The news which Is daily received from
the South has infused new life and spirits
into the Douglas men Of the great North
west. The Milwaukee News says
From away down in Alabama where the
lgreat fire masticating Yancey holds his
court where it was said that the Douglas
men were more SCARCE than Abolitionists,
We hear the most cheering. the most glOri-
Gus reports. The Democracy are crowding
around the Douglas standard. Those who
supported the claims of Mr.. BreckiEridge
at first, are seeing the error OF their ways.
and coming to the true fold. and are doing
lgood, efficient service.
In speaking of the recent election, the
same paper says:
every election held in the South, up to
this time, shows that Mr.. Breckinridge's
strength is failing rapidly. and that Mr.
Douglas chances are second to none.'
The Republicans are helping the Breck-
inridge-ites of Iowa nake demonstra-
tion. The Milwaukee News Of the LIST in
eve unaer.lsnd, that the Republicans
of this city have tandered the use of their
fgun. the John F. Potter to the Breckin-
ridge postmaster's convention, which is to
meet here. next Thursday. Also that they
propose to place at their disposal fifty dis
guised Wide Awakes and torches, for the
purpose of making show and surprising
the Democrats! We wonder that some of
Their leaders a.N.nt disguise themselves and
stump the State for BrecKo--:ao, and dis
union
| E@ The following is an extract from the
speech of Senator Toombs, delivered Aug
ust 9Th, 1860. at Milledgeville, Georgia
"I am for disnnion, open, unqualified
Idisunion - :. and," he said farther. " that
the South had suffered and borne enough
already to dissolve tho Union. and if his
vote and voice could so will it, he would
would thunder it now from that stand"
This was approved and applauded by his
lparty.
EE The Charleston Is. g. Mercury, a
leading disunion sheet, and good authority
ON its side. thus speaks of the bolter's Con-
vention
| The truth is, the seeding convention at
Baltimore was Southern Sectional Con-
vention. 1t represented the rights of the
South, and was controlled by Souther power.
The Mercury supports Breckenridge and
Lane. The leaders of the Breckenridge
party, in this section of the State finding
Yancey Disunionism unpopular and OBJ.
noxious to the people, now claim for it the
union patty. Away with such hypocracy
~ Capt. Young. Of Tallapoosa county,
Alabama, has discovered trace of +" Old
Hickory" in Judge Douglas. He says
Douglas is more like "Old Hickory -
than any man now living. The nullifiers,
see. are fighting Douglas just as they did
Jackson, and Douglas will whip 'em ius,
as Jackson did. Il helped Jackson whir
.hU vrszy cro-.sires, and am going to hell
Douglas do it.
BREcKINnIDeE GIVES 1T Ur-Mr Breck
inridge, in his speech at Lexington, ON tn
9th, gives it up that he will be defeated 70
the presidency. He says:
But am content with the honors wb;cl
have been hcapcd upon me by nv Stat
and my country, and I look forward wit
n pleasure to the prospect have of servin
/, my country in the Senate Of the Unite
States for the next six years.
Sound TALx.-Thc Irish Pictorial, pub
!, lished at Boston, speaking of the futur
{ prospects of the country, says:
Those who support Mr.. Douglas Wi
prove themselves the true friends of nation
t al enterprise and national safety. Thos
4 who may support Mr.. Brcckinridge, pu
, forward for the sufferages Of the people
principles which will vitality injure an,
Eventually destroy country which has bee
: given to US by men and heroes, who con
sldered that, in giving Us freedom, the
: gave Us the most glorious boon that ma
can ever receive.
! In conclusion, the Pictorial adds
There is no hope for this nation but i
the triumph of Democracy and Douglas
and we call upon the Irishmen of the Con
federacy to march forward and cast thei
votes for the Little Giant, to the blesse
Z music of the Union.
ALABANA.-Every day witnesses tn
t abandonment Of the disunionists in thi
g State l,y some of the most influential mel
n thero. The Selma Sentinel, in its last is
sue, says:
Q Col. Luther j. Glenn, Of Atlanta, here
tofore claimed by the suicides, has come on
/, for Douglas and johnson. He made
speech IN their behalf the other evening il
Atlanta. Col. Glenn has represented Fay
+ cite county many years in the State Senate
been Secretary of the Senate and AIayor q
. Atlanta number Of times. He was prom
inently spoken of for Governor last yea,
Air Glenn is one of the most influentia
: gentlemen in the fourth district: he's
worker. too, and will tell good tale O
himself on the first Tuesday in Novempe,
Every day brings good news.
HE DENoNsTRArIoN LAST NIaHr.-On
OF the most thrilling popular demonstra
tons we have ever witnessed in Mempbis
came off last night in honor of our distin
guished elector, Col. WM. H. Polk. A.
the Douglas clubs of the city turned on
about eight O'Clock with their transparen
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