New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-29
POLITICAL ITEMS.

Mr.. CRITTESDEN's GREAT SPEECH AT NASH
yILLE.-We are indebted to gentleman Of this
city, just from Nashville for early copy of the
Banner of that city, containing Mr.. Crittendens
speech delivered there last Tuesday. We shall
try to find room in Mondays Crescent for liberal
extracts from the eloquent Grafton of the old Ken
lucky statesman and patriot.
SECESSION AND DIsUNIoN. THE Washington cor.
respondent of the New York Tribune telegraphs,
under date Of the 2lst, as follows
The organ of the Administration openly advo-
Gates, in this mornings ISSUE the secession of The
Soutbe1t States IN Tie euent of Mr.. Liacolas cleo
ton.
How Is THIs2-A correspondent of the Wash
ington States writes to that paper as follows;
I have just seen in Tennessee paper that Col.
Polk stated that he could prove by a Geographic
despatch that Breckenridge and Lane were nomi-
mated by the Richmond Convention " one hour be-
fore they received the nomination at BALTIMORE
Is this so
MIR. HI1IlARp, OF ALAnAMA.-The Washington
States says
Learning that Hon. II. W. billiard, of Alabama,
was in this city on Saturday evening last, a large
number Of the friends of Bell and Everett repaired
to Browns Hotel and serenaded him. In response
Mr.. Hiiiiard delivered an interesting and eloquent
speech. 1t was more than an offset to the speech
Of Mr. Yancey, delivered tile night before.
The Washington en-. C.) Dispatch has abandoned
its neutrality and will hereafter support Bell and
Everett In announcing this fact It's editor says:
After due deliberation, impeed by sense Of
duty to the country, urged by the crisis which
menaees the Union and the Constitution, this paper
will after this date soherly, eourteously and earn
estly, TO the utmost OF its ability, advocate the
principles of the Constitutional Union party, and
the election Of Bell and Everett, the only sure
means of restoring quiet to the country and per-
4ion YittIfif, d fho1 TE,far
The Alexandra Crenn.) Independent, whose
editor is Democrat, has determined during the
present canvass to give its support to Bell and
Everett for the following reasons, addressed to its
Democratic patrons and confederates
We have heretofore expressed our preference
for the regular nominee OF the Democratic party
As a Democrat we felt it our duty to sustain our
man; we yet maintain the principle. Could we
add any thing to insure his success our drop would
be thrown into tho bucket The old standard
party which we had boosted to affiliate with and
which has for so long a time maintained our ma
tionai character and kept iRvolate the Gonstitl-
ton and the Union, has fallen into dismembered
fragments, at hands whose dangerous purposes are
not to be mistaken. Strfes are already kndied
and hostilities have already begun. There is no
chance for the success OF the regular friend and
proved true candidate of the true Democracy and
to affiliate with sectional parties ace aecef agM but
will use our influence to defeat such let them GER
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one course left for Tennesseans
/ With these views, which we adopt only after
| careful consideration unbiased by any motives
| but the common good, and though we hazard our
! own interest, We are compelled to go for Bell,
/ Everett and the Union.
WANTS An ANswER.-The Washington CORES.
| pondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer says:
Senator Yulee, of Florida, declares that unless
| Breckenridge responds to the question answered
by Douglas at Norfolk and answers it definitely,
he will be compelled to vote against him.
i Major Carroll, Of Tennessee, furnishes the fol.
lowing intelligence in relation to the prospects OF
1 Douglas in that State:
Western Tennessee will vote, he says two to one
| for Douglas over breckenridge In Memphis there
are six Douglas Clubs, voting two thousand, one
| Breckenridge club, voting only twenty-five. In
/ Upton, large county, there are but seventeen
Breckenridge men.
| COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 25.-Douglas and John,
son are here to-day, speaking in the park.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 25.--Jadge Douglas las ae
| copied an invitation from the Democrats of this
city to address them on Saturday next.
ALBASY, n. Y, Sept. 25.-James Il. Brady, the
candidate for Governor on the Breckenridge ticket
made a speech here tonight. He proclaimed wal
70 the knife against the Douglas Democracy de-
elaflng that if Lincoln was elected Seward would
pc ms Secretary OF State, and EYarts fill Seward
place in The Senate.
The Hon. John c. Mason one of the Douglas
electors for the State at large, made an effective
speech few days ago at Catlettsburg. He spoke
earnestly for Douglas, but made no concealment