New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-19


Mercury is concerned it will not with my consent,
eepouse the cause of Mr.. Douglas or of any faction
party opposed 10 the rights ana principles OF the tree
P'Or' u WV Your Your oJedient servant and friend
s. s. sOUTHWORTH.
Otherwise John Smith, jr. Of Arkansss
Neg York Sept Il, 1900.
We are authorized 70 state that Mr. Thomas G.
Acton, Commissioner of Police, will no. be candidate
for the Office of Register the ensuing election nor
for any other office. He will continue TO devote him
self to the duties Of his present post.
An enlarged edition Of the Political Textbook
will soon be les ned in which will be added the famous
Virginia and Kentucky resolutions of 1898 and 1879,
the first drafted By james Madison aud the latter by
Thomas Jefferson which resolutions, as far as they
are applicable TO the present time, form part of the
Democratic national pl4tformsinasmuch these reso
lptors were INCORPORATED toto the Democratic platform
at Cincinnati in 1885, and that platform was readopted
by both the Douglas and Breckenridge Conventions Of
the present year. Also, farther extracts from the
speeches Of the Hon Stephen A. Douglas showing his
various and ever varying opinions on Slavery in the
Terrific ries and the powers and duties of Congress in
relation thereto in which, from the record (which ia
appended in each case that eminent candidate for the
Presidency appears in the character of friend of the
Wilmot Proviso, defender of the Missouri Compro.
Il
Also, the important points decided by the supreme
Court in the famous bred Scott case taken from How
ards Reports. Ao extracts fir ,m tue enactments Of
the Territorial Legislature of New-Mexico, ito pro.
vide for the protection of property in slaves and an
set amendatory of the law relative TO contracts be-
tween masters ,nd servants, by which white men and
women are held in serfdom. Also, the vote by Yeas
and Nays in the House of Representatives on Mr..
Bingbams bill to disapprove and declare null aud
void all Territorial acts parts of scts heretofore
passed by the Legislative Assembly OF New-Mexico,
which establish prosecr or egaize involuntary serv
tude, Slavery, within said Territory, eScsp. as
punishment for crime, upon due conviction"
"A mass meeting of the southern towns Of the
County of Cayuga, N. Y, was held at Morsva, on
the 18th inst 1t was attended by 1900 or 1000 of the
intelligent farmers and mechanics, their wives and
daughters. Judge Culver and Mr.. Pomeroy, the can.
ddate for Congress, addressed them.
Nearly 600 Republicans of Madison County, ".
Y, assembled 10 mass meeting, at Cazenovia, on the
18th inst, where they addressed by w. Lansing,
esq, the nominee for Congress, and by Judge Culver
of Brooklyn. The Wide Awskes from the several
towns in county, 100 800 strong met in the even
iTg they, with audience larger than that in the
day, were addressed by Judge Culver from the steps
of the Methodist Seminary.
The Third Assembly District Republican Convea-
ton met at GAINESVILLE on Saturday last, l5:h at
o'clock m. Abner Chapman was nominated as
candidate for the Assembly.
The Republicans of Columbia County, at their
Convention held at Hudson, on the 18th ilst nomi-
mated for County Treasurer Peter S. Wynkoop; for
Superintendent of the Poor, Sylvester Becker; for
Justice for Sessions Abraham Lyle; for Coroner, Geo.
.l,f.f NJ. IL
appointed.
The Republicans of the Second Assembly District
of Wayne, have nominated Mr.. Myron Reed of Wall
worth, for School Commi sioner and Joseph W. Corn
ing of Palmyra, for member OF Assembly. The Dis
tric was represented in tie laat Assembly by Abel j.
BMby.
"A correspondent at Fort Edward, Washington
County, N. Y, writes follows, under date of Sep
TENDER Is:
Last evening the Republicans, J. 200 in number, of
this vicinity had grand rally, on notice of two days
only. Stirring speeches were made by the Hon. Jas.
b. Mckeon of Saratoga aud L. l.. Sanderson esq, Of
Brooklyn. The Wide-Awakes from Glen Falls, Sandy
Hill snd Fort Edward with their r, speetye bands Of
music, soch-lights and Roman candles, gave variety
ard brillancy to the Fort Edward Is supposed
to be the Douglas depot in this counybut the cleo.
ton will show that he is ROwkere.'
A correspondent, writing fIom Watervile, n. Y,
says:
4" We have succeeded in organizing Wiie-Awake
Club Of some 30 or 60 members with so good pros
peot of coon increasing our numbers that We
have ordered IS uniforms and torches Our
members consist mainly of tue young men Of cur viii
iage tWateryie), with fair sprinkhng of farmers,
cons CT our town and OF Saugerield and the sdoinng
ore OF Marshall associated under the title OF The he.
publican Clubs Of Sangerfed and Marshall.
The Republicans of Geneva Kane County HIS
held meeting on tie evening Of the 18th met Miss
Ellen Coran in behalf of the ladies' of the to wn, pre-
sCnted banner to the Company of Wide-Awakes,
various speeches were made, aud a tOrchight parade
cl0Eed the exercises.
"A correspondent of The Chicago Journal, writing
from Gaena, ILL.,, under date Of sept. Ii, says:
The Republican mass meeting here yes.erday was
"A mgrnifcent atnjr There were IRON Is 900 q 1000
people present dc estimated by several good ealcal'