New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-26
POLITICAL. ITEMS.

An intelligent writer in the Bee of yesterday con-
eludes a discussion of the issues of the present
contest with the following sensible and patriotic
language:
The coming contest will be one between the
national men OF all parties against the sectional
party Of the North.
The only ticket upon which all can unite is that
of Bell and Everett. They are men of uusuflied
purity and eminent ability Their record is salts
factory. Their platform agtates no turbulent
question. It is the original compact of the States
the Constitution, the Union and the enforcement
Of the laws. Istep upon it and will support it with
STATE RIGHTS DEMOCRAT.
BELL AND EVERETT IN ALABAMt.-Fr the Mo
bile Advertiser Of Tuesday We extract tile follow
ing
A gentleman from North Alabama, who was in
attendance at the recent Selma Conventions in
letter to friend III this city, gives cheering news
of the prospects OF Bell and Everett III that section
We are permitted to make the following extract
The letter is dated, Florence, Ala, July 49, 1860 :
lon my return home found that a number of
the old Wings had declared for Breckenridge and
some for Douglas. but am happy to inform you
that most of them have got back into the ranks
again, and our prospects are frightening every
day.
q have a letter this morning from De-, of
Lawrence, who says that since the Selma Gonven-
yention the people of Lawrence county have be-
come aroused, and he has no doubt the county
will 60 for Bell and Everett. He, himself had de-
| clared for Breckinrge, but is now for Bell
" Our friends in Franklin county are all alive and
1 holding Bell and Everett meetings all over the
/ county. They say they will carry the county.
. The news from the adjoining counties in Ten
4 nessee is most cheering Col. Brown, Elector for
Pulaski District says that there cannot be the least
/ doubt but Tennessee will 60 for Bell by a large
| majority
THE DOUGLAS RATIFICATION Meeting Ar Mo
RILE.-The Mobile Advertiser gives the following
account of the great Douglas Ratification meeting
| in Mobile last Saturday night, and the progress o.
the Douglas cause in Mobile and in Alabama;
From allaccounts the Douglas Ratification meet
lug on Saturday night was one Of the largest polit
| zeal gatherings ever held in Mobile, and its pro
eeedings were orderly and of character wei
calculated TO advance the interests of the Douglas
/ cause. OF course there were number Of person
i present who did not sympathi1e, politically witt
| The objects Of the meeting, as doubtless man,
were attracted by lie reputation for elnquenee o
tho Hon. Pierre souie, the chief orator of the eve
I ning.
4 But with all reasonable allowance for this appa
/ rent, though not real strength of the meeting,
Il must be admitted that the display was highly im
4 posing, far superior to that of the Breckinridg
4 party the week previous. We speak by repor
only oil both meetings. as the same reason tha
Kept MS from the Breckenridge meeting induced III
10 forego attending the rival of Saturday night.
judging by the rival demonstrations Of the riya
Demhcfaejes, it is evident that the Douglas wine
is getting 8 little ahead of the other and on
Breckenridge contemporaries Of the Mercury ant