Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-07
POLITICAL ITEMS.


The republicans of Addison County have
nominated for Senator's A. G. Allen and A. T. |
Smith; assistant judges, S. L. Cook and VIM.
w. Pope; sheriff. 6. A. Collamer; States at
torney, VIM. +. Bascom.
In Caledonia County the republican nominees
are, Senators, A. c. Judevine and Isaac n. Hall
assistant judges, S. Montgomery and f. A.
Parks; sheriff, Emerson Hall States attorney,
Geo. w. Cahoon.
AT the Windsor County convention, on the
Sd inst, the republicans nominated candidates
as follows: Senators, Daniel Needham of Hart
ford, Joshua NJ. Aldrich of Weathersfeld, Thorn
as S. Hubbard of Stockbrdge, and +. c. Rob
bins of Ludlow assistant judges John S. Mar
cy of Royaton, and Joseph w. Colburn of
Springfield States attorney, VIM. Rounds of
Chester; sheriff, Lorenzo Richmond of Wood
stock. The convention was presided over by
Ex-Gov. Fletcher, and addressed in an able and
acceptable manner by the Hon. Jacob Collamer.
In Orange County the republican convention
was held on the Sd inst, and nominations made
as follows: Senators, z. NJ Upham and Hora-
ito Brock; assistant judges, Lyman Hinckley
and L. L. Tracy; States attorney, Roswell
Farnham, Jr. sheriff, William 7. George.
The republican convention of the LIST Con-
gressional District in this State, was held at
Rutland on the 2Sth, when the Hon. +. +.
Walton was nominated for Congress. Mr. Wal
ton has proved himself to be n working men,
Der, which class is none too full, and his four
years experience will increase the value of his
services for another term. Joseph Warner of
Middlebury was nominated for Presidential
Elector.
The Maine democratic convention, at Port
land on the 2sth nominated Ephraim X. Smart
of Camden for governor, by ia out of 77j
votes. Mr.. S. was present and accepted the
nomination in warm Douglas speech.
The Michigan democratic convention, at De
troit on the same day as the above. nominated
John s. Barry, former incumbent, for COVER
nor The convention endorsed Douglas heart
lily.
In Pennsylvania the democracy is in trouble.
! A majority Of the presidential electors are In
favor of Breckenridge, and as they were all APP
pointed before the split there seems to be trou-
BILE in adjusting the matter The democratic
state committee met on Monday, and after hot
discussion adopted resolutions by 45 against 10,
calling on the democracy to unite in support of
, Foster for governor, and recommending uni
ted electoral ticket on this basis that if the
, vote of Pennsylvania will elect Douglas, it be
given him if it will not elect him but Breck-
inrdge, then to be cast for the latter; and if it
will neither, then to be divided according to the
Judgment of the electors. The chairman of the
committee was authorized to communicate with
the electors and obtain their pledges within
! thirty days.
r At New York on Monday evening, a Doug
a las ratification meeting was held in Tammany
Hail. and speeches were made denunciatory of
the administration, by Senator Pugh and 9TH
n ers. Ex-Mayor Tieman presided.-At Phila-
< delphia the same evening breckenridge ratf-
" cation meeting was held, Charles J. Ingersoll
! presiding.
: The Washington correspondent of the New
II York Tribune says
"The contest between Messrs Breckenridge
g result of the presidential election in November.
- The leaders of both sides freely admit that
! question is practically settled, and nothing but
:, the legal formalities are necessary to complete
4 Mr. Lincoln's success. Their struggle is for the
control of the future organization of the party,
and nothing more. The design is to crush Mr.
Douglas out entirely, and leave him powerless
hereafter. After the 4th of March next, he
. will be solitary and alone in the Senate as Mr.
" Pugh has already been voted into exile by Ohio,
a and no other has espoused his cause
{ The democratic press in this State is divided
J. in the matter of candidates. The Bellows Falls
, Argus supports Breckenridge, while the balance
u have come out for Douglas more or less enthu-
l. siastically,-the Rutland Courier and the Mont
{ pelier Patriot more, as both are published by
!, decapitated postmasters, and the Burlington
Sentinel less, as there is head to lose as well
Il as subscription list to save. In New Hamp-
> shire the majority Of the democratic papers are
i for Douglas but in Massachusetts, and Connec-
u ticut they are more evenly divided.
.. The political guillotine has been well CREASED
;. and it now plays freely. Chas. A. Mirck of the
:, Greenfield Democrat, holding Office under Col
=, lector Whitney at Boston, came home Saturday
- night with his head in charger, and S. o.
|, Lamb, an editor of the same paper, resigned
his Office as private secretary to the said Whit
- ney, rather than undergo the surgical operation
of decapitation. The Democrat published, last
Friday, the following resolution adopted by the
:. indignant democrats of Shelburne Falls, the
=. town where Whitney lately resided
Resolved, That we especially look upon the action
TT of Gen. j. S. Whitney, with the deepest sorrow,
g. man whom have looked up to as a citizen and a
democrat of unerring honesty-that we are compelled
rs to look upon him now, man bought and sold by
"a foul and corrupt administration.
James S. Grennell of Greenfield takes Lambs
of place in the Collectors political family.
re The democrats of the Sd Indiana district
n have nominated for Congress the famous and
; infamous Rev. William NJ. Daily, the minister
= who was deposed from the Methodist church
ie last year, for getting drunk and making indie.
u cent proposals to modest girl in the depot al
re- Indianapolis. William NJ. Dunn (repub. is the
present representative. and will have no tronhls