Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-07-11
Pniitiral.

4 large Breckenridge Ratification Meeting
was held in Washington, on Monday night.
There were music, banners, trausparencles,
rockets, &c. Mayor Berret presided, aud
Mr.. W. ". Corcoran, was one OF the VICE
Presidents Speeches were made by Messrs
J, NJ. Carlisle. Meeks, of Ala, Stevens, OF
Washington Territory, Brown and Davis, OF
Mississippi, and Florence of Pa. After the
speaking, the crowd marched to the Presi-
dents House where they were addressed by
MIR. Buchanan. and Hon. Howell Cobb
The crowd on leaving the Presidents House
called on Mr.. Breckenridge at his residence.
That gentleman acknowledged the compli-
ment in few weli-timed and pertinent re-
marks.
The delegates from the State of Connect
cut to the late Convention of the Constitu-
tional party at Baltimore, (twenty-one in
number) headed by Hon. John A. Rockwell,
have issued an address, inviting the election
CT delegates to State Convention to meet
at New Haven on the first Of August. They
invite the corporation of all national, Union
loving men, whatever may have heretofore
been their political alinities.
There was large Douglas Ratification
Meeting in Baltimore, on Monday night
Ii was addressed by Hon. Henry May, Hon.
}. s. Garlic, formerly member of Congress
from Virginia. and others. Mr.. Garlic re-
marked in his speech that the democratic
prospects were "cheerless.' The Douglas
wing claimed to be the majority OF the party
!, R,ltip,ora onl MARYLAND
The Fairmont True Virginian says that
VIM. G. Brown of Preston, who AS one of the
delegates to Baltimore was in favor OF Doug
las, and refused to secede with the majority
of the Virginia delegation, is in favor OF keep
ing the Democratic party unit in Virginia
by the acquescence OF the minority in the
Judgment of the majority.
The Richmond Enquirer Says:-"Ne have
received very gratifying information from
gentleman Just returned from visit to the
Tenth Legion District, as we'll as from one
of MIR. Douglass warmest supporters, that
there will be no effort to oppose the settle
ment of all questions relating TO the nomlna-
tons by the action of the State Convention.
Some complaint having been made that
the New York delegation in the Baltimore
Convention did not stand up for candidate
from that State, (naming three, the Argus
replies that mo proposition TO vote for Dick
inson, Nelson, or Dix was ever made to the
New York delegation, either at Charleston
Baltimore
Andrew johnson, Of Tennessee, who was
one of many candidates proposed by the
Douglas interest for the Vice Presidency,
has declared his preference for Mr.. Breckin-
ridge, like Messr>. Pryor, Clingman, Toombs,
and others, who were regarded as his sup
porters at the South.
Henry ". Miller, the eloquent North Ca
rolna Wing, who went over some two years
since to the Democracy, and was recently APP
pointed Presidential elector in the Raleigh
district, has become Disguised with the teuds
of his new associates and withdrawn from the
canvass.
The old log school-house in Winchester,
Illinois, in which Judge Doug las taught
school about thirty years ago, is about to be
adopted as political emblem. 1t is fully
equal to Lincolu'S rails at least.
We have accounts of large Bell and Ever
EFT meetings in Alabama, Massachusetts,
Tennessee and kentucky.
At St. Louis, July s, IL we'll attended and
enthusiastic Bell and Everett meeting was
held.