New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-14
Nsw1lcrk Daily Gribn,re
POLITICAL.

Ton ab Wis., raises the name OF H0ratio Seymour OF
New-York as lie candidate for the Presidency. At the
same time that II gloifes Mr.. Seymour unequaed
orator. saiesman and conservative patriot The I0nsaa
Chief administers an awful excoriation to Senator
Douglas.
The New.York correspondent Of The Washington
States says that at the NewYork Hotel, on the 9Th
n.t two distinguished Democrats bet dinners for ten,
one in favor of Douglas and the other IN favor Of
Breckinridge; another gentleman offered LOCO to
$3.50 on "the field" against Douglas; while gentle
man offered to bet land was accommodated $50 that
Gov. Wise would get the vote Of the Virginia dele
cation.
The Richsond Enquirer Gays, Of the 6ftyone
counties in Virginia whose proceedings Of Democratic
meetings for the appointment Of delegates to the State
Convention have been published twenty eight, polling
H. SCI Democratic votes, have declared preference
for Henry A. Wise. Twenty-Five counties, polling
r. 5 Democratic votes have expressed no preference
and one county polling 29S Democratic votes has ex-
pressed preference for X. NJ T. Hunier.
The delegates to the National Republican Con-
venton from Connecticut said to be about equally
divided in their choice for the Presidency between Gov
Chase and Mr.. Bates of Missouri.
The Cincinnati Commercial publishes the annexed
circular, copies Oh WHICH haSe oeen fcoeNe" AZ ''A'
city:
"NEw-YoRR, Dec. ], 1859.
"SIR: The alarming progress of Abolition sentiments
at the North and the importance OF dong something
TO check by the time the next Presidential election
takes place. has induced the formation OF an Ass0car
ton in New-York, called the Radical Democratic
Association whose object is to act in concert with
the Democratic National Association at Washington,
in the canvass of each State the dissemination OF Anti
Abolition do. uments and in thorough organHauon Oh
he North
"In order to effect this you are requested to care
fully prepare list of Democrats whose address Is at
your Post-Oice, by filing up the blank upon the OPP
| posite page
"Pleaie designate, if possible who are Douglas and
who Anti-Douglas men, and mark the most active
Democrats thus "A. d.
Office and the Association will rely upon your zeal and
discretion to prepare the list judicioufly.
"By order of the Executive Committee of the Radi-
cal Democratic Association.
"Rooms Jafarge House. Broadway, New-York.
"Drett your answer the Secretary Of the Assoea-
ton, r. G. Horton, Box No. ], 255 New-York Post
Office"
The Michigan State Republican Convention is
called for May at Detroit The several counties VIII
end two delegates for each Representative in the
lower branch of the State Legislature, organ
lied county having no Representative will be entitled
to one delegate. The following was adopted by the
Republican State Convention, August 10, 1858:
Of any Individual county in which he does
reside should not be recognized IN any future M
ture Conventions accordingly.
The counties of the Upper Peninsula are excepted
from this resolution for this Convention.
Some naturalized citizens of Irish birth, residing
in the Town of Menesha Wis, having been accused
of selling out to the Republicans Michael Hogan,
one Of their number, out in letter to 1he Con-
serrdtor with statement of his reasons for leaving
the Democrats. He declares be attached himself to
that party, believing, in common with many OF his
country men that they the friends OF the laborg
man, particularly to those Of foreign birth. lie has
been with them long enough to know that these pro-
fessions are false and made to deude the ignorant
The millions Of andess poor from Europe had right
to expect that the Homestead bill would receive
hearty support at the hands of party that owed its
sscendency to their voes but they had been doomed
to disappointment Labor should everywhere be hon.
orable; but an effort is now making TO degrade it.
Democratic Senators declare that labor is the egt
mate sphere of saves that labor should be owned and
not hired thus striking blow at the very liberties Of
Dine-tenths of the Democratic voters of the North,
and no voice Of condemnation is raised to protect u.s.
Col. Forney was enthusiastically welcomed by his
friends on his return to Philadelphia after bis election.
Of course handsome speech was made to him. In
his reply he said:
"There was something in this political event of
marked popularity. II was achieved without impor
tuDty and commttal 30 far as he had any part 10 IT,
that part was characterized by two eements First,
the surrender of principles and secondly the tell
ing Of no lies. He chosen to that position by the
aid of an immense majority of gentlemen TO whom ne
had been polite ally opposed and what he would be In
the future will not be at all influenced by the events of
the present. He stood upon the sacred right OF self
government, neither more nor less. That principle
was the stronghold of whatever was left OF political
freedom in this &C untry 1t was the ifreslstoie ell
ement at work revolutionizing the whole American
nation. Whatever position he had ever occupied
however exalted however lowly-he had achieved
through long years of continued adversely and toll
He thanked God He had given him positive charac-
ter to sustain him and sacred principles to defend lie
perceived that certain journals OF the day had been
pleased TO give him the credit of having achieved his
position through the exercise of ability and cunning
that it had been bargain Of Friendships and barter
of principles They had called him Black Republi.
can He would ask them TO suspend their virulence
until he had gone over to the Republican ranks-unhl
he had committed an overt act Of treason against the
pure and trae Demccl attic party. Let them await the
eourre of events--let them watch his course in the
future. When the Democratic party ceased to be
Democratic party he would join the Republicans, and
in such event be felt he would be sustained and In
such course he wond he accompanied Dy every true
Democrat in the land"
An Agent of the Douglas party in Illinois is said
to be at Washington, with $50 O00 to be expended in
securing the nomination Of Jldge Douglas at Charles
ton The agent will proceed to Charleston in few
days TO make his arrangements. Report says that
two million copies of Douglas recent Senate speech
are being circulated One hundred thousand copies
will be printed in superior style. large central COM
mittee is actively employed in Washington in prepar.
ing the way for securing the nomination Of Douglas
1T is a curious fact, not generally known, that