The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-12

tern State, should he be nominated.
To which the Louisville Democrat
adds:
We have also heard the same state
ment from those who heard Mr.. Brock
inridge make the declaration. We have
a right to demand of him why he de-
clared himself in favor of candidate
to prevent whose nomination subse-
auently it was found necessary to
attempt to break up the Democratic
party.
A young lady Of Vicksburg has
presented the editor of the Wing with
'Breckinridge bouquet In acknowl-
edging the compliment he says 1T
was as handsome as its candidates
person, but as small as his prospects.'s
Doddridge County--In this gallant
and Union-loying county, it is stated
there is not one Breckenridge man.
The entire Democracy are unit for
Douglas and Johnson. Yet wesare
told that Douglas and Johnson stand
no chance in Virginia. We suppose
the Secessionists would have us believed
that the sun does not shine, and that
the rivers contain no fish.-Plttsbura
(Va.) True Democrat. f
Il Delicious .SelI-Yen YhousdsJE
| Dollar Bet-We are authorized by &
gentleman of Concordia parish to say
that he will bet ten thousand dollars that,
breckenridge and Lane will get the elec'
toraI votes of all the Southern States
except three Concordia hatelhgencer,
dug. 81.
ssThe above is about the richest joke
of the season it being well understood
that the 10000 dallars thus offered are
in Democratic shinplasters, consisting
of Brandon notes, Union bank bills,
| and other valuable stuff of the regular
Locofoco species. There would have
been a rush over to Vidala Yesterday
| morning had not the gaseous and bili7a
Gus character of the money been III
understood. AS it was, we h6axd in
more than one place yesterday $50 be-
ing offered to any one who would secure
800 interest [good money, planked
upl in any such wager!
| The Democracy about here had bet
ter stop gassing. Either they ave
not the material, or they have not
spunk to assist it The Free Trader
offered, q week ago, five bets, separ
ately or collectively. The most UNI
wearied efforts, with grataity of 30
thrown in, have thus far failed to bring
the betting gentleman to 'taw.' The
! 'sffteen minutes asked for have leng-'
thened to week, and the "mopuses"
| are not forthcoming. Betting is fool
7 ish argument at the best: but never
f'morsssso than whga. betting braggarts
have to pnH in tAeir horns.-Natehes
Courier. ~
fheIineoLi Jsarnal, one of the old
est and ablessof bic Democratic pap
ers of Tennessee, has declared for
Douglas.
Vermont Electioa.-Nontpe2ier, IT.
Sept:a5-The returns from nearly one
half the State sshow a majority for
A "a. BurbanEs. All the Republi-
can candidates for Congress are elect
ed by increased majorities. The
State Senate elect is entirely Republi-
can, and the House stands 9 to L.
WISCONSIN Breckenridge ConUention.
! JNiIwaukee, Sept. 5.-The Breckin
ridge State Convention met in this city
yesterday. About $50 delegates were
in attendance and nominated q full
electoral ticket.
Congressional Nomimatioa.-T Trenton,
| n. j. Sept. John L. n. Stratton
was to-day nominated for Congress by
the Republicans of the Second Dis
| trict.
Scranton, Pa, Sept. 5-Col. G.
w. Scranton was renominated yester-
day for Congress by reclamation.
OGfgelat Vote Of Arhansas-Van
! Butsn, Sept. 5-The ofiiciel returns
show Reetor's majority to be 1859
Hindmafl's. for Congress IN the First
District, lO,352; Gannt's, in the Sec.
ond District, 1865.
" The Concord, IN. H. Demo-
cratic Standard, says:
We learn that a Grand Mass Con
ventional of the National Democracy