The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-22
The Canvass in Kentucky.

A correspondent of the New York Herald
takes the following birds eye view of the
progress of the canvass in Kentucky:
There are los counties in the State, divided
into ten Congressional districts. Breckin-
ridge will carry the following Districts, viz
l. In the First district Major Breckenridge
has hosts Of friends. The present member OF
Congress from the district, Hen. Henry C.
Burnett, is out for him, and takes prominent
position in the canvass.
g The Hon. Henry o. Peyton represents
the Second district in Congress. Colonel Pey-
ton has unfurled the Breckenridge banner,
and is battling for the Major in his and other
districts.
3. In the Third district there is what is
here termed detection. Mr.. Bristow repres-
ents it. He will oppose Breckenridge, and the
Major may lose the district.
| T. The Fourth will go Tor Breckinridge.-
Hon. j. S. Chrisman, the present member of
Congress, goes for him, and he is aided by a
large number of substantial men.
5. The Fifth district is represented by Hon.
John Young Brown-not young John Brown
and there is possibility that this district
may also go against Major Breckenridge. Mr..
Brown did not take his seat in the last Con-
gress owing to ineligibility, by want of sufic-
lent age. He was not twenty-five until two
or three days after the last session of Con-
s.r;-sl sa4~-fsS.-sS.AAA n
Il he were NJ. G. in full feathS Mr. John
| Young Brown has declared for Douglas, both
in public and private.
Mr.. Brown is reported to be young but
able and attractive speaker. He will canvass
the district and the State for Douglas. His
relatives are mostly for Breckenridge including
his uncles, one of whom is Clerk of the county
of Bourbon, and another resident of North
Middletown, in the same county, and popu-
lar speaker He resides in Elizabethtown,
Harden county, Ky. This district will not
go for Douglas, but for Bell if Breckenridge
does not eventually carry it.
6. Hon. John NJ. Elliott, ex-member Of
Congress from the Sixth district, goes for
Breckenridge, and many others rstrength
and influence. The district will 60 for Brock
inridge.
z. The Seventh district LOUISVILLE is hope
lessly against Breckenridge. But Hon. Hum
phey Marshall, ex-member Of Congress from
the district, is out for the Major with his en-
tire team, and may cut down the Opposition
vote considerably. The Knownothings and
the adopted citizens, it is expected, will vote
| for Douglas in this district, notwithstanding
the efforts of the Louisville Journal to bring
out the full American vote for Bell. It is also
expected the adopted citizens will be allowed
| to vote in Louisville at the next Presidential
election.
8. In the Eighth district, the grand gun of
the Knownothings, S. FL. Trabue, is out
for Breckenridge, and besides the regular demo-
cratic vote, Major B. will receive considerable
support from the Opposition ranks. Set down
the Eighth district as certain for Breckin-
ridge. Hon. VIM. E. Simms, NJ. c. from the
Ashland district, is active for Brock.
8. In the Ninth district, Breckenridge has
the warm support of Hon. Stanton, ex-
member of Congress from the district. Mr.
Stanton, you are aware, is the brother of the
former Secretary and at one time the acting
Governor of Kansas when that unfortunate
Territory and the pockets of Northern phil
anthropists were bleeding so profusely. The
Ninth district will give plurality for Brock
inridge.
TO- In the Tenth district l find that Hon.
Sam'l F. Swope, formerly an Opposition
member of Congress- is out strong for Brock.
district will go for Breckenridge by hand
Congress from the Tenth-Hon. John w.
Stevenson, son of the late Hon. Andrew Stew
enson, of Virginia-has also taken the stump
for Breckenridge, and talks powerful sight"
for the young Kentuckian. He is among the |
most vigorous campaigners in the Breckin- |
ridge list.
Among the other prominent men in Ken |
lucky that have proclaimed for Breckenridge, |
and nailed his colors to the mast, are Ex-Gov-
ernor L w Powell, United States Senator
Hon james Clay, son of Henry Clay Jas
B Beck, Esq, delegate to the Charleston and
Baltimore Conventions Col e Bullock,
leading man in the First district Hon Geo
w Silvertooth, member of the State Senate;
Lieut. Gov Thos P Porter Col VIM E Ar
thur, John Carlisle, Hon Sherrod Williams,
(formerly oppositionist), Hon Tomas Nc
Creery, a splendid fellow: Col George B
Hodge and Timoleon Crayens elector at
large for the State all the district electors all
the State Central Committee, the Governor of
The State, and every branch OF executive gov
eminent, and julius Caesar and President
Buchanan only knows how many more
With this stupendous array of auxiliaries to
Jay nothing of his immense personal populari-
y, it seems idle to raise q question about the
chances of Breckenridge carrying his native
State in November. His friends say they
intend to carry the State if they have to pile
he mountains on their peaks and, If they i
rowd him too much, Breckenridge will roll {
Up his sleeves and go into the fight zealously
Or the cause he represents.