New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-25
POLITICAL.

The Washington Star ssy, Ibat the Plan adopted
by the friends and parsaos Of Judge Douglas, 10 an
vance his fortune d, Charleston, is every way cseu-
la.d 10 bave the effect. Il is very ransqa-
Ieut game OF brsp, and is carried on with an evident
IDEA that the ChaIletGn nomination IL 10 depend ON
tbe snouDt Of Doiae they employ, lle the dng-doDg
aud zig drums Of q Cbneae army going mo battle.
They now pretend tn figure up 03 Of the 800 necessary
70 nomination. In tbis calculation they iDeluds -
votes from Nen-Yo,k, though every ss.ate politician
hers Knows that the NewYork delegation is entirely
III committed. Mlnnero:a hell Der Convention few
days back. resolution Of Instructions IN favor OF
Dopglaa was voted down by two 20 one. Ia the fseo
Of that fast they claimed the whole delegation Hem
beIs of that delegation Iepudge the idsa that they
sIe raIIis,Is OF Dooglas, and six out q eigh aro
seajrs; him. In Massachusetts and Name hs frieods
claimed the DELEGATES, though not more than
a ,lhd have any FORT Of leaning for him, and ths
other two Thirds against him. The Con
nec,icUt delegation has been claimed with IKE imp-
dencs but the members Of II say they are unoom5sI-
ted end portion are well known 10 be hcsiis to hia.
Indlsna and Ono clAiued as unit Tor Dosgbis,
though we-iuformed politicians know thu; ia,ge n-
norities in both delegations are opposed - him. Pena-
s,lyalia, With q vote, is known TO be dead ag2nt
HIM RHODE Island, believe, they have nos claimed,
foT a wonder Judge Douglass at ength a; Charies-
TOD may be fairly estimated al about 80 or 30 votes nj
the mort Of whom probably not mere Than ~ are
welded lis IertOn fortunes, and transferable AZ,
IL his good pleasure, be may ina,ae. OF these ~
yot,s good many vii desert him on the second BAL
lot, and alter that tie number will grow spian by
DE- gees aid be4uiluIly es," The great -seSs'h OF
u, uglas ,s in he telrgrapc dispatches Of tbs Ass-
csteO Press and the gss-olowsrs Of Washington ho-
telp lie Is proporiionsoly weak in tae ChAlleston
Convection, and before the people.
Gen Davidson, Ne nber of Congress from Looisi-
era writ.s a s,ter id opposition 70 BIZ. Douglass
nomination, III which he s-ys only one 90. Of 81 Sens
tors, and only bali oozen Southern members Of ina
Home Gesre bis nomination
The bill introduced by Mr.. Brown IN the United
States Senate for better pros con Of slave pro-
perry in Kansas, is in the main similar 10 the
passed by the usupng Legislature OF that Territory,
except that the PENALTIES lisbter OF course is
will not psss the House but it equivalent to mailing
the coors TO the mast rather than surrender TO Doug
las His supporters in the Senate see tie matter in
that light.
Referring 10 the attempts 20 control nominations
by seci Jet soc cites, TIE Newa,k Mercury gays:
ssme proscnplive cha'ac er At the meeting N this
city, on Monday evening, several persons Were
threatened with expulsion, aud Others were treated
with the greatest indguity whenever their names
we've mentioned. The simple fact thai man
chooses Tot 10 contribute division of the oppo-
tiUon regaeed constituting hin an outlaw,
ard al who occupied that position we're tre.;ed az
cOTdIDgy. IL is not possible that any 5Odg OF men
who institute inqGisi0n as 10 The character and
private fentme ,ts Of their ELECTROMAGNETIC
hem in promiscnous asstmbSge-Till he able long
to de ceiye The public %
The Maine Republican State Committee nast ~
Concord last week and made the final arrangements
for the cor duet Of the campaign Il was decided TO
make, in the time Shich remaias to the eiee:ica
open, vigorous, and srring effort to bring out full
Republican, vote. Speakers assigasd - different
pats Of TIE State and ia ADDITION 10 gentlemen a,
b, me ~ho bave heretofore done good service tbs
stump ah effort will be made 10 procure some prom-
ntnt Republican speakers from Washington, such 81
JoL il Sherman, Gov. C0rwin, and others. TIE gen.
el report from different parts of the Sts of Ehe pros
pects If the campaign highly encouraging. So
Jar as returns are received from the local COMMITTEES
they warrant tie belief that the Republican majority
will eAceed that Of last year. and with proper eEorss
will Lot fall below $3.50.
Andrew Jack son Donelson Of Tennessee has pub
sbcd bis programme of Presidential voting. Hesays:
Should mr Bell be selected by majority of the Peo-
pie who have started THE great movement, shall es
the cause entirely cafe 10 his hands knowing him, as
DO 10 be one Of the abest statesmen aud purest pa
riots that the country he's produced was at school
with him at the Cumberland College in 1918, where
lie held high position a scholar"
The charges against the Superintendent. Of Priut-
ing said to hav, originated with Or. Quail, OF
bis clerks difficulty between Bowman and The Sa-
perinendent supposed 10 have been the of
it. A reqgisiton made by Bowman on the supsr-
n,sDdtnt for paper for PsstOfise blanks, - be de-
lvered in Buffalo (ior the Know-Nothing concern Of
The Commercial Adrertiser which the latter declined
to eli account of its egalty, the law not anlhOr1
ing him to incur any expense for delivering paper at
remote points. Bowman threatened disclOssrss, and
they have been made through Quail, whom called nPss
to testify in 30 HmaDs case.
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