Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-07-03

cheer, and Zealously set about the work be.
fore Won. FOR the morning dawneth, and II
faithful 60 ourselves. and true 10 our cause, q
glorious triumph VII be ours.
4 call appears in the Petersburg Index
for "a meeting of the National Democracy
favorable to the regular nominees OF the De-
mocratic Convention at Baltimore, Stephen
A. Douglas, for President, and Herschel v
Johnson, for Nice-P President, 1T the Court
House, for the purpose of organizing ard
Vigilance Committees, on Thursday evening,
the 18th July, at o'clock.'
The Union men Of Lancaster county held
MASS meeting ia Lancaster, Pa, the home
Of President Buchanan, on the 9th instant
The jnion Club OF that city is claimed to
have been the first organized in the Key
stone State, and right well did it maintain
is reputation ~ first ut this grand gathering
The meeting was presided over by Hon.
Daniel II. Leach. Hen. Henry NJ. Fuller
addressed the meeting with a long and eio-
uucut speech During the evening delesa-
ions were continually pouring in from the
country towns, with bells ringing, banners
tivinr, and trnnsparencies bearing mot
tues, inlicntyc of the national feeling OF
the old Whg stronghold Of Pennsylvania.
After the Douglas ratification meeting hello
at Philadelphia on Saturday night, the I'M
nlcn>e asscn4bla-c proceeded to the Girard
Hotel and .erenuded Mr.. Douglas. lie said
that he could not refrain from making his
appearance TO express his profound gratitude
Tor the commitment. He had no political
speeches to make during the pending can
yuss. ltmow remains Tor the people 10 decide
on the great issue. Pennsylvania believes
that Congress can be better employed in de-
yeIopn@ the great national resources OF the
country, than in wasting time in forcing sla-
very or anti slavery upon the people.
Some Of the papers at the North propose
a new Convention, with a view to harmonic
tue two branches Of the democratic party,
the present nominees to be wlthdrawn; and
others propose the adoption of IL common
electoral ticket in the debatable States-the
electors, to vote for the democratic nominee
who may have the larger popular vote
The electors IN Pennsylvania are already
chosen, and 1t majority OF them are for
Breckenridge. 1t follows that either Doug
las electoral ticket will DC formed, or that
some compromise must be made between the
two wings of the party there.
Occasional" of the Philadelphia Press
thus writes to that journal 1.-The Bell and
Everett men have Il vigorous organization in
Washington, and will do an immcnse amount
of campaigning and circulating of documents
from this time forward. The August ctcc-
): :. II. ,,,t N.,pEl,rcSt will l,4
very bitterly contested. Bets were freely
offered on the Avenue this morning, that
Bell and Everett would certainly carry Ken
lucky, Tennessee, North Corolina and Mary
land.
The Douglas ratification Meeting at Fan
euil Hall, Boston, on Friday evening, was
large aud enthusiastic. Mr.. Il. c. Bailey
presided. Mr.. Oliver Stephens, delegate to
The Baltimore Convention, Hon. Mr.. Rich
arlson. Of Illinois. and others addressed the
as&cmblagc Resolutions were adopted en-
dorsin@ the nomination Of Doug las and
Johnson.
The Hon. J. K. Barrett was enthusiastic
caly received By the Democracy Of ST. Lou
S. on Friday evening. 4 large crowd was
III attendance, aud Il salute Of - guns was
fred in honor Of the vote in Congress in ia
yor of his retaining the seat claimed by Mr..
Blair
The New York Journal of Commerce con-
tends that no Regular nominations tor the
Presidency and \ ice Presidency have been
made by the Democratic party, and that
members of that party are at liberty to vote
AZ they please.
There will be 4 Bell and Everett electoral
tckr; in Indiana. \ prospectus has been
issued for Bell and Everett organ to BIO
located ut Tcrrc-tiautc. The Fillmore men
Of SuuIh-lnlIana sustain the Union move.
mrnt with carnc>lneS%.
Four OF the democratic papers III New
Hampshire will support Breckenridge, to
wit The Portsmouth Gazette the Dover
Sentinel, Concord Standard and Manchester
Democrat
The Columbus Fact announces that the
friends of Bell and Everett intend holding
State Convention at Columbus, some time in
the latter part Of JHy. to form an electoral
ticket in Ohio
\ State convention to ratity The nomina-
lions OF Bell and Everett is called to meet ut
Dover, Delaware, July Eth.
An adjourned meeting Of the American
Telegraph Company. was held at the Astor
House. New York. on Friday to take into
consideration the difficulties existing be-
tween ii and the newspaper press. Alter Il
discussion extending over five hours. 1t was
unanimously resolved that after the report
OF the committee appointed some time since
70 arrange the scale OF tolls, shall have been
made and approved Of, the President shall
appoint Il committee of three stockholders to
conclude. OF the part OF the company, per-
maucnt contract with the Associated Press,
on the basis Of the companys scale OF
charges.
Many thousands of people have visited
the foot of Hammond street, New York, to
sre the Great Eastern. She will be open for