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are, apparently, the strongest candidates. W. C.
Bry ant and e. w. Patterson will be named for
electors at large. j. o. Putnam will be one of
the District Electors There will be three or four
Germans ON the Electoral ticket
lsECoND DESPATCH.
SYRACUSE, Aug. 22.-The Republican State Con-
Eentlon assembled here to-day, Jas. NJ Cook pre-
siding. The Convention nominated Governor Nor
gan and Lieut.. Governor Campbell for reelection
by accamation, and s. Ii. Barnes, of Chenango,
for Canal Commissioner.
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.
HARRISBURG, Aug. 22.-The Constitutional Union
State Central Committee met here to-day every
Congressional district being represented Cheering
accounts from all parts of the State were received
and strong disposition manifested for the union
OF all national men. committee has been ap-
pointed to select Presidential electors.
MOVEMENTS OF MR.. DOUGLAS
NORWICH, Aug. 2l.-!udge Douglas arrived at
Norwich to-day at noon. He was most cordially
received and handsomely welcomed to Connecti-
cut. He spoke for two hours upon the parade
ground this afternoon to between 10000 and Is 900
people, In reply to handsome welcome by Col
John L. Wait. He leaves for New York tonight
and will arrive tomorrow morning by steamboat
G. V vanderbilt.
THE MISSOURI ELEcrIoN-THE COMPLEXION OF THE
LEGISLATURES.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2l.-The Democrat thus estma.
tes the complexion of the next House of Represen-
tatlves in the State Legislature:
Republicans 70
Breckenridge Democrats 26
Union and Constitution Men 80
Douglas Democrats As
len counties to be heard from.
THE ARKANSAS ELECTION.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 2I.-Returns of the vote cast
at the recent election for Governor and Congress
men, held in Arkansas, have been received from
forty-nine counties. They present the following
totals: .
For Governor-Henry NJ Rector Opposition
Democrat) 1858; Richard NJ. johnson (DemocraN
1901.
Six counties are yet to be heard from.
THE PROSPECTS IN VIRGINIA
The Richmond Enquirer, of Yesterday, has the
following:
The late election in Kentucky has opened the
eyes of the people of that State. 1t has demon
strated beyond doubt that the Know-Nothing can
didate has triumphed over his Democrat" ~ot.peti
supporters Of Mr.. Douglas-a clear Indication that
the division between these two classes of Coombs'
supporters will necessarialv throw the State for
Breckinridge and Lane in November
We have much reason to hope that this example
will not be lost on the State of Virginia. In this
State the contest is undoubtedly confined to the
Bel ana BrecElnridge tickets. Only in few scat
tered localities does the Douglas ticket make any
material exhibition of strength. With all the
means OF authentic Information within our roach
and by the most liberal calculation, we find tnat
Mr. Douglas cannot count an average of so sup
porters in each county of the State. Such an aver
age would give him in all about 7, 500 votes Gener-
al consent has fixed the usual Democratic majority
IN Virginia at about 10000 Thus supposng that
the entire Opposition vote shall be concentrated on
John Bell-and supposing, too, that the entire
Douglas vote shall be distracted from the Demo
cratic ranks, the above figures would leave the
Breckenridge ticket plurality of $500 votes.
But past experience has amply proved to the
wire-workers who have attempted to pledge the Op
position men in Virginia to the support OF Bell and
Everett, that there at least 5000 men among
the Opposition party who cannot be led into the
support of ticket tainted with anti-savery. Thus
the contrast between the perfectly conservative DO
stion OF Breckenridge and Lane and the utterly
obnoxious anti-slavery records of both Bell and
Everett, will bring over to the former ticket about
6,OOo votes from the Opposition ranks. This will
give Breckinridge a plurality of IA 800 over Bell
and clear majority of 1000 over Bell and Doug
las combined.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
The following is Prince Gortschakofs circular
to the Russian diplomatic agents abroad on the
subject of Turkey:
f'Sr. PETERSBURG, April 23
"The situation of the Christian provinces subec
to the domination of the Porte could not have es
capped the notice of the great European powers
The imperial cabinet has considered it necessary
devote the more attention to it that the reports
| which reach it from those provinces and particu
larly from Bosnia, the Herzegovina, and Bulgaria
draw an affecting picture of the situation of thost
| countries.
w Z COuSlueTeu IL our uuIy 10 prevent as muct
as possible the eventualites which such state O
| things might produce in the general situation o
! the East. We called the attention of the Turkish
ministers to all the facts which came to our knowl
edge, and pointed out the necessity of applying
| remedy to them. We received from them promises
and assurances which, up to the present time, hav
| been without result. We have, at the same time
constantly recommended the Christians not t,
| expose themselves to the danger of aggravatins
| their position by any violent resolutions but t
nit pafiantlv III fnFf fba
| condition.
"These measures have perhaps contributed to de
| lay the explosion which everything seemed to prog
| nosticate Nevertheless, they could not be effec
| tual, except something done to alleviate the
suferings of those people, or at least to give then
some hopes of relief, and thus prevent them from
| being driven to desperation.
"Such has not been the case; all the accounts
which reach us state that excuses of all kinds con
stantly tend to keep up agitation in those coun
tries, and that the evil had attained its utmos
limit.
'Under these circumstances the Imperial cabine
fears that representations addressed isolatedy t.
the Turkish government would remain without eff
feet, and that the exhortatons addressed to th,
Christians to be resigned would not be sufficient t.
prevent conflict.
"We can fully appreciate the difficulties unde,
| which the Porte has to struggle, and we have M
doubt of its good intentions. But if after the pro
| mlses made to Europe In 1890, things nave nov
come to this point, it is evident that they must b.
attributed to the weakness and to culpabe indul
| gence on the part of the Ottoman Government, OF
| to the inconvenience inherent to the situation
created for the Christian provinces under Turkish
| rule.
"However this may be, we are convinced tha
| such state of things cannot continue withou
shortly leading to a crisis dangerous for the repos
of the East, the existence of the Ottoman Govern
ment, and consequently for the general interests o
| Europe.
"Persuaded that the other great Powers cannot
more than ourselves, remain Indifferent to thos
| serious eventualties, we think that an interven
tion exercised collectively at Constantinople b,
| all the cabinets interested in the tranquility 0
Turkey, is alone calculated to ward off the threat
ened event.
"For this purpose, and wishing to establish a
complete an understanding possible, |, by orde
of the Emperor, assembled round me the represen
| tatives of England, Austria, France and Prussia
L pointed out to them the danger of crisis thu
urgency of preventing it, and the means which W,
thought the best calculated to effect this object.
| requested them to make the necessary communica
tions to their governments, and to unite in the step
| we proposed to take.
"Wishing to fix on some determinate bases for
these proceedings, the representatives, under tn,
reserve of the sanction of their respective courts
| agreed with me on the following points:
| 81. An immediate declaration on the part of tn,
f~e great Powers that they could no longer toler
ate the present state of things in the Christian
provinces of the Ottoman empire.
| so. demand for an organization having for it
| object to give to the Christian provinces of thu
Porte eftectual guarantees calculated to satisfy
| the legitimate complaints of the people, and a
same time to tranquilize Europe with regard tc
the possibility of complications which affected hel
| general interests as we'll as those of Turkey.
| "The court at which you accredited will be in
formed direct by its representative at st. Peters
| burg OF the conference which has taken place OF
| this subject. You are authorized to declare, b,
order of our august master, to the minister of for
eign affains, that, as far as we are concerned, w
hold completely to the aforementioned bases, ant
that, consequently we are ready to send the neces
sary instructions to our representative at Constan
| tinople.
"Be kind enough, however, to add that, withou
wishing to encroaeh on the resolutions of the cab
net o--, we feel the fullest conviction that thi
measure offers the only hope of preventing if it
even possible, complications which might serious
threaten the peace of the East and the security q
Europe, and that the only means of checking tn
explosion is to act collectively, promptly, and ener
! getically, for the moment fast approaches whe
any hesitation and any scruples may lead to tn
most disastrous consequences.
"GoRTscHAKoFF."