, 1860-07-20

MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE.
CAREScEruz AT QulScr.- This bold cham
ion OF Republican principles addressed tl:a
herman Republics # Quincy on TussdaJ
light. The City 1ali, which holds ons thou
nd, WAS filled to the last inch. Mr. Schurz
poke In German for two hours In a master1y
manner. The enthusiasm ran to- tho highest
itch. While Ar. G. was speaking in the Hall,
mother Republican meeting WAS organized,
sith full an additional thousand present Able
:peeches we're made By Capt. Preatiss, MessEs-
Us thu. no such local political meetings have
ever before t cen held in Quincy. Late in the
evening Mr.. Schurz was serenaded at his quar-
Eers by the LeiderHautz band accompanied By /
lhe Quincy band.
HANCOCK .Couxr1.-A political discussion
took place at Port Gibson. Hancock County,
last Saturday, upon the following question:
Does the Constitution Of the United States
coufer the power On Congress, to leSis'ate Tor
the Territories on ths subject Of Slavery, OF
not; and if it does, IL it polite to do 30.
Judge 5ibley presided, and Messrs. Aowring
Of Dsdo, aud j. ]. Magic, editor Of tho Car
thAge Transcript, mzintsined the affirmative,
while their opponents were D. Wigle and Har'
W Stephens. 4 correspondent wfites that the
triumph of Mowring and Magic was very deci-
ded, and the influence of the discussion will be
felt in that locality.
L1v1scsroS Coux7Y.-The Republicans to the
number of fifteen hundred gathered at Pontiac
on Tuesday last, and had one Of tho best pollt'
ical meetings ever held in that county. Ia Inc
af,ernoon Hon. ". 0. Srett spoke for oTer two
hours, in one Of lis most logical and consane'
ing arguments. In the evening, Col Scott, OF
Bloomington, addressed the immense crowd in
front Of the Court House. the inslde Of the
Court House, when the meeting Was called, be-
ino insufficient to hold on9 quarter Of those
present. There we're Roodly number Of Wide
Awakes preeent. who lent much interest to the
occasion. Livingston County is booked for QUO
mpjority for Old Abe.
i,AppY's FLEAs.-The Galena Ad1erttser says
Douglas Democrat Of that city, having offered
on Monday last to nane II States and to bet
300 on each casting its electoral vote for Doug
las. he was waited upon BY taker, when the
former respectfully declined the same.
AGAINST EusroS.-C. l.. Ward, delegate to
the Charleston Convention from the AtEth
Congressional District Of Pennsylvania, has
written strong letter protesting against the
=. united :" action Of the Democratic State Com
mittee.
MORE A1p.-The Winona [Minn.) Republican
r. - has
his separation from the Douglas Squattera,
and declared his intention to support Abraham
| Lincoln. Says Dr.. Benson:
uone might as we'll vote for d woman as to
support Uouglas, whe is but q cats paw in the
hands Of the South to throw the election into
| The House or Senate, where no one except 9
thorough going pro slavery man can stand ever
shadow Of a chance. Douglas caonot ba
elected; DreckinEidge must not be; therefore il
is the duty of eyery patriotic cltiz=n Who il op
posed to the extension Of pro slavery rule, o.
Of The continuance ofa corrupt Administration
to c.st his vote directly for Abraham Lincoln
and thus put . stop at once 70 the sect'ona
chickering's which row divide the Denocratl
marty asd distract the country.'
The California correspondent Of the Ne'
York Cou,,er and Enquirtr says Mr. Lincol
will receive many thousands Of yotes ther
which would not have been given for any othe
prominent Republican.
The Washington Star has informatio
Tint Hon. ". L. Richardson, Of Illinois, d,
ctares that. as between the election OF Breckit
ridge aud Lincoln, be prefers the triumph Of tt
, latter.
Ibis needs confirmation.
DEMONSTRATION. Horace Maynard, Of Tel
nessec, apo4 4e at Knoxville on the 7th. No ca
l did man, be said, believed that there was
remote chance Of electing either Douglas
johnson, while he regarded the chances
:, Lincoln Us decidedly good for an election, b
would deplore such an event. lie urges unit
on Bell aud Everett. The Nashville -Bdnntr a
9 nounccs tba. Hon. II. P. Gentry, Hon. char]
, R.aay, Hon. Barclay Martin, and Sterling
$ Cockr,l, Esq, Of Tennessee, have left tue b
i and Esrett ra1ks, and declared for DrccklnEfd
= and Lane.
! The Syracuse, n. r, Journal says:
e "The DemoGratic Committee Tor the Seco
d Assembly Districa have resolved to 1ecogn
n John C.. Breckinridge as the only true
!; regular caudidate OF the National Uemccf
it Tor the oliice Of President ot the United otst
10 and Joseph Lane, as the only true and regu
$. candidate for the Office Of Flce-Pres'dent, q
o. that the Colaulttee also hereby rasi'y aud '
e, sustain them in the present campaign.
IL The Bell and Everett organs Of Geor
re- concede TINT State 10 Breckenridge and La
to despite the Democr. lie divisions. as the chc
OF electors, for want oi sr :hse!:::z majority
Of either ticket, will probably deyolve upon
es Leei.l,.ure, according to the peculiar law
Of Georgia on this suYsct. 4 large msjorit!
~ ~ the members OF the present Legislature Of t
a. State are known to BE- for the Breckinri
us ticket.
.e -, Eastern papers eay that the proposed
ii. sion between the Irish- Catholic Douglasite
be New York and the Simon Pure American Il
~ ers-the coalition Of Erastus Brooks and a.
at bishop uughes-is likely to fail It will no
'ut abandoned. certainly, without thorough
'cn fort at fusion.
,alf ExPREs1pxxr p,ERcE.-The Boston Iost !
lus fishes letter from ex President Pierce to I
eus eus B, F. uAllett, dated June 29. Mr. Pierce
that Mr. uallett's rejection as delegate
:. Baltimore was, in bis judgment, !" a clear
la,ion of right" but that the wrong Was
1nore palpable than Mr. Hallett's vindicasio
red sound principles and Of his claims to seat
,,;x conclusive and triumphant He thinks tha
,sra msjority report Of the Committee on Gre
49,. tial, was calculated to eunder the Convent
~, and SAYS: "There has been, in fact, no q
e., nation made ia conformity with the establi
49,. and recognized usages Of that orgauiza
ar and hence sound aud faithful men will
nothing in the proceedings, so fsr as the n
! :. nees arc concerned, to bind their party fen
,mi. Hinder these circumstances, it would Or
:og- him very much ii the Democracy everyw
ny, would unite in the support of Ar. Breekin'
hich and Gen. Lana'
,ort, The yorE OF DELLEvuE, IowA.-1n 1856
tne vote Of Bellevue Was for remont, II FillE
tho 81: buchanan, 81. 4 thorough canvass q
the town has Just been completed, and Liucol
de- szyks1r-rua4E MAJORITY over all parties.
our Hon. T. G. Davidson, Representative
the III. Congressional District Of Louisiana
: On taken the stump for BreckinEidge and Lar
wed Hon. John ". Noeli, Of Missouri, b
c1pe declared for Mr. Douglas, Charles Jones.
.thar Of Franklin County, has CONS out rs
, un- inridxe candidate for Congress in opposit
Per- him.
'.'es, ~ e., Hon. ". E. Bouligny, Of Louisiana
!: but last winter, announced his intention Of 81
thus ing Mr.. Douglas, has declared for Bell AZ
,ses erett-
riJrs % "A subscriber writing from Highlan
and Ohio, Says: ':0ur District is misrepre
the By ons uowazd-m dirty doughfaee
party r.-:-..a. u. .h.-hi,, 3,.o
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