Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-09-05
N EWS ITEMS.

Tho Virginia Democratic State.con
vention met.ih2 Richmond On August
31st. A straight Douglas ticket was
nominated and much enthusiasm and
confidence prevailed. Hon. John S.
Williams, N. G. for the Norfolk Dis
trict ina speech tonight heartily ad-
vocatcs the election Of Douglas.
Senator Douglas spoke in Norfolk,
Virginia on the 2eth; he met with an
enthusiastic reception. During the
speech one Of the Breckenridge elect
ors asked him would the South be
justified in seeding from the Union,
in case Of Lincoln's election. He an
swercd No! lie was then asked what
action he would take III case the South
did secedo and he answered, boldly.
that shonldathey try it, he would serve
them Us they had served john Brown:
This bold declaration, made in the
presence aud teeth Of the.disunionists,
elected loud expressions of applause
and admiration. - Hundreds Thereto.
fore opponents declared their intention
to support him. IaTheA people, OF the
South are loyal to tile Union, and the
politicians cannot lead them astray.
In another part oft days paper We
publish q story in regard to the resus.
citation Of the pirate Hicks. OF course
it is q hoax; but i seems to have kick
ed up considerable of IN excitement
in the Metropolis: '1fsuch thing had
occurred the questions arising out, Of
itwould have afforded subject for con
siderable discussion, and the fact it.
self wonld have made 4 first rate nu-
eleus tor q sensation romance. n
tits reported that" Garribaldi has
landed in Calabria, with a large force
and was expected soon to make 4 de-
scent upon Naples. . Garribaldi is a
cruel thorn III the. side of the Bour-
bons. lie also intends to- wrest Vene.
tia from the grasp Of Austrian tyranny
which if he attempts it will further
complicatc the political affairs Of the
continent and perhaps be the cause
Of q general European war;; s1.-'t
The San Francisco correspondent Of
the New York Tribune says: ieif't
The Breckenridge men had a ratif.
cation in the evening Of tho 9th ult. =
The posters invited NIL democrats" to
be present. The Douglas men under
stood that they were included under
this invitation, and they attended, out.
numbered the other faction, and out
voted them whenever any question was
put to the meeting. Breckenridge has
few sympatlhizers in this city, outside
Of tho list Of Federal office holders and
professional politicians Calhoun Ben.
ham, Y. s. District Attorney, tried to
speak, at tho meeting, but he was fire.
qucntly interrupted by such cries as
''dry up; your hands arc bloody "who
killed Broderick??' and so forth. Such
questions made Bcnham very angry,
and the more furious he became the
more they tainted him. 49,,
The Breckenridge men will probably
attempt to hold no moro ratification
meetings in San Francisco.
The New York Times of Monday
says that it has the best authority for
stating that the Mexican question is
on the point of being pcrcmptorily set
tied by a decisive intervention Of four
Of the. great powers, viz: France; Eng
land, Spain and NIexico,s to which they
invite the adhesion of the United States
but which they propose to carry into
effect even should the United States
refuse that adhesion. The basis Of
federation for allrrcligious opinions, and
VIA modified esta s1;!!::sshmcnt for a Ro.
man Catholic church, are understood
tohavs been already accepted bJ the
Constituencies under Juarez on
the one part, and the clerical party
under Miramon On the other. Al ar.
1nistioc of twelve months duration is
to be declared between the portions
Of Mexico, occupied BY each arc to be
held without dispute by the actual &C.
cupants, Joint action being taken to
secure the carrying on of necessary
business of the public administration
.>.>1 <l... ;..+~:......~> ..f e.a.... ~ a
time to be hereafter fixed, the people
Of Mexico are to be called upon to
elect between the two principles repre-
scented, and the respective leaders
pledged themselves to resign all their