Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-29
Political,

Col. Isaac Hull Wright has received early
reward for his services at Charleston and Bal
timore, having been appointed and confirmed
as superintendent of the Springfield armory.
Owen Loyejoy, the anti.slavery member
from Illinois, has been nominated for re-elec.
ton to congress, from the third congressional
district in that state.
The Chicago Press says that w. S. Graf, q
Fillmore elector in 1856, has declared in favor
of Lincoln and Hamlin. Mr. McAchran, an
other Fillmore elector in 1865, was a dele
gate to the recent republican state convention
of Iowa, from Davis county, and was the tenn
porary chairman of the convention.
The democratic committee in Philadelphia
have split, one portion calling for Douglas
ratification meeting on Saturday evening" and
another for Breckenridge ratification meeting
Monday A proposition has been made to run
Douglas and Breckinridge on a united eector.
al ticket.
Charles Sumner has designated Monday
evening, July 9th, as the date of his proposed
address before the Young Mems Republican
Union of New York. The occasion will un.
doubtedly prove to be the political event Of
the season.
The Washington correspondent of the Bos.
ton Traveller writes as follows -
1t is unhesitatngly said here that Douglas
will not carry an electoral vote. 1t is the de-
termination Of Breckenridge men to run a pure
ticket in every state, and not to affiliate with
the Douglas men in any way, openly avowing
nrpforpnpp for tho alaption nj inooI, o,-n.
Douglas. Gen. Gushing is now in town, and
evidently Sin state OF mind" He declares
that Douglas has broken the democracy to
pieces, and that he shall receive no aid or
comfort from him or those he can influence.
Gen. Butler swears there shall be no Douglas
ticket run in Massachusetts, if he can help it.
Democrats openly say that Lincoln will be
the next president unless defeated by bad
management on the part of his friends. One
said to Massachusetts senator, "we have
opened to the right and the left, and asked
you to pass between u.s."
The Plymouth Rock, edited by Mr.. Moses
Bates, who has just returned from Baltimore,
gives thorough review of the field, and OF
course announces its purpose to support the
Douglas ticket. 1t closes with saying:
But while we shall support the ticket which
~S'N"HSS VIM tilS MlbHtb VI the ueUlOe"
racy OF our state, and the first congressional
ulslrNt at the same time we shall make no ag-
slesSive night upon any democrat who will op.
pGse sectional abolitionism, aud we trust there
Mn De no attempt to distract the democracy Of
rais nun by unnecessary personal quar-
refs III the canvass.
Inc republicans Of the ninth Illinois district
t'he extreme southern part of the stated have
nominated Hon David + Linegar of Gallatin
county for member of congress. Mr.. Lueoa,
is a strong man, and has taken the field in M
very Gibraltar of Egyptian" democracy
The president has definitely determined M
to fill the vacancy on the bench of the suprem,
court, till next winter 1t was understood tina
Mr.. Gushing was to be appointed, but whe
the pinch came, Mr. Buchanan would not fac
the music, and some Of the Massachusetts dc