New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-29
POLITICAL ITEMS.

BELL AND EVERETT N TExAs.-We have received
printed slip containing an account OF an enthusis
astic Bell and Everett meeting at Galveston last
Thursday. A large crowd was in attendance, and
speeches were made by Messrs. Ballinges, Howard,
and DR.. Levi Jones. A series Of resolutions were
adopted, among which is one instructing the ex-
ecutiye committee to correspond with the friends
ef the party Of the Constitution and the Union
throughout the State, with the view. by all honor
able means, Of promoting the success of Bell and
Everett, A correspondent, writing from Calves
ton, gives us the following particulars Of the
meeting:
The meeting was large aud enthusiastic, and the
| friends Of the Union seemed animated with hope
and determination. The principal speech Of the
evening was made by one OF our resident lawyers
/ who occupies position at the bar in this State
i second to none Mr.. Banger, albeit no politician
and unused to making political speeches, delivered
one of the ablest and most telling political ad-
/ dresses ever listened to. In mastery manner
he dissected the position and principles of the
6 Ianceyites,h and showed the failacy of their
views and their inadequaey to save the Union in
its present time of danger. | may venture to
assert that there was no man within the sound Of
his voice if his true convictions were expressed,
but would say the only salvation of the country
lay In the Constitutional Union party; standing, as
4 it does, upon the platform Of : the Constitution
i the Union, and the enforcement of the laws He
4 was followed by other speakers, who guaranteed
for the party that is now rising like the fahlet
bird of yore,n from the ruins of the old parties
fealty 10 the Union and devotion to the tshod
country, and who spoke in glowing terms OF oul
Il standard d-bearers The Constitutional Union Clut
OF Galveston has entered into the contest with {
spirit well worthy of emulation.
About the political tendencies of the State a
i large we are at the present time unable to say
anything definite. In the election through which
we have just passed many local issues were intro
duced and OF course the minds OF the people wert
Il ed frAn thn
. issues involved This election can therefore b'
: taken no criterion of what the vote will be ii
November The Bell and Everett movement il
Y certainly gaining ground. The different Uniol
|. meetings throughout the State are advocating
conyocation of the conservative men for the pur
pose OF uniting on an electoral ticket ! think th
!; idea will be acted out some time in September.
I iudicious fusion of the Bell and Houston men
: thereby combining the elements of conservativ
opposition, may carry the State for the Union car
: didates in Novembers and strenuous efforts. whie
in my opinion will be successful are making t
: bring about this result. We labor at presen
under the disadvantage OF being unorganized; le
/ an organization be perfected and our cause wi
receive an impetus in the State which will SUI
prise it's most sanguine friends. Do not yet despa
wholly Of Texas. 81.
! TESTIMONY OF AN oPPoSEST.-Charles Irving
Esq. a prominent Democratic politician and editt
in Virginia, who at one time edited paper
: Nashville, Term, where Mr.. Bell resides, recent
\ \ made speech ia l4ynehhurg, in which, anon
other things, he declared as follows;
He said thai no resolutions had been adopted b
2 the Stannton Convention relative TO Bell and Eve
3 et for theYhad enough to do to take care OF then
d. selves. He said that, Of his personal klt9srtedq
Bel sods sound on TIE sldnefg question. He AZ
mtted that Democracy was in bad condition, aH
e. il it could notbe triumphant hoped that John Be
s would.
!. GooD FoR Mr.. BkEckiNRrpeE.-The New Yer