New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-15
POLITICAL.
The Democratic State Convention OF Alabama,
preparing for grand Democratic breakup emoodeo
in its platform the two following resolutions:

prepaIipo for a grand Democratic breakup, embodied
in it, platform the two following resolutions:
Rsoirsd further That deeaates to the Chneston Cou
vetCn are hereby Sc,os 1ssospns dny
the rights Of South a. asserted IN the foregoing oo ~ &
stance tho propositions embraced in the preceding
prior nominating candidates mr. delegates 70 sad
are hereby positively Instructed to withdraw iher from
R,orfa That an FJecutive Committee to CONSIST Of one
fron each Congressional District be appointed whose duty
shsIl be- in the event that deeaes withdraw from tne
Cbs,ton Conven 10 call Convention Of the Democracy
of Ast ana meet ct early day to consider nat oe''
be done.
In accordance with the requirement of the last res
oluion. the President of the Convention, the Hon.
+. s. Lyon, has appointed the following named gen.
temep to perform the work assigned them n the event
Of breakup in the Charleston Convention: Gen.
T. l.. Tonimin of Mobile; Gen. +. ID. King OF Perry;
]. Withers Clay of Nadison @. II. Hobbs Of Lime
stone; w. II. Fornsy of Calhouni John A. Elmore OF
Montgomery; Z. C. Bullock Of Barbour.
Speaking of the recent Republican triumph in Chi
caQo, The Press and Tribune Gays:
"The result is the most crushing and entire defeat
tina, The Democracy and Douglasism have ever sus-
tanned in Chicago. IL bore with it pecunary features
which have become adjunct and incident 10 conests al
the ballot boz. The sporting men and excited pol-
clans had gone in largely back their views and opn-
ions and naturally the cloud so dark to some has TO
others it's silUsr lining We hear OF Dumer ius cases
of losst far in the hundreds several bets OF
boxes of cigars etc. One enthusiast oses his horse
and buggy, another watch and seals. The RePu5h-
cans swept the field and won every bet, remarkable
circumstance due TO the figures gong beyond tne lns
of the most eptbusastic Republican. The practice OF
betting on election is not here in discussion we are
only af or Mr.. Gradgrinds facts The oeaoquarters
of the Young Mems Republican Club were thronsed
throughout the day by eas or and Joyous epuoncans;
Sneec6es were made cheers given, and everybody had
free Iecourse to whatever was moderately demons'r&
tive in the line of working of enthusiasm notable
feature of the afternoon was the turn out OF he yer
msn Republicans I've scarcy need 10 use the last term
of the Sixth and Seventh Wards who marched thfouSn
our streets in procession some two thousand strong,
led off oy several bands aud bearing enblems promi-
u. Mt among which ill starred i'eless footters;
hung head do@nwards, symbol verybody ~o1id
teryersely connect with the fowl that appeared IN
min AZURE at the head Of the Democratic TICKET, 80
sadly slaughtered on TUESDAY. Among these oer-
mans vas the German Stonecutters Association, Two
hundred strong, who have done yeoman service In Tue
hardest of the conflict. OF these stonecuters were
the ffy.fve worBmep OF William Z. Deakman, pro-
prietor of stone yard in the Tenth Ward, who were
fed off by their own band of music. These gallant
fellows have wrou, ht Dobly in the campaign, their
employer continuing toeir wages and doing everything
to ad them in the work OF resdeemiDg the Tenth
Ward AZ these German and Scandinavian Repnoll-
cans passeo through the streets the vees enthusiasm
WAS manifested along the entire line OF march,
These men are bouseholders, many OF them land
owners. and all Of them at work at rearing homes In
Chicago"
washington
writes:
wet blanket over the shoulders of Mr. Douglas. South
en men say his late nth side speeches In the Senate
have done this and that he has thus proved on the
of available ty, to be good for noihng Inc he
publicans here hold up the Chicago election az test
aueston between Douglas and the Republicans on the
Presidential ISSUE and say that the result shows the
unshakeD strength of that paramount idea OF the Re-
publican partyhostil ~ to the extension OF Slavery.
Consequently Seward Is looming up as the inevitable
caudidae of the Chicago Convention. Nor can his al
peIiOr claims 10 the nomination be Denied when from
The Hard Shell Purans Of Massachusetts, the free
thinking Germans of Illinois, and the miscellaneous
Republican materials of California, Seward is pro-
Dounced the man,.
-Par.on Brownlow, sermonizing in bis last paper
upon Democratic stealing" says:
For the life Of can't see that the stealing Of
negroes property, by the Aboltonists is any bet
ter in a moral point OF view, than the stealing OF
lager amounts in money, by the Democracy. All the
pepr) stoen in year, by the Aboltioniss, sold at
bgb prices in the South, woud not amount 10 one half
Of the amount of money stolen from our Government
by the party 10 power. There is this redeemng trait
in the Democratic ranks They steal In every Custom
House and every port in the Union. Their forgsres
and robbeIies are in all the Land.Onices among all
the contracts, pension claims ana 1overhmeht %9rks
going op both North and SOuth. As thieves, robbers
and plubdeIels, they literally know no North, no
South, DO East no West They are one glorons baud
Of robbers who everywhere act in concert their hopes
and aims being one y
Carl Sch Irtz in his speech at the Republican State
Convention of wisc nsip, said he was perfectly willing
TO vote for any candidate who would place himself
fairly on the Republican PLATFORM but he thought it
beet to seek him within the limits of the organization.
be did not think the Republicans would be willing to
become parties TO agreement according TO the terms
Of which the lstteI-day old-ine Wings, the old-hne
Americans and who knows what other old lines, viii
furnish the platform and candidate while the Repub-
licaDs will have to furnsh the votes.
Resolutions have been introduced in the Pennsyl-
wanna Legislature, contemp plating the purchase OF that
portion of Virginia known as the Panhandle IL
empowers the Governor TO appoint three Commisson-
ers TO meet similar number to be appointed on behalf
Of Virginia, to negotiate such cesslon The Pennsyi
vania Commissioners to report the terms aud con-
dops il any agreed TO- to the next sessions Of the
Legislatures Of the two States.
The Washington Star says that the action of the
MARYLAND Legislature upon the course Of MIR. Henry
Winter Davis in the contest for the Speakership, has
done more than aught else TO take the wind out Of the
sails of Mr.. Bates; as il has been received proof
positive that the electoral vote Of the State will be
given TO the nominee of the Charleston Convention,
whoever be may be.
The VirginaDs of Lexington, KY, celebrated the
birthday of Washington with addresses and debate
by a literary society. The question debated was,
Ought the South adhere to The Union in the event
Of the election of William II. Seward 10 the Presi-
dency?"
AT the recent town elections in Erie County the
Republicans elected l2 Supervisors TO the Democrats
9 and Americans 4. A correspondent writes us that
the Republican Cause is gaining strength in Erie