New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-08-10
! POLITICAL ITEMS.

3 eAI FOLl1lCAL lI6NAS.
The Newark IN. j. Bell and Everett meeting,
| on Wednesday night, was one of the most eHthIl-
| siastic ever held in the State There were meet
ngs inside and out of the tteater, and for hours an
undiminshed ringing OF great bells and little bells,
| amid the sound 81 mnsic, the blazing of torches,
the firing of rockets, Roman candles. and all the
grand displays If the pyretechnic art. There were
cluhs present from Jersey City and New York, and
delegations from Patterson, Orange and elsewhere.
1t was nearly midnight when the New York dele
CATION returned, in the boat chartered by them for
the occasion. They made the air ring with their
cheers aud music, and blaze with their displays Of
| fireworks Tile Newark clubs were qnite equal to
them in enthusiasm and in cheers for Bell and
Everett. They gave their guests hearty welcome,
and did not leave them until all were on board.
The Newark meeting opens the New Jersey cam
paign Over it presided Hon. Silas Condit, at the
age of So, old patriot, true lover Of his coun
try one who was in his youth when the Constitu-
tion was born aud who stands by it and its friends
now. New York Express.
sAvANNAM, July 31.-A Douglas ratification
meeting was held here on Monday evening, when
Mr.. johnson delivered powerful speech, occupy.
ing two hours. Some slight disturbance occurred
during the speech from portion of the crowd who
srove TO interrupt the speaker by yells and hisses
but the confusion was only temporary.
The SIeNs OF THE TInEs--The Mobile Advertiser
an able organ Of Bell and Everett, says:
| There is no installing the signs of the times
There never was cause advancing with such
rapidty az is our cause now and it is destined to
/ sweep over the whole country. There is no stay
/ ing It's progress. and our opponents may as well
! take timely warning, and CLEAR THE TRACK
| CoNNEcTIcur. The Bell and Everett State Con
| rention assembled at New Haven on Wednesday
The attendance was good from all parts of the
| State, and the greatest enthusiasm abounded.
| The following electoral ticket was nominated
| Hon. Ebeuezer jackson, of Middletown; Hon
Denis Kimberley, of New Haven; Hon. Charles
| Hawley, Of Stamford; Hon. John A. Rockwell OF
| Norwich; Hon. Charles R. Alsopp, of Middetown
| Hon. Hezekiah Huntington, Of Hartford.
| The convention was ably addressed by r. A,
| Richardson, Esq, Of Boston. Mr., Richardson gave
| a most encouraging account of the doings of the
friends of Bell and Everett in Massachusetts,. Hon
John A. Rockwell, Hon. Charles R. Alsap, Selaf
Stronf, and others, of Connecticut, made stirring
speeches. Letters were read from Hon. Charles
Hawley, Of Stanford, Hon. Leyeritt saltonstali OF
Boston, and others
THE PoLITIeAI PROGRAMME IN New YoRR.--Th
Tribune thinks that on State politics the opposing
Democratic factions will be united, and that the
Republicans will not carry New York, except by
a strong effort.
I ms SoutAeFu deThic, puUilsneu ~ fQlt0n, MIS-
sissipp, and hitherto neutral in politics, has an.
nounced that during the present canvass it will ad.
| vocate the claims of Bell and Everett.
| A meeting of the Constitutional Union Associa-
! Gon was held last evening at their Headquarters
dAe Minute Mems Glee Club sung several patrjotic
songs, exciting repeated cheers aud much enthusi-
| asfI. Mr.. WoFra, of the Sixth Aari, delivered
speech, giving in his adhesion to Bell aud Ey-
erett. [Ibid.
Coos The st. Louis Evening News says:
The Platte Atlas. at Platte City Democratic
paper, was sold the other day by Mr.. Ethan Allen
to three g2ntlemen--two Bell and Everett and one
Democrat who Immediately ed the paper
into Bell aad Everett paper This IL refreshing.
We have nov two opposition papers in Platte
county.
The Union Gnard,ia Bell and Ey4rett cam.
neign club for the Third and Fourth Congressional
Districts, has been organized. President, WIN. s.
Elder, Esq; Secretary. John G. Dawson; Marshal,
dohn 5, Keyser philadelphia Bulletin.
PEopLK's Parry IN DRLAwARe.-H Geo. P.
Fisher has been nominated for Congress by the
Peoples party Of Delaware.
Nav York, Aug, s.--Jno. A. Dix, ex-senator
and present Postmaster Of the city, has written a
letter favorng Breckinridge aud Lane, but recon-.
mendfng Ste cooperation Of alloppnnents Of Lincoln
to decide The Presidential election in this State
against the Republics
Mama Bell and Evere''t Club vas organized
N Miseasset, Maine, on ahe 2sd inst.