New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-17

e. b. Wasbburue; Second Dis,ric. Isaac N. Arnold;
Third District, Owen Lovejoy; Fourth Dist'ic:, vii.
liam Kellogg; Fifth District, Capt. Benjamin NJ. Pr
t.,; Sixth District, Henry Chase Seventh District,
j. F. Cunningham; Eighth District, Joseph Glsspie
Ninth District, David T. Lane.
The Illinois State Journal has the following as-
count Of one of tho Western meetings, which very
fairly stands a. representation for hundred others:
"The Republicans Of Coils and the adjoining coun-
tic held an mpromptu meeting In NATION lac, Friday,
the 10TH which completely ecpsed the late Squs'ter
demopsration held 10 that place. and caused the Sham
Democracy to hide their diminished heads. tappears
that the entire population of several counts emptied
themselves into that thriving town for the purpose OF
ing their devotion TO the Union and the princi
ples Of the Republican party which is about 70 take
charge of the ship of State. We scarcely attempt
to convey an idea Of the numbers present without SUBJ
eepg ourselves TO the charge Of romancing, yet We
can assure our readers that there assembled on
this occafion more than forty Of people .and the
demonstration lie acknowledged upon all hands 10 be
far more imposing in numbers and display than any
meeting ever held in Eastern Illinois. Three stands
for the speakers erected In the spacious Fair
Grounds adjacent to the to wn, and the crowd were
electrified BY the brilliant efforts Of the Hon. VIM.
Kellogg, the Hon. Owen Lovejoy, the Hon. 5. A.
Hurbut, the Hon. Martin p Sweet, the Rev. j. Ferre,
and others. At sunset the crowd adjourned 10 the
IL,
II Msthepy, Wright, Underwood, and others. The
Wide.Awakes were present from Charleston, Paris,
&C., and turned out with over 600 torches, which,
together with fireworks, bonfres, &C., kept the town
in baze until midnight In the way OF alegoricai
representations banners notices. and other parapher-
MALTA incident TO such occasions the display was su-
perb. Among the best things which we saw was
two.story carriage containing get OF young ladies'
repi eeeDng the States the first floor, and like set
composed Of smaller girls in the second story. TINS
beautiful appearance was the admiration OF the crowd
Another carriage conveyed pyramid OF young ladies,
and made fine show. An omnibus full OF girls repre-
sented the different States, and upon platform in the
rear sat little girl In black representing Kansas tcM
tie door closed on her. II would fill q column and
more were we to enter into full description. Suffice
it TO raw that the Republicans of Eastern Illinois are
awake and at work, confident OF glorious victory 10
November"
"A correspondent writes thus concerning Repub-
lican rally in St Andrews, Orange County, N. Y;
" Some live Republicans securing the attendance OF
VIM. c. Doane of Binghamton, and James g. Graham,
eeq., Of Ulster, announced meeting at st.
Andrews on Saturday evening, llth inst. Although
only announced a day or two, the audience was
too great for the largest room in the place. aud they ad
jouIned to the park belonging to the Hotel Dr. Doane
on being announced gave two hours address, which
was enthusiastically received He ably reviewed the
legislation Of Congress from the Administration OF
to Polk, in regard to Slavery in the Ter
ritores, showing repeated exercise Of adverse ls-
pislaon to the pecuar institution and noticing the
great change since 1867 He tried James Buchanan,
and ft urd him guilty Of the charge of Eederam-of
opposition to the principles of Jefferson Madison, and
ali the principles Of Democracy until va come to the
modern Southern Democratic doctrine IL regard to the
negro, and there only found him agreeing with the
party called Democratic. He next gave scathng
history of the Lecompton Kansas faud AID the cor
rupt and extravagan expenses Of the Administration.
Looked in at the reefght at Charleston and Baltimore
the double-headed Democratic unity
-sketched the Chicago Convention Of freemen, and
briefly drew the portraits Of the Republican nominees,
closing with an earnest appeal all patriots to be up
and doing for Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hsnlin:
Late the hour was the audience yocfer0usly called
for the gallant Graham who responded, briefly touch
ing with his usual happy skid the salient points OF the
Opposition and rapidly presenting the true principles
and aims of the Republican party, and the claims OF its
suffrages of all wel-wishers for the
glory and perpetuity of the great COnfederacy. On
Friday next Town Club is to be formed-so the ball
is moving"
Mr.. Joseph B. Varnum, IT,, who has been promi-
nent in the American organization, has written the
following letter to Senator Bsbcock, who recently
his intention to vote for Lincoln:
&C. r. BABcocK, esq.-My Dear Sir: / have just
one sent me- and cannot help writing 70 express my
general concurrence in your views Of duty at the next
election. shall vote for Lincoln. should have pre-.
ferred Bell and Everett, but do not know that shall
effect Of supporting them either OF the other candi-
dates would be to aid in carrying the election TO the
House Of Representatives, than which hardly any
greater political calamity could. in my Judgment, be
inflicted on the country outright revelation and
en- not that revolution would not be the result
There would certainly be degree of bitterness aud
corruption in contest there for the Presidency which
has been but family foreshadowed in the recent con-
test for Speaker and it would probably end in failure
TO elect BY the House, and the consequent choice BY
tie Senate for Vice President and acting President Of
Joseph Lane, who is of all the caI the least
fitted for the place. If it be said that sacrificing
principle have to that the experience OF all
political parties during the last few years has shown
TO my mind that it is upon the sound
Judgment and ability OF the men VINO are elevated 70
Of principles laid down by the parties who nominate
them. They very generally believe in aud act upon
those principles rather than those of the oppo.
site party but policy mot Rs sHs ,. sG%
than the letter of these hastily constructed plat
forms which are drawn up TO catch the votes of every
body and not therefore, entirely satisfactory TO
any do not therefore, feel that the course Of
candidates is by any means to be determined by the in
scrptons their party banners. We are to judge of
the future by the past Now either the Republicans
right in saying that Congress has the power to pro-
hbit Slavery in the territories, or the Breckenridge
men are right in asserting that it bias not that power
Both are, in my opinion, wrong in contendng that it is
polite to exercise the power either to prohibit TO
protect 1t seems to me perfectly clear that Douglas
cannot be right IN denying the power 70 congress put
admitting II indirectly in territorial Legislature Yet
as he understood to oppose any action by Congress
in protecting Slavery, he occupies ground between
the two extremes which in spite of his Nebraska bill
and other denominations would have gwen him very
position with moderate men had he been
the united candidate of the Democracy and thus been
invested with an odor of nationality His theory about
territorial legislative interference might have been left
10 the courts should arise. The subject would
have been out of Congress But he occupies now no
position which gives him any prospect Of an election
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