Daily national Democrat., 1860-09-12

The great difficulty in noticing an assem-
blaCe such as took place, IS not to underrate
the crowd. Seven hundred persons, repre-
sen,a,iyes from every district of kentucky,
we're present Delegates from cighty-four
counties were in the city, and proxies from
three other counties insisting upon being
represented Delicacy restrained the coun-
ties adjoining from expressing the will of the
people who were not represented in person
if this had not been done ninety-ive couu-
ties would have answered to the call
We wish to call attention to the members
who composed the Convention. Never, in
the experience Of many conventions, have we
seen one in which the same deep seated ear
uestness was exhibited 1t was emphatically
composed OF the farmers, merchants. lawyers
and doctors-mc who have not mixed IN
po itics. There is nothing more true than
the statement of the Brcckinridgeites, that
We the friends of Douglas, had no speakers
If 10y speakers they meant politicians
but it is to be said in our favor that, without
organization or speakers, we have crushed
ont Breckinridgeism or disunionionism.
There was little or no noise or confusion.
Perfect quiet and attention prevailed in the
ussemblagc The circumstance was remarked
by all who were in the house, and all who
saw the Convention. While they exhibited
the determination and zeal that has never
been paralleled in a State Convention, 1t was
not attended 10y that coffee house enthusiasm
or bar room courage that too frequently dis
graces the representatives, of the people. =
Cool, calm and reflective, representive col
lection of the people of Kentucky, it com
manded the respect and admiration OF even
the oppo0ents of the Democratic party
Even the friends of Major Breckenridge,
greatly in the minority, and embittered
against the Democratic candidate, declared
that it was one of the gravest aud most ear
nest Conventions they had ever seen, They
sought to avoid the fact of the Democratic
strength by assigning other causes, but it
cannot be denied now in Kentucky that
stephen A. Douglas is the candidate who rep
resents the feeling, not of one-half but nine
teen-tweuGeths of the State Were Bell out
of the way, the whole Union party, with
very few exceptions would go for Douglas.
Were Breckinridge now out of the way, we
would command the strength of all his
friends except those who oppose the Demo
cratic party out of animosjty to Douglas
such men as Silyertooth and Cravens, who
lack courtesy as much rs common sense.
"Tha putrd eXcrescences," they are, "of the
btlllbCl'tlt par H'tullS b'lC SUI Spll :
knife, and in a very fair way to set it.
To our friends abroad we can safely say
that if we do not beat Bell in Kentucky
we will run him about as close race as he
ever was put to- We have cleaned out tn,
"quarter nag" and We intend to finish Bell
! Look out, "Oppositionn 1t is not Breckin-
ridge who is now to be beaten, but the un-
conqucrable Douglas.
IMMENSE MEETING AT NEwAEK.-On th,
evening of August 22d, Douglas and John.
son ratidcationmeetiug was held at Newark
New Jersey a dispatch says: "An immens
concourse of people were gait cred togethe
on the occasion. About half past eight o..
clock Douglas arrived from New York, an,
entered the building where the meeting wa
held. lie was received with the most arden
enthusiasm, the people standing up an,
cheering for several minutes. Several speak
ers addressed the meeting, but the speecl
| looked for was that Of Douglas
THE Louisville (Ky) Journal says: "W,
speak what we do know when we say that
! Immediately after the late Kentucky election
/ it was seriously contemplated in importan
/ quarters to have John c. Breckenridge with
draw from his position as candidate for til,
Presidency. For AT least two or three dav
it was doubtful what the decision would be
Finally the conclusion was arrived at tina
Brcckinridge should remain upon the tract
and things be permitted so take their course
every influence being brought to bear Il
strengthen him as much as possible Tn
leaders of his party do not see that they coulo
better promote their views by any change O
the programme at this late day, however
bitterly they may feel the dislppoutmen
created 10y their recent political disaster il
| our State John c. Breckinrlge will not Le
withdrawn, yet he has no hope, nor have
his leading friends any hope in lis behalf
| that he will ever be President, unless Of a
Southern fraction Of Il broken confcdcracy.
AFTER JOE LANE.-The Oregon Statesman
says: Some Of the Joseph-H ties pretent
not to like the platform of the regular con
vcutioG. That platform was adopted al
Charleston, and for fifty seven ballots Lane
tried to get nomination upon i'll Finding
that he couldn't, he event out aud stood" OF
tie disunion, intervention African slave
trade reopening platform, for the empty
honor OF failing the boiling ticket.
PoLlTIcAL MATTERS IN VIRGINGA.-A cores
pondent writing to the Union from Washing
ton under date of August 2lst, says: The
Douglas and Breckinridge Conventions held
by the Virginia Democracy, at Stanton and
Charlottesville, respectively, on the 10th and
lth, resulted in no compromise, though il
was urged by some Of the Breckinridge men.
1t Is evident from the instructions given bv
the Breckinridge Convention to their Flee
tors that they anticipate the necessity OF
dropping breckenridge for Bell in order to
defeat Lincoln
venuon adopted the Charleston platform
with the exception of the Pacific Railroad
and the Cuba planbs. The Virginia State
Rights politicians are utterly hostile to giving
any aid by the Government to a railroad q
the Pacific. This is generally the case alsc
with the State Rights men of the entir,
South. Rhett, on the part Of the South Car
olina delegation to Richmond, repudiated it.
All the secessonists will, of course. resist it
because it might render the Union too strong
for them.
Cor. LANDER.-This gentleman it seem.
has delored for Breckenridge and Lane. W,
had supposed all along that he was fol
Douglas, He has some accounts to settle AT
Washington, having, during his stay in Utah
used much individual discretion in the mat
ter Of negotiations with Indians and outlay.
of money ct cetera. His declaration fol
Brecknridge and the Mexican of the Marion
war" wont hurt him with the present Admin
istration, and we look to see his course hear
tily endorsed at the White House.
WALKERS ADMINISTRATION account.