Daily national Democrat., 1860-09-06
A Breckinridge Meeting at La Porte.
La PORTE. AUG. 3lst.

La PORTE, Aug. 3lst
EDIron DrMocRAr:-A meeting of the
Breckenridge wing,of the Republican party
was held here last night, which was address
ed by Dr. B. j, Coil, an eX-member of the
Assembly and at present a candidate for that
office. As the Doctor is quite a character
and has a reputation here, large crowd col
lected to hear what he would have to say on
the occasion. Mr.. Graham, President of the
Breckngriige Club took the Chair, Mr..
Enge acting as Vice President, and Mr.
Taylor Secretary. Loud calls were made for
Coil, who came forward and commenced his
speech 10y saying that he was going to
slaughter all who didn't like Breckinridge
Lane and some who did who had formerly
been Know Nothings. Here the Chairman
was seen to tug at the speakers coat tail and
by his looks entreat him to let up on the X.
Ms The audience took the joke, many Of
them present knowing that Graham had been
q Democrat almost ever since he left Nevada
County. But the Doctor used to cutting up
things, and thinking this good odsubject sailed
in. He said the Know Nothings couldn't
keep California after they had conquered her,
no more than the Noors and .Spauiards
could keep old Spain. At this Chairman
subsded slightually, while others of the par
ty were seento edge towards the door. But,
says the speaker no sooner do We get rid of
them than up jumps Douglas and takes cons
mand of the ship of State. He said Il give
his own language Douglas is no officer; he
has started off with the ship on sand bar;
is fast erowding her towards the Niagara
Falls, opposite Louisville, Kentucky, AMI will
push her over with all on board unless Jeemes
Breckenridge or John c. Buchanan comes
to the rescue. At this the admirers of Old
Abe set up perfect howl of delight, which
seemed to encourage the speaker, who pro-
ceeded to say that he charged it upon Joe
lloge and Eugene Casserley that they had
seduced Gov. Downey, and thereby split the
Democratic party and got the two factions
to waring with each other, making more
noise than two cats, which, from a distance,
one would think that they (the cats) were
devastating each other, but when you come
to get close to them you see that they were
doing nothing Of the Kind Immense ap-
plause greeted this patriotic sentiment and it
was some time before the speaker could get
breath to proceed, but when he did, he ad-
yised the members of the party, and especi-
ally of the club to stick to breckenridge :;
not to go to reading the political history of
their country, and particularly Of the Demo.
cratic party, or they would find themselves
in the the same party with Gen. Winn, Cen
Denver, and others who were supporting
Douglas and Johnson.
1t may be some kind of consolation to
those gentlemen to know that the Doctor
says if they will turn in and support Breck-
inridge they will be received with the biggest
kind of an embrace. The speaker then pro-
ceeded to eulogize 'Jeemes Bochannan ; said
to outsiders, his administration appeared to
be an expensive one but that he had done a
heap for the country. He had conquered the
war upon the kingdom of San Juan, all of
which was expensive business.
Here the crowd got so noisy I could not
get hold of his concluding remarks, which
were something about the big bird, accom-
panied by gestureswhich were truly inimita-
ble. lie said it would be impossible for him
to make an intelligent speach in less than
four hours while the crowd unanimously
voted he could tell all he knew in as many
minutes wish it was in my power to give
you the whole of the speech, which is con-
sidered the best thing of the season. But as
we are to have young man from Downie-
vile to make US speech, who is candidate
for Senatorial honors and isq quite as cunning
as the Dr., l will wait and send you that
DEMOCRAT.