Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-09-05
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The Virginia Democratic State con:
vention met in Richmond on August
3lst. A straight Douglas ticket was
nominated and much enthusiasm ana
confidence prevailed. Hon. John S.
Williams, NJ. G. for the Norfolk Dis
trict ina speech tonight heartily adj
vocatcs the election Of Douglas.
Senator Douglas spoke in Norfolk.
Virginia on the oeth; he met with an
enthusiastic reception. During the
speech one Of the Breckenridge elect
ors asked him would the South be
justified in seeding from the Union,
in case Of Lincoln's election. lie an
swercd No! lie was then asked what
action he would take in case the South
did secedc and he answered, boldly.
that should they try it, he would serve
them as they had served John Brown.
This bold dccl ara.ion, made in the
presence, aud teeth Of the, disunionists,
elected loud expressions Of applause
and admiration. Hundreds ofhereto.
fore opponents declared their intention
to support him. The people Of the
South arc loyal to the Union, and the
politicians cannot lead them astray.
In another part Of to. days paper. we
publish a story in regard to the resus-
citation OF the pirate Hicks. OF course
it is hoax; but il seems to have kick
ed up considerable of IN excitement
in the Metropolis. 1fsuch thing had
occurred, the questions arising out Of
itwould have Afforded subject for con-
siderable discussion, and the fact it.
self would have made first rate nu-
cleus tor sensation romance.
It's reported that, GarribalJi has
landed in Calabria, with a large force
and was expected soon to make. a de-
scent upon Naples. Garribaldi is a
cruel thorn in the side Of the Bour-
bons. lie also intends to- wrest Vene.
tin from the grasp Of Austrian tyranny
which if he attempts it will further
complicatc the political affairs Of the
continent and perhaps be the cause
, Of q general European war. = t.
The San Francisco correspondent Of
the New York Tribune says: l4r't
The Breckenridge men had rati6-
cation in the evening of tho 9th ult.-l
The posters invited all democrats" to
be present. The Douglas men under
stood that they were included under
this invitation, and they attended, out.
numbered the other faction, and out
voted them whenever any question was
put to the meeting. Breckenridge has
few sympathizers in this city, outside
Of the list Of Federal Office holders and
professional politicians. Calhoun Ben.
ham, U. S. District Attorney, tried to|
speak at tho meeting, but he was fire.
qucntly interrupted by such cries as
"lry up; your hands arc bloody "who
killed Broderick?" and so forth. Such
questions made Bcnham very angry,
and the more furious he became the
more they tainted him.
The Breckenridge men will probably
attempt to hold no more ratification
meetings in San Francisco.
The New York Times of Monday
says that it has the best authority for
stating that the Mexican question is
on the point of being pcrcmptorily set.
tied by decisive intervention Of foul,
Of the great powers, viz: France, Eng
land, Spain and Mexico, to which they
invite the adhesion of the United States
but which they propose to carry into
effect even should the United States
refuse that adhesion. The basis of
federation for allrcligious opinions, and
pfa modified establishment for Ro.
sanan Catholic church, arc understood
to have been already accepted by the
Consti,utionalists under Juarez on
the one part, and the clerical party
under Miramon On the other. An ar
,nisticc Of twelve months duration is
to be declared between the portions
Of Mexico, occupied by each arc to be
held without dispute by the actual &C.
cupants, joint action being taken to
secure the carrying on Of necessary
business of the public administration
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time to be hereafter fixed, the people
of Mexico are to be called upon to
elect between the two principles repre-
sented, and the respective leaders
pledged themselves to resign all their
authority and arms into tho hands of
the government TINS designated under
the sanction of the intervcnin. pow
ers. Our own Government is under
stood to have announced that while
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