Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-07-30


Hon Daniel W. VOORHEES, has been nominated for Con-
eress by the Democrats of the Seventh Congressional
Disrct in Indians IL Is represented by John u.
Davis This il u capital nomination. Mr. voorhees, Is
Que OF the ables and promising young men in the
nation He was originally opposed the nomination OF
Nr Douglas bu. like good Democrat he cordially sup
pored him after he had been selected at Baimore, aud
will render essential service IN aid Of his election
The Frankfort, Ky teegraphc reporter Of the Asso-
cated Press did tell the truth in reference to the
Yancey Disunon Convention, which recently assembled
there He stated that counties we're repre-
sened when in fact ONLY s<ty counties represent
ed of the one hundred aI fur in the State. Some del
egates spoke for three or four counties Not single
county in the Third Congressional District was represent
ed. The Breckinrdgs movement is dead in Kentucky
General Houston is in the field sure enough-against
the world In Lis speech OF the Sh instant he says no
earthly power can force him to withdraw The vote OF
Texas he sure Of Houston electoral ticket is to be run
in Georgia. and New Jersey, and We are assuredone VIZ
be run in Maryland also. Com Stockton has acepted
| the nomination of New York, for Vice President
Whether this will be followed up in all the
other States there evidence yet, but it will tend
still more to em5araSs tho vretclei Democracy
Mr. Keits recent revolutionary letter is operating
finely for Bell aud Everett 1t concocted at eau
Gus of Messrs Crawford OF Georga Curry oil Asoama,
BAyard of Dexare Wigfill of Texas Ashmore of South
Carolina and Lsake Of Virginia. 1t Ia the cry OF "Wo
once Of en-.
The pretliest piece of whipping in, going on just now,
Is the Herads efforts 1rce Fernando Wood and John
Cochrane into the Breekte ranks The Herald has TAX
en- 6nal ground for Breck and Lane.
The Greensboro n c., Patriot learns that John w.
Norwood Eq Of the regular Democratic Candidates
for the Legislature in Orange, las declared for Dell and
Everett We have doubt that Che Patriots nforml-
ton is correct and that his example will be followed by
hundreds of North Carolina Democrats who desire Lin
coins defeat aud know that il cannot be effected by
voting for candidate whose Dame is not run in sui.
fcent number Of States to elect him even If he should
carry them all.
Judge Henderson, delegate from The Second District
of Missouri to the Democratic Conventions at Charleston
and lmore in both Of which he voted for Douglas TO
the last has siace his return become candidate for
Congress and OIL the 81 OF July made bis first speech,
which is reported length in the ST. Louis RepnJeGn
the Douglas organ He gives his constituents the fol-
advice: "I say, stand your cocrs, aud you can't
elect Douglas thea fight for Bell and Everett They are
good meu. have not forgotten the tina when the cry
rang through this district that Bell Aboltonist,
Feesoiler because Of his vote on the Lecompon Con-
sttulion. vent through this district and defended
Bell and Crittanden and Douglas agAins this charge"
The Selma (Aa) Sentinel, (Dem.,) the Breck-
ties Of holding disunion moengs aud then says
"0ur people are not revoutonst5 The great mass Of
them either for Douglas for Bell Oar people will
never breaking up Of the Union, by vault,
ing and ambitious men, to resist the Inauguration Of
| Republican President. Let these men get up revou-
ton in the South and they viii be the first to whom
the gnlotnc will be applied, and that, toO by Southern
| gong
| recpi;ntng" movement.
Extract of letter from Hon. John Y. Brown, mem
Der Of Congress from the 9th district Of Kentucky TO
friend in Washington city: ~ am for Douglas regard
him the nominee of the party, and, having been my
self supported my for Congress by the Democratic
party, canDot consistently turn my back on the caEd
date put forth ct Baltimore There are nottweuty vo
trs in this county for Brecknridge Douglas will carry
this (the 5.h) district by very large minority"
very intelligent ard prominent citizen of Kappa
hammock county, Va in conversation with us Petersburg
helgencer) states that the Democracy of that county
are almost unanimous for Douglas. Our informant
pOican is quiet retired and intelligent citizen of
he county and has no other interest but the t
umph Of the national over the sectional candidate.
The Somervlle (Tenn.) Democrat says: "0ld Fayette
is right Her Democracy aye nearly united on Dou
MsfS9 iah S4 Sa5 3 FSSsRst IL the county where
delegates TO the Breckinridge Convention in Memphis ex
except one, and that is friend Whitmore In all
parts Of the country the Democracy nearly unit for
Douglas"
Ex-Gov VIM. F. Johnston, prominent Fremonter in
1885, having repuliated the platform aud nominees Of
Black Republican party, is now supporting the COnsiitu
tonal Union ticket
The order Of Omitted Sons Of America which has a
vote Of about 1900 in Pennsylvania aud which last fall
voted with the Peoples Party has endorsed Bell and
Everett.
The Tyrone pa Star, which had been suspended for
Time Ieappears in the Of the press with the
llus,riou5 names Of John Bell and Edward Everett
Chas Irving Rsq. addressed an immense audience, at
Phoenix Hall Petersburg, last Wednesday night in favor
of Douglas The Hall was densey crowded and the
speaker received repeated manifestations Of applause.
At the Yarcey Breckenridge rally in Atlanta Georgia,
only forythree persons were present. and at similar
rally in'De kaib county, only two.
Messrs S. NJ Yost and s. IT, Mofiet delegates from
the Tenth Legion the Baltimore Convention publish
document OF tremendous length addressed to the De-
mocracy Of the Eleventh District of the Satc expsna-
ton and defence of their conduct The purpose Of this
five column manifesto is TO vindcate the claim Of Mr..
Douglas to the character Of "a truly conservative and
safe" leader The present calamous condition OF the
divided Democracy particularly at the South is deplor-
ed and all good Democrats aiecionatey invited TO
unite on Douglas
A friend writes the Washington States from Nississip.
p that the Douglas National Democracy Of that State
will in convention the 30th select electors for
the coming canvass The Breckenridge boilers have pre-
dcted that the true Democracy would electoral
ticket in Mississippi They will now have chance to
who is the sirongcstlhe people, the servants Of the
people, The opposition to the bOlter party is destined
TO be stronger than was at first supposed.
Messrs Beasley and Lester viii commence the publi-
cation Of national Democratic paper at Jacksonville
Calhoun county, Alabama to advocate the claims of
Douglas and Johnson This viii make the seventeenth
paper in that State that supports the regular nominees Of
the Democratic party.
n cali Or DOugla5 meeting ~ NasnNHe pears cgnty
signatures headed by those Of Felix Robertson, L. H.
Williamson aud P. Walsh. IL il proposed to form
Douglas Democratic As ocaton, upon which to unite the
Douglas wing of the Democracy OF Tennessee.
An immense Douglas ratification meeting was held in
Mobile Saturday night Three thousand people were
present. and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed. Hon.
Pierre Soule and Hon JOHN FOrsythe addressed the
ing in eloquent and appropriate The Democracy
is thoroughly organized and Mobile overwhelmingly for
Douglas and Johnson.
The Douglas ratification meeting at New Orleans, on
the 10th instant, complete Gen D. Au.
glstn was chosen President and the meeting was ad-
dressed by Hon. Perre Soue Hon. John Forsyhe Of No.
bile Hon. Miles Taylor Maj. Andrew S. Heron, and
Colonel j. Duncan Stewart. The enthusiasm i'm
mense.
large and enthusiastic meeting for the ratification of
Douglas and johnson held at Columbus Ga, on the
18th instant. X. +. Coleman, Esq. presided
The Memphis Appeal publishes the following vote,
which was taken at IIarlbeton's beat Tppah county
Miss on the 18th instant which has for the last four
present did not vote Bell co; Douglas, AZ; Breckin-
ridge, IS.
James Guthrie the late candidate for the Presidency
pronounces the nomination of Breckenridge and Lane
merely sectional nomination and declines supporting it.
There il strong undercurrent setting in in favor of
Bell and Everett both in New York city and In the State
Thousands of old line Democrats, who disguised
with the chicanery and and corruption of the Albany
Regency and unable TO satisfactorily determine the
question of regularity" will give their support to Be
and Everett, while any number Of old line wings who
went into the Republican party, partly from choice and
partly from necessity, will to their first love
and give their influence in favor Of the Constitutional
Union nominees.