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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-07-14
A Douglas Denomination In Nashville.

Saturday moraing the National Democracy at Nashville
met to ratify the nomination Of Douglas and Johnson
The meeting was large aud enthusiastic. Gov. FOOte
stated the object OF the meeting Col V. r. Stevenson
was chosen Chairman and Dr.. A. H. Hurley, Of the
Democratic Central Committee appointed Secretary.
Dr. Felix Robertson the first white born in Nashville,
aud e-lorg Democrat the following letter. Gov.
Foote spoke Of him as having been for fifty years the
intimate associate friend aud counsellor Of jackson,
and as an honest, intelligent fearless, and patriotic
man:
Dr. F. W Robertson presents bis respects to the Dem
ocrate Ratification meeting to-day, and regrets exceed
ingy ha; hs ihealth will not permit him to participate
in the meeting but his heart is in the object lie will
not believe that the Democratic masses can, by wicked
aud designing men, be led of from their cherished and
long observed usage OF giving faithful support to the
regular nominees of their party. No unptejudced mind
viii pretend to deny that Douglas and johnson are the
regular nominees Of the Democratic party for President
aud Vice President Work faithfully from now till No
vembsr aud trust in Providence for the result.
NASHVILLE, July Z, 1860
The meeting enthusiastically united in the adoption
OF resolutions raiog the nomination of Douglas and
johnson, and proposing the assembage Of Convention
in Nashville on the 2S;h inst, for arranging Eecto-
ral ticket Gov Foo;c thea made an able and eloquent
speech for the candidates. He reviewed the history of
the Democratic party proved Douglas and johnson to
be the Democratic nominees and denounced the Sece-
dars' ticket as sectional and Irregular His speech was
Of such length that it concluded in the evening
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Politics Prince George.

Last Thursday Couri-day) was busy day in polite:
at Prince Gsorg, C. H. The friends of Bell and Everett
held an enthusiast ratification meeting which elo
quenty adicessed by W. +. Bo~dsn, ST., Esq and Ro
Boiling Jr, Esq.
The Breckinridge and Lane men also held meeting
an appointed delegates to the Charlottesville COnven
ton.
Lastly the friends of Douglas and johnson had meet
ing One Of the editors Of the Lidsr, who present
says;
I'VE did not hasten over, thought we would
have ample roO butt surprise found the room
quite well filed and on close examination Of the faces
We found quite a number Of old Wing friends who
emed to be highly delighted with the speech which Mr.
Tim Riyes was delivering.
at the close Of Mr.. Rives speech, the meeting
adjourned over to the Court House, where quite a re-
spectacle number OF the citizens Of the county listened
with evident signs Of satisfaction TO eloquent speech
in behalf Of Hon. Stephen A Douglas from towns
man Col H. L. Hopkins"
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ARRIVAL OF THE PIXIES PEAK AND CALIFORNIA
nNERI Nn

ST. JOSEPH July II The Pixies Peak express arrived
last night with advices from Denver City to July 9TH.
The celebration Of the 18th passed of with only shoo-
ing affair at a race.
The recent favorable accounts from the Arkansas
mines are confirmed. Business was still dull but i'm
proving slowly An average of forty trains per day
returning the States and the arrivals decreasing
The weather was hot.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, July l2-The overland San Fran
cisco mail of the 22d has arrived
The bark Camille sailed on the 2lst for Melbourne,
with cargo OF flour and wheat of the crop of 1860.
Ten convcts escaped from prison on the goth.
The Republican State Convention had nominated
Charles A. Washburn, VIM. II. Weeks, Charles l.. Tut
tie aud Antonio NJ. Picc for presidential electors.
The Jacksonville Oregon Sentinel extra OF the 10th
gives the official vote of every county except Wascoe-
Shield, dem has a msjorty Logan, rep, for Con-
gress of 49, The of Nascoe county will increase
the democratic majority The Legislature stands eight
democrats to ten opposition on joint ballot.
Nothing has yet been heard Of the party which left
Carson Valley the NINTH TO establish the pony
press There have been recent disturbances at the
washoe miaes but the danger still exists the road to
Salt Lake and hopes entertained that the troops
Camp Floyd will protect the mail route.
The accounts from the Wahoe mines are not very fa.
vorabe regarding the new discoveries The Comstock
lead vein continues to widen, appearing valuable
and extensive But little confidence is felt in the silver
mines and prospectors becoming discouraged.
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Be,I and Everett in Louisiana.

The New Orleans Creseat learns that the Louisiana
Safe Convection which assembled at Baton Rouge on
"Wednesday, largely attended aud the proceedings
conducted with great satisfaction and enthusiasm.
Toe Hon. Randen Hunt Chairman, and made a
speech which the greatest and most brilliant effort
Of his life Speeches also made by Messrs. Hayes,
OF New Orleans, T. H. Lewis and other gentlemen all
pedgng themselves to work heartily for the election Of
the Constitutional Union ticket OF Bel and Everett.
We shall have the Official proceedings in day or
tSo; aud in the meantime subon the list of Electors
and Assistant Electors comprising some of the best talent
Of Louisiana
First Distrct-Rviere Gardere eector ofSt Bernard
G. DeFeriet, Of New Orleans, alternate.
Second District Randen Hunt elector, Of Orleans ;
jules Layergne, Of Orleans alternate
Third District-C. Roselus eeetor Of jefferson ;
Duncan 5. Cage, Of TerrebOnEe alternate
Fourth District. o. FuquA Of East Feicana elector
s. n FaVroL alternate.
Fifth Dsirict-Thos. II. Lewis, Of ST. Landry eector
v. FOarnet, Of s.. Mary, alternate.
sixth Dis.rct-JohS Ray, Of Ouaehila, eector; B. L.
Hodge, Of CaddO alternate.
Bel and Everett electoral tickets have nov been put
forth in all the Southern States except South Carolina
and they viii shortly also have electoral tickets in all the
Northern States.
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POLITICS IN BUCKINGHAM--THE SECEDERS "SOT
BACK"-THEIR TICKET UNSOUND.
n, tbs EEt,r Of The Ubig.


BUCKINGHAM, July Q, 1860.
The Seceders held meeting to-day raliiy the nomi-
nation OF Breckiuridge and Llne-but did not ratiiy-
pos,poniug until August Court Mr. Chas Irving made
strong speech against the Seceders and in favor OF
Douglas He denounced the Seceders iactious mi
noriy who bad quit the Convention principle but
hatred OF Douglis aud who had nominated men less
Southern than he. Breckenridge a Kentucky Eman-
eipadons. who falling TO carry abolition into that State
had moved 70 hreling State, Minnesota, TO practise
aW; while Old Joe Lane had voted against the admission
OF Florida into the Union because il slave territory.
pretty ticket for the exclusive champions Of Southern
rights Mr. l. protested against the arrogant dctation
OF this iactious and unprincipled minority.
During the evening, the subject was very much dis
cussed among the sovereignS The leaders mostly be-
long to the seeding wing OF the paryand probably they
will carry orty Of the party with them. But there
we're some strong and jealous Douglas men on hand
One Of them proclaimed that he would bet $4,000 that
seven States could not be named that would vote for
Breckenridge and offered $500 to any one, who would
get bis bet taken; but in vain.
The Seeeders evidently to any public dis
cussiOn Their policy seems to be TO entrap the Doug
asites by means Of double-shoited ticket They are
willing TO leave the question to the presen. list Of cleo
tors uine Of IS being for Breckinridge) with the
understanding that the six Douglas electors shall be gov
erned BY the nine Breckenridge gentry. very fair
proposition.
In view Of the election going TO the House Of Repre-
sentatives the Douglas men in Virginia have vital in.
eres In defeating the Breckenridge eectOrs-fo the vote
Of this State might be the Of putting Breckenridge
in the House and excluding Douglas. This fact will en-
venom the fight in every county in the Commonwealth
aud dispose both of the factions 10 prefer the OF
Bel to that OF its fraternal but hated rival
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FoR TIE WIG.
IS THERE ANYTHING ROTTEN IN DENMARK

ID LuEhE AN AuANu ANQAAEN AN OE.NhAhhs
An E5IroR IN QUANDARY-The editor Of the Vir-
GINA Lder in his issue Of ast Tuesday after describing
the present position Of the Locooco factions, In
forms his readers that be will require still another day
for consideration before announcing the to be
pursued by his Journal for the future We symplthize
with him in his affection for which way he will he
cannO, save himse-on side he roaring Seyia
aid on the other an equally destructive Charybdis-
Frankfort, Ey., Commonwealth Of July sh.
Since the paragraph which gave rise to the above APP
peared, another day." aye fifteen twenty Of them,
more less have passed the head Of the editor Of
The YgiRid Idsr aud he has not yet shown his hand
or informed the unterred Democracy under which ban-
ner he Is going 10 tight Mr. J,ior, of the I,sE why
this unnecessary delays Why remain the top Of the
fence Ike rooster, crO~ing both sides at the same
timeg The Jaai0r Of the Iader Il am inclined to think
he penned the paragraph in question: is unmstakaby
aboring under horrible incubus is evidently sick
as he has unued bis banner the breez, II he is
SICK Breekinrdge Douglas is the of his maady
and cAchcrer he comes out for, will show, in his case
the application OF tie following lines;
The Devil got sick, the Devil = saint would b..
Ths D~vigo vel, bet DeSh = saint vas he J."
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DREADFUL AFFAIR AT LAKE BoEGSE.-1hree Spdn;ards
KILLED By Chindmdn-1he ChinamaR Shot Dead
A terrible affair occurred Proctoryle Lake Borgne
Saturday afternoon the main facts only of which
have yet reached town. 1t appears that Chinaman
went into cosehouse with party Of fifteen to drink,
and only put down twenty-five cents. They went out,
and another Chinaman went in aud claimed drink but
the barkeeper Spaniard refused to give it to him.
The Chnaman slapped him in the face and the Spanard
threw tumtler at him. countryman Of the barkeep-
ers in his assistance whereupon the Chnsman
stabbed him. He then rushed and stabbed another
Spaniard the gallery, who attempted to sop him.
He then ran for the wharf, and pursued by another
Spanard named Augustine Feerd and he got cut in
raj places The Celestial desperate leaped into the Lake
swim to boat, but before he reached he shct
dead The two stabbed in the coftehouse expired
shortly after Fellerd brought up town. but died
in the Charity Hospital at o'clock yesterday morning.
lie stabbed in several places, and the flesh lite
rally hewed of from the bone the right arm, te:ween
the elbow aud shoulder. He member Of the Span
ish Benevolent Associaton.-N D. Bulletin.
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THE ALABAMA OPPOSITION PARTY.

We stated day or two since that the Opposition par
ty Of Alabama in Convention assembled Montgome-
~ had declared in favor OF the Breckenridge and Lane
ticket 1t turns out however that the Convention to
which referred embraced only the representatives Of
the so-ealed Southern Rights Democracy of Alabama
fragment it must be confessed of the old 0p-
position party Of the State only nine counties having
sent delegates to Montgomery.
The regular Opposition Convention Of Alabama, which
assembled recently at Salem, numerousy attended
and resulted in the formation Of strong electoral tick
ct for Bell and Everett According former tests the
Democratic majority in the State does not exceed COO
and with Democratic tickets in the field each receiv
ing strong vote the claims Of Bell and Everett in Ala
bamA by no means Desperate Virginia hlder
(Dsta
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For Douglas ana Johnson.

The Nashville Blnueri 'P,aking of the declaration Of
HOu G. W. Jones for Douglas and JOhnsOo, truly says
"GeOrge W. Jones is probably the most inausntia and
certainly Of the nbest, Democrats in Tennessee
lie President Of the last Democratic State Conrcn
lion which sent delegates to Charleston His voice viii
be mere potent with The DCmecTac in Tennessee
hal those Of any half dozen Who nay attempt to de-
fead the Ysney DisuniOa ticket. His Osn county old
LinCOln has lOOg b,sa tie DsnceraiIe stronghold in
Tennessee, rolling up It's twenty-five hundrSd msjoriiy
w. that party.
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DIED,

hs residence In Ienrico County Monday, July 3D. $50
Nj. AUGUSTINE BRAXr0N, aged 60 yeas
When was - years old be made profession OF religion, and
united with the Matthews Baptist Church. sub equenty he
ed tpseopaan lady, himself with The Church
q which she member Mr. Braxon belonged TO one OF The
old respectable families Of Eastern Virginia me
Of his grandfather III the writer mhiakenO at ached tc
the Declaration Of independence He Whg In politics,
long as that party mantained its orgnnlzatio
Mr. sick about fsur weeks, during this time, he
can patient and Submissive lie Acknowledged the justice
God 10 his alon, penitn. confessed his and hoped FOL
pardon through the Aionement OF Christ During hi tnes b,
took interest In the reading Of the scriptures and In dv
ona exercises On the sunday morning before his DEATH he has
all h family called ose tr 20 unite In religious services N hi
H fdeadi much eonoed 10 the that ths
less d hs gain.
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TIE ALLEGHANY SPRINGS.
ALLEGHENY SPRINGS,
July IL, 1860.

July IL, 1860.
TO the Editor Of the Wig:
Some of your city papers report the number of vsi-
tiers at this place far below the number really here
that hope you will correct the statement. Last week
there between $50 to 900 and to-day the register
shows near 800 The company is daily increasing very
fast and by the end Of the week there is every probab
ity OF its being enlarged the full capacity Of the place.
have rarely elegant gathering of gentlemen
and ladies.
We hear little Of politics. Here the talk is for Bell
and Everett though that may be owing TO the unusual
silence of the Democrats who are as quiet as oysters
have seen but few with sufficient energy to call the name
of the lost party The Territorial Abohonst" has
friends here but look for from Petersburg. Al
exandria &c. We will not be surprised if Lynchburg,
too, sends up few.
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ALLEGH ANY.
WIG RATIFICATION NEErING IN POwHATAN

W nlu hAllf lOAllON IN Wv al AN
At a meeting of the Wings of PoWha.an county, on
the "a day OF july 1860 (court day Capt VIM f. Roy
all was called to Tie Chair and f. c. Mosby appointed
Secretary
After an explanation of the object Of the meeting by
the Chairman, in an earnest and anmlted manner Mr..
Carter Lee addressed the meeting in his usual elei-
tous STYLE aud concluded by offering the following res
olution:
Re,olrs9 That this meeting hail with peculiar gratf-
cation the nomination Of Bell and Everett, made by the
Union Constitutional and Enforcement Of the Laws con-
veuon held in the city Of B1limore and will earnestly
support the movement there inaugurated the only
of saving the Union, and the great and sacred in-
tcrests il alone can protect
Gen. W. C. Scott addressed the meeting. Coils Farrar
ard Capt. Weisiger of Amelia followed, who 10 the
est calls Of their friends responded eoquen y and pa.
trio cally. The vote then taken the foregoing
resolution, and il passed unanimously
On motion il ordered that these proceedings be
published in the Richmond Wing.
The meeting then adjoured.
L. @. MeSDY Sec'y. WIN. f. R0YALL Chm.
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A LILLE DlrrIcrLrY.-The L,clede lNol jour

A LITTLE DIFFIcuLrY.-The Lsclede (Ao,) Journal
regrets to learu" that 'e difficulty occurred at
horse Fox Creek, Douglas county, Missouri the
results of which are summed up as folows:-Wm. w.
Gideon, citizen of Wright county, shockingy and
brutaly beaten the head with gun, by Jack Aslup,
until lie extinct Arthur Neal fatally stabbed
William Neal Isaac Davis and Joseph Todd knock
ed down and severely injured; man named Teterick
had his head split OPEN Jack Aslup Knocked down.
William Aslups jaw broken-another Aslup had his
arm broken and his head badly bruised-and man
named Davis shot through the hand and wrist al
though not participating in the little difficulty" These
men, adds the Journal, "hsd long lived neghbors and
friends"
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THE TOBACCO CROP.

10 Nc Editor q tte Whg:
Regarding you as our siandardbearer in agriculture,
as well as in politics. let call your attention to the
effect that this lOng-continued and extensive drought
ought to have upon the prices grain and tobacco From
my own observation in tho county of Buckingham aud
what hear from the counties Of Abemarle Nelson and
Amherst there cannot be than halt crop of to-
blcco made. A So BSCRlBER.
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The New York Tribune says :

consisting of Messrs Isaac Bell Hiram Crauston Elijah
+. Prudy, DR.. Crane, and Dr. w. w. Sanger, hold
ing their weekly sessions at the New York Hotel, are
doing even better than they had to expect Al
ready they have collected $50 600 toward rembur
ing the Government for Mr.. Fower's deficiency. We
are informed that numbers Of the persons whom Mr.
f. in his pamy days lent large of money without
taking any memorandum or written Acknowledgements,
have generously forward and paid into the hands
Of committee the entire amounts due. This makes US
think better Of human nature
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Destructive HAIL SroRN.-We learn that terrible
hail Storm passed portion Of Halifax county, on
Wednesday evening" doing immense damage to the Corn
and Tobacco crops The destruction in the neighbor
hood oil Glover Depot the Danvs Railroad is said
to be immense the Corn and Tobacco being literally
torn to pieces Some of the stones we learn were as
large as hens eggs
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VIRGINIA TESTIMONY.
Frem ne E,p York Times, Augu,t ., 1850

4 y,
sPALDSGs PRPAkKD LuE-Prepared Glue: very useful and
convenient article fer housekeeper and others spadng
Prepared Glue II OF those Inventions small
which, hees far In the economies household
men and present aid in saving im expense
trouble TIE number OF ,ma repairs furniture picture
frames cr'ekey, chdrens toys leather shell char fancy
work, with the almost umerabe whh every house
hid really good and ready article Of this kind
pied, I'll. at themselves TO the ladies
book oosenei leaves -apdAed
will remind the student and he bookworm lie value This glue
comp with chemicals which old anenty In solu
ton until II IL applied without tRscng is strength which
serve 70 give the adhesive matter ner hold the surface
be united after which they quickly evapora leaving glue
harden with rapdy and tenacy III estimated
al least 1--WE millions OF households In the United States
outlay CT from 10 ten dollars Is annually required
make mall repairs furniture alone from the
iecs and make shifts that necessarily resoed to-
jyl4-d c1wiw
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Iou.Ia. In SUSSEX County.

The H,sz of yesterday contains the following call
"a meeting Of the National Democrats of Sussex will
b, held at August Court, for the purpose of rAying the
nomination Of Douglas and johnson, and for the organ
ization Of the party
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On Tuesday the esih ut, by Rev Edward Hawkins, Mr.
JAMES H. MADISON, Of Albemarle 10 Mss ANNIE PAYNE
OF 0rgnge
In the baptist Church. char;otcvi Thursday night 9Th
ntt by John A Broadus, Mr. L0UrH AN, Profs,or
Of creek In The Mehmond College Mss HELEN w. daughter
Of John H. Illbb, fsq Of Charlotte,vlle
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Tnr Wrsr PoINr MILITARY AcAnEuY.-Maior Robert

Tux WEST PoINT MILITARY Accommodations Robert
Anderson, Of the first artillery aud Captain A. A Hum
phrey of the corps of typographical engineers de-
tailed from the members Of the commission
ated by the act Of June 2s 1850 examine into the
organic lon system of discipline and of iustfuc
ton of the United States Military Academy. They are
ordered to report for that duty on the 10th instant al
West Point The commission will consist Of two mem
bers Of each House of Congress, in addition to the
above Senators Davis and Foote, and Representatives
John Cochraue and Henry Winter Davis have been de
signated 70 act in such capacity Wash. letter.
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UxpscIprp-A number Of our virginia contempora.
ries ofhe Democratic stripe have not yet decided under
which banner they will fight. In reviewing the difficult
ties under which the party are now encompassed the
Romnet Argus, says
"If either one Of the Democratic candidates have half
the strength in the opposite section that bis friends
dently claim for him. the inevitable consequence must
be that Lincoln will carry every Northern and Bell and
Everett, every South State. Should Lincoln carry the
free States he will receive 1873 electoral votes, when 1853
is all that Is necessary to elect him.
"0f the Democratic papers in Virginia, which have
defined their positions far Informed, IA are
for Breckenridge and Lane and are for Douglas and
Johnson In view of these facts Is there in
Virginia, who can entertain the idea for moment that
Bell and Everett will not carry the State by over
whelming majority? II is an admission that we are
panied TO make, but 1t is folly and madness 10 console
ourselves with impossibiltes."
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The Breckenridge ratification meeting at Charleston,
s. c., was addressed by the Hon. r. b Rhett, who ac-
cording to the Charleston News strkingy enforced the
proprety Of the Souths preparing to take her destiny
inrdge and Lane the nominees Of the Richmond Con-
vention, and do not recognize their nomination by the
Convention held the Maryland Institute in this city.
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RICHMOND, Va, July IL, 1850.
From the Enquirer.

FfoW Ne Enqtsrtr
TO THE NATIONAL DEMOCRACY OF VIRGINIA
Acting under the authority lately vested in me by the
National Democratic Executive Committee, | earnestly
request those Democrats throughout the State who
in favor OF the election Of Stephen A. Douglas and Her
sche V. Johnson the regular nominees of said party
send delegates to convention and meeting to
be held Saunton the 10th day of August next for
the purpose of framing electoral ticket and transact
ing such other business the exigences of the case
may require. JOHN A. HARNAN,
National Committeeman for Virginia
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We learn that there are about $50 visitors the WIFI,
Sulphur Springs 100 at Rockbrdgs Alan and generally
that the mountain Watering places are filing up rapid
L.
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CLOSE yorK.-Upon the down train on the south.Sid
Railroad Wednesday last vote was taken in one Of
the coaches to the preference Of the passengers for
the different candidates for the Presidency with the fol-
lowing result Breckenridge and Lane 10, Bell and Ever
l5 Douglas and johnson 10. The coach contained 45
male adults and it is little remarkable that politically
they should have been equally divided good deal
Of merrment occasioned by strong minded woman
in the coach wto wished cast her vote for Douglas