Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-03-03
POLITICAL MOVEMENTS.

POLITICAL MOVEMENTS.
The first gun in the great campaign of 1860
will be heard in New Hampshire on the 18th
nst.,-but little more than one week hence
and as its reverberatons shall roll backwards
from her granite hills they will carry the glad
news of republican success, The organization
of parties are so perfect and their discipline so
exact that results are al dpliered out before
the election. The figures this year are found TO
foot up majority of 5000 for the republicans.
The election of United States senator for six
years from the 4th of March 1861, will devolve
upon the legislature now about to be chosen.
That he will be a republican we are assured
both from the reliability of the party in New
Hampshire, and by the hct that the republicans
do not lose Senators. For six years, comprising
the entire existence Of the party, republican
senator has III no instance been succeeded by a
democrat; on the other hand there are but four
or five northern states where the democrats
have been succeeded by men of their own faith,
and in those with but partial success. Speaking
of New Hampshire, there is a sort of pleasure
in witnessing the manner in which the demo-
Gratis march on each successive year to certain
defeat. Their organization is perfect; they i'm
prove every transient advantage given them by
their opponents; they even crow loudly and
whistle continuously to keep their courage up.
But this year they have to carry extra weight
They have shouldercd Frank Pierce, without
stopping to think that this incubus will be as
good as a thousand votes to the Republicans.
They are laboring under the delusion that
Pierce is to be nominated at Charleston, but
they will find that he is the deadest "cock in the
pit"
The opposition convention in Pennsylvania,
last week, nominated ANDREW g. CURTIN for
governor. Mr. Curtin is man of ability and
his efficiency in debate was one of the strongest
claims in his favor for the nomination. The
Pennsylvania election occurs three weeks before
the great presidential contest, and as the result
in that State is always indicative of the result
of the nation, Mr. Curtin's canvass will be
watched with much interest 1t is our opinion
that that Curtin will rise.
At the same convention delegates were cleo
ted to the Chicago convention in June, and
among them we find the names of such men as
David Wilmot Andrew II. Reedcr, Thaddeus
Stevens, Samuel A. Puryiance, and Henry ID.
Moore. The delegation is made up of able
men; and the only foolish part Of the pro-
gramme is that the delegates were instructed,
after close contest in the convention to go
for Gen. SIMON CAMERON for President so long
as his name should be before the Chicago con.
vention. The convention headed its electoral
ticket with the name of ex-Gov Pollock.
The republicans of Indiana held the largest
delegate convention ever known in that state
on the ODD, and nominated with the greatest
enthusiasm strong ticket for the state election
next October, with which they promise to be
successful for governor Henry S. LANE of
Charlottesville; lieutenant governor, OLIVER
?. MORTON of Centervlle, Wayne county /;
secretary of state, William A. Peclc of Win
chester, Randolph county, treasurer, J. S. Har-
vey of Clark county; auditor, Albert Lane of
Terre Haute. Mr.. Lane was president of the
republican national convention of 1856, and was
one of the L. S. senators elected by the last
Legislature to contest the seats of Bright and
Fitch. Col. Lane tried to decline in favor of
Mr. Morton, who canvessed the State for gov
ernor four years since, but the convention inss-
ted that Lane should run, and he consented.
Mr. Morton, being pressed to take the second
place on the ticket, very cheerfully and grace
fully consented-party success being paramount
to any personal triumph.
The democracy of Connecticut are in peck
of trouble. Gen. Pratt of "Rocky Hill" having
had the honor Of but one nomination for gov
ernor, and one whipping by the republicans,
was this year showed unceremoniously aside to
make room for Thomas II. Seymour; whereat
the doughty General is exceeding wroth at such
scurvy treatment. He complains of bad faith
on the part of Seymour, and says that if he
pratt had written letter it would have been
in such language that all could have understood
its meaning The general will enjoy the heart
felt satisfaction of seeing his willy competitor
defeated.
The democrats of Iowa elected ex-senator
and ex-minister Augustus Caesar Dodge of
Dubuque Ben NJ. Samuels of Dubuque, and ex-
governor of New Hampshire Nat. b. Baker of
Clinton, delegates to Charleston. They also
passed resolutions in favor of the nomination
of Douglas for the next President.
THE NATIONAL UNION PARTY.-Such is the
title of a new political conolomerate in nrocess