The New York Herald Newspaper, August 14, 1860, Page 2

2 - ‘Union will come out of the present crisis stronger than it has ever hitherto been. Our Richmond Correspondence, Rucuworn, Va., August 10, 2860. Zhe Virginia, Democratic Conventions—What They Are Going to Do—Prospect of @ Fusion Upon Some Other Can- didate Than Douglas and Breckinnidge—The States Rights Peeling Strengthening in the Sowh—A Merrible Conflict Approaching—The Policy of Virginia in the Coming Crisis, Bc., do. ‘The Democratic State Conventions of the Douglas and Breckinridge wings of that party, which meet respective ly at Staunton and Charlottesville on the 16th inst., wil probabiy be the most important that ever assembled in | Virginia. The fear of losing democratic ascendancy in the State, more perbaps than any mere considerations of triumph in @ national contest, has caused the leaders of ol hich such a result the party to devise some scheme by Ww could be avoided, It has been assertained that a fusion al impossible, and upon either Douglas or Breckinridge is i the only available means to unite the party is supposed to be the setting aside of both of these gentlemen and the taking up of s new candidate, I underatand this suggest approved by several prominent men on Sen ues ered thre ie, 00 far as can be ascertained, a both sides, good prospect of its being carried out. at aret it wer eee expedient merely to recommend this policy of up a new candidate, and pring. tho of other in the matter; upon further consideration it was deemed better to make a new nomination, and ieave to the other States to confirm or reject it as they may think One of this policy will be to unite the ae oo, iy agree ‘nucieus for a of the ja tare, is, As toa union in tee Sia Dominion upos either or Breckinridge, that seems im le, while ‘the election of either is equally so. Nothing will there- fore be lost to the party by the proposed expodient of another nomination, even ia s natioual point of view, while the State organization will be preserved. One inevitable effect of the existing distractions in national politics will be to strengthea still more the State rights will soon aimeover that far less interest will be manifest. ed im pational politics than heretofore. ‘The people are beginning to realize more fully than ever that a strict ad- erence to State rights is thor only salvation, whether Within or without the Union It seems to me that there is in the North a feeling of greater security in the permanence of the Union than the state of feeling in the Sonth justifies. The triumph of Diack republicanism in November next will lead to the secession of Alabama, Mississippi, and perhaps one or two other Southern States, or present indications are decep- tive. Whatever may be said to the contrary, there is ver Little doubt but that the disunionists of the South exali in the prospect of Lincoln's election, seeing that it will furnish a proper pretext to carry out their policy. The great effort of these extremists is to win Virginia and the other border slave States to their cause, and they imagine Lincoln’s election will accomplish this. Jn this, however, they are deceived, while they may not be as to the ton- denoy and ultimate, though remote, result of a sectioual ascendency. Jt is the opinion of a distinguished gentle- man of this city that while Lincoln's election will not, per s¢, furnish a cause of disumion, it will give a degree of force aad vitality to the disunion movement which will need extreme caution in the administration of the gov. ernment under the Liocoln régime to stay or countera:t. In this state of things the attitude of Virgiaia will bo ‘that of moderation. True, if a crisis should come, such as tho disunionists are seeking to bring about, but based upen a sironger cause than they are now Willing to make the igsue upon, the Old Dominion will be as ultra as the most ultra. She will mskeJevery eflort, however, to avert the pretext by a resort to 4 policgawhich may accomplish the defeat of Lincola. In this vieW, I should not be sur. prised if, at the Convention on the 16th inst., she momi- bates a Southern democrat for President, and a Northern whig for Vice President. This would be conceding much for the sake of harmony, and to avoid the evils of black cepublican ascendency. this project fails, that of a union of the democracy of the State upon one or the other of the two democratic can- didates inevitably will, according to the opinions of well in- formed public men. The estrangement between the two wings is too bitter, too deep seater! to be healed by a tem- porary process in the form of conventions called in direct antagonism to each other. The triumph of the opposition in Virginia seems inevitable if the proposed union upon a new candidate does not carry. I deem it right to say chat the originators of this movement took ¥. ‘the idea (rom the “fusion” articles in the Heraty; and if any good result will come of it they frankly concede that the Henary should have the fall eredit of it, ‘The weather is oppressively hot here, and everything fo the way of vegetation seems literally burned up. If Fain does NOL soon come the crops iu this region will be ‘ned. FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT. ucamowp, Va., August 9, 1860. Prospect of Parties, de. Tarrived here yesterday evening, and have been ear- oeatly engaged in getting the sense of the people upon the political questions of the day. Richmond is a whig city, and gives a very handsome majority to the opposition. But it is with the democrats we have to deal now. On Tuesday night, the Th, a meeting was held in Metropoli- tan Hall, at which one hundrod — were appointed to the Charlottesville Convention. ey are all in favor of Breckinridge aud Lane. Speeches were made by Messrs. B.H. Welford, 0. Jennings Wise, Wm. Oid, Jr., and the Hon, Mr. Christian, of Alabama. Tue Breckinridge and Lane men here are all ear- nest in their support of that ticket and its prin- ciples. They make no noise or threas, but their firmness and silence tell too truly their Shouh pts and determinations. They seem to be working faithfully for the defeat of Lincoln, and if they cannot prevent it, their determined silence telix louder t word: what will ‘oliow. They know what a great misfartuae woald be the destruction of this Uaion, but they say that a Union with- out equality ix worthless. I find the Bell and Everet party in great glee over the rospects of carry ing the Old Dominioa for their favorites. faded, they have good ¢ to be so, for since the or. ganization Of the democratic party they have not had uch prospects, Nothing will oe leit undone by them to wide the breach between the democracy, and if ed until November in keeping up the dis- sepsion, they will (hen succeed im gaining the State for the Caiva ticket Our Harrisonburg Correspondence. ckingbam Co., Va, Angust 7, 1860. =Prospects of the Different Haxsusonee ne Politics in the Old Domin Aspirants in Different Sections—The Two Conventions, ae For severa) weeks | have been sojourning in this section of the Old Dominion, so fumitiarly known as the “Tenth Legion.” The fam Tex th Legion" is composed of the counties of Hockingham, Shenandoah and Page, and they have never yet been koown to fail in casting a large mocratic majority, The population is composed chiefly and th eecendants, and are pearly Tanker church. They are generally walted in their a ft ts said that before an elec. too they bold « “chareh meeting” and determine who they chall vote for, Be this trae or not, it is certain that their whole vote is generally cast for the same man in a ‘So gromt is decided several State elec- Governor in 1961, and had it joubt very much if Governor opy the eXecutive mansion. pty, and having a large overed the “way the wind atic party has also ers. They scarcely know have often heard the egul ince?” rains bas @ sint plane f tb county election, and they never fail to elect. their stron; p that they b ett } the Breckinridge mi tables. Both the demoer support Donglas, and th which ach the people pened yet, there i# a decided and Lane,and should Ket would receive & bandsome m The papers here support B is & grent ex. ample of the power the the minds of the people. Should the p unite upon ticket, that Woalt certaialy carey the Tenth + And we find the pogu f a union, the two which are n the 16th are looked to with great axiety, The riottesville € on is fooked upon by all honest democrats as the legitimate Convention, and they will go there in order to heal the Dreach in the party” Whether they will seceeed oF not the sequel will sh The Sanne. 1 be composed of those fol- nwilling to compromise apoa drawal of Breckinridge and Lane, The leaders are Nmothy Rives, of Peters Charles Irving, of Danville, and Joho Harman, of A This a. y has no hope Of carrying the State for Douglas and johnson One of their foie Bot get over 5.0 1m frankly told me that # in the State: “but,” we only wish to defeat Breckiuridge and Lane, and that we can do. The Staunton Convention, from present appearances, will be a failure, There will be a large crowd, but nothing done. They are making arrangements to have all ‘the Douglas men in the State present, and will, no doubt, it a formidable front when they are ail assembied, ut when scattered through the State, they can do nothing. In several counties every Dougias man that could be found laced upon the list of delegates, and then published 85 8 “portion of the Douglas democracy’ of that county. They are making a loud noise, but can do no more. Oar Springfield, I11., Correspondence. Srmixgrimp, [U., August 9, 1860. Honest “Old Abe’ on the Pair Ground—Enthusiaam of the There were at least thirty thoutand people on the grounds and in the Belds adjacent, and yet the tide of popalation in town did not appear to be much diminished. When it ‘was announced that ‘Old Abe” bad arrived on the ground the mass appeared to be ecized with a perfect frenzy of excitement. He was haaled from his carriage, raised upon the shoulders of the people, and landed safely upon one of the five stands erected for the speakers. ere the pheers were terrific. They might have been heard for miles, for the Ti)inolaans Jearn to balloo in the woods, and Ghirty thowand of such throats burrabicg at ome time 1 | gowe. inciple, hitherto so dear to the South. You | produced a aoige got ualike tae roar of Niagara Pails Tha chseriag coutiauad for lan minutes, ead seemed as if Uncie Abe's ‘‘mud aitis* would aever be quies. At last Lincofa obtained s hearing, aad prwented vriedy to | Address the assembiage ‘He eaid he bad no intention of makiag a speech. {chee been bis purpose since bis nomiustion mike ay Be said he only appeared there tr tne pur pote of seeing his fellow citizens, and aliowiag tava t> seehim. He did not anticipate sucha tumud, aul wee y patted at this manifestation of tueir feelings K was 4 tribute that could be paid to a0 man as a maa | It ware manifestation for @ man who represanied tas | truth oa the questions that now agitate the padiic miat | Four years hence they would fight for this cause aa toey ) do now, even with greater ardor, though ha pe deat aod Again sincerely thaukiag them, he & be allowed to remain sileat, and they would hetea to he other speakers. Descending the platform, Lincoin = by @ dense mass of human beings, wh him with cries of “Give us your hand, 1 “T’'m one of Old Abe's mud sills: ve come two hua dred miles to see ye, Uncle Abo!’ “You're bound for the White Hoyse, sure, Old Abei! “ Huzes for she old rail eplitter, next President of the United Mtates."” ** Huz za! puzza! huzzai—hooray'" Je-roosalem! What yolla! ‘There was an earthquake about that time somewhere out West, that’s certain. By a flank movemeat Lincvia Managed to jump upon the back of a horse, sud off he gallope1, amid the renewed choering of the multitude. ‘the Wide Awake torchlight procession in the evening was a splendid affair. Upwards of 4,000 turches were ia the procession, and many bands of must: ‘There were some cheers for Douglas during tife day, aud afew knock-downs and drag outs, bat those ‘:3uckers"’ seem to staod bard kuo-ks, a3 uf Chay were used to them ‘At a low estimtate Afy thousand hungry persons par- Uicipeted in the demonstration, producing almost a famine in hotels and restaurants. Madame Anna Bishop, the Charmiag caatatrics, ia ta was encom: > town, from a Southern tour in Texas, &c. After giv: ing a’ few concerts here, Madame B. wil! proceed to tow York. Our Chicago Corresponde: Caicaco, August 6, 1960.95 An Inside View of Mlinois Politica a6 Related to National Lssiies—Long’ Jokn Wentwxth—Popularity of Lincoln, e., Bc , de. rs | Letters from all parts of the Union keep pouring in here, addressedgo those who are presumed to manage the republican party of this State, imploring them to piay the conservative dodge until after election. The writers of these letters, who are the prominent re- publican office seekers, do not pretead to say that the policy of the republican party, after ‘election, will not be radical and progressive; but with one voice they declare that victory can only be obtained by the concealment of the real purpose of the party until after election. ‘The newspapers and the leaders of the party here are willing enough to accede to these requests and to parade conservative sentiments before the peopie, with but one notable exception. That exception is Long Joha Went- worth, editor and proprietor of theChicago Democra/. It is a pretty well understood thing that there are but two truly independent editors in this Vaion. One of them is James Gordon Bennett, of the New Yoax Hexacp, aad the other is John Wentworth, of the Chicago Democrat. Major Wentworth is one of the most fearless and r; an Uslavery men in the country, He hates the institution of Slavery and all that there is connected with it. His paper is in a condition in which it will (ake a great while to starve it. Mr. Wentworth is one of the most wealthy men in the West, and he neither cares for uor fears cs body, in any capacity, public or private; consequently be can efford to tell the truth, and he does toll it. In his Fee owl will be found the freest and fullest exposition of re- ican principles anywhere published. The best evi ence of this, perhaps, may be found in the fact that none of the other republican rs in the State dare to protest publicly against his radicalism. They know that the masses of the party are with Long Joha. The people are always abead of the politicians, and the republican masses are as radical as Went: is. Last winter Wentworth, in his paper, did what he called “ample jus- tice to John Brown.’ He apotheosized him ass hero, and compared bim to Washington and the martyrs of freedom. The favorite song Wentworth now is the bymn sung by Jobn Brown on his scatfuld:-— Blow, ye, the trumpet, blow, The gladiy solemn sound; Lot all the nations know The year of jubilee bas come. And, in Wentworth’s belief, the year of jubilee will arrive when Abralam Lincoln, seated in the Presidenti char commences his work of making “the states a! Notwithstanding this endorsement of Johu Brown, Wentworth ran for Mayor last March, and was elected by ‘a larger majority than bas ever been given for a Mayor— receiving over 1,200 majority. He dif this, too, when all the would be leaders of the party, Judd, the Press and Tribune and the Staats Zeitung, opposed him. From what | know of the feelings of the masses of the republican party, Tcan assure you that Lincoin to-day is more popular with them than Seward. Tne reason is Ubat Seward lowered his staudard and his last winter, while Lincoln bas never taken back the piain and upmistakabje enunciation of his doctrine, that “the States just be made al! free.”’ With this inside view of things here you will see how hollow is the pretence that the republican party of Lili- nois is @ conservative party. It is ag radical as the Old Liberty Guard party; and Abraham Liacoin is its iment. Lincolu was nominated by the out cag ia the Wig \y body tell you so, Every republican in Iiliuols knows that Lincoln, if elected, will tabor to make ‘“‘the States all free, vi that is why they love him 60, and will labor so bard for his election. The office seekers of the party have choked to death the radical papers. The Nationai Era was killed of be. cause it was too radical: and Wentworth’s paper would meet with the same fate if the office seekers could manage it. But be is more powerful than all of them; and the people are with him. FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT. Curcaco, August 4, 1360. How Long John Supports Lancoin, do. To your journal of the Ist inst. I find a couple of articles copied from the Chicago Democra‘, and aa editorial com- menting on them. With your permission I will also make ‘few comments on said articles and their author, for the sake of the truth of history. Long John is a “ peculiar institution,” his altitude is correctly stated by you, his coat tails reach higher from ‘the ground Uma apy other man’s ia the West. But in other respects you misapprehend his position. The Democrat is very far from being a ‘ semi official organ of Mr. Liacoln.”” On the contrary, it is one of bis most active enemies. While professing friendstipe it persistently perverts Mr. Lincoln's position. It seeks to create the belief that he is as radical and ultra as Garrison or Wendell Phillips; the purpose is to alarm and drive away all the moderate men who are likely to vote for him, and thereby effect his de- feat. But it may be asked, why does he so act? As he professes to be a republican, why should he desire the de- feat of the candidate of bis party! I will explain, Long Joba is an office seeker, be ts consumed with a ) aoe He bad set bis affections on the Vice ‘idency or a seat in the Cabinet. With Lincoln for President, both these openings would be closed on him. ‘Therefore he was early in the ia opposition to Old Abe's nomination. dare not take stand inst Lincoln, but struck in the bo him down, to turn public attention om another—anyway to head off the old rail mauler, For some time before the Chi Convention Long Jobn was undecided between Seward and Wade. Syme. Limes he would lean a little towards Simop and smile on Judge Mclean Bat to Lincoin he ident” om the same ticket with Seward. Hut he knew that the Convention would uot think of nominating twoold ho oy At inst Convention gathered in Chicago. Weat- worth then threw off his mask aad went his length against Lincoln. From early moraing till aftor midnight did he pd to defeat i. Od Abe's aomiastion. Ali bis skill, activity and power were wed to that end. He visited tion after dotaguante. particularly those from Ni , and exhaasted Powers of persuasion to keep them from supporting Mr. Lincola. ‘or the first day or two he vibrated between Wade snd Cameron. To the Pennsylvania del he said, “Stick to Cameron,” to the yes, “Stand by Ben Wade ‘Bot as Seward s prospects rose and the contest narrowed | down to him and Lincola, Wentworth, on the morning of | the decisive day, stampeded o to the New York can | didate, and when the result was announced was the most angry man in the city. All bis fat was kaocked into the fire.” His fine chances of presid er the Senate, of sitting in the Cabinet, or of appeariog in livery of cour tiers at Windsor Castle, vaaished into mist. ‘The lifelong rule with John, when unsuccessful hituseif, is to defeat bis rival. Much as he hates Doug! w prefers his clestion to Lincoln's. He imagine to be an ji! used individual, and thirste for r But if be i# mad there is mothod at he bolted outright and gone over | jas, it would pot here injured Lincola in the least. As an open ¢1 he coald do no harm but asa treacherous friend he it stad him in the dark, or throw poison into his cup. Heace hy chose the latter role to play. He has converted his paper jato an ultra Abolition sheet, tn which be ime War upon slavery i the States, and pretends conservative Olt Abe 's a0 abolition Gre-eater of the Wendell Phillips and Joho nechool. The democratic papers copy these inceu- diary articles with greedy avidity, and rol! thom like sweet morsels under thelr tongaes. Thas Long Joba wages « eee Lome ss Lincoln. Here, at home his fame i understood, his bypocriay “eceives no mau, but abroad, where his motives ere ool Keown, it is very’ pos sible that he may succeed in doing Old Abe some harm Even now be would call of his dogs and retire hie ultra abolitionism if Lincoln would offer him a Kuropean ms aud has no bribe to 1 out ia f joulty got rid “S be St take him back ‘entworth was in Congress w! iss0ari compro: mise was |. He was afraid votate siden, bart ed to ride t going in opposite directions But log as were his complish sack « feat 0 Washington at the time, aaked bim how he intended to vote on tne > His reply was characteristic of the man rte (oe it, or against it, or dodge.” He doag~t when returocd home his constituents gave b war) leave of absence by providing him with a succes Long Joba secured Lis nomination for Mayo by pack the primary mectings with Irian de whose-leador he was in (ormer days. The: " bis acheme very romlily, for the d 7 NE >» | ae the indignation of all the honest Bell- Rica oot vo the | tog their ex loader and of au oney oppoaeat to beat at the polls But when once Rominated, he pw NTN re IT eveofs campaiga and ina repui city, honored with being the place solected for the Natioa. al Convention. He ji rask aod juered their towards bi but, failiog wm his aspirations, he the republican standard bearer by liming him over with ultra abolitionism. @ur Wilmington Correspondence. Wiaincton, N. C., August 8, 1380. The Recent State Election—Phe State for Bell and Everett. Ia our receat State election the whig candidate for Governor, Johu Pool, Faq., bad many disadvantages to contend against, administration, democracy in every way imagiuable; the election of a eberiff in every county, the government, State and county office holder, all operating and contending against the whigs, the now question of taxation not being suitable to the wishes of 4 vast number of whigs, and causing them to vote against their party. With all these to contend ‘agains’, John Pool and his party abe old whig, constitu. tional and Union party of North Caroliaa—have certainly ‘achieved a grand triumph in the reducing of Governor Filia’ previous majority, sixteen thousand, to about six thousand. There is no doubt but that North Caroliaa will givea majority of at least five thousand for Bell aad Ever. ett in November, There are man: ; = | hands. Al- y fy od will now begin to show tl ot tbe democrat encore Breckiaridge ant ir resigned itions. Others will follow. North Carolina is certain for Ball and Everett Our &. Loats Correspondence. ‘Lown, August 6, 1300. ‘Te Blair and Barrett Contet—Missouré for Douglas. We are through the dercest, bitterest aad hardest Cou- gressional Aight ever made in this country, aad Barrett has won the battle agsiast such odda as never maa.ea- countered before, - : ‘This mav Barrott—the riaiag young @tatesmaa of the Centre—is ‘a second edition of his persona! friead aud schoolmate, John C. Breckinridge. Nothing bur his great personal popularity enabled Lim to beat Bisir aud Sam. Breckiaridge two gears ago, To abilities of the frst order, be unites a chivairie personal tone aad deportmeat, aod immense will aud firmaess, that induense every one with whom he becomes acquainted. He ts destined to take a couspicuous part in the couacila of our country, should he live the ordinary ‘‘spau of !ife."’ And while hhis affections are those of a brother for John U. Brockia- ridge, he regards Mr. Dougias as the ‘regular nomince,"” and will undoubtedly vote for Lim for Presideat. He is also related to Mr. Douglas by marriage—Mes. Doigias being his consin. ~ Barrett is returned to the Congress from which ashame- legs John Brown, abolition majority ejected him. St. Louis 18 redeemed, and Jask-Dawes, of husetts, with the aid of Helper-Blairs, Sr. aud Jr., are invited to the feast— “dancing” included. For the vacancy ia this Con; the Uniouists made no nomination, and the fight was betweea Barrett and Biair—and a most desperate one itjhas been, reeultiag ia the return of Barrett by about 300 majority, out of about 26,000 voters. Barrett mide the dgbt against tremen- dous odds and under re disadvantages. His views about the regularity of Mr. Douglas’ nomination deprived bim of the active and working eupport of the Brechin. ridge leaders, excepting Hogan master), Donovan ae Collector), Buchsaan CPiealdeut of the B. aad L. lub), and Tbrie (Vice-President of the same, and brother- in law of Barrett). The others, including the Bulletin, (administration organ) which did Barrett more harm than good, took no active part whatever, maay of them vot voting at all. Writing about the “‘regularity’’ of Me. Douglas’ nomina- tion, let ge assure you that the fact of there being over 202 dei in the Front street theatre when Mr. Douglas was declared the nominee by acclamation is the reason why mevy of the Missouri democratic leaders, save tae United States Seuators, will vote for Douglas electors, is doing Breckinridge more barm iu this State then all the reat of the arguments combined, and is the reason why Missouri bids fair, at present, to go for Douglas. For this reason, and this reason alone, P Barrett aud Clark, members of Congress, and Claib. Jackson and Tom Rey- nolds, democratic candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, will vots for Mr. Douglas. Should the Presiden: tial election go to the Houre, there is great danger of Missouri voting for Mr. Douglas, which, ther with [li- nois and fifteen Lincoln States, Can wm ir. Douglas the President Remember this. St. Louis is hopelessly an abolition city, and the first wedge iz entered for woe. Our Savanna’ Correspondence Savanwan, August 4, 1850. Georgia Promised to Breckinridge and Lane—Eutimate of Votes, de. Ta your iseue of August 2 I notice the remarks of one of your correspondeats from Augusta, under date of July 14, to the effect that none of the Presideatial candidates have a shadow of chance in this State, Georgia, except Stephen A. Dougias. It may be well aid that if the election of an aspirant to Presifential bonors depended upoa a coo! and consummate system of lying aud bragging, the nation would surely be ia the sad coaditioa of boing forced to receive ite chie® magistrate ia the person of the Corypheus of squatter sovero'guty; but, thank Ged, such is not the case; at all events, you may rest assured that the State of Georgia will do her duty, aud that Breckinridge aod Lano be ber choice by a clear po- pular majority of at least ten thousand yotes over both the other candidates. I say both, for of course Lincoln does uot enter into the question ia this part of the country, except in the hopes of the disunionists, who bail in his election the certain disruption of the Union. By far the greater uumber of Soutbers men, however, hope that, though the black republican chief may be a rail splitter, he never will De acabinet maker; aad A perfection of Skill in splitting rails qualides a man for the chief magistracy of the republic, | have a uegro fellow whose claims would far surpass those of ‘Honest Olé Abe.”” Your correspondent ly derived his idea pom hdd this we fmm the ——— speaking) me) mosphere of Augusta, where the personal iniiu- ence of 4 certa': gentleman (whilom a fire-eater, and whose journal is devoted to las’ interest at eat, simply from the golden hope of aforeiga ministry in porse) carries some weight in that part of the State. Aurusta is in the Eighth district, wherein lives Alexander Stephens, whose influence Sen nee rebel coanrunaly: of canvassing it. there is any struggle at all, it will cocur in that district, and in that only: every other in the State will give Brecklaridge po ge en om sage = Bell aod next, while the pigmy giant, or giant which ts it?) will make but a poor showing. in this, Ge First district, no one of any party doubts the event of the taaue, apd ia this county the vote will probably stand— Breckiaridge and Lane ‘ Bell and Sverett.. ae PS tae Salo, tne vote will probably shan - , the vote Ww: staa is set dowa at its lowest igure; many think t ugias and Johnson. This isa liberal calculation, in which the thet hes i the State b; if rt cart yy & maj rity of 20,000. shall take guesere’ ta dropping youa from trek nha then during the course of the campaign. Our Lawrenceville Correspondence. LawRENCEVILIM, Ga., August 7, 1960. Another Gun on the Same Side—Immense Majority Pro mised to Brovlsin ridge. Your correspondent from Augusta, Ga, whose letter Appeared in your paper of the 2d iost.,has allowed his Conclusions to take « loose rein in regard to the politics | of this State, Ib is possible that a stranger arriving ia the city of Augusta, which is the well known Douglas locality, might be mistaken from the evidences around him as to the complexion of the State. A few dounties in the neighborhood of Augusta, whose political consciences are moulded by James Gardiner and the Augusta Constitu- tionaliet, are alone for Douglas. The great mass are over. whelmingly in favor of Breckinridge, In fact there are | many counties im which no Douglas ticket will be rum. in the ascendant simply because | slashing Bob Toombs, who lives in the same district, | W YORK HERALD; TUESDAY, | Brown raid was the coveted act upon which they would Such as ceosua takers, employed by the | hose duty it was to electioneer for the — | | | } | ae verett will dgare | way to soape public affairs to that end. They have {| been anxiousiy looking ont for something to ture up, either by aocident or design, that would bring the propitious moment to “precipttase the cotton States into @ revolution.” The feaders of the seocasion- inte at Charleston and Baltimore have beeu the chief act- ors ia this sebeme of revolution and bloodshed from the first. All through the South they have been “firing the | Southern heart,” organizing lodges of tie “ League of United Southerners,”” and teaching that “a Southoro ra- public ia our only gafety.” They thought the Joho inaugurate their long cherished goheme. Your readers al! recollect the effort that was made to have the Govern- ors of ali the States in the South to call a Southern Safety Convention, to meet at Atlanta, ia this State, to declare the Union divided. Atlanta waa fixed upon as the capi- tal of the Southern confederacy. South Carolina sent Mr. Memminger to Richmond, whore the Virgiuia Legislature was in session, as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Ple- nipoteatiary, to induce Virginia to head the call for the Conveution. That Stato, however, declined. The John Brown invasion ed to be only @ raid by a few mai- caps, with wl the Nerthern peopie asa whole, or evea in apy considerable » bad nothing to do. §> this raid failed to the movement. But there was a powerful engine held ia reserve, with which to put in motion the wheels of diasolution’s immense machinery, That engine now in full play, and be checked ube coveted split will be as certainly brought about as that the gun will rise to morrow; at any rate, it will be and, whether successful or crushed out, it massacre and bloodshed. must be A majority of the people in the cottea States really be- evedt to be their duty to-go-out ofthe Union in case a black republican is elected fo the Presidency. They would consider it as a verdict against them, to submit to whieh would be an actual surrender of their whole case. ry ity rules in thia country; ifa pon e South one time, it is Lik nani > Union longer will be risking fee > t st the remain a the knowing that the invoterate opposition of the Northera people to slavery will caase them to crush it out the mo- Beye oh oSiaacs eaten 12 polic; aati slavery: , is pe dient war on the inatitution at Srst—only to cri its muoh as possible, render it wortbiess and burdensome, to clog and fetter it every way am 3 can, 60 as to make it an easy prey, aad then remorselessiy put an end toit ‘This is real policy of Abe Lincoln and his party, and is well understood at the South; and, though nearly everybody in the South would prefer to remain in the Union if this war on slavery will cease, they think it entirely unsafe to trust themselves ia the power of their adversaries fora single day. Ali the principsl mea of both parties turougbout the South have declared that the Union will be virtually and ought to be actually dissolved, #8 s00n as @ Diack republican is elected to the Presidency. More than half of the Southern members of Congress have said #0 in their sveeches iu the Capitol, and before their constituents. The Governors of most of the Southers States have said $0 ia their messages to the several State Legisiatures. Several States in their legis lative capacity are pledged to tis course. Mure thaa haif the papers of the South are fuily’commitied on this powt ¢ Southern States may be said, iu fact, to have planted themselves firmly on this poli zy. The Johu Brown invasion fatied to inaugurate the revo. lution which the secessivaists expected, aad for which they have so log worked. The democratic party, united aad harmonious, was known to be strong enouzh to defeat the blacks, and thus defeat the chance of goiog out of the Union upou the contingency of that party being success ful. This plan to get out would be destroyed, at jeast for four years more. To wait so long fur another opportunity to strike for secession was more than these eager disuuiva souls, the seceders at Charleston and Baltimore, could bear, and so they concocted, and have suce pat in operation, a scheme to i thus place the South, unwittingly in ition Where a dismemberment of this con- olute necessity. Thi= scheme was ‘the lodge of the Southern leagues in Alabama. Tt was to aplit the democratic party so as to insure its defeat, thereby rendering certain the election of Lincoln. There can no longer be any doubt of this ) the real sim of the secession leaders, and this fact is now arousing the Southern peopie. Their action will oe astonion those at the North who think Breckinri will carry the whole ‘South, or that he wil! get even haif the Southern States. ‘There isa large amouct of virtue, candor and manly integrity in the breasts of Southern people, and while disunion for such a cause as the election of Lincoln has no horrors for them, they are opposed to being sold in ‘this unfair way. No people on earth are more uncom: E promisingiy hostit plicity and double dealing. The secessionists —the ‘ters ot Breckinridge and _ everywhere sa} y are not for disunioo, and that no cause it exists. With these declarations on their lips, the people are not going to fellow them on a that leads as vi to disunion and civil war ag time is bearing us on to eternity. Disunion, nly successful at the Svuth, must and justifying cause, and must be [ae Selena it- gramme wil be attempted ‘opposition to it will be would otherwise be hearty e a iF 3 gee3 it He af Sat cau be dood orth safety; end not agree with ’ views they are eal tab bis = i Es : ij 3 E i ¥ i e = & i 4 i i 3 i EE i i Te tate Fs 3 i i £ : 28 mmeaiaicly it is not worth worth agit p we worth ever and pot did not the Senate pass a slave c ia the Territories ¢ They bad the power re was no necessity there was none for passit 2 3 S it H BR, A i GG Ea se # Sa 5 and Nebraska have abolished slavery over executive vetoes. Congressions! protec tion to slavery in the Territor! not ‘now it never can 80 by any possibility, and al! this fuss | pout it is sheer insincerity. The whole issue is anjasti fiiable, delusive and false, and is only intended as a wedge to 5) es, Beet Dates ane w by pocris: rancey, te a Slidell is too apparent. people will not follow them into a revolution whea uo cause for it exwts; nei will they follow them on a disauion lige of policy, all = crying out against it. The seceders are to be pat own. pare em about. Jt cannot . re oaly one State in the South can be set down as certain for Breckinridige— pect of his earrsing Folds ant’ Missasigy, ast beFoud pect of carry! an y a bat his ta are dim and full of shadows. ‘There is FFs las. If the conservative masses will vote for bim, will yet be elected by the people. i and Everett State Converftion meeta at Milli ville to nominate electors on the 13th inst., and ‘las and Johnson democracy meet at the same place op the 14th. psa to unite on a Joint half and hall uv ; but this will not be done. it uires a this State, ant not a fame gtd and when a failare occurs before the | ‘t goes into the 1 ure. If the election into that body, the un of these made there. the tach teated before the people. Through this section the Douglas mon will not average | twenty to the county. Jt is not possible for that ticket to carry ten thousand im the whole State, accessions have been made to the Breckinridge from the opposition party, who fee! bound to sustain th secession — own, which baving been ignored at Baltimore by their mass convea tion, You may put Georgia down as certain to gire a Many | ranks | most identical, | majority of between twenty and thirty thousand for | Rreckiuridze over both Dougias and Bell—more, if there is a fusion of the two last. But no fusion will take place, 8 tolled loudly at the attempted outrage, aod disturbed thejgeatic dalliance Oar Augusta Correspondence. Avorets, Ga, August 5, 1369. Story —Unpapularr’y of the Diswn in Morommnt—The Sem of the Sroessioniott— Rell Ahead The Diher Side of Of Breckinridge —Sovth Care th State Certain for Breckinrity t at St phene, & The political canvass ia this rest of late, though We have cor ‘he exeicoment that is usunl at this stage of & Prosidental coutest. Hitherto the peopie of this State—aod indee 1) the whole South — bare leoked on with @ good deal of stolid indiiterence, seeming not to care very mech which way the canvass terminated, A sonse 0” thelr rea has jately aroused them, and the canvass s assuming s considerable shave of the usual earnestness There cam ao longer be any dou)t that the seceesion movement at Charleston ani Baltimore was made par: porely to bring about a dissolction of the Union. The j Penple ta chia State are ne aly and realizing its bloody ences, and og sbout exruestly to The whe the cotton States have sta is locreasiag fe inte. ariy ripe for disunion | and’ it is ‘Kaowa, that the Don aud the Bell and Everett men Abose to unite their forces, if it becomes necessary. Mr Cobb is now at home exerting all bis powers the seceders. This will be one time that he has made a Sow rate as have been nis political calculations heretofore. Ail the most {nduential politicians, and the best party managers and leaders, are on the side of the pod democracy in thie State, aad are for Douglas and gon. Mr. Toombs is against Dougias: bat he made a speech last September, at Lexington, pledging his support to Douglas whenever the party should present him, and op- | Posing protection. This t on record against him. ‘Mr. Stephens is warm ood sus io bis support of | both Lo cow pees aud platform of the uational democracy. Our Wilitameport Co aden Wruaaeseont, Pa, Aagust jivonia Plitice—The State Paithful to Democracy: will recollect i 1885, when Simon Cameron was veteated for the United States Senatorship, that General Weldman, ex Governor Porter and J. Porter Rrawley wore materially assisted by Andrew (. Curtin in crash. img out the Lochie! chief. This man Curtin, now the re- Publican candidate for Governor, was at that time the most bitter exemy Simon Cameroa had in Pennsylvania Five years have rolled round since then; bat those five years, to the world, seem to have been buried in forgot fulness. What if 1 should unravel the history of bat » few months belonging to those five years’ The Hanato shall be my mediam, because through the Haaaio T cao talk to all the actors oa the stage at that time, as well as tnterested parties cow. Laat January Curtin became am- bitiows for the Governorship. He i#a Jesuit by nature and ed id Simon's wrath had to be appeased be ond could be realized. So Curtin and bis r AUGUST 14. 1860. ‘ > » nc reg oi fricadahip, maaaged to ‘stay host!lities,"" and Curtin re- ination entirely aad go ta for Novgias Aa attempt ‘ovived the uominstion Gas ‘Tho Convention came along, and before thes ‘Scie bel ed ae ae Convention attendance and a0 eethusiasm. Tbe ie attribute it to the haying season the was your jut the fact is, the haying seasou bad wo for a the time of the meeting. Three or went to bave beeu held fur the purpose of formiag Milton, Pa. here Gud; but the attendance heretof we bes ‘The country knows for tar Ean. Setterson county, tered Cameron. tna peung rh tr wumost ot re Well, Curtin is King > in bis progress, ‘The friends of will be cast for ber Reyal Mrs, Dougias, The bas been doing Douglas meeting beid in an Irish 4 friends against Curtin, bu Outskirts of the village, cae ef the number full Gfty thousend cierk in the Post Office, anid King Ste. to decide the quest; and eloven others he could mention ‘more than on the sea shore. whereupon one ‘fae ould Irish geo at tio, kas vse and toid biew if he Tepeate! that again been would it Considerable mant fried hav subsidized the ey foaliy tod for ta gia. Curtin himself atartod ‘The Beeckinri jo ment in this village, tl jet, “ everlasting State, PR em. Quite a iy number Seetened You have then the Crowner House the other nigit for the purpose of Penusyivania. Hen: nominating to the District Convention. A good date, will carry the deal of eath: was mauifeste!, and the stirring Foster is the same man pote H. Brown waa lier Forney, wi ~~ The ous i eonee oe but two Break. States Senate. Cameron’ men in place it correspon teat a Are diaposed aot to ident of over's hutdres slesaty, eee avert the fate whici Address of the National Executive eens mittee of the Constitutional Union Par- wersa, the old Kno ty to the People of es States. Cause Our Larcaster Correspondence. ‘Lancastma, Pa., Auguat 6, 1860. Pennsylvania Nol Sure for Lincoln—2he Compromise Ticket, dc. that Lincoln will not carry Peansytyania. We are, however, not without many outward evidences of the real true sentiment of the people, among the most prominent of which we may class the character of the means used by the Douglas wing of the party. Those men are bitter and vituperative in the extreme. There is no concession, compromise or reconciliation with them. They are driven to their laat extremity, and it is perlaps the weakness of their cause, more than a vicious turn of mind, that causes them to rage in bopeless desperation. This unmanly abuse of all the conservative interests of the party is injuring their cause more ia this part of the State than they imagine, and it is strongly evideut that the tide ia rapidly turning against them. Indeed, there is a powerful reaction all through the State. The public mind is settling down to the necessity of adopting some tangible arrangement by which the State can aad must be carried against Lincolo, effort of Forney, Haldeman & Co., in which “the peopie’” of Pennsylvania were to assemble ia a great mass moet- ii ‘isl to settle a straight out Lee oy elec- toral ticket, p ‘a miserable failure. By this same rule we feel safe ia measuring the strength of the regular- ly settled electoral ticket. Forney and Haldeman cannot carry the popular feeling with them, and the very fact that they are the self constituted leaders for Douglas in jores bit cause ‘ond measure. The democratic party organization is still preserved in this State, and if it has been stronger, it certainly pever bas been purer, and in this pure atmosphere the compromise or regular ticket is gaining strength and influence, whilat every effort to Spread and separate the conservative element upon the part of the Douglas men is frowned down and discarded. Our Maryland Correspondence. Laoxanvstown, St. Marys Co., Md , August 9, 1860. Douglas and Breckinridge Politely Asked to Withdraw in Favor of Chief Justwe Taney, dc. The people of many of the States seem to be impressed with the belief that if Lincola shall be elected President of the United States, our country will have reached a crisis extremely dangerous to its peace. Indeed its very existence as a nation is threatened in that event; and when we take into consideration the causes eperating upon a large portion of the public mind to provoke such a threat, it is the part of patriotism and wisdom not to treat it with contempt. ‘The present position of parties would indicate to a cool calculator the result thus fraught with these momentous consequences. our judicious suggestions to the demo- cratic party (in the madness of ite factions) appear ta be unbeeded, and while these factions are cutting each othey’s throats, Lincoln is quietly moving along to the ‘White House, and theese States moving to the brink of disunion. Ia this condition of things it becomes the duty of every patriot to do what he can to bring about some tig and bussbiy’ submit umbly submit ained. Tt will, 1 think ‘he Dred’ Scot g 53 53 Ht 2 i i i i f Ki rk ai rt fi hi & < ig. il 5 £ H He iH Est i i i formal to Baii“Roger Bianey resi cieet bis calm ations cringing the constitution, Of state. “Dens authorized by ‘ take the chair diva” Our Watertown Correspondence. Warenrows, N. ¥., Angust 6, 1960. riety, and assured the position of a gentleman. He shows pretty conclusively of what stuff the Douglas party \s compored. Among the recent issues of the Union, a weak Douglas paper here, whose ouly forte consists in inordinate brag- ging and the publication of obscene aucodotes, was one ‘Whose editorial colamns were beaded with the cat of « runaway nigro. Pretty conclusive evidence that the party is wheeling rank and file into the columns of the Diack republicans, when its organ imitates the worst features of the abolition forces. ‘You may, perhaps, remember of seeing an account of a negro, George Armstrong, being enticed off South by one Benjamin, a flah pedier, to be sold into sinvery, and of John A. Haddock, editor of the black repablican Reforme”, of thie place, obtaining a requisition of Governor Morgan or his delivery. Weil, John had the pleasure of inhaling For the last two or three this » Arm some man to bit the understanding that requisition should be out for his delivery, and a division of the spoils wpon his return. Armstrong finally formed for the par pose with said Benjamin. of was out, and went to a cord wain- and tried to have him witness it without a of ich be refused out, Benjamin and the er then South, but upon offer i ry withoct produce said biit they were arrested, Den Jamin escaping from the officers, and the negro pla. ed in the lockup. mast not forget to add that Meajamiu voted the republican Hewat But very little enthugiosm is maniferted among the re Publicans for Lincoln, Some few of the ablest bolt the F} : ‘ | 3 Hence it was taat the great | presented or professed to represeat, these principles, though it bas often happened that the Particular iesues on which they were opposed were acot- dental, and not easential. now comprise our confederacy the institution of african slavery exists: and all admit that, within these States, it is entirely beyond the sphere and jurisdiction of the na- tional goveroment. At the time of tho formation of the constitution it hed a legal existence at least in nea’ ly all the States. From that time to this it has been a subject powerfully moving the sympathies and passions of @ por- tion of the community, and it canuot be denied that it has considerably enbanced the difficulty of governing and ad- | ministering the country. But the grave questions which | grew out of the existence of slavery wore always met with that wisdom and patriotiam which were requisite for their adjustment and solution. The constitution it- self was the birth of a spirit of generous coucession aad megnanimous compromise: and in a like spirit the coum- try was loug governed. Oue crisis of more than common | magnitude and pert! occurred in 1820, upon the admission | of Missouri: and another in 1480. upon the admission of California; but both were happily passed, and in both cases, after Borne moments of anxious: jw gon end coals of strife were quenched and harmony was 4 At the adjournment of Congress in 1850 the country was at peace. There was no portion of the hear ad the United States which had prot its condition fix Positive, ani,as was supposed, law. anti slavery sgitation bad been malaly confiaed to a few over zealous persons ia certain localities. Tt had excited a disturbing force in the politics of some of the States; it had seut some ardent partisaos to the national Legista- ture, but it pad po marked influence the nation, No better proof can be addi of this position than the fact that, at the Presidential clection in the autumn of 1862, Mr. Hale, the candidate of the free soil party, received but 158,1 Pierce's 1,606,395, and General Sa i é i i : ' rl EF? REPBAL OF THE COMPROMISE A Great pains have been taken jicam speakers to represent i compromise as a acts of what they are wont to call the epeakers show ATG ill z if zé ni ay rH i A tf 22 E i H a i FF 8 [ i ; i i i ¥ A 3 E i i m4 iat | | i 5 # iF f i j i i ii i € i 3 b z £ z z | ai | | i iH i iH : § fe i I § S7EE s F s i Hj i i 7 : i ‘f i i : vt i ! i £ f 1 U i i / i? BES tf ij ; : Z g i i i it 2 F i i ; if 2 4 5 E saat i ; i Hib ig = 3 i HE ii tl u i \