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t- - 1 1 From th Detroit AoVertiser. ! X Rich Political Record I Vteies- of the Douglas Candidate for Vice-President on Popular Sover eignty. Michigan Democrats, read and reflect. ; Ve give in another place this morn ing, overwhelming proof thnt Douglas himself, and the Rump Convention which nominated him, have slaughtered and cast off as an unprofitable humbug, the great doctrine which has been claimed ; to ; constitute the distinctive feature of that impotent faction of the late Democratic party. We also prove by the record, that the principle was never ind&rsed by the party not even in the Cincinnati platform. And now VfG w,ill present another item of proof equally convincing, that the Douglas faction have been basely hypocritit al in their professions ot attachment to this doctrine. It is to be found in the record of their candidate for Vice President, the renowned Ilerschel V. Johnson. This we find in the Toledo Blade, which copies it from the South erner and Advertiser, a Douglas paper published at Rome, Ga., an authority, therefore, that cannot bo disputed. I he paper in question contains the proceedings of the Democratio State Convention held at Milledseville. June 4th, called to take action in regard to the secession of most of the Georgia delegates at Charleston. It seems tint a Business Committee of twenty-four was appointed, of winch Ilerschel v. Johnson was one. This Committee disagreed as to the propriety of ap pointing new delegates to Baltimore, the friends of the seceders opposing, and a few who preferred to see Douglas elected . to a dissolution of the party, lavoreil that step ; and the consequence was, that two reports were presented a majority one by twenty members of the Committee, and a minority one by four', members, which latter division included Ilerschel V.Johnson, who, as Chairman, introduced the minority re port The two reports were discussed by Tarions persons, Mr. Johnson defending his, and Howell Cobb Secretary of the Treasury, acting as pacificator. The Tatter gentleman stated" there was "no difference in the principles enunciated in both the majority and minority re ports. There were only two minor differences; one was, that the majority report endorsed the secession from the Charleston Convention, while the mi nority neither endorsed nor commended fconsured the action of the Georgia delegates there. The result was, that a majority report was adopted by a vote of 299 to 41, when the minority, under the lead of Mr. Johnson, seceded. - and organized another convention and appointed the bogus delegates who, representing one eighth of the Democrats of Georgia, were admitted into the Baltimore Con l x-v t f , venuon uy uougias irienas, to an equality with the representatives of the other seven-eighths of the party. The following is the report presented to the regular convention by Mr. Johnson: SriXOBITY RErOHT. Resolved, Thai .we re-affirm the Cin cinnati platform, with the following additional propositions: 1st; That the citizens of the United States have an equal right to settle with their property of any kind, in the or ganized Territories of the United States, and that under the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Dred Scott, which we rccog mze as the correct exposition of the Constitution in this particular, slave property stands on the same footing as all other descriptions of property, and that neither the General Government, NOR ANY TERRITORIAL GOV- ERNMENT, can destroy or impair the right to slave property in the common territories, any more than the right to any other description of property that property ot all kinds, slaves as well as any other species of property, in the territories,- stana npon the same equal and broad Constitutional basis, and subject to like principles of recoqnition and protection in the LEGISLATIVE, judicial, and executive departments of tne government. ,..- 2d. That we will support any man who mav be nominated by the Balti- . more Convention, for the Presidency, who holds the principles set forth in the foregoing proposition, and who will give them his endorsement, and that we will not ourselves bound to snnt)ort any man, who may be the nominee. who entertains principles inconsistent with those set forth m the above prop osition, or tc ho denies that slave prop erry in the territories does stand on equal footing, and on the same Consti tutional basis of otier descriptions of property. In view of the fact that a large ma jority of the delegates from Georgia telt it to be their duty to withdraw from the late Democratic Convention, thereby depriving this State of her vote therein according to the decision of said Convention. ' Resolved, That this Convention will appoint twenty delegates fur from the State at large, and two from each Congressional District to represent the Democratic party of Georgia, in the adjourned Convention at Baltimore on the 1 8th inst., and that said dele gates be and they are here instructed to present the foregoing proposition, and ask their adoption by the National Democratic Convention IIEirSCIIEL V. JOHNSON, TIIOS. I. SAFFORD. II. K. McCAY, II. COLVAUD.. I W e call the especial attention of those Democrats in Michigan who are honestly devoted to the doctrine of popular soverefgnty, to this remarkable record of their candidate for Vice President. It is substantially the doc trine embodied in the Baltimore Rump Convention, but stripped of all disguise. Here is no attempt to conceal what is meant as in the Baltimore resolutions. The language is plain and intelligible to the simplest comprehension. But the meaning is the same. It is the platform upon which Douglas now stands in fts naked simplicity. Jf"Ameriean' horse railroads are beni" introduced into Athens, Greece. TIIE CASS COUNTY REPUBLICAN. W. II. CAMPBELL, Editor & Proprietor. OFFICIAL PAPER OF TIIE COUNTY, Thnrsday Moraine, Jn'r .12, 1860. Republican National Nominations. FOl! PRESIDENT, ABRAHAM UnCDUJ. OF ILLINOIS. ' FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, nANNIBAL IIA HI LIN, OF MAINE. Presidential Electors. 'AT LARGE. : HEZEKIAH O. WELLS, of Kalamazoo Co. BUFUS IIOSMER, of Ingham Co. DISTRICTS. 1st Dist GEORGE W. LEE, of Livingston Co. 2d Disk EDWIN OORSCH. of Monroe Co. 3d Dist. P. HA YD EN, of Van Buren Co. , 4th Difst A. COBURN, of Ontonagon Co. Republican State Nominations. '' ' FOR GOVERNOR. AUSTIN BLAIR, of Jackson. FOR LIEUT. GOVERNOR, ' JAMES BIRNEY, of Bay. FOR STATE TREASTRER, JOHN OWEN, of Way n e. . , '. .." FOR AUDITOR GENERAL, LANGFORD G. BERRY, Lenawee. FOR SECRETARY OF STATE, JAMES B. PORTER, of Allegan. : i FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL, CHARLES UPSON, of Branch. FOR COMMISSIONER OF THE LAND OFFICE, SAMUEL S. LACEY, of Calhoun. FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, J. M. GREGORY, of Washtenaw. FOR MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, EDWIN WILLETS, of Monroe. FOR MEMBER OF CONGRESS, 2d DISTRICT, FERNANDO C. BE AM AN, Ot Lenawee County. Cass County Republican Convention. The Republicans of Cass County are requested to meet by delegates, at the Court House, in the village of Cassapolis, on THURSDAY. THE 16th DAY OF AUGUST next, at 11 o'clock A. M., tor the purpose of nominating candidates to be sup ported at the ensuing election, for the following offices : A Senator to represent the 17th Senatorial District in the State Legislature ; Judge of Probate; Sheriff; Register of Deeds; County Treasurer; County Clerk; Prosecuting Attorney; County Surveyor ; Circuit Court Commissioner, and two Coroners ; and also, to transact any other business which may properly come before the Convention. Each township in the County will be entitled to one delegate for every twenty voters, and one for a faction of eleven or more. By order of the County Central Committee. CHAS. W. CLISBEE, Chairman Dated, July 10, 1300. : Mr. Greeley's Letter. We publish on our first page, the famous private letter of Horace Gree ley addressed to Mr. Seward, and about which so ranch has been said since the Chicago Convention. In our.opinion there is nothing in the letter discredit able to the author, or which should compromise-him in the least. It is perhaps well known that many citizens of New York bave often asserted that a man as uncompromising and bold as what Mr. Greeley proved himself in attempting to reform abuses, would be useful in office: and that he did not decline the use of his name when thus proposed by his friend?, cannot, we think, be considered a very heinous crime, nor one that should be con structed to his disadvantage, especially as he gave his influence and his abilities to the party as energetically as ever; and when we take into consideration the position of the parlies at the time this letter was written we confess that we cannot perceive any very great in justice to Mr. Seward in it, nor can we look npon it as very disparaging to the character of Mr. Greeley, or which should weaken the "the great influence he wields as a political editor. . . For some years prior to the time the letter was written he had been attached to the political fortune of Mr. Seward, and his distinguished services in that behalf he not unreasonably thought en titled him to more consideration than he received. His circumstances were such that he was in need of assistance, and it was not unnatural that he should have expected to receive some personal advantage through the success of Mr. Seward, in the dispensation of political favor. Mr. G. finally determined to detach himself from a service devotee to the promotion of individual ambi tion, and apply his energies wholly to the cause of his country ; and his char acteristic frankness led him to write a private letter to Mr. Seward, giving him notice of that determination, and assuring him that although he hoped he should never be found in opposition to him, he wished to be counted even, and should thereafter take such a course as he might deem best, " with- ont reference to the past." The publication of this letter shows Mr. Seward that whilst some of his friends may be reliable, their mistaken zeal in referring to such a document renders them very untrustworthy. The letter appears in the Tribune of the 14th, appended to which is an arti cle in explanation of some of the allu sions therein made, concluding as fol lows : " A single word of improvement to the young and ardent politicians who may read my letter and this comment, the moral I would inculcate is a trite one, but none the less important. It is summed np in the Scriptural injunction "Put not yonr trust in princes." Men,-even the best, are frail and muta ble, while Principles is sure and eter nal. Be no man'g man, but Truth's and your country's. You will be sorely tempted at times to take this or tha't great man for yonr oracle and guide it is easy and tempting to lean, to fol low, and to trust but it is safer and wiser to look ever through your own eyes to tread; your own path to trust implicitly in God alone. The at mosphere is a little wanner in some great man's castle, but the free air of heaven is ever s much purer and more bracing., My active political life may be said to have begun with Gov-Sew ard's appearance on the broader stage ; for I edited my first political sheet (" The Constitution") in 1834, when he was first a candidate for Governor, and I very ardently labored in 1854 to se cure his re-election to the Senate. Thenceforward, I have had no idol, but have acted without personal bias, as the highest public good has .from time to time seemed to me to demand. ; I have differed frankly with Gov. Seward on some financial points; but I think I have uttered more praise with less , blame of him than of any other living statesman. I have been remind' ed of late that the Tribune has once or twice seemed, to resent his treat ment in the Senate of Rust's assault on me; but I certainly never alluded to that, and I. am. confident that the strictures instanced must have been published while I was absent from the city. The matter never seemed to me worth a paragraph.. And if ever in my life. I discharged . a public duty in utter disregard of personal considera tions, I did so at Chicago last month. I was no longer . a devotee of Gov. Seward;. but I was equally, indepen dent of all others; and if I had been swayed by feeling alone, I should have, for many reasons, preferred him to any of his competitors. Our personal in tercourse, as well since as before my letter herewith publixhed, had always been frank and kindly, and I was never insensible to his many good and some great qualities, both of head and heart, lint I did not and do not believe it ad visable that he should be the Republi can candidate for President; and I acted in full accordance with my de liberate convictions. Need I add that each subsequent day's developments have tended to strengthen my confi dence that what I did was not only well meant but well done." Horace Greeley." . Oregon Election. The Republicans and anti-Lecomp-ton Democrats have elected a decided majority to the Legislature of Oregon, which is to choose twoU. S. Senators in place of Gen. Lane and " Delusion" Smith. For Congress the contest has been close and the result is doubtful. Offi cial and reported returns have been re ceived from Jackson, Josephine, Doug las, Umpqiia, Lane, Benton. Linn, Mar ion, Washington, and Baruhill coun ties. In all these 1,030 votes for the Democratic candidate for Congress, and 1,033 votes for the Republican. The counties yet to be heard from gave last year 752 Democratio votes, and 600 Republicans. Material changes havJ taken placp this year in counties heard from, some showing Republican gains on last year, and others Republican losses, ; Conse quently both parties are hopeful of se curing the member of Congress this year. .' What's the Difference t Can any Democrat tell us the practi cal difference between Judicial inter vention and Conqresssional interven tion for ih'J rrotection of slavery in the territories, except that the former fastens it npon them much more cer tainly than the other. The Supreme Court may declare a law of Congress regulating the question unconstitution al. But Congress has no power to dis turb or set aside a decision of the Su premo Court. A slave code, therefore, might be only temporary, bnt a decis ion of the Court declaring the existence of slavery in the territories, would be eternal! The latter is Douglasism the former is Iireckinridgeism. Now Mr. Republican, we put this question to you, give us a plain yes, or no : Is not the Supreme Court of the United States the only tribunal to finally determine questions arising under the Constitution ? Cassapolis Democrat. We unhesitatingly answer NO. Hundreds of qnestions may arise under the Constitution over which the Su preme Court has no jurisdiction what ever. . Were the judges of the Supreme Court of the United States the ulti mate arbiters of all constitutional ques tions, it would place us under the des potism of oligarchy and the judges themselves would soon become des pots. ; If the Democrat .wishes to ar gue this subject with ns, we are ready. Population of Jackson. The Cit izen publishes the returns of the census in Jackson. The population is 5,340. In 1850 the population of the village was 2,363: showing a gain of 2,977 in ten years, or 13 per cent, per annum. In 1855,'the State census showing an increase in five years of 2,014, or about 14 per cent, per annum. .: Breckinridge in Wisconsin. The Madion Argus ct Democrat Beaver Dam Democrat, Waukesha Democrat, Manitowoc Herald and Milwaukee See Bote support the Breckinridge ticket. ' The ' Daily Milwaukee Enquirer a Breckinridge sheet, is to be issued on and after the 10th. nnder the control of A. G. Ellis and A. P. Swineford. I Hamilton Engine and the Tournament. The reporter for the Detroit Adver tiser in giving an account of the recent firemen's' tournament speaTcsas fol lows of the throwing of Hamilton En gine of this village : ; ' j '' The distance was formally .announced at 281 ft t in., but there was a material difference of opinion among the judges as to the spot where the stream terminated ; and before this could be settled the stakes at the other end of the line haa been re moved, leaving the question in a state of uncertain ty. It was fiiiullv settled by a rote of eight to six allowing to tbe .Dowajriac machine a .throw of 266 ft 9 in.,' admitting the jwstibUitij; of its being greater. ! 1 i ; ) : '. ' - i i -. We can only account for the above by supposing that at the time Hamil-I ton company made their throw the re porter was not on the.ground, and iti the excitement consequent npon the great distance made, he was wrongly informed ; at all events the above is not a true statementof the case. . Let ns see. ' By the rules of the tournament each company were allowed 15 min utes in which to place their engine and make their throw. . But. in case, any company should burst their hose, five minutes lonjrcr was allowed. This was the case with our. engine, her hose bursting on the first trial, of course entitling .us t the extra five minutes. New hose being procured, the company, succeed in making two more throws, when the judges suppos ing the time to be up, commenced measuring, and had nearly . finished, when the company, having yet nearly five minutes, taking, advantage of the wind, made their 4lh and big throw, most of the judges at the time being near the nozzle or pipe; and from their subsequent action, it. is . reasonable to suppose they did not see where the stream actually did strike.. But it can be proven that the water went not only some four feet beyond where the judges commenced measuring, but that it ac tually tcei a lady and gentleman sitting in a buggy outside of the ropes. Upon measuring this .throw it was found that it had attained the hitherto unheard of distance of r 281 feet 7 in dies, which was formally announced, instead of informally as the Advertis er has it, and these figures placed upon the bulletin board, where they could be seen by every ora present, and there they stood until evening. A queer informal announcement truly. We have thus been particular in giving a history of the different throws made by our engine, as the first at tempt to rule her out was on the ground that the company had played over their time, and it was not until after the time-keeper had decided the company to have had over two minnles spare time when they left the platform, that the claim was set up that the slakes had been moved. Now supposing this to have been the case, it was' not claimed they were moved more than a few inches, while they had more than four feet to spare. But we have the word of Mr. Wheeler, the gentleman whoso duty it was to attend to the stakes, that they were not moved at all. This claim then amounts to nothing. But thu Advertiser says that eight out of the fourteen judges voted in fa vor of ruling out the last throw. Let us look for a moment and see what this amounts to. Six 'of the eight judges among whom was the Chair man were from Detroit; one ' from Jackson and one from Ypsilanti. Now we ask if it is not a little queer that six judge from different places, having no interest in the matter whatever, ex cept that of seeing justice done, should have voted allowing Hamilton her full distance made, while the six from De troit, having a very great interest in the matter, should have voted with .such a similarity of purpose depriving us of our rights. ' We confess that to us it looks if there was something wrong about it. But this is not all The Detroit judges not only voted as one, but the Chairman actually refused Mr. Heazlit, the judge from this village the privilege of introducing the stake keeper to disprove the silly story about the moving of the stakes. Perhaps this was all fair and above board, but if it was, we confess they have a different way of looking at such things' in De trolt, from what we have here. The Cattle Disease in New York. The plenro-pneumonia has in ado its appearance on the Hudson river, having had its origin, probably, in the distillery stables in this city. At Vail's ' Gate, Orange ; county, no less than fifteen head of cattle have died within the last few days, and Mr. Jacob Storms, of Southeast, Putnam county, has lost seven cows within two weeks. Mr. Alauson Ager, of Carmel, lost five cows by introducing into the herd an animal which had been brought from New York where she had been con fined for along time in an underground stable; and Mr. Joshua Barn inn within a short time lost fifteen head of cattle by turning them out t pasture from a two months' confinement in tbe hot stable under his barn. - I :. According to the Hartforc Times the Connecticut Democratic pa pers ire'nerallv refrain from raisin tb name of Mr. Douglas! . . What does this mean ? The Demo crats out this way even claim that Mr, Douglas can carry Connecticut..; Pooi Douglas ' ; v : The Democracy of La Grange. Mr. Editor : The terrifiod and dis- . cordant Democracy of La Grange to day have been holding what they in tended should have been a grand jubi lee on the occasion of raising what they called a liberty pole. And we admire ihe shaft that is raised until 1 it seems 1 to pierce, the very heavens with the flag of the free thrown gallantlv to the breeze. :- Yet when we see it. raised by men who "are voting. to extend Ah'e bar-" barism of slavery over the, virgin terri tory of the United States, under such leaders as Breckinridge, and the sink ing Douglas, we say within ourselves let it remain towering in grandner in its own forest home rather than bring it forth to be polluted by the touch of those who will not endeavor to perpet uate free institutions, and the blessings of liberty of which that is an emblem. Well, thev wanted a grand Jubilee, but signally failed, unless the Bacchan alian feast which followed could be ac counted as such. And it was edifying to the hearts of Republicans to behold the manner in which the,, Democrats who were deserting the sinking ship ot false Democracy remained at home. Every preparation was made to en tertain all that might come, prepara tions both for the inner man and the ear of man, the last of which went no farther never touched the heart. About 10 o'clock a few stragglers be gan to arrive in town and continued until about the middle of the afternoon. When the speakers along with two or three loads from Dowagiac appeared, making a majority of those - present. Preparations were immediately made for raising the pole which was 'upon the grounds, and in a short time it was under wav. Then came the tug of war. A pole of liberty was hard for them to raise, for among that party were Breckinridge men and Douglas men ; Slave Code men " and Squatter Sovereignty .men ; Pro-Slavery and Anti-Slavery men, but all agreeing and believing that they with their candi dates stood upon one and -the same platform. " : After much exertion it stood erect, ready to receive its colors at the mast head, which were now being brought forward. But here a new difficulty presented itself the flag would not unfurl to the breeze. In vain did the aids of the redoubtable" Gibbs lower it again and again, and after having held it at arms' length, hoist away, for no sooner did it raise above half mast than it would droop as before and hang lifelessly upon, the cords as if ashamed that it was to serve under the so-called democratic party. As if it did not wish to show that engraven on its front was the name of Douglas alone. No Vice-President none that they could find that would stand with such a po litical mill-stone. 'It was finally con cluded to let it remain hoisted even if it xeould not float. S. N. Gantt, Esq.', then came forward and proposed three cheers for somebody,, we did not hear who, which was promptly responded to by the greater part of the fifty (largest count) men and boys who composed the assemblage, after which he addressed them in his usual manner for about the space of fifteen minutes, after which he was followed by Mr. Sctibner of Dowagiac. The amount of enthusiasm was very low notwilh standing the barrels of Whiskey that was on hand for the occasion, and of which a ffreat deal was drank. . After the speeches came the supper, with its bumpers and the breaking, of. glasses, when the party mostly dispersed, some to their homes, and some by the way? side unable to get home. . ..One good democrat having become somewhat eloquent from the fact of having taken too much, mounted a stump : and ad dressed the saw-logs around hiin until unable any longer to stand .upon . his platform he rolled off and remained hid until he was found by others who were in the same intemperate condition as himself. Altogether it was an affair that made every respectable Democrat ashamed of the party to which he belonged, ashamed on account of the pole hav ing been placed where, after the elec tion, the top will be taken off and used for a tavern sign, the same as a former one, ashamed of the disgraceful lan guage used in reference to negroes and the insults that were offered to free negroes who were passing,and ashamed of the drunkenness that seemed to hold sway during the latter part of the af ternoon. '' ' ' :' ' Respectable Democrats, can you not find better company than this in your party? if not,' desert your drooping colors and join ' the Republican ranks where liberty is the .watch ward, and where the elevation of man is the prin cipal object. I forgot to mention that there was butone affray in which the knife was brought out for nse. . ... . ;? An Eye Witness. Departure of the Japanese. The Oriental Ambassadors and their atten dants sailed fro hi New York oh Fridav last, homeward bound. - No guests ever had a more magnificent reception than has been tbeir's iii this co'untry:: .S- t Firemen's Tournament Greatest Throw ins on Record. Hamilton No. 1 of this Village throws 281 feet and 7 inches. ,The fourth annual Firemen's Tonr natnent for the' State of Michigan, was held in the; city of Battle Creek oil Wednesday and Thursday of last week. The attendance at the Tournament was much larger thanat any former one, and the proceedings show it to have surpassed all previous gatherings of the kind ever held in the United States, so far " as regards throwing water a great distance - is concerned. The different companies along the entire line of the Central road, and some in the' Southern part of the State,! have been for some time drilling for this Tournament, and much more interest has been manifest ed in the country towns than in any previous year. ; So far as regards num bers the Tournament may be set down as a complete success, and that it would havjs been so in other respects, we are confident) were it not . for an evident pre-concerted ' determination on the part of the Detroit judges to have the next Tournament held in that city, to which end their uuited action was put forth, and their course in this respect caused considerable feeling among the firemen of various portions of the State. ' - . After the arrival of the different trains of cars, with the firemen and their apparatus, a procession was form ed of the different companies and citi zens of Battle Creek, headed by the Battle Creek Band, the champion Ban ner and the varions prizes, . which marched to the Tournament grounds, when a short but appropriate address was delivered by L. D. Dibble, Esq. After the address, the companies enter ing ihe contest on distance, proceeed to the selection of judges, when the crowd adjourned for dinner. " At the appointed time, after dinnerj the different companies re-assembled on the grounds, and the contest on dis tance commenced. The rules for play ing were, that each Engine should use two hundred feet of hose, with such extension on the breaks as the Com pany might desire. Fifteen minutes' time was allowed each company to place their Engine and make their throw unless in case of bursting hose when five minutes more was given. The following is the result of the throwing : , ; FeeL Inch. PhoDnix No. 5 Detroit, 2d class, 177 10f Alert, Albion, 1st " . 1S7 HamtramckSpoutcr8,Det 2d " 222 2 Neptune, Ypsilanti, 2d " 184 8 Durr Oak, Kalamazoo, 1st , 1S1 11 May Flower, '76, Detroit, 2d " ' ' 276 11 Hamilton, Dowagiac, . 2d " 281 1 Allowed by the Judges 23fi feet 9 inches, which would entitle this Eujrine to the second Prize. .The facts in this case are noticed more fully elsewhere. Wolverine, Detroit, 2d class, 217 "6 Dfluge, Marshall. J 2d " 209 3 Liberty, Jackson, . 1st " 242 11 Neptune, Detreit, 1st " 252 2 Defiance, Nites, 2d " 232 4 Continental. Detroit, . lt " 228 Alert, Hudson, ' 1st " 202 . 6 The remarkable 'distance" attained by several of the machines was owing to the fortunate co operation of the wind, which was high during the whoh' trial, but being variable happened to be more favorable during the working of the May Flower and the Hamilton. At the conclusion of the exercises on Distance, it being tea time, the Judges on Quantity were appointed, and further business -' was ' postponed until Thnrsday morning, ateighto'clock The first thing in order on Thnrsday was the contest between the different Hose Companies. The entries were, Continental, of Detroit ; Eagle, of Hills dale ; Defiance, of Niles; and a company from Jackson. Continental bore off the Prize ($60) for the best equipped Company. Eagle, of Hillsdale, the Prize ($40) for running eighty rods and reeling of four hundred feet of hose and coupling. The throwing on quantity then com menced. The following is the resnlt: NAME. BARRELS. Neptune. Jackson, . 469 Continental. Detroit, 52J Burr Oak, Kalamazoo, 5 Phoenix, Detroit, S4 Defiance, Niles, .-, -. : . ......... 87 Alert, Hudson, 23 Protection, Jackson, . . 33; Wolverine, Detroit, " ' " . ZZ Deluge, Marshall, 2$ At the conclusion of the exercises on Quantity, the companies adjourned to dinner. After dinner the contest for the Ban ner commenced. : Fourteen : engines entered, but . owing to the strong head wind coming up,-about the time the Jackson engine got : through playing, the following are the only engines that played, with the distance made by each : .. .... .... i KAMB. FEET INCH. Wolverine, Detroit, ... 217 i Phcnix, , ; 203 Z Continental, . 223 4 Hamtramck Spouter, Detroit, 183 6 Liberty, Jackson, 249 : This ended the throwing, the differ ent Foremen having voted unanim ously not to enter for the Shake Purse. At eight o'clock in the evening, the ceremony of presenting the prizes to the successful competitors in the Tour nament, took place from the balcony ot the Dattle Creek House. The street below was densely crowded. The foremen of the several companies' be Collected together; theupr- - were made by Mr. L. C Engineer of .the B- ...;! ; 4 partment. The rec lowed " The award of Prizes' on Distance was as follows : Neptane, Detroit, First Prize in first class Silver Trum pet; Liberty, Jackson, Second Prize in first class Silver Trumpet; May Slower 16, Detroit, First Prize in sec ond class--Silver Trumpet; Hamilton. Dowagiac, Second Prize in Second class Silver Trumpet. Upon this prize being tendered to Hamilton Company, M1"- P-.Pf son, " in oenau oi iuc"p-j of. the firemen of Battle. Creek; JafckV son and Niles, who had assisted in .this 'ourlruaidjehi effort," most respetfuffy declined accepting it, " believing that it was not what the compariy:won, and, of course, what they, thought they were entitled to.' His - remarks were re ceived with " the' greatest enthusiasm;' by all present. n-- ' - ; t s The Prizes on qnantity were award-'. ed as follows : Continental; Detroit Prize in first class Silver Trumpet Neptune, Jackson, Prize in second class Silver Trumpet ; Protection'' Jackson, Prize in third class Silver Trumpet. The beautiful Champion Banner was1 borne off. in triumph by Liberty No. 9P of Jackson. A procession was then formed, and by the light of torches all marched to' the cars, where the work of loading the engines commenced.' And thus ended the Tournament at Battle Creek, which upon the whole, was probably as satisfactory as could have been ex-' pected. ' But of one thing we are cer tain, all companies left with a highly favorable impression of. the enterprise and liberality of the citizens of Battle Creek, and whatever dissatisfaction raiy exist in the minds of onr boys in regard to the ruling of the Judges, none but the most pleasant feelings are ex pressed in Tegard: to the .hospitality extended to them by the citizens' and fire department of Battle Creek. Got. Seward Coming to Michigan Letter from him. From the Detroit Tribune, June SO. It will he gratifying to the many friends of Gov. Seward in Michigan and that embraces the Hepublican party in the State to be informed that he will at an early day in the present campaign, visit Michigan, and address the people on the political issues of the day. We give. below a letter received from him on the subject, and invite the attention of every Republican in Ihe State to its contents. It breathes that uniform personal magnanimity and de votion to the cause and its candidates which characterizes his life, and will be read with pleasure and profit by all who respect him. Let' its admonitions be resDonded to bv everv Remibliean' j , heart. Due , notice of the Ttime and place where Gov. Seward will address the people of Michigan will be given hereafter: ' Auburn, June' 28, 1 860. My Dear Sir: Your kind letter awakens sentiments which I will not undertake to express. My heart over flow s with gratitude' and affection to my friends and the whole Republican people of Michigan. To the full extent of my ability, their wishes shall always be to me as effective as a cominancT. By-and-by, after some respite at home from which I have been absent, ex cept in a few stolen visits, eighteen months I will meet yon as you pro pose. Bnt, in the meantime, do not let your Committee wait for me. , Let them proceed to organize and concentrate the energies of the Republicans under the leadership of ;the-worthy and dis tinguished candidates approved by the Convention at Chicago, assured that I should feel it a calamity, and almost a reproach to myself throughout my re maining life, if. any one of. the band of loyal patriots, with whom I have acted so long, should fall back from his ad vanced position in the coming engage ment, the first one, I am sure, of a long series of national triumphs of our righteous cause. - , Very faithfully yours, . ? William II. Seward. J. W. Tillman, Esq., Chairman, fcc. BThe Charleston Mercury thus boldly tells the truth.' It is a warping to office-seekers that they will do well to heed : . "A citizen of Boston can only be collector of. the port on: the: condition of assisting the Democracy of the boulli against the common enemy. A citizen of New York or Cincinnati can not be Postmaster, Judge of a United States Court or Marshal without em bracing entirely and unrestrainedly the cause of the South, and acting in con ceit with the South in the approaching' campaign ; for those citizens can get nounng irom their respective States. Disaster at. Detroit. We learn from the Detroit Advertiser that the tug boat A. S. Field exploded her boil er Tibout half past eight o'clock last Friday evening, tearing the vessel to fragments, and instantly killing, as it is supposed,' four or five persons arid se verely injuring three of the crew. Ser- wharf were badly injured. The editorTw York Herald, whoemocfatic leader and orgajwITrtpd such' a nowerful -'- , i e Democratic parly during A last three years, says now'; tiW( hav no rerrets. meantime, to , , - 0- - , . - iress over the broken d jwn Democ- ' y. We congratulate the American pie that this corrupt and demoral 'd party of juggling and swindling mtttt,.. .,mii, i,rt;ticai vacraoonas , vagrants as its managers, hatflrt been broken to pieces from their reU o've'r ibe spoils. . -V - -