Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-08-21
PolificaI Items.

1t is reported that Mr.. j. Clancy Jones, Of
Penn. has been fixed On as Mr.. Buchanan's
Minister to England. He viii be appointed,
we presume, at the same time that Col. Forney
is made Secretary of State, August Belmont
Secretary of the Treasury. Dan: E. siekles Sc.
cretary of War. and Isaiah Rynders Collector
of New York.
The Fremont Club at Houesdale, Penn, held
its second meeting Oh the 18th inst. It was a
cheering meeting. They say Wayne Co. will
give Fremont 500 majority.
The Mobile Ercniag Nears (Fillmore), in al
luding to the fact that The Men Orleans Deaasehe
Zeitmg is strong for Fremont, asks, "why they
do not pull down the establishment" Is it thus
that Republicanism is TO be made sectional?
Still another party has Just taken the field,
which viii probably run neck and neck with
tire Filmoreites. The Bi5le Times, religious
weekly of Baltimore, edited by Rev. Thos- Fl.
Stockton, nomiRaies Judge M'Lean as President
and Hon. Theodore Freiinghuysef as Vice
President. r ......-.-..-.5 Is.
Judge ]. Dixon. formerly leading Democrat
of Putnam County. Ohio, editor of The. P,anan,
County Citizen, and for many years Probate
Judge, is going into the fight for Fremont with
his whole heart and soul, Elan Day, jr., late
editor of a Democratic sheet in the same county,
and all his life stauneh Democrat, has also join
ed the Repnblican party. 5a's a
Gen. Cass is going to stump Illinois for Bu-
chanan. When he last stumped Michigan she
went Republican. To avert that calamity this
Fall, when his Senatorial term expires, it is sup
posed that he will confine his exertions to other
States.
A Chicago bookseller advertised the lives of
Fremont and Buchanan at the same time, and
the sales the next two days were, Fremont 740,
Buchanan TO-
. The Philadelphia Times gives the following
birdseye view of the Buchaneet camp in that
city says:
"As an evidence of the discord which at pres
ent exists in the self-styled Democratic party,
we call attention TO the fact that in many of the
wards which constitute the City of Philadel-
calling itself Democratic. and protesting to be
in favor OF Buchanan for the Presidency. In these
several political bodies feelings Of the most
raneorous character are generated, which mani
fest themselves whenever an oportunity offers. I"
There is not single Fillmore paper in Ver-
mont, and it is understood theat there will be
no Fillmore ticket in that State. Of the po-
fitical newspapers in the Mountain State, %
support Fremont and five are for Buchanan.
AT Buchanan rally in Cumminsvil1e, Ham,
ilton County, Ohio, 80 persons are present. At
ter organization, The Commercial states that IL
Democrats withdrew and organized Fremont
Club.
Tie Monroe (Mich.) Commercial, one of the
Oldest Democratic papers in the States this week
hauls down the niger drivers flag, with the
names of the Cincinnati candidates, and runs
up Fremont and Dayton.
The Charleston Is. C.) Mercury says the DEM
-ocratic leaders seem TO be smitten with that
madness which is the forerunner of destruction.
No doubt of it; the madness has been long on
them, and the destruction close at hand.