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The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04

We have no hesitation in expressing cur
determination to support Brcckinridge aud
Lane, the gallant standard bearers Of the
true National Democracy of the country.
Accordingly, we unfurl our flag to the
breeze, with their names at our mast head
We choerfully adopt this course, because NJ
other alternative is left US without sacri-
fcing our sense of right and independence,
and an Abandonment of the interests and
constitutional rights of the South, and the
principles upon which the integrity Of the
Democratic party can alone be maintained
rMo2tiasJurg (Va.) Republican.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04

Hon. Daniel s, Dickinson in the Bing,
hamton, IN. " Democrat, declares himself
for Breckenridge and Lane. "Tho majority
of the New York delegation" he says, "beld
the balance of power in the National Con,
veution, under the unit rule, and could have
so wantonly and wickedly divided and de,
stroyed. The responsibility is on them, and
the shame theirs.-They will be held to an
accountability which we believed will not be
wholly lost on them, and which will furnish
wholesome lesson to political jobbers and
managers generally"
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04

A THRILLING SCENE A noise was heard
on deck, the dog watch sprung from his
caboose, seized the gig-whip, and laying
over the dead eyes of the bony, made him
shin up the bowsprit, catch hold Of the sky
scraper, which he used so freely on the keel
son that he rubbed off the shoe of the an
chor, which was caught by the cat harpings,
who commenced to spanker with the broom
till she burst through the stays, cutting the
topsoil ties, grabbed the monkeys tail, which
knocked jews eye cut Of the Turks head.
caught the ship round the waist with one
hand, boxed the compass with the other, till
the cook cried, and the captain applied the
teaches of the foresail to the inaamed eye Of
the astonished needle.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04

The BAYoNET RIFLE.-We have had the
pleasure of examining sample of the rifles
with bayonets, ordered by our State for the
volunteer militia. The gun differs from the
rifle now in use in the following respects f:
Length is about the same bore considerably
larger, consequently barrel not so thick
mounted with iron, and stock not as neatly
finished She sword bayonet which is pro-
tected BY scabbard, is so constructed that
by application of the thumb to spring it can
be separated from the gun, and havinga han.
die aud guard like cutass can be used as
sword or cutlass when in close contact. The
sights are variable at will, for any distance
within the range of the rifle.
These are all the variations, of any note
from the Mississippi Rife. They may all be
improvements in the art of warfare, yet W.
are at loss to discover the advantages to bt
derived from an increase in the size of thu
ball'-Mississippian.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04
NU MBER 44.
CITY, MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST A. 1860.
REPUBLICAN VIEW OF THE PROSPECT,

A REPUBLICAN VIEW OF THE PROSPECT
The New York Courier and Enquirer, Mr..
Stewards New York mouth-piece, thus de-
spondingly speculates as to the prospects Of
Lnoons election:
Abraham Lincoln, or some other candidate,
must receive majority Of all the votes com
posing the Electoral College, or the election
goes to the House Of Representatives, where
each State casts one cote in determining which
of the three candidates who received the largest
vote in the Electoral College, shall be President.
Now, we all know, that in no earthly contin-
geucy can the Republican candidate be success
lul if tho election goes to the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes; and the Democracy having grave
.ly and wisely determined that it was imposl-
ble to elect any one named individual by the
people against the nominee of the Republican
party, it becomes the duty Of our friends to
look steadily at their chance ofsuccess in effort
70 carry the election into the House ot Hepre
Isentatives.
The whole humber of votes in the Electoral
College is 304; necessary to an election, 153.
The votes of the free States is 1888. OF this
number, California and Oregon cast seven
7otes and if we concede, as we may, that the
Republican party cannot carry either of these
States. it follows that the whole number Of
votes which it is possible to give our candidate,
assuming that we carry every free State except
California and Oregon, is 176. We admit at
oace, that NTH Boll and Eoerett In the .feld, IL
is not possible Jor us to carry either Missouri
| De7araYe or Nagy7aad oad the idea Qf carry
ing any other syate State Is simply Prep0s'eroas
1t follows, then, that if all tie clements Of op-
position to Rerublicansm can be combined to
deprive Us Of the vote of New York, Lincoln's
vote. assuming that we carried all the free
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04


THE HEALTH OF THE CITY.-The dimlnu-
ton in the number of deaths last week, from
the number reported the week before, is no
less gratifying than remarkable. The total
mortality the previous week amounted to
30O--a number unprecedented, except during
epidemic visitationS. Last week there was a
decrease Of I64, or more than 90 per cent
leaving the mortality only l36, which is far
from being an unusual figure. One death
from yellow fever is reported. The case was
that Of Redmond Spellman, aged % years
a native Of Ireland. He died on the 29tt
inst, and was buried in St. Patrick cemete
ry the attending physician was DR.. j. g
Foodall. From present appearances Their
will be. scarcely any yellow fover this season
much less an epidemic. 0. Delta.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04

BREcKINRIDGE IN TExAs.-The news of
the nomination of Breckinridgo and Lane
was received at Dallas win great rejoicings
Twenty-Five guns were fred in honor of the
Sues supporting the ticket Many of the
houses we're brilliantly illuminated. A
large meeting assembled, and were entertain,
ed byS. G. Adams, late of Kentucky, and
Mr.. Harris A resolution of thanks was
passed unanimously, rendering the thanks Of
The meeting to Hon. Caleb Gushing for bis
manly and disintercsted course at the Ma,
tiopai Convention. The Dallas Herald gives
a sparkling account of the affair.
TAuStin State Gazette.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04

The Nashville Patriot, Bell and Everett
organ which is using its utmost endeavors
to promote the cause of Douglas, on hearing
of the report of the majority platform by the
Committee at Charleston, said "that it is a
reputation of both Squatter Sovereignty
and the doctrine of unfriendly legislation,
and is decided improvement upon the Cm>
cinnati platform The Patriot, when it
fronkly uttered this opinion, did not believe
that the platform which it SO highly com-
mcndod, would become the corner stone Of
the Democratic faith in the Presidential
election.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04
THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

The Secretary of the National Democratic
Committee, consisting Of one member from
each State, appointed at the Convention
which met at the Maryland Institute on the
ODD of June, 1860, deems it proper to pubs
lish the names Of said Committe for the
more ready reference of the Democratic yo.
ters in the States.
Their names and postofices are as follows;
Maine-Moses Mcdonald, Portland.
New Hampshire-Paul r. George, Contoocook
Vermont-E II. Stoughon, Bellows Falls
- Rhode Island-W Beach Lawrence Newport.
Connectcut-Wm. E. Eaton, Hartford.
New York-Augustus Schell, New YORK City.
New Jersey-Jobn G. Rafferty,, New German
town.
Pennsylvania-Thomss B. Florence, Phtadel-
phia
Delaware-Wm G. whitley, Newcastle.
Maryland-C S. Stsnsberry Rossyille.
Virginia-Wm. H. Clark Halifax, G. H.
North Carolina-Saml P. HILL Yanceyvie.
South Carolina-P. A Calhoun, Walhalla.
Georgia-E. ]. McGeehee, Perry.
Florda-Geo W. Call, Fernandina
Alabama-T. J. Burnett Greanyille.
Mississippi--Joseph r. Davis, Canton.
Louisiana-F. H. Hatch New Orleans.
Arkausas-Rohert ". johnson, Pine Bluff.
Texas-H B. Hunnells, Boston.
Missouri .....,....... Hunter.
Ohio-W S. v Prentiss, Columbus
Michigan Cornelius 0. Flynn, Detroit
Wisconsin--Dr. 0. Eyerts, Hudson.
Iowa-Herman H. Hesh, DebuQue.
Minnesota-Franklin Steele, ST. Paul.
California-D. S. Gregory, Santa Cruz.
Oregon-Lansing Stout. Portland.
{ Iudiona-Wm. II, Talbot, Indianapolis.
Tllinois--H S. Fitch, Chicago.
Kentucky-Hemy G. Harris, Coyington.
Tennessee-John C. Burch, Nashville.
NJ. W. Cluskey Washington, D c.,
Samuel P, HILL Yanceyylle, n. c., and
, Franklin Ste ele, st. Paul, Minnesota, Secrets
ries,
NJ W. Cluskey, to act as Resident Secretar,
1t will be noticed by the official publici
ton of the Resident Secretary that Henry
g Harris is the Committee man from the Stat
of Kentucky. The Squattcr Sovereignt
j. Democracy have the same gentlemen on the
T committee, with the addition of the two lie
ters o. and n to his name. We learn bot
I are intended for one and the same man. N
I Harris has been uniformly opposed to tt
a nomination of Judge Douglas, and since Il
i candidacy Of the latter has made speet
J against his election in favor of our standar
c bearers, says the Washington Constitutio
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04

Senator HaIe's libel suit against the Boston
Courier was provoked by the republication in
thpt paper of an article which originally APP
peared in the New York Times of June 80,
entitled, The Arthur Edwards Claib and
the Veto" The Courier prefxed another
heading as follows: rs John P. Hale an
Honest Mau?" One reason why the Senator'S
action was taken against the Courier instead
of the Times may be that the laws concern.
ing libels are much more favorable to such
proceedings in Massachusetts, than they are
in New York-Mr. Hale's damages are laid
at $4,000, aud keeper has been set in the
Courier Office to attach property to that
amount.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04

AS1cKLEs AFFAIR-At Warsaw, Illinois,
on Tuesday night, last, citizen was shot and
killed. He had been suspected for two or
three years past Of criminal intercourse with
the wife Of lis friend the husband finally
obaiucd one Of his letters to his wife, which
fully satisfied him of the fact, when he pro,
cecded to neighboring saloon, where he
found his victim, and forthwith proceeded to
give him the contents Of four barrels of a
first, class revolver.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04

LIFE AND BATHING AT CAPE May Life
at Cape May is thus bit off by somebody
who has seen the elephant:
Rush down through the crowd-go in
lemons !-sw'p-how refreshing the first ice,
cold swosh of foam-tce-dcep ankle-deep,
knce,deep !-Pve got Flinders by the hand
Jolly little d-whoop-the surf is up
to her nice little black leather belt now
steady turn my back to the great sea-
here comes an elephant breaker, regular
Great Eastern rolling in-an all devouling
smooth rolling monster-ah but Flinders
gives lovely scream-just before it breaks,
lift her up hold her high-am lost myself
in watery abyss-but wave lifts us-takc
us in, and Flinders declares, with emphatic
delight, she actually seemed TO fly in shore
it was so delicious Yes-don't doubt it-not
much flying for gentleman bather, though
Wants strong arm and long practice tC
bathe girl well this way-girl must know
how, too-know how to catch breaker JUS
before breaking turn feet in shore-half foa
let upl
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04

THE LANDING OF $50 AFRICANS ON THE
ISLAND OF CUBA.-By the arrival of the
Magnolia, Capt. Crowell, from
Havana, via the Florida ports, we are in
formed of the following facts: The purser
Of the Magnolia reports that on the llth
inst, the day the steamship Magnolia left
Key West, fishing smak brought into that
port twelve or fifteen men, taken off from a
Spanish schooner. These men report that
their own vessel was burned at sea, but by
reports received at Key Westit was the
general impression that they were part of the
crew of an American bark, supposed to be
the Sultana of New York, that had been en-
gagged in the slave trade, and just landed hel
cargo consisting of $50 Africans, at Matan
zas, on the Island of Cuba, and immediate
ly burned their vessel to the waters edg,
and then effected their escape. 1t was alsC
reported at Key West that the U. S, steam
er Crusader had received the information
and had started on a cruise on the 9th or l0tl
inst, to overhaul this identical bank.
TN. 0. Delta.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04

A new Breckenridge paper has been es,
tabHshed in Graves County, Va. Concerns
ing the contest between the rival Democrats
ic candidates in that State, it says: "In
thi, portion of the State it is altogether
one~sided business. Only few political
croakers are here to raise the Douglas note,
and that sounds more like the going wall of
intriguing but tbwarted dSmagoguery than
the clear notes of whole souled Democracy"
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04
JOSEPH ORLANS,
ViclSsburG, Ynzoo and TaIIahatchie River
Independently. U. s. Mail and Passenger Packet
DEW DROP,

o. IL. PARISoT '..''' ootei'
I EAvES Vicksburg every Friday In. 3
IL evening after the arrival Of the -.
SIP NJ. train Of cars; Yazoo City, every Safe
day at A. NJ; Greenwood, Sundays at A. NJ.
Returning, leaves Sharkey's every Monday at
ga NJ; Greenwood every Tuesday, at ?. NJ,
Connecting at Vicksburg with the Thursday morn
ing train Of cars, Charmer for New Orleans, and
Kate Frisbee for Memphis,
The Dew Drop connects at yicksburg with ,ne
Steamer Charmer, All freight eldered to be
shipped by her viii be signed through for at high
water rates, and be delivered at any point on the
YaEOo or Tallahatchie (ashigh as Sharkey with
ont detention.
All business entrusted to our care will b(
promptly attended to.
For freight or passage apply on board.
February II, 1850.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04

A Boy LIVES FIVE DAYS WITH HIS
HEAD SAWED IN Two-On the llth instant,
a boy named William Chalmers, fourteen
years ofage, residing at No. $50 West Thirty
third street, was fatally injured by reyolv>
ing circular saw, in the workshop of Mr..
Duboise, on Thirtieth street. near Tenth
avenue, while in the act of clearing away
the saw-dust from beneath the saw.
The saw entered his skull about four inch
es above and two inches posterior to the
margin of GEAR, traversing the skull forward
to the roots of the nose, penetrating the brain
to the depth of about two and half inches.
The probe, of its own weight, dropped into
the substance Of the brain more than two
inches. When brought to the New York
hospital, and from the time the accident
occurred up to Saturday, the 14th instant
he suffered no pain, and was very cheerful
speaking lightly of the injuries he had re-
ceived.
On Saturday morning the disorganizeC
substance of the brain, mingled with inham
matory product, began to protrude through
the wound, and paralysis of the left arm
supervened about o'clock IN the afternoon
Until this time the deceased made no com
plant, his intellect appeared to be perfect.
clear, conyersing freely with his attendants
But inflammation having setin, it was evi
dent that death must shortly cnsue. II
fingered until yesterday morning, when h
died
Dr. Tuthill, who had the case in charge
states that it is the most remarkable case G
longevity he ever Witnessed. The medica
faculty at the hospital were very desirous t
hold a post nlortcns examination, but sa
they were denied the privilege by the coror
er and the relatives of the deceased Ne
Y0r6 Times.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04

The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun writes: Itmay now be as
sumed, however, that every Southern State
and the States on the Pacific, will vote
for Breckinridge and Lane There will be
wanting only twenty five votes from other
States to secure their election. 1t is quite
possible that these twenty-five votes will be
obtained, even without Pennsylvania and
New York.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04
WATCH REPAIRING.

HAVING DETERMINED -
VI to devote my special attention to va.
- the Watch Repairing business, | kaiA
would hereby respectfully give notice my former
friends and patrons, and to the public generally,
that hereafter all watches entrusted to my care
will be repaired exclusively by myself. and war
rsnted to keep time to the entire satisfaction soi
she owners. g s. ii. WILSON.
YazOo City, November 6, 1858. Cy
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04

Jefferson Davis said, at the Breckenridge
ratification meeting, in Washington:
The National Democracy present ticket
to the country which may well inspire the
most lofty patriotism. The name Of Brcck
inridge comes down by lineal descent from
one who asserted the great principles ot
1898, as reafirmed at Baltimore aud as fol
Lane, he is too modest to boast of his young
er days. No doubt be has split hundred
rails to Liucoln's one, daughter an(
cheers.)
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04

peA- The Crockett (Texas) Argus says,
that "during the last term of the District
Court of Grimes County, eighteen free ne
groes went into voluntary servitude to differ
ent persons iu the vicinity of Anderson
Two families to VIM. Bergman, two men tc
Angus Passmore, one man to Robert Nc
Intyre, two families to james W. Barnes
and one woman to John r. Kennard
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04

Among the many articles suggested to
render light goods fire proof the most success
ful yet used is the phosphate of ammonia
1t leaves the fabric soft and pliable, acting
but slightly on the fbre, and may be mixed
with the starch. One ounce the salt is dis
solved in one quart of water, and applied
either by itself or in the starch, and dried as
usual. The only objection is the expense of
the salt.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04
TIE CINCINNATI PLATFOR RELATIVE TO
ll SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORIES.


ll SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORIES.
Resolved That, claiming fellowship with, and
desiring the cooperation of all who regard the
preservation of the Union under the constitution
as the paramount issuc-and repudiating all Sec
tional parties and platforms concerning domestic
slavery, which seek to embroil the States and in.
cite to treason anda resistance to law in the
iterritoIies /; and whose avowed purposes if CON
ispmmated must end in civil war and disunion-
sthe American Democracy recognize and adopt the
lpincples contained in the organic laws establish
ling the territories Of Kansas and Nebraska, as
tcmbodyir ing the only sound and safe solution Of
Ae "slavery question" upon which the grea
natenal idea Of the people OF this whole country
can repose in its determined conservatism Of thC
|Union-non-inter by congress with slave
ry in the territories or in the District of Columbia
\ 2. That this was the basis of the compromise
lof lS50-confrmcd by both the Democratic anc
Wing parties, in national conventions-rati b,
the people in the election of l65l-and right.
Iarped to the organization of territories in 1881
3. That by the uniform application Of this dem
ocratic principle to the organization Of terrtorle
and to the admission Of new States, with OF with
out domestic slavery, as they may elect-th
equal rights of all the States will tie preserve
iutact-thc original compacts of the constitution
maintained lnNulale anu lHe ptIpctulty anu "a
panson of this Union insured to its utmost ca
yacty of embracing in peace and harmony, ever
future American State, that may be constitute
or annexed with republican form Of Govern
ment.
Resolved, That we recognize the right Of til
people of all the territories, including Kanso
and Nebraska, acting through the legally an
fairly expressed win of q majority of octu'
residents, and whenever the number of inhabitan
iustifes it, to form constitution with or witho'
domestic slavery, and be admitted into the Unio
upon terms of perfect equality with the oth'
| states.
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04

-Four children procured bottle of whiskey
in Cincinnati on Monday last, aud drank such
that at last accounts that the life Of
two of them was despaired Of
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04

The Republican party is the first party
that has ever attempted to carry candidate
into the Presidential chair on all
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04
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GARIBALDI LODGE NO. 29.

YAZOO OITK, MISS.
REGULAR MEETINGS every Saturday even
~ ing.
AoFRIoE
i. Peske, G. Com. .. bowman, W. V,G.
:. " Barnett, g. Chan. j. saurin, Secretary.
a D. johnson, C. H.C. Tyler, 7.
~ H. Morris, l. s. f. Dickson, O. 8,
February II, 1860,
The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04
II. P. GARRISON, Publisher and Proprietor. :
THE YAZOO DEMOCRAT.
YAzoo CRY. MISSISSIPPI.
Saturday Morning, August A, 1860,
PLATFORM OF THENATIoNAL pEMoCRACY


Adopted tn Committee at Charleston, April 80,
1860, By Vote Of II to l6 States.
ResolUed, That the platform adopted by the
Democratic party at Cincinnati be affirmed with
the following explanatory resolutions
Frst-That the government of Territory or
ganized by an act of Congress is provisional and
temporary, and during its existence all citizens
of the United States have an equal right to set
tie with their property in the Territory, without
their rights, either of person or property, being
destroyed or injured by Congressional or Terri
toria legislation
Second-That it is the duty of the federal gov
ernment, in all its departments, to protect the
rights of persons and property in the Territories
and wherever else its constitutional authority ex
tends
Thrd-That when the settlers in Territory
having an adequate population, form a State con
stitution, the right of sovereignty commences
and being consummated by their admission int
the Union they stand on an equality with thu
people of other States, and a State thus organ
lied ought to be admitted into the federal Union
whether It's constitution prohibits or recognize
the institution of slavery.
Resolred, That the Democratic party are il
favor of the acquisition of the island of Cuba, OF
such terms as shall be honorable to ourselves ant
just TO Spain, at the earliest practicable moment
Resolred, That the enactment of State Legs
latures to defeat the faithful execution Of tn
Fugitive Slave Law are hostile in character, sub
versye Of the Constitution, and revolutionary il
their effect
Resolced, That the Democracy of the Unite
states lecognize it as the imperative duty of thi
goyernm to protect the naturalized citizens i
all his rights whether at home or in foreign lands
! 10 4bo o. bo,, o;t
Whereds, One Of the greatest necessaries {
the age, in a political, commercial postal an
military point of view, is speedy communicate
between The Pacific and Atlantic coast; therefor
be it
Resolued, That the national Democratic part
lido hereby pledge themselves to use every near
iIins their power to secure the passage Of som
Ibll, to the extent of their constitutional author
twtE Congress- for the construction of Pacf
!. Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacf
Ocean, at the earliest practicable moment.
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