Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-07-06
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Washington CITY. Jul

DloIhiCE Of COLUMBlA'
Washington City, July 2.
The Breckenridge National Executive
Committee have established their head
quarters at the National Hotel, and intend
to prosecute the canvass vigorously North
and South. Large subscriptions have been
made to provide the sinews of war, and it
is expected the campaign fund will be in
creased to the fullest requirements.
President Buchanan has pronounced for
Breckenridge and Lane. He signifies his
entire approval of the candidates and the
Platform.
The Washington Star, of June &c, says
Though the temper of the Douglasites,
as manifested at Baltimore last week, be-
tokened their disposition to work as much
mischief to the Democratic party as possi-
bic, fortunately their power to that end is
by no means commensurate with the spirit
Of revenge ac,uating them. Thus, they
cannot subtract votes from Breckenridge
and Lane in any State otherwise sure for
the democratic ticket in November next suf-
ficient to endanger its success there. They
may, possibly, give Maryland 10 Bell and
Everett and may compel the democracy to
make vigorous canvas in Louisiana, owing
to the fraction of votes they might other
wise subtract from tho democratic ticket
there; while they may also cause Kentucky
to cast plurality vote for the Bell ticket.
There their power for mischief in otherwise
probably democratic States will surely end.
So far as the middle and debatable north
western States are concerned, the demo-
cratic ticket will doubtless run better there
than any other that could have been nomi-
mated; the names of both Breckenridge and
Lane being towers of strength in all of them
Indiana, Pennsylvania and New Jer scy.-
Indeed, they were clearly selected to the
end of strengthening the democratic party's
cause in those particular States. So far as
Illinois is concerned. it is already clear that
Lincoln will beat Douglas there from six to
ten thousand votes-leaving him without
the slimest conceivable chance Of obtaining
a single electoral vote in the Presidential
election.
SOUTHERN STATES.
In the Southern States, tho prospects of
Douglas and johnson arc still more dismal;
indeed we may say they stand no cbancea at
all there. But five Southern papers have
as yet proclaimed themselves for Douglas,
while eight, possibly nino out of every ten,
of the Democratic Journals have declared
for Breckenridge and Lane. Wellinformed
Southern men say that Breckenridge and
Lane will certainly carry all the Southern
States, except Maryland, Delaware, Ken,
lucky, Tennessee, and Missouri-the four
first named States being conceded to Bell
and Everett, and the last named one posi-
bly, to Douglas.
Baltimore, Juno 80.
The Breckenridge wing of the Democra-
cy is to have a ratification meeting here
next Friday night. They are, in this State,
getting decidedly the advantage of the
Douglas men.
The Washington correspondent of the
N. Y. Tribune, under date Of the 9th inst,
thus sums up the prospect of the Douglas
ticket in the South:
"From present indications, Mr.. Douglas
will have hardly any organization South
His professed friends in that section are re-
treating every day and in scores. Mr..
Clingman, who has stood up for him among
the last here, will give in his adhesion to
Mr. Breckenridge as soon as the North
Carolina Convention rati6es his nomina-
tion. Others are seeking excuses to back
out since Mr.. Fitzpatrick withdrew"
Norfolk, Va, June 27.
The argus states that Gov Wise has