Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-08-03

had evidently been prepared for the pur-
pose, and took Booth down stairs. The
prisoner took boquet in one hand, re-
volver in the other, and walked down Wis
censin street in company with another per-
son, holding both the boquet and revolver
up, exclaiming as he went along, This is
your habeas corpus !" .-
As he passed down Wisconsin street to-
wards Springstreet bridge, several persons
met him, but supposed it was all right,
and that he was being escosted to some
place by an officer. lie was hurried over
to the residence Of T. J. salsman, who,
we believe is a brother in law, or a rela-
tive of some kind of Booth"
The junior of the Jeffersonian returns
his thanks to our neighbor, the Watertown
Republican for the good feeling expressed
in its issue of the Goth inst, and wishes that
his neighbor had the same good feeling
for the whole country, both North and
South, that it expresses for the writer. He
feels sure, that if the editor of the Repub-
tican would go into determination Of his
own political course, and discover once the
result which the doctrines he advocates are
leading to, he would have cause at home
over which he could express sorrow. Our
hand is always. extended to welcome the
reception of friends, and will grasp that of
Bro. Lawton, although be deplores the con-
dition which the study of false political
doctrine has ought him to. Come, neigh
Dor Repubtlcan, remember the words of the
Psalmist,
..W While the lamp holds out to burn,
The Vilest sinner may RETURN
Drop your rail- neighbor, and shout once
Tor Douglas and johnson, and see if you do
not feel like better man.-Jdersonian.
The editor of the Jefe,so,aipn is respect
fully informed that he need not keep his
clamp burning any longer on our account,
as we have no idea that we shall avail our
self Of the political light emitted by it
Nor have We any disposition to ''shout once
for Douglas and Johnson for the expert
ment would be hazardous one, and be-
sides would occasion wear and tear of
conscience that we could not think of in
flcting upon ourselfwhen in our right mind.
We assure our friend Thorn that it is
because Of the "good feeling" that we
have e for the whole country, North and
South, " that we deprecate the election of
his candidates, and are in favor of the cleo
ton of ours. We are confident that the
Administration of Lincoln and Hamlin will
restore peace to the country, and heal the
wound which the ''ruthless hand of Doug
las was mainly instrumental in opening
anew, by the repeal of the Missouri Com
promise, and the consequent re-opening of
the whole question of Slavery. We, there
fore, shall hail its advent into power with
emotions of joy instead of ' sorrow" and
feel that the rubicon of danger has been
passed, when the candidates of our party
shall have been once inaugurated and
taken the reins of the Government in their
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own hands. ~..f1. ... -,..-. ..... ..:
Ours is the party of Freedom. Yours,
neighbor, is the party whose cardinal prin-
clple is the perpetuation and extension of
Slavery. Our platform is as broad as the
Union, upon which stand our candidates,
with their eyes firmly fixed upon the Con-
L.
stitution as their guide while your plat
form is sectional, with one candidate perch
ed upon 1t who is an avowed s-Unionist,
and the other one is the advocate of doc
trine which will ultimately lead him, also,
directly into the ranks of the treasona-
BILE, Dis-Union party of the South. All,
Thorn if you would only go into the
'self examination you suggested to us.
you would find that goa are worshipping a
false God, and that the doctrine you are la
boring to promote the adoption of, is full Of
sophistry from beginning to end
l1F A special correspondent of the
New York Herald, who has travelled
through the southern counties in the EN-.
pre State, writes that Lincoln and Ham
lin will make clean sweep there. He
says also that the Republicans are fully
organized and confident, while the contra
ry is true of their opponents A thorough
ly posted Republican residing in the Yves
tern portion of the State who was one of
the delegates to Chicago, to friend in
that city, writes under date of July Is,
that In any event, New York is beyond a
peradventure, certain for Old Abe. His
enemies doing their best, he will carry the
State by forty to fifty thousand majority.
The Post Master at Alfred Centre
Alleghany County, n. Y has Just been re-
moved from the scene of his labors at that
place to more useful and appropriate one
within the walls of the State Prison at An
burn. He was recently caught in a
neighbor's house, in the dead of night, in
pursuit of personal property belonging to
another individual. He undoubtedly had
an impression that the license to steal,
which is allowed to officers under the nres-