The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-07-30
Political straws.


Washington Hunt-who will hereafter
be remembered principally for his base at
tempt to sell out and transfer the Bell men
of New York to Douglas-says Mr.. Lincoln
is sectional
This same Washington occupied seat in
Congress at the time Mr. Lincoln was a
member of the House. During the session
this same Washington voted for a resolution
interdicting the slave trade in the District
of Columbia while Mr.. Lincoln voted
against 1t. Which of the two are or were
abolitionists2 Which sectional
Several of the friends of Mr.. Douglas in
Pennsylvania denounce Forneys Haldeman
circular calling a State Convention. j. B.
SAMSON, Editor of the Fulton Democrat,
says he will have to separate from the cor
rupt Philadelphia clique of which Forney
is head. The "irrepressible is so strongly
developed in the Democracy that the Doug
las wing can't agree among themselves.
The Philadelphia Press pays an eloquen
tribute to the Hon. John Sherman OF Ohio
II says dl Illo Ilulo uldu1 were hllAlhS "
vote the money of the public treasury for
private purposes, he stood forth nobly in
support of an economical policy.
A gentleman who has just returned from
an excursion through large portion of
Southern Illinois and Kentucky, reports
Lincoln's prospects to be constantly bright
ening. The Republicans have hopes of
carrying several counties in Egypt, which
have hitherto gone democratic by hundreds.
He states that he found large numbers of
Lincoln men in Uniontown, Morgaufeld
and other towns in Kentucky, at which he
stopped. The people that commonwealth
know that "Old Abe" is as honest child
as their much-Ioved State ever produced,
and hence they regard his election with
great satisfaction.
One of our merchants who is a cool OBJ
server of things in general, and of politi-
cal matters in parucular-has recently re-
turned from a trip East. Wherever he
went, he found the Lincoln fever running
high He gives it as his opinion that Penn
SJANRAlu Will GCAtuiIAN Auob 4Il NA'NtOAe a
vote for Lincoln. AS goes Pennsylvania so
goes the election, Roll on the ball, boys
all goes well.
The Peoria Transcript says, two years
ago the Republicans polled only IA votes in
one township in that county. This year il
will give so for cold Abe
A gentleman residing near StuartsVille,
Posey county, informs that II men in
his township were so convinced by the
pointed and practical arguments of Mr.. Clay
at New Harmony, that they have since an
nounced their intention TO vote for the
Working Mans friend-Honest Abe In
coin.
minister from an adjoining township
IN this county, says several of his neighbors
who heard Mr. Clay on Wednesday night
last in our city, have signified their inten-
ton to abandon LOCUS Democracy and sup
port those true men, Lincoln and Hamln.-
The Republicans did wise thing in having
Mr.. Clay visit this part of the State.
Mr.. Douglas, having stumped most OF
ths Ne" Eng IAN" SthIeS1 has invaded the
State of New York. That gentleman mod
esty in urging his claims for the Presiden.
cy must certainly operate benefcially to his
cause. How can the people avoid appreci-
ating man who with brazen impudence 10
forms them himself that he is the proper
person to be placed at the head of the gov.
eminent.
The Leesburg (Va.) Mirror, in declaring
for Breckenridge and Lane says it . looks
upon Stephen A. Douglas as one of the
most heartless, cold and designing dema-
gogues that ever did an injury to our party
This can be urged with great propriety