The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-07-10
Political News.

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Four Democratic papers in New Hamp-
shire support Breckenridge and Lane.
Speaker Pennington received hand
some reception on his return to Newark,
after the adjournment Of Congress.
The Trenton Free american says that
State is safe for the Republican nomi-
nees, next fall, beyond doubt.
The procession at the Republican rat
ification meeting in Philadelphia was two
miles long.
Geo. w. Yocum, Of Oskaloosa. has
sloughed off his Democratic coat, and
now proclaims himself a good Republi-
can.
The Madison wis argus d Demo-
crat puts up the names of Breckinridge
and Lane. A new paper in the same
interest is to be started at Milwaukee.
Senator Seward, in reply to an invita-
ton from the Republicans of Michigan,
declares his intention of visiting that
State and speak in behalf of Lincoln and
Hamlin.
TAKES HIM DowN-The Peoria Union,
which hoisted the name of Douglas, has
taken it down. The editor explains that
it was done in his absence, and was
wholly unauthorized by him.
The Jonesboro Gazette, the leading
Democratic paper in Lower Egypt"
ILL.,, and the State Democrat, published at
Springfield, have both run up the Brock
inridge and Lane flag.
Senator Rice, and Messrs. Becker,
Fridley, Ed gerton and Steele, the most
influential Democrats in Minnesota, are
out against Douglas, and support Brock
inridge.
The Courier has announced that the
Democratic party is dead. Let it be bur-
led with its face downwards, so that if
it scratch out its re appearance will be
among the hinese.-Louisville Journal
In 1856 there was but one Republican
German paper in Indiana, the others
being Democratic. Now there is but
one Democratic, the others being Re-
publican.
Out of the twenty Democratic
candidates for electors in Pennsylvania.
which were nominated previous to the
late Baltimore Convention, twenty one
are said to be for Breckinridge
The Baltimore Patriot offers reward
of 800 to any individual who can sat-
isfactorily show which is the real. genu-
inc, unmistakabe Democratic National
ticket. Who wants the money?
THE NEWARK JoURNAL-This staunch
Democratic paper HOSTS the names of
Breckenridge and Lane, for President
and Vice President of the United States.
We know Of but one paper in this State
that supports Douglas and Johns on
Camden, On. J.,) Journal
Senator Green, of Missouri, made a
speech to large Breckenridge and Lane
ratification meeting at st. Louis, on the
Sd, after which, on account of the Doug
las proclivites of the candidates for Gov :
ernor and Lieut.. Governor, new nomin-
atoms were made for those offices.
The Dubuque Herald, few days
since. announced that a Mr.. Scissler, of
Galena. was ready to bet So, 500 that
Lincoln would not carry Illinois. A Mr..
Money, of Dubuque. through the Times
gave notice that if Mr. S. would meet
him in that city, he would take his bet
and give HIM odds that Lincoln would
carry Illinois by 10000 majority. A
Galena paper subsequently, announced
that Mr.. S. had never authorized the
Herai&s proposition.
The National Democratic Committee
of New York met at Syracuse on the Sd,
and issued a call for State Convention
to nominate presidential electors pledged
to vote for Breckenridge and Lane They
entered protest against the action of the
Baltimore Convention in excluding the
regular delegations from the South, and
declared Breckenridge and Lane the reg
ular nominees of the party. Hon. Dan.
iel S. Dickinson is out for this ticket.
The Democratic State Convention Of
Ohio met at Columbus or the 4th, and
nominated T. J. Smith, for Supreme
Judge, d. w. Stanbaugh. for Attorney
General and Abner l.. Backus, for Su-
perintendent of Public Works. Reso-
lutions endorsing Douglas and Johnson
were adopted. About so Breckenridge
delegates withdrew and met at the Neil
House. The Convention was called to
meet ag ain on the second Tuesday in
August. to nominate State and Elec-
toral ticket.
Carter Van Week, an able LAWYER. an
eloquent and effective stump orator, and
a gentleman of great personal and polit-
lcal influence, who has heretofore been
a devoted friend of Mr.. Douglas, and
who contributed largely towards carry
ing McDonough county, Illinois, for
Douglas, writes to the Democratic paper
of McDonough county. that in view Of
the action of the Democratic party at
Baltimore, he cannot, consistently with
his views of duty. act longer with tn at
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