Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-08-02
Correspondence of the Republican.

rejoicing among all tne true ifienus vi tue
country. The party who follow the foot
steps of the fathers, and who labor for free
dom as opposed to the spread and domina-
tion of slavery, black or white, now begin
to see victory perched upon their banners.
while their enemies are engaged in mortal
conflict with one another. While this
conflict goes on many are flying to the
camp of safety. have already converscd
with several Democrats who say they will
support neither Douglas nor Breckinridge,
but Lincoln. | have conversei with sew
cral OF her leading democrats who say that
i they are prepared to submit to Lincoln's
election, and an intelligent man can hard
ly be found who claims any other than the
election Of Lincoln. 1t might be said to
be the universal opinion that Lincoln will
be the next President, and l cannot see
how it is possible to be otherwise. He is
more popular than Fremont and can, oi
course get the Fremont States, together
with Minnesota, new and strong Republi-
can State. He then lacks 81 votes of an
election, and has, of which to make them,
New Jersey, Z; Pennsylvania, 27; Indiana,
Is; Illinois, IL, and Oregon. 3. Pennsyl-
vania went strongly opposition last elec-
ton and could be carried fof Lincoln even
against United Democracy, and Illinois
in '5S gave Lincoln more than 600 ma
jority over Douglas. insuring his Lin
coln's) election there, and giving him a ma.
jority Of o in the electoral college. This
seems to be safe calculation, even were
the Democracy united. But as things now
stand, democrats themselves, when it is sc
certain that Lincoln will get 10 or 1S3 ol
the sos electoral votes, would laugh at us
FOR even stopping to count Lincoln's chan
ces. a leading Democrat of this county
remarked to me the other day that if W,
conid not beat them this time, we ought
never to Try again. Lincoln seems to bt
the most popular presidential candidate
since Washington. All Republicans, and
nearly all Americans OF the free States
and MANY Democrats wilhvote for Lincoln
The Douglas men will assist in electine
Lincoln, by preventing Breckenridge from
gettiag single Northern State, in THEN
J blind devotion to the "little Giant. -
The RrecEinsidge men in t,ieic hatred o
Douglas will endeavor to crush him, an,
the warning factions will mutually assis
in clecting the stout hearted "rail-splitter'
to the Presidential chair. Thus, the Re
publ;cans desire his election, many Amer
icaas desire the same, many Democrats ais,
desire it. The Breckenridge men would pre-
( fer his election to that of Douglas. and tn
latte, not more generous, nor less so
would prefer the success of "honest oil
Abe" to that of Breckinridge. And now
while every party in this country is wo.k
: ing for his election. l see no other alte-na
tive. while the people rule. than that h
shall be inaugurated.
Just before the Democratic nomination
Douglas Democrat said to a Buchanan
Democrat "If Douglas is not nominate
Lincoln might as well commence writin
his message" to which the other respond
ed, IF Douglas as nominated Lincol
might as well commence writing his mes
sage" So suppose that honest old man
even by the consent of Democrats, migf
commence that good work which we kno,
will be well DONE
The Canvass is now being vigorousl
!. prosecuted in Southern Indiana Most
the congressional and county nomination
have been made, and the nominees, togetl
er with the electors, are beginning to entt
the field. There seems to be great enthr
siasm among the Republicans, but anon
the Democrats not much change can
seen except in the length of their faces.-
); They tried to raise steam the other day
Bedford by announcing that Gov. Willard
G. L. Dunham and other prominent Dem
: ocrats would be present to speak to tn
;, people, &C.. dsc- Many people came t
'e town to see tae elephants, and as | passe
y : on the last train one of the Committee can
along and said to me, "Have none of o,
speakers come on this train" said l ha
seen none of them. "Well," said h
O. chats pretty out; we've got gre'
p meeting here and none of our speakers ha,
come" So l suppose the elephants d
not arrive, and the enthusiasm had anotl
:, er cold, wet blanket thrown upon it.
:, is hard to kindle fire with wet, sobt
h. wood. On the other hand Cassius NJ. Cls
has commenced tour through this part ,
the State and enthusiasm follows him iii
prairie fire. He spoke at Jeflersonvil
on the 9th inst, at Salem on the 10th.
: Paoli on the 18th, Mitchell the 18th, Sc,
mour on the 18th, and at North Verrt
= and Columbus on the 18th. He came
Of Mitchell escorted by more than thousar
people, bands of music playing, and bal
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