The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-08-22
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own precinct, his own city, his own county
his own district and bic own State
OIL. w. Sheehsu, late editor Of the
ChicsgO Times, has gone to take charge OF
the Siats, Register.
o. 'Esstmap, also late Of the Times,
has gone to Montpelier VT, to take chOrge
of the old Vermont Patriot.
GrTwo Congressman in Alabama are
out for Doug las-CObb and Houston. They
are the abiest In the delegation.
OcTSenator Green has majority opposed
to his reelection of Sirty Eight. His days
are numb red us thep ought to be.
ETHE NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION
Official returnes from all the counties but
three gives Ellis, Democrat, a majority of
$500. On joint ballot, the Democrat have
twenty-s'x.
6FCol. T. P. Marsh, census taker for
Hardemann county. Tenn, says that in the
ten districts Of the county which he canvass
ed, there are five Douglas men to one
Breckinridge.
HFThe Democracy Of Vigo Co., Indi
ana, had tremendous ratification last Sat
urdoy; 90. 900 people were present. The
demonstration closed with a grand torch
light procession in the evening.
The Dayton Empire says that, on thu
rolls Of the different Democratic Clubs in
that county are to be found the names of
foriv too men who have heretofore voted the
Republican ticket, but will do go no more.
G7'The Central Wisconsin, heretofore
neutral paper, is out forDouglas and John
son, which makes the number Of papers
that support that ticket in Wisconsin just
fifty, end two more at least will soon be ad'
ded to the list. -.."
OTDr. T. w. Keen, who is Presiden-
tial eector on the Breckinridge ticket In
North Carolina, has reliuqnshed his position
in q public letter. The reason assigned'is
that he is for Douglas. This shows how
the wind is setting in the old North State.
GTMr. Breckinridge's friends now des
pair, not only of his election, which neve
was possible, but even a single vote; and q
to the popular vote, it will exhibit so DANA
gng an aspect that the hand OF resurrection
will never reach him.
SENATOR DouGsAs.-The Chicago Time
aad Herald announces that Sen ator Dougla
will be in that city in the early part OF Sep
tember. 1t believes thot he will so arrang
it as to be at the great Democratic meetin
at Chicago on the lst of that month.
OFMr. Breckenridge might have succeed
, ed in obtaining foothold in the South, as
sectional candidate, had it not been for th
administration knapsack which he was obi
= ged to carry, and the DiSunonists who ir
sisted npou the programme little to soor
GFThe Black lbertv-pole at Birming
y ham, Connecticut, was struck by lightnin
:, last Saturday evening. and shivered !re'
j.. top to bottom. ~Says letter from Birmins
= ham, in the New Haven Journal and Cou
rier, "The pole, which was the largest
the New Eng States, is useless -
EGeneral Thomas s. Green one Of tn
). North ClroIiou Seceders, and who, in th
e Yancey Convention at Bltimo ore pat Jo
n Lane in nomination for Vice President, wa
r beaten for the State Senate at the late elet
e ton, by DR.. Pitchford, in Warren count!
n which gave Buchanan some seven hundrt
= and seventy majority.
u OT'I believe that the Constitution h
given no power to the General Governme
= to interfere in this matter, and that to bal
u slaves or no slaves depends upon the peop
% in each State and Territory alone."
d That was General William Henry H1rr
sons idea in 1921, as he stated in a letter
'e President Monroe. That is exactly Jud
i. Douglas idea. at this day.. ...-a.
at 0rThe Repablicans of the Cuyaho
District have set Wade aside and nominal
W A. G. Riddle ss their candidate for c,
air RTeeSs uC huthiuCC UOloHSS ~ Whut
~ known cs the "long. .heeled" wing of
'l- party, i. e., The Oberin school Of higl
lawites. They knocked Backus, who is
the conservative wing, "hgher than kit
ANOTHER Political PREACHER VANS
on ED.-The Rev. Mr.. Breckinridge, late pas
n of the Baptist Church at Lafayette, hos b.
as convicted, by his church, OF Drunkenne'
licentiousness and adultery. This is
same clerical individual who used to v
Charlottesville and make political speech
,te denouncing the Democracy as being in ia
ed of drunkenness and polygamy Crawtor
ats vile RerieW.
ne PROSPECTS IN INDIANA.-The Indiana
- lis Sentinel says it's accounts from all pt
of the State ore Of the most gratifying ct
acter, and indicate Democratic triumph
Is the October election by more than US
= majority. Democratic meetings are larg
,as attended, and the demonstrations are Ct
G. acterized by great enthusiasm and carr
fa, ness. The speakers all say that they ne
80. .. before had more attentive and apprecia
on audiences. s..
Is ...-e Terrible Affair.