Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-08-22
POLITICAL ITEMS.

left the Democracy and joined the Republican
party and that thirty-SiX Democrats In Che
boygan county, have within a few days deciar-
ed for Lincoln. 1t also gives the names OF a.
bout a score of men in different parts OF the
State who have heretofore been prominent
Democrats, but nO@ support Llncoin.-ln l.
owa, the Democrat at Boonesboro', IN Boone
county, has taken down the Douglas Tag, and
come ont for Lincoln; F. NJ. Atherton, del
egate to the last Democratic State Convention,
is now a Lincoln man, c. Norris, OF Nashua,
Chickasaw county, heretofore prominent
Democrat, is now active Republican.
-Whipple Hawkins, who was volunteer in
the war of 1872 and resident of Buffalo at the
time it was burned by the British and Indians,
and since a resident of Geauga county, Ohio,
and now living in Sheboygan, Wis, writes to
a relative in Cleveland: 81 have voted with
the democratic party for forty nine years.
have voted for every democratic candidate for
President since the days of Madison. The
democratic party has left me. The principles
of the present so called democracy are very
different from those of the old democratic par
| ty. | shall give my vote to Lincoln and Ham
lin, and advise all old democrats, who have
| the love and welfare Of their country at heart
! to do the same"
Judge Wilson of Chicago, has written a
letter on the duty of Americans in the present
| crisis. He has been prominent member of
the American party, but now says that he can
not see the least chance for either Messrs
| Bell or Everett, even should the election go to
the House. Mr.. Breckinridge, he believes,
would perpetuate the corruptions of the pres
ent administration. Mr.. Lincoln, on the other
hand, is honest and capable. He be
charged with sectionalism with less reason
than either Douglas or Breckenridge ; so Judge
| Wilson has determined to labor for his election
as an American, to the best of his ability,
although he does not indorse ali the doctrines
| Of the Republican party.
The editor of the Cumberland (Md.) Tel
| egrGph, the American organ, referring to
statement that the Opposition party of Ala
bama had, in convention repudated Bell and
Everett, and declared their purpose to support
! Breckenridge and Lane says ''We prefer Mr..
! Lincoln before either of the Democratic nom-
nees, ,and if driven from our support of Mr.. Bell
| by the treachery of our leading men-if our
| party is to be sold out to either wing of the
| democracy-then lce are for Lincoln, ,cith tens
! Of thousands Of others in good old Marytaad.'
| The Memphis Tennessee .4ralanchc keeps
| the following standing at the head of its lead
| ing column, in large letters :-'s w understand
that tho Hon. Emerson Etherldge made
! speech at Dresden, Tenn, during which be
read the Black Republican platform, and
| ked if there was any man there who could find
fault with it. He further said that tbs cleo
tion of Lincoln on that platform would give
| peace to the country, whilst Breckinride's
would dissolve the Union.''
Bell and Everett fancy names, understood
only by the inflated, signifying in one place
| Breckenridge and Lane, in another Douglas
and Johnson, and elswhere nothing at all
| Owing to the total uncertainty as to their
meaning, the people are everywhere dropping
! them, and adopting in their stead Lincoln and
| Hamln for their battle-cry in the war against
| political corruption and hydra-headed wrong.
| In a great and momentous contest like the
present humbug is useless.
The rauk and file of the Bell and Everett
| party in New Jersey are indignant at the con-
| duct of their leaders in attempting to transfer
them to the supporters of Brecktnridge in
! that State. The Monmouth Herald says: The
| Bell men declare openly that their votes and
principles are not to be sold traded off to as
| corrupt an administration as the present one in
power, and that they will pow give their votes
| and interest to the Republican cause"
A writer in the Trenton Gazette states
that Gov. Olden OF New Jersey expresses him
| self unreservedly in favor of Lincoln and
| Hamlin-thus refusing the assertion that he
intended to support. Bell and Everett The
writer says w hatevcr may have been his
views OF the Fillmore party in 1856, he recog
niZes the Bell movement now as only trick
and device to save, if possible, the demoraiz-
| ed democracy.
in 1856, the Republicans had but one Ger
man paper in Indiana, but the tables are
! turned and the Democrats have but one, while
| six are doing effective service for the Repub-
| lican cause. The Illinois State Journal gives
list of sixty-nine German papers in that
country that have raised the Lincoln and
Hamin flag.
The San Francisco Monitor [Catholicl has
come out in favor of Douglas. making ten Dem
ocratic journals in the State that have pro-
| nounced in favor of the ssLIttle Giant.'' The
| Shasta Herald, Auburn Herald, Butte Demo
crat, Mountain Democrat, and Sierra Citizen,
are in favor of Breckinridge. They make sew
ell on that side as far as heard from.
The Douglas men held meeting in Spring.
| field, ILL.,, the other day, and in the course of
| the entertainment q new feature was introdu-
ced. About thirty barefooted men rode about
the fo1cn an a wagon, displaying banner on
which was the device, ssThe Barefooted De-
mocracy are for Douglas and Johnson''
-Bennet's N. Y. Herald says: ssLincoln
will be elected: not only so. but from present
| appearances he will walk over the course.''
That is the simple truth. Gentlemen who
mean to quit the Union on the fourth of next
March may well be settling up their business
| and packing their trunks.
The Douglas party in Wilmington, Della
ware, have nominated full city ticket for
Mayor, Alderman, Treasurer, and other off
/ GERS. They have refused to fuse with the
Breckinrdge branch, although offers to do so
were rendered TO them Ihey prefer to go
alone, and take the consequences.
The La Crosse Wis., Nord Stein, hither-
! to.a jealous and influential Democratic organ
in the German language, has put up the names
| of Lincoln and Hamlin. The Germans of that
| State who have before voted the Democratic
ticket, are coming by thousands into the Re-
| publican ranks.
Gen. Benson, of Morrow County, Ohio, is
an old Soldier and Democrat, but he has re-
solved to sstrain'' with the factionists no long