The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-29
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

Dr. steele, Oh warren county, io"a,
has left the ranks of the sectionalists, and
taken tho field for Douglas and Johnson.
Hon. John B. Skinner predicts that
Wyoming county, New York, is good for
a gain for Douglas Of 500 votes over the
vote of Buchanan in 1855.
The Mansfield (Ohio) Banner says the
Lincolnites are scared out Of their boots,
at the German demonstration in that State
for Douglas.
All the Judges Of the Court Of APP
poals of Virginia, together with their ven
cradle President, are warmly supporting
the regular nominees, Douglas and John
son.
The Washington Press says that j. S.
Beatty, Esq, of Washington county, To-
wa, who for two or three years has been
acting with the republicans, has come out
for Douglas.
The Fayette county (Iowa) Public Re
uiew, heretofore a neutral paper, has hoist
ed the names of Douglas and Johnson,
and will do good service to the Democra-
cy during the campaign.
The democracy of Vigo county, Ind,
had tremendous ratification on Satur-
day 18th, 10000 people were present
The demonstration closed with a grand
torch light procession in the evening.
Ex-Gov. Drew, of Arkansas, has TAX
en- the stump for Douglas. The Nation
nj Democracy of Arkansas are rallying
under the lead of Flournoy, Drew and
other prominent democrats.
A letter from prominent gentleman
i'll Maine says: 81 feel confident that we
shall elect our candidate for Governor in
September, and carry the State for Doug
las and johnson in November"
The Hunterdon IN. j. Gazette which
has supported Bell and. Everett, has tax
en- down their names and urges Union men
to vote for Douglas as the only man to
defeat Lincoln.
The East Saginaw Courier says:
Saginaw county never yet surrendered,
and, if the work continues as il has COM
menced, she is good for clean five hun
dred democratic majority next November.
The Bellows Falls (Vt) Argus says;
"There is cause for the Douglas democ-
racy of Bellows Falls to be encouraged,
for republicans are joining their ranks
every day"
In Indiana the Rockport Democrat
says that Bell will beat Lincoln in Spen-
Ger county, and the New Albany Ledger
declares that in that Floyd county, Bell
will have three or four votes TO Lincoln's
one.
Letters received from New York rep
resent the democracy in the highest spir
its, and the black republicans as cores
pondingly depressed. In the city of New
York it is thought Lincoln will be beaten
by 10000 majority.
Mr.. John w. Dodd, the present Audit
or of the State of Indiana, who has been
staying in Chicago few days, thinks
there is not q shadow of doubt but that
Indiana will go for Douglas, and says that
the democratic candidate for Governor
will carry the State by ten thousand
votes.
A correspondent writes TO the Chicago
Times most encouragingly from st. Croix
county, Wis. lie says: awe shall
have 500 majority in this Senatorial dis
trict for Stephen A. Douglas. This will
give some idea of the work we are doing
in district which last year went repub-
lican by $50 majority"
The Milwaukee News says: "a gen.
tleman who has spent week in Ozaukee
county, assures us that the majority for
Douglas there will be about $780,
Washington and Ozaukee are good for A.
600, and Milwaukee as many moro
The Douglas fires are burning brightly in
Wisconsin.
The Chicago Times makes the follow
ing extract from the letter of an intclli-
gent democrat who writes from Kanka-
kee, ILL.,: ain 1856 Fremont carried
this county by 1,l26 majority; in 1858
Lincoln had about 700; and the most
enthusiastic of the republicans only claim
- IL.