The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-08-10
The Presidential Contest.

Tho dissolution of tho Democratic party
is still going on. Every day we hear of some
new nNpv ement, showing irretrievablo decay.
Nov il Is shown in n knock down fight like
that of Ellis u. Schnabel aud Guorge w.
Bowman, both of whom are old and acknowl-
edged Democrats. Again it appears In tho
indignant refusal of the Douglasitcs of Penn.
sylvania 10 unite with the Brecknridgors
on a ioint Electoral ticket. Again 1t is
shown in tho ncws Of Oregou's having in
dignantly rcpudiatod the Democratic partv
and elected u legislature that will send two
opposition Senators to Washington. The
conlirual shifting and defining Of position,
among the individual particles of Dcmocra-
CIV. shows the vitality and animation only
of decay Here, as VIC write, our eye light
cd on paragraph announcing that Con.
Pillow is going to support Brrckinlidge;
and Pillow is only one of some thousands
that have had their intentions thus formally
announced 1t is necessary for the Demo.
cratic leaders thus to proclaim publicly
what it is that they consider tho true Do
mocracy. Tho people thus advised can
tuke their choice Of tho two kinds.
Throughout the Union thoro is n profound
calm outside Of the Democratic divisions.
Thc free States will. it is believed, GO unani.
mausly for Lincoln, or nearly SO. The di-
visions of the Democracy have destroyed
their chances in tho Statos heretofore con-
sidered safe for them. The Bell and Everett
movement does not extend beyond fow of
tho large cities in tho Free States. and the
ticket will get moro ;otes from dissatisfied
Democrats than from the opposition. In
the interior counties of this State there is
L.. NJ "a
movement. ln the Southern States there
will bo pretty ecnoral voting among the
opposition for Boil and Everett: hut the
Democrats are strong there, and will carry
most of the States for one or othor of the
Democratic tickets. AT present Mr. Brock
Inr,dge is much stronger in tho South than
MIR. Dorgias, and will poll the largest vote.
The Republicans arc tremendously working
in the Free States for Mr.. Lincoln. and in
PENNSYLVANIA aud New Jersey they have tho
corGiai cooperation Of tho old Peoples
party. In this State. the election for Gov
prnor. coming. on a month before that Of
Prcsident il will probably Indicate plainly
how the State will vote in November. Tho
present signs are that Col. Curtin. the Poo.
Plies candidate, will be elected 10y a worry
large mnjnrity, tho dcmOra! zlton of tho
party by the split at Baltimore. and tho dc
feat of the Tariff by tho Democratic Sena
tors having completely DESTROYED all hope
among tho supporters Of MIR Foster.
1t is most satisfactory to be ahle to state
that in all the srrcnlations upon he PrCsi.
dcncy which ono hears. and in all that Hrc
found in tho papers Of the different States,
not word is said about disnniNn as an effect
oC the clcct of Lincoln. He is 50 well
known as an honest man, and is sn distinctly
and solcmnIy pledged to the Constitution
and the Union, that no one fears any dan
ger in the event Of his election. to which all
parties are now looking forward us sutlled
thing - PhHGdtlphiu Errning BUiiefin.