Daily national Democrat., 1860-09-01

FoHi ~ " hCCdIuln, hOUcrb henderson,
Theron Foster a. Hunter, Dr. o. Harvey,
james johnson, A. d. Park, VIM. Coleman
and A. st. Clair Denver.
Hon. w. A. Richardson of Illinois publish
es the following card in the Quincy HIl
Herald
QUtNoY, H., July 80, 1860.
CAPTAIN Brooks | learn that the WASH
ington Star, newspaper published at the
Federal Capital, charges that have said that
| prefer the election of Lincoln to that of
breckenridge, | have not. been able to see
the paper, and cannot therefore give the
pagagraph.
intend TO vote for s. A. Douglas for
President, the regular Democratic nominee
l am opposed to both Lincoln and Breckin-
ridge, and no issue can arise where | shall
have to choose between them. am opposed
TO Mr. Breckinride because he is in favor of
the Federal Government intervening to pro-
tect slavery in the Territories. am opposed
to Mr.. Lincoln because he is in favor of the
Federal Government intervening to abolish
slavery in the Territories, in the District of
Columbia, ond believe in the States am
In favor of the people in the District of Co
lumbia, and in the organized Territories
controlling and managing, protecting and
prohibiting slavery for themselves, subject
10 no Limitation but such. if any. as the
Constitution of the United States NAV i'm,
pose. Both Lincoln and Breckinrdge advo
cate measures hostile to those favor and as
between them | am Indifferent The advo.
Gates of Breckinridge prefer Mr. Lincoln to
Mr.. Douglas and the friends of Lincoln
prefer Mr. Breckenridge to any other eandi-
date except Mr.. Lincoln. | believe the
election of either Lincoln or Breckinridge
would menance the peace, the quiet and the
tranquility OF the country; and, entertaining
these views, it is my duty, by all means in
my power. to prevent the election of either
THE Iredell IN. c. Express mentions an
interesting will case Which has just been de-
cided by the Supreme Court sitting at that
place. Mr.. Solomon Hall had made a will
leaving one hundred negroes and other pro-
perty to his only child, daughter, who af
terwards married Mr.. Nicely against his wish,
whereupon he made another will, leaving his
negroes free, and leaving most of his proper
ty to them. The suit was to set aside the
last Will. An hour after the case had gone
to hejury, Mrs. Necly's counsel proposed to
receive $4,000. and 50 600 which the will
gave her; the estate 10 pay the court cost,
$780, she to pay her own lawyer IS 900.
The proposition was accepted. The negroes
will be sent to Liberia. The jury stood nine
against and three for the will; but it is said
the Judge would have set aside the verdict
II it had been brought against the will.
WILD Scorr PUT DowN-Whilo the Mis-
souri, Legislature was holding session No
this spring, terocious fellow of a Senator
named John Scott from Buchanan county,
whipped and put to flight Speaker Kribben,
bit the finger Of Geo. H. Taylor, the Presi-
dent of the Pacific Railroad Company, and
INDUCED in a general knock down and drag
out of his brother legislators THIS untame-
able Scott has been trying a race for Congress
IN the Fourth District of thnt State against
AIR Norton. The recollection Of his legisla.
tive feats, however, induced the voters OF the
District to invite him to stay at home, which
they did with considerable emphasis-Mr.
Noron's majority being about 4,o00-SL
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