The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-09-13

delegation trom the State or New ork
who certainly did not have a better righ
than Mr. Hallett's alternates; and yet the
friends Of the Cagger delegation did no
complain. If the Democratic party car
be broken up bv3a mere difference of opin
ion on a question of organization then i
cerainly must be held together by very
feeble ties
Mr. President, have remained here
because my pos: of duty has now become
one of danger--and this Is not the time to
shrink from high respouaibility. Soon a
great political battle is to be fought, which
may decide the destinies of this country,
and being on 4 fercer and more deadly
conflict. There are three armies in the
field The old Democratic host which
has SO long stood in solid phAlanx around
the Constitution is now distracted and d-
vided and without any great chosen lead
er to bear its time honoIed flag to victory.
Bat the dearest hope of the country gather
aound the old party still.
The little vercran army, far distant in
the rear, led on by two very clever and
es.imable old gentlemen, is not much to
be dreaded The laeders have no confd.ut
in their own success. They have no ban
ner flying--al of their ammunition has
been consumed, and their rusty old guns
were spiked many long years ago. There
is toe that | greatly fear--the Black Re
publicans at the North Their solid col
umns are forming now. and above the SER
ried ranks the Black banner of treason and
disunion is streaming already stained with
the blood of Virginia. They have able
captains to gather aound and sustain their
popular leader. They must be met in
their strongholds, in the deadly breach
Gallant Northwest! vow have 20 lead the
head of our columns! YOU nave never
yet faltered is the hour OF danger You
will be sustained by the freemen of the
Empire aud keystone States. and the Jer-
seys, and thousands upon thousands of
patriotic men will rally iron. the granite
hills and green valleys of New En- gland to
the Slogan cry Of the Constitution and
the Union Raised alofl The old banner
which has so often proudly hoated in the
storm of battle. brighten some Of the stripes
and stars which we of the South fancy
have become dim, and We wIll follow ia
your pathway Of victory.
Gallant Northwest aa you have 20 lead
the vanguard, 1t is but right that you
should have yonr chosen leader. We
will give you Douglas. then
One blast upon hi, buelc horn
Is wOrth thousand men,
Your leader is not unknown TO fame -
He has bfavely fought lis way from tie
humblest ranks of life TO posts of the high
est honor. He is covered with honorable
scars. won in the defence of truth, Justice
and tho equal rights of his country. He
is great representative man of the Amer
lean people; and his lefty intellect, high
public virture. and dsunlless courage.
justly entitled him to be the ierder of the
old Guards iii the hour of danger.
Mr.. President, although our parry has
become distracted and divided, one thing
is sure. we of this convention have the cid
Democratic ship. 1t was launched more
than four score years ago, freishted with
the best hopes of our country 1t has rid
den through many battle and storm,
and shall i: sink forever now? Let us
never give up the ship hut nail her old
flag to the masthead. biavely do our duty
and still hope on. that she NAV ouiride the
tempest and bear our country yet through
calm seas to the haven of her high des-
tiny. With pride | have stood upon her
deck,
"When She walked the waters like thing of life,
And seemed to dare the clements to strife"
L will not desert her now, while the an
cry waves over her 5ulwarks are breaking
| Will seek no life boat TO save myself from
danger; and if The old ship must be wreck
ed, | intend to cling to the last shattered
spar that floats abovo the troubled waters
and then 90 down with the best hopes Of
my country.
North Carolina does all that she caa, by
casting one vote for the great American
Senator, Stephen A. Douglas.
THE MAIN DEFALCATIoN.-Porl
Me. papers say that of the amount of
the Republican treasurer,s defalcation. 81
900 only has been paid, and $35. 900 Sc.
cured by mortgage, leaving $4,000 from
which the bondsman of 1859 have been re-
leased. with little hope of collecting il from
the bondsman of 1853. All further efforts
have boen postponed until after tie elec-
ton.
POPULATION OF New Y0RK--The New
York Herald says that the census returns,
SO Ear as completed. indicate population
for that city within lhe limits proper,
of nine hundred and fifty thonsaudau
increase of four hundred and thirty four
thousand four hundred and fifty three
over The population as shown by the cen
sus of 1850. Including adjoining munic
ipalities. the population of the metropv-
liIan district, will amount to million and
half.
Rail SPLrTERs BEuoLD.- Should YOU
lose New \ ork, Lincoln is. lost, or should
YOU loose Pennsy Ivania. he is gone, or
Ohio and Rhode Island. he is used up; or
should he lose Indiana. Wisconsin and
New Jersey; he is out; in either of these
very probable contingencies, Mr. Lincoln
stays at home. lie may split rails, but
he shall have no chance To split the Union !,