The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-07-31

Stoou IN the presence OF ABRAHAM LIN
COLIN without suspicion that he was ever
to be Republican candidate for Presi
dent, and thought him man whom God
made. and one of His best jobs at that !
The Breckenridge men in Bremen Co.,
recently held ratification meeting, and
appointed committee, with power to
send delegates to the State Convention.
They comprise some Of the most inAu
entail Democrats in Bremen county, and
are determined to make spunky fight.
Hon. R. A. Gillett, postmaster Of Ra.
VIENNA, Ohio, long an active and infuen-
tial Democrat, and an acknowledged
leader Of the party in Portage county,
formerly Democratic Senator in the
Ohio Legislature, has come out for Lin
coin and Hamlin.
Isaac N. Arnold, Esq, has been nom
mated for Congress in the Chicago dis
trict, over j. H. Farnsworth, the pres
ent incumbent. Much feeling was man
Tested in the Convention. Mr.. ARNOLD
is one of the most brilliant men in the
State Of Illinois, but the country will be
sorry to lose Mr.. Farnsworth's services.
MT VERNON, ILL.,, July 10, 1s6o.-In
1856 there We're but go Republicans in
this county. There are now 400 votes
for Lincoln and Hamlin, and we want to
increase it 400 more by the time the No
vember struggle reaches us. In short
we want to redeem Egypt from the curse
of this drunken DEMOCRACY.
Gen. Pillow, of Tennessee, who issued
a flaming manifesto, some weeks ago, in
favor of Mr.. Douglas, announces through
the Nashville Union and american, that
he will support those statesmen whom
he knew so intimately in Mexico, and
whose course he has since known so we'll
in their high positions in the councils of
the nation, John G. Breckenridge and
Joe Lane"
Many of the Democratic journals
which were on the fence have declared
themselves for one or the other Of the
candidates. decided majority of them
for Breckinridge. The New York Her.
AIDS list now stands In the free States
for Breckenridge 81, for Douglas l41
in the Slave States-for Breckenridge
al, for Douglas 81. Total number of
Democratic newspapers for Breckinrid &c f,
l72; total for Douglas, l62.
The Hon. G.. Denniston of Steuben
County, N. Y, a prominent and infu-
entail member of the American organ
cation, and leader of the party in the
House of Assembly in 1856, attended a
meeting at Prattsburg on Tuesday eve
ming last 10 form Lincoln and Hamlin
Club, when he declared his intention tc
vote for the Republican candidates, as
he regarded them as the only Nationa
candidates in the field. Mr. Dennistor
possesses large influence in the South
ern tier of counties.
A meeting of the Breckenridge anc
Lane General Committee of the City O
New York was held on the Goth Ever,
ward in the city was fully represented
Primary elections were ordered to choos,
delegates to the Breckenridge and Ian,
State Convention, which is to assembl,
at Syracuse on the 9TH of August.
resolution was passed requiring all me m
bers OF the committee 10 retire from boil
Mozart and Tammanv Halls, or from an,
other organization that sustains Doug
las.
The Springfield, Illinois Register. re
pudates the story SO widely circulated b.
the Democratic press. that Mr.. Lincol
had voted against supplies for the arm.
. in Mexico. Itsays
"There is one thing we wish the pub
lie 10 bear in mind. The statement tina
; the Register. at any time, or Mr.. Dougla
in any of his speeches in 1853. or Co
Richardson, in his late speech in Ne,
York. charged Mr.. Lincoln with votin
against granting supplies TO our troop
in Mexico. is simply and wholly uNTRu
9 "a falsehood.
; J. ID. Fletcher, respectable and in
fuential Democrat of Oskaloosa. VIII
has hitherto followed the Douglas stand
ard, states in the Herald. that he sha
I vote for Lincoln and Hamlin seeing n
, farther chance Of doing anything for De
S mocracy in the distracted and divide
r counsels Of the party that bear that nam,
He regards it as the duty of every Den
ocrat so to cast his vote as to prevent I'll
!. election of President going to Congress
as Congressional canvass would prof.
/ ably result in the election Of 10. Ian,
whose administration would be curs
to the country.
a The Oskaloosa Herald says Mr. (
: w. Fleck, an old resident Of this towl
: ship and straight forward Democrs
: from the days of Jackson until this can
e paign. told us few days since that
. is now done with that party, which. b;
entirely forsaken its ancient faith, an
that he will in November vote for Lii
; coin and Hamlin. There are in sing
neighborhood in the S. E. corner of Ha
rison township. four or five men of e,
IRENE anti slavery views who have n,
taken any part in politics, not even W
: ting. who are this year going to vote f
!: Lincoln and Hamln. and labor for the
4 election