, 1860-07-24
n1ovKmKNTa OF THE PEOPLE.

JEFFKR1oN Couaff-A tfieud Writing u .
,usiness lstter from Jefferson County (Egypp.
,iv4s u ths following encouraging Abatement
# the progress Of Republicauism in that county:
Aopsr VxaSox III J, July ls. 1850 In 1885
here were but 60 Republicans in this county.
rhere are now 400 votes for Lincoln and Ham,
lin, and We want to inc1ease it 400 more by tho
lime the November struggle reaches Us. IN
short, we want 10 redee1. Egypt from the curse
Of this drunken Democracy. r.
DuPAaE Coux1r.-The Republican Congress
s,onal Convention Of DuPage County met Ut
Dauby on Saturday, and instructed their dele'
gates lo-a6s Dixon Convention to vote for Hon.
J. F. Farnsworth.
yI1ru Cosonrss1osAL D,srRl1.-The Demo-
cratic Convention Of tho With District, held It,
vandalia Inst Wednesday, nominated J. G. Rob-
tnson, the present Representative. as eandi'
dste for Congress.
Yru CONGRESSIONAL D1srR1cr.-lhe Quincy
WAio and Republican of Saturday hoists the
name Of Capt. BENJAMIN u. PREsT1ss Of Quincy,
g the Republican candidate for Congress in
the vth District Captain Ptentiss served in the
Mexican war as Adjutant to the hon.hearted
Hardin, and is gallant, sagscious and noble
hearted gentleman. ue is q first class public
speaker.
McDoxopou Coux7r.-Charles B.. Hewes Of
Macomb, fading himself published as an u.s.
sistant ma: sha1 for a Douglas ratification meet
lug, announces through the Pontiac Stntintl'
that he does not run in that crowd and trusts the
Douglasites will not hereafter use bis name,
without his consent. Mz. E. Hutton Of Burns.
vile, bearing it announced in Democratic quar-
ters that he had gone over to Douglas, deems it
incumbent upon him to announce that he hss
done no such thing, and don't think Of doiugs so.
Us1ox Cous7x.-Says the Joneshoro Gas<ttt,
the Breckinridge organ in "Lower Egypt:"
1t may be set down as fixed fact, that the
ticket Of the National Democracy is largely in
advance Of all others in Uaion county. From
the hills and hollows. from the most distant
parts ofthe county. in fact from every precinct,
we hear the cheering news that the Old Guard
have put on their arnor and are zealout)y en-.
gagged IN doing gnod service for Breckinridge
aud Lane. Our friends may confidently set
down old Union as all right, and she will give
the National Democratic ticket an enlarged ma.
jority, that will at once assure the nigger equal
1ty purity and their allies that their sectional
fence is not high or strong enough to prevent
US making wide Lane through il, on our march
| to victory.
X1Xm SENATORIAL D1s7n1cr.-E. z. Ryan is
| the Democratic candidate for Senator in the
18th District, composed Of the counties Of
Clark, Fayette,, Etingham. Jasper, Lawrence
and Crawford. areenbnry Wright is his Re-
publican opponent.
CRAWFORD CoUSTY.-The Republicans in
Crawford county, to the number Of rwo THOU
sAsp, assembled in Hutsonville on Saturday
week. The enthusiasm WAS unbeunded- Ex.
celleut, telling speeches were made BY William
Harrow and C. N. Allen, Esqrs.
11D CONGRESSIONAL D1sra1c7, lEp1AsA.-The
Republicans ef the lid Congressional District
Of Indiana held Convention at Salem on Thurs
,day last, and resolved not to make any nomina
tion for Congress- It is understood that Johr
S. Daris, Esq, Of Floyd county, will be the can
didate by general consent. He is the strongest
man in the District, aud will add strength to tht
Republican Stata ticket. 49,.
Gen. Milton Stapp, well known to the old citi
zsns of Indiana, who has been living iu Texa!
for fex years, informs his friends that he ba'
declared for Lincoln and Hamlin in spits Of th'
latitude he tinds himselfin.
1T is understood that the contest in the Thirt
Congressional District Of New York, will be re
sumed this fall between General Walbridg
and Nr. Sickles. Both parties hare addresse
circular letters TO their friends, and priyat
J | meetings hare been held already to furthe
the matter.
in this locality as will be seen from the follow
ing letter:
Ii PORTE, Ind, July 81, l8s0.-There wa
f grand rally Of the Republicans yesterday :
t % handsome = pole s Of io6 ;est in height, and
beautiful fag was thrown to the bret ze IN
dedicated to Lincoln and Hamlin. This p!ae
has heretofore been claimed as lmpregnabl
. and the very Gibralter OF Democracy, but r.
p Gently gratifying changes hare taken plac
q several democrats having abandoned their o.
Pre-. slavery associates and placed their NAM
- | 10 = Republican Club, which is organized bel
;. and doing good work.
IT Our wor,hy Representative in the Congre
I. of the q. S., the Hon. Schuyler Colfax was pr
sent and gave us one Of his telling speeche
which was warmly spplauded By cheers al
huzzers from the assembled multitude and (
~ though his speech was lengthy, (about st hour
10 vet whenever he talked of closing, the audien
I. with one accord would sing out, Go on.
70 on" 60 strong hold has be upon the aasctio
Of our people, that they were hardly willing
r. should close ut al There Is n thus gentIe:n
=, atra1ghtforWard ronesty Of pufPoae, HI1
b. determination to redeem his pledges. which
~ these daJs Of political degeneEacy, is SO "a
,e | that it need astonish 10 one that the people
III. 9Th Congressional District are so irresistit
- drawn to bis support. Although the Dem
II ~vacy bare nominated their atFonges man, &
l. Hon. Charles ". Catheart, we expect to
10 crease h;e ma;ori.r very materially on the
N Tuesday of October next
N The Montoomerv f4la, ddp-rt;.kr hayi
20 ,;rsn a nc,;t;cs, classification Of The nanera
% hat s,a.e aavs.
ID .I, -;i1 hs a.en bv the .hova Int That n
&c md Everett have neasly twice Is many news
"a per supporters IL Alabama a. Uoug'as, anu :,
ana hane 10 fnnr t,oss ~ 40 ~
i. ~ Beli a1d Esesets. a9a more saan Twice
ba 1'AA' 90 A''A ''4'@ 4'o1s'Ao ~
- The Cleveland democrat states that Da1
d. F. Leadbetter, Ex-Aeuber Of Congress-,
III Holmes county, has come out Tor brecklnEi'
OF and Lane The same paper says ". Il. sAtie
the Democratic candidate Tor Aleu'' Go'ef
he last year. has done the same.
ay FaAsx11r CorzTr (oH,o) GExocRAcT.-'
mt columons Guy fdeS th:a ana Everett Psi
,nr says:
ain tb;. comfy Franklin> We End that a
Of ;or;t1 n the ojd school Of he Democracy.
,he 1o.ss2 1n-;a"a 49, M Iii vots ~, ~ .,
Enas, "Ta. aia..,;an 1nS r. r. ~ insdars ~ ~
hat tne No.enoes x.es.oui nna. ;no aJ ~ nara
mt Putt'MH 90 800 :s p - DsL:.sJe