The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-01

Republicans Discouraged. The Wash
ington correspondent of the Cincinnati
Enquirer writes:
The late movements, in New York, for
union of all patriotic citizens against
sectionalism have produced considerable
sensation at the Republican headquarters
Of this city. IF New York is lost, all is
gone. Documents are no longer sent out
with the heart they were two weeks ago.
heard one of the Committee remark yes
terday evening that it would seem as if
the Almighty had entered the lists against
the Republicans, for when it would appear
that nothing could prevent their succeed
ing, something would turn up to kill them
off. For his part, he continued, he did not
see any use in spending any more money
on documents or any thing else. The,
hearts of Republ cans here are sick, very
sick, dem'd sick.
Ho.D changed The Hon. Stephen a.
Douglas, in one of his speeches, recalled
reminicences of the campaign Of 1886,
which must be pleasant to those Southern.
Democrats who then supported Buchanan'
and now bands with the disunionistsy n.
said
"In 1856, the Democrats in the consefl-
ton at Cincinnati re-affirmed the. doctrinGI
of non-intervention with slavery. Jas3e4
Buchanan and ]. c. Breckenridge Web6
elected on this principle. You havels
gotten, that Mr.. Buchanan, in his letteEof
acceptance, distinctly said that the pit
form on which he was placed recognized
the right of the people of the Territories,
as well as those of the States, TO regulate
their domestic institutions, including that
OF slavery, their own way-that the people
should declare for themselves what they
wanted. Mr.. Breckenridge pledged him.
| selfto the same principle in his speech at
Lexington, Kentucky, accepting the NOM
nation for Vice. President. | stood beside
him on the same platform at Tippecanoe,
and heard him maintain this doctrine, and
John c. Breckenridge went as far in its
defense as any squatter sovereign ever did.
Neither Buchanan nor Breckenridge would
or could have been elected on any other
doctrine. Suppose they had come TO you
here at the North and told you that they
did not believe in this principle; that they
| were in favor of forcing slavery upon the
people who did not want it /; how many
votes do you suppose they would have
got?" Voices-not any" No, not any.
But they have changed.
The Constitutional Union State Com
mittee of Pennsylvania met at Harrisburg
OH Wednesday last. The feeling was in
favor of fusion with both wings of the
Democrats, and committee was appoint
ed TO Shoose Presidential electors for that
purpose
Doe Face. - The term so commonly
spelled dough face" by the New York
Tribune and other journals, which, from
their frequent use of The expression, would
seem to have patent for its invention,
was first uttered by John Randolph, and
applied by him to class ofpoiticians who
are like the doe, or female deer, which is
frightened by seeing its own face reflect
ed in a streamlet. AS the New York
journals use it there is no meaning attach
ed to it at all Exchange.
We think dough-face" is equally as
applicable and pointed as "doe- face" when
applied as the inventor or coiner Of the ex-
preston intcnded it should be-bearing, as
it does, on the facility with which the
faces OF timid public men are moulded. c
A Union mass meeting of all the oppo-
nents of Lincoln, Hamlin, and Of sectional
Republicans, will be held ia New York on
Monday, the 10th of September.
Taking 1t easy--The Princeton Ken
tuckian (Breckinridge) gets off the follow
ing on the defeat of its candidate:
The election returns show that Coombs
is elected Clerk of the Court of Appeals
of this State, by a majority of something
less than a million votes IT'S said that,
in some portions of the State fellow BY
the name Of McClerty received asSew scat
tering votes.