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The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13
A New Plank In the Democratic pInt-
form

The last oct Of the Democratic
Convention at Baltimore, was In,
adoption Of the following resolution,
as an additional plank to tho Plat
form.
Resolved, That IL is IN auuuiduucp with
the Cincinnati Platform that during the
existence OF territorial governments IL,
measure OF restriction, whatever il may be
imposed by the Federal Constitution on the
power of territorial Legislature, over the
subject OF the doTeStic relations, as the
same has been or shalt hereafter he finally
determined by the supreme Court of the
United States, should be- respected by all
good citizens, aud enforced with promptness
aud fidelity by every branch of the general
governme
This resolution was presented by
Mr.. Wickliile, of Louisiana, and the
previous question being called by
III. B. Payne, OF Ohio, was adopted
unanimously.
1t was boosted in the late Demo.
cratic Convention in Findlay, that
the National Convention had adopt
ed the Cincinnati Platform without
note or Comment; and the resolu.
tions adopted at Charleston were
read as the full complete Platform -
the above resolution being carefully
suppressed. This resolution inter.
prets tho Cincinnati Platform as
making the territorial Legislature
the tool OF the Supreme Court, to be
entirely governed not only by what
this Court may decide, but by nhat
IL has decidca, in regard to slavery
in the territories. 1t Is very well
known that the Supreme Court did
decide in the Dred Scott case, that a
territorial Legislature cannot pro.
hlbit slavery in territory; and
moreover, that it is the duty Of Con.
gress to protect the master iu his
right to hold slaves in such territory.
This resolution makes the Douglas
Platform OF apiece with the double
headed, popular sovereignty, slave
code ticket - Douglas being n pro.
fessed advocate of the right of the
people to exclude slavery from the
territories, and Johnson being as
decided an opponent of this doctrine.
and an advocate OF a Congressional
slave code.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
CoLIlMnus. Ohio. ]

CoLuMnus, Ohio, July 7, 1860.
AT this center Of political action and po.
hticnl influence, tLcTe seems to be q 'ery
lively interest taken in the doings Of Lls~ss-
spec'ive parties. The Republicans an ex.
ceedingly hopeful, while the Democrats are
in corresponding degree dcsponden,.--
The very great popularity Of "Olt Ahe,n
and his uncxceptionable record, has mad e
him one of the mos, formidable candidates
ever brought into the field for Ia. Prrsiden.
cy. The Stiffness and 1alness Of the few
charges that have been ,rumped up. show
how hard run the Democracy are, 10 make
even shadow Of opposition to hlm. Lin.
coin has strong hold on the confidence and
the aGcction Of the people, aud he cannot
be disl0dged by such weapons.
The split in the Democratic party here.
last week, is fully as disastrous to the party
IN OHIO, rs the secession at Charleston and
Baltimore was to the party in Union.
The Breckinrihge men are MOVING for.
ward with esrnestness and determination
and from present Indications, will poll
quite large vote in the state. They ex-
press their determination to have an organ.
iEa.ion in every county. Th, men leading
of IN this movement have, heretofore, been
the most active and efficient workers in the
party. They have been so roughly treated
so frequently "blufTed' and Insulted by
their Douglas brethren, as to become ex-
ceedngly incensed. There will be here
after war to the knife.
The Republicans, on the other hand. are
united TO a man. Not one jnrring note dis
turbs their harmony. The prospects Of sue
cess were never more natierIng. Nothing
but too great confidence as to the result
leading to inactivity, can possibly defeat
the Republicans.
was not 0 little amused in reading the
Cincinnati Enquirer, on Friday, as | came
down on the cars. That exceedingly truth
ful sheet o. represented the Democratic
State Convention as exceedingly formidable
in numbers, and enthusiastic beyond precc-
dent; when the fact is, il was split, divided
and disrupted. The Central Commi ttce had
issued a call for n grand raj $ Of the young
Democrats in Mass Convention; yet no De
mocratic Convention for fifteen years, Nd
been so poorly attended. Several OF the
counties were not represented at all, and
many Of the delegates present did not go
into the Convention, nor take any part in
the proceedings. S. A. S.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13

The Honorable Stephen a Doug
las thus oracularly delivered himself
in his recent p2st-serCnade speech
at I'hiladelrhi,:
"Pennsylvania has a mighty in
terest in the preservation OF the
Republic. She from her agricul
tural position, is bound to remain as
she began, the arch Of the Federal
Union. Applause.] Pennsylvania
has the elements OF an empire within
her own limits; all the elements Of
greatness, whether you look at her
natural, hor commercial, her man
ufactures, at the raw material. the
mineral wealth-everything which
contributes to make q great country,
is to be founl within the limits of
the Keystone state. [Applnuse. -
And, in my opinion, the people OF
Pennsylvania have come to the con
clusion that the Congress of the
United States can be better employed
in developing the great material
resources Of the country than in
wasting time by forcing slavery or
anti-sIavery upon the people. =
[ Applause.
This passage provokes the in
quiry-when did Mr.. Douglas first
discover tina, Congress might con.
stitutionally and benefcently employ
itself in "developing the great ma
tcrial resources oil the country?"-
The idea is certainly not novel, but
we have been listening to and read
ing after Mr.. Douglas for the last
twenty years, and cannot remember
ever having heard it, or anything
like il. enunciated by him until this
year of grace 1860, and in the press
ence OF a Pennsylvania audience
We have very distinct and positive
recollection that every effort impel,
through the action OF Congress, the
development of the material re.
sources Of Pennsylvania and her
sisters in like condition, has been
,net by the most decided, persistent,
unvarying opposition from Douglas.
What then, 10 the meaning Of this
novel demoustration2 Is it supposed
that the Kane letter swindle can be
repeateds
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13

Q Y
/ GeorgU' Bancroft, the Ilistoriank
to deliver an address in Clevelad.
September 10th.
The "old elm" so long the prize
OF Boston common, was blown don
by o gale on the 29th ultimo.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe ha,
returned from her European tou.
Garibsldi, who is creating so m,cl
stir in Europe was once o .6a,
Oregon has elected Republican
Representative to Congress.
Flora Temple beat Patches, las
week, at the Suffolk Park Cours C
Philadelphia, in three straight heats
Flora against the world
III don't caro- whether slavery
voted up or down. [DoUGLAs.
Nathaniel Hawthorne has return
ed TO this country after an absenc
OF seven years.
a Boston correspondent says d
Mr.. Everett at the Boston Mus,
Hall on the 4th: Edward Everett
had spoken hundreds OF times here
but ho was probably, never receive
with so much enthusiasm, the grea
assembly rising mp and giving hir
cheer upon cheer"
Bright and Fitch, two of the mos
influential Democratic leaders, {
Indiana, are out for Breckinridgc.
The Democracy of the twelfth di:
trict, have re-nominatcd s. S. Co
for Congress.
Honorable James Guthrie, of Ken
lucky, will neither support Brecl
inridgc nor Douglas. Disguste
with both.
Read the letter of be Lincoln (
the Republican Committee at Bos
ton, on the first page.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13
They Don't Want the People to See th,
Facts, ..-.-

OF all the troubles with which the
Squatterites have to contend now,
not the least annoying is the faith
tulness with which Republican pa.
lpers present the relative strength
throughout the country Of the two
rival factions of the Democratic
party. We give too many facts. -
Too much Breckenridge news. -
There's the rub. Well it's good De.
mocratic news, and we give it be
cause We wish to present our readers
The current events Of the day: and
while Democratic papers diligently
suppress many facts which their
READERS should know, we shall be
none the less diliscnt in performing
'nr duty. Now they might as well
lry to shut ont the sunlight as to try
to keep from the people the fact that
the Democratic party Of Ohio, is at
this time divided into two distinct
iaciions, the Regulars" and the
Nationals" the "Squats' and the
MOT Squa's,' each thoroughly or
ganizcd, and that there will be in
less than mo th two Democratic
Electoral tickets in Ohio, ore for
Douglas and one for Brcckinridgc.-
IL it will be any consolation, VIC will
add that in addition to several De-
mocratic papers mentioned before,
Ilhat have hoisled the Breckenridge
flag in Ohio, there are now The
SFarh County Democrat, the Stcu-
benville Union, the Cadiz Sentinel.
and the Carroll Democrat, besides "A
dozen others that have not yet de.
cided which wing they will join and
two OF three that have hoisted both
tickets! Glorious old Democracy
long may she acaee.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13

Ireached this point on Saturday evening,
after meeting little "adventure" in the
way of getting on the wrong train, and after
taking the back track, suffered n detention
at Columbus OF day and a night.
This is a regular new England village
II was originally settled by emigrants from
Massac sachusetts, and the people still retain
the Yankee charscteristics. in point OF Thrift,
lmgality, enterprise, and public spirit. 1t
is the site Of a number OF important instltu .
tions q learning among which are the Den
niSon University, the Episcopal Female
seminary, Presbyterian Female Seminary,
and Baptist Female Seminar. an Academy.
and n very good Union School.
As might be expected, the Democracy
have not a CoporaPs guard in Granville
township, We learn that some Democ ra IS
who, up to the present time, have preserved
their identity and kept up the visible exist
ence Of the party here, now refuse to sup
port Douglas; while others, who will go for
the "SmaIl Giant" respectfully decline to
help Sam. Cox back TO Congress. His sud.
den change of front, from being an opponent
to being a supporter of the English bill,
having been tamperei with by the admins.
tTation. does not come up to their notions of
honesty and reliability.
From present indications, in different
parts of this district. ! should judge Sam is
doomed man. The testimony given be-
fore the Covode Committee, against HIM,
with all his efforts TO explain it away, had
an ugly look with 1t, and has shaken tho
confidence of even nemocrats.- lis. A. S.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13
Editorial Items.

CARL SoHuRz very happily con.
dcnses the Republican platform as
follows: e.
"To man-his birtllisht; to la.
bor--leedom; TO him that wants to
labor--work and independence; to
him that works--his dues.
Gov. Seward has accepted an in
vitation from a Committee 10 Mich.
igan, to address the people of that
state during the campaign. 81
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13
Napoleon JlI.

The Emperor OF France recently
invited himself 10 conference with
the Prince Regent Of Prussia, and
chose Badep for the scene of that
interview. The Prussian sssented,
and cams; and sundry German king
liDgs gathered also at tho rendez'
vous Of their Maesties. OF what
was royalty said and done there,
little is known; after the promised
explanation shall have been put
forth by Thouvenel, probably still
less will be known. Bot if the
conciiate, to reassure, TO win over,
the Germans, or even their ulers, he
has not VIGOROUSLY failed.
At Baden, the forced, hollow
factitious place holders and place.
hunters cheers which attend the
progress OF the French Autocrat
within his own dominions, were not
heard. Some smotbered hisses-at
intervals a desperate attempt at hur-
rah by n little squad, whose police
uniform had been laid aside, but
wi ose French accent was unmistak
able but in The main dead blank
freezing silence-markcd his pro
gress through the streets of that little
capital. Though hard necessity con
strained the features of Kings and
Grand Dukes into semblancc oi
courtesy, the aversion and hatred OF
the masses was emphatic and ire
pressibIe.
Louis Napolean is today the most
powerful ruler in Europe, therefore
in the world. But no one loves
trusts, nor estecms him. With his
broken oath to respect and uphold
the Republic on his soul, with the
blood Of it's martyred defenders or
his hands, he extends his power only
to enlarge the area over which he i:
intensely hated and abhorred. The
Roman Catholic Hierarchy, who
were the eulogists and the confeder
ates OF lts earlier crimes against
| liberty, have renounced and will
never more put faith in him. Switz'
erIand, which was his generous
asylum in his utmost peril and mis-
fortune, and blavcd the power o
France for protection, now braves
it again to expose and denounce hi:
pertidious rapacity in anDcxing thu
ncntralizcd Savoyar provinces o
Faucigny and Chablais to his En-
pire. Even Great Britain, So long
his accomplice, now denounces
through her Foreign Minister, hiI
treatment Of Switzerland in til,
premises. as characterized by bad
faith And Italy. after being ostcn
taiiously told that France is the only
nation that sheds her blood Tor al
idea, awake from dcliriun o
gratitude to find her great champion
the very Shy lock OF allies, insistin.
on the last grain Of his pound o
flesh, no matter though every drol
OF blood mnst follow. Napoleon |
! was !lniuly moro CA'cllhI WIN va
vanqrishe1 enemies than is Napole
on III. with his victorious but still
d pendent allies.
At the head Of the most powerful
military nation aud Of the strongcs
army in Europe-that nation wear
ing his chains in seeming content
that army the headlong instrumcn
OF his will-Napoleon Ill. stand
to-day isolated and nnlovcd. III
empire is bounded hy the range O
. his cannon: the gleam of his bayo
/ nets reflect the Only glory Of hi
reign; and when he falls he must, hi
ruin WILL he greeted ~ the iul'ulsiv'
acclamptions o. ChrstcuGoln.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13

THE Madison (Wisconsin) Argus
G Democrat, 80 long the central or.
gan of the Wisconsin Democracy,
has at last taken its position for
Breckenridge aud Lane. The Bea.
yer Dam Democrat has followed its
example, and declares it to be one Of
the most pleasant duties of it's life,
The Argus is the organ of the Dem.
ocratic party Of Wisconsin, and the
most influential paper in the state.
The Bainbridge Argus, published
at Bainbridge, Putnam county, In
diana, has hoisted the names OF
Breckinridge aud Lane at its mast
head for the Presidency.
The Porter Qndiana) Democrat,
has also come out on the same side,
and doubtless the administration pa
pers OF that state will generally sup
port the Breckinridge ticket.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13

Hon. DANIEL S. DICKINSON, New
York has pronounced emphatically
against Douglas and his fragment,
and indicates purpose to see the
end OF the fight. There are Already
the following organs OF the Breck
inridse party in Western New York
the Buffalo E0ening Post, Dunkirk
Press and the Geneseo Democrat
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13

Among the rascalities revealed by
the evidence before the Covode
Committee, is the astounding fact
that mot less than six thousand
fraudulent naturalization papers
were used in Pennsylvania at the
election OF 1856, to carry that state
for Buchanan. So
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13

SO Mr.. Lincoln was nominated by
.18t more votes from the South than
were cast for Douglas, and we do
not hesitate to say that in all the
states represented at Chicago. Mr..
Lincoln will get more votes among
the people than will be given to the
candidate of the Squatterites. Who
is the sectional" candidatep-[ CHI
cago Press and Tribune.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13

INDErENDEScE, july 1O.--The New
Mexican mail arrived here yesterday.
The mountains around Santa Fe
have beon on fire for three weeks,
aud were only extinguished by tho
heavy rain.
Captain Sturgess, with six com
panies first cavalry from Texas, was
encamped Oh the Arkansas River.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13
Sectionalism.
Mr.. Douglas received in Baltimol
TIE following Southern votes:

Ofthese, Alabama and Louisiana
counting IS, were represented by
bogus delegates. The regular del
egates were excluded, because 1t wac
and break fafB SB9VGlaJ Ei!haraw again
Mr.. Lincoln received in the Chi
cago Convention, from
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13
4 "Rumpn Platform.

why as 10 that Democratic four
nails are afraid to publish tho Bal
t'more PLATFORM aa9pted5yMe Con-
ce"tion Mat nominated Stephen 4.
Do"g'ds and Et-parich ? So far
as we have been able to discover, it
has never yet seen dayligh; through
the columns of the Courier, although
tLree weeks have passed since the
Convention adjourned. 1t is true a
Platform is given, said to hgve been
adopted by a "nll National Con.
venlion at CharteSton;;' but tho full
National Convention at Charleston
that didn't nominate Mr.. Douglas
and the "Rump" Convention at
Baltimore that did, are two ve,y
diiierenttbings. Now why not throw
away this "Rump" Platform adopted
by full Convention, and give us a
f"H Play0rm from Rump Con.
.entiun?
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13

LOUISVILLE, July 7.-Cassius M
Clay 10 addressing q great crowd in
front OF the Court House, on the
Pacific Railroad and other political
topics. 'A h<-.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13

A HoRsE.rnIEF In Western Vir-
ginia was taken ont of his house, on
a stormy night, last week, and tar.
red and ieathered. n
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13

The Brcckinridge men had al.
ent',nsiasiic meeting 10 Zincsviilc,
sstssfsr'iay night.
General Cass and ex-I'residen,
P'erec' have both sigdlded their 10 /.
tension to support i'rcckinridgc.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13

TIE GREAT EAsTERN. The follow
ing are the principa. dimensions,
capacity, and power of the monster
vessel now lying in the halLor at
New York.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13
Republican ongessional Conv ention

A Delegate Convention Of the nth Congress
ionai District, for the purpose OF nominating 4
Republican cand date for member ofCongross
and one Presidential Elcctor for tho Congress
ional District, will meet at Toledo, nn Thurs
day, the I'd day Of August next, ut II O'clock
n. m.
The ratio VI representation will bc one dele.
gate for each loo votes inr Gov. DcnnIsnn IN
1869, and ono delegate for oach fraction ~ 20
and over, as fo'lnwsi
Lucas as...........22 Hancock ..........1i
Wood. u williams ...... .....l.
Fulton ...............l0 Putnam. ...........
Van Wett,.,... .... Henry. ......... .....
Paulding ........... DnfHnrc ...........
Tho time and manner of appuintiong drlo.
gatos will be determined by the County Cen
tral Committees.
All who are In favor Of the election oi
Lincoln and IIamlin and the Chicago rrpubli
can Platform. are invited tn participate In fur
thcrance OF the objects of the Convention.
WE PARMELtE, JOHN POWELL,
JOHN :. SNOOk, u. W. THRIFT
ASHER COOK, T.. W. FULLER,
A. w. bAkER, EZRA BROWN,
!. r. SHERWOOD wv. M'KIM,
Congregational Central COMMITTEE.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13

DIscoE1ISuED. - The Portsmouth
(Ohio) Times, a Democratic jour
nal. has given up the contest in dis
gust. .sThe Editor, like Nash, of the
MaAoatsy Sentinel. couldn't see
maclecncos<sgemcnt inthc present
state Of things. In his valedictory
he say:
sft,eould have gone ,oU with this Eewspa
per, and should have pursued a course 10
harmony will the wishes OF nIne te nths oi
the penocIacy Of Scioto covnty.e But il Is
really paintuf,to be daily and hourly forced
10 contemplate The distracted state OF our
nstionai politics. ] have no relish for, no
wish 60 PafticiPate IN, the sort OF a campaign
that Is right before Us. hope never 10 be
and herent 10 the welfare OF my country;
but times like the present remind me but
800 plainly that The post OF honor is The
Pn'fN s's"op' SEA. ats.... ...
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13

TIE NEXT SENATE. The prospects
are that the Senate OF the next Con.
gress. com,ncncing on the I'h OF
March, 1861, when Abraham Lin
coin VIII in all human prob ibility,
he inaugura,ed as President o; the
United States, will contain thirty
five Democrats. thirty.two Rrrub.
licans and one American
This Is on the euppoeition that
Kansas will he admttcd into the
Union next Winter.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-07-13

THE CENSUS. - We undrrstan,
that the census Of the city, now jus
completed, shows population o
l3.IS4 The numl or Of deaths dn
ring the year ending June /. 1860
was only 237--onc in IS, or abou
1T-10 per cent. - Toledo Blade.