The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-08-07
From the n. Y. Tribune, July -
State of the Canvass.

Every few days we are asked if the Re
publcans are not likely TO lose the Pres
idental battle by reason of their own APP
athy, resulting from overweening conf
dence and consequent lack Of exerton.
And our uniform answer is that we see
nothing, hear of nothing. that impresses
us with sense of signal danger in that
respect.
Where is this deprecated apathy +? Is
1t manifest in Vermont and Massachu
sets, wherein all the factions opposed to
the Republican party cannot, whether
separately or combined, poll forty per
cent. of the whole vote--cannot, if they
do their very utmost, come within Twen-
ty Thousand Votes of carrying the for
mer, nor within Thirty Thousand of car
rying the latter? What would be the
use of drumming up monster meetings
and making vehement canvass in these
States p? Such course would put their
people to heavy expense in time and mon
ey, and might add a few thousands to
their Lincoln majorities but they will
be large enough any how. and it does not
seem to us Judicious to incur the cost Of
swelling them SO needlesslv.
As to Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, Ohio, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, all our
Information concurs in assuring us that
all needed effort has been or will be
made, and that each of these States is
sure for Lincoln by a larger majority
than 1t has ever yet given. The late Re
publican triumph in Milwaukee, one OF
the largest and by far the most Demo
cratic of their cities, shows that the Re
publican strength in the North West was
never before SO great. We are quite
aware that Mr.. Douglas is personally
strong In that quarter-that is, he has a
large body of devoted personal adher-
enIs, whom he will magnetic with his
own desperate courage and activity /; but
each of these States is immovably Re-
publican, and can only be made to seem
otherwise by the grossest aud most gl-
gantic frauds. These will be guarded
against, and all proper efforts made to
bring out their full Republican vote.
And that will in each State be enough
As to Indiana and Illinois, they are
now being magniiicenlly fought, and
those who talk dolefully of apathy must
surely have their eyes directed elsewhere
than to them. Mr.. Douglas is personally
strong in both States-his supporters
have done, are doing, and will do. their
very best-and if he had been promptly
nominated at Charleston, and his noml-
nation as generally and heartily acqui.
esced in as that of Lincoln at Chicago
was, he would probably have carried In
diana and made 4 pretty sharp race of it
IN Illinois. But his loss of time between
Charleston and Baltimore damaged him
al least Five Thousand Votes in either
State, while the disraption and double
nomination have sent him into the field
under cloud which no amount of au-
dacily and spasmodic activity can dispel
Doubtless, many Of the Federal office
holders who pretend 10 be for Brechin-
ridge are cheating, and viii slip in votes
for Douglas in the end +; buI that Is not
the same thing as openly working and
spending for him throughout the can.
vass. The currents of emigration. both
into and out of these States. during the
last four years, have been in favor OF the
the increase of population
has been mainly in Republican sections
The Immigration from New England. New
York, and Ohio, has put our friends
many thousands better than they other
wise would have been Illinois viii give
Lincoln from Five % Ten Thousand ma
lority, IN spite Of the most desperate ex-
ertions OF the Douglas men, fed ana
by the Ltule Giant in person
Indiana is the most evenly contested of
any OF the Free States il any one but
California shall be carried against Lin
coin. she will be that one butwe donol
think She can be, Even in the prelimi
nary STATE contest. where the Douglas
and Breckinridge votes viii be east To-
5ether, the Republicans are confident 0.
success while they have only 10 come
within Five Thousand Of il 10 make the
State sure for Lincoln, because the " hole .
strength of Buchanan, Breekinriloe. and
Bright is sure 10 be put forth against
Douglas, though in favor of the Demo
,ratic State Ticket And, az all events.
10 one can reasonably charge the Repub-
leans OF Indiana aud Illinois with apa.
ny. Together, they gave Fremont 100,
~ votes they Will give Lincoln hard
y less than Three Hundred Thousand.
They will give him more votes than they
rave 70 both Fremont and Fillmore in
SO, The increase OF population will &c
ount for part OF this but the steady
growth Of Republieanism, the popularity
i Lincoln. and the moral certainty OF
ur triumph, are responsible for much
more.
" But if This is SO. why does Mr..
Douglas talk f" SO confidently Of CARVING
hcse States ." We are asked. We an
wer, he is both by nature and ealcula-
ion sanguine, never admitting the pos
ibiliiy of defeat Thus we heard him.
lot once only but repeatedly. in his en-
ounters with Mr.. Tmmbull. in lhe Sen
ie OF 1885 8, assert that Illinois would
n the then approaching election. give
ertain Democratic majority Of Thirty TO
'orty Thousand. He said and wrote
his repeatedly, during the canvass. aud
doubtless believed i, letthe result was
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