Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1860-07-18
POLITICAL ITEMS.


Fosters HONE ORGAN REPuDIATEs THE
COALITION MovEMENT.-The attempt to coerce
the Democracy of the State into the support
of a as.double-headed' electoral ticket, will not
take in old Westm oreland. The Greensburg
Argus, the home organ of Henry d. Foster
calls it an ssinfamous proposition" and says !:
ssThis proposition cannot be entertained for
one moment. 1t is too infamous to be named
Thanks to an overruling Providence. and the
firmness of the Baltimore Convention, the
question of who is the Democratic candidate
is not an open one. That question has been
irrevocably settled. There is but one Demo-
cratic candidate in the field, and that is Ste-
phen A. Douglas. The people had long since
nominated him, and the Baltimore Convention
only ratified it, or, in legal phrase, recorded
the verdict"
The Democratic Press of Virginia is very
unequally divided between the two parties
formed out of the great body of the democ-
racy, there being, as far as ascertained. about
twenty papers flying at their mast heads the
names Of Breckinrdge and Lane, whilst but
tour have run up the flag of Douglas and john
son. The Lexington Star, Staunton Vindi-
Gator, Valley Democrat, and the Rockingham
Register, are the four papers representing the
minority sentiments.
One of our German cotemporaries saws that
the Democratic fence e-straddlers in Washing
n,who have not finally determined on which
side to fall, are now claSsed as Doughridge and
Breckinias men. This highly significant and
euphonious cognomen is designed, tempor-
arly, to shield them from decapitation, q la
Sanders, id genus omne, until sssober,- second
thought shall induce them to make final
choice, by mere change of syllables.
Who lodged the vote on the Homestead
bill? Stephen A. Douglas. Who lodged on
the admission of Kansas Stephen A. Doug
las. Who claims that ssmy great principle,' -
Popular Sovereignty, has given to slavery
degree and half more of the public domain
than the slave power claimed Stephen A.
Douglas. Isn't he pretty candidate for the
votes of free laboring men?
The loudest locofoco yeIpers about ssPoI-
itics and the Pulpt,' are utterly dumb con-
corning the puplic Interference of Archbishop
Hughes in favor of Mr.. Douglas. If the Rev.
FL. w. Beecher had made similar demonstra-
tion for the purpose OF controlling presiden-
tiai nomination, the whole pack would have set
up howl SO loud as to reSound all over the
country.
Leading Douglas men in the interior of
Iowa are in a bad fix. They have been busy
ing themselves for two months past in getting
up campaign clubs for the Boston Post Since
the Baltimore Convention the Post has repu
dated the ininitesima ssgiant,'' and fights
for Breckinridgc and Lane. AS Martin Van
D"icH ohce saiu, tHeir 'SuHerlngS IS lntolera-
ble.''
The Breckinridge men call their faction
the democratic National party while the
Douglas men christen theirs the HNational
Dem ocrats." Both claim to be ssnational.''
but each stigmatizes the other as sssectional.,,
The only mistake about the two names is that
neither of the factions has anything ssnational''
or "democratic" about it.
-'Tis useless to make detailed record of
hn (EcvNl fcts nv,1 tt~@Ik- -
NOUS Democracy, for they are splitting to
pieces and bolting everywhere from Maine to
California. Ii the Census Marshals would un-
dertake to enumerate the sssplits,'' they would
find formidable amount of labor.
The Raleigh Daily Press, Charlotte Bul:
letin, Wilmington Journal, Star of Freedom
Western Democrat, Salisbury Banner. and
every other Democratic paper in North Car
oina that mas taken any action, has hoisted
the names OF Breckinridgc and Lane.
The Tennessee delegation split into two
has issued an address to the Tennessee De-
mocracy. There's no peace between the pie
ces-no prospect of any.
The Philadelphia Press SAYS that the
Breckinridge National Committee has issued
secret circular, begging for money to carry
on the campaign, which has been sent to every
postmaster in the Union.
The St. Paul Mimnesotian says that when
all Of the Democratic papers in Minnesota
have taken their position they will stand
eleven for Breckinridge and Lane and four
for Douglas and Johnson.
The indianapolis Journal says: "The |
great State Douglas ratification meeting has I
been hxed for the 18th inst 1.-THE day when |
Z, me aimanacs say the sun is to be eclipsed.o |
This is ominous.
-Iom Corwin and Cassus NJ. Clay are to
canvass the southern part of Indiana the lat
or part of this month and through the next.
Gov. Seward>has written letter tn mar
les in Michigan, expressing his determination
o take the stump for Lincoln and Hamlin.
There are now five Douglas papers in Ken.
ucky, and are all doing an earnest work.
The Republicans Of Missouri have uomi-
atcd full State ticket.